A Swiss national flag flutters in a blue sky in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, western Switzerland on June 21, 2022. Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
Swiss voters narrowly approved the introduction of voluntary electronic identity cards in a Sept. 28 referendum, the country’s second national vote on digital IDs.
The Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services (e-ID Act) passed with 50.4 percent support and 49.6 percent opposed, according to official results. Turnout was 49.5 percent.
