SwitzerlandCommunes vaudoises 8 · Your commune in Vaud
What conditions must a foreigner meet to vote and stand for election at the municipal level in the canton of Vaud?
In the exam (French)
Quelles conditions un étranger doit-il remplir pour voter et être élu au niveau communal dans le canton de Vaud ?
- aBe 18 years old, whatever the length of stay in SwitzerlandAvoir 18 ans, quelle que soit la durée du séjour en Suisse
- bHave been naturalised in a municipality of the cantonAvoir obtenu la naturalisation dans une commune du canton
- cTen years in Switzerland with a permit, including three years in the cantonDix ans en Suisse avec une autorisation, dont trois ans dans le cantonCorrect answer
- dHave lived at least twenty years in a row in the same Vaud municipalityAvoir vécu au moins vingt ans de suite dans la même commune vaudoise
Why?
Foreigners belong to the municipal electorate if they are 18, have lived in Switzerland with a permit for at least ten years and in the canton for at least three years.
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Our own practice questions, written in French on the facts of the Federal Constitution and official information from the Confederation and the cantons of Vaud and Geneva. They are not the questions of the cantonal tests, and no text from the official cantonal or communal lists is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in French. We are not affiliated with the Confederation, the cantons or the communes.
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