Political Institutions Committee

Swiss parliamentary commission

In Switzerland, the Political Institutions Committee[a] is a federal parliamentary commission that deals with legislative affairs concerning political institutions.

There are two Political Institutions Committees, one for each chamber of the Federal Assembly: the Political Institutions Committee of the National Council (CIP-N), with 25 members, and the Political Institutions Committee of the Council of States (CIP-E), with 13 members.[1]

The CIPs are permanent thematic commissions (or legislative commissions).[2] They were created in 1991.[3]

## Attributions

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The CIP deals with issues relating to the organization of the federal government and administration, including the division of tasks between the federal authorities, relations between the Confederation and the cantons, political rights, immigrants' rights, and asylum law. They are also responsible for data protection and federal statistics.[1]

## Works

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During the 51st parliamentary term, the CIP-N set up a sub-committee on “Parliament in crisis situations”, tasked with examining Parliament's ability to act during crises, particularly in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] During this legislature, the CIPs are also dealing with the issue of electronic voting.[4][5][6]

During the 50th legislature, the CIPs dealt with the implementation of the popular initiative “Against mass immigration”,[7] the issue of party financing,[8][9] the question of electronic voting,[10] and the question of opening marriage to same-sex couples.[11][12]

## See also

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* Council of States (Switzerland)
* National Council (Switzerland)
* Federal Assembly (Switzerland)

## Notes

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1. ^ French: Commission des institutions politiques, CIP; German: Staatspolitische Kommission, SPK; Italian: Commissione delle istituzioni politiche, CIP; Romansh: Cumissiun d'instituziuns politicas, CIP

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Commissions des institutions politiques CIP" [Political Institutions Committee]. www.parlament.ch (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-10.
2. ^ "Lexique du Parlement" [Parliament Lexicon]. www.parlament.ch (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-10.
3. ^ "Assemblée fédérale" [Federal Assembly]. hls-dhs-dss.ch (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-10.
4. ^ "Essais sur le vote électronique bientôt autorisés?" [Will electronic voting trials soon be allowed?]. lematin.ch (in French). 2020-08-19. ISSN 1018-3736. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
5. ^ "Iv. ct. GE. Pour le développement d'un système de vote électronique en mains publiques au niveau national ou intercantonal" [Iv. ct. GE. For the development of an electronic voting system in public hands at national or intercantonal level] (PDF). Conseil national (in French). Retrieved January 10, 2025.
6. ^ "Iv. pa. Müller Damian. Oui au vote électronique, mais la sécurité doit primer la vitesse - Iv. pa. (Zanetti Claudio) Grüter. Vote électronique. Suspendre les travaux - Iv. ct. GE. Pour le développement d'un système de vote électronique en mains publiques au niveau national ou intercantonal" [Iv. pa. Müller Damian. Yes to electronic voting, but security must take precedence over speed - Iv. pa. (Zanetti Claudio) Grüter. Electronic voting. Suspend the work - Iv. ct. GE. For the development of an electronic voting system at national or intercantonal level] (PDF). Conseil des États. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
7. ^ "Immigration: une clause magique pour éviter de fâcher Bruxelles" [Immigration: a magic clause to avoid angering Brussels]. Le Temps (in French). 2016-09-02. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
8. ^ "Une commission tacle le Conseil fédéral" [Commission takes Federal Council to task]. Le Temps (in French). 2018-11-09. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
9. ^ "Initiative parlementaire Plus de transparence dans le financement de la vie politique - Rapport de la Commission des institutions politiques du Conseil des États" [Parliamentary initiative More transparency in the financing of political life - Report by the Political Institutions Committee of the Council of States] (PDF). Confedération suisse (in French). Retrieved January 10, 2025.
10. ^ "Iv. pa. Zanetti Claudio. Vote électronique. Suspendre les travaux" [Iv. pa. Zanetti Claudio. Electronic voting. Suspend work] (PDF). Conseil national (in French). Retrieved January 10, 2025.
11. ^ "Naturalisation traitée avec le mariage gay" [Naturalization processed with gay marriage]. lematin.ch (in French). 2016-08-26. ISSN 1018-3736. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
12. ^ "Iv. pa. Groupe GL. Mariage civil pour tous" [Iv. pa. GL Group. Civil marriage for all] (PDF). Conseil national. Retrieved January 10, 2025.