polls
The event is described as a "polling event" in Switzerland before and until a "voting day" - the voting and election date. The voting citizens cast their votes - in votes, referendums, including elections. Every year, there are four federal "urns", voting dates, ie regularly every quarter, on pre-established, known dates. On the same dates, in the same procedure, cantonal and municipal votes, as well as elections, are held on the same "voting day", which is, of course, reasonable for organizational reasons as well as for financial reasons Respectively municipalities. Every four years, the National Council, along with one of the votes, is re-elected. The latter, however, is also left to the cantons, since they rule the election in the Article 50 III BV itself.