Swiss voted in referendum for automatic organ delivery

About 59 percent of voters supported the change, according to a survey by the Institute of Surveys gfs.burn.

The change of law would mean that patients in need would receive necessary organs much faster because all people would be considered organ donors if they did not oppose it forever.

Currently a law requiring Swiss citizens to decide whether donors will be made, but the government is campaigning for a change that would allow seriously ill patients to receive donated organs without a long wait.

The Swiss voted for other issues in several referenda held Sunday.

Another question of the referendum is whether Switzerland will raise funds for Frontex, the European Union's border protection agency.

Switzerland is a member of the Schengen area, where border controls have been removed, but the government warns that Switzerland's membership could be jeopardised without large contributions.

According to initial polls, about 72 per cent of voters support the increase in Frontex funding.

The third issue concerns a change in the film law, which would require broadcasters and transmission providers to invest 4 per cent of their income in the production of Swiss film.

Broadcasting companies should also provide at least 30 per cent of European films or series, as is the case in the EU.

About 72 percent of voters supported the proposal, according to one survey.

More than 90 percent of Swiss voters generally vote by mail. /kp