Sunday, May 17, 2009

Swiss say hesitant "yes" to biometric passport...

Swiss voters have approved the introduction of biometric passports - by the narrowest of margins.

Official final results show 50.14 per cent voted in favour. A separate initiative promoting alternative medicine won 67 per cent approval.

The result of the biometric passport vote was for several hours too close to call. And although it was passed, a majority of cantons - including Bern, Geneva, Basel City and Ticino - said no. More...

See also:

  1. Biometric passport controversy in Switzerland...
  2. Visiting the U.S.? As from now, you need to register on-line...
  3. Switzerland drops passport controls at most of its land borders...
  4. In The Matrix, Neo's passport expires on the 11th.Sept.2001!!

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