Population growth and mass communication have made it easier to gather the 100,000 signatures needed to put initiatives to a public vote in Switzerland, but only 10 of 66 initiatives that have gone to referenda since 2000 have passed.
Sin embargo, el crecimiento natural de la población y el poder de la comunicación de masas facilitaron bastante la recolecta de las 100.000 firmas necesarias para someter la iniciativa al voto popular.