To smoke or not to smoke in public: the big vote question

Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Citizens in canton Vaud Wednesday received their ballots for a vote on smoking in closed public areas, to take place 30 November. The proposed ban joins several other items on the ballot that include a vote on a new cantonal art museum in Lausanne and five federal popular votes shared with the rest of Switzerland. These include two that would create harsher drug laws and a much-debated one that would offer a flexible retirement age without financial penalty.

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