1978 Swiss referendums
Fourteen referendums were held in Switzerland in 1978. The first four were held on 26 February on a popular initiative "for more co-decisions of the Federal Assembly and the People on national road making", an amendment to the federal law on aged and bereaved insurance, a popular initiative to lower the retirement age and amending the article on the economic cycle in the Swiss Federal Constitution. The next five referendums were held on 28 May on a law on time, an amendment to the tariff law, a new federal law banning abortion, a federal law on promoting research and universities and a popular initiative "for 12 Sundays a year free from motor vehicles".
A tenth referendum was held on 24 September on creating a new canton named Jura, which was approved. The final set of referendums was held on 3 December on a resolution on dairy farming, an animal protection law, a federal law on security and a federal law on vocational education.