Ticino: Votes gathered for referendum to ban burqa in canton

 

Ticino: Votes gathered for referendum to ban burqa in canton Via the Local: A petition in Canton Ticino could force a referendum on prohibiting women from wearing burqas in public, a first for the country. A local committee in Ticino, Switzerland's Italian-speaking region, said it has collected 11,316 signatures, over a thousand more the required number to launch a referendum. Canton authorities will check the signatures over the next few days, reports say and could then call for a referendum. (source)