Referendum, all the information on how to vote

Yes. For the referendum to be considered valid, a quorum must be reached, i.e. a participation of 50%+1 of the eligible voters.

A voter who 'refuses to pick up all the ballots', as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced she would do today, 'cannot be counted as a voter and should therefore not be counted among the voters in the section. That is, he does not count towards the quorum.

The first tab is of green colour. It deals with a central part of the Jobs act: the rules on dismissals. A reminder of the link with the reform wanted by Matteo Renzi is also the title of the card: 'The employment contract with increasing protections'. This is a contract type introduced in 2015. It applies to new permanent employees hired as of 7 March of that year, for companies with more than 15 employees. In the event of illegitimate dismissal, there is an end to the reintegration in the workplace, replaced by a 'certain and increasing' economic compensation commensurate with length of service. It ranges from a minimum of 6 months' pay to a maximum of 36 months' pay. The referendum question proposes deleting the rule that allows companies with more than 15 employees not to reinstate a dismissed worker even if the judge declares the termination of the relationship unfair and unfounded. With the 'yes' vote, Legislative Decree 23/2015 is repealed and we return to the discipline of Article 18 of the 1970 Workers' Statute, as amended by the Fornero Law, Law 92 of 2012. With the victory of the 'no' vote, the current discipline of Legislative Decree 23/2015 remains, modified by some sentences of the Constitutional Court (the most 'impactful' are n.128 and n.129 of 2024) and by interventions of the Court of Cassation.

The second question (orange card) on labour promoted by the CGIL calls for more protection for workers in small enterprises. In particular, it concerns the cancellation of the ceiling on compensation in the case of dismissals in companies with fewer than 16 employees: here, in the case of unlawful dismissal, a worker can currently obtain a maximum of six months' compensation, even if a judge deems the termination of employment unfounded. The objective of the referendum question is to raise the protection of those in work, cancelling the maximum limit of six months' pay and leaving it to the judge to determine the just compensation without any limit, taking into account various aspects, such as the economic capacity of the company, family loads and the worker's age.

The third question (grey card) aims to eliminate certain rules on the use of fixed-term contracts. Fixed-term contracts can now be entered into for up to 12 months without any objective reason justifying the temporary work. If the 'yes' vote wins, specific reasons would also be introduced for fixed-term contracts of less than 12 months.

The fourth question (red card) deals with occupational health and safety. The current rules prevent liability being extended to the contractor in the case of accidents in contracts. The question seeks to extend liability to the contractor

The fifth abrogative referendum (yellow card) wants to halve from 10 to 5 years the period of legal residence in Italy useful for applying for the granting of Italian citizenship, restoring a requirement introduced in 1865 and unchanged until 1992. The question asks for the amendment of Article 9 of Law 91 of 1992, which increased the period of uninterrupted legal residence in Italy useful for the application for the granting of citizenship by adults.