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The Participatory Budget in Detail
The Participatory Budget is an initiative launched in 2019 that encourages the development of neighborhood projects and gives residents the opportunity to decide how the city’s financial resources are allocated using a budget provided by the municipality (CHF 100,000.– in 2019, CHF 150,000 in 2020, CHF 175,000 in 2022, and now CHF 200,000). Projects must be proposed by groups of at least three people residing in Lausanne. Funding for projects is not allocated through political decisions or strategic choices but by the residents of Lausanne. It is the residents who are called upon to vote for their favorite projects. The projects that receive the most votes are then carried out by the winners themselves.
Quick Guide
Do you have an idea for a project to improve your neighborhood? Read the guidelines, team up with at least two residents, and submit your project on this platform.
Your project will be reviewed by the relevant City departments to ensure it complies with technical and legal requirements.
If your project meets the requirements, it moves on to the voting and promotion phase! Lausanne residents will vote for their favorite projects (at least 3).
The projects that receive the most votes will be funded. All that’s left is for you to sign the agreement with the City and begin implementing your project!
How do I submit a project?
To submit a project, simply fill out the form and provide the budget requested on this platform. You do not need to be part of an organization to submit a project, but you must team up with at least two other people. Children can also submit a project. You’ll need to find 10 sponsors who support your project by collecting signatures. Their commitment is purely symbolic; it does not obligate them financially or require their involvement in the project. It simply shows that they find your project interesting.
What happens during the feasibility study?
Once you have submitted your project, the City must ensure that it is technically and legally feasible. Each City department therefore verifies its compliance. This objective analysis ensures that only projects that are actually feasible are put to a vote.
So how does the vote work?
Vote and encourage others to vote for projects
For a project to be implemented, it must have received a majority of votes in a democratic vote. You have three options for voting: online on the Participatory Budget website, by paper ballot at one of the ballot boxes located throughout Lausanne, or by mail by returning your ballot via the postal service.
If you’ve submitted a project and it has successfully passed the previous stages, it’s time to campaign so that it garners enough votes to be among the lucky winners!
How to Vote?
You must vote for at least 3 projects (there is no maximum). There are three ways to vote:
Online
At one of the ballot boxes located throughout Lausanne
By mail by returning your ballot to this address:
QJF - Participatory Budgeting
9 Place Chauderon
CP 5032
1001 Lausanne
Need more information?
Feel free to contact us by email or by phone at +41 21 315 68 51.
We’ll be happy to get back to you!
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