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Wisconsin 1948 ballot measures

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Two statewide ballot questions were on the 1948 ballot in Wisconsin.

One question was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, and one was a Wisconsin referendum / advisory question.
Both questions were defeated.

On the ballot

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Eminent domain	Allows municipalities to take private property for public use without the necessary use of a jury	d
AQ	Question 2	Veterans	Approves the legislature to create a 3% retail sales tax to raise $200 million for WWII veterans bonuses	d

External links

History of Constitutional Amendments / Statewide Referendum Elections (p.217-224)

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