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Wisconsin Constitution Ratification Referendum, Question 1 (1848)
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The Wisconsin Constitution Ratification Referendum was a Wisconsin referendum on the March 13, 1848 ballot in Wisconsin, where it was approved.[1]
- This referendum ratified the Wisconsin Constitution of 1848.[1]
Election results
| Question 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 16,799 | 72.46% | |||
| No | 6,384 | 27.54% | ||
Official results via: Wisconsin Blue Book 2011 - 2012
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Yes
No[2]
- The two statements would have been printed on separate tickets to put in a ballot box.
Path to the ballot
- Submission to the People: Article XIV, Section 9 of The Wisconsin Constitution of 1848[1]
See also
External links
- The Wisconsin Constitution of 1848
- Timeline of the 1847-1848 constitutional convention.
- "Wisconsin’s Constitutional Conventions" by the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
- "The Making of the Wisconsin Constitution" by the State Bar of Wisconsin
References
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