Wisconsin Federal Lands Tax Amendment, Question 2 (April 1949)

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The Wisconsin Federal Lands Tax was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment on the April 5, 1949 ballot in Wisconsin, where it was defeated.

• This amendment sought to modify Article II, Section 2 of the Wisconsin Constitution to repeal the prohibition on taxing federal lands.

Election results

Question 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		297,237	54.78%
Yes		245,412	45.22%

Official results via: The Wisconsin Blue Book 1950

Text of measure

The language that appeared on the ballot:

"Shall article II, section 2 of the constitution be amended so as to repeal the provision that no tax be imposed by the state on land which is the property of the United States?"

Path to the ballot

• First Legislative Approval: AJR 26 & JR 33 (1947)
• Second Legislative Approval: SJR 6 & JR 2 (1949)

See also

Suggest a link

• 1949 ballot measures
• Wisconsin 1949 ballot measures
• List of Wisconsin ballot measures

External links

• The Wisconsin Blue Book 1950
• "Facsimile Ballot Notice of Judicial, School Superintendent, Senatorial and Referendum Election," The Milwaukee Journal, Apr 4, 1949
• Explanation of the Amendments by the Department of State, The Milwaukee Journal, Apr 4, 1949