The Wisconsin Teacher Retirement Benefits Amendment was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment on the April 3, 1956 ballot in Wisconsin, where it was approved.
- This amendment modified Article IV, Section 26 of the Wisconsin Constitution to allow for increases in teacher retirement benefits when approved by the legislature on a three-forth vote.[1]
Election results
| Question 1 |
|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 a Yes | 365,560 | 58.88% |
| No | 255,284 | 41.12% |
Official results via: The Wisconsin Blue Book 1958
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
"Shall section 26 of article IV of the state constitution be amended so as to permit increased benefits for teachers under a teachers' retirement system when such increased benefits are provided by a legislative act passed on a call of yeas and nays by a three-forth vote of all members elected to both houses of the legislature?"[2]
Path to the ballot
- First Legislative Approval: SJR 21 & JR 41 (1953)
- Second Legislative Approval: SJR 8 & JR 17 (1955)[1]
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