Wisconsin referendum
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The Wisconsin referendum is one of two types of measures that appear on Wisconsin election ballots, the other being legislatively-referred constitutional amendments.
The Wisconsin Legislature can submit Statewide referendum questions to the citizen:
- To ratify a law extending the right of suffrage (as required by the state constitution).
- To ratify a law that has been passed contingent on voter approval.
- To seek voter opinion through an advisory referendum.[1]
History of Wisconsin referenda
Between 1848 and 2011, the Wisconsin Legislature has sent:
- 53 referendum questions on the ballot through the passage of acts or joint resolutions, 41 of which were ratified.
Before Wisconsin became a state, the territorial legislature sent:
- 4 questions on the ballot, 2 of which passed
- one to ratify the state constitution
- one to allow the formation of a state government.[1]
List of Wisconsin referenda
The following Wisconsin referenda have been categorized on Ballotpedia:
- Wisconsin Bank Comptroller Referendum, Question 1 (1868)
- Wisconsin Constitution Ratification Referendum, Question 1 (1847)
- Wisconsin Constitution Ratification Referendum, Question 1 (1848)
- Wisconsin Constitutional Convention Referendum, Question 2 (1866)
- Wisconsin County Automobile License Bureau Referendum, Question 1 (April 1931)
- Wisconsin Daylight Savings Time, Question 1 (April 1957)
- Wisconsin Daylight Savings Time Referendum, Question 1 (April 1947)
- Wisconsin Death Penalty, Question 2 (2006)
- Wisconsin Equal Suffrage Referendum, Question 1 (1849)
- Wisconsin Equal Suffrage Referendum, Question 2 (1847)
- Wisconsin Federal Prohibition Enforcement Advisory, Question 3 (1926)
- Wisconsin Gambling Casinos on Excursion Vessels, Question 1 (April 1993)
- Wisconsin Gas Tax for Highway Construction, Question 4 (April 1964)
- Wisconsin General Banking Law Referendum, Question 1 (1852)
- Wisconsin General Banking Law Referendum, Question 1 (1858)
- Wisconsin General Banking Law Referendum, Question 1 (1861)
- Wisconsin General Banking Law Referendum, Question 1 (1866)
- Wisconsin General Banking Law Referendum, Question 2 (1862)
- Wisconsin General Banking Law Referendum, Question 2 (1867)
- Wisconsin International Nuclear Weapons Reduction, Question 1 (September 1982)
- Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting, Question 1 (1952)
- Wisconsin Liquor Prohibition Referendum, Question 1 (1853)
- Wisconsin Overseas Voting Rights, Question 2 (1978)
- Wisconsin Pari-Mutuel On-Track Betting, Question 4 (April 1993)
- Wisconsin Pension System Referendum, Question 1 (April 1934)
- Wisconsin Pocket Ballot and Coupon Voting System Referendum, Question 1 (April 1906)
- Wisconsin Presidential Voting Rights, Question 1 (1978)
- Wisconsin Primary Election Law Referendum, Question 1 (1904)
- Wisconsin Prohibition Enforcement Act Referendum, Question 1 (1920)
- Wisconsin Prohibition Enforcement Modification Advisory, Question 4 (April 1929)
- Wisconsin Prohibition Enforcement Repeal Advisory, Question 3 (April 1929)
- Wisconsin Property Tax for School Aid Referendum, Question 1 (April 1944)
- Wisconsin Public Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation Districts Voting Rights, Question 1 (1980)
- Wisconsin Public Television Advisory, Question 2 (1954)
- Wisconsin Radioactive Waste Disposal Site, Question 1 (April 1983)
- Wisconsin Recreational Land Bonds, Question 5 (April 1969)
- Wisconsin Residency Requirement for Voter Registration, Question 1 (1966)
- Wisconsin Residency Requirement for Voter Registration, Question 1 (1976)
- Wisconsin Restriction of Gambling Casinos in the State, Question 2 (April 1993)
- Wisconsin Revised Banking Law Referendum, Question 1 (1898)
- Wisconsin Sales Tax for Veterans Bonus Referendum, Question 2 (1948)
- Wisconsin Savings Bank Incorporation Referendum, Question 1 (1876)
- Wisconsin State-Operated Lottery, Question 5 (April 1993)
- Wisconsin State Banks Referendum, Question 1 (1851)
- Wisconsin State Control and Funding of Vocational Education, Question 3 (April 1969)
- Wisconsin State Executive Official Terms of Office, Question 3 (April 1951)
- Wisconsin State Government Formation Referendum, Question 1 (1846)
- Wisconsin Suffrage for African Americans Referendum, Question 1 (1857)
- Wisconsin Suffrage for African Americans Referendum, Question 1 (1865)
- Wisconsin Sunday Blue Law Repeal Referendum, Question 1 (April 1932)
- Wisconsin Teacher Tenure Law Repeal Referendum, Question 1 (April 1940)
- Wisconsin Video Poker and Other Forms of Video Gambling, Question 3 (April 1993)
- Wisconsin Voting Eligibility, Question 1 (1954)
- Wisconsin Voting Rights for Children of U.S. Citizens Living Abroad, Question 1 (2000)
- Wisconsin Voting Rights for Former Residents, Question 3 (1962)
- Wisconsin WWI Veterans Bonus Referendum, Question 1 (September 1919)
- Wisconsin Water Pollution Control Bonds, Question 4 (April 1969)
- Wisconsin Women's Suffrage Referendum, Question 4 (1912)
