Wisconsin 2015 referral measures, legislative votes
The following tables detail how Wisconsin's state legislators voted on placing Question 1 on the April 7, 2015, ballot.
The one legislative referral on the April 7, 2015, ballot is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. In order for the amendment to get placed on the ballot, a simple majority of the members of both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature needed to vote in the affirmative over two successive legislative sessions. However, an affirmative vote did not necessarily mean a legislator agreed with the stipulations laid out by the measure. Rather, it meant that the legislator wanted to place the issue on the ballot, so that constituents could vote on the issue.
Votes by chamber
The following are the votes in each chamber of the Wisconsin Legislature. During the first session, the legislation was known as Senate Joint Resolution 57.[1] In the second session, it was known as Senate Joint Resolution 2.[2][3]
Senate vote
November 12, 2013, Senate vote
| Wisconsin SJR 57 Senate Vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 18 | 54.55% | ||
| No | 15 | 45.45% | ||
January 20, 2015, Senate vote
| Wisconsin SJR 2 Senate Vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 17 | 54.84% | ||
| No | 14 | 45.16% | ||
| Partisan breakdown of 2015 Senate votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party Affiliation | Yes | No | Paired/Absent | Total |
| Democrat | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Republican | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Total | 17 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
Assembly vote
November 14, 2013, Assembly vote
| Wisconsin SJR 57 Assembly Vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 54 | 58.70% | ||
| No | 38 | 41.30% | ||
January 22, 2015, Assembly vote
| Wisconsin SJR 2 Assembly Vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 62 | 64.58% | ||
| No | 34 | 35.42% | ||
| Partisan breakdown of 2015 Assembly votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party Affiliation | Yes | No | Paired/Absent | Total |
| Democrat | 0 | 34 | 2 | 36 |
| Republican | 62 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| Total | 62 | 34 | 3 | 99 |
Votes by legislator
The following tables are based on votes on Senate Joint Resolution 2, which was voted upon in January 2015.[2][3]
- A "Yes" vote means a legislator voted to place the referral measure on the ballot.
- A "No" vote means a legislator voted against placing the referral measure on the ballot.
- An "N/A" means a legislator did not vote on the referral or the legislator's vote was paired.
Senate
House
See also
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Amendment, Question 1 (April 2015)
- Wisconsin 2015 ballot measures
- Amending the Wisconsin Constitution
- Wisconsin Constitution
Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 57 History," accessed May 10, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin Legislature, "Wisconsin Senate Roll Call for SJR 2," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Wisconsin Assembly passes state Supreme Court chief justice amendment," January 22, 2015
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