Wisconsin 2020 ballot measures
- Election date: April 7, 2020
- Registration deadline(s): March 18 (via mail), March 30 (online), April 7 (in person)
- Online registration: Click here.
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Voter ID: Required. Click here to view a list of acceptable forms of ID.
- Early voting starts: Varies based on municipality. Find your municipal clerk here.
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): April 7, 2020 (postmark and in-person return deadline)
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central Time
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One statewide ballot measure was certified to appear on the ballot in Wisconsin in 2020. It was approved in April 2020.
On the ballot
April 7: April 7:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Marsy's Law Amendment | Law | Adds Marsy's Law to Wisconsin Constitution | 
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Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Election Commission voted unanimously to send absentee/mail-in ballot applications automatically to most registered voters in the November 3, 2020, general election.
Polling places: Polling locations are subject to change. Click here to access the state's official polling site locator. For more information, contact your state election officials.
Summary of campaign contributions
- See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2020
The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees received in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:
| Ballot Measure | Support Contributions | Oppose Contributions | Outcome |
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| Wisconsin Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (April 2020) | $4,428,884.05 | $0.00 |
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Getting measures on the ballot
Citizens
In Wisconsin, citizens do not have the power to initiate statewide initiatives or referendums. Voters of Wisconsin had voted on two ballot measures—Question 2 and Question 8 in 1914—to authorize a statewide initiative or referendum process. Both of the ballot measures were rejected.
Legislature
The Wisconsin State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments, state statutes, and advisory questions, to the ballot in even-numbered years and odd-numbered years.
Wisconsin requires a simple majority vote (50%+1) in each legislative chamber during two successive legislative sessions to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 50 votes in the Wisconsin House of Representatives and 17 votes in the Wisconsin State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
The state requires a simple majority vote (50%+1) in each legislative chamber during one legislative session to refer statutes and advisory questions to the ballot. The governor's signature is needed for statutes and questions to appear on the ballot.
Historical facts
- See also: List of Wisconsin ballot measures
- A total of 16 measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1995 and 2018.
- From 1995 through 2018, an average of one measure appeared on the ballot during even-numbered years in Wisconsin.
- The number of measures appearing on statewide ballots for even-numbered years between 1996 and 2018 ranged from zero to two.
- Between 1995 and 2018, 75 percent (12 of 16) of statewide ballots were approved, and 25 percent (4 of 16) were defeated.
See also
- 2020 ballot measures
- List of Wisconsin ballot measures
- Laws governing ballot measures in Wisconsin
- Campaign finance requirements for Wisconsin ballot measures
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