Wisconsin Question 4, Dueling and Disenfranchisement Amendment (April 1975)

Wisconsin Question 4
Election date April 1, 1975
Topic Dueling bans and Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Wisconsin Question 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on April 1, 1975. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to repeal a provision that barred people from voting or holding public office if they had been found guilty of dueling.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to repeal a provision that barred people from voting or holding public office if they had been found guilty of dueling.

Election results

Wisconsin Question 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		395,616	58.32%
No		282,726	41.68%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:

“

Shall section 2 of article XIII of the constitution, which provides penalties unique shall to the offense of dueling, be amended to eliminate the requirement that person who engages in a duel shall be forever disqualified from voting or holding public office?

”

Constitutional changes

	(Article XIII) Section 2. Any inhabitant of this state who may hereafter be engaged, either directly or indirectly, in a duel, either as principal or accessory, shall forever be disqualified as an elector, and from holding any office under the constitution and laws of this state, and may be punished in such a manner as shall be prescribed by law.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Wisconsin Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during two legislative sessions for the Wisconsin State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 50 votes in the Wisconsin State Assembly 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.

See also

1975 Measures

• 1975 Measures
• Dueling bans on the ballot
• Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions on the ballot
• 1975 legislative sessions

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• Wisconsin ballot measure laws

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