Wisconsin Question 8, Provide for Initiated Constitutional Amendments Measure (1914)

Wisconsin Question 8
Election date November 3, 1914
Topic Ballot measure process and Initiative and referendum process
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Wisconsin Question 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow citizens to place constitutional amendments on the ballot.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow citizens to place constitutional amendments on the ballot.

Election results

Wisconsin Question 8
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		68,435	31.30%
No		150,215	68.70%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 8 was as follows:

“

For amendment creating section 3 of article XII, requiring the legislature upon petition, to submit constitutional amendments to the people for adoption or rejection

”

Support

Arguments

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Opposition

Opponents

Organizations

• Home Rule and Taxpayers' League

Arguments

• Wisconsin Republican Party: "We call the attention of the people to the proposed amendments to our State Constitution. They provide for the initiative, referendum, and recall. These propositions are destructive of representative government, have been absolutely discredited by experience elsewhere, and should be voted down."

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

1914 Measures

• 1914 Measures
• Initiative and referendum process on the ballot
• Ballot measure process on the ballot
• 1914 legislative sessions

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin ballot measures
• Wisconsin ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
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