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Wisconsin Question 1, Prohibit Governor from Creating New Sentences in Appropriation Bills Using Partial Veto Amendment (April 2008)
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| Topic State executive powers and duties |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Wisconsin Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on April 1, 2008. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to remove the governor’s partial veto power to create a new sentence by combining parts of two or more sentences in an appropriation bill. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to remove the governor’s partial veto power to create a new sentence by combining parts of two or more sentences in an appropriation bill. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 1 |
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575,582 | 70.61% | ||
| No | 239,613 | 29.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Partial veto. Shall section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution be amended to prohibit the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto authority, from creating a new sentence by combining parts of two or more sentences of the enrolled bill? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
See also: Article V, Wisconsin Constitution
The ballot measure amended Section 10(1)(c) of Article V of the Wisconsin Constitution. The following underlined text was added:[1]
[Article V] Section10 (1) (c) In approving an appropriation bill in part, the governor may not create a new word by rejecting individual letters in the words of the enrolled bill, and may not createa new sentence by combining parts of 2 or more sentences of the enrolled bill.[2]
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
Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, "Constitutional Amendment to Be Consideredby Wisconsin Voters, April 1, 2008," accessed April 18, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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