Wisconsin Public Officer Salary Increase Amendment, Question 4 (April 1961)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Wisconsin Question 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on April 4, 1961. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow for an increase in compensation for public officers other than members of the legislature whose terms are four years or more. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow for an increase in compensation for public officers other than members of the legislature whose terms are four years or more. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 297,066 | 49.13% | ||
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307,575 | 50.87% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall section 26 of article IV of the state constitution be amended so that the limitation on the granting by the legislature of extra compensation to any public officer shall not apply to an increase in the compensation of a public officer, other than a member of the legislature, whose term of office is 4 years or more? | ” |
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
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