Wisconsin Question 2, State-Owned, Tax-Supported Statewide TV Station Advisory Question (1954)

Wisconsin Question 2
Election date November 2, 1954
Topic Telecommunications infrastructure
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred advisory question	Origin State legislature

Wisconsin Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Wisconsin on November 2, 1954. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported establishing a state-owned, tax-supported statewide TV station.

A “no” vote opposes establishing a state-owned, tax-supported statewide TV station.

Election results

Wisconsin Question 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		308,385	30.67%
No		697,262	69.33%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:

“

Shall the state of Wisconsin provide a tax-supported state-wide noncommercial educational television network?

”

Path to the ballot

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Wisconsin State Legislature to place an advisory question 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. Advisory questions do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1954 Measures

• 1954 Measures
• Telecommunications infrastructure on the ballot
• 1954 legislative sessions

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin ballot measures
• Wisconsin ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• The Montfort Mail, "Tuesday's Election To Feature Four-way Sheriff's Race and Referendum Ballot," October 29, 1954