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Wisconsin Question 1, Charitable Raffle Games Amendment (April 1977)
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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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 5, 1977. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow the legislature to authorize charitable raffle games. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow the legislature to authorize charitable raffle games. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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483,518 | 61.67% | ||
| No | 300,473 | 38.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall section 24 of article IV of the constitution be amended to permit the legislature to authorize raffle games to be licensed by the state, to be operated by local religious, charitable, service, fraternal or veterans organizations and to be limited in number by the legislature? | ” |
Constitutional changes
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[Article IV] Section 24. The legislature shall never authorize and lottery, or grant any divorce, but.
(1) The legislature may authorize bingo games licensed by the state, and operated by religious, charitable, service, fraternal or veterans' organizations or those to which contributions are deductible for federal or state income tax purposes. All profits must inure to the licensed organization and no salaries, fees or profits shall be paid to any other organization or person.
(2) The legislature may authorize raffle games licensed by the state. and operated by local religious. charitable. service, fraternal or veterans' organizations or those to which contributions are deductible for federal or state income tax purposes. The legislature shall limit the number of raffles conducted by any such organization. All profits must inure to the licensed local organization and no salaries. fees or profits shall be paid to any other organization or person.
(3) Except as the legislature may provide otherwise, to the following activities do not constitute consideration as an element of a lottery:
(a) To listen to or watch a television or radio program, to.
(b) To fill out a coupon or entry blank, whether or not proof of purchase is required, to.
(c) To visit a mercantile establishment or other place without being required to make a purchase or pay an admittance fee does not constitute consideration as an element of a lottery."[1]
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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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