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Wisconsin Question 1, Circuit Court Judge Increase Amendment (April 1897)
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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 6, 1897. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow the legislature to create additional circuit court judge positions in counties with over 100,000 people. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow the legislature to create additional circuit court judge positions in counties with over 100,000 people. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 1 |
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45,823 | 52.47% | ||
| No | 41,513 | 47.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | For Amendment to Section 7, of Article 7, of the Constitution of Wisconsin... Against Amendment to Section 7, of Article 7, of the Constitution of Wisconsin... | ” |
Constitutional changes
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NO. 267 S. CHAPTER 69-Published March 18th, 1897-An act to submit to the people an amendment to section 7, article 7, of the constitution of the State of Wisconsin.
Whereas, at the biennial session of the legislature of this state for the year 1895, an amendment of the constitution of this state was proposed and agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, which proposed amendment was in the following language:
Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring that section 7, article 7, constitution of Wisconsin, relating to circuit courts be amended so as to read as follows: "Section 7. For each circuit there shall be chosen by the qualified electors thereof, one circuit judge, except that in any circuit composed of one county only, which county shall contain a population according to the last state or United States census, of one hundred thousand inhabitants or over, the legislature may, from time to time, authorize additional circuit judges to be chosen. Every circuit judge shall reside in the circuit from which he is elected, and shall hold his office for such term and receive such compensation as the legislature shall prescribe."[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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