Wisconsin Question 1, City Debt Limit Amendment (April 1951)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Wisconsin Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on April 3, 1951. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to set a debt limit for cities for issuing bonds for school purposes at 8 percent of taxable property value. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to set a debt limit for cities for issuing bonds for school purposes at 8 percent of taxable property value. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 1 |
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313,739 | 62.05% | ||
| No | 191,897 | 37.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article XI, Section 3, of the constitution be amended so that the total indebtedness of cities authorized to issue bonds for school purposes shall not exceed eight per centum of the value of taxable property in such cities? | ” |
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
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