Wisconsin Question 1, City and County Land Debt Amendment (1912)

Wisconsin Question 1
Election date November 5, 1912
Topic County and municipal governance and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Wisconsin Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on November 5, 1912. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to extend the time cities and counties must repay debt for land from 20 to 50 years.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to extend the time cities and counties must repay debt for land from 20 to 50 years.

Election results

Wisconsin Question 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		46,420	57.00%
No		35,022	43.00%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:

“

For the amendment extending from twenty to fifty years the time within which debts incurred in the acquisition of lands by cities or by counties having a population of one hundred and fifty thousand or more, shall be paid.

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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

1912 Measures

• 1912 Measures
• State and local government budgets on the ballot
• spending on the ballot
• and finance on the ballot
• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• 1912 legislative sessions

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