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Wisconsin Question 1, County Government Uniformity Amendment (April 1972)
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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 4, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to create more than one type of county government. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to create more than one type of county government. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 1 |
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571,285 | 52.58% | ||
| No | 515,255 | 47.42% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall section 23 of article IV of the constitution be amended to eliminate the requirement that there be but one system of county government, as uniform as practicable, (with administrative exceptions) and to substitute a requirement that the legislature establish one or more systems of county government? | ” |
Constitutional changes
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(Article IV) Section 23. The legislature shall establish but one system of town and county government, which shall be as nearly uniform as practicable, except that the requirement of uniformity shall not apply to the administrative means of exercising powers of a local legislative character conferred by section 22 upon the boards of supervisors of the several counties; but the legislature may provide for the elections at large once in every 4 years of a chief executive officer in any county with such powers of an administrative character as they may from time to time prescribe in accordance with this section and shall establish one or more systems of county government. |
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
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