Wisconsin Question 1, Legislative Process for Constitutional Amendments Measure (1914)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and State legislative vote requirements |
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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 November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to require a three-fifths (60%) vote in a single legislative session for the legislature to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot, replacing the existing process that required a simple majority vote in two successive sessions. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment, keeping the existing process in place, where the legislature could refer constitutional amendments to the ballot with a simple majority vote in two successive legislative sessions. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 71,734 | 30.85% | ||
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160,761 | 69.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | For amendment to section 1 of article XII authorizing changes in or additions to the constitution by a vote of the people after being submitted to the people by three-fifths of the members elected to both houses of the legislature. | ” |
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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