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Wisconsin Question 1, Local Debt Limit for Large Counties Amendment (1960)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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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 8, 1960. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to set the debt limit for counties with a population of 500,000 or greater based on state equalized property value and not the locally assessed property value. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to set the debt limit for counties with a population of 500,000 or greater based on state equalized property value and not the locally assessed property value. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 1 |
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686,104 | 56.44% | ||
| No | 529,467 | 43.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall section 3 of article XI of the constitution be amended so that the limitation on the indebtedness of counties having a population of 500,000 or over shall be based on the value of taxable property in such county as equalized for state purposes rather than on the local assessed value of such property, the method of determining equalized value for state purposes to be provided by 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.
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Footnotes
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