Wisconsin Question 1, Native American Redistricting Exclusion Amendment (1962)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and Redistricting policy |
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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 6, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to remove the exclusion of certain Native Americans from redistricting calculations. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to remove the exclusion of certain Native Americans from redistricting calculations. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 1 |
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631,296 | 70.86% | ||
| No | 259,557 | 29.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall section 3 of article IV of the state constitution be amended to strike the exclusion of 'Indians not taxed' from the description of persons to be counted, in determining the population for apportionment purposes? | ” |
Constitutional changes
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(Article IV) Section 3. At their first session after each enumeration made by the authority of the United States, the legislature shall apportion and district anew the members of the senate and assembly, according to the number of inhabitants, excluding |
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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