Wisconsin Question 1, Pension System Advisory Question (April 1934)
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds |
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| Type Legislatively referred advisory question |
Origin |
Wisconsin Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Wisconsin on April 3, 1934. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating a state pension system. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a state pension system. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 1 |
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531,915 | 77.47% | ||
| No | 154,729 | 22.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall an old-age pension system be adopted whereby pensions shall be payable to those attaining sixty years of age or more and financed by levying a surtax on incomes of fifteen thousand and over or by a tax on labor saving machinery, or in some manner by which the major portion necessary to finance such old-age pension shall be raised other than by a tax on general property? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Wisconsin State Legislature to place an advisory question 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. Advisory questions do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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