Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Wisconsin Question 1, Public Highway Funding Amendment (1908)
| Wisconsin Question 1 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Transportation |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Wisconsin Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on November 3, 1908. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow the state to fund public highway construction and improvement. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow the state to fund public highway construction and improvement. |
Election results
|
Wisconsin Question 1 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
116,407 | 71.34% | ||
| No | 46,762 | 28.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | For the amendment providing for state aid in the construction or improvement of public highways. | ” |
Constitutional changes
|
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10 OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION—Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring. That section 10, of article VIII, of the constitution be amended by adding at the end thereof the following: Provided that the state may appropriate money in the treasury or to be thereafter raised by taxation for the construction or improvement of public highways. |
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
 |
State of Wisconsin Madison (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
