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Wisconsin Question 1, Residency Requirement for Voting in Presidential Election Question (1978)
| Wisconsin Question 1 | |
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| Topic Residency voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Wisconsin Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Wisconsin on November 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported permitting all bona fide residents of Wisconsin regardless of length of residency to vote for president and vice president. |
A "no" vote opposed permitting all bona fide residents of Wisconsin regardless of length of residency to vote for president and vice president. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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782,181 | 64.83% | ||
| No | 424,386 | 35.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall state law be amended to permit all bona fide residents of this state who qualify as voters to vote for president and vice president, regardless of the length of their residency, as required by federal law? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Wisconsin, a referred state statute is required for laws that extend "the right of suffrage to additional classes," per Article III, Section 2 of the Wisconsin Constitution. Before 1902, referred statutes were required for laws that affect banking.
A simple majority vote is required during two legislative sessions for the Wisconsin State Legislature to place a referred statute 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. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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