Wisconsin Question 2, Four Year Terms for Senators Amendment (1854)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Wisconsin Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on November 7, 1854. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to set four year terms for members of the senate. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to set four year terms for members of the senate. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 6,348 | 34.82% | ||
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11,885 | 65.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | For amendment to section five Against amendment to section five | ” |
Constitutional changes
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The last clause of section five of said article is hereby so amended as to read as follows: The senate districts shall be numbered in regular series. The senators chosen by the present odd numbered districts, in year 1854, shall hold their offices until the last day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six.
The senators chosen by the present even numbered districts, in the year 1855, shall hold their offices until the last day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight. Thereafter, senators shall be chosen for the term of four years; by the legislature at any new apportionment, shall so classify the senators to be elected from any additional senate district which may be formed, that the term of office of all senators elected from even numbered districts, shall expire at the same time, and the term of office of all those elected from odd numbered districts, shall expire at the same time.[1][2]
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
- ↑ Chapter 95, The general laws of Wisconsin, 1853
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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