Wisconsin Question 2, Judicial Circuit Amendment (April 1920)
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| Topic State judiciary and State legislatures measures |
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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 April 6, 1920. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow the legislature to decide the size and number of circuit courts. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow the legislature to decide the size and number of circuit courts. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 116,117 | 49.23% | ||
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119,752 | 50.77% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall amendment to section 6 and 7 of article VII of the constitution (Jt. Res. No.92, 1919) relating to circuit judges adopted? | ” |
Constitutional changes
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Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That section 6, article VII, and section 7, article VII, of the constitution, be amended to read:
(Article VII) Section 6. The legislature may alter the limits, decrease or increase the number of circuits, making them as compact and convenient as practical, and bounding them by county lines; but no such alteration, decrease or increase shall have the effect to remove a judge from office. In case of an increase of circuits, the judge or judges shall be elected as provided in this constitution and receive a salary not less than that herein provided for judges of the circuit court.
Section 7. For each circuit there shall be chosen by the qualified electors thereof one or more circuit judges * * * as the legislature may, from time to time, authorize. * * * Every circuit judge shall reside In the circuit from which he is elected and shall hold his office for such term and receive such compensation as the legislature shall prescribe.[1]
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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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