Wisconsin Question 2, State Lottery Amendment (April 1987)
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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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 7, 1987. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to permit the creation of a state lottery. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to permit the creation of a state lottery. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 2 |
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739,181 | 65.35% | ||
| No | 391,942 | 34.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall section 24 of article IV of the constitution be revised, and shall an additional provision be created in that section, to permit the creation of a lottery to be operated by the state as provided by law, prohibiting the use of public funds or lottery revenues for promotional advertising of the Wisconsin state lottery, requiring any advertising of the state lottery to indicate the odds of a specific lottery ticket to be selected as the winning ticket for each prize amount offered, and requiring that the net proceeds of the lottery must be used for property tax relief as provided by law? | ” |
Constitutional changes
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[Article IV] Section 24 (1) The Except as provided in this section, the legislature shall never authorize any lottery or grant any divorce.
(2) Except as the legislature may provide otherwise provided by law, the following activities do not constitute consideration as an element of a lottery:
(a) To listen to or watch a television or radio program.
(b) To fill out a coupon or entry blank, whether or not proof of purchase is required.
(c) To visit a mercantile establishment or other place without being required to make a purchase or pay an admittance fee.
(3) The legislature may authorize the following bingo games licensed by the state, and but all profits shall accrue to the licensed organization and no salaries, fees or profits may be paid to any other organization or person: bingo games operated by religious, charitable, service, fraternal or veterans' organizations or those to which contributions are deductible for federal or state income tax purposes. All profits must insure to the licensed local organization and no salaries, fees or profits shall be paid to any other organization or person.
(4) The legislature may authorize the following raffle games licensed by the state, and but all profits shall accrue to the licensed local organization and no salaries, fees or profits may be paid to any other organization or person: raffle games operated by local religious, charitable, service, fraternal or veterans' organizations or those to which contributions are deductible for federal or state income tax purposes. The legislature shall limit the number of raffles conducted by any such organization. All profits must insure to the licensed local organization and no salaries, fees or profits shall be paid to any other organization or person.
(6) The legislature may authorize the creation of a lottery to be operated by the state as provided by law. The expenditure of public funds or of revenues derived from lottery operations to engage in promotional advertising of the Wisconsin state lottery is prohibited. Any advertising of the state lottery shall indicate the odds of a specific lottery ticket to be selected as the winning ticket for each prize amount offered. The net proceeds of the state lottery shall be deposited in the treasury of the state, to be used for property tax relief as provided by law.[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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