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Wisconsin Question 3, Deletion of 1881 Transitional Provision Amendment (1982)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Wisconsin Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on November 2, 1982. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to remove references to an 1881 amendment about election dates and terms of office for state legislators. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to remove references to an 1881 amendment about election dates and terms of office for state legislators. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 3 |
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919,349 | 79.38% | ||
| No | 238,884 | 20.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Deletion of 1881 transitional provision. Shall sections 4 and 5 of article IV of the constitution be amended to replace the obsolete references to an 1881 amendment with words of continuing application concerning the date of election and terms of office of state legislators? | ” |
Constitutional changes
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[Article IV]Section 4. The members of the assembly shall be chosen biennially, by single districts, on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November after the adoption of this amendment in even-numbered years, by the qualified electors of the several districts, such districts to be bounded by county, precinct, town or ward lines, to consist of contiguous territory and be in as compact form as practicable.
Section 5. The senators shall be elected by single districts of convenient contiguous territory, at the same time and in the same manner as members of the assembly are required to be chosen, and no assembly district shall be divided in the formation of a senate district. The senate districts shall be numbered in the regular series, and the senators shall be chosen alternately from the odd and even-numbered districts. The senators elected or holding over at the time of the adoption of this amendment shall continue in office till their successors are duly elected and qualified; and after the adoption of this amendment all senators shall be chosen for the term of four 4 years.[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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