Wisconsin Question 3, Eligibility of Judges for Nonjudicial Office (April 1995)
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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 April 4, 1995. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported amending the constitution to permit a judge to hold a nonjudicial public office after vacating a judicial office during that term. |
A “no” vote opposed amending the constitution to permit a judge to hold a nonjudicial public office after vacating a judicial office during that term. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 390,744 | 43.71% | ||
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503,239 | 56.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Eligibility of judges for nonjudicial office. Shall section 10 (1) of article VII of the constitution be amended to permit a judge to assume a nonjudicial office of public trust after vacating the judicial office during that term of office? | ” |
Constitutional changes
[Article VII] Section 10 (1) No justice of the supreme court or judge of any court of record shall hold any other office of public trust, except a judicial office, during the term for which elected. No person shall be eligible to the office of judge who shall not, at the time of election or appointment, be a qualified elector within the jurisdiction for which chosen.[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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