Wisconsin Question 3, Increase in Circuit Court Judges Amendment (1924)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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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 4, 1924. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow for the legislature to provide additional circuit court judges to counties with more than 85,000 people. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow for the legislature to provide additional circuit court judges to counties with more than 85,000 people. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 3 |
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240,207 | 51.46% | ||
| No | 226,562 | 48.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall amendment to Article VII, Section 7, of the constitution, authorizing the legislature to provide additional circuit judges in circuits in which there is a county having more than eighty-five thousand population, be adopted? | ” |
Constitutional changes
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That section 7 of article VII of the constitution be amended to read: (Article VII) Section 7. For each circuit there shall be chosen by the qualified electors thereof one circuit judge, except that in any circuit * * * in which there is a county that had a population in excess of eighty-five thousand according to the last state or United States census, * * * the legislature may, from time to time, authorize additional circuit judges to be chosen. 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. |
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
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