Wisconsin Question 3, Redistricting Time Amendment (April 1963)

Wisconsin Question 3
Election date April 2, 1963
Topic Redistricting policy
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Wisconsin Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on April 2, 1963. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to state that redistricting will be done at the second legislative session after the federal census rather than the first.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to state that redistricting will be done at the second legislative session after the federal census rather than the first.

Election results

Wisconsin Question 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		232,851	45.67%
No		277,014	54.33%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:

“

Shall section 3 of article IV of the constitution be amended so that the legislature shall apportion the legislative districts at the second session following each federal census?

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Constitutional changes

	(Article IV) Section 3. At their first second session after each enumeration made by the authority of the United States. the legislature shall apportion and district anew the members of the senate and assembly, according to the number of inhabitants, excluding soldiers, and officers of the United States army and navy.

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

1963 Measures

• 1963 Measures
• Redistricting policy on the ballot
• 1963 legislative sessions

Wisconsin

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• Wisconsin ballot measure laws

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