Wisconsin Question 3, Voting Rights for Former Residents (1962)

Wisconsin Question 3
Election date November 6, 1962
Topic Absentee and mail voting and Residency voting requirements
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Wisconsin Question 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Wisconsin on November 6, 1962. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported giving former Wisconsin residents the right to vote by absentee ballot in presidential elections for up to 24 months after moving out of state.

A "no" vote opposed giving former Wisconsin residents the right to vote by absentee ballot in presidential elections for up to 24 months after moving out of state.

Election results

Wisconsin Question 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		627,279	73.22%
No		229,375	26.78%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 3 was as follows:

“

Shall chapter 512 of the laws of 1961, entitled 'An act relating to the privilege of voting for presidential electors after moving from Wisconsin' be adopted?

”

Text of the Section

Chapter 512 of the Laws of 1961 created a new Section 9.047 of the Wisconsin Statutes. 9.047 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PRIVILEGE RETAINED. Any qualified elector in this state who moves to another state may vote absentee for presidential electors in the voting precinct from which he moved for a period of 24 months after such removal unless he has become eligible to qualify as a voter in the state to which he moved before that time. When requesting an absentee ballot, such person shall Indicate his eligibility for a ballot for presidential electors only.

Path to the ballot

In Wisconsin, a referred state statute is required for laws that extend "the right of suffrage to additional classes," per Article III, Section 2 of the Wisconsin Constitution. Before 1902, referred statutes were required for laws that affect banking.

A simple majority vote is required during two legislative sessions for the Wisconsin State Legislature to place a referred statute 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. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1962 Measures

• 1962 Measures
• Absentee and mail voting on the ballot
• Residency voting requirements on the ballot
• 1962 legislative sessions

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• Wisconsin ballot measure laws

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