Wisconsin Question 4, Public Utility Financing Amendment (1932)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance and Utility policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Wisconsin Question 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on November 8, 1932. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow municipalities to finance public utilities by mortgage. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow municipalities to finance public utilities by mortgage. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 4 |
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401,194 | 58.93% | ||
| No | 279,631 | 41.07% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 3 of Article XI of the constitution be amended to allow municipalities to finance public utilities by mortgaging the utility or its income instead of incurring a general indebtedness to be paid from taxes? | ” |
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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