Wisconsin Question 5, Banking Laws Supermajority Requirement Amendment (April 1981)

Wisconsin Question 5
Election date April 7, 1981
Topic Banking policy and State legislative vote requirements
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Wisconsin Question 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on April 7, 1981. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to remove a provision requiring a two-thirds majority to pass banking laws.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to remove a provision requiring a two-thirds majority to pass banking laws.

Election results

Wisconsin Question 5
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		336,142	53.68%
No		290,035	46.32%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 5 was as follows:

“

Shall section 4 of article XI of the constitution be amended to remove the requirement that banking laws be passed by the legislature by a two-thirds vote?

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Constitutional changes

	[Article XI] Section 4. The legislature shall have power to may enact a general banking law for the creation of banks, and for the regulation and supervision of the banking business, provided that the vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, to be taken by yeas and nays, be in favor of the passage of such law.

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

1981 Measures

• 1981 Measures
• State legislative vote requirements on the ballot
• Banking policy on the ballot
• 1981 legislative sessions

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• Wisconsin ballot measure laws

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