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Wisconsin Question 6, Property Tax Classification Amendment (April 1961)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Wisconsin Question 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on April 4, 1961. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to separate private and personal property from other merchant property for tax purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to separate private and personal property from other merchant property for tax purposes. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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381,881 | 63.40% | ||
| No | 220,434 | 36.60% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 6 was as follows:
| “ | Shall section 1 of article VIII of the constitution be amended so that the taxation of merchants' stock-in-trade, manufacturers' materials and finished products, and livestock need not be uniform with the taxation of real and other personal property, but the taxation of all such merchants' stock-in-trade, manufacturers' materials and finished products and livestock shall be uniform, except that the legislature may provide that the value thereof shall be determined on an average basis? | ” |
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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