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Wisconsin Question 1, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1934)
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| Topic Sex and gender issues and Women's suffrage |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Wisconsin Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on November 6, 1934. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to state that women have the right to vote and can hold office. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to state that women have the right to vote and can hold office. |
Election results
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Wisconsin Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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411,088 | 71.14% | ||
| No | 166,745 | 28.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall section 1 of article III of the constitution, relating to suffrage, be amended to eliminate obsolete provisions? | ” |
Support
Arguments
- Kenosha Evening News: "The vote on this amendment is in a sense mere routine. If it is defeated women will keep on voting and Indians, allowed the right to vote under a federal law, will keep on voting. But it is proper that the record should be cleared."[1]
Opposition
Arguments
Ballotpedia did not locate any arguments in opposition to the measure.
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.
- In 1912, a referendum on women's suffrage was defeated in Wisconsin.
- In 1919, Wisconsin became the first state to ratify the 19th amendment of the United States Constitution. However, it wasn't until this amendment that the Wisconsin constitution was changed to reflect women's suffrage rights.[2]
- First Legislative Approval: AJR 52 & JR 91 (1931)
- Second Legislative Approval: SJR 74 & JR 76 (1933)[3]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Kenosha Evening News, "Better Late Than Never," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ "The Woman's Suffrage Movement," The Wisconsin Historical Society
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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