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  2. Constitution of Wisconsin - Wikipedia

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    Although Wisconsin continues to use the original constitution ratified as Wisconsin achieved statehood, the current constitution is the second document to be proposed as the state constitution. In 1846, the residents of Wisconsin Territory first voted to apply for statehood, and they elected 124 representatives to meet in Madison to author a ...

  3. 4th Wisconsin Territorial Assembly - Wikipedia

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    June 10, 1846: The California Republic declared independence from Mexico. August 3, 1846: Abraham Lincoln was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Illinois's 7th congressional district. October 5 – December 16, 1846: The first Wisconsin constitutional convention was held in Madison, Wisconsin Territory. [1]

  4. Wallace Wilson Graham - Wikipedia

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    In 1838, he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory and practiced law. He served in the Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors and the Milwaukee County Council. He served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 as a Democrat. Graham then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1852. He died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...

  5. Theodore Prentiss - Wikipedia

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    He was one of only three people to be elected as a delegate to both Wisconsin constitutional conventions. The first, in 1846, produced a constitution that was rejected by voters. The second, in the Winter of 1847–1848, produced the Constitution of Wisconsin ratified in 1848, which allowed Wisconsin to be admitted as the 30th U.S. state .

  6. What to know about constitutional amendment questions going ...

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    A “yes” vote on the first question would add to the Wisconsin Constitution an amendment prohibiting the Legislature from delegating its power to appropriate money while a “no” vote would ...

  7. Moses M. Strong - Wikipedia

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    In 1846, Strong was selected to represent Iowa County in the first convention to draft a constitution for the future state of Wisconsin. (This draft was rejected by the people in 1847.) The Constitutional Convention's journal recorded Strong's opposition to black suffrage, with Strong noting that he "was a friend to females, and it was for that ...

  8. Referendums on Wisconsin ballot confusing. If they pass ... - AOL

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    If approved, the proposals would become part of the state Constitution and cannot be vetoed by the governor. Here are the two questions (brush off your law degree): Question 1: “Delegation of ...

  9. Women's suffrage in Wisconsin - Wikipedia

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    The first state constitutional convention for Wisconsin met on October 5, 1846. [1] Delegates to the convention proposed giving African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants in the process of becoming citizens the right to vote. [2] [3] James Magone of Milwaukee proposed that the word "male" be removed from the qualifications for a voter. [4]