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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 ...
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The Language Access Act of 2004 guarantees equal access and participation in public services, programs, and activities for residents of the District of Columbia who cannot (or have limited capacity to) speak, read, or write English.
Wisconsin (/ w ɪ ˈ s k ɒ n s ɪ n / ⓘ wi-SKON-sin) [11] is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north.
William Proxmire (D) re-elected United States senator from Wisconsin. Wisconsin voters ratified nine amendments to the state constitution: Removing the words "man" and "men and "his" and "her" and replacing them with gender-neutral words. Removing an exclusion on counting overseas soldiers and sailors from the language on redistricting.
Wisconsin became a U.S. state on May 29, 1848, and special elections were held to fill the first session of the State Assembly; at the time, the body consisted of 66 members. [2] The Assembly was expanded to 82 seats in 1852, and then to 97 seats in 1856, then to 100 seats in 1861, which is the maximum allowed in the Constitution of Wisconsin ...
1979 Joint Resolution 3: Second legislative passage of four proposed amendments to the state constitution to clarify language about the gubernatorial succession, add a process by which the governor and legislature can fill a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor, separate the office of Lieutenant Governor from the office of President of the Senate, and making uniform the language of the ...
"Section 5" of the act defined a "school" as only one which provided instructions solely in the English language. This proved to be a highly controversial move in a state which had many German, Polish, and Scandinavian language schools. The backlash against the law likely contributed significantly to the Democratic wave election in 1890.