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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 ...
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 ...
Wisconsin voters approved a statewide referendum question on the Nov. 5 ballot that changes the state constitution to say that "only" U.S. citizens can vote in Wisconsin's elections.
A majority of Wisconsin voters must vote in favor of a constitutional amendment in order for it to go into effect. ... to encourage a "no" vote. A coalition of 16 voting rights ... and misleading ...
The right to vote is the foundation of any democracy. Chief Justice Earl Warren, for example, wrote in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 555 (1964): "The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's choice is of the essence of a democratic society, and any restrictions on that right strike at the heart of representative government ...
Legislatively-referred amendment: Iowa Require Citizenship to Vote in State Elections and Allow 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries Amendment: A legislatively-referred constitutional amendment that would add only a citizen of the U.S., rather than every citizen of the U.S., can vote; and supports allowing 17-year-olds who will be 18 by the ...
Wisconsin voters have approved 148 out of 200 proposed constitutional amendments since the state constitution was adopted in 1848, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau. Since ...
The legislative history of the amendment is as follows: March 5, 2004: Approved by Wisconsin State Assembly by a vote of 68–27. March 12, 2004: Approved by Wisconsin State Senate by a vote of 20-13 [6] December 6, 2005: Approved by the State Senate a second time, by a vote of 19–14. [7] February 28, 2006: Approved by the State Assembly a ...