Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
WI Ref.	Question 1	Statehood	Ratifies ratified the Wisconsin Constitution of 1846	d
WI Ref.	Question 2	Suffrage	Extends equal suffrage to all men over the age of 21, regardless of skin color	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1847 ballot measures and Wisconsin1847 ballot measures

Wisconsin1848

March 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
WI Ref.	Question 1	Statehood	Ratifies ratified the Wisconsin Constitution of 1848	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1848 ballot measures and Wisconsin1848 ballot measures

Wisconsin1849

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Extends equal suffrage to all men over the age of 21, regardless of skin color	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1849 ballot measures and Wisconsin1849 ballot measures

Wisconsin1851

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	Banking	Advises legislature to create a state banking system	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1851 ballot measures and Wisconsin1851 ballot measures

Wisconsin1852

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Banking	Creates the general banking law	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1852 ballot measures and Wisconsin1852 ballot measures

Wisconsin1853

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	Alcohol	Advises legislature to create a liquor ban	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1853 ballot measures and Wisconsin1853 ballot measures

Wisconsin1854

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Legislature	Sets two year terms for members of the assembly	d
LRCA	Question 2	Legislature	Sets four year terms for members of the senate	d
LRCA	Question 3	Legislature	Sets biennial legislative sessions	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1854 ballot measures and Wisconsin1854 ballot measures

Wisconsin1857

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Extends suffrage to African American men over the age of 21	dot

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1857 ballot measures and Wisconsin1857 ballot measures

Wisconsin1858

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Banking	Modify the general banking law in regard to redemption of bank notes	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1858 ballot measures and Wisconsin1858 ballot measures

Wisconsin1861

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Banking	Modify the general banking law in regard to the circulation of bank notes	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1861 ballot measures and Wisconsin1861 ballot measures

Wisconsin1862

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gov't Salaries	Raises the salary of the Governor from $1,250 to $2,500 per year	d
LRSS	Question 2	Banking	Amends the general banking law to set a maximum interest rate of 7%	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1862 ballot measures and Wisconsin1862 ballot measures

Wisconsin1865

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Extends suffrage to African American men over the age of 21	dot

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1865 ballot measures and Wisconsin1865 ballot measures

Wisconsin1866

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Banking	Modify the general banking law in regard to taxing shareholders	a
ConCon	Question 2	ConCon	Have a convention to revise the Wisconsin constitution	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1866 ballot measures and Wisconsin1866 ballot measures

Wisconsin1867

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gov't Salaries	Changes the pay of legislators to $350 per year	a
LRSS	Question 2	Banking	Amends the general banking law in regard to circulation of its money and interest on loans.	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1867 ballot measures and Wisconsin1867 ballot measures

Wisconsin1868

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Banking	Abolishes the office of bank comptroller and transfers the duties to the secretary of state	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1868 ballot measures and Wisconsin1868 ballot measures

Wisconsin1869

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gov't Salaries	Increases the salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1869 ballot measures and Wisconsin1869 ballot measures

Wisconsin1870

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Removes the grand jury system	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1870 ballot measures and Wisconsin1870 ballot measures

Wisconsin1871

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Legislature	Prohibits special legislation on nine subjects	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1871 ballot measures and Wisconsin1871 ballot measures

Wisconsin1872

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Increases the composition of the Supreme Court to 1 chief and 4 associate justices	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1872 ballot measures and Wisconsin1872 ballot measures

Wisconsin1874

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gov't Finances	Limits debt of counties, cities, towns, villages, and other municipalities to 5% of the value of the taxable property	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1874 ballot measures and Wisconsin1874 ballot measures

Wisconsin1876

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Banking	Provides law for the incorporation of savings banks and savings societies	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1876 ballot measures and Wisconsin1876 ballot measures

Wisconsin1877

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Provides for a Supreme Court composed of 1 chief and 4 associate justices	a
LRCA	Question 2	Gov't Finances	Requires that all payment requests to the state be made within six years	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1877 ballot measures and Wisconsin1877 ballot measures

Wisconsin1881

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Legislature	Provides for biennial sessions, 2-year assembly terms, 4-year senate terms, and $500 yearly salary for the legislature	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1881 ballot measures and Wisconsin1881 ballot measures

Wisconsin1882

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Suffrage	Requires 30 days of residency for local voter registration	a
LRCA	Question 2	Local Gov't	Provides for county officer vacancy appointments, full term elections of the Clerk of Court, a political year definition, and biennial elections	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1882 ballot measures and Wisconsin1882 ballot measures

Wisconsin1886

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Provides women the right to vote in elections relating to school matters	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1886 ballot measures and Wisconsin1886 ballot measures

Wisconsin1888

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State Exec	Provides for a state superintendent of education, with qualifications and salary designated by law	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1888 ballot measures and Wisconsin1888 ballot measures

Wisconsin1889

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Provides for the state supreme court to be composed of five justices	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1889 ballot measures and Wisconsin1889 ballot measures

Wisconsin1892

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Local Gov't	Requires that the incorporation of any city, town, or village be set by general law only	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1892 ballot measures and Wisconsin1892 ballot measures

Wisconsin1896

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gov't Salaries	Removes the limit to the salary of the state superintendent of education	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1896 ballot measures and Wisconsin1896 ballot measures

Wisconsin1897

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Allows for the legislature to create additional circuit court judge positions in counties with over 100,000 people	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1897 ballot measures and Wisconsin1897 ballot measures

Wisconsin1898

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Banking	Approves revised banking laws passed by the legislature	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1898 ballot measures and Wisconsin1898 ballot measures

Wisconsin1902

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Banking	Authorizes general banking laws and repeals referendum requirement	a
LRCA	Question 2	Stat Exec	Provides for a state superintendent under a nonpartisan 4-year term, with pay fixed by law	a
LRCA	Question 3	Gov't Acc	Prohibits free passes and other privileges for public officials	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1902 ballot measures and Wisconsin1902 ballot measures

Wisconsin1903

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Provides for a Supreme Court with 7 justices and 10 year terms.	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1903 ballot measures and Wisconsin1903 ballot measures

Wisconsin1904

November 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Elections	Approves a law providing for party nominations by direct vote	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1904 ballot measures and Wisconsin1904 ballot measures

Wisconsin1906

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Elections	Approves a law to allow pocket ballot and coupon voting systems	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1906 ballot measures and Wisconsin1906 ballot measures

Wisconsin1908

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Allows for a graduated income tax system	a
LRCA	Question 2	Transportation	Allows the state to fund public highway construction and improvement	a
LRCA	Question 3	Admin of Gov't	Increase the time in which the governor has to approve or veto a legislative bill from three to six days	a
LRCA	Question 4	Suffrage	Requires full U.S. citizenship to have the right to vote	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1908 ballot measures and Wisconsin1908 ballot measures

Wisconsin1910

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of elected officials	Doubles the amount of annual pay legislators receive from $500 to $1,000	d
LRCA	Question 2	Redistricting	Requires redistricting only after the federal census, removing requirement for a state census	a
LRCA	Question 3	Natural resources	Provides funding for preservation and development of state water power and the forests	aot

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1910 ballot measures and Wisconsin1910 ballot measures

Wisconsin1912

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Finance	Extends the time cities and counties must repay debt for land from 20 to 50 years	a
LRCA	Question 2	Forests and parks	Allows the state and cities to acquire land for public purposes	a
LRCA	Question 3	Judiciary	Allows the legislature to determine the pay periods of judges on the supreme and circuit courts	a
LRSS	Question 4	Suffrage	Extends the right to vote in the state to women	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1912 ballot measures and Wisconsin1912 ballot measures

Wisconsin1914

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Supermajority	Allows constitutional amendments to be submitted to the people after 3/5ths approval by the legislature	d
LRCA	Question 2	Direct Democracy	Creates initiative and referendum rights in the state	d
LRCA	Question 3	Welfare	Allows for the creation of a state annuity insurance system	d
LRCA	Question 4	County and municipal governance	Creates the right for city and village home rule	d
LRCA	Question 5	Judiciary	Allows the legislature to decrease the number of judiciary circuits and increase the number of judges	d
LRCA	Question 6	Recall	Creates the right to recall elected officials, other than judges	d
LRCA	Question 7	Eminent Domain	Defines the property which may be taken by municipals for public purposes	d
LRCA	Question 8	Direct democracy	Allows citizens to petition the legislature for constitutional amendments	d
LRCA	Question 9	Welfare	Allows for the creation of a state insurance system	d
LRCA	Question 10	Salaries of elected officials	Changes legislative pay to $600 per year and allows for 2 cents a mile travel compensation	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1914 ballot measures and Wisconsin1914 ballot measures

Wisconsin1919

September 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Veterans	Provides a bonus to veterans of World War I through a property and income tax increase	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1919 ballot measures and Wisconsin1919 ballot measures

Wisconsin1920

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of elected officials	Allows the pay of legislators to be set by law	d
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Allows the legislature to decide the size and number of circuit courts	d

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Veterns	Enforce prohibition in the state	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1920 ballot measures and Wisconsin1920 ballot measures

Wisconsin1922

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Term limits	Allows for sheriffs to have unlimited successive terms	d
LRCA	Question 2	Law enforcement	Allows for there to be jury verdicts decided by a 5/6ths majority in civil cases	a
LRCA	Question 3	Utilities	Allows for municipalities to take on debt to fund public utilities	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1922 ballot measures and Wisconsin1922 ballot measures

Wisconsin1924

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of elected officials	Change the annual pay of legislators to $750	d

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	County and municipal governance	Provides home rule to cities and counties under constraints of the state constitution and law	a
LRCA	Question 2	Forests and parks	Allows for state funding of the creation and preservation of state forests	a
LRCA	Question 3	State judiciary	Allows for the legislature to provide additional circuit court judges to counties with more than 85,000 people	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1924 ballot measures and Wisconsin1924 ballot measures

Wisconsin1926

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Recall measures	Allows for the recall of elected officials	a
LRCA	Question 2	Salaries of elected officials	Allows the legislature to set the salary of the governor by law	a
AQ	Question 3	Alcohol	Advises congress to amend federal prohibition enforcement to allow for the manufacturing and sale of beer with less than 2.75% alcohol content	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1926 ballot measures and Wisconsin1926 ballot measures

Wisconsin1927

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of elected officials	Sets legislators' pay to $1,000 per session	d
LRCA	Question 2	Taxes	Allows legislature to classify forests and minerals for taxation	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1927 ballot measures and Wisconsin1927 ballot measures

Wisconsin1929

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gov't Salaries	Allows legislative salaries to be set by law	a
LRCA	Question 2	Term Limits	Sets a two successive term limit for sheriffs	a
AQ	Question 3	Alcohol	Asks the legislature to repeal alcohol prohibition	a
AQ	Question 4	Alcohol	Asks the legislature to allow the sale of certain beer	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1929 ballot measures and Wisconsin1929 ballot measures

Wisconsin1930

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State executive officials	Authorizes item vetoes of appropriation bills	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1930 ballot measures and Wisconsin1930 ballot measures

Wisconsin1931

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question1	Transportation	Approves automobile licenses to be issued by counties	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1931 ballot measures and Wisconsin1931 ballot measures

Wisconsin1932

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	Rules about Sunday	Approve repeal of the "Sunday Blue Law"	a

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of elected officials	Repeals section of the constitution so that the salary of the governor is established by law	a
LRCA	Question 2	Salaries of elected officials	Repeals section of the constitution so that the salary of the Lieutenant governor is established by law	a
LRCA	Question 3	Constitutional language	Fixes a verbal error relating to impeachments	a
LRCA	Question 4	Utilities	Allows municipalities to finance public utilities by mortgage or debt	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1932 ballot measures and Wisconsin1932 ballot measures

Wisconsin1934

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	Pension	Advises the legislature to create a state pension system	a

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Suffrage	Officially gives women the right to vote according to the state constitution	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1934 ballot measures and Wisconsin1934 ballot measures

Wisconsin1936

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gov't Accountability	Amends a ban on public officials receiving free passes and other privileges to exclude public notaries and certain railroad and public utility employees	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1936 ballot measures and Wisconsin1936 ballot measures

Wisconsin1940

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	Education	Advisory whether to repeal a Wisconsin Statute known as the teacher tenure law	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1940 ballot measures and Wisconsin1940 ballot measures

Wisconsin1941

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Allows cities, villages, and towns to collect and return property tax with methods such as installment payments	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1941 ballot measures and Wisconsin1941 ballot measures

Wisconsin1944

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Education	Creates a two-tenths of a cent on the dollar property tax to help reduce high school tuitions	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1944 ballot measures and Wisconsin1944 ballot measures

Wisconsin1945

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State judiciary	Abolishes the office of the Justice of the Peace in first class cities	a
LRCA	Question 2	Transportation	Authorizes state funds for airports and aeronautical programs	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1945 ballot measures and Wisconsin1945 ballot measures

Wisconsin1946

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Term limits	Removes term limit for successive terms of sheriffs	d

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Auditing	Repeals provision which makes the Secretary of State the State Auditor, and provides for the legislation of state auditing	a
LRCA	Question 2	Education	Authorizes legislation to have the state provide transportation to children attending religious and private schools	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1946 ballot measures and Wisconsin1946 ballot measures

Wisconsin1947

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	DST	Approves legislature to authorize daylight saving time	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1947 ballot measures and Wisconsin1947 ballot measures

Wisconsin1948

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Eminent domain	Allows municipalities to take private property for public use without the necessary use of a jury	d
AQ	Question 2	Veterans	Approves the legislature to create a 3% retail sales tax to raise $200 million for WWII veterans bonuses	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1948 ballot measures and Wisconsin1948 ballot measures

Wisconsin1949

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Veterans	Allows internal improvement debt for veterans' housing	a
LRCA	Question 2	Taxes	Repeals the prohibition on taxing federal lands	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1949 ballot measures and Wisconsin1949 ballot measures

Wisconsin1951

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Budget	Sets a debt limit for cities at 8% of taxable property	a
LRCA	Question 2	Taxes	Allows for local and state taxation of federal lands when permitted by federal law	a
AQ	Question 3	State executive official	Advisory whether increase term of office for state executive officials from 2 to 4 years.	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1951 ballot measures and Wisconsin1951 ballot measures

Wisconsin1952

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Redistricting	Advisory whether to redistribute legislature by area and population	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1952 ballot measures and Wisconsin1952 ballot measures

Wisconsin1953

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Redistricting	Redistributes the legislature based on area and population	aot
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Provides that elected judges shall hold full terms of office	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1953 ballot measures and Wisconsin1953 ballot measures

Wisconsin1954

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Allows new residents of the state to vote for president and vice president	a
AQ	Question 2	Finance	Have a state-owned, tax-supported statewide TV station (WHA-TV)	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1954 ballot measures and Wisconsin1954 ballot measures

Wisconsin1955

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Spending	Debt limit for school bonds is based on equalized property value	a
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Places a law licensing requirement and sets a retirement age of 70 for judges	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1955 ballot measures and Wisconsin1955 ballot measures

Wisconsin1956

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Pension	Allows for increases in teacher retirement benefits when approved by the legislature on a three-forth vote	a
LRCA	Question 2	Local budgets	Allows for municipal acquisition of land for public purposes	a
LRCA	Question 3	Term limits	Removes consecutive term limits for sheriffs	d
LRCA	Question 4	Government Accountability	Allows employees of railroads and public utilities who are also public office holders to receive privileges similar to other company employees only when not performing official public duties	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1956 ballot measures and Wisconsin1956 ballot measures

Wisconsin1957

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Daylight Saving	Wisconsin uses Daylight Saving Time by law	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1957 ballot measures and Wisconsin1957 ballot measures

Wisconsin1960

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Transportation	Allows legislature to provide funds for port facility improvement	a

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Local spending	Sets debt limit at 5% of equalized property value for large counties	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1960 ballot measures and Wisconsin1960 ballot measures

Wisconsin1961

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Local spending	Sets debt limit at 10% of equalized property value for integrated aid school districts	a
LRCA	Question 2	Term limits	Removes term limit for successive terms of sheriffs	d
LRCA	Question 3	War and peace	Grants legislature power to keep government functioning in case of enemy attack	a
LRCA	Question 4	Wages and pay	Allows legislature to increase salaries of public officer during their term of office.	d
LRCA	Question 5	Eminent domain	Removes provision of jury verdict of necessity for municipal eminent domain, and grants legislature power to dictate by law instead	a
LRSS	Question 6	Taxes	Separates private and personal property from other merchant property for tax purposes	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1961 ballot measures and Wisconsin1961 ballot measures

Wisconsin1962

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Redistricting	Removes exclusion for "Indians not tax" from redistricting calculations	a
LRCA	Question 2	County Gov't	Allows for County Executives to hold 4-year terms of office in counties with 500,000 people	a
LRCA	Question 2a	County Gov't	Provides County Executives with veto power in counties with 500,000 people	a
LRSS	Question 3	Suffrage	Gives former Wisconsin residents the right to vote by absentee ballot in presidential elections	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1962 ballot measures and Wisconsin1962 ballot measures

Wisconsin1963

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Allows for judicial salary increase during term of office	d
LRCA	Question 2	Local budgets	Clarifies wording on calculation of local debt limit, and gives an increased limit with regard to school bonds	a
LRCA	Question 3	Redistricting	Redistricting done at second session after federal census, rather than first	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1963 ballot measures and Wisconsin1963 ballot measures

Wisconsin1964

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Allows for an increase on property tax to fund forestry projects	d
LRCA	Question 2	Local budgets	Adjusts the basis for valuation of property in local debt limit calculations	d
LRCA	Question 3	Elections	Allows for multiple amendments on a single ballot measure when reasonably related	d
AQ	Question 4	Taxes	Advisory question to increase tax on gas to help pay for highway construction projects	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1964 ballot measures and Wisconsin1964 ballot measures

Wisconsin1965

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Allows Wisconsin citizens to participate in free promotional lotteries	a
LRCA	Question 2	Elections and campaigns	Abolishes the positions of County Coroner and County Surveyor in counties with a population of 500,000 or more.	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1965 ballot measures and Wisconsin1965 ballot measures

Wisconsin1966

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	War and peace	Allows legislators to retain office while on short-term active duty in the reserves or during an emergency declared by the Governor	a
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Abolishes the position of Justice of Peace and authorizes establishment of inferior courts	a
LRCA	Question 3	Local spending	Creates an exemption for special district public utilities from local government debt limits	a

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Entitles new residents of the state to vote in the state after 6 months of residency	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1966 ballot measures and Wisconsin1966 ballot measures

Wisconsin1967

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State Executives	Sets 4-year term of office for Governor and Lieutenant Governor	a
LRCA	Question 2	State Executives	Sets 4-year term of office for Secretary of State	a
LRCA	Question 3	State Executives	Sets 4-year term of office for State Treasurer	a
LRCA	Question 4	State Executives	Sets 4-year term of office for Attorney General	a
LRCA	Question 5	Elections	Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected jointly	a
LRCA	Question 6	Term limits	Sheriffs are no longer restricted to two consecutive terms of office	a
LRCA	Question 7	Education	Permits legislature to provide use of public transportation to students of private schools	a
LRCA	Question 8	Forests and parks	Permits legislature to equalize judicial salaries	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1967 ballot measures and Wisconsin1967 ballot measures

Wisconsin1968

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State judiciary	Sets uniform retirement date for judges and justices	a
LRCA	Question 2	State judiciary	Permits temporary appointments as circuit court judges of judges with at least 8 years of service on the supreme or circuit court	a
LRCA	Question 3	Forests and parks	Permits legislature to appropriate funds for forestry purposes from sources other than property tax	a
LRCA	Question 4	State legislature	Permits legislature to meet in regular session more often than once every two years	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1968 ballot measures and Wisconsin1968 ballot measures

Wisconsin1969

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of Government	Creates exemption for uniformity of county government constitutional law, and gives county executives veto power	a
LRCA	Question 2	Spending	Allows state to contract public debt under certain conditions	a
AQ	Question 3	Education	Asks citizens if the state should take over control and funding of vocational education programs	d
AQ	Question 4	Bond issues	Asks citizens if the state should issue bonds to help with municipal water pollution control	a
AQ	Question 5	Bond issues	Asks citizens if state should issue bonds to help buy and develop land for recreational purposes	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1969 ballot measures and Wisconsin1969 ballot measures

Wisconsin1972

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of Government	Allows legislature to create more than one type of county government	a
LRCA	Question 2	Administration of Government	Allows counties with 500,000 or less to choose whether to have an elected coroner or use a medical examiner	a
LRCA	Question 3	Property	Allows legislature to permit use of public school buildings by civic, religious or charitable organizations after hours	a
LRCA	Question 4	Religion	Allows legislature to authorize the release of children from public schools during school hours for religious instruction	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1972 ballot measures and Wisconsin1972 ballot measures

Wisconsin1973

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Allows legislature to legalize bingo games operated by certain charitable organizations	a
LRCA	Question 2	Affirmative action	Prohibits the denial or abridgement of rights and protections under the law on the basis of sex	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1973 ballot measures and Wisconsin1973 ballot measures

Wisconsin1974

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Pension	Allows legislature to increase benefits to people already retired under the public retirement system	d
LRCA	Question 2	State judiciary	Allows legislature to remove judges with a 2/3s vote for cause	d
LRCA	Question 3	Taxes	Allows legislature to define an agricultural and undeveloped land class with separate taxation levels from regular property	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1974 ballot measures and Wisconsin1974 ballot measures

Wisconsin1975

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Spending	Allows for certain debt to be excluded from municipal debt limits	d
LRCA	Question 2	Spending	Broadens the authority under which state funds may be appropriated to improving transportation facilities	aot
LRCA	Question 3	Veterans	Allows state to use funds from general obligation bonds for veteran housing loans	a
LRCA	Question 4	Act of dueling	Repeals provision that people who guilty of engaging in dueling are barred from voting or holding public office.	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1975 ballot measures and Wisconsin1975 ballot measures

Wisconsin1976

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Spending	Allows for an increase in municipal debt level from 5% to 10% of the state equalized valuation of the taxable property in that area	d

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Entitles new residents of the state to vote in the state after 10 days of residency	a
LRCA	Question 2	Spending	Broadens the authority under which state funds may be appropriated to improving transportation facilities	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1976 ballot measures and Wisconsin1976 ballot measures

Wisconsin1977

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Allows legislature to authorize charitable raffle games	a
LRCA	Question 2	State judiciary	Created a unified state court system under the administrative authority of the state Supreme Court	a
LRCA	Question 3	State judiciary	Creates a state Court of Appeals	a
LRCA	Question 4	State judiciary	Creates a disciplinary system for judges and justices in Wisconsin under the authority of the state Supreme Court	a
LRCA	Question 5	State judiciary	Allows legislature to sets a mandatory retirement age for judges and justices to any age 70 or above	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1977 ballot measures and Wisconsin1977 ballot measures

Wisconsin1978

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of government	Allows that there may be more than one system of town government.	d

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Permits all bona fide residents of Wisconsin, regardless of length of residency, to vote for president and vice president.	a
LRSS	Question 2	Suffrage	Permits all U.S. citizens who live overseas to vote in federal elections in Wisconsin if it was their last state of residency.	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1978 ballot measures and Wisconsin1978 ballot measures

Wisconsin1979

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Executive offices	Provides that the Lt. Governor will succeed the governor in the event of a permanent vacancy, followed by the Secretary of State	a
LRCA	Question 2	Executive offices	Provides that the state legislature must approve Governor-appointed successors to vacancies in the Lt. Governor.	a
LRCA	Question 3	Executive offices	Eliminates Lt. Governor's role as presiding officer of Wisconsin State Senate	a
LRCA	Question 4	Executive offices	Improves the constitutional wording regarding 4-year terms of office for constitutional officers	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1979 ballot measures and Wisconsin1979 ballot measures

Wisconsin1980

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Allows non-resident property owners in public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts to vote at district meetings	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1980 ballot measures and Wisconsin1980 ballot measures

Wisconsin1981

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Recall measures	Separates primary and election must be held for the recall of officials	a
LRCA	Question 2	Bond issues	Extends time that cities and certain counties have to retire debt from bonds for sewerage collection	a
LRCA	Question 3	Law enforcement	Permits legislature to allow courts to deny, revoke, or set terms of bail	a
LRCA	Question 4	Constitutional language	Deletes obsolete constitutional reference to creation of corporations by special act of legislature	a
LRCA	Question 5	Constitutional language	Removes requirement that banking laws be by passed by a two-thirds vote of the legislature	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1981 ballot measures and Wisconsin1981 ballot measures

Wisconsin1982

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Law enforcement	Allows the legislature to permit or require counties to be responsible for the acts of the sheriff	a

September 14

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	War and peace	Asks if the United States should negotiate an international mutual nuclear weapons moratorium and reduction	a

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional language	Amends provisions of the Constitution to replace gendered words with words of neutral gender	a
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional language	Changes the treatment of residency of military personnel for redistricting purposes	a
LRCA	Question 3	Constitutional language	Amends provisions of the Constitution to replace obsolete references to an 1881 amendment	a
LRCA	Question 4	Constitutional language	Requires the legislature to make all elections by roll call vote	a
LRCA	Question 5	Constitutional language	Amends provisions of the Constitution to replace an obsolete reference to a 1902 provision	a
LRCA	Question 6	Constitutional language	Removes provisions related to purchasing draft exemptions	a
LRCA	Question 7	Constitutional language	Repeals constitutional sections regarding Wisconsin's transition to statehood	a
LRCA	Question 8	Constitutional language	Removes obsolete provisions relating to a 1977 court reorganization	a
LRCA	Question 9	Constitutional language	Adjusts the terms of office for Supreme Court justices	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1982 ballot measures and Wisconsin1982 ballot measures

Wisconsin1983

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	Nuclear issues	Asks if voters support the construction of a high-level radioactive waste disposal site in Wisconsin	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1983 ballot measures and Wisconsin1983 ballot measures

Wisconsin1986

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional language	Updates the Constitution's definition of suffrage and gives the legislature the power to enact various laws regarding voting	a
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional language	Modernizes the language in Article XIII, Section 1 of the state Constitution	a
LRCA	Question 3	Constitutional language	Repeals obsolete provision regarding voting if residing on "Indian lands"	a
LRCA	Question 4	Constitutional language	Rewords Article 1, Section 1 of the state Constitution to parallel the Declaration of Independence	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1986 ballot measures and Wisconsin1986 ballot measures

Wisconsin1987

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Permits pari-mutuel on-track betting in the state	a
LRCA	Question 2	Gambling	Allows the state to create and operate a lottery	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1987 ballot measures and Wisconsin1987 ballot measures

Wisconsin1989

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Income tax credits against property and sales tax obligations	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1989 ballot measures and Wisconsin1989 ballot measures

Wisconsin1990

April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State executive official measures	Prevents the governor from using the partial veto power to create new words in a bill	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1990 ballot measures and Wisconsin1990 ballot measures

Wisconsin1991

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Housing	State-provided housing for low or moderate income persons	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1991 ballot measures and Wisconsin1991 ballot measures

Wisconsin1992

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Transportation	Permits state moneys to be spent on railroads and railway facilities	a
LRCA	Question 2	State legislatures measures	Legislative pay increases do not take effect until after the next general election	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	State can reduce property taxes by giving credits against income taxes or payments from state revenues	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1992 ballot measures and Wisconsin1992 ballot measures

Wisconsin1993

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Law enforcement	Grants certain rights to the victims of crime	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gambling	Prohibits the expansion of allowed forms of gambling	a
AQ	Question 1	Gambling	Asks if casinos should be allowed on excursion vessels operating in the state	d
AQ	Question 2	Gambling	Asks if a constitutional amendment should restrict gambling casinos in the state	a
AQ	Question 3	Gambling	Asks if video gambling should be allowed in the state	d
AQ	Question 4	Gambling	Asks if voters favor continuing to allow pari-mutuel on-track betting in the state	a
AQ	Question 5	Gambling	Asks if voters favor continuing to allow the state-operated lottery	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1993 ballot measures and Wisconsin1993 ballot measures

Wisconsin1995

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Allows the state to operate lottery games with proceeds dedicated to athletic facilities	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitution	Removes masculine gender pronouns from the Wisconsin Constitution	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Allows judges to assume nonjudicial public office after vacating their judicial seat	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1995 ballot measures and Wisconsin1995 ballot measures

Wisconsin1996

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Prevents persons convicted of felonies or certain misdemeanors from holding public office	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1996 ballot measures and Wisconsin1996 ballot measures

Wisconsin1998

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Extend term of sheriffs from two to four years, other rules about sheriffs	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Firearms	Guarantee the right to bear arms	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1998 ballot measures and Wisconsin1998 ballot measures

Wisconsin1999

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Concerns the distribution of state funds raised through lotteries for property tax relief	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin1999 ballot measures and Wisconsin1999 ballot measures

Wisconsin2000

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Give the right to vote to adult children of state residents who reside abroad	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin2000 ballot measures and Wisconsin2000 ballot measures

Wisconsin2003

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Hunting	Explicit constitutional right to fish, hunt, trap, and take game	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin2003 ballot measures and Wisconsin2003 ballot measures

Wisconsin2005

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Local Gov't	Requires counties to elect various county officials to four-year terms	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin2005 ballot measures and Wisconsin2005 ballot measures

Wisconsin2006

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Marriage & Family	Defines marriage solely as a union between man and woman	a
AQ	Question 2	Death Penalty	Advises legislature to support the death penalty in certain circumstances	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin2006 ballot measures and Wisconsin2006 ballot measures

Wisconsin2008

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State Exec	Limits the ability of the Governor to veto words and numbers on appropriations bills	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin2008 ballot measures and Wisconsin2008 ballot measures

Wisconsin2014

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gov't Finances	Creates a transportation fund for funding state transportation systems	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin2014 ballot measures and Wisconsin2014 ballot measures

Wisconsin2015

April 7:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Selection methods of chief justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin2015 ballot measures and Wisconsin2015 ballot measures

Wisconsin2018

April 3, 2018:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State Exec	Eliminate the position of state treasurer	d

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin2018 ballot measures and Wisconsin2018 ballot measures

Wisconsin2020

April 7:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Marsy's Law Amendment	Law	Adds Marsy's Law to Wisconsin Constitution	a

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin2020 ballot measures and Wisconsin2020 ballot measures

Wisconsin2023

April 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Law enforcement	Authorize the state legislature to define serious harm in relation to the conditions a judge imposes on an accused person released before conviction	a	1,163,303 (67%)	584,624 (33%)
LRCA	Question 2	Law enforcement	Authorize judges to impose cash bail on an accused person of a violent crime based on circumstances, like the need to protect the community from serious harm and the probability the accused will not appear in court	a	1,186,025 (68%)	569,286 (32%)
AQ	Question 3	Welfare	Advise the state legislature to require able-bodied childless adults to look for work in order to receive tax-payer funded welfare benefits	a	1,417,035 (80%)	363,941 (20%)

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin2023 ballot measures and Wisconsin2023 ballot measures

Wisconsin2024

April 2:

Type	Title	Subject	Description
LRCA	Question 1	Admin of gov't and Elections	Prohibits any level of government in the state from applying or accepting non-governmental funds or equipment for election administration
LRCA	Question 2	Elections	Provide that only election officials designated by law may administer elections

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description
LRCA	Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment	Suffrage	States in the state Constitution that only U.S. citizens who are 18 years old or older can vote in federal, state, local, or school elections

See also: Wisconsin Wisconsin2024 ballot measures and Wisconsin2024 ballot measures

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