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Wisconsin Question 1, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1934)

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Wisconsin Question 1

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Election date

November 6, 1934

Topic
Sex and gender issues andWomen's suffrage
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment		Origin

State legislature


Wisconsin Question 1 was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inWisconsin onNovember 6, 1934. It wasapproved.

A"yes" votesupported amending the constitution to state that women have the right to vote and can hold office.

A"no" voteopposed amending the constitution to state that women have the right to vote and can hold office.


Election results

Wisconsin Question 1

ResultVotesPercentage

ApprovedYes

411,08871.14%
No166,74528.86%
Results are officially certified.
Source


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 theWisconsin State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 50 votes in theWisconsin State Assembly and 17 votes in theWisconsin State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

  • In 1912, areferendum 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

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