WI Constitution: History & Revisions: LRB Amendment Briefs

Subject:
Rights of Crime Victims

Relates to:
Article I Section 9

Subject:
Eliminate the Office of the State Treasurer

Relates to:
Article VI Section 1,3
Article X Section 7,8

Subject:
Eliminate the Office of the State Treasurer

Relates to:
Article VI Section 1,3
Article X Section 7,8
Article XIV Section 17

Subject:
Election of Chief Justice

Relates to:
Article VII Section 4

Subject:
Requiring the Supreme Court to Elect Its Chief Justice by Majority Vote

Relates to:
Article VII Section 4

Subject:
Creating a Transportation Fund and a Department of Transportation

Relates to:
Article IV Section 9
Article VIII Section 11

Subject:
Creating a Transportation Fund and a Department of Transportation

Relates to:
Article IV Section 9
Article VIII Section 11

Subjects:
Prohibiting County Executives From Using Partial Veto Powers to Create New Words by Rejecting Individual Letters or to Create a New Sentence by Combining Parts of Two or More Sentences
Eliminating the Limitation of the Government’s Exercise of Emergency Power to Situations Resulting From Enemy Actions in the Form of Attack
Prohibiting Governors From Vetoing Parts of Bill Sections

Relates to:
Article XIV Section 23
Article IV Section 34
Article V Section 10

Subject:
Amending the Wisconsin Constitution

Subject:
Prohibiting Partial Vetoes From Creating New Sentences

Relates to:
Article V Section 10

Subjects:
Requiring a Photographic Identification to Vote or Register to Vote on Election Day
Prohibiting Partial Vetoes From Creating New Sentences
Prohibiting Vetoes of Individual Words in Sentences

Relates to:
Article III Section 1
Article V Section 10

Subjects:
Marriage Between One Man and One Woman
Capital Punishment

Relates to:
Article XIII Section 13

Subjects:
Authorizing a 4-Year Term of Office for Certain County Clerks, Treasurers, Clerks of Circuit Court, District Attorneys, Coroners,
Elected Surveyors, and Registers of Deeds
Marriage Between One Man and One Woman

Relates to:
Article VI Section 4
Article VII Section 12
Article XIII Section 13

Subject:
Right to Fish, Hunt, Trap, and Take Game

Relates to:
Article I Section 26

Subject:
Right to Fish, Hunt, Trap, and Take Game

Relates to:
Article I Section 26

Subject:
Right to Fish, Hunt, Trap, and Take Game

Relates to:
Article I Section 26

Subject:
Right to Fish, Hunt, Trap, and Take Game

Relates to:
Article I Section 26

Subject:
Distributing State Lottery, Bingo and Parimutuel Proceeds for Property Tax Relief to State Residents

Relates to:
Article IV Section 24

Subjects:
Distributing State Lottery, Bingo and Parimutuel Proceeds for Property Tax Relief to State Residents
Authorizing a 4-Year Term of Office for District Attorneys

Relates to:
Article IV Section 24
Article VI Section 4

Subjects:
Guaranteeing a Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Authorizing a 4-Year Term of Office for Sheriffs and Restricting Sheriffs From Holding Any Other Partisan Office

Relates to:
Article I Section 25
Article VI Section 4

Subjects:
Guaranteeing a Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Authorizing a 4-Year Term of Office for Sheriffs and Restricting Sheriffs From Holding Any Other Partisan Office
Authorizing a 4-Year Term of Office for District Attorneys

Relates to:
Article I Section 25
Article VI Section 4

Subject:
Eligibility to seek or hold public office if convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving violation of a public trust

Relates to:
Article XIII Section 3

Subjects:
Removing Unnecessary References to Masculine Gender
Authorizing a Sports Lottery with Proceeds Dedicated to Athletic Facilities
Removing Restriction on Judges Holding Nonjudicial Public Office After Resignation During the Judicial Term

Relates to:
Article I Section 3,7,9,19,21
Article IV Section.6,12,13,23
Article V Section 4,6
Article VI Section 2
Article VII Section 1,12
Article XI Section 3
Article XIII Section 4,11,12
Article IV Section 24
Article VII Section 10

Subjects:
Removing Unnecessary References to Masculine Gender
Authorizing a Sports Lottery with Proceeds Dedicated to Athletic Facilities
Removing Restriction on Judges Holding Nonjudicial Public Office After Resignation During the Judicial Term
Eligibility to Office of a Person Convicted of a Felony or Misdemeanor Violation of Public Trust
Limiting the Diversion, Administration, and Investment of Public Employee Trust Funds

Relates to:
Article I Section 3,7,9,19,21
Article IV Section.6,12,13,23
Article V Section 4,6
Article VI Section 2
Article VII Section 1,12
Article XI Section 3
Article XIII Section 4,11,12
Article IV Section 24
Article VII Section 10
Article XIII Section 3
Article XIII Section 13

Subjects:
Rights of Crime Victims
Defining and Limiting "Lottery"
Moving the Divorce Provisions from the Gambling Section to the General Law Section

Relates to:
Article I Section 9
Article IV Section 24,31,32

Subjects:
Rights of Crime Victims
Defining and Limiting "Lottery"
Moving the Divorce Provisions from the Gambling Section to the General Law Section
Abolishing Governor's Partial Veto and Creating an Item Veto

Relates to:
Article I Section 9
Article IV Section 24,31,32
Article V Section 10,11

Subjects:
Property Tax Uniformity Clause
Reducing Property Taxes on Residential and Agricultural Property by Income Tax Credits or Payments from State Revenues

Relates to:
Article VIII Section 1

Subjects:
Legislative and Judiciary Compensation, Effective Date
Railways and Other Railroad Facilities

Relates to:
Article IV Section 26
Article VIII Section 7,10

Subject:
Providing Housing for Persons of Low or Moderate Income

Relates to:
Article VIII Section 10

Subjects:
Removing Constitutional Restriction Limiting Raffle Games to Licensed "Local" Organizations
Setting Effective Date for any Legislative Compensation
Reducing Property Taxes on Residential and Agricultural Property by Income Tax Credits or Payments from State Revenues
Authorizing State Bonding and Funding for Internal Improvements for Railways
Providing Affordable Housing for Persons of Low or Moderate Income

Relates to:
Article IV Section 24
Article IV Section 26
Article VIII Section 1
Article VIII Section 7,10
Article VIII Section 10

Subject:
Redefining the Partial Veto Power of the Governor

Relates to:
Article V Section 10

Subjects:
Redefining the Partial Veto Power of the Governor
Codifying the Method in Which County Surveryors Are Selected
Authorizing Income Tax Credits or Refunds for Property Taxes or Sales Taxes Due in This State
Abolishing the Use of Property Tax for School Operations

Relates to:
Article V Section 10
Article VI Section 4
Article VIII Section 1
Article X Section 3,4
Article XIV Section 17

Subjects:
Authorizing the Creation of a State Lottery
Permitting Pari-Mutuel On-Track Betting

Relates to:
Article IV Section 24

Subjects:
Establishing a State Lottery
Permitting Pari-Mutuel On-Track Betting

Relates to:
Article IV Section 24

Subjects:
"Securing" the Inherent Rights of the People
Revision of Suffrage Defined by General Law

Relates to:
Article I Section 1
Article III Section 1-6
Article XIII Section 1,5

Subjects:
Gender Neutral Wording
Military Personnel Treatment in Redistricting
Obsolete 1881 Amendment Reference
Elections by Legislature and Role Call Vote
Obsolete Reference to Election and Term of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Obsolete Reference to Military Draft Exemption Purchase Payments Into School Funds
Obsolete Language Relating to the Transition of Wisconsin from Territory to Statehood in 1848
Obsolete Transitional Provisions of 1977 Court Reorganization
Terms of Office for Justices on the Supreme Court

Relates to:
Article I Section 1,18
Article X Section 1,2
Article IV Section 3
Article IV Section 4,5
Article IV Section 30
Article X Section 1
Article X Section 2
Article XIV Section 3-12,14-15
Article XIV Section 16

Subject:
Counties Responsibility for Acts of Sheriff

Relates to:
Article VI Section 4

Subjects:
Revision of the Right to Bail
Removal of Obsolete Provisions Regarding Banks and Corporations
Metropolitan Indebtedness for Sewage Collection or Treatment Systems
Primaries in Recall Elections

Relates to:
Article I Section 8
Article XI Section 1,4
Article XI Section 3
Article XIII Section 12

Subjects:
Removal of Obsolete Provisions
Revision of the Right to Bail
Removal of Unnecessary Latin Terms, Obsolete Impeachment Limitation, and Transfer of Uniform Tax Provision
Suffrage and Elections
Limiting the Governor's Partial Veto Authority
Authorizing County Responsibility for Acts of the Sheriff
Removal of Obsolete Provisions Regarding Banks and Corporations
City, County and Sewerage District Indebtedness for a Sewage Collection or Treatment System
Primaries in Recall Elections

Relates to:
Article I Section 1,18
Article IV Section 3,4,5,30
Article X Section 1,2
Article XIV Section 3-12,14-16
Article I Section 8
Article II Section 2
Article IV Section 30
Article VII Section 1
Article VIII Section 1
Article III
Article XIII Section 1,5
Article V Section 10
Article VI Section 4
Article XI Section 1,4
Article XI Section 3
Article XIII Section 12

Subjects:
4-Year Constitutional Officer Terms
Gubernatorial Succession
Senate Presiding Officer
Lieutenant Governor Vacancy

Relates to:
Article IV Section 9
Article V Section 1,7,8
Article XIII Section 10

Subject:
Town Government Uniformity

Relates to:
Article 14 Section 23

Subjects:
Authorizing Certain Nonprofit Organizations to Conduct Raffle Games
Revising the Structure of the Judicial Branch

Relates to:
Article IV Section 24
Article I Section 21
Article IV Section 17, 26
Article VII Section 2-11, 13-14, 16-24
Article XIV Section 16

Subjects:
Court Reorganization
Town Government Uniformity
Raffle Games
State-Operated Lotteries

Relates to:
Article I Section 21
Article IV Section 17, 26
Article IV Section 23
Article IV Section 24
Article VIII
Article XIV Section 16

Subjects:
Internal Improvements for Transportation Facilities, Finance
Residency Requirements for Voter Registration

Relates to:
Article VIII Section 7, 10
Statutes Sections 6.02, 6.15, 6.18, 6.22(7), 6.33(1), 6.33(2), 6.92(2), 6.94

Subject:
Municipal Indebtedness

Relates to:
Article XI Section 3

Subjects:
Public Debt for Veterans' Housing
Internal Improvements for Transportation Facilities
Excluding Certain Self-Amortizing Debts from Municipal Debt Limits
Dueling, Repeal of

Relates to:
Article VIII Section 3, 7
Article VIII Section 7 (2) (a), 10
Article XI Section 3
Article XIII Section 2

Subject:
Public Debt for Veterans' Housing
Internal Improvements for Transportation Facilities
Municipal Indebtedness
Dueling, Repeal of

Relates to:
Article VIII Section 3, 7
Article VIII Section 7 (2) (a), 10
Article XI Section 3
Article XIII Section 2

Subjects:
Public Employee Retirement Benefits
Removal of Judges by Address
Taxation of Agricultural Lands

Relates to:
Article IV Section 26
Article VII Section 13
Article VIII Section 1

Subjects:
Bingo Authorized
Women's Rights
Equal Rights
Equality of the Sexes

Relates to:
Article I Section 25
Article IV Section 24

Subjects:
Women's Rights
Equality of the Sexes
Bingo
Increases for Public Pensioners
Appointive Lieutenant Governor Succession
Tax Break for Farmland
Supreme Court Removal Power Over Judges
Removal From Judicial Office by "Address"
County Revenue Bonding

Relates to:
Article I Section 24
Article IV Section 24, 26
Article V Section 1r, 7
Article VII Section 13
Article VIII Section 1
Article XI Section 3

Contents:
Proposed Constitutional Amendments, 1961-1971, by Article and Section
Subject Guide to Proposed Constitutional Amendments, 1961-1971

Subjects:
County Government Systems
Office of Coroner / Medical Examiner System
Private Use of School Buildings
Released Time for Religious Instruction

Relates to:
Article I Section 24
Article IV Section 23
Article VI Section 4
Article X Section 3

Subjects:
County Government Uniformity
County Coroners
Released Time for Religious Instruction

Relates to:
Article IV Section 23
Article VI Section 4
Article X Section 3

Subjects:
State Public Debt for Specified Purposes
Uniform County Government
County Executive Veto Power

Relates to:
Article IV Sections 23, 23a
Article VIII Section 7

Subjects:
Uniform System of Town and County Government
County Executive to Have Veto Power
Compensation for Public Officer, Agent, Servant or Contractor
State Bonding
State Public Debt for Specified Purposes

Relates to:
Article IV Sections 22, 23, 23a, 26
Article VIII Sections 3, 7, 10

Subjects:
Legislative Sessions, More Than One Permitted in Biennium
Uniform Retirement Date for Justices and Circuit Judges
Temporary Appointment of Justices and Circuit Judges
Forestry Appropriation from Sources Other Than Property Tax

Relates to:
Article IV Section 11
Article VII Section 24
Article VIII Section 10

Subjects:
Transportation of Children to Private Schools ;
Judicial Salary Increased During Term ;
Joint Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor ;
4-Year Term for Governor and Lieutenant Governor ;
Sheriffs, No Limit on Successive Terms ;
4-Year Term for Secretary of State ;
4-Year Term for State Treasurer ;
4-Year Term for Attorney General

Relates to:
Article I Section 23
Article IV Section 26
Article V Section 1m, 1n
Article V Section 3
Article VI Section 1m, 1n, 1p
Article VI Section 4

Relates to:
Article I
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
Article VIII
Article XII

Relates to:
Article I
Article III
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
Article VIII
Article X
Article XI
Article XII
Article XIII
Article XIV

Subjects:
Legislators on Active Duty in Armed Forces
Establishment of Inferior Courts
Justices of the Peace Abolished
Special District Public Utility Debt Limit

Relates to:
Article IV Section 13
Article VII Section 2
Article VII Section 15
Article XI Section 3

Subjects:
Lotteries, Definition Revised
Coroner and Surveyor Abolished in Counties of 500,000

Relates to:
Article IV Section 24
Article VI Section 4

Subjects:
Reapportionment
Uniform System of Town and County Government
Four-year term of Office for the Governor
Reduce the Number of Elected State Executive Officers
Establish a "Cabinet" type of Government
State Debt
Nomination, Election and Appointment of Supreme Court Justices
Authorize Assessment of Certain Classes of Personal Property
Eminent Domain
Streamline Amendment Procedure
Continuity of Governments in the Face of Catastrophe
Sessions of Legislature
Legislature to Determine Who Shall be Governor during a Vacancy
Selection of Some County Officers
Inferior Courts Jurisdiction
Spending
Public Instruction
Constitutional Amendment Through Popular Initiative
Creation of Commissions of Constitutional Revision
Municipal or County Home Rule

Relates to:
Article IV Section 3
Article IV Section 23
Article V Section 1
Article V
Article VI
Article X
Article VI Section 1
Article VIII
Article VIII Section 1
Article XI Section 2
Article IV Section 11
Article V Sections 7,8
Article VI
Article VII Section 10
Article X

Subjects:
Maximum State Appropriation for Forestry Increased
Property Valuation for Debt Limit Adjusted
Constitutional Amendments, Submission of Related Items in a Single Proposition

Relates to:
Article VIII Section 10
Article XI Section 3
Article XII Section 1

Subjects:
Apportionment of Seats in the State Legislature
Salary Increases During Term for Justices and Judges
Equalized Value Debt Limit

Relates to:
Article IV Section 3
Article IV Section 26
Article XI Section 3

Subjects:
Legislative Apportionment
Public Officer Compensation
Inland Waterways
Forestry Expenditures
Municipal Debt Limit

Relates to:
Article IV Section 3
Article IV Section 26
Article VII Section 24
Article VIII Section 1
Article VIII Section 10
Article XI Section 3
Article XII Section 1

Subject:
Uniformity Clause in County government

Relates to:
Article IV Section 23, 23a
Article VI Section 4

Subjects:
Wisconsin Constitution
Constitutional amendments

Subjects:
Continuity of Civil Government
Salary Increases of Long-Term Public Officers
Municipal Eminent Domain
Property Classification for Taxation
Debt Limitation for School Districts
Sheriffs, No Limit On Successive Terms

Relates to:
Article IV Section 26
Article IV Section 34
Article VI Section 4
Article VIII Section 1
Article XI Sections 2, 3, 3a;

Subjects:
Port Development
Debt Limit in Populous Counties

Relates to:
Article VIII Section 10
Article XI Section 3

Subjects:
Debt Limitation in Populous Counties, 5% of Equalized Valuation

Relates to:
Article XI Section 3

Subjects:
Wisconsin Constitution
Constitutional amendments

Subjects:
Wisconsin Constitution
Constitutional amendments