Article IV

Section 4. Assembly Districts and Election

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The members of the assembly shall be chosen biennially, by single districts, on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November in even-numbered years, by the qualified electors of the several districts, such districts to be bounded by county, precinct, town or ward lines, to consist of contiguous territory and be in as compact form as practicable.

Summary: Obsolete 1881 amendment reference.

Election Date: 1982

Votes For Ratification: 919349

Votes Against Ratification: 238884

Percent for Ratification: 79%

Percent Against Ratification: 21%

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Source Text: Wisconsin, State Elections Board, state canvasses, 1970-1998, 2000-2012, Box 3

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Resolution: 1981 JR 29

The members of the assembly shall be chosen biennially by single districts on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, after the adoption of this amendment, by the qualified electors of the several districts; such districts to be bounded by county, precinct, town or ward lines, to consist of contiguous territory and be in as compact form as practicable.

Summary: Biennial elections.

Election Date: 1881

Votes For Ratification: 53532

Votes Against Ratification: 13936

Percent for Ratification: 79%

Percent Against Ratification: 21%

Notes: Volumbe 5 of the Wisconsin Board of State Canvassers Election Return Statements is missing at the Wisconsin Historical Society Archive; however, the governor issued a proclamation announcing the certification of the election on November 8, 1881, so the amendment was effective no later than that date.

Source Text: WI Bd. State Canvassers, 1848-1978, Vol. 5, 24-31

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Resolution: 1881 JR 7

The members of the assembly shall be chosen annually by single districts on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, by the qualified electors of the several districts, such districts to be bounded by county, precinct, town, or ward lines, to consist of contiguous territory, and be in as compact form as practicable.

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