Wisconsin Question 2, Property Tax Payment Methods Amendment (April 1940)

Wisconsin Question 2
Election date April 2, 1940
Topic County and municipal governance and Property
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Wisconsin Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on April 2, 1940. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow cities, villages, and towns to collect and return property tax with methods like installment payments.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow cities, villages, and towns to collect and return property tax with methods like installment payments.

Election results

Wisconsin Question 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		330,971	71.06%
No		134,808	28.94%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:

“

Shall section 1 of article VIII of the constitution be amended so that the legislature may empower cities, villages or towns to collect and return taxes on real estate located therein by optional methods including installment payments?

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Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Wisconsin Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during two legislative sessions for the Wisconsin State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 50 votes in the Wisconsin State Assembly and 17 votes in the Wisconsin State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1940 Measures

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• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• Property on the ballot
• 1940 legislative sessions

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