To publication time, none of the joint resolutions passed by the 1999 Legislature had approved a constitutional amendment on first consideration.
One question was on the November 7, 2000, statewide election ballot. The question is a referendum concerning the right of certain persons to vote in federal elections in this state. The question was placed on the ballot by a law enacted in 2000: Section
224 (1) of
1999 WisAct 182.
The number of votes cast for or against the question, shown below, was copied from the official canvass certified by the Chairperson of the Wisconsin State Elections Board on December 1, 2000. The provision was ratified by a majority of the electors voting on the question.
Question 1: "Shall sections
68 and
70 of
1999 Wisconsin Act 182, which extend the right to vote in federal elections in this state to the adult children of U.S. citizens who resided in this state prior to establishing residency abroad, become effective on January 1, 2001?"