1999WisAct .... (AB-456), s. 4 (1) am. effec. 7-1-2000 (vetoed)Act 942
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
AND
REFERENDA
First Consideration of Constitutional Amendments
To publication time, none of the joint resolutions passed by the 1999 Legislature had approved a constitutional amendment on first consideration.
Second Consideration of Constitutional Amendments
Article IV, Section 24 (3), (5) and (6) (a)
The distribution of the net proceeds of the state lottery and certain moneys received by the state that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting and bingo.
[1999 AJR-2]JR-2
Referendum, November 7, 2000, Election
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?"
( Yes: 1,293,458 — No: 792,975 )
Constitutional Amendments — April 6, 1999, Election
One question — submitting an amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution for ratification — was on the April 6, 1999, spring election ballot. 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 May 5, 1999. The amendment was ratified by a majority of the electors voting on the question.
Question 1 was placed on the ballot by 1999 Assembly Jt.Res-2. The question concerned the distribution of the net proceeds of the state lottery and certain moneys received by the state that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting and bingo.
Question 1: "Distribution of gambling proceeds. Shall section 24 (3), (5) and (6) (a) of
article IV of the constitution be amended to require that the net proceeds of the state lottery and of moneys received by the state from bingo games and pari-mutuel on-track betting be used for property tax relief for residents of this state as provided by law, but subject to the condition that the distribution not vary based on the income or age of the person provided property tax relief?"
( Yes: 648,903 — No: 105,976 )
Ratified Amendments
This part of the Numerical Listing of Sections Affected by Wisconsin Acts shows the full current text of each section of the Wisconsin Constitution that was changed through an amendment validly ratified by the voters of Wisconsin since the publication of the 1997-98 Wisconsin Statutes (see page 5600). Amendments to the Wisconsin Constitution become "effective at the time the chairperson of the board certifies that the amendment or referendum question is approved" [Sec. 7.70 (3) (h), Wis. Stats.].
Article IV
Legislature
Gambling. Section 24. [As amended April 1999]
(3) The legislature may authorize the following bingo games licensed by the state, but all profits shall accrue to the licensed organization and no salaries, fees or profits may be paid to any other organization or person: bingo games operated by religious, charitable, service, fraternal or veterans' organizations or those to which contributions are deductible for federal or state income tax purposes. All moneys received by the state that are attributable to bingo games shall be used for property tax relief for residents of this state as provided by law. The distribution of moneys that are attributable to bingo games may not vary based on the income or age of the person provided the property tax relief. The distribution of moneys that are attributable to bingo games shall not be subject to the uniformity requirement of section 1 of article VIII. In this subsection, the distribution of all moneys attributable to bingo games shall include any earnings on the moneys received by the state that are attributable to bingo games, but shall not include any moneys used for the regulation of, and enforcement of law relating to, bingo games.
(5) This section shall not prohibit pari-mutuel on-track betting as provided by law. The state may not own or operate any facility or enterprise for pari-mutuel betting, or lease any state-owned land to any other owner or operator for such purposes. All moneys received by the state that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting shall be used for property tax relief for residents of this state as provided by law. The distribution of moneys that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting may not vary based on the income or age of the person provided the property tax relief. The distribution of moneys that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting shall not be subject to the uniformity requirement of section 1 of article VIII. In this subsection, the distribution of all moneys attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting shall include any earnings on the moneys received by the state that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting, but shall not include any moneys used for the regulation of, and enforcement of law relating to, pari-mutuel on-track betting.
(6) (a) The legislature may authorize the creation of a lottery to be operated by the state as provided by law. The expenditure of public funds or of revenues derived from lottery operations to engage in promotional advertising of the Wisconsin state lottery is prohibited. Any advertising of the state lottery shall indicate the odds of a specific lottery ticket to be selected as the winning ticket for each prize amount offered. The net proceeds of the state lottery shall be deposited in the treasury of the state, to be used for property tax relief for residents of this state as provided by law. The distribution of the net proceeds of the state lottery may not vary based on the income or age of the person provided the property tax relief. The distribution of the net proceeds of the state lottery shall not be subject to the uniformity requirement of section 1 of article VIII. In this paragraph, the distribution of the net proceeds of the state lottery shall include any earnings on the net proceeds of the state lottery.
