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Wisconsin voters will decide on three constitutional amendments in the November election.
The amendments address the governor’s partial veto authority, government closure of places of worship during emergencies, and government discrimination.
The League of Women Voters hosted an educational event Wednesday to help voters understand the amendments before casting their ballots.
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — Wisconsin voters will decide on three constitutional amendments in the November election.
The League of Women Voters of La Crosse hosted an educational event Wednesday, September 23rd, at La Crosse Public Library to help voters understand the amendments.
The three amendments on the ballot are:
Governor’s Partial Veto: The first amendment would limit the governor’s partial veto authority to prevent the governor from using that power to increase or authorize an increase or create a tax or fee.
Worship During Emergencies: The second amendment would prohibit the government, both state and local, from closing places of worship during a state of emergency, including public health emergencies.
Government Discrimination: The third amendment is framed as prohibiting government discrimination on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity and national origin.
Stephanie Davis, president of the League of Women Voters of La Crosse, emphasized the importance of voter education on constitutional amendments.
“So important to have a meeting like this. We believe that educating voters about these amendments is absolutely critical,” Davis said. “We’ll vote for the position elections, and that’ll change in two to four years. But constitutional amendments are permanent changes to our constitution that are very difficult to change.”
Davis explained how constitutional amendments reach the ballot. “The legislature gets these on the ballot, and then they can get this passed without the governor’s say,” Davis said. “They have to approve it in two separate legislative sessions. Then it goes to the voters.”
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin has taken a position of opposition to all three amendments. According to Davis, the League’s concern is that constitutional amendments are not the appropriate mechanism for creating policy changes.
“The league’s position is that constitutional amendments aren’t really the way we should be creating laws. Because it’s not a law. It can’t be undone like a normal law could,” Davis said. “The legislature really needs to work through the legislative process, the statutory process, and that these constitutional amendments are kind of dangerous in terms of changing our traditional and established system.”
Regarding the third amendment on discrimination, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin notes that discrimination based on race, sex, ethnicity and national origin is already illegal in Wisconsin and nationwide. However, the League says the amendment would go further by banning government programs designed to help disadvantaged groups.
Rachel Snyder, Policy Council at Law Forward, a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on voter education and election protection, stressed the importance of understanding how constitutional amendments are worded.
“It is always better if voters are educated in advance because the way that questions are framed is not necessarily the most intuitive or the most understandable,” Snyder said. “The questions are often a lot shorter than the content that will actually be inserted into the Constitution itself.”
Snyder encouraged voters to take time to educate themselves before November. “There’s still lots of time to get educated on what will be on the ballot. You can come to presentations such as this one, put on by the League or other nonpartisan organizations. Or you can go to myvote.org and see what’s on your specific ballot and educate yourself and get ready to vote in November,” Snyder said.
Davis noted that the League of Women Voters also provides voter guides through Vote411.org, which includes candidate questionnaires and responses on various issues. She also recommended myvote.wi.gov as a resource to verify voter registration before Election Day.
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