1998 Referendum General Election Results

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Data for this Contest was Contributed by rhenderson on 2007-04-16

Referendum: Amendment 1 (Guaranteeing the Right to Bear Arms)

Popular Vote

Yes

1,205,873

73.94%

425,052

26.06%

Turnout

Election Notes:

Ballot Question: “Right to keep and bear arms. Shall section 25 of article I of the constitution be created to declare that the people have the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation or any other lawful purpose?”
Text of Section: [Article I] Section 25. The people have the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation or any other lawful purpose.

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Source for Popular Vote data: Wisconsin Secretary of State. Vote by County, November 3, 1998, Wisconsin Secretary of State (http://http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/99bb/ch10.pdf) (accessed 16 Apr 2007)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

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