Ballot measure · Wisconsin · November 3, 2026
Question 2
Title as the state lists it: Freedom to gather in places of worship during an emergency1,
- How it got there
- Referred by the legislature
- Kind of measure
- Constitutional amendment
- To pass
- A majority of the votes on it
- Researched
- October 27, 2026
Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.
§1What your vote means
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
A yes vote
A yes vote would add to the constitution's religious liberty section a ban on the state or any local government closing places of worship, or forbidding gatherings in them, in response to a national, state or local emergency, including a public health emergency.1,
A no vote
A no vote would leave the constitution's religious liberty section as it is now, without any language on whether the state or local governments may close places of worship or forbid gatherings in them during an emergency.2
More about it
The Legislature approved this amendment in its 2023 session and again in its 2025 session, as the constitution requires before an amendment goes to voters.2,
§2How it got on the ballot
Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,
Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,
It is on Wisconsin's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Wisconsin's measures.
§3What it needs to pass
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
A majority of the votes on it. The amendment passes if more than half of the voters who vote on the question vote yes.3 Where in the source: Art. XII, § 1