Ballot measure · Wisconsin · November 3, 2026

Question 3

Title as the state lists it: Governmental entity discrimination prohibited1,2

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
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 a section to the constitution barring the state, local governments, public schools, public colleges and other public bodies from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to anyone based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in public jobs, education, contracting or administration.1,2

A no vote

A no vote would leave the constitution's declaration of rights as it is now, without a new section that names race, sex, color, ethnicity and national origin and bars public bodies from discriminating or giving preferences on those grounds in these areas.2

More about it

The new section would not bar actions needed to stay eligible for a federal program when losing eligibility would cost federal funds, or sex-based qualifications that are reasonably necessary to the normal operation of public jobs, education, contracting or administration.2 Proposed art. I, § 27 (3)-(4) 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.2,3 Art. XII, § 1

§2How it got on the ballot

Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2

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 Art. XII, § 1