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Wisconsin Question 2: Worship during emergencies

Wisconsin · Constitutional amendment · Civil rights · Statewide decision

Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.

AI-written summary

Would bar state and local government from closing places of worship or forbidding their gatherings during a declared emergency, including a public-health emergency.

What applies now

The constitution does not contain this specific prohibition on closing places of worship during an emergency.

If yes / for

Add the emergency-related protection.

If no / against

Keep the existing constitutional framework.

Costs and funding

No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.

Timing

Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.

Passage rule

Threshold not independently established here; consult the official text.

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Official wording and evidence

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