Question 2: Freedom to gather in places of worship during an emergency

Wisconsin · constitutional amendment · on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The ballot wording, in the state’s own words, each read the same way for rhetorical techniques. We don’t recommend a vote.

On the ballot

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Freedom to gather in places of worship during an emergency. Shall section 18 of article I of the constitution, which deals with religious liberty, be amended to prohibit the state or a political subdivision of the state from ordering the closure of, or forbidding gatherings in, places of worship in response to a state of emergency, including a public health emergency?

From somerswi.gov. Checked 2026-10-20. Confirm with your official ballot (sample-ballot lookup).

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Who’s behind it

Party positions: Democratic Party of Wisconsin: No position published · Republican Party of Wisconsin: No position published

Committees registered to support or oppose Question 2, and what they reported to Wisconsin Ethics Commission Sunshine campaign finance system (campaignfinance.wi.gov) - public API behind the Browse Data pages. Checked 2026-10-21.

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Supporting

No registered committee supporting Question 2 found as of 2026-10-21.

Opposing

No registered committee opposing Question 2 found as of 2026-10-21.

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