The voters of Wisconsin pass Question One, creating the first party primary system in the nation (to be approved by popular referendum) in which party nominees are chosen via secret (Australian) ballots by passive voters, as opposed to public, open caucuses by party activists.
[restored 5/29/2022]
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Authority:
wisconsin constitution, article XII, section 1
ballotpedia.org/Article_XII,_Wisconsin_Constitution
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 262-63.
Wisconsin Primary Election Law Referendum, Question 1 (1903) – Ballotpedia
ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_Primary_Election_Law_Referendum,_Question_1_(1903)
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