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Wisconsin: Polity Style: 1848-2026

6 Aug 1846 the inhabitants of the Territory of Wisconsin are authorized to form a constitution and state government for admission to the United States as the State of Wisconsin within the prescribed boundaries, in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (House of Representatives on 10 Jun 1846; Senate on 5 Aug 1846) and signed into law on 6 Aug 1846 (Statutes at Large, 9:56-58) [1]
1 Feb 1848 the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin is adopted and signed at a session of the Convention held in Madison on 1 Feb 1848, pending ratification by qualified electors (Wisconsin Constitutional Convention 1847-1848, pp. 598-599)
10 Apr 1848 the ratification of the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin by the qualified electors at a vote held on 13 Mar 1848 is certified by a proclamation issued by the Governor of the Territory of Wisconsin on 10 Apr 1848 (Wisconsin Argus, No. 34, 11 Apr 1848, p. 2)
10 Apr 1848 - State of Wisconsin
29 May 1848 the State of Wisconsin, within the boundaries prescribed by the Act of 6 Aug 1846, is admitted to the United States in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (House of Representatives on 11 May 1848, Senate on 19 May 1848), signed into law on 29 May 1848 (Statutes at Large, 9:233-235) [2]
  1. Full title: An Act to enable the People of Wisconsin Territory to form a Constitution and State Government, and for the Admission of such State into the Union.
  2. Full title: An Act for the Admission of the State of Wisconsin into the Union.