Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: Launches six-figure campaign backing Equality and Partial Veto Amendments

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) launched a six-figure campaign encouraging Wisconsin voters to vote YES on the Equality Amendment (Question 3) and the Partial-Veto Amendment (Question 1) on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The campaign will help voters understand how these amendments would protect taxpayers, hold government accountable, and ensure every Wisconsinite receives equal treatment under the law. WILL supported both amendments as they moved through the Legislature and testified in favor of each. WILL is also supportive of Question 2 on the November ballot.

The Quotes: WILL Policy Director, Kyle Koenen stated: “Wisconsin gives its governor one of the broadest partial-veto powers in the country, but that power should have limits. No governor should be able to use a veto pen to create or increase taxes or fees that the Legislature never approved. Question 1 would put that basic taxpayer protection into the Constitution and restore an important check on executive power.”

WILL Managing Vice-President and Deputy Counsel, Dan Lennington continued: “Government should treat every Wisconsinite equally. The Equality Amendment would establish a clear constitutional rule that state and local governments cannot discriminate or grant preferential treatment based on race, sex, ethnicity or national origin.”

The Amendments: Question 1, the partial veto amendment, bars the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee. In 2023, Gov. Tony Evers used a partial veto to extend a $325 per-pupil school funding increase through the year 2425. The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the veto.

The ballot question reads: “Partial veto. Shall section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution be amended to prohibit the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto authority, from creating or increasing or authorizing the creation or increase of any tax or fee?”

Question 3, the Equality Amendment, prohibits state and local governments from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting, and public administration.

The ballot question reads: “Governmental entity discrimination prohibited. Shall section 27 of article I of the constitution be created to prohibit governmental entities in the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting, or public administration?”

Support for Both Amendments: A WILL poll found 61% of Wisconsin registered voters support the Equality Amendment, including 66% of Republicans, 63% of independents, and 54% of Democrats. Only 15% oppose it. On the Partial-Veto Amendment, 46% support and 22% oppose, with 32% undecided.

The poll was conducted by Verasight from August 10 to 17, 2026, among 750 Wisconsin registered voters. The margin of error is ±3.7%.

What’s Next: WILL will reach voters across the state and will release commentary on both amendments. WILL has created a landing page where the public can learn about both amendments at will-law.org/vote. The site includes a property tax calculator that shows the impact of the 400-year veto on a household’s property tax bill over the next 10 years.