What would Question 2 add to the Wisconsin Constitution? It would add the following:
“...nor shall the state or a political subdivision of the state order the closure of or forbid gatherings in places of worship in response to a state of emergency at the national, state, or local level, including an emergency related to public health.”
What will you see on your ballot? You will see some language that was deliberately written to confuse and mislead voters. It will say:
“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?”
We also call Question 2 the Superspreader Amendment.
Question 2 may sound like a simple protection for religious freedom.
But Wisconsin’s Constitution already protects religious liberty.
Question 2 is extreme. It would create a permanent constitutional exemption only for places of worship, thereby styming the ability of state and local officials to respond to future emergencies.
Religious freedom is already protected.
Public safety should be, too.
Vote NO on Question 2 on Nov. 3.
Please click here to add your name to a coalition statement opposing Question 2,
either as an individual or on behalf of your organization.
Central Menasha after July 27, 2026, tornado. Source: Quincy Gordon
Religious freedom is already protected: the “Liberty” mosaic
Flash flooding hits the Midwest. Source: Andy Manis/Getty Images
Spring Green, Wis., July 11, 2008 — Four weeks after heavy rains fell on Central and Southern Wisconsin, many homes still were under water. One housing area in Spring Green had 32 homes that remained inaccessible to their owners so many days after the disaster. FEMA Photo/Walt Jennings
