Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889

The Wyoming Constitution Convention began September 2, 1889 without the authorization from an enabling act. The articles were individually voted on, creating the final Constitution of Wyoming on September 30, 1889. It was later ratified on November 5, 1889.

Committee of the Whole

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Session 5832: 1889-09-17 00:00:00

The committee considered the article on Suffrage.

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Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]

(Showing state at moment e662789)

There are 2 proposed amendments related to this document on which decisions have not been taken.

SUFFRAGE.

Section 1. The rights of Citizens of the State of Wyoming to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex.

Both male and female citizens of this state shall equally enjoy all civil, political and religious rights and privileges.

Sec. 2.

Sec. 3.

Sec. 4.

Sec. 5.

Sec. 6.

Sec. 7.

Sec. 8.

Sec. 9.

Sec. 10.

Decisions yet to be taken

Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole] (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - CREATE - e662760) [This document]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 2 (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662776)
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 3 (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662784)

Document Timeline

Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole] (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - CREATE - e662760) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 1 (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662761) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e662781) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 1: Mr. Campbell's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662764) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - Point of Order: Mr. Campbell's Amendment is Not Germane (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e662766) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e662767) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e662772) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e662773) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662775) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 2 (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662776) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 2: Palmer's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662777) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - Point of Order: Mr. Palmer's Amendment Would Introduce an Inconsistency to the Article (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e662778) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e662779) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e662780) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 2: Potter's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662785) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662786) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e662787) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 2: Elliott's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662788) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662789) [This moment shown] [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662801) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 1: Supplemental Report Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662782) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662783) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 3 (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662784) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662830) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Hoyt's section (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662790) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e662793) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e662796) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 2: Potter's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662827) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662829) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 4 (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662832) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662834) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 5 (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662836) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 5: Holden's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662839) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e662840) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 5: Fox's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662841) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e662842) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662843) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662845) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 6 (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662846) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662847) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 7 (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662849) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662850) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 8 (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662852) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e662854) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 9 (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662856) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 9: Mr. Campbell's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662859) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 9: Mr. Baxter's Amendment to Mr. Campbell's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e662862) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - None (introduced on 1889-09-17 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e662866) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e665219) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 9: Mr. Campbell's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e716763) [view current proposal at this moment]
        
        Point of Order: One Step Too Far, to Amend an Amendment to an Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e715381) [view current proposal at this moment]
        
        None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e715388) [view current proposal at this moment]
        
        None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DROP_PROPOSAL - e716764) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e665238) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - Motion for Mr. Baxter to Withdraw his Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e665240) [view current proposal at this moment]
        
        None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e665241) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e665243) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 9: Mr. Baxter's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e665247) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e665248) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e665249) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 9: Mr. Potter's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e665252) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e665253) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e665255) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Motion to Adopt Section 9 (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e665258) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e665259) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Mr. Fox's Substitute for Section 10 (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e665257) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Motion for Mr. Fox to Withdraw his Section (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e665260) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e665261) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 10 (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e665667) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 10: Mr. Potter's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e665685) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e715399) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e665688) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 10: Mr. Brown's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e665720) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e665721) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e665740) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 10: Mr. Baxter's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e715529) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e715530) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e715531) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e665743) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 11 (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e665748) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Motion to Adopt Section 11 (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e665749) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e665750) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Mr. Fox's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e665757) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e665758) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Mr. Potter's Amendment to Mr. Fox's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e715532) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DROP_PROPOSAL - e715533) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e715734) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Mr. Burritt's Amendment to Mr. Fox's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e665772) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e665773) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e665774) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e665775) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e665780) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Concerning Suffrage [File No. 68, Committee of the Whole]: Section 12: Mr. Smith's Amendment (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e665782) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e665784) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Recommend File No. 68 be Adopted (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666601) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e666602) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Rise and Report: 1889-09-18, Morning (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e715999) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1889-09-18 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e716010) [view current proposal at this moment]

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