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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Joint Resolution 63

Excluding incarcerated, disenfranchised felons from the enumeration of population for apportionment and redistricting of legislative, county, and certain other district offices (first consideration)

Topics: Census, Constitutional amendments: First consideration, Crime and criminals: Felony, Prison, Redistricting, Voting

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jun 30, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Adopted, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2009 legislature on first consideration, excludes incarcerated felons who are disenfranchised by law from the census count used for redistricting legislative, county, and other districts used to select statutory elective officers.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Who's behind it

5 representatives are its ⁠. All 5 are Democrats.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 6 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (1)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this proposal.

Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 3 · Apr 16, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report adoption recommended by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the proposal died with it.

  2. Apr 16, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Apr 16, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend adopting it, 4 to 3.

  4. Feb 2, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Jan 12, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform.

  6. Sep 15, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Jun 30, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.

  8. Jun 30, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jun 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kessler, Black, Grigsby, Turner and A. Williams;Cosponsored by Senator Taylor

  2. Jun 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security

  3. Sep 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security and referred to committee on Elections and Campaign Reform pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  5. Feb 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Report adoption recommended by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  8. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary