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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AJR 24

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appointment of certain officers in county and judicial circuit offices (first consideration).

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current

Currently, the constitution provides for the election every four years of county

sheriffs, clerks of circuit court, registers of deeds, district attorneys, county clerks,

and treasurers, surveyors unless a county appoints a surveyor, and, unless a county

appoints a medical examiner, coroners, except that the constitution abolishes the

offices of coroner and surveyor in counties having a population of 500,000 or more.

PROPOSED

This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2011 legislature on

first consideration, permits counties to choose to elect or appoint county clerks,

treasurers, registers of deeds, surveyors, and other county officers, except sheriffs,

district attorneys, coroners, clerks of circuit court, and county chief executive offices,

county supervisors, and judges. If the county board directs a change from an elected

to appointive office, or from an appointive to elective office, the change does not take

effect unless it is approved by the county voters at a referendum.

ADOPTION AND RATIFICATION

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,

and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: LeMahieu (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Ziegelbauer (I)

Full history

  1. Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Ziegelbauer, LeMahieu and Thiesfeldt

  2. Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs

  3. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1