Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Appointment of certain officers in county and judicial circuit offices (first consideration)
Topics: Constitutional amendments: First consideration, County: Officers, Referendum, Register of deeds
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 7, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Adopted, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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.
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ADOPTION AND RATIFICATION A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
Who's behind it
3 representatives are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Independent.
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Authors (3)
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Apr 7, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Apr 7, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ziegelbauer, LeMahieu and Thiesfeldt
- Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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