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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AJR 51

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nonpartisan elections for district attorney, sheriff, register of deeds, county clerk, treasurer, surveyor, coroner, and clerk of circuit court, and changing the election at which those officers are elected (first consideration).

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2011 legislature on first

consideration, makes elections for the office of district attorney, sheriff, register of

deeds, county clerk, treasurer, surveyor, coroner, and clerk of circuit court

nonpartisan and changes the term of office to begin on the first Monday in June.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

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

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Clark (D) , Doyle (D) , Hintz (D) , Spanbauer (R) , T. Larson (R) , Wynn (R)

1 cosponsors

Wanggaard (R)

Full history

  1. Aug 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Spanbauer, Berceau, Clark, Doyle, Hintz, T. Larson and Wynn;Cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard

  2. Aug 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Election and Campaign Reform

  3. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1