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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AJR 38

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Relating to: the right to vote (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Elections — Registration Voting

  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 2015 legislature on first

consideration, provides that every qualified elector of this state shall have the

fundamental right to vote in any public election held in the election district in which

the elector resides.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,

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

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barnes (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Johnson (D) , Kahl (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Young (D)

14 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harris Dodd (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Miller (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Shilling (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. May 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Riemer, Barnes, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Johnson, Kahl, Kolste, Mason, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor and Young; cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor, Shilling, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris Dodd, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Vinehout and Wirch

  2. May 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1