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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AJR 55

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Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of adopting a nonpartisan system for redistricting.

Elections Redistricting Referendum Regional planning

  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 joint resolution calls for an advisory referendum on the question of

whether the legislature should adopt a nonpartisan system for redistricting of

legislative and congressional districts in this state. The referendum would be held

at the 2016 general election.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Doyle (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Johnson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kahl (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D)

7 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Lassa (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Shilling (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Aug 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Wachs, Kolste, Kahl, Johnson, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Sargent, C. Taylor, Milroy, Mason, Brostoff, Berceau, Pope, Doyle, Jorgensen, Hebl, Goyke, Zamarripa, Bowen, Ohnstad, Subeck, Considine, Sinicki, Billings and Shankland; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Wirch, Lassa, C. Larson, Shilling, Ringhand and Risser

  2. Aug 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Read and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Refused to withdraw from the committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 35, Noes 62

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1