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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SJR 32

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Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Elections Voting Wage

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Adopted, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Currently, the constitution provides that every United States citizen age 18 or

older who is a resident of an election district in Wisconsin is a qualified elector of that

district. A qualified elector is an individual who is eligible to vote in Wisconsin,

subject to requirements established by law, such as voter registration.

This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2021 legislature on first

consideration, provides that only a person who is a qualified elector may vote in an

election for national, state, or local office or at a statewide or local referendum.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures

and ratification by the people before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Bradley (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Nass (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R)

34 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , August (R) , Born (R) , Brooks (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Katsma (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kurtz (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Magnafici (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , Petersen (R) , Plumer (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Steineke (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs and Constitution and Federalism, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 20, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: ADOPTION

Passed 21–12 Jan 25, 2022 official source full page

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 60–35 Feb 24, 2022 official source full page

Aye · 60

Full history

  1. May 14, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Roth, Bradley, Nass, Felzkowski, Jacque, Jagler, Stroebel and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Steineke, August, Armstrong, Born, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Katsma, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Mursau, Petersen, Plumer, Rozar, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Wittke, Schraa and Neylon

  2. May 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs and Constitution and Federalism

  3. Dec 14, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 5, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Murphy added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs and Constitution and Federalism, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  7. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 12

  11. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  13. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 9:38 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  17. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Concurred in, Ayes 60, Noes 35, Paired 4

  21. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  23. Mar 2, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  24. Apr 15, 2022 · Senate

    Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 4-15-2022

  25. Jun 17, 2022 · Senate

    Published 6-16-2022. Enrolled Joint Resolution 13