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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Census and Redistricting
Assembly Bill 711
Relating to: congressional redistricting.
By Representatives Ladwig, Huber, Ainsworth, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Boyle, Carpenter, Colon, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hebl, Hines, Hoven, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, F. Lasee, Lassa, M. Lehman, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Musser, Olsen, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Starzyk, Steinbrink, Stone, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Wieckert and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Welch, M. Meyer, Breske, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Harsdorf, Huelsman, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Panzer, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Zien.

January 9, 2002 Referred to Committee on Census and Redistricting.

January 10, 2002 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (8) Representatives Ladwig, Leibham, Walker, Freese, Suder, Williams, Huber and Morris-Tatum.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Brady Williamson, Plantiffs in Federal District Court Suit

· Dr. Carl Toepel, Sheboygan City Council

Appearances against
· Emmanuel Branch; Citizens for Integrity, Dodgeville, WI

· Troy Thomas, Chippewa Falls, WI

Appearances for Information Only
· Peter Cannon, Legislative Reference Bureau
· Barbara White, ACE (African-American Coalition for Empowerment)

· F. F. Webl, ACE (African-American Coalition for Empowerment)

Registrations for

· State Senator Robert, Welch, 14th Senate District

Registrations against
· State Representative Tony Staskunas, 15th Assembly District
· State Representative Johnnie Morris-Tatum, 11th Assembly Distict
· State Representative A. Polly Williams, 10th Assembly District
· State Representative David Ward, 37th Assembly District
· Randy Radtke, Lake Mills, WI

· Beverly Speer, League of Women Voters

January 15, 2002 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (8) Representatives Ladwig, Leibham, Walker, Freese, Suder, Williams, Huber and Morris-Tatum.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Ladwig that Assembly Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Ladwig, Leibham, Walker, Freese, Suder, Williams, Huber and Morris-Tatum.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Huber, that Assembly Amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Ladwig, Leibham, Walker, Freese, Suder, Williams, Huber and Morris-Tatum.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Huber, that Assembly Bill 711

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (6) Representatives Ladwig, Leibham, Walker, Freese, Suder and Huber.
Noes: (2) Representatives Williams and Morris-Tatum.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 2, Absent 0

Janine L. Hale
Committee Clerk