AJR64: Joint Resolution Text

LRB-2632/2

JTK:kaf:jf

1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

1997 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 64

July 1, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Bock, Lorge, Ziegelbauer, R. Young, Boyle, Hanson, Wasserman, Meyer and Plouff. Referred to Committee on Elections and Constitutional Law.

AJR64,1,3 To renumber section 2 of article V; and to create section 2 (2) of article V of the constitution; relating to: limiting the number of consecutive terms permitted for governors (first consideration).

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Currently, there is no limit upon the number of terms in which a person may serve as governor.

This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 1997 legislature on first consideration, prohibits any person from serving as governor for more than 3 consecutive terms. Under the proposal, service for at least 2 years in a partial term is subject to the limitation. Service for less than 2 years in a partial term is not subject to the limitation. The proposal initially applies to the term that begins in 2003.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by 2 successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

AJR64,1,4 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:

AJR64, s. 1 Section 1. Section 2 of article V of the constitution is renumbered section 2 (1) of article V.

AJR64, s. 2 Section 2. Section 2 (2) of article V of the constitution is created to read:

AJR64,2,3 [Article V] Section 2 (2) Beginning with the term commencing in 2003, a person may not serve more than 3 consecutive terms as governor. Time served during an initial partial term of less than 2 years shall not be counted as part of the limit.

AJR64, s. 3 Section 3. Numbering of new provision. The new subsection (2) of section 6 of article IV of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher open whole subsection number in that section in that article if, before the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has created a subsection (2) of section 6 of article IV of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint resolutions create a subsection (2) of section 6 of article IV simultaneously with the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the subsections created shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the subsections created by the joint resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers designated in that joint resolution and the subsections created by the other joint resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the subsections.

AJR64,2,19 Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3 months previous to the time of holding such election.

AJR64,2,20 (End)