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JTK&PJD:kmg:km
1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
March 16, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Ladwig, F. Lasee,
Kelso, Hoven, Grothman, Albers, Stone, Skindrud and Seratti, cosponsored
by Senators Drzewiecki, Huelsman, Schultz, Welch, Lazich and Darling.
Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
AJR33,1,21
T
o create section 13 of article XIII of the constitution;
relating to: elections at which
2referenda may be held (first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 1999 legislature on
first consideration, requires that a state or local referendum, whether proposing an
amendment to this constitution or otherwise, be held only at an election, other than
a primary election, at which either members of the legislature or members of the
judiciary are regularly elected.
A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by 2 successive
legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
AJR33,1,3
3Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
AJR33, s. 1
4Section
1. Section 13 of article XIII of the constitution is created to read:
AJR33,1,85
[Article XIII] Section 13. A state or local referendum, whether proposing an
6amendment to this constitution or otherwise, may be held only at an election, other
7than a primary election, at which either members of the legislature or members of
8the judiciary are regularly elected.
AJR33, s. 2
1Section
2. Numbering of new provision. The new section 13 of article XIII
2of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next
3higher open whole section number in that article if, before the ratification by the
4people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified
5amendment has created a section 13 of article XIII of the constitution of this state.
6If one or more joint resolutions create a section 13 of article XIII simultaneously with
7the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the
8sections created shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the sections
9created by the joint resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number
10have the numbers designated in that joint resolution and the sections created by the
11other joint resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the
12numbers of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the sections.
AJR33,2,15
13Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
14legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3
15months previous to the time of holding such election.
