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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
February 20, 2002 - Introduced by Representative Walker, cosponsored by
Senator Welch. Referred to Committee on Census and Redistricting.
AB842,1,4 1An Act to repeal 4.001 (2) to (5), 4.004 and 4.005; to renumber and amend
24.001 (1); to repeal and recreate 4.002, subchapter II of chapter 4 [precedes
34.009] and subchapter III of chapter 4 [precedes 4.01]; and to create 4.006 and
413.92 (1) (b) 3. e. of the statutes; relating to: legislative redistricting.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill redistricts, according to the number of inhabitants, the legislative
districts of this state based on the results of the 2000 federal decennial census of
population. The bill maintains the number of assembly districts at 99 and the
number of senate districts at 33. All assembly districts created by the bill are
bounded by county, town, or ward boundaries. In accordance with article IV, section
5, of the state constitution, no assembly district created under the bill is divided in
the creation of a senate district. Under the bill, county and municipal boundaries
and wards used to create legislative districts are the boundaries and wards in effect
on August 1 of the year following the year of the federal decennial census (in this case,
August 1, 2001). The boundaries do not account for any municipal annexation,
detachment, or consolidation after that date.
Current law requires legislative districts to be substantially equal in
population. The table below illustrates, for the assembly and senate districts
proposed under the bill, the numeric amount and the percentage by which the
districts with the smallest and largest populations deviate from the ideal population
for the same type of district. The population figures contained in the table are
derived from the results of the federal decennial census. - See PDF for table PDF
This bill also requires the legislative reference bureau, in enrolling any
redistricting plan that has passed both houses of the legislature, to attach an
updated appendix that includes all of the following: the population statistics for the
legislative districts created under the bill; a statewide map of the legislative districts
created under the bill; a map of the legislative districts created under the bill that
are in Milwaukee County; and, with certain exceptions, a detail map illustrating the
division of any city, village, or town among two or more legislative districts.
For further information, see the appendix printed at the end of this bill. The
appendix was prepared by the legislative reference bureau and contains the
following information: population statistics for the 33 senate districts and the 99
assembly districts, a statewide map of senate districts, a statewide map of assembly
districts (displayed over two pages), a map of Milwaukee County showing the
assembly district boundaries in that county, and a map of Dane County showing the
assembly district boundaries in that county. The population data contained in the
appendix is derived from the federal decennial census.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB842, s. 1 1Section 1. 4.001 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 4.001 and amended to read:
AB842,2,8 24.001 Legislative redistricting; equal population districts established.
3Based on the certified official results of the 1980 census of population of Wisconsin,
4as received by this state from the U.S. bureau of the census on March 23, 1981, under
5P.L. 94-171, the
This state is divided into 33 senate districts, each composed of 3
6assembly districts. Each senate district shall be entitled to elect one member of the
7senate. Each assembly district shall be entitled to elect one representative to the
8assembly.
AB842, s. 2 9Section 2. 4.001 (2) to (5) of the statutes are repealed.
AB842, s. 3 10Section 3. 4.002 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB842,3,4
14.002 County and municipal boundaries and wards. In this chapter,
2reference to any county or municipality means that county or municipality as its
3boundaries exist on August 1 of the year following the federal decennial census on
4which the districting plans described under subchs. II and III are based.
AB842, s. 4 5Section 4. 4.004 of the statutes is repealed.
AB842, s. 5 6Section 5. 4.005 of the statutes is repealed.
AB842, s. 6 7Section 6. 4.006 of the statutes is created to read:
AB842,3,8 84.006 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB842,3,9 9(1) "Block" has the meaning given in s. 5.02 (1q).
AB842,3,12 10(2) "Ward" means a municipal ward in effect on August 1 of the year following
11the federal decennial census on which the districting plans described under subchs.
12II and III are based.
AB842, s. 7 13Section 7. Subchapter II of chapter 4 [precedes 4.009] of the statutes is
14repealed and recreated to read:
AB842,3,1515 chapter 4
AB842,3,1716 Subchapter II
17 Senate districts
AB842,3,19 184.009 Senate districts. (1) First senate district. The combination of the 1st,
192nd, and 3rd assembly districts constitutes the first senate district.
AB842,3,21 20(2) Second senate district. The combination of the 4th, 5th, and 6th assembly
21districts constitutes the 2nd senate district.
AB842,3,23 22(3) Third senate district. The combination of the 7th, 8th, and 9th assembly
23districts constitutes the 3rd senate district.
AB842,3,25 24(4) Fourth senate district. The combination of the 10th, 11th, and 12th
25assembly districts constitutes the 4th senate district.
AB842,4,2
1(5) Fifth senate district. The combination of the 13th, 14th, and 15th
2assembly districts constitutes the 5th senate district.
AB842,4,4 3(6) Sixth senate district. The combination of the 16th, 17th, and 18th
4assembly districts constitutes the 6th senate district.
AB842,4,6 5(7) Seventh senate district. The combination of the 19th, 20th, and 21st
6assembly districts constitutes the 7th senate district.
AB842,4,8 7(8) Eighth senate district. The combination of the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th
8assembly districts constitutes the 8th senate district.
AB842,4,10 9(9) Ninth senate district. The combination of the 25th, 26th, and 27th
10assembly districts constitutes the 9th senate district.
AB842,4,12 11(10) Tenth senate district. The combination of the 28th, 29th, and 30th
12assembly districts constitutes the 10th senate district.
AB842,4,14 13(11) Eleventh senate district. The combination of the 31st, 32nd, and 33rd
14assembly districts constitutes the 11th senate district.
AB842,4,16 15(12) Twelfth senate district. The combination of the 34th, 35th, and 36th
16assembly districts constitutes the 12th senate district.
AB842,4,18 17(13) Thirteenth senate district. The combination of the 37th, 38th, and 39th
18assembly districts constitutes the 13th senate district.
AB842,4,20 19(14) Fourteenth senate district. The combination of the 40th, 41st, and 42nd
20assembly districts constitutes the 14th senate district.
AB842,4,22 21(15) Fifteenth senate district. The combination of the 43rd, 44th, and 45th
22assembly districts constitutes the 15th senate district.
AB842,4,24 23(16) Sixteenth senate district. The combination of the 46th, 47th, and 48th
24assembly districts constitutes the 16th senate district.
AB842,5,2
1(17) Seventeenth senate district. The combination of the 49th, 50th, and 51st
2assembly districts constitutes the 17th senate district.
AB842,5,4 3(18) Eighteenth senate district. The combination of the 52nd, 53rd, and 54th
4assembly districts constitutes the 18th senate district.
AB842,5,6 5(19) Nineteenth senate district. The combination of the 55th, 56th, and 57th
6assembly districts constitutes the 19th senate district.
AB842,5,8 7(20) Twentieth senate district. The combination of the 58th, 59th, and 60th
8assembly districts constitutes the 20th senate district.
AB842,5,10 9(21) Twenty-first senate district. The combination of the 61st, 62nd, and
1063rd assembly districts constitutes the 21st senate district.
AB842,5,12 11(22) Twenty-second senate district. The combination of the 64th, 65th, and
1266th assembly districts constitutes the 22nd senate district.
AB842,5,14 13(23) Twenty-third senate district. The combination of the 67th, 68th, and
1469th assembly districts constitutes the 23rd senate district.
AB842,5,16 15(24) Twenty-fourth senate district. The combination of the 70th, 71st, and
1672nd assembly districts constitutes the 24th senate district.
AB842,5,18 17(25) Twenty-fifth senate district. The combination of the 73rd, 74th, and
1875th assembly districts constitutes the 25th senate district.
AB842,5,20 19(26) Twenty-sixth senate district. The combination of the 76th, 77th, and
2078th assembly districts constitutes the 26th senate district.
AB842,5,22 21(27) Twenty-seventh senate district. The combination of the 79th, 80th, and
2281st assembly districts constitutes the 27th senate district.
AB842,5,24 23(28) Twenty-eighth senate district. The combination of the 82nd, 83rd, and
2484th assembly districts constitutes the 28th senate district.
AB842,6,2
1(29) Twenty-ninth senate district. The combination of the 85th, 86th, and
287th assembly districts constitutes the 29th senate district.
AB842,6,4 3(30) Thirtieth senate district. The combination of the 88th, 89th, and 90th
4assembly districts constitutes the 30th senate district.
AB842,6,6 5(31) Thirty-first senate district. The combination of the 91st, 92nd, and 93rd
6assembly districts constitutes the 31st senate district.
AB842,6,8 7(32) Thirty-second senate district. The combination of the 94th, 95th, and
896th assembly districts constitutes the 32nd senate district.
AB842,6,10 9(33) Thirty-third senate district. The combination of the 97th, 98th, and 99th
10assembly districts constitutes the 33rd senate district.
AB842, s. 8 11Section 8. Subchapter III of chapter 4 [precedes 4.01] of the statutes is
12repealed and recreated to read:
AB842,6,1313 chapter 4
AB842,6,1514 subchapter III
15assembly districts
AB842,6,17 164.01 First assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the
17first assembly district:
AB842,6,18 18(1) Whole counties. Door County and Kewaunee County.
AB842,6,19 19(2) Brown County. That part of Brown County consisting of the town of Eaton.
AB842,6,21 20(3) Manitowoc County. That part of Manitowoc County consisting of all of the
21following:
AB842,6,2222 (a) The towns of Gibson, Mishicot, and Two Creeks.
AB842,6,2323 (b) The village of Mishicot.
AB842,6,25 244.02 Second assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the
252nd assembly district:
AB842,7,1
1(1) Brown County. That part of Brown County consisting of all of the following:
AB842,7,32 (a) The towns of Bellevue, Glenmore, Holland, Ledgeview, Morrison, New
3Denmark, Rockland, and Wrightstown.
AB842,7,44 (b) The villages of Denmark and Wrightstown.
AB842,7,55 (c) That part of the village of Allouez comprising wards 6 and 8.
AB842,7,7 6(2) Manitowoc County. That part of Manitowoc County consisting of all of the
7following:
AB842,7,98 (a) The towns of Cooperstown, Franklin, Kossuth, Maple Grove, and Two
9Rivers.
AB842,7,1010 (b) The villages of Francis Creek, Kellnersville, and Maribel.
AB842,7,1111 (c) The city of Two Rivers.
AB842,7,13 124.03 Third assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the
133rd assembly district:
AB842,7,14 14(1) Whole county. Calumet County.
AB842,7,16 15(2) Outagamie County. That part of Outagamie County consisting of all of the
16following:
AB842,7,1717 (a) That part of the town of Buchanan comprising wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
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