LRB-2194/2
PJD:kmg:pg
2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
March 1, 2001 - Introduced by Representatives Meyerhofer, Bock, Richards,
Schooff, Balow, Staskunas, Miller, Wasserman, Ryba, F. Lasee and Berceau,
cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Burke and Schultz. Referred to Committee
on Campaigns and Elections.
AJR41,1,3
1To renumber section 2 of article V; and
to create section 2 (2) of article V of the
2constitution;
relating to: limiting the number of terms permitted for governors
3(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 2001 legislature on
first consideration, prohibits any person from serving as governor for more than 2
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 first term that commences after
ratification of this subsection.
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by 2 successive legislatures,
and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
AJR41,1,4
4Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
AJR41, s. 1
5Section
1. Section 2 of article V of the constitution is renumbered section 2 (1)
6of article V.
AJR41, s. 2
7Section
2. Section 2 (2) of article V of the constitution is created to read:
AJR41,2,4
1[Article V] Section 2 (2) Beginning with the first term commencing after
2ratification of this subsection, a person may not serve more than 2 terms as governor.
3Time served during an initial partial term of less than 2 years shall not be counted
4as part of the limit.
AJR41, s. 3
5Section
3. Numbering of new provision. The new subsection (2) of section
2 of article V 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 2 of
article V of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint resolutions create a
subsection (2) of section 2 of article V 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.
AJR41,2,8
6Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
7legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3
8months previous to the time of holding such election.
