LRB-2069/1
PJD:kmg:rs
2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
February 7, 2001 - Introduced by Senators Breske, Huelsman, Moen, Schultz,
Farrow, Grobschmidt, Roessler, A. Lasee
and Darling, cosponsored by
Representatives Ryba, Albers, Balow, Bock, Grothman, Hahn, Jeskewitz,
Ladwig, M. Lehman, Musser, Pettis, Skindrud, Sykora, Townsend, Urban,
Walker, Williams, D. Meyer, Krawczyk, Olsen, F. Lasee
and Lippert. Referred
to Committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance
Reform.
SJR16,1,3 1To renumber and amend section 12 of article VII; and to create section 12 (2) of
2article VII of the constitution; relating to: 4-year terms of office for clerks of
3circuit court (first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2001 legislature on
first consideration, extends the terms of office of clerks of the circuit courts from two
years to four years. The change first applies to the clerks of circuit court who are
elected at the first general election at which the governor is elected which occurs after
the ratification of this amendment.
A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by 2 successive
legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
SJR16,1,4 4Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:
SJR16, s. 1 5Section 1. Section 12 of article VII of the constitution is renumbered section
612 (1) of article VII and amended to read:
SJR16,2,27 [Article VII] Section 12 (1) There shall be a clerk of the circuit court chosen in
8each county organized for judicial purposes by the qualified electors thereof, who,

1except as provided in sub. (2),
shall hold his office for two years, subject to removal
2as shall be provided by law; in.
SJR16,2,4 3(3) In case of a vacancy, the judge of the circuit court shall have power to may
4appoint a clerk until the vacancy shall be is filled by an election; the.
SJR16,2,6 5(4) The clerk thus elected or appointed of circuit court shall give such security
6as the legislature may require requires by law.
SJR16,2,8 7(5) The supreme court shall appoint its own clerk, and may appoint a clerk of
8the circuit court may be appointed a to be the clerk of the supreme court.
SJR16, s. 2 9Section 2. Section 12 (2) of article VII of the constitution is created to read:
SJR16,2,1310 [Article VII] Section 12 (2) Beginning with the first general election at which
11the governor is elected which occurs after the ratification of this subsection, a clerk
12of circuit court shall be chosen by the electors of all of the respective counties
13comprising each circuit for the term of 4 years, subject to removal as provided by law.
SJR16, s. 3 14Section 3. Numbering of new provision. The new subsection (2) of section
1512 of article VII of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated
16by the next higher open whole subsection number in that section in that article if,
17before the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint
18resolution, any other ratified amendment has created a subsection (2) of section 12
19of article VII of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint resolutions create
20a subsection (2) of section 12 of article VII simultaneously with the ratification by the
21people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the subsections created
22shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the subsections created by the
23joint resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers
24designated in that joint resolution and the subsections created by the other joint

1resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers
2of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the subsections.
SJR16,3,5 3Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
4legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3
5months previous to the time of holding such election.
SJR16,3,66 (End)
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