Wisconsin Legislature: 4.005 Text

4.003(2) (2) If the bound is a street, it follows the center line of the street or the center line of the street extended.

4.003(3) (3) If the bound is a railroad right-of-way, it follows the center line of the railroad right-of-way.

4.003(4) (4) If the bound is a river or stream, it follows the center of the main channel of such river or stream.

4.003(5) (5) If the bound follows a municipal boundary, it coincides with such boundary.

4.003 History History: 1983 a. 29; 2001 a. 104.

4.004 4.004 Elections to the legislature. On or after July 20, 1983, any special election to the legislature called to fill a vacancy for the balance of an unexpired term, any election to recall a member of the legislature, and any regular election to the legislature, shall be from the districts as described in ss. 4.009 and 4.01 to 4.99.

4.004 History History: 1983 a. 29.

4.004 Note NOTE: The apportionment plan of legislative districts enacted in 1983 Wis. Act 29 was held unconstitutional in Prosser et al. v. Elections Board et al., 793 F. Supp. 859 (W.D. Wis. 1992) and replaced by a judicial plan of apportionment for all elections held after June 2, 1992. The 1992 judicial apportionment plan was held unconstitutional by the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in the combined cases of Baumgart et al. v. Wendelberger, Case No. 01-C-0121, and Jensen et al. v. Wendelberger, Case No. 02-C-0366, which created a judicial plan of apportionment for all elections held after May 30, 2002. The 2002 plan is printed following s. 4.005.

4.005 4.005 Territory omitted from legislative redistricting.

4.005(1)(1) In case any town, village or ward in existence on the effective date of a legislative redistricting act has not been included in any assembly district, such town, village or ward shall be a part of the assembly district by which it is surrounded or, if it falls on the boundary between 2 or more districts, of the adjacent assembly district having the lowest population according to the federal census upon which the redistricting act is based.

4.005(2) (2) The boundaries of legislative districts established by this chapter are not altered by any change in the county boundaries under ch. 2, by the creation of any town, village, city or ward or by any municipal annexation, consolidation or detachment.

4.005 History History: 1983 a. 29.

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JUDICIAL PLAN

The apportionment plan of legislative districts enacted in 1983 Wisconsin Act 29 was held unconstitutional in Prosser et al. v. Elections Board et al. (W.D. Wis. 1992) and replaced by a judicial plan of apportionment for all elections held after June 2, 1992. The 1992 judicial apportionment plan was held unconstitutional by the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in the combined cases of Baumgart et al. v. Wendelberger, Case No. 01-C-0121, and Jensen et al. v. Wendelberger, Case No. 02-C-0366, which created the following judicial plan of apportionment for all elections held after May 30, 2002. The judicial plan as set forth below incorporates the plan contained in the court's original dated May 30, 2002 and it's amended order dated July 10, 2002 and has been edited to correct spelling and other typographical errors

SENATE DISTRICTS

First senate district. The combination of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd assembly districts.

Second senate district. The combination of the 4th, 5th and 6th assembly districts.

Third senate district. The combination of the 7th, 8th and 9th assembly districts.

Fourth senate district. The combination of the 10th, 11th and 12th assembly districts.

Fifth senate district. The combination of the 13th, 14th and 15th assembly districts.

Sixth senate district. The combination of the 16th, 17th and 18th assembly districts.

Seventh senate district. The combination of the 19th, 20th and 21st assembly districts.

Eighth senate district. The combination of the 22nd, 23rd and 24th assembly districts.

Ninth senate district. The combination of the 25th, 26th and 27th assembly districts.

Tenth senate district. The combination of the 28th, 29th and 30th assembly districts.

Eleventh senate district. The combination of the 31st, 32nd and 33rd assembly districts.

Twelfth senate district. The combination of the 34th, 35th and 36th assembly districts.

Thirteenth senate district. The combination of the 37th, 38th and 39th assembly districts.

Fourteenth senate district. The combination of the 40th, 41st and 42nd assembly districts.

Fifteenth senate district. The combination of the 43rd, 44th and 45th assembly districts.

Sixteenth senate district. The combination of the 46th, 47th and 48th assembly districts.

Seventeenth senate district. The combination of the 49th, 50th and 51st assembly districts.

Eighteenth senate district. The combination of the 52nd, 53rd and 54th assembly districts.

Nineteenth senate district. The combination of the 55th, 56th and 57th assembly districts.

Twentieth senate district. The combination of the 58th, 59th and 60th assembly districts.

Twenty-First senate district. The combination of the 61st, 62nd and 63rd assembly districts.

Twenty-Second senate district. The combination of the 64th, 65th and 66th assembly districts.

Twenty-Third senate district. The combination of the 67th, 68th and 69th assembly districts.

Twenty-Fourth senate district. The combination of the 70th, 71st and 72nd assembly districts.

Twenty-Fifth senate district. The combination of the 73rd, 74th and 75th assembly districts.

Twenty-Sixth senate district. The combination of the 76th, 77th and 78th assembly districts.

Twenty-Seventh senate district. The combination of the 79th, 80th and 81st assembly districts.

Twenty-Eighth senate district. The combination of the 82nd, 83rd and 84th assembly districts.

Twenty-Ninth senate district. The combination of the 85th, 86th and 87th assembly districts.

Thirtieth senate district. The combination of the 88th, 89th and 90th assembly districts.

Thirty-First senate district. The combination of the 91st, 92nd and 93rd assembly districts.

Thirty-Second senate district. The combination of the 94th, 95th and 96th assembly districts.

Thirty-Third senate district. The combination of the 97th, 98th and 99th assembly districts.

ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS

First assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the first assembly district:

(1) Whole county. Door County.

(2) Brown County. That part of Brown County consisting of the towns of Green Bay, Humboldt, and Scott.

(3) Kewaunee County. That part of Kewaunee County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Ahnapee, Carlton, Casco, Lincoln, Luxemburg, Montpelier, Pierce, Red River, and West Kewaunee.

(b) The villages of Casco and Luxemburg.

Second assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the 2nd assembly district:

(1) Brown County. That part of Brown County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Bellevue, Eaton, Glenmore, Ledgeview, New Denmark, Rockland, and Wrightstown.

(b) The villages of Denmark and Wrightstown.

(2) Kewaunee County. That part of Kewaunee County consisting of the town of Franklin.

(3) Manitowoc County. That part of Manitowoc County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Cooperstown, Franklin, Gibson, Kossuth, Maple Grove, Mishicot, Two Creeks, and Two Rivers.

(b) The villages of Francis Creek, Kellnersville, Maribel, and Mishicot.

Third assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the 3rd assembly district:

(1) Brown County. That part of Brown County consisting of the towns of Holland and Morrison.

(2) Calumet County. That part of Calumet County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Brillion, Chilton, Harrison, Stockbridge, and Woodville.

(b) The villages of Sherwood and Stockbridge.

(d) That part of the city of Appleton located in the county.

(e) That part of the city of Menasha located in the county.

(3) Outagamie County. That part of Outagamie County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The town of Buchanan.

(b) The villages of Combined Locks and Kimberly.

Fourth assembly district. All of the following territory in Brown County constitutes the 4th assembly district:

(1) The village of Allouez.

(2) That part of the village of Ashwaubenon comprising wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12.

(3) The city of De Pere.

(4) That part of the city of Green Bay comprising ward 46.

Fifth assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the 5th assembly district:

(1) Brown County. That part of Brown County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Hobart and Lawrence.

(b) That part of the village of Ashwaubenon comprising ward 9.

(2) Outagamie County. That part of Outagamie County consisting of all of the following: