While SB 42 does include provisions aimed at preventing ineligible felons from voting - an issue I agree that needs addressing - the Legislature cynically attached those provisions to a photo ID bill that it knew I would veto because it disenfranchises 177,000 seniors. Moreover, the election reform bill that I have introduced more completely addresses the felon voting issue. Like SB 42, my proposal will equip poll workers with poll lists that include notations next to the names of felons who are ineligible to vote. But unlike SB 42, my proposal also will require all voters to specifically affirm that they are not felons ineligible to vote - a key provision that helps district attorneys prove intent when prosecuting ineligible felons. My proposal will also require a post-election audit to double-check whether any ineligible felons were allowed to vote. If it turns out that an ineligible felon did in fact vote, my proposal would require municipalities to notify their district attorneys. SB 42 contains no similar provision.
I am willing to work with Republicans on a voter ID bill that won't disenfranchise seniors, but Republicans have been totally unwilling to work with me. I still believe a reasonable compromise is possible, but if Republicans keep sending me a bill over and over that disenfranchises 177,000 seniors, my only choice is to veto it. Hopefully, they will realize that if they actually want to get something done, they will have to work together in a bipartisan way.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Doyle
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 12, 2005
To The Honorable Members of The Senate:
I am vetoing Senate Bill 55 in its entirety. This bill expands the current number of enterprise development zones that the Department of Commerce can designate from 79 to 84 without prior approval from the Joint Committee on Finance.
Expanding the enterprise development zone program has been a priority of my administration. With the signing of the 2005-07 biennial budget bill,
2005 Wisconsin Act 25, I have expanded the number of enterprise development zones that can be designated from 79 to 98 zones. According to the Revisor of Statutes, the published number of enterprise development zones will be the number in the last bill signed. If signed, Senate Bill 55 would supersede the larger increase provided in the 2005-07 biennial budget. My signing of the 2005-07 biennial budget makes this bill unnecessary and obsolete; therefore, I cannot support this bill.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Doyle
Governor
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Relating to the return or exchange of health items.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, August 10, 2005.
Referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, August 12, 2005
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Relating to use value assessment of agricultural land.
Submitted by Department of Revenue.
Report received from Agency, August 11, 2005.
Referred to committee on Agriculture and Insurance, August 12, 2005
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Relating to prohibited bases for discriminating in the extension of consumer credit.
Submitted by Department of Financial Institutions.
Report received from Agency, August 11, 2005.
Referred to committee on Housing and Financial Institutions, August 12, 2005
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Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 132 offered by Senator Kanavas.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 287
Relating to: time limits for bringing an action for sexual exploitation by a member of the clergy.
By
Senators
Carpenter and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Cullen and Berceau.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 288
Relating to: coverage of certain health care costs in cancer clinical trials.
By
Senators
Stepp, Roessler, Brown, Darling, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lassa, Olsen, Risser, Wirch and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Davis, Wasserman, Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Boyle, Fields, Gronemus, Hahn, Hines, Kaufert, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Lehman, Lothian, Molepske, Montgomery, Musser, Nelson, Ott, Pettis, Sheridan, Steinbrink, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos and Vruwink.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August
15
, 2005
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number
Date Approved
Senate Bill 2 Act
33
August 15
, 2005
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
S325
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August
17
, 2005
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number
Date Approved
Senate Bill 193 Act
37
August 17
, 2005
Senate Bill 39 Act
43
August 17
, 2005
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
August 9, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
Attached, pursuant to s.
227.24 (3), Stats., is a copy of emergency rules relating to prorating under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. Emergency rules were promulgated by the department effective August 1 and amended by the attached emergency rule on August 9, 2005. The emergency rules (and modified emergency rules) do not apply after December 29, 2005, unless an extension is granted under 227.24 (2), Stats. The statement of emergency is included in the rule.
The department will not be submitting these rules as proposed permanent rules. If you have any questions on these emergency rules, please contact Lisa Geraghty, Consultant, Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, (608) 266-0523,
elisabeth.geraghty@dpi.state.wi.us or Lori Slauson, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Policy and Budget, (608) 267-9127,
lori.slauson@dpi.state.wi.us.
Sincerely,
ANTHONY S. EVERS
Deputy State Superintendent
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
August 16, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2005 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us.
Christianson, Peter C Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America
Hoven, Timothy Wisconsin Brewers Guild
Kilgore, Kathleen National Motorists Association
Kussow, Michelle Voting Technologies International
Scholz, Brandon Voting Technologies International
Schwartzer, Daniel Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
Swandby, Janet R National Motorists Association
Welsh, Michael Wisconsin Brewers Guild
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Representative Strachota added as a cosponsor of
Senate Joint Resolution 21.
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