Tuesday, December 11, 2007
11:00 A.M.
December 2007 Special Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Risser.
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President Risser, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 11:30 A.M.
11:01 A.M.
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11:30 A.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Risser in the chair.
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executive order #227
Relating to a Special Session of the Legislature
I, Jim Doyle, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to Article IV, Section 11 and Article V, Section 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution, do hereby require the convening of a special session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Madison, beginning at 11:00 a.m. on December 11, 2007, solely to consider and act upon legislation relating to:
Campaign financing, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for contributions to the Public Integrity Endowment, candidate time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, statewide voter registration, staffing of the Elections Board, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, providing penalties, and making appropriations; and public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this thirtieth day of November, in the year two thousand seven.
JIM DOYLE
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 23.
Absent - Senators Erpenbach, Jauch, Lasee, Lassa, Plale, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor and Vinehout - 9.
Absent with leave - Senator Roessler - 1.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Reverend Chris Bethke of Divine Savior United Methodist Church in Madison.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Kapanke led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Roessler be granted a leave of absence for today's special session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1, December 2007 Special Session
Relating to: adjournment of the December 2007 special session of the legislature to January 15, 2008, at 11:00 a.m.
By Senator Decker; cosponsored by Representative Huebsch.
Considered as privileged and taken up.
Adopted.
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Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the December 2007 Special Session of the Senate adjourn until Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 11:00 A.M., pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1, December 2007 Special Session.
Adjourned.
11:40 A.M.
