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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 3,
TO SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 2
January 22, 2015 - Offered by Representatives Wachs, Ohnstad, Pope, Berceau,
Billings, Kolste, Sargent, Kessler, Stuck, Hesselbein, Considine, Meyers,
Young, Spreitzer, Doyle, Danou, Shankland, Brostoff, Bowen, Hintz,
Johnson, Jorgensen, Zamarripa and Barca.
SJR2-ASA3,1,2 1To amend section 4 (2) of article VII of the constitution; relating to: election of chief
2justice (first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
  This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2015 legislature on first
consideration, directs the supreme court, effective August 1, 2019, to elect a chief
justice for a term of two years.
  A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive
legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
SJR2-ASA3,1,3 3Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
SJR2-ASA3,1 4Section 1. Section 4 (2) of article VII of the constitution is amended to read:
SJR2-ASA3,2,35 [Article VII] Section 4 (2) The Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
6justice having been longest a continuous member of said court, or in case 2 or more
7such justices shall have served for the same length of time, the justice whose term
8first expires, shall be the chief justice. Beginning August 1, 2019, the chief justice
9of the supreme court shall be elected for a term of 2 years by a majority of the justices

1then serving on the court.
The justice so designated as chief justice may, irrevocably,
2decline to serve as chief justice or resign as chief justice but continue to serve as a
3justice of the supreme court.
SJR2-ASA3,2,6 4Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
5legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for three
6months previous to the time of holding such election.
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