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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
May 13, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Steineke, August, Armstrong,
Born, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming,
Gundrum, Katsma, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici,
Mursau, Petersen, Plumer, Rozar, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Swearingen,
Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Wittke and
Neylon, cosponsored by Senators Roth, Bradley, Nass, Felzkowski, Jacque,
Jagler, Stroebel and Ballweg. Referred to Committee on Constitution and
Ethics.
AJR54,1,3 1To renumber and amend section 1 of article III; and to create section 1 (1) of article
2III of the constitution; relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (first
3consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Currently, the constitution provides that every United States citizen age 18 or
older who is a resident of an election district in Wisconsin is a qualified elector of that
district. A qualified elector is an individual who is eligible to vote in Wisconsin,
subject to requirements established by law, such as voter registration.
This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2021 legislature on first
consideration, provides that only a person who is a qualified elector may vote in an
election for national, state, or local office or at a statewide or local referendum.
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures
and ratification by the people before it can become effective.
AJR54,1,4 4Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
AJR54,1 5Section 1. Section 1 of article III of the constitution is renumbered section 1
6(2) of article III and amended to read:
AJR54,2,27 [Article III] Section 1 (2) Every Only a United States citizen age 18 or older who
8is a resident of an election district in this state is a qualified elector of that district

1who may vote in an election for national, state, or local office or at a statewide or local
2referendum
.
AJR54,2 3Section 2. Section 1 (1) of article III of the constitution is created to read:
AJR54,2,44 [Article III] Section 1 (1) In this section:
AJR54,2,55 (a) “Local office" means any elective office other than a state or national office.
AJR54,2,76 (b) “National office" means the offices of president and vice president of the
7United States, U.S. senator, and representative in congress.
AJR54,2,98 (c) “Referendum" means an election at which an advisory, validating, or
9ratifying question is submitted to the electorate.
AJR54,2,1310 (d) “State office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary
11of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent of public instruction,
12justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge, circuit court judge, state senator,
13state representative to the assembly, and district attorney.
AJR54,3 14Section 3 . Numbering of new provision. If another constitutional
15amendment ratified by the people creates the number of any provision created in this
16joint resolution, the chief of the legislative reference bureau shall determine the
17sequencing and the numbering of the provisions whose numbers conflict.
AJR54,2,20 18Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
19legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for three
20months previous to the time of holding such election.
AJR54,2,2121 (End)
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