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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
To 1995 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 27
April 24, 1996 - Offered by
Committee on Government Operations.
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1To amend section 4 (1) and (3) of article VI and section 12 of article VII; and to
2create section 4 (1) (b) and (c) of article VI of the constitution; relating to:
34-year terms of office for, and the restriction on holding any other office by,
4certain county officers (first consideration).
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5Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:
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6Section
1. Section 4 (1) of article VI of the constitution is amended to read:
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[Article VI] Section 4 (1)
Sheriffs, coroners, registers of deeds, district
8attorneys, and all other elected county officers (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and
9(c) and sub. (2) and except
for judicial
officers and chief executive officers,
all elected
10county officers shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties once in every
112 years.
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12Section
2. Section 4 (1) (b) and (c) of article VI of the constitution are created
13to read:
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[Article VI] Section 4 (1) (b) Beginning with the first general election at which
15the governor is elected which occurs after the ratification of this paragraph, sheriffs
16and registers of deeds shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties for
1the term of 4 years and surveyors in counties in which the office of surveyor is filled
2by election shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties for the term of
34 years.
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(c) Beginning with the first general election at which the president is elected
5which occurs after the ratification of this paragraph, district attorneys, clerks and
6treasurers shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties for the term of
74 years and coroners in counties in which the office of coroner is filled by election shall
8be chosen by the electors of the respective counties for the term of 4 years.
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9Section
3. Section 4 (3) of article VI of the constitution is amended to read:
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[Article VI] Section 4 (3) Sheriffs
shall may not hold
no any other
partisan
11elected office. Sheriffs may be required by law to renew their security from time to
12time, and in default of giving such new security their office shall be deemed vacant.
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13Section
4. Section 12 of article VII of the constitution is amended to read:
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[Article VII] Section 12.
There (1) Beginning with the first general election at
15which the governor is elected which occurs after the ratification of this subsection,
16there shall be a clerk of
the circuit court chosen in each county organized for judicial
17purposes by the qualified electors thereof, who shall hold
his office for
two 4 years
,
18subject to removal as.
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19(2) Removal from office of any clerk of circuit court shall be
as provided by law
;
20in.
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21(3) In case of a vacancy, the judge of the circuit court
shall have power to may 22appoint a clerk until the vacancy
shall be is filled by an election
; the.
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23(4) The clerk
thus elected or appointed of circuit court shall give such security
24as
the legislature may require is required by law.
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1(5) The supreme court shall appoint its own clerk, and
may appoint a clerk of
2the circuit court
may be appointed a
to be the clerk of the supreme court.
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3Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
4legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3
5months previous to the time of holding such election.
