Amendment ASA1-AJR43

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 1997 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 43

May 1, 1997 - Offered by Committee on Elections and Constitutional Law.

AJR43-ASA1,1,3 To amend section 4 (1) of article VI; and to create section 4 (6) and (7) of article VI of the constitution; relating to: 4-year terms of office for, and qualification to hold or seek other offices by, district attorneys (first consideration).

AJR43-ASA1,1,4 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:

AJR43-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. Section 4 (1) of article VI of the constitution is amended to read:

AJR43-ASA1,1,9 [Article VI] Section 4 (1) Sheriffs Except as provided in sub. (2), sheriffs, coroners, registers of deeds, district attorneys, and all other elected county officers except judicial officers, district attorneys and chief executive officers, shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties once in every 2 years.

AJR43-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. Section 4 (6) and (7) of article VI of the constitution are created to read:

AJR43-ASA1,1,14 [Article VI] Section 4 (6) Beginning with the first general election which occurs following ratification of this subsection, district attorneys shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties once in every 4 years.

AJR43-ASA1,2,2 (7) A district attorney shall neither hold nor become a candidate for any other partisan office during the term for which he or she is elected or appointed.

AJR43-ASA1, s. 3 Section 3. Numbering of new provisions. (1) The new subsection (6) of section 4 of article VI of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher open whole subsection number in that section in that article if, before the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has created a subsection (6) of section 4 of article VI of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint resolutions create a subsection (6) of section 4 of article VI simultaneously with the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the subsections created shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the subsections created by the joint resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers designated in that joint resolution and the subsections created by the other joint resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the subsections.

AJR43-ASA1,3,3 (2) The new subsection (7) of section 4 of article VI of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher open whole subsection number in that section in that article if, before the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has created a subsection (7) of section 4 of article VI of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint resolutions create a subsection (7) of section 4 of article VI simultaneously with the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the subsections created shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the subsections created by the joint resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers designated in that joint resolution and the subsections created by the other joint resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the subsections.

AJR43-ASA1,3,6 Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3 months previous to the time of holding such election.

AJR43-ASA1,3,7 (End)