Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives M. Lehman, Ainsworth, F. Lasee, Olsen, Owens, Starzyk, Sykora, Ziegelbauer, Wood, Morris-Tatum, Turner and Pocan.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Michael Lehman
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
Executive Order Number 22
Relating to a Special Election for the
Forty-second Assembly District
WHEREAS, the Honorable Joan Wade submitted her resignation as a State Representative for the Forty-second Assembly District, effective September 1, 2001;
NOW, THEREFORE, I SCOTT McCALLUM, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to section 8.50(4) of the Wisconsin Statutes, order that a special election be held on November 6, 2001 to fill the vacancy in the Forty-second Assembly District. If a primary is necessary, it shall be held on October 9, 2001. Circulation of nomination papers for candidates may begin on September 4, 2001 and nomination papers may be filed no later than 5:00 P.M., September 11, 2001 in the office of the State Elections Board. The term will expire on the first Monday in January, 2003. A description of the boundaries of the Forty-second Assembly District as created in
Prosser et al. v. Elections Board et al., 793 F. Supp. 859 (W.D. Wis. 1992) is set out in the 1999-00 Wisconsin Statutes following section 4.005. This election shall be held, conducted, canvassed and returned in accordance with law.
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 fourth day of September in the year two thousand and one.
SCOTT McCALLUM
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Speaker's Appointments
September 4, 2001
The Honorable John Scocos
Assembly Chief Clerk
Dear Chief Clerk:
As Assembly Speaker, I have appointed Representative Julie Lassa to the Joint Committee on Finance on the nomination of the Minority Leader in accordance with Assembly Rules
3 and
9. Representative Lassa will temporarily replace Representative Spencer Coggs effective for the September 5, 2001 meeting of the committee.
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If you have any questions, please contact Adam Peer in my office.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Jensen
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
August 29, 2001
John Scocos
Assembly Chief Clerk
One East Main Street, Suite 402
Madison, WI 53708
Dear John:
Representative Spencer Coggs is unable to attend the Joint Finance Committee meeting scheduled for September 5, 2001 due to a previously scheduled meeting on that day. Representative Julie Lassa will be filling in for Representative Spencer Coggs at the Joint Finance Committee meeting on September 5, 2001.
Sincerely,
Spencer Black
Assembly Minority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
Madison
DATE: September 1, 2001
TO: John A. Scocos
Assembly Chief Clerk
Donald J. Schneider
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Gary L. Poulson
Deputy Revisor of Statutes
SUBJECT: Rules published in the August 31, 2001,
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 548.
The following rules have been published:
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Employment Relations
Madison
August 30, 2001
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
I am pleased to submit the State Council on Affirmative Action Report for July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2001. The report includes accomplishments for the past year and identifies Council direction for the future.
Additional copies may be obtained from the Department of Employment Relations, Division of Affirmative Action, 345 West Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53703.
Please contact Greg Jones, Administrator of the Division of Affirmative Action, at 266-3017 or e-mail
greg.jones@der.state.wi.us if you have any questions or need additional information regarding the report.
Sincerely,
Gregory C. Jones
Administrator
Referred to committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
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State of Wisconsin
Elections Board
Madison
September 5, 2001
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a report of the State Elections Board describing impediments to voting faced by elderly and disabled electors. This report has been prepared pursuant to Section
5.25 (4)(d), Wisconsin Statutes. The Elections Board is providing it to you for distribution to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature as directed by Section
13.172 (3), Wisconsin Statutes.
Additional copies have been prepared for distribution to representatives of appropriate advocacy groups and individuals on our subscription list. The report is also available on our website at
http://elections.state.wi.us/.
If I can provide any additional information or assistance please contact me at 608-266-8087.
Sincerely,
Kevin J. Kennedy
Executive Director
Referred to committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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