Assistant Majority Leader: Mark Gundrum
Majority Caucus Chair: Mark Honadel
Majority Caucus Vice-Chair: Pat Strachota
Majority Caucus Secretary: Mary Williams
Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Jerry Petrowski
Sincerely,
Mark Honadel
Republican Caucus Chair
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November 16, 2006
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Room 401, 17 West Main Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
2 (2), the following officers have been duly elected by the Assembly Democratic Caucus:
Minority Leader: James Kreuser
Assistant Minority Leader: Jon Richards
Minority Caucus Chairperson: Anthony Staskunas
Minority Caucus Vice-Chair: Tamara Grigsby
Minority Caucus Secretary: Donna Seidel
Minority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Ann Hraychuck
Sincerely,
Anthony J. Staskunas
Democratic Caucus Chair
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December 11, 2006
The Honorable Patrick E. Fuller, Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
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The State Elections Board staff has received a number of inquiries concerning the last day on which the legislature may act to ensure that a proposed constitutional amendment can be placed on the ballot for the April 3, 2007 spring election. The legislature must complete action on a proposed constitutional amendment no later than Tuesday, February 20, 2007.
By statute all proposed constitutional amendments and any other measure or question that is to be submitted to a vote of the people shall be filed with the official or agency responsible for preparing the ballots for the election no later than 42 days prior to the election at which the amendment, measure or question will appear on the ballot. S.
8.37 Wis. Stats. Tuesday, February 20, 2007, is 42 days before the April 3, 2007 spring election.
In order for the legislative action to be filed in our office, it is sufficient for the chief clerks to notify our office by e-mail, that the legislature passed the resolution no later than Tuesday, February 20, 2007. It is not necessary that we receive the signed resolution by the close of business on Tuesday, February 20, 2007.
In order to facilitate preparation for the April 2007 spring election, I suggest that the sponsoring legislators contact the office of the Attorney General to make arrangements for the preparation of the explanatory statement required by S.
10.01 (2)(c) Wis. Stats. The explanatory statement is published in the paper by the county clerk immediately before the election. It is also posted at the polling place on election day.
Please make the appropriate arrangements to ensure that this information is communicated to the members of the legislature. If you or any member of the legislature has a question please contact me directly at 608-266-8005 or ask to speak to one of our Election Specialists.
State Elections Board
Kevin J. Kennedy
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
December 11, 2006
To the Chief Clerk of the Assembly:
I, Douglas La Follette, Secretary of State of Wisconsin, do hereby certify that the following proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin have been approved by the regular session of the 2005-2006 legislature and duly published as required by Section 1 of
Article XII of the Constitution:
Enrolled Joint Resolution 39 (Assembly Joint Resolution 36)
Enrolled Joint Resolution 40 (Assembly Joint Resolution 68)
Enrolled Joint Resolution 46 (Senate Joint Resolution 33)
Sincerely,
Douglas LA Follette
Secretary of State
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2005 Assembly Joint Resolution 36
Enrolled Joint Resolution 39
To create section 1m of
article III of the constitution; relating to: requiring a photographic identification to vote, or register to vote, at the polls on election day (first consideration).
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
[Article III] Section 1m(1) A qualified elector may not vote, or register to vote, at the polls on election day unless the elector presents a photographic identification issued by this state or by the federal government.
(2) After the date of ratification of this section, the legislature, by law, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members present, may exempt any class of electors from the requirements of subsection (1).
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.
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2005 Assembly Joint Resolution 68
Enrolled Joint Resolution 40
To amend section 10(1)(c) of
article V of the constitution; relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto authority to reject any individual word in a sentence of the enrolled bill (first consideration).
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
[Article V] Section 10(1)(c) In approving an appropriation bill in part, the governor may not create a new word by rejecting individual letters in the words of the enrolled bill, and may not reject any individual word in a sentence of the enrolled bill unless the entire sentence is rejected.
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.
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2005 Senate Joint Resolution 33
Enrolled Joint Resolution 46
To amend section 10(1)(c) of
article V of the constitution; relating to: prohibiting partial vetoes from creating new sentences (first consideration).
Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:
[Article V] Section 10(1)(c) In approving an appropriation bill in part, the governor may not create a new word by rejecting individual letters in the words of the enrolled bill, and may not create a new sentence by combining parts of 2 or more sentences of the enrolled bill.
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.
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Seat Assignments
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
2 (4), for the 2007-2008 Legislative Session in the Assembly Chamber, Democrat members will be seated on the east (door) side of the center aisle, and in seats numbered 96 and 97. Republican members will be seated in the seats on the west (window) side of the center aisle. Speaker Huebsch will occupy seat number 4. Seat number 98 will remain vacant.
Member Seat No.
Albers18
Ballweg51
Benedict62
Berceau32
Bies79
Black33
Boyle94
Colon11
Cullen89
Davis82
Fields31
Fitzgerald, J.1
Friske49
Garthwaite38
Gottlieb3
Grigsby7
Gronemus35
Gunderson77
Gundrum2
Hahn48
Hebl13
Hilgenberg30
Hines52
Hintz12
Hixson58
Honadel20
Hraychuck87
Hubler95
Huebsch4
Jeskewitz22
Jorgensen67
Kaufert21
Kramer54
Kerkman73
Kessler63
Kestell84
Kleefisch47
Kreuser5
Krusick9
Lasee, F.81
LeMahieu53
Lothian72
Mason92
Meyer44
Molepske40
Montgomery28
Moulton75
Mursau26
Murtha50
Musser100
Nass41
Nelson34
Nerison43
Newcomer55
Nygren27
Ott, A99
Ott, J83
Owens15
Parisi68
Petrowski80
Petersen74
Pocan29
Pope-Roberts66
Pridemore16
Rhoades19
Richards6
Roth42
Schneider91
Seidel59
Sheridan60
Sherman88
Shilling85
Sinicki61
Smith36
Soletski39
Staskunas8
Steinbrink97
Stone56
Strachota45
Suder76
Tauchen71
Toles57
Townsend17
Travis10
Turner93
Van Akkeren65
Van Roy78
Vos23
Vruwink86
Vukmir69
Wasserman14
Wieckert25
Williams, A.90
Williams, M.24
Wood70
Young64
Zepnick37
Ziegelbauer96
Zipperer46
Representative J. Fitzgerald introduced a privileged resolution.
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Assembly Resolution 1
Relating to: notifying the senate and the governor that the 2007-2008 assembly is organized.
By
Representative
J. Fitzgerald
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The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 1 be adopted?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hilgenberg, Hines, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jeskewitz, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Kramer, Kreuser, Krusick, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Murtha, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Roth, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Wasserman, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zipperer, and Speaker Huebsch - 97.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Hebl and Wieckert - 2.
Motion carried.
Speaker Huebsch introduced a privileged resolution.
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