AJR56, s. 8 22Section 8. Section 9 of article IV of the constitution is renumbered section 9
23(1) of article IV and amended to read:
AJR56,3,2524 [Article IV] Section 9 (1) Each house The legislature shall choose elect its
25presiding officers from its own members.
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1Section 9. Section 9 (2) of article IV of the constitution is created to read:
AJR56,4,32 [Article IV] Section 9 (2) The legislature shall elect a chief clerk and a sergeant
3at arms, from outside its membership, for the biennial session of the legislature.
AJR56, s. 10 4Section 10. Section 10 of article IV of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,4,95 [Article IV] Section 10. Each house The legislature shall keep a journal of its
6proceedings and publish the same, except such parts as require secrecy. The doors
7of each house the legislature shall be kept open except when the public welfare shall
8require secrecy. Neither house shall, without consent of the other, adjourn for more
9than three days.
AJR56, s. 11 10Section 11. Section 14 of article IV of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,4,1211 [Article IV] Section 14. The governor shall issue writs of election to fill such
12vacancies as may occur in either house of the legislature.
AJR56, s. 12 13Section 12. Section 17 (1) of article IV of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,4,1614 [Article IV] Section 17 (1) The style of all laws of the state shall be "The people
15of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly the legislature, do
16enact as follows:".
AJR56, s. 13 17Section 13. Section 19 of article IV of the constitution is amended so as in effect
18to repeal said section:
AJR56,4,2019 [Article IV] Section 19. Any bill may originate in either house of the legislature,
20and a bill passed by one house may be amended by the other.
AJR56, s. 14 21Section 14. Section 20 of article IV of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,4,2422 [Article IV] Section 20. The yeas and nays of the members of either house the
23legislature
on any question shall, at the request of one-sixth of those present, be
24entered on the journal.
AJR56, s. 15 25Section 15. Section 22 of article IV of the constitution is amended to read:
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1[Article IV] Section 22. The legislature may confer upon the boards of
2supervisors of the several counties of the state such powers of a local, legislative and
3administrative character as they the legislature shall from time to time prescribe.
AJR56, s. 16 4Section 16. Section 23 of article IV of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,5,105 [Article IV] Section 23. The legislature shall establish but one system of town
6government, which shall be as nearly uniform as practicable; but the legislature may
7provide for the election at large once in every 4 years of a chief executive officer in
8any county with such powers of an administrative character as they the legislature
9may from time to time prescribe in accordance with this section and shall establish
10one or more systems of county government.
AJR56, s. 17 11Section 17. Section 25 of article IV of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,5,1712 [Article IV] Section 25. The legislature shall provide by law that all stationery
13required for the use of the state, and all printing authorized and required by them
14the legislature to be done for their the use of the legislature, or for the state, shall
15be let by contract to the lowest bidder, but the legislature may establish a maximum
16price; no member of the legislature or other state officer shall be interested, either
17directly or indirectly, in any such contract.
AJR56, s. 18 18Section 18. Section 26 (2) (b) of article IV of the constitution is amended to
19read:
AJR56,5,2320 [Article IV] Section 26 (2) (b) Any increase in the compensation of members of
21the legislature shall take effect, for all senators and representatives to the assembly
22members of the legislature, after the next general election beginning with the new
23assembly term biennial session of the legislature.
AJR56, s. 19 24Section 19. Section 26 (3) of article IV of the constitution is amended to read:
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1[Article IV] Section 26 (3) Subsection (1) shall not apply to increased benefits
2for persons who have been or shall be granted benefits of any kind under a retirement
3system when such increased benefits are provided by a legislative act passed on a call
4of ayes and noes by a three-fourths vote of all the members elected to both houses
5of
the legislature and such act provides for sufficient state funds to cover the costs
6of the increased benefits.
AJR56, s. 20 7Section 20. Section 30 of article IV of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,6,98 [Article IV] Section 30. All elections made by the legislature shall be by roll call
9vote entered in the journals journal.
AJR56, s. 21 10Section 21. Section 3 of article V of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,6,2111 [Article V] Section 3. The governor and lieutenant governor shall be elected by
12the qualified electors of the state at the times and places of choosing members of the
13legislature. They shall be chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a single vote
14applicable to both offices beginning with the general election in 1970. The persons
15respectively having the highest number of votes cast jointly for them for governor
16and lieutenant governor shall be elected; but in case two or more slates shall have
17an equal and the highest number of votes for governor and lieutenant governor, the
18two houses of the legislature, at its next annual session shall forthwith, by joint
19ballot, choose one of the slates so having an equal and the highest number of votes
20for governor and lieutenant governor. The returns of election for governor and
21lieutenant governor shall be made in such manner as shall be provided by law.
AJR56, s. 22 22Section 22. Section 4 of article V of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,6,2423 [Article V] Section 4 (1) The governor shall be commander in chief of the
24military and naval forces of the state. He shall have power to
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1(2) The governor may convene the legislature on extraordinary occasions, and
2in case of invasion, or danger from the prevalence of contagious disease at the seat
3of government, he the governor may convene them the legislature at any other
4suitable place within the state. He
AJR56,7,7 5(3) The governor shall communicate to the legislature, at every session, the
6condition of the state, and recommend such matters to them the legislature for their
7its consideration as he may deem the governor deems expedient. He
AJR56,7,9 8(4) The governor shall transact all necessary business with the officers of the
9government, civil and military. He
AJR56,7,11 10(5) The governor shall expedite all such measures as may be resolved upon by
11the legislature, and shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
AJR56, s. 23 12Section 23. Section 10 (2) of article V of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,7,2013 [Article V] Section 10 (2) (a) If the governor rejects the bill, the governor shall
14return the bill, together with the objections in writing, to the house in which the bill
15originated
legislature. The house of origin legislature shall enter the objections at
16large upon the journal and proceed to reconsider the bill. If, after such
17reconsideration, two-thirds of the members present agree to pass the bill
18notwithstanding the objections of the governor, it shall be sent, together with the
19objections, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if
20approved by two-thirds of the members present it shall
become law.
AJR56,8,321 (b) The rejected part of an appropriation bill, together with the governor's
22objections in writing, shall be returned to the house in which the bill originated
23legislature. The house of origin legislature shall enter the objections at large upon
24the journal and proceed to reconsider the rejected part of the appropriation bill. If,
25after such reconsideration, two-thirds of the members present agree to approve the

1rejected part notwithstanding the objections of the governor, it shall be sent, together
2with the objections, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and
3if approved by two-thirds of the members present the rejected part shall
become law.
AJR56,8,74 (c) In all such cases the votes of both houses the legislature shall be determined
5by ayes and noes, and the names of the members voting for or against passage of the
6bill or the rejected part of the bill notwithstanding the objections of the governor shall
7be entered on the journal of each house respectively.
AJR56, s. 24 8Section 24. Section 2 of article VI of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,8,159 [Article VI] Section 2. The secretary of state shall keep a fair record of the
10official acts of the legislature and executive department of the state, and shall, when
11required, lay the same and all matters relative thereto before either branch of the
12legislature. He The secretary of state shall perform such other duties as shall be are
13assigned him to the secretary of state by law. He The secretary of state shall receive
14as a compensation for his services yearly such sum as shall be is provided by law, and
15shall keep his the office of the secretary of state at the seat of government.
AJR56, s. 25 16Section 25. Section 1 of article VII of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,8,2417 [Article VII] Section 1 (1) The court for the trial of impeachments shall be
18composed of the senate legislature. The assembly legislature shall have the power
19of impeaching all civil officers of this state for corrupt conduct in office, or for crimes
20and misdemeanors; but a majority of all the members elected shall concur in an
21impeachment. On the trial of an impeachment against the governor, the lieutenant
22governor shall not act as a member of the court.
No judicial officer shall exercise his
23that office, after he shall have the judicial officer has been impeached, until his
24acquittal
acquitted.
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1(2) Before the trial of an impeachment the members of the court shall take an
2oath or affirmation truly and impartially to try the impeachment according to
3evidence; and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of
4the members present of the court.
AJR56,9,8 5(3) Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal
6from office, or removal from office and disqualification to hold any office of honor,
7profit or trust under the state; but the party impeached shall be liable to indictment,
8trial and punishment according to law.
AJR56, s. 26 9Section 26. Section 13 of article VII of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,9,1510 [Article VII] Section 13. Any justice or judge may be removed from office by
11address of both houses of the legislature, if two-thirds of all the members elected to
12each house the legislature concur therein, but no removal shall be made by virtue of
13this section unless the justice or judge complained of is served with a copy of the
14charges, as the ground of address, and has had an opportunity of being heard. On
15the question of removal, the ayes and noes shall be entered on the journals journal.
AJR56, s. 27 16Section 27. Section 6 of article VIII of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,9,2517 [Article VIII] Section 6. For the purpose of defraying extraordinary
18expenditures the state may contract public debts ( , but such debts shall never in the
19aggregate exceed one hundred thousand dollars) $100,000. Every such debt shall
20be authorized by law, for some purpose or purposes to be distinctly specified therein;
21and the vote of a majority of all the members elected to each house the legislature,
22to be taken by yeas and nays, shall be necessary to the passage of such law; and every
23such law shall provide for levying an annual tax sufficient to pay the annual interest
24of such debt and the principal within five years from the passage of such law, and
25shall specially appropriate the proceeds of such taxes to the payment of such

1principal and interest; and such appropriation shall not be repealed, nor the taxes
2be postponed or diminished, until the principal and interest of such debt shall have
3been wholly paid.
AJR56, s. 28 4Section 28. Section 7 (2) (e) and (g) of article VIII of the constitution are
5amended to read:
AJR56,10,136 [Article VIII] Section 7 (2) (e) The legislature shall prescribe all matters
7relating to the contracting of public debt pursuant to paragraph (a), including: the
8public purposes for which public debt may be contracted; by vote of a majority of the
9members elected to each of the 2 houses of the legislature, the amount of public debt
10which may be contracted for any class of such purposes; the public debt or other
11indebtedness which may be funded or refunded; the kinds of notes, bonds or other
12evidence of public debt which may be issued by the state; and the manner in which
13the aggregate value of all taxable property in the state shall be determined.
AJR56,10,2414 (g) At any time after January 1, 1972, by vote of a majority of the members
15elected to each of the 2 houses of the legislature, the legislature may declare that an
16emergency exists and submit to the people a proposal to authorize the state to
17contract a specific amount of public debt for a purpose specified in such proposal,
18without regard to the limit provided in paragraph (b). Any such authorization shall
19be effective if approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon. Public debt
20contracted pursuant to such authorization shall thereafter be deemed to have been
21contracted pursuant to paragraph (a), but neither such public debt nor any public
22debt contracted to fund or refund such public debt shall be considered in computing
23the debt limit provided in paragraph (b). Not more than one such authorization shall
24be thus made in any 2-year period.
AJR56, s. 29 25Section 29. Section 8 of article VIII of the constitution is amended to read:
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1[Article VIII] Section 8. On the passage in either house of by the legislature of
2any law which imposes, continues or renews a tax, or creates a debt or charge, or
3makes, continues or renews an appropriation of public or trust money, or releases,
4discharges or commutes a claim or demand of the state, the question shall be taken
5by yeas and nays, which shall be duly entered on the journal; and three-fifths of all
6the members elected to such house the legislature shall in all such cases be required
7to constitute a quorum therein.
AJR56, s. 30 8Section 30. Section 1 of article XII of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,11,239 [Article XII] Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this constitution
10may be proposed in either house of by the legislature, and if the same shall be agreed
11to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses legislature, such
12proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals its journal,
13with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and referred to the legislature to be chosen
14at the next general election, and shall be published for three months previous to the
15time of holding such election; and if, in the legislature so next chosen, such proposed
16amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members
17elected to each house the legislature, then it shall be the duty of the legislature to
18submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people in such manner and
19at such time as the legislature shall prescribe; and if the people shall approve and
20ratify such amendment or amendments by a majority of the electors voting thereon,
21such amendment or amendments shall become part of the constitution; provided,
22that if more than one amendment be submitted, they shall be submitted in such
23manner that the people may vote for or against such amendments separately.
AJR56, s. 31 24Section 31. Section 2 of article XII of the constitution is amended to read:
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1[Article XII] Section 2. If at any time a majority of the senate and assembly
2legislature shall deem it necessary to call a convention to revise or change this
3constitution, they the legislature shall recommend to the electors to vote for or
4against a convention at the next election for members of the legislature. And if it
5shall appear that a majority of the electors voting thereon have voted for a
6convention, the legislature shall, at its next session, provide for calling such
7convention.
AJR56, s. 32 8Section 32. Section 6 of article XIII of the constitution is amended so as in
9effect to repeal said section:
AJR56,12,1210 [Article XIII] Section 6. The elective officers of the legislature, other than the
11presiding officers, shall be a chief clerk and a sergeant at arms, to be elected by each
12house.
AJR56, s. 33 13Section 33. Section 10 (2) of article XIII of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR56,12,1714 [Article XIII] Section 10 (2) Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of
15lieutenant governor, the governor shall nominate a successor to serve for the balance
16of the unexpired term, who shall take office after confirmation by the senate and by
17the assembly
legislature.
AJR56, s. 34 18Section 34. Section 17 of article XIV of the constitution is created to read:
AJR56,12,2419 [Article XIV] Section 17 (1) The changes to the constitution made by this
201995/1997 amendment establishing a unicameral legislature first apply to the
21legislature chosen on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, 2002;
22to the powers, duties and procedures concerning, and prohibitions against, that
23legislature; to the election to that legislature on that date; and to the apportioning
24and districting anew of the legislative districts for that election.
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1(2) If a senator is elected before November 2002 to a term of office expiring after
2the first Monday of January, 2003, the term expires on the first Monday of January,
32003.
AJR56,13,74 (3) Notwithstanding section 4 of article IV, the terms of members of the
5legislature elected in November 2002 to even-numbered districts shall be for 2 years
6and the terms of members of the legislature elected in November 2002 to
7odd-numbered districts shall be for 4 years.
AJR56, s. 35 8Section 35. Numbering of new provisions. (1) The new section 17 of
9article XIV of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by
10the next higher open whole section number in that article if, prior to or
11simultaneously with the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this
12joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has created a section 17 of article XIV
13of the constitution of this state. If several joint resolutions simultaneously create a
14section 17 of article XIV, the chief of the legislative reference bureau shall determine
15the sequence and the numbering.
AJR56,13,2316 (2) The new subsection (2) of section 9 of article IV of the constitution created
17in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher open whole subsection
18number in that section if, prior to or simultaneously with the ratification by the
19people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified
20amendment has created a subsection (2) of section 9 of article IV of the constitution
21of this state. If several joint resolutions simultaneously create a subsection (2) of
22section 9 of article IV, the chief of the legislative reference bureau shall determine
23the sequence and the numbering.
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1Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
2legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3
3months previous to the time of holding such election.
AJR56,14,44 (End)
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