Year | Session Laws Chapter or Wisconsin Act | Affected By |
1977 | Chap. 15, ss. 2, 3 cr. | Act 111 |
1983 | WisAct 536, ss. 1, 2, 3, 4 r. | Act 242 |
2009 | WisAct 28, s. 9109 (1) r. effec. 7-1-2016 | Act 55 |
WisAct 321, s. 172m (1c) am. effec. 12-18-2015 | Act 82 |
WisAct 321, s. 172m (2) cr. effec. 12-18-2015 | Act 82 |
2011 | WisAct 198, s. 4m r. effec. 4-3-2016 | Act 334 |
WisAct 198, s. 6m r. effec. 4-3-2016 | Act 334 |
WisAct 198, s. 37m r. effec. 4-3-2016 | Act 334 |
WisAct 198, s. 47m (1) (last aff. 2013 WisAct 36) r. effec. 4-3-2016 | Act 334 |
2013 | WisAct 20, s. 9252 (1) (a) (intro.) (last aff. 2013 WisAct 145, s. 44m) am. | Act 55 |
WisAct 36, s. 236m r. effec. 4-3-2016 | Act 334 |
WisAct 123, s. 4 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 158, s. 14 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 165, s. 29 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 173, s. 13 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 189, s. 33 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 189, s. 69 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 203, s. 35m am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 214, s. 10rb am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 229, s. 6 (1) am. effec. 7-1-2017 [see ss. 4750, 9437 (2L) of 2015 WisAct 55] | Act 55 |
WisAct 245, s. 2 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 288, s. 9 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 304, s. 3 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 334, s. 88 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 335, s. 8 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 343, s. 1 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 368, s. 2 am. | Act 195 |
WisAct 377, s. 34 am. | Act 195 |
2015 | WisAct 55, s. 9101 (5n) (a) am. effec. 7-1-2016 | Act 150 |
WisAct 55, s. 9101 (5n) (b) am. effec. 7-1-2016 | Act 150 |
WisAct 55, s. 9101 (5n) (c) am. effec. 7-1-2016 | Act 150 |
WisAct 55, s. 9134 (6q) (intro.) am. | Act 289 |
WisAct 55, s. 9134 (6q) (c) r. | Act 289 |
WisAct 55, s. 9422 (1) am. | Act 85 |
Subject of Amendment | Enrolled |
Article VI, Sections 1 and 3, Article X, Sections 7 and 8, and Article XIV, Section 17 Deleting from the constitution the office of state treasurer. [2015 AJR-5] | JR-7 |
Subject of Amendment | Enrolled |
Article VII, Section 4 (2) Election of chief justice. [2015 SJR-2] | JR-2 |
One question submitting an amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution for ratification was on the April 7, 2015, statewide election ballot. The number of votes cast for or against the question, shown below, was copied from the official canvass certified by the chairperson of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board on April 29, 2015. The amendment was ratified by a majority of the members voting on the question. Question 1 was placed on the ballot by 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 2 (2015 Enrolled Joint Resolution 2). The question concerned the election of chief justice. Question 1: “Election of chief justice. Shall section 4 (2) of article VII of the constitution be amended to direct that a chief justice of the supreme court shall be elected for a two-year term by a majority of the justices then serving on the court?” [2015 SJR-2] [JR-2] ( Yes: 433,533 -- No: 384,503 ) |
The following shows the full current text of each part of the Wisconsin Constitution that was created or changed through an amendment validly ratified by the voters of Wisconsin during the 2015-2016 Session. Amendments to the Wisconsin Constitution become “effective at the time the chairperson of the board or the chairperson’s designee certifies that the amendment or referendum question is approved.” [Sec. 7.70 (3) (h), Wis. Stats.] Article VII Judiciary. Supreme court: election, chief justice, court system administration. SECTION 4. [As created or amended April 2015] (2) The chief justice of the supreme court shall be elected for a term of 2 years by a majority of the justices then serving on the court. The justice so designated as chief justice may, irrevocably, decline to serve as chief justice or resign as chief justice but continue to serve as a justice of the supreme court. |
