Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AJR77 Compare Versions

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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 77
5	5	September 29, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives AUGUST, BODDEN, SORTWELL,
6	6	DITTRICH, ALLEN, STEFFEN, PLUMER, HURD, MAXEY, O'CONNOR, RETTINGER,
7	7	SCHUTT, ARMSTRONG, MAGNAFICI, MICHALSKI, NEDWESKI, SNYDER, PETERSEN,
8	8	ROZAR, GUNDRUM, BEHNKE, MURSAU, PENTERMAN, SWEARINGEN, EDMING,
9	9	MURPHY, BROOKS, BINSFELD, CALLAHAN, GREEN, SUMMERFIELD, MOSES,
10	10	DONOVAN, DALLMAN, SCHMIDT, GOEBEN, WITTKE, DUCHOW, MELOTIK, S. JOHNSON,
11	11	BRANDTJEN, BORN and GUSTAFSON, cosponsored by Senators WIMBERGER,
12	12	WANGGAARD, NASS, STROEBEL, FEYEN, BALLWEG, TESTIN, MARKLEIN, COWLES,
13	13	FELZKOWSKI, TOMCZYK, STAFSHOLT and CABRAL-GUEVARA. Referred to
14	14	Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
15	15	To create section 7 of article III of the constitution; relating to: prohibiting state
16	16	and local governments from using privately sourced moneys or equipment in
17	17	connection with the conduct of elections and specifying who may perform tasks
18	18	related to the conduct of an election (second consideration).
19	19	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
20	20	EXPLANATION OF PROPOSAL
21	21	This proposed constitutional amendment, to be given second consideration by
22	22	the 2023 legislature for submittal to the voters in April 2024, was first considered by
23	23	the 2021 legislature in 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 101, which became 2021
24	24	Enrolled Joint Resolution 17.
25	25	This constitutional amendment provides that no state agency or officer or
26	26	employee in state government and no political subdivision of the state or officer or
27	27	employee of a political subdivision may apply for, accept, expend, or use any moneys
28	28	or equipment in connection with the conduct of any primary, election, or referendum
29	29	if the moneys or equipment are donated or granted by an individual or
30	30	nongovernmental entity. The constitutional amendment also prohibits any
31	31	individual other than an election official designated by law from performing any task
32	32	in the conduct of any primary, election, or referendum.
33	33	PROCEDURE FOR SECOND CONSIDERA TION
34	34	When a proposed constitutional amendment is before the legislature on second
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42	42	consideration, any change in the text approved by the preceding legislature causes
43	43	the proposed constitutional amendment to revert to first consideration status so that
44	44	second consideration approval would have to be given by the next legislature before
45	45	the proposal may be submitted to the people for ratification [see joint rule 57 (2)].
46	46	If the legislature approves a proposed constitutional amendment on second
47	47	consideration, it must also set the date for submitting the proposed constitutional
48	48	amendment to the people for ratification and must determine the question or
49	49	questions to appear on the ballot.
50	50	Whereas, the 2021 legislature in regular session considered a proposed
51	51	amendment to the constitution in 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 101, which became
52	52	2021 Enrolled Joint Resolution 17, and agreed to it by a majority of the members
53	53	elected to each of the two houses, which proposed amendment reads as follows:
54	54	SECTION 1. Section 7 of article III of the constitution is created to
55	55	read:
56	56	[Article III] Section 7 (1) No state agency or officer or employee in
57	57	state government and no political subdivision of the state or officer or
58	58	employee of a political subdivision may apply for, accept, expend, or use
59	59	any moneys or equipment in connection with the conduct of any primary,
60	60	election, or referendum if the moneys or equipment are donated or granted
61	61	by an individual or nongovernmental entity.
62	62	(2) No individual other than an election official designated by law
63	63	may perform any task in the conduct of any primary, election, or
64	64	referendum.
65	65	SECTION 2. Numbering of new provision. If another
66	66	constitutional amendment ratified by the people creates the number of
67	67	any provision created in this joint resolution, the chief of the legislative
68	68	reference bureau shall determine the sequencing and the numbering of
69	69	the provisions whose numbers conflict.
70	70	Now, therefore, be it resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring,
71	71	That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution is agreed to by the 2023
72	72	legislature; and, be it further
73	73	Resolved, That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution be
74	74	submitted to a vote of the people at the election to be held on the first Tuesday of April
75	75	2024; and, be it further
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90	90	Resolved, That the questions concerning ratification of the foregoing proposed
91	91	amendment to the constitution be stated on the ballot as follows:
92	92	QUESTION 1: “Use of private funds in election administration. Shall
93	93	section 7 (1) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that private
94	94	donations and grants may not be applied for, accepted, expended, or used in
95	95	connection with the conduct of any primary, election, or referendum?"
96	96	QUESTION 2: “Election officials. Shall section 7 (2) of article III of the
97	97	constitution be created to provide that only election officials designated by law may
98	98	perform tasks in the conduct of primaries, elections, and referendums?"
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