Capitol Update Newsletter For the Week Of June 13/20, 2005

(links to it say June 20 while the page itself says June 13)

Our State Bar reports "Legislative Term Increases Get Mixed Review"

2005 Assembly Joint Resolution 31, introduced on April 27, received a tie vote (3-3) regarding adoption (passage) on June 9 from the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections. This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2005 Legislature on first consideration, would provide that representatives to the assembly be elected to staggered 4-year terms and senators be elected to staggered 6-year terms. The changes to the length of terms would first apply to legislators elected in November 2008.

An amendment to the Wisconsin constitution must pass during two successive legislative sessions and then be voted on by Wisconsin citizens in a state-wide referendum vote.