Key Votes
AJR 63 - Limits Recalls of Elected Officials - Key Vote
Wisconsin Key Votes
Chris Danou voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Note
NOTE: A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REQUIRES APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS IN BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE IN TWO CONSECUTIVE SESSIONS AND APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF THOSE VOTING IN A STATEWIDE REFERENDUM.
Stage Details
Constitutional Amendment - Referred to Committee (Senate) - March 7, 2012
Constitutional Amendment - Amendment Adopted (House) (60-37) - March 6, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Limits Recalls of Elected Officials
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that prohibits the recall of an elected official unless he or she has been charged with a crime punishable by at least 1 year in prison, or against whom there has been found "probable cause" of a violation of the state's ethics code.
Constitutional Amendment - Introduced (House) - Oct. 12, 2011
Title: Limits Recalls of Elected Officials
Sponsors
- Joan A. Ballweg (WI - R)
- David 'Dave' Craig (WI - R)
- Paul F. Farrow (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark R. Honadel (WI - R)
- Andre Jacque (WI - R)
- Chris Kapenga (WI - R)
- Dean R. Kaufert (WI - R)
- Steven G. 'Steve' Kestell (WI - R)
- Joel Kleefisch (WI - R)
- Dean Knudson (WI - R)
- Mike Kuglitsch (WI - R)
- Michelle Litjens (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan Meyer (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nygren (WI - R)
- Alvin R. 'Al' Ott (WI - R)
- Kevin David Petersen (WI - R)
- Roger Rivard (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Erik Severson (WI - R)
- Pat Strachota (WI - R)
- Duey Stroebel (WI - R)
- Gary Tauchen (WI - R)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (WI - R)
- Karl Van Roy (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robin J. Vos (WI - R)
Co-sponsors
- Sheila E. Harsdorf (WI - R)
- Jim Holperin (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
