Amendment ASA1-AJR133

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 133

February 24, 2022 - Offered by Representatives Spreitzer, Hebl, Neubauer, Emerson, Brostoff, Subeck, Ohnstad, Hong, Doyle, Anderson, Hesselbein, Considine, Conley, Moore Omokunde, Vining, Andraca, B. Meyers, Riemer, Drake, Shankland, McGuire, Hintz, Snodgrass, S. Rodriguez and Ortiz-Velez.

AJR133-ASA1,1,1 Relating to: administration of elections and election review efforts in Wisconsin.

AJR133-ASA1,1,3 Whereas, the ability of American citizens to exercise their right to vote is foundational to our representative democracy; and

AJR133-ASA1,1,6 Whereas the legitimacy of the American form of government depends on the citizens' widespread confidence in the fairness of elections and acceptance of election results; and

AJR133-ASA1,1,8 Whereas, preserving the integrity of the electoral process is one of our government's most important responsibilities; and

AJR133-ASA1,1,10 Whereas, the administration of elections in Wisconsin is governed by an extensive set of duly enacted laws; and

AJR133-ASA1,1,13 Whereas, election administrators, poll workers, and members of the Wisconsin National Guard came together in the midst of a global pandemic to conduct a safe, secure, and transparent election, dutifully carrying out those laws as written; and

AJR133-ASA1,2,2 Whereas, audits, recounts, official canvasses, and courts have all resoundingly confirmed the results of our free and fair elections in Wisconsin; and

AJR133-ASA1,2,5 Whereas, Wisconsin Republicans have undermined public confidence in Wisconsin's elections by fueling uncertainty about which presidential candidate won the 2020 election in Wisconsin; and

AJR133-ASA1,2,7 Whereas, Wisconsin Republicans have tried to certify false presidential electors; and

AJR133-ASA1,2,9 Whereas, Wisconsin Republicans have participated in lawsuits to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election; and

AJR133-ASA1,2,12 Whereas, some Wisconsin Republicans have called for the state legislature to illegally decertify Wisconsin's presidential election thereby throwing out the votes of more than three million Wisconsinites; and

AJR133-ASA1,2,15 Whereas, Wisconsin Republicans approved the wasteful spending of $676,000 of taxpayer money for a partisan election review without a scope statement to guide its work; and

AJR133-ASA1,2,18 Whereas, Wisconsin Republicans have taken repeated actions since the 2020 presidential election that undermine public confidence in our elections and actively harm our democracy; now, therefore, be it

AJR133-ASA1,2,22 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin State Legislature terminates the employment of Michael Gableman and all other individuals and organizations employed by and contracted with the Office of Special Counsel and the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.

AJR133-ASA1,2,23 (End)