AJR17,,112023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 17 March 22, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives August and Vos, cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu and Kapenga. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AJR17,,22Relating to: calling on the governor to call a special election to fill a vacancy in the Office of Secretary of State. AJR17,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This joint resolution calls on the governor to call a special election to fill a vacancy in the Office of Secretary of State.
AJR17,,55Whereas, Secretary of State Douglas J. La Follette resigned the Office of Secretary of State on March 17, 2023, thereby creating a vacancy; and AJR17,,66Whereas, the Office of Secretary of State is responsible for recording official acts of the executive branch, affixing the state’s great seal to official documents, having custody of books and records of state government, maintaining and compiling enrolled laws and resolutions, and preserving and keeping deeds, conveyances, abstracts of title, and options and leases of land belonging to this state; and AJR17,,77Whereas, the voters of Wisconsin expect, deserve, and are entitled to select their state constitutional officers, including the secretary of state; now, therefore, be it AJR17,,88Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin State Legislature calls on Governor Tony Evers to exercise his powers under section 8.50 (4) (c) of the Wisconsin Statutes and call an immediate special election to fill the vacancy in the Office of Secretary of State.
