LRB-5978/1
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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
February 3, 2022 - Introduced by Senators Wimberger, Darling, Feyen,
Roth and
Testin, cosponsored by Representatives August,
Vorpagel, Brooks,
Armstrong, Behnke, Dallman, Dittrich, Gundrum, Knodl, Krug,
Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Penterman, Petersen, Plumer,
Rozar, Sanfelippo, Spiros, Steffen, Tittl, Wichgers and Wittke. Referred
to Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics.
SJR101,1,4
1To create section 7 of article III of the constitution;
relating to: prohibiting the use
2of a donation or grant of private resources for purposes of election
3administration and specifying who may perform tasks related to election
4administration (first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2021 legislature on first
consideration, does all of the following:
1. Provides that no state agency or officer or employee in state government and
no political subdivision of the state or officer or employee of a political subdivision
may apply for or accept any donation or grant of private resources for purposes of
election administration.
2. Prohibits the use of a donation or grant of private resources for purposes of
election administration.
3. Prohibits any individual other than an election official designated by law
from performing any task in election administration.
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures
and ratification by the people before it can become effective.
SJR101,1,5
5Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:
SJR101,1
6Section 1
. Section 7 of article III of the constitution is created to read:
SJR101,2,5
1[Article III] Section 7 (1) No state agency or officer or employee in state
2government and no political subdivision of the state or officer or employee of a
3political subdivision may apply for or accept any donation or grant of private
4resources for purposes of election administration, and no donation or grant of private
5resources may be used for purposes of election administration.
SJR101,2,76
(2) No individual other than an election official designated by law may perform
7any task in election administration.
SJR101,2
8Section 2
. Numbering of new provision. If another constitutional
9amendment ratified by the people creates the number of any provision created in this
10joint resolution, the chief of the legislative reference bureau shall determine the
11sequencing and the numbering of the provisions whose numbers conflict.
SJR101,2,14
12Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
13legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for three
14months previous to the time of holding such election.
