Article XIII — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 1 Political year; elections
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[As amended Nov. 1882 and April 1986] The political year for this state shall commence on the first Monday of January in each year, and the general election shall be held on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday of November in even−numbered years. [1881 J.R. 16A, 1882 J.R.…
Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 2 Dueling
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[Repealed April 1975; see 1973 J.R. 10, 1975 J.R. 4, vote April 1975.]
Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 3 Eligibility to office
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[As amended Nov. 1996] (1) No member of congress and no person holding any office of profit or trust under the United States except postmaster, or under any foreign power, shall be eligible to any office of trust, profit or honor in this state. (2) No person convicted of a felony…
Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 4 Great seal
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It shall be the duty of the legislature to provide a great seal for the state, which shall be kept by the secretary of state, and all official acts of the governor, his approbation of the laws excepted, shall be thereby authenticated.
Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 5 Residents on Indian lands, where to vote
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[Repealed April 1986; see 1983 J.R. 30, 1985 J.R. 14, vote April 1986.]
Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 6 Legislative officers
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The elective officers of the legislature, other than the presiding officers, shall be a chief clerk and a sergeant at arms, to be elected by each house.
Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 7 Division of counties
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No county with an area of nine hundred square miles or less shall be divided or have any part stricken therefrom, without submitting the question to a vote of the people of the county, nor unless a majority of all the legal voters of the county voting on the question shall vote f…
Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 8 Removal of county seats
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No county seat shall be removed until the point to which it is proposed to be removed shall be fixed by law, and a majority of the voters of the county voting on the question shall have voted in favor of its removal to such point.
Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 9 Election or appointment of statutory officers
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All county officers whose election or appointment is not provided for by this constitution shall be elected by the electors of the respective counties, or appointed by the boards of supervisors, or other county authorities, as the legislature shall direct. All city, town and vill…
Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 10 Vacancies in office
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[As amended April 1979] (1) The legislature may declare the cases in which any office shall be deemed vacant, and also the manner of filling the vacancy, where no provision is made for that purpose in this constitution. (2) Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of lieutenant …
Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 11 Passes, franks and privileges
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[As created Nov. 1902 and amended Nov. 1936] No person, association, copartnership, or corporation, shall promise, offer or give, for any purpose, to any political committee, or any member or employe thereof, to any candidate for, or incumbent of any office or position under the …
Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 12 Recall of elective officers
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[As created Nov. 1926 and amended April 1981] The qualified electors of the state, of any congressional, judicial or legislative district or of any county may petition for the recall of any incumbent elective officer after the first year of the term for which the incumbent was el…
Wis. Const. art. XIII, § 13 Marriage
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[As created Nov. 2006] Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state. [2005 J.R…