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At least two municipalities in Wisconsin prohibited the retail sale of alcohol until recently: the city of Sparta, [10] [11] and the village of Ephraim. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In the April 1, 2014, Wisconsin spring election, voters in Sparta narrowly passed a referendum to allow the sale of beer and wine in groceries and convenience stores.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission is a bipartisan regulatory agency of the state of Wisconsin established to administer and enforce election laws in the state. The Wisconsin Elections Commission was established by a 2015 act of the Wisconsin Legislature which also established the Wisconsin Ethics Commission to administer campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying laws.
Similarly, all 33 members of the Wisconsin Senate are elected in a four year cycle, also without term limits. [11] Half of the Senate is elected every two years. [ 11 ] Prior to an amendment in the Wisconsin Constitution in 1881, Assembly members served a one-year term, while Senators were elected every two years.
The bill fundamentally alters Wisconsin's complicated system governing the making, distribution and sales of alcoholic beverages.
While many parts of the law will impact the inner workings of the alcohol industry, consumers may still see some changes.
If approved, ethics complaints received in Rochester would go before a board to determine next steps, and not directly to the city council.
By contrast, Democrats and groups such as the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and Common Cause defended the G.A.B. [3] [5] [8] In December 2015, Walker signed a bill that dissolved the G.A.B., [8] effective on June 30, 2016, [3] and replaced it with a separate Wisconsin Elections Board and Wisconsin Ethics Commission. [4]
Since 1989, most of the secretary of state's duties have gradually been reassigned to other state agencies or outright eliminated. 1989 Wisconsin Act 338 transferred lobbying regulation to the Ethics Board, now known as the Ethics Commission. [25] 1991 Wisconsin Act 39 transferred publication of the session laws to the Legislative Reference Bureau.