City of Milwaukee - File #: 111651

• File #: 111651
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/20/2012
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/6/2012
• Title: Substitute resolution amending the election ward lines in the City of Milwaukee.
• Sponsors: ALD. HAMILTON
• Indexes: REDISTRICTING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/12/2012	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/6/2012	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
6/25/2012	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individual present Rich Watts - LRB	Pass	5:0
6/20/2012	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/29/2012	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note:	Pass	3:0
3/26/2012	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/20/2012	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
111651
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
110474, 110062
Sponsor
ALD. HAMILTON
Title
Substitute resolution amending the election ward lines in the City of Milwaukee.
Analysis
This resolution approves the amendment of election ward lines in the City of Milwaukee to comply with court-ordered changes to State Assembly Districts 8 and 9.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee approved, through adoption of File Number 110062 on May 24, 2011, voting ward lines for the city, pursuant to s. 5.15, Wis. Stats.; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee amended, through adoption of File Number 110474 on September 20, 2011, voting ward lines for the city, pursuant to 2011 Wisconsin Act 39; and

Whereas, Changes to State Assembly Districts 8 and 9, ordered through Baldus v. Baldwin, 11-cv-562, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, require further amendment of City election ward lines; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the City of Milwaukee ward plan is amended, pursuant to Baldus v. Baldwin, 11-cv-562, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and that in compliance with s. 5.15, Wis. Stats., the following are attached to and incorporated as part of this file: 1) all wards numbered in whole numbers in consecutive order beginning with the number one; 2) designation of polling places for the wards; 3) the boundaries for each ward specified pursuant to the conventions of s. 4.003, Wis. Stats.; which are incorporated into 4) a map of the City of Milwaukee which illustrates the ward boundaries; 5) a list of the block numbers used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census that are wholly or partly contained in each ward; and, be it

Further Resolved, That as required by s. 5.15, Wis. Stats., the City Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the county clerks of Milwaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties, and to the State Legislative Reference Bureau, together with items #4 and #5 s...