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2012-03-21 Senate Journal

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2012-03-21                     Senate Journal                      Page 1904
SJR 13                                                                                                                        
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13 Urging the United States                                                                         
Congress and the President of the United States to work to amend the                                                            
Constitution of the United States to prohibit corporations, unions, and                                                         
individuals from making unlimited independent expenditures                                                                      
supporting or opposing candidates for public office, was read the                                                               
second time.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Meyer moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                        
resolution be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and                                                               
placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13 was read the third time.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13                                                                       
Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United                                                               
States to work to amend the Constitution of the United States to                                                                
prohibit corporations, unions, and individuals from making unlimited                                                            
independent expenditures supporting or opposing candidates for public                                                           
office, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SJR 13                                                                                                                          
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  7   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Davis, Egan, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Kookesh, Meyer, Olson,                                                              
Paskvan, Stevens, Thomas, Wielechowski                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Coghill, Dyson, Giessel, McGuire, Menard, Stedman, Wagoner                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Huggins                                                                                                               

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and so, SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13 passed the Senate                                                                        
and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.