Wis. Stat. § 13.46
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 13.46, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Majority and minority parties.
Official statutory text
In any law or legislative rule:
(1) “Majority leader” means the leader elected by the majority party in each house of the legislature.
(2) “Majority party” means the political party in each house which has the most members.
(3) “Minority leader” means the leader elected by the minority party in each house.
(4) “Minority party” means the political party in each house which has the 2nd most members.
(5) “Two major political parties” means the majority party and the minority party in each house.
History: 1977 c. 325 ; 1983 a. 189 .
(1) “Majority leader” means the leader elected by the majority party in each house of the legislature.
(2) “Majority party” means the political party in each house which has the most members.
(3) “Minority leader” means the leader elected by the minority party in each house.
(4) “Minority party” means the political party in each house which has the 2nd most members.
(5) “Two major political parties” means the majority party and the minority party in each house.
History: 1977 c. 325 ; 1983 a. 189 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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