Wisconsin State Senate
The Senate of Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Senate ) is the upper house of the Wisconsin Legislature, the legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
The Senate size was knotted in the Constitution of Wisconsin to the State Assembly, where the Senate shall have not less than a quarter and not more than one third of the seats in the assembly. Currently, Wisconsin is divided into 33 Senate districts (one third of the assembly, which now includes 99 members ), each providing a Senator. The senators are elected for four -year terms; limiting the terms of office does not exist. If a Senate seat between elections are free, it may be filled only by an election.
The meeting room of the Senate is located in the south wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol in the capital, Madison.
Tasks of the Senate
The Senate from Wisconsin fall As in the upper houses of other states and territories, as well as in the U.S. Senate in comparison to the Assembly special tasks that go beyond the law. So it is up to the Senate, nominations of the Governor in his cabinet to accept or reject other offices of the executive branch and commissions and authorities. Furthermore, the terms of office are staggered so that always half of the deputies are elected every two years.
Pay and benefits
Representatives, who are from the autumn of 2002 newly elected or re-elected, refer parliamentary allowance in the amount of $ 45,569 per year. In addition, the deputies when they are in Madison for state affairs, relating $ 88 per day as living expenses. However, this does not apply to MPs from the Dane County. You shall be authorized up to $ 44 as expenses. Each Member also receives $ 75 per month as " out-of -session " payment when the Legislature meets in this period three days or less. In addition, every Member will be allocated over a period of two years, $ 66,008 to cover general business expenses for stationery, postage and district mailings.