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"Two Republicans have drawn up a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the state treasurer and secretary of state positions.Reps. Michael Schraa and Tyler August are trying to secure co-sponsors for the measure. They say both offices no longer have any real responsibilities and eliminating them would save taxpayer dollars. August called the offices \"meaningless\" in a statement Thursday.A message left at the treasurer's office wasn't immediately returned. Secretary of State Doug LaFollette, a Democrat, called the amendment silly. He says lawmakers should restore his office's duties to bring the post's responsibilities back in line with secretaries of state elsewhere in the country.A constitutional amendment must pass two consecutive legislative sessions and a statewide referendum. The earliest the referendum could take place would be 2015."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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