Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, who voted for the resolution, acknowledged after Tuesday’s vote that he’s not convinced restrictions on the scope of a convention could be enforced once it’s underway.

“It depends on who you talk to,” Fitzgerald said. “It always should be a concern when you have something that could be wide open.”

Gov. Scott Walker’s approval of the resolution applying for the convention is not required, but he has said he favors it.

Whether to put a time limit on Wisconsin’s call for the convention looked like a potential point of contention among Republicans who control the Senate.

Senate President Roger Roth, R-Appleton, proposed an amendment that would sunset the convention call in seven years.

Roth withdrew his amendment on the Senate floor during debate Tuesday evening. He later became the only Republican senator to vote against the measure.

A related bill passed Tuesday would require, if the convention were held, the Legislature and the governor to appoint seven delegates to attend and represent the state. The bill also allows a majority of the state’s convention delegates to vote to dismiss one of their fellow delegates if he or she voted to consider or approve an “unauthorized amendment,” or one outside the expected scope of the convention.

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