Assembly Bill 169
The number of nomination paper signatures required for school board candidates in certain school districts
Topics: Elections, Milwaukee: School, School: Board
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 24, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform.
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, the number of nomination paper signatures required for school board candidates in first class city school districts is not less than 400 nor more than 800 electors. If a school district contains territory lying within a second class city, the number of nomination paper signatures required for school board candidates is not less than 100 nor more than 200 electors. If a school district does not contain any territory lying within a first or second class city, nomination papers are not required for school board candidates unless the school board, or in a common or union high school district, the school board or the annual meeting, requires nomination papers, in which case the signatures of not less than 20 nor more than 100 electors are required.
This bill permits the school board of any school district other than a first class city school district that contains territory lying within cities of more than one class in which nomination papers are required for school board candidates, or in a common or union high school district, the school board or annual meeting, to prescribe, by a vote of at least two-thirds of the board or meeting, a different number of nomination paper signatures for school board candidates than the number currently prescribed by law. Under the bill, the board or meeting must prescribe either the number that applies in school districts containing territory lying within a second class city or the number that applies in school districts not containing territory lying within a first or second class city. Under current law, any change in the number of nomination paper signatures required for school board candidates also changes the number of signatures required on a petition to require the state superintendent of public instruction to hold a public hearing in a school district concerning the issue of noncompliance by the district with state school district standards.
Who's behind it
Rich Zipperer, a Republican, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Rich Zipperer · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (1)
- Theodore Kanavas · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 21, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 24, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform.
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Mar 24, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 24, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Zipperer;Cosponsored by Senator Kanavas
- Mar 24, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Campaign Reform
- Apr 21, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor