Assembly Bill 170
Creation of a task force on the elections process and election technology
Topics: Elections, Joint Legislative Council, Voting, Voting machine
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
Jun 8, 2011
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Election and Campaign Reform.
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Committee
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates a task force on the elections process and election technology.
The task force consists of 11 members, who are appointed by the Joint Legislative Council, including the chairperson, vice-chairperson, and ranking minority member of the assembly and senate committees whose jurisdiction includes the election laws, the governor and the attorney general or their designees, and two members who have expertise in electronic voting system technology. The task force is directed to evaluate the effectiveness of the elections process as affected by voter identification requirements and to make recommendations for changes in the process, including polling place registration on election day, that the task force finds to be appropriate and advisable. The task force is also directed to study and recommend the next generation of electronic voting system technology that should be adopted for use in this state. The bill directs the task force to report its recommendations to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, the governor, and the attorney general no later than November 1, 2012.
Who's behind it
2 representatives are its . All 2 are Republicans.
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Authors (2)
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 9, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 8, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Election and Campaign Reform.
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Jun 8, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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
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