Assembly Bill 67
Late voter registration, absentee voting in person, and implementation of a voter identification requirement at elections
Topics: Elections: Ballots, Elections: Registration, Government Accountability Board, Identification cards, Voting
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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 30, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Election and Campaign Reform. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Public hearing
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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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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, the deadline for late registration for an election in person at the office of a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners is 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on the day before the election. The deadline for absentee voting in person at the office of a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners is 5 p.m. on the day before the election. This bill changes the deadline for late registration in person to 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on the Friday before the election and the deadline for voting an absentee ballot in person to 5 p.m. on the Friday before the election. The change is effective for elections held on or after July 1, 2011, but the bill directs each municipal clerk and board of election commissioners to provide electors who register or vote by absentee ballot in person at the office of the clerk or board at elections held prior to July 1, 2011, with written or posted information concerning the change. The bill directs the Government Accountability Board (GAB) to prescribe information to be provided to electors briefly describing the deadline changes.
The bill also provides that any elector who votes at an election held prior to the date of the 2012 spring primary shall be requested by the election officials to present proof of identification in the same manner as provided for in 2011 Senate Bill 6, in accordance with the text of the bill as affected by any legislative action on the day this bill becomes law. If an elector does not present proof of identification, the elector is still permitted to vote, but is given information either in writing or posted at the polling place or office of the clerk or board of election commissioners prescribed by the GAB briefly describing the identification requirement for future reference.
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Currently, GAB prescribes the format of voter registration forms in accordance with statutory requirements. This bill directs GAB to provide to each municipal clerk and board of election commissioners an interactive electronic registration form that may be used by an elector to enter the information that is required to be provided by the elector electronically and to print the completed form for delivery to the clerk or board of election commissioners.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . All 4 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 5, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 30, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Election and Campaign Reform.
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Mar 30, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 30, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Pridemore, Strachota, Thiesfeldt and LeMahieu;Cosponsored by Senators Grothman and Darling
- Mar 30, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Election and Campaign Reform
- Jan 5, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate