Senate Bill 270
Verification of the identity of recall petition circulators
Topics: Court: Procedure, Notary public, Recall
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
Oct 31, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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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, each nomination paper or petition for an election must contain the dated certification of a qualified circulator, as defined by law, at the bottom of each separate sheet, stating his or her residence and affirming that he or she personally circulated the paper or petition and obtained each of the signatures, that the circulator knows that the signers are electors of the jurisdiction or district in which the paper or the petition is circulated, that the circulator knows that the signers signed the paper or petition with full knowledge of its content, that the circulator knows their residences given, that the circulator knows that they signed on the dates opposite their names, that the circulator is qualified to circulate the petition, and that the circulator knows that falsifying the certification is punishable as a felony.
This bill provides, in addition, that if the circulator is signing a petition for the recall of an elective officer, the statement must be in the form of an affidavit acknowledged by an officer who is authorized to administer oaths affirming the circulator's identity and stating that the circulator appeared before the officer and executed the statement in the officer's presence.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (2)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (1)
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 31, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 31, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Oct 31, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 31, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lazich, Leibham and Grothman;Cosponsored by Representative Tauchen
- Oct 31, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Oct 31, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Nov 1, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Erpenbach
- Nov 1, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 2 offered by Senator Erpenbach
- Nov 1, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 3 offered by Senator Erpenbach
- Nov 2, 2011 · Senate
Senator Leibham withdrawn as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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