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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 202

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Relating to: certification of election observers.

Elections — Observers Elections — Officials Elections — Registration Municipality — Officers Municipality — Planning Privacy

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, any member of the public may be present at a polling place,

a designated alternative absentee ballot site, or at the office of a municipal clerk to

observe an election and the absentee voting process. Current law permits the chief

inspector or municipal clerk to designate areas within the polling place, alternate

site, or municipal office from which members of the public may observe, provided

those observation areas permit the members of the public to readily observe all public

aspects of the voting process. The chief inspector at any polling place or the

municipal clerk may limit the number of observers representing the same

organization who are permitted to observe the election or absentee voting process at

the same time.

This bill requires the chief inspector and the municipal clerk to designate an

observation area for election observers that is within three feet of the table at which

electors announce their name and address to be issued a voter number and within

three feet of the table at which a person may register to vote. Under the bill, the chief

inspector or municipal clerk may permit an election observer to sit at either table,

provided the observer is not permitted to observe confidential information. The bill

also requires each election observer to print his or her name and sign and date a log

maintained for the polling place.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bies (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Pridemore (R) , Tittl (R) , Weininger (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Oct 22, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Oct 22, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 39

Passed 54–39 Nov 14, 2013 official source full page

Aye · 54

Nay · 39

Not voting · 3

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 7, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

Passed 18–14 Mar 11, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Placed at the foot of the 12th on the calendar of 3-11-2014, Ayes 18, Noes 15

Passed 18–15 Mar 11, 2014 official source full page

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 17, Noes 16

Passed 17–16 Mar 12, 2014 official source full page

Full history

  1. May 16, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Pridemore, Tittl, Bies, Kleefisch and Weininger

  2. May 16, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. May 17, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Pridemore

  4. May 21, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Aug 29, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Pridemore

  6. Oct 9, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  8. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  9. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  10. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:06 PM on 11-14-2013 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 21

  11. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  13. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 39

  16. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Nov 15, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Nov 21, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Urban Affairs

  19. Mar 5, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  20. Mar 6, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Miller

  21. Mar 6, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Mar 7, 2014 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  23. Mar 7, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Mar 7, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-11-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Placed at the foot of the 12th on the calendar of 3-11-2014, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  26. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Carpenter, Lassa, Hansen, L. Taylor, Shilling, Lehman, Miller, T. Cullen, Risser and C. Larson

  27. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  29. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Mar 12, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 17, Noes 16

  31. Mar 12, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-18-2014

  34. Mar 26, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2014

  35. Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 177

  36. Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-3-2014