Assembly Bill 235
Appointment and training of special registration deputies by county clerks and boards of election commissioners, employment of special registration deputies, and providing a penalty
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
Jun 4, 2013
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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 municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of any municipality may appoint special registration deputies to assist qualified electors in completing their voter registration forms prior to the close of registration at locations other than the office of a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners, the office of the Government Accountability Board, or a polling place. To be effective for a given election, registration forms that are obtained by a special registration deputy must be received by a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners or postmarked no later than the 20th day before the election. Any qualified elector of this state may qualify to serve as a special registration deputy. An individual may be appointed to serve more than one municipality by more than one municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. A deputy may register any qualified elector of the municipality or municipalities for which he or she is appointed. A municipal clerk may revoke the appointment of any individual who serves as a deputy for cause, and no individual whose appointment is revoked is eligible for reappointment.
This bill permits a county clerk or board of election commissioners to appoint one or more individuals to serve as a special registration deputy. The bill also permits an individual to be appointed to serve more than one county by more than one county clerk or board of election commissioners. Under the bill, a deputy who is appointed by the clerk or board may register any qualified elector of the county for which he or she is appointed. The bill makes a county clerk or board of election commissioners responsible for the training of any special registration deputies appointed by that clerk or board and permits that clerk or board to delegate responsibility for providing training to certain other county or municipal officials or employees. Under the bill, a municipal clerk retains the ability to appoint special registration deputies for the municipality.
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Currently, no person may compensate a person who obtains voter registration forms from other persons at a rate that varies in relation to the number of voter registrations obtained by the person. Violators are guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
This bill provides, in addition, that no person who employs an individual to serve as a special registration deputy may require the individual, as a condition of employment, to obtain an express or implied quota of new registrants within a given period.
Who's behind it
18 lawmakers are its . 17 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (18)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Brett Hulsey · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 6, 2013
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jun 4, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Jun 4, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 4, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Berceau, Shankland, Wachs, Bernier, Pope, Ringhand, Sargent, Hebl, Doyle, C. Taylor, Hulsey, Ohnstad, Kahl, Billings, Kolste, Hesselbein, Bewley and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators T. Cullen, L. Taylor, Risser, Lehman, Harris, Hansen and Jauch
- Jun 4, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Jun 6, 2013 · Assembly
Senator Miller added as a cosponsor
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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