Senate Bill 262
Labeling of duplicate ballots
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 2, 2014. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Aug 21, 2013
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 8, 2013
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 14, 2014
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2013 Wisconsin Act 179
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 2, 2014: “Published 4-3-2014”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law permits an election official to create a duplicate of an elector's ballot when one of two circumstances occur: 1) the elector's original ballot is damaged or defective such that the ballot cannot be properly counted by automatic tabulating equipment; or 2) the elector has overvoted for an office by voting for an identified candidate as well as a write-in candidate for the same office. In the first circumstance, the election official duplicates the elector's ballot in its entirety. In the second circumstance, the election official duplicates the elector's original ballot but does not complete that portion of the ballot for the office for which the elector overvoted. Current law requires the election official to retain and write "Damaged Ballot" or "Overvoted Ballot" on the elector's original ballot. Current law also requires the election official to write "Duplicate Damaged Ballot" or "Duplicate Overvoted Ballot" on the duplicate ballot.
This bill requires the election official to uniformly write the identity of these ballots and duplicate ballots on the upper right-hand corner of the ballot.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Senate vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 12, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 12, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 22 to 11 · Oct 8, 2013
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (22)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Dale Schultz (R, 17)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Glenn Grothman (R, 20)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Joe Leibham (R, 9)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Michael Ellis (R, 19)
- Neal Kedzie (R, 11)
- Paul F. Farrow (R, 33)
- Richard Gudex (R, 18)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
No (11)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- John Lehman (D, 21)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd (D, 6)
- Robert Jauch (D, 25)
- Timothy Cullen (D, 15)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 22, Noes 11”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 2, 2014
The new law was published.
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Apr 2, 2014
The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 179.
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Mar 26, 2014
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 14, 2014
The Assembly passed it too.
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Oct 22, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 9, 2013
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 8, 2013
The Senate passed it, 22 to 11.
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Oct 8, 2013
The Senate adopted it.
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Sep 13, 2013
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 12, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Sep 12, 2013
“Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Sep 4, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 21, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Elections and Urban Affairs.
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Aug 21, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 21, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lazich, Vukmir, Grothman and Darling; cosponsored by Representative Sanfelippo
- Aug 21, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Elections and Urban Affairs
- Sep 4, 2013 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 11, 2013 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Lazich
- Sep 12, 2013 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 12, 2013 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Sep 12, 2013 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Sep 12, 2013 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 13, 2013 · Senate
Representative Kleefisch added as a cosponsor
- Oct 7, 2013 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-8-2013 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 22, Noes 11
- Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 9, 2013 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 8, 2014 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-14-2014 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 14, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 15, 2014 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 17, 2014 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 26, 2014 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2014
- Apr 2, 2014 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 179
- Apr 2, 2014 · Senate
Published 4-3-2014
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote