Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 264

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Relating to: securing the ballot container.

Elections — Ballots Elections — Officials Elections — Registration

Introduced, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Passes Assembly, completed
Governor signs, completed
Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, election inspectors take all ballots counted by them and

secure the ballots together so that they cannot be separated or tampered with

without breaking a seal. The inspectors then put the secured ballots into a ballot

container and secure the container so that it cannot be opened without breaking a

seal or lock or without destroying the container. Under this bill, only the chief

inspector and one other inspector whose party affiliation is different than the chief

inspector's party affiliation may secure the ballot container.

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Sep 12, 2013 official source full page

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

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Oct 8, 2013 official source full page

Aye · 19

Nay · 14

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 1

Passed 7–1 Feb 11, 2014 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 concurred in, Ayes 58, Noes 38

Passed 58–38 Feb 18, 2014 official source full page

Aye · 58

Nay · 38

Not voting · 3

Full history

Aug 21, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lazich, Vukmir and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Bernier, Knodl, T. Larson and Sanfelippo
Aug 21, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Elections and Urban Affairs
Sep 4, 2013 · Senate
Public hearing held
Sep 12, 2013 · Senate
Executive action taken
Sep 12, 2013 · Senate
Report passage 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
Rules suspended
Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14
Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Read a second time
Oct 8, 2013 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
Oct 9, 2013 · Assembly
Received from Senate
Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Campaigns and Elections
Jan 23, 2014 · Assembly
Public hearing held
Feb 4, 2014 · Assembly
Executive action taken
Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 1
Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-18-2014 by Committee on Rules
Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly
Read a second time
Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly
Rules suspended
Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 58, Noes 38
Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
Feb 19, 2014 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
Feb 24, 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 180
Apr 2, 2014 · Senate
Published 4-3-2014