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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 58

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Relating to: responding to a request for an absentee ballot.

Elections — Ballots Municipality — Officers

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, a municipal clerk who receives a request for an absentee ballot

by mail, electronic mail, or facsimile transmission must respond to the request no

later than one business day after receiving the request.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Gannon (R) , Heaton (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kapenga (R) , Katsma (R) , Kremer (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R)

10 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Harsdorf (R) , Lassa (D) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Petrowski (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 May 27, 2015 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 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 May 27, 2015 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Feb 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Allen, Ballweg, Berceau, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Gannon, Heaton, Jacque, Jarchow, Kapenga, Katsma, Kremer, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Quinn, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, LeMahieu, Petrowski, Lassa, Marklein, Nass, Cowles, Vinehout, Moulton and Wanggaard

  2. Feb 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Mar 31, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Horlacher

  4. Apr 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. May 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. May 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  7. May 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  8. May 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1