Assembly Bill 332
The signature requirement for nomination of candidates to school board in school districts that contain territory lying within a second class city
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 17, 2018. It's .
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Introduced, passed
May 19, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 16, 2018
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 20, 2018
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2017 Wisconsin Act 321
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 17, 2018: “Published 4-17-2018”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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.
This bill permits the annual meeting of a common or union high school district or the school board of a school district to adopt a resolution to reduce the number of signatures required on nomination papers submitted by candidates for school district officer. Current law requires candidates for an office that is filled at the spring election, including candidates for school board officer of some school districts, to submit nomination papers signed by a certain number of electors in order to be eligible to be placed on the ballot. Currently, a candidate for school district officer in a school district that contains any portion of a second class city must submit nomination papers signed by not less than 100 nor more than 200 electors.
This bill permits the number of signatures that must be obtained to be reduced by resolution to not less than 20 and not more than 100 if the school district territory lying within the second class city or cities is less than or equal to 10 percent of the school district's territory. Once the territory lying within the second class city or cities is more than 10 percent of the school district's territory, the number of signatures required returns to not less than 100 nor more than 200.
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Also under the bill, the requirement of a candidate for school district officer to obtain between 100 and 200 signatures first applies in the second spring election that follows the event that causes a school district to contain territory lying within a second class city.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . 6 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Dec 19, 2017
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 16, 2018
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 17, 2018
The new law was published.
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Apr 17, 2018
The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 321.
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Apr 12, 2018
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 20, 2018
The Senate passed it too.
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Feb 16, 2018
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Jan 17, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 16, 2018
The Senate received it.
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Jan 16, 2018
The Assembly passed it.
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Dec 19, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Dec 19, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Oct 12, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 19, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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May 19, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 19, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Schraa, Novak, Spiros, Genrich, Skowronski and Ballweg; cosponsored by Senators Feyen and Olsen
- May 19, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Oct 12, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 28, 2017 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Dec 19, 2017 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Dec 19, 2017 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 11, 2018 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-16-2018 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 16, 2018 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 17, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 17, 2018 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 16, 2018 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 16, 2018 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 20, 2018 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 20, 2018 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2018 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 20, 2018 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 20, 2018 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 27, 2018 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-27-2018
- Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018
- Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 321
- Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly
Published 4-17-2018
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