Assembly Bill 743
Post-election risk-limiting audits and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
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
Dec 13, 2017
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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, Mar 28, 2018: “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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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Beginning with the 2018 partisan primary, this bill requires the Elections Commission to conduct risk-limiting audits following each regularly scheduled primary and general election. The bill defines a risk-limiting audit as an audit protocol that makes use of statistical methods and is designed to limit to acceptable levels the risk of certifying a preliminary election outcome that constitutes an incorrect outcome.
Risk-limiting audits performed for and between the 2018 partisan primary and 2020 spring election are to be performed on a pilot basis on a limited number of offices specified in the bill: one statewide elective office and one local elective office in each county in which an election for local office is held. Beginning with the 2020 partisan primary, the commission must perform risk-limiting audits following each regularly scheduled election in the manner determined by the commission pursuant to rules promulgated by the commission. The bill requires the commission to consult with statisticians, municipal and county clerks, and voting equipment vendors when promulgating the rules.
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The commission must provide at least 48 hours' notice prior to conducting each risk-limiting audit, and the audit must be open to the public. The commission must complete each risk-limiting audit within six months following the date of the election for which the audit was performed and must publish the results of each audit on the commission's Internet site. In addition, the bill requires, by July 1, 2020, following the end of the pilot program, and every five years thereafter, the commission to submit a report to the governor, the Joint Committee on Finance, and the legislature on the cost and value of performing risk-limiting audits.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . All 11 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 13, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Dec 13, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 13, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hebl, Anderson, Berceau, Genrich, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer and C. Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, L. Taylor and Vinehout
- Dec 13, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Mar 28, 2018 · 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