Assembly Bill 887
Nomination signature requirements and circulating or signing nomination papers for more than one candidate for the same office
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
Feb 11, 2020
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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, Apr 1, 2020: “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
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill allows a person to circulate or sign nomination papers for two or more candidates for the same office in the same election. Under current law, if a person signs nomination papers for two candidates for the same office in the same election, the earlier signature is valid and the later signature is invalid. In addition, current law provides that if a person circulates a nomination paper for two candidates for the same office in the same election at different times, the earlier paper is valid and the later paper is invalid.
The bill also changes the number of signatures required for nomination papers for state treasurer and secretary of state so that the number must be not less than 1,000 nor more than 2,000. Under current law, the number of signatures required for nomination papers for state treasurer and secretary of state is not less than 2,000 nor more than 4,000. In addition, the bill changes the number of signatures required for a petition to appear on the presidential primary ballot to not less than 250 nor more than 500 for each congressional district. Under current law, the number of signatures required for such a petition is not less than 1,000 nor more than 1,500 for each congressional district.
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Current law requires a person who circulates nomination papers to certify that he or she knows that the signers are electors of the ward, aldermanic district, municipality, or county to which the nomination paper relates. Current law also requires the circulator to certify that he or she knows the residences given by the signers. Under the bill, the circulator must certify that, to the best of his or her knowledge, the signers are all electors of the appropriate ward, aldermanic district, municipality, or county and that, to the best of his or her knowledge, the residences given by the signers are actual residences.
Finally, current law requires an individual who is circulating nomination papers to certify that he or she intends to support the candidate for whom the individual is circulating the papers. The bill eliminates that requirement.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . All 9 are Democrats.
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Authors (9)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 11, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Feb 11, 2020
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Spreitzer, Zamarripa, Anderson, Hebl, Hesselbein, Pope, Subeck, C. Taylor and Vruwink
- Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Apr 1, 2020 · 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
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