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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 246

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Relating to: the requirement for stating name and address prior to voting.

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires a voter to state his or her name and address at the polling

place before being permitted to vote. A victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or

stalking who has obtained a confidential listing is not required to state his or her

name and address, but instead may present an identification card issued by the

municipal clerk that contains the person's name and the municipality or county of

the person's residence.

Under the bill, if a voter is unable to state his or her name and address because

of a disability, the voter may present his or her identification to the election official

who verifies that the identification conforms to current law requirements. The

election official, or another person selected by the voter, must then state the voter's

name and address.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Johnson (D) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Schachtner (D) , Wirch (D)

24 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Ballweg (R) , Bowen (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kulp (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sinicki (D) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , Zimmerman (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 19, 2019 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 19, 2019 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. May 30, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bernier, Schachtner, Olsen, Wirch, Risser, Johnson, Ringhand and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Zimmerman, Brostoff, Sortwell, Dittrich, Plumer, Steffen, Kulp, Ballweg, Rohrkaste, Felzkowski, Tusler, Sinicki, Anderson, Spiros, Petryk, Edming, Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Duchow, Brandtjen, Kuglitsch, Ramthun, Bowen and C. Taylor

  2. May 30, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues

  3. Jun 12, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 17, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bernier

  5. Jun 18, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Jun 19, 2019 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Jun 19, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Jun 19, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1