Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum.
Constitution wisconsin Elections Primary elections Referendum Register of deeds Voting Youth
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Currently, in addition to other qualifications, an individual must be at least 18
years of age to vote at an election in this state. This bill allows an individual who is
17 years of age to vote at a primary if the individual will be 18 years of age on the date
on which the election following the primary is held.
Because the bill extends the right to vote to a class of individuals beyond the
class currently entitled to vote under the Wisconsin Constitution, the bill cannot
become law unless, following enactment, it is approved by the majority of the votes
cast at a statewide referendum to be held at the November 2020 general election.
Sponsors
Full history
- Jun 28, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Risser, L. Taylor, Smith, Carpenter and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Sargent, Neubauer, Emerson, Anderson, Vining, Billings, Ohnstad, Pope, Considine, Hesselbein, Sinicki, Subeck, Bowen, Hebl and L. Myers
- Jun 28, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1