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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Bill 422

Time for issuing a certificate of election

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 4, 2020. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 17, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jan 21, 2020

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 20, 2020

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2019 Wisconsin Act 182

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 4, 2020: “Published 3-4-2020”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a certificate of election may not be provided to a winning candidate until after expiration of the time allowed to file a petition for a recount, regardless of whether any candidate in the election is authorized to file a petition for a recount. Current law authorizes only the following candidates to petition for a recount:

1. For an election at which 4,000 or fewer votes are cast for the office that the candidate seeks, a candidate who trails the leading candidate by no more than 40 votes.

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2. For an election at which more than 4,000 votes are cast for the office that the candidate seeks, a candidate who trails the leading candidate by no more than 1 percent of the total votes cast for that office.

Under this bill, if there is no candidate in an election who may petition for a recount, the certificate of election may be issued immediately after completion of the canvass.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 8 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (6)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Senate Committee on Elections vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 7, 2019

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 Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 4, 2020

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 4, 2020

    The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 182.

  3. Feb 28, 2020

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 20, 2020

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Feb 18, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Jan 21, 2020

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Jan 21, 2020

    The Senate passed it.

  8. Oct 7, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  9. Sep 24, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Sep 17, 2019

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues.

  11. Sep 17, 2019

    Introduced in the Senate.

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  1. Sep 17, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bernier and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Magnafici, Kulp, Gundrum, Brooks, Thiesfeldt and Knodl

  2. Sep 17, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. Sep 24, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 4, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 7, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Oct 7, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Jan 17, 2020 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Read a second time

  9. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  11. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  12. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  14. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:40 AM on 2-20-2020 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 21

  16. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  20. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Feb 21, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  22. Feb 25, 2020 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  23. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020

  24. Mar 4, 2020 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 182

  25. Mar 4, 2020 · Senate

    Published 3-4-2020

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

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