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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 1198

Qualifications of election officials

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 10, 2022

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

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

Under current law, a person may serve as a poll worker at an election only if he or she is qualified to vote in Wisconsin. Also under current law, a person convicted of treason, felony, or bribery is not eligible to vote unless the person's right to vote is restored through a pardon or until the person completes his or her sentence, including extended supervision or parole, or any term of probation imposed.

Under this bill, a person who is not eligible to vote due to a conviction for treason, felony, or bribery may still serve as a poll worker at an election if the person is not incarcerated for that offense at the time of the election.

Who's behind it

David Bowen, a Democrat, is its ⁠.

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What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 10, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Mar 10, 2022

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Bowen

  2. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Rules

  3. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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

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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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor