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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 445

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Relating to: voter preregistration of 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds. (FE)

Elections — Registration Youth Zoning

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, only qualified electors may register to vote and vote in an

election. A qualified elector is a U.S. citizen age 18 or older who has resided in an

election district or ward for 28 consecutive days.

Under this bill, an individual who is age 16 or 17 but who is otherwise eligible

to vote in Wisconsin may preregister to vote. An individual who preregisters under

the bill may not vote in an election unless he or she is at least 18 years of age on

election day.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Carpenter (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D)

17 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Baldeh (D) , Brostoff (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Hebl (D) , Hintz (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Vruwink (D)

Full history

  1. Jul 7, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Agard, Carpenter, Larson and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Shelton, Snodgrass, Hintz, Anderson, Baldeh, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Hebl, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs and Vruwink

  2. Jul 7, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics

  3. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1