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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 330

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Relating to: the number of signatures on nomination papers.

Elections

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, generally, a candidate for a state or local office must file

nomination papers in order to have his or her name on the ballot. The nomination

papers must be signed by a certain number of voters residing in the jurisdiction of

the office the candidate seeks. For example, a candidate for a statewide office at a

spring election must collect at least 2,000, but no more than 4,000, valid signatures.

The filing official, typically the Elections Commission or a municipal clerk, must

determine whether the candidate has collected a sufficient number of valid

signatures to have his or her name on the ballot. If the number of valid signatures

is less than the minimum number required, the candidate is ineligible to have his or

her name on the ballot.

Under this bill, if a candidate submits nomination papers with more than the

maximum number of required signatures, but the filing official determines that the

maximum number of required signatures does not result in a sufficient number of

valid signatures, the filing official must review the additional signatures to the

extent necessary to determine whether the candidate has collected a sufficient

number of valid signatures to have his or her name on the ballot.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Andraca (D) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Cabrera (D) , Conley (D) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Joers (D) , Krug (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Sinicki (D) , Sortwell (R) , Stubbs (D) , Tittl (R)

11 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Carpenter (D) , Jacobson (D) , James (R) , Penterman, O'Connor and Maxey , Ratcliff (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Taylor (D) , Tomczyk (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Nov 6, 2023 official source full page

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

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 11, 2024 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 9, 2024 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. Jun 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Sortwell, Tittl, Gundrum, Cabrera, Joers, Andraca, C. Anderson, Sinicki, Murphy, Stubbs, Allen, Moses, Conley, Gustafson, Brandtjen, Krug and Bodden; cosponsored by Senators James, Taylor, Spreitzer, Carpenter, Cabral-Guevara, Tomczyk and Ballweg

  2. Jun 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Aug 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor

  4. Aug 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  5. Aug 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  6. Aug 30, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Oct 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Ortiz-Velez

  8. Oct 3, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Nov 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  10. Nov 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules

  12. Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Representatives Penterman, O'Connor and Maxey added as coauthors

  13. Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Sortwell

  14. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 withdrawn and returned to author

  16. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Nov 10, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Nov 13, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection

  22. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  23. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  24. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Feb 9, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  26. Feb 9, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  30. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  31. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Feb 19, 2024 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-19-2024

  34. Mar 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  35. Mar 21, 2024 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 125

  36. Mar 21, 2024 · Assembly

    Published 3-22-2024