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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 26

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Relating to: removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list. (FE)

Elections — Registration Elections commission

  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, if a voter who appears on the official voter registration list

maintained by the Elections Commission becomes ineligible to vote for any reason,

his or her status is changed from eligible to ineligible on the registration list.

Under this bill, if a voter appearing on the registration list becomes ineligible

to vote for any reason, he or she must be removed from the list and the Elections

Commission must keep a permanent record of the removal, including the date of and

reason for the removal. Consistent with current law, an individual who is removed

from the registration list and subsequently becomes eligible to register to vote in

Wisconsin may reregister as provided by law.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Jacque (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Tomczyk (R)

26 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Binsfeld (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Donovan (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kurtz (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Plumer (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Schutt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 27, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Marklein, Nass, Quinn, Stafsholt and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Bodden, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Brooks, Donovan, Edming, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Plumer, Rettinger, Schraa, Schutt, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers

  2. Jan 27, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection

  3. Feb 9, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Rozar added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 2, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 16, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Mar 28, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Neylon added as a cosponsor

  7. Apr 7, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Allen added as a cosponsor

  8. May 10, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Kurtz added as a cosponsor

  9. Jul 10, 2023 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Government Operations and rereferred to committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  10. Sep 19, 2023 · Senate

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  11. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1