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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 5

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Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.

Administrative rules Elections — Ballots 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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill is introduced as required by s. 227.26 (2) (j), stats., in support of the

action of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules in suspending

emergency rule 2209 of the Wisconsin Elections Commission on July 20, 2022. The

suspended emergency rule 1) identified what constitutes a complete address for

purposes of a statutory provision that prohibits the counting of an absentee ballot

whose certificate is missing the address of a witness and 2) required municipal clerks

to take one or more specified corrective actions in an attempt to remedy the missing

or inaccurate information.

Sponsors

Votes

Senate: Referred to committee on Administrative Rules, Ayes 20, Noes 11

Passed 20–11 Mar 22, 2023 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. Jan 27, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules

  2. Jan 27, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Administrative Rules

  3. Mar 14, 2023 · Senate

    Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(g), Wisconsin Statutes

  4. Mar 14, 2023 · Senate

    Report without recommendation pursuant to s. 227.26 (2)(h), Wisconsin Statutes

  5. Mar 14, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  6. Mar 20, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-22-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  7. Mar 22, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  8. Mar 22, 2023 · Senate

    Referred to committee on Administrative Rules, Ayes 20, Noes 11

  9. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1