Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session
Relating to: the provision of absentee ballots to nonresident students at the University of Wisconsin System. (FE)
Elections — Ballots Elections — Campaign expense Interstate relations Jail University of wisconsin — Regents University of wisconsin — Student life
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
to provide to all first-year students at its institutions with electronic or paper notice
that includes an application to request an absentee ballot from the student's home
state and accurate and clear instructions regarding how the nonresident student
may complete and submit the absentee ballot to the appropriate authority in the
student's home state. The board shall ensure that any voter registration or voter
education partnership or contract it enters into results in the provision of absentee
ballot information to nonresident students. Under the bill, the board is also required
to develop and implement policies that ensure compliance with the bill's provisions,
and to biennially review the policies for effectiveness and relevance. The board is
required to submit an annual report to the legislature detailing the implementation
of the provisions of the bill.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Votes
Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2
Passed 3–2 Feb 15, 2024 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Aye · 21
- André Jacque (1)
- Chris Kapenga (33)
- Cory Tomczyk (29)
- Dan Feyen (20)
- Dan Knodl (24)
- Devin LeMahieu (9)
- Duey Stroebel (20)
- Eric Wimberger (2)
- Howard Marklein (17)
- Jesse James (23)
- John Jagler (13)
- Julian Bradley (28)
- Mary Felzkowski (12)
- Patrick Testin (24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (19)
- Rob Cowles (2)
- Rob Hutton (5)
- Rob Stafsholt (10)
- Romaine Quinn (25)
- Steve Nass (11)
- Van Wanggaard (21)
Nay · 11
- Bob Wirch (22)
- Brad Pfaff (32)
- Chris Larson (7)
- Dianne Hesselbein (27)
- Jeff Smith (31)
- Joan Ballweg (14)
- Kelda Roys (26)
- LaTonya Johnson (6)
- Mark Spreitzer (15)
- Melissa Agard (16)
- Tim Carpenter (3)
Full history
- Dec 8, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Knodl; cosponsored by Representatives Binsfeld, Allen, Armstrong, Bodden, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Gustafson, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Schmidt and Wichgers
- Dec 8, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
- Jan 10, 2024 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 8, 2024 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 15, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 15, 2024 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Feb 15, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 19, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 21, Noes 11
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 14, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1