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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SJR 73

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Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Elections — Ballots Elections — Campaign expense Identification cards Voting

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Adopted, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2023 legislature on first

consideration, provides that a qualified elector may not vote in any election unless

the elector presents photographic identification issued by this state, by the federal

government, by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state,

or by a college or university in this state, that verifies the elector's identity.

Acceptable forms of photographic identification must be specified by law. The

amendment authorizes the legislature to pass laws establishing exceptions to the

photographic identification requirement. Additionally, if an elector is unable to

present valid photographic identification before voting on election day, the elector

must be given the opportunity to cast a provisional ballot and present valid

photographic identification at a later time and place, as provided by law.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,

and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Bradley (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Testin (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

33 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , August (R) , Binsfeld (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Magnafici (R) , Maxey (R) , Michalski (R) , Moses (R) , Nedweski (R) , Neylon (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , S. Johnson (R) , Schraa (R) , Schutt (R) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Nov 2, 2023 official source full page

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

Senate: ADOPTION

Passed 21–10 Nov 7, 2023 official source full page

Not voting · 2

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 62–35 Nov 9, 2023 official source full page

Aye · 62

Not voting · 2

Full history

  1. Sep 29, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Ballweg, Bradley, Marklein, Nass, Testin and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Gustafson, Armstrong, August, Binsfeld, Born, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Edming, Goeben, Green, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Moses, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Rozar, Schutt, Spiros, Swearingen, Tusler, Allen, Rettinger and Brandtjen

  2. Sep 29, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 2, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Schraa added as a cosponsor

  4. Oct 24, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 2, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 2, 2023 · Senate

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  7. Nov 2, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Nov 3, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give joint resolution its third reading

  10. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 10

  11. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  13. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  14. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

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

  15. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  16. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Callahan added as a cosponsor

  18. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  19. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  23. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Nov 10, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  25. Nov 15, 2023 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  26. Nov 28, 2023 · Senate

    Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 11-28-2023

  27. Feb 9, 2024 · Senate

    Published 2-9-2024. Enrolled Joint Resolution 9