Bills by subject

Elections: Officials

40 bills and resolutions. 8 became law, 1 was vetoed, and 19 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 270 The right of appeal for complainants aggrieved by decisions of the Elections Commission concerning the conduct of election officials.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 374 Compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026
AB 50 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 268 The right of appeal for complainants aggrieved by decisions of the Elections Commission concerning the conduct of election officials.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 17

Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 268: The right of appeal for complainants aggrieved by decisions of the Elections Commission concerning the conduct of election officials.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 9, 2026
AB 374: Compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 534: Voter registration at high schools. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 536: Accessibility training for election officials. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 538: Requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 541: Poll list numbers marked on certain absentee ballots.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 800: Early canvassing of absentee ballots and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Jun 10, 2025
SB 126: The effective date of certain provisions contained in 2023 Wisconsin Act 126.
Became law.

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May 13, 2026
SB 270: The right of appeal for complainants aggrieved by decisions of the Elections Commission concerning the conduct of election officials.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 510: Requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 512: Voter registration at high schools. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 517: Accessibility training for election officials. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 523: Poll list numbers marked on certain absentee ballots.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 801: Early canvassing of absentee ballots and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 922: Automatic voter registration, deceptive election practices, voter intimidation and suppression, voter rights, polling place posting and language requirements, election manual requirements, withholding of voluntarily provided elector information, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 16

May 27, 2011
AB 7: Requiring certain identification in order to vote at a polling place or obtain an absentee ballot, verification of the addresses of electors, absentee voting procedure in certain residential care apartment complexes and adult family homes, identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation, creating an identification certificate issued by the Department of Transportation, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 169: Residency of election officials.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 365: Electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 444: Restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction, changing the information required on voter registration forms, and changing voting procedure for certain persons who are convicted of felonies.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 476: County and municipal canvassing procedures, provisional ballot information, the deadline for filing a recount petition, terms of town officers, the date of the annual town meeting, and technical revisions to certain election laws.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 481: Voter registration at high schools and certain tribal schools.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 525: Return of absentee ballots, submittal of proof of identification with absentee ballot applications, and voting in person by electors who have voted by absentee ballot in the same election.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 746: Discontinuance of the use of voting machines, recounts of machine-readable ballots, petitions for recounts, inspection of areas where voted ballots are stored, and destruction of ballots after an election.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 167: Challenging the ballots of electors at polling places.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2012
SB 269: Residency of election officials.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 271: Return of absentee ballots and voting in person by electors who have voted by absentee ballot in the same election.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 329: Restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction, changing the information required on voter registration forms, and changing voting procedure for certain persons who are convicted of felonies.
Stopped in committee.
Feb 20, 2012
SB 381: County and municipal canvassing procedures, provisional ballot information, the deadline for filing a recount petition, terms of town officers, the date of the annual town meeting, and technical revisions to certain election laws.
Became law.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 386: Voter registration at high schools and certain tribal schools.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 528: Electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 7

Apr 28, 2010
AB 249: Deceptive election practices; voter intimidation, suppression, and protection; granting rule-making authority; and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 406: Challenging the ballots of electors at polling places.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 545: Residency of election officials.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 6, 2010
AB 895: Various changes in election laws, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 179: Deceptive election practices; voter intimidation, suppression, and protection; granting rule-making authority; and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 272: Challenging the ballots of electors at polling places.
Stopped in committee.
May 5, 2010
SB 640: Various changes in election laws, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

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