Subjects

Elections

186 bills across 7 sessions, from the Legislature's subject index.

• AB 14 Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission. Died at session end 2025
• AB 15 Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission. Died at session end 2025
• AB 35 Relating to: withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE) Became law 2025
• AB 50 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 34 Relating to: withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 45 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) Became law 2025
• SB 47 Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission. Died at session end 2025
• SB 48 Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission. Died at session end 2025
• AB 144 Relating to: eliminating a judgeship from district IV of the court of appeals and establishing an additional judgeship for district III of the court of appeals. Died at session end 2025
• AB 149 Relating to: the nomination of presidential electors. Became law 2025
• AB 223 Relating to: residency requirements for persons circulating nomination papers or recall petitions. Became law 2025
• AB 227 Relating to: inducements to sign or refrain from signing nomination papers, recall petitions, and certain other petitions. Died at session end 2025
• AB 228 Relating to: tax incremental financing districts containing qualified data centers. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 330 Relating to: enforcement of the federal Help America Vote Act. Died at session end 2025
• AB 374 Relating to: compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act. (FE) Became law 2025
• AB 397 Relating to: reporting requirements for recipients of economic development grants and loans. Died at session end 2025
• AB 442 Relating to: the first date on which nomination papers may be circulated for the spring election. Died at session end 2025
• AB 515 Relating to: criminalizing certain conduct intended to interfere with certain election activities and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• AB 535 Relating to: polling place accessibility. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 540 Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum. Died at session end 2025
• AB 595 Relating to: compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data sharing agreements, removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list, and fees for obtaining the official voter registration list. (FE) Vetoed 2025
• AB 617 Relating to: applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote; preelection tests of electronic voting equipment, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 942 Relating to: notice of change in polling place location. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 943 Relating to: going armed at a polling place and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• SB 143 Relating to: the nomination of presidential electors. Died at session end 2025
• SB 144 Relating to: eliminating a judgeship from district IV of the court of appeals and establishing an additional judgeship for district III of the court of appeals. Died at session end 2025
• SB 220 Relating to: residency requirements for persons circulating nomination papers or recall petitions. Died at session end 2025
• SB 233 Relating to: inducements to sign or refrain from signing nomination papers, recall petitions, and certain other petitions. Died at session end 2025
• SB 241 Relating to: tax incremental financing districts containing qualified data centers. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 338 Relating to: enforcement of the federal Help America Vote Act. Died at session end 2025
• SB 378 Relating to: compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 453 Relating to: the first date on which nomination papers may be circulated for the spring election. Died at session end 2025
• SB 509 Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum. Died at session end 2025
• SB 518 Relating to: polling place accessibility. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 562 Relating to: reporting requirements for recipients of economic development grants and loans. Died at session end 2025
• SB 595 Relating to: compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data sharing agreements, removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list, and fees for obtaining the official voter registration list. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 624 Relating to: applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote; preelection tests of electronic voting equipment, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 934 Relating to: notice of change in polling place location. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 949 Relating to: going armed at a polling place and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• AB 1117 Relating to: constitutional eligibility of candidates for federal office. Died at session end 2025
• AB 1152 Relating to: entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president and vice president of the United States by means of a national popular vote. Died at session end 2025
• AB 1165 Relating to: ranked-choice voting, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 1212 Relating to: performing risk-limiting audits and eliminating the process for removing excess ballots from the vote count. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 1071 Relating to: constitutional eligibility of candidates for federal office. Died at session end 2025
• SB 1117 Relating to: entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president and vice president of the United States by means of a national popular vote. Died at session end 2025
• SB 1130 Relating to: ranked-choice voting, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 1177 Relating to: performing risk-limiting audits and eliminating the process for removing excess ballots from the vote count. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 1180 Relating to: circulating or signing nomination papers and certain petitions. Died at session end 2025
• AB 43 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 70 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature. (FE) Became law 2023
• SB 88 Relating to: whistleblower protection for municipal clerks who witness and report election fraud or irregularities. Died at session end 2023
• AB 156 Relating to: entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president and vice president of the United States by means of a national popular vote. Died at session end 2023
• AB 282 Relating to: broadcasting election night proceedings. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 283 Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 298 Relating to: polling place closures. Became law 2023
• AB 330 Relating to: the number of signatures on nomination papers. Became law 2023
• AB 414 Relating to: public funds for substantially identical materials distributed by state senators and representatives to the assembly prior to a general election and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2023
• AB 476 Relating to: filling vacancies in elective state offices in the executive branch. Vetoed 2023
• AB 497 Relating to: notice of change in polling place location. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 594 Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum. Died at session end 2023
• AB 749 Relating to: postelection audits by the Legislative Audit Bureau and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 892 Relating to: compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act. Died at session end 2023
• AJR 17 Relating to: calling on the governor to call a special election to fill a vacancy in the Office of Secretary of State. Died at session end 2023
• AJR 76 Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (second consideration). Died at session end 2023
• AJR 77 Relating to: prohibiting state and local governments from using privately sourced moneys or equipment in connection with the conduct of elections and specifying who may perform tasks related to the conduct of an election (second consideration). Died at session end 2023
• SB 144 Relating to: entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president of the United States by means of a national popular vote. Died at session end 2023
• SB 278 Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 283 Relating to: broadcasting election night proceedings. (FE) Became law 2023
• SB 286 Relating to: the number of signatures on nomination papers. Died at session end 2023
• SB 366 Relating to: polling place closures. Died at session end 2023
• SB 408 Relating to: public funds for substantially identical materials distributed by state senators and representatives to the assembly prior to a general election and providing a penalty. Became law 2023
• SB 465 Relating to: filling vacancies in elective state offices in the executive branch. Died at session end 2023
• SB 552 Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum. Died at session end 2023
• SB 570 Relating to: notice of change in polling place location. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 736 Relating to: postelection audits by the Legislative Audit Bureau and providing a penalty. (FE) Vetoed 2023
• SB 852 Relating to: compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act. Died at session end 2023
• SJR 21 Relating to: calling on the governor to call a special election to fill a vacancy in the Office of Secretary of State. Passed one chamber 2023
• SJR 71 Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (second consideration). Adopted 2023
• SJR 78 Relating to: prohibiting state and local governments from using privately sourced moneys or equipment in connection with the conduct of elections and specifying who may perform tasks related to the conduct of an election (second consideration). Adopted 2023
• SJR 94 Relating to: prohibiting ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin elections and prohibiting voting for candidates of more than one political party in primaries for partisan office (first consideration). Died at session end 2023
• AB 1067 Relating to: the filing of nomination papers by certain candidates for local elective office. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 1214 Relating to: the first date on which nomination papers may be circulated for the spring election. Died at session end 2023
• AJR 101 Relating to: prohibiting ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin elections and prohibiting voting for candidates of more than one political party in primaries for partisan office (first consideration). Died at session end 2023
• SJR 113 Relating to: recall of enrolled 2023 Senate Bill 408. Passed one chamber 2023
• AR 3 Relating to: addressing election law violations. Passed one chamber 2021
• AB 21 Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 51 Relating to: public notice of noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials. Died at session end 2021
• AB 68 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2021 legislature. (FE) Became law 2021
• AR 15 Relating to: directing the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections to investigate the administration of elections in Wisconsin. Passed one chamber 2021
• AR 28 Relating to: withdrawing authorization of Wisconsin State Assembly partisan election review efforts. Died at session end 2021
• SB 21 Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 52 Relating to: public notice of noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials. Became law 2021
• AB 150 Relating to: ranked-choice voting, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 173 Relating to: private resources used for election administration, appointment of election officials, and providing a penalty. (FE) Vetoed 2021
• AB 194 Relating to: actions for violations of elections laws. Died at session end 2021
• AB 246 Relating to: entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president and vice president of the United States by means of a national popular vote. Died at session end 2021
• AB 304 Relating to: elections administration, recall petitions, and recount procedures. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 433 Relating to: submitting copies of complaints filed with the Elections Commission to the legislature. Died at session end 2021
• AB 444 Relating to: expanding eligibility under the Medical Assistance program; funding infrastructure, land acquisition, and building projects; providing assistance and local government grants; maintaining an opioid and methamphetamine data system; transferring moneys to the budget stabilization fund; creating a University of Wisconsin System partnership program and admissions application fees; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 464 Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum. Died at session end 2021
• AB 474 Relating to: public funds for substantially identical materials distributed by state senators and representatives to the assembly prior to a general election and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2021
• AB 492 Relating to: loan related to the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids; loan related to the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in the city of Park Falls; funding for the University of Wisconsin System; special education funding and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 682 Relating to: grant related to the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids, loan guarantee related to the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in the city of Park Falls, substance abuse prevention on certain public projects, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 958 Relating to: going armed at a polling place and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2021
• AB 982 Relating to: retention of certain records and materials after an election. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 996 Relating to: overseeing the administration of elections. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AJR 54 Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (first consideration). Died at session end 2021
• SB 111 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2021 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 178 Relating to: elections administration, recall petitions, and recount procedures. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 207 Relating to: private resources used for election administration, appointment of election officials, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 213 Relating to: actions for violations of elections laws. Vetoed 2021
• SB 240 Relating to: ranked-choice voting, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 432 Relating to: submitting copies of complaints filed with the Elections Commission to the legislature. Died at session end 2021
• SB 439 Relating to: expanding eligibility under the Medical Assistance program; funding infrastructure, land acquisition, and building projects; providing assistance and local government grants; maintaining an opioid and methamphetamine data system; transferring moneys to the budget stabilization fund; creating a University of Wisconsin System partnership program and admissions application fees; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 458 Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum. Died at session end 2021
• SB 481 Relating to: loan related to the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids; loan related to the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in the city of Park Falls; funding for the University of Wisconsin System; special education funding and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 712 Relating to: grant related to the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids and loan guarantee related to the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in the city of Park Falls. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 904 Relating to: going armed at a polling place and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2021
• SB 935 Relating to: certain kinds of election fraud, private resources and contracts for election administration, who may perform tasks related to election administration, defects on absentee ballot certificates, returning absentee ballots to the office of the municipal clerk, appointment of election officials, allowing an employee of a residential care facility or qualified retirement home to serve as a personal care voting assistant during a public health emergency or an incident of infectious disease, and providing a penalty. (FE) Vetoed 2021
• SB 941 Relating to: overseeing the administration of elections. (FE) Vetoed 2021
• SB 946 Relating to: whistleblower protection for municipal clerks who witness and report election fraud or irregularities. Died at session end 2021
• SJR 32 Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (first consideration). Adopted 2021
• AB 1004 Relating to: certain kinds of election fraud, private resources and contracts for election administration, who may perform tasks related to election administration, defects on absentee ballot certificates, returning absentee ballots to the office of the municipal clerk, appointment of election officials, allowing an employee of a residential care facility or qualified retirement home to serve as a personal care voting assistant during a public health emergency or an incident of infectious disease, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 1008 Relating to: whistleblower protection for municipal clerks who witness and report election fraud or irregularities. Died at session end 2021
• AB 1172 Relating to: notice of change in polling place location. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AJR 120 Relating to: Wisconsin election reform and reclaiming the electoral ballots for President and Vice President that were certified under fraudulent intent and purpose. Died at session end 2021
• AJR 134 Relating to: prohibiting the use of a donation or grant of private resources for purposes of election administration and specifying who may perform tasks related to election administration (first consideration). Died at session end 2021
• SB 1076 Relating to: grants to municipalities and counties for purposes of election administration and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SJR 101 Relating to: prohibiting the use of a donation or grant of private resources for purposes of election administration and specifying who may perform tasks related to election administration (first consideration). Adopted 2021
• AB 64 Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SB 71 Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AB 168 Relating to: the requirement for stating name and address prior to voting. Became law 2019
• AB 185 Relating to: entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president of the United States by means of a national popular vote. Died at session end 2019
• AB 245 Relating to: elections administration, recall petitions, and recount procedures. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AB 320 Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum. Died at session end 2019
• AB 342 Relating to: time for issuing a certificate of election. Died at session end 2019
• AB 360 Relating to: elections to a lake protection and rehabilitation district board of commissioners. Died at session end 2019
• AB 732 Relating to: ranked-choice voting, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AB 834 Relating to: public notice of noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AB 887 Relating to: nomination signature requirements and circulating or signing nomination papers for more than one candidate for the same office. Died at session end 2019
• AB 971 Relating to: closing state offices and not holding University of Wisconsin System classes on election days. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SB 159 Relating to: automatic voter registration, deceptive election practices, voter intimidation and suppression, voter rights, polling place posting and language requirements, election manual requirements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SB 197 Relating to: entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president of the United States by means of a national popular vote. Died at session end 2019
• SB 240 Relating to: elections administration, recall petitions, and recount procedures. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SB 246 Relating to: the requirement for stating name and address prior to voting. Died at session end 2019
• SB 307 Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum. Died at session end 2019
• SB 335 Relating to: elections to a lake protection and rehabilitation district board of commissioners. Became law 2019
• SB 422 Relating to: time for issuing a certificate of election. Became law 2019
• SB 741 Relating to: public notice of noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SB 860 Relating to: closing state offices and not holding University of Wisconsin System classes on election days. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AJR 111 Relating to: reserving to the people the power of initiative to propose and approve laws at an election (first consideration). Died at session end 2019
• AB 64 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2017 legislature. Became law 2017
• SB 30 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2017 legislature. Died at session end 2017
• AB 129 Relating to: the requirement that a classified service employee take a leave of absence to run for office. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AB 223 Relating to: offering employment in exchange for not seeking an elective state or local office and providing a criminal penalty. Died at session end 2017
• AB 269 Relating to: scheduling of school district referendums to exceed revenue limits. Died at session end 2017
• AB 332 Relating to: the signature requirement for nomination of candidates to school board in school districts that contain territory lying within a second class city. Became law 2017
• AB 743 Relating to: post-election risk-limiting audits and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AB 996 Relating to: legislative vacancies. Died at session end 2017
• AJR 35 Relating to: Wisconsin legislative resolution to restore free and fair elections in the United States and to apply to Congress for a limited national convention for the exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would restore balance and integrity to our elections. Died at session end 2017
• SB 194 Relating to: scheduling of school district referendums to exceed revenue limits. Died at session end 2017
• SB 260 Relating to: the signature requirement for nomination of candidates to school board in school districts that contain territory lying within a second class city. Died at session end 2017
• SB 753 Relating to: the requirement that a classified service employee take a leave of absence to run for office. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 782 Relating to: legislative vacancies. Died at session end 2017
• SJR 24 Relating to: Wisconsin legislative resolution to restore free and fair elections in the United States and to apply to Congress for a limited national convention for the exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would restore balance and integrity to our elections. Died at session end 2017
• AB 164 Relating to: various election law changes. Died at session end 2015
• AB 342 Relating to: reporting travel expenses for elected state officials seeking national office and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 463 Relating to: the prosecution and venue for trial of certain offenses by certain state residents. Died at session end 2015
• AB 479 Relating to: the requirement that a classified service employee take a leave of absence to run for office. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 806 Relating to: authorizing Wisconsin to enter into a membership agreement to share information related to the registration and voting of electors. Died at session end 2015
• AB 975 Relating to: eligibility of a candidate for elective office. Died at session end 2015
• AJR 55 Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of adopting a nonpartisan system for redistricting. Died at session end 2015
• SB 121 Relating to: various election law changes. Became law 2015
• SB 454 Relating to: the requirement that a classified service employee take a leave of absence to run for office. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 672 Relating to: authorizing Wisconsin to enter into a membership agreement to share information related to the registration and voting of electors. Died at session end 2015
• SB 753 Relating to: eligibility of a candidate for elective office. Died at session end 2015
• SJR 47 Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of adopting a nonpartisan system for redistricting. Died at session end 2015
• AB 225 Relating to: various changes in the campaign finance laws; exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election; identifying documentation to establish proof of residency for voter registration; recording the type of identifying document provided as proof of residence; limiting the times for voting by absentee ballot in person; the method of reporting election returns by municipalities; fees for election recounts; the method of recounting votes cast with automatic tabulating equipment; residency of election officials; recall petition requirements; the procedure for recounting ballots when electors voting in person are required to sign the poll list and fail to do so; challenging an elector's registration during recount proceedings; witness addresses on absentee ballot certificates; nominees submitted by the Government Accountability Board candidate committee; securing ballot containers; party representation for election officials serving at polling places; and scheduling of referendums. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 268 Relating to: legislative vacancies. Died at session end 2013
• AB 420 Relating to: providing a printed name for signers of nomination papers and petitions. Became law 2013
• AB 565 Relating to: repealing the schedule of election occurrences. Became law 2013
• AB 606 Relating to: the number of nomination paper signatures required for city-wide offices in second class and third class cities. Became law 2013
• AJR 80 Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of adopting a nonpartisan system for redistricting. Died at session end 2013
• SB 393 Relating to: providing a printed name for signers of nomination papers and petitions. Died at session end 2013
• SB 423 Relating to: repealing the schedule of election occurrences. Died at session end 2013
• SB 444 Relating to: the number of nomination paper signatures required for city-wide offices in second class and third class cities. Died at session end 2013