Primary elections

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

AB 506 Relating to: authorizing electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. (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 937 Relating to: including a space for write-in candidates on city election ballots; eliminating independent candidates from the partisan primary ballot; and using a temporary operator’s license or identification card to establish proof of residence for voter registration (suggested as remedial legislation by the Elections Commission). Died at session end 2025
SB 361 Relating to: authorizing electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. (FE) 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 916 Relating to: including a space for write-in candidates on city election ballots; eliminating independent candidates from the partisan primary ballot; and using a temporary operator’s license or identification card to establish proof of residence for voter registration (suggested as remedial legislation by the Elections Commission). Died at session end 2025
AB 493 Relating to: counting write-in votes in the general election. Died at session end 2023
AB 563 Relating to: top-five primaries and instant runoff voting for the offices of U.S. senator and U.S. representative in Congress. (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
SB 490 Relating to: counting write-in votes in the general election. Died at session end 2023
SB 528 Relating to: top-five primaries and instant runoff voting for the offices of U.S. senator and U.S. representative in Congress. (FE) 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
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
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
AB 150 Relating to: ranked-choice voting, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
AB 244 Relating to: top-five primaries and instant runoff voting for the offices of U.S. senator and U.S. representative in Congress. (FE) Died at session end 2021
AB 304 Relating to: elections administration, recall petitions, and recount procedures. (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
SB 178 Relating to: elections administration, recall petitions, and recount procedures. (FE) Died at session end 2021
SB 240 Relating to: ranked-choice voting, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
SB 250 Relating to: top-five primaries and instant runoff voting for the offices of U.S. senator and U.S. representative in Congress. (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
AB 1091 Relating to: authorizing electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. (FE) Died at session end 2021
SB 1006 Relating to: authorizing electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. (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 320 Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum. Died at session end 2019
AB 898 Relating to: the time for holding special primaries, requiring those who register electronically or by mail to vote in person the first time they vote, obtaining another person's marked absentee ballot, tampering with voting machines or ballots, and providing a penalty. (FE) 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
AB 322 Relating to: authorization for electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. Died at session end 2017
AB 743 Relating to: post-election risk-limiting audits and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2017
SB 229 Relating to: authorization for electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. Died at session end 2017
SB 885 Relating to: holding the presidential preference primary on the second Tuesday in March; applying for an absentee ballot in-person; and absentee ballots cast by overseas and military voters. (FE) Died at session end 2017
SB 887 Relating to: legislative power and duties, state agency and authority composition and operations, administrative rule-making process, federal government waivers and approvals, unemployment insurance work search and registration requirements, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2017
AB 1071 Relating to: holding the presidential preference primary on the second Tuesday in March; applying for an absentee ballot in-person; and absentee ballots cast by overseas and military voters. (FE) Died at session end 2017
AB 1073 Relating to: legislative power and duties, state agency and authority composition and operations, administrative rule-making process, federal government waivers and approvals, unemployment insurance work search and registration requirements, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2017
AB 288 Relating to: authorizing electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. Died at session end 2015
AB 325 Relating to: allowing a school board president to fill certain vacancies on a school board of a common, union high, or unified school district. Became law 2015
SB 208 Relating to: authorization for electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. Died at session end 2015
SB 711 Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum. 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 629 Relating to: authorization for electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. Died at session end 2013
AB 645 Relating to: the information contained in referendum questions to authorize exceeding county levy limits. Died at session end 2013
SB 158 Relating to: authorization for electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. Died at session end 2013
SB 513 Relating to: the information contained in referendum questions to authorize exceeding county levy limits. Became law 2013