Oath of ballot counter.
Summary
Requires the circuit court clerk to transmit a copy of each oath taken by a ballot counter to the election division not later than 30 days after the election. Requires the circuit court clerk to transmit a copy of each oath taken by a ballot counter for the 2024 general election to the election division not later than August 31, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Mar 3, 2025
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Introduced Senate Bill (S)
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Senate Bill (H)
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The bill text was updated from an introduced version to a version that has been reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Elections. The primary changes involve adding committee report details, updating the bill title and digest information, and recording the committee vote results.
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Added committee report section indicating the Senate Committee on Elections recommended the bill do pass with a vote of 7 yeas and 2 nays.
Updated bill title from 'Introduced Senate Bill (S)' to 'Senate Bill (H)' and changed the digest reference from 'Introduced Bill' to 'SB 186'.
Added date stamp of February 5, 2025 and updated legislative reference numbers.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2025
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Feb 17, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 139: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Dernulc
RRepublican
P
Julie Olthoff
RRepublican
P
Rick Niemeyer
RRepublican
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