Relating to: certain kinds of election fraud, 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)
This Wisconsin bill updates election procedures to address absentee ballot handling and fraud prevention. It requires absentee ballot certificates to include specific elector information and mandates that ballots be placed in unsealed envelopes with the clerk's details printed on them. The legislation also allows employees of residential care facilities to serve as personal care voting assistants during public health emergencies. Additionally, it clarifies rules for appointing election officials and establishes penalties for election fraud.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Assembly Passage
Nov 2023
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Oct 26, 2023
Vetoed Mar 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 16, 2024
How they voted
21–11
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Jan 16, 2024
D
Democratic10
90% Nay
R
Republican23
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Mar 21, 2024
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-21-2024
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 11
upper
Jan 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Nov 13, 2023
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
upper
Nov 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed
lower
Nov 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Nov 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules
lower
Nov 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Nov 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3
lower
Nov 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3
lower
Nov 1, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Michalski
lower
Oct 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Maxey, Macco, Armstrong, Edming, Michalski, Murphy, Rettinger, Steffen and VanderMeer;
cosponsored by Senator Jacque
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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