Relating to: absentee voting in certain residential care facilities and retirement homes and court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote.
This bill would update Wisconsin's voter registration rules to ensure that people living in certain residential care facilities and retirement homes can request absentee ballots. It also establishes a process for the state election commission to automatically restore voting rights for individuals whose previous court rulings declared them ineligible to vote, provided a later court review overturns that decision. Under the proposed changes, the commission must notify affected voters of their eligibility within three business days and provide them with the necessary forms to re-register if needed. The legislation aims to streamline administrative procedures and correct past determinations without requiring voters to navigate complex legal hurdles to regain their right to vote.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Assembly Passage
Nov 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Oct 26, 2023
Vetoed Mar 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
22–10
Passed
Total votes 32
Feb 13, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Nay
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Mar 21, 2024
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-21-2024
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Introduced
LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10
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 Substitute 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 Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0
lower
Nov 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Campaigns and Elections
lower
Nov 6, 2023
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug
lower
Oct 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Allen, Binsfeld, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Goeben, Gundrum, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman and Rozar;
cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Ballweg, Marklein and Nass
lower
18 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amanda Nedweski
RRepublican
P
Amy Binsfeld
RRepublican
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Bob Donovan
RRepublican
P
Dave Maxey
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
Donna Rozar
RRepublican
P
Gae Magnafici
RRepublican
P
James Edming
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mursau
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Joel Kitchens
RRepublican
P
Joy Goeben
RRepublican
P
Rick Gundrum
RRepublican
P
Scott Allen
RRepublican
P
Scott Krug
RRepublican
P
Tom Michalski
RRepublican
P
Will Penterman
RRepublican
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