Relating to: the nomination of presidential electors.
SB 143 creates a process for political parties to nominate presidential electors if they lack primary candidates for state offices (like Senate, Assembly, or state officers) in a presidential election year. Specifically, the party chair must nominate one elector per congressional district and two statewide electors by October 1st, then certify these names to the election commission. This replaces the previous requirement for a party convention when no primary candidates exist. The bill directly affects political parties that fail to field candidates for state offices through their primary process.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senator Jacque;
cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Wichgers, Behnke, Kreibich and Brill
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AJ
André Jacque
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 143
Scope: WI
Hi! I can help you understand SB 143. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline