SB 512 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: voter registration at high schools. (FE)

SB 512 allows public high schools to serve as voter registration sites for enrolled students and school staff during regular school days. It requires municipal clerks to work with school boards to appoint special registration deputies at each high school, who collect completed forms and forward them to the municipal clerk. Students who register while under 18 will be automatically added to the voter rolls when they turn 18, provided they meet eligibility requirements. The bill directly affects high school students and staff in municipalities with public high schools, streamlining registration access during the school year. Private and tribal high schools with many local residents may also participate under specific conditions.
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Introduced Oct 9, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Oct 9, 2025
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Introduced by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, L. Johnson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wall, Wirch and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Snodgrass, Andraca, Arney, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Joers, Johnson, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Roe, Stroud, Stubbs, Udell and Palmeri
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