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& Main Sponsor
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Status
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Subject
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Notes
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Comments
– for & against
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Senate Bills |
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Special Session
SB-1
Governor |
Passed & signed. Becomes
2007 Wisconsin Act 1
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Ethics bill - creates new Gov't Accountability
board
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Letter
to editor.
FEW Jan 25 FEW on
video at 51:10
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SB-6
Risser |
Senate refers it back to the
committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs
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Allow 17 year olds to vote in primaries if they
will be 18 by general election
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SB-201 Kanavas |
referred to committee on Labor, Elections & Urban
Affairs |
restricts # of ballots Milw. can print |
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SB-253 Darling |
referred to committee on Ag & Higher Ed, Aug 16 |
Requires tech school boards to be elected |
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SB-258 Lazich |
referred to committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail
in the Senate on September 6, 2007
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any boards with taxing power must be elected, inc. tech schools,
Milw. Sewerage, Wisconsin Center |
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SB-567 Carpenter |
referred to LEUA March 11, 2008 |
voters required to present photo ID; ends
corroboration |
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Joint Resolutions |
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AJR-2
Schneider |
referred to Assembly Committee E&CL
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term senate and assembly
increased to 6 and 4 years. constitutional
amendment
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AJR-13 Pridemore |
Referred to Committee on Elections and
Constitutional Law |
term limits (12 yrs) on most state offices |
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constitutional amendment |
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AJR-17 Leibham, Stone |
Assembly approves on April 17; sent to Senate |
change constitution to require photo ID to vote. 48 Assembly
sponsors, 9 senate sponsors |
Senator Coggs declares DOA |
League of Women Voters;
USA
Today
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AJR-63 Kessler |
Referred to assembly E&CL committee |
Redistricting constitutional amendment |
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AJR-81 Sherman |
Dec 6, Referred to Assembly E&CL committee |
Eliminate spring elections |
constitutional amendment |
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AJR-101 Albers |
Referred to Ass. E&CL committee 2/21/08 |
allows non-resident property owners to vote |
constitutional amendment |
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Assembly Bills |
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AR-8,
Ar-9,
AR-10 |
Hearing June 21. all members approved |
Approve members of new Gov't Accountability Bd |
Thomas Cane, David Deininger, Gerald Nichols |
see Wisconsin Eye |
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AB-126
Sherman, Bies, Sheridan |
Introduced March 5 |
moves Elections division to Sec of State office |
Don't worry about it. It's not going anywhere. |
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Kessler |
being drafted as of March 9.
Press release
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vote by mail - eliminate polling places
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Be skeptical and learn about VBM
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Vote by Mail Project
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AB-152 Gottlieb |
Signed by Gov. Becomes 2007
Act 83 |
method of election of village officers |
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AB-158
Jeskewitz |
Exec session Jan
15, 2008, 10:00, E&CL (vote on whether to send to Assembly floor) |
eliminates election day registration |
See
fiscal note for significant ramifications |
12 sponsors, inc. chair of Assembly committee |
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AB-295 Committee |
Signed into law Feb 8, now is
Act 52 |
allows public access to voter registration
identification #'s |
makes it easier for pollworkers |
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overhaul of recounts |
in discussions |
Gives Board of Canvassers option for manual recount |
See
FEW page on recounts |
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AB-311 Black |
referred to committee on Judiciary & ethics |
restrict automatic dialing announcing devices |
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AB-313
Berceau |
Public hearing Dec 27, is canceled |
enter an agreement among the states to elect the
president of the US by national popular vote |
listen to WPR
Joy Cardin Jan 22 |
see
website |
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AB-363 Kleefisch |
Jan 15, passed by Assembly in party line vote,
referred to Senate committee |
lets governing bodies limit scope of direct legislation |
cities will be able to ignore petition that
does not relate to local gov't |
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AB-390
Parisi |
Public hearing Dec 27, is canceled |
Let felons vote when out of prison |
see press release.
Sentencing Project has resources |
Rep. Scott Suder against |
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AB-530 Zepnick |
Introduced Oct 4
& referred committee on State Affairs
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state holiday on Nov. elections days
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See full page on
holiday
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LWV
non-support
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AB-549 Kramer |
Exec session Jan
15, 2008, 10:00, E&CL (vote on whether to send to Assembly floor) |
voluntary photo ID |
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AB-587
Tauchen |
Nov 27 referred to committee on E&CL |
eliminate straight party voting |
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AB-589
Tauchen |
Nov 27 referred to committee on E&CL |
distribute electoral college votes by congressional
district |
Maine and Nebraska do this |
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AB-630
Schneider |
Dec
19 referred to committee on E&CL |
Let felons vote when out of prison |
Identical to AB-390 )above) |
Sentencing Project has
resources |
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AB-888 Pocan |
Feb 27 referred to EC&L |
allow option for preferential voting in municipal races |
Often called IRV |
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AB-903 Stone |
Hearing March 6 EC&L |
Sets procedures and timeframes for registration
verification cards |
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AB-904 Albers |
Hearing March 6 EC&L |
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AB-959 Zipperer |
referred to EC&L March 2008 |
changes # of signatures to be nominated to school
board |
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AB-966 Berceau |
March 13 2008 referred to E&CL |
prohibits voter suppression |
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