Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection

Senate Joint Resolution 94

Relating to: prohibiting ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin elections and prohibiting voting for candidates of more than one political party in primaries for partisan office (first consideration).

By Senators Stroebel, Nass, Ballweg, Tomczyk and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Bodden, Green, Goeben, Allen, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Gustafson, Magnafici, Melotik, Murphy, Rettinger, Tittl, VanderMeer, Callahan, Schraa, Rozar, Brooks and Maxey.

December 19, 2023     Referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection

February 08, 2024       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Knodl; Senators Feyen, Quinn, Spreitzer and Smith.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Representative Ty Bodden

·      Matt Dean - Heartland Impact

·      Sam Rogers - Opportunity Solutions Project

·      Jacqueline Doyer - Honest Elections Project

Appearances Against

·      Sara Eskrich - Democracy Found Action

·      Tom Dittrich - Democracy Found Action

·      Mike DeRubis - Voters First WI  Bridge the Divide

·      Bob Maline - Voters First WI Bridge the Divide

·      Lane Whitten - Take Back Our Republic Action

·      Kevin Miller - Veterans for WI Voters

·      Mark Pfost - Veterans for WI Voters

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Rebecca Hogan - Opportunity Solutions Project

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

April 11, 2024             Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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William Neville

Committee Clerk