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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
March 5, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Freese, Gunderson, M. Lehman,
Bies, Vrakas, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, Stone, Ott, Kestell, Albers, Kreibich
and F. Lasee, cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Stepp and Schultz.
Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
AB120,1,3
1An Act to renumber and amend 973.033 and 973.034; and
to create 302.117,
2973.09 (4m) and 973.176 of the statutes;
relating to: notice regarding
3ineligibility to vote.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires a court to provide a defendant certain information at
sentencing. For example, when a court sentences a person or places a person on
probation for a felony, the court must inform the person that he or she is prohibited
from possessing a firearm. Under this bill, whenever a court imposes a sentence or
places a person on probation for a conviction that disqualifies the person from voting,
the court must inform the person of that disqualification. The bill also requires the
Department of Corrections to inform the person of the disqualification to vote if the
person is or has been placed on probation or released to parole or extended
supervision.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB120, s. 1
4Section
1. 302.117 of the statutes is created to read:
AB120,2,2
5302.117 Notice regarding ineligibility to vote. When an inmate who is
6disqualified from voting under s. 6.03 (1) (b) is released to parole or extended
1supervision, the department shall inform the person that he or she may not vote in
2any election until his or her civil rights are restored.
AB120, s. 2
3Section
2. 973.033 of the statutes is renumbered 973.176 (1), and 973.176 (1)
4(title), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB120,2,55
973.176
(1) (title)
Sentencing; restriction on firearm Firearm possession.
AB120, s. 3
6Section
3. 973.034 of the statutes is renumbered 973.176 (3), and 973.176 (3)
7(title), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB120,2,98
973.176
(3) (title)
Sentencing; restriction on child Child sex offender
9working with children.
AB120, s. 4
10Section
4. 973.09 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB120,2,1311
973.09
(4m) The department shall inform each probationer who is disqualified
12from voting under s. 6.03 (1) (b) that he or she may not vote in any election until his
13or her civil rights are restored.
AB120, s. 5
14Section
5. 973.176 of the statutes is created to read:
AB120,2,15
15973.176 Notice of restrictions.
AB120,2,19
16(2) Voting. Whenever a court imposes a sentence or places a defendant on
17probation for a conviction that disqualifies the defendant from voting under s. 6.03
18(1) (b), the court shall inform the defendant that he or she may not vote in any election
19until his or her civil rights are restored.
AB120,2,2521
(1) No later than the first day of the 6th month beginning after publication, the
22department of corrections shall inform each person who is on probation, parole, or
23extended supervision on that date and who is disqualified from voting under section
246.03 (1) (b) of the statutes that he or she may not vote in any election until his or her
25civil rights are restored.
AB120,3,52
(1)
Notification regarding ineligibility to vote during parole or extended
3supervision. The treatment of section 302.117 of the statutes first applies to persons
4whom the department of corrections releases to parole or extended supervision on
5the effective date of this subsection.
AB120,3,86
(2)
Notification regarding ineligibility to vote during probation. The
7treatment of section 973.09 (4m) of the statutes first applies to persons whom the
8court places on probation on the effective date of this subsection.
AB120,3,129
(3)
Notification at sentencing regarding ineligibility to vote. The treatment
10of sections 973.033 and 973.034 of the statutes and the creation of section 973.176
11of the statutes first apply to persons whom the court sentences on the effective date
12of this subsection.
AB120, s. 8
13Section
8.
Effective date. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
14except as follows:
AB120,3,1715
(1)
The treatment of sections 302.117, 973.033, 973.034, and 973.09 (4m) of the
16statutes, the creation of section 973.176 of the statutes, and
Section 7, (1), (2
), and
17(3) of this act take effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication.
