By
Representatives Olsen, Albers, Hahn, Hines, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Owens, Petrowski, Seratti, Shilling and Van Roy.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 461
Relating to: adding payments to related entities to federal taxable income for state income tax and franchise tax purposes.
By
Representatives Black, Berceau, Pocan, Miller, Hebl and Plouff; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Risser and Chvala.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 462
Relating to: restrictions on the operation of motor vehicles by persons holding instruction permits or probationary licenses.
By
Representatives Petrowski, Olsen, Ladwig, Hines, Jeskewitz, M. Williams, Weber, Hahn, Bies, Ott, J. Lehman, Gunderson and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senator Lassa
.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 463
Relating to: all-terrain vehicle racing and the operation of all-terrain vehicles by juveniles.
By
Representatives Pettis, Lothian, Albers, Hines and Seratti; cosponsored by Senator Stepp
.
To committee on Tourism.
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The committee on Campaigns and Elections reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 190
Relating to: residency of certain election officials.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Freese, Gundrum, Grothman, Travis and Pocan.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 256
Relating to: compatible offices and positions for city, village, and town elective officeholders.
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Freese, Gundrum, Grothman, Travis and Pocan.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Freese, Gundrum, Grothman, Travis and Pocan.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Freese, Gundrum, Grothman, Travis and Pocan.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Stephen Freese
Chairperson
Committee on Campaigns and Elections
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Speaker's Communications
August 7, 2003
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
17 West Main Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Patrick:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I am withdrawing
Assembly Bill 462 from the Assembly Committee on Transportation and re-referring it to the Assembly Committee on Highway Safety. I have the consent of Representative Ainsworth, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Transportation, to take this action.
Please call Ellen Nowak of my office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
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Communications
August 7, 2003
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
In regards to the Assembly Seating Chart please note that newly-elected Representative Mark Honadel will be sitting in Seat 92 with the vacant seat being seat 91.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my office at 6-3007.
Sincerely,
Daniel P. Vrakas
State Representative
33rd Assembly District
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August 7, 2003
Mr. Patrick Fuller, Assembly Chief Clerk
2nd Floor
17 West Main Street
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
I am writing to let you know that Representative Louis Molepske of the 71st Assembly District has been assigned to seat number 58 in the Assembly Chambers.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
Robert L. Turner
Democratic Caucus Chair
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Governor's Veto Message
August 5, 2003
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
I am vetoing Assembly Bill 111 in its entirety. This bill would require all individuals registering to vote or registered voters attempting to cast a ballot to present a valid Wisconsin driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT), or a valid, current military identification card or be denied the right to vote.
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Wisconsin has a long and proud tradition of promoting laws that provide all qualified citizens maximum access to their constitutional right to vote. As a result of our state's open election laws, including same-day registration, Wisconsin is a national leader in voter turnout. Despite these successes, we should always be seeking ways to reduce barriers to voting and make it easier for individuals to vote. Assembly Bill 111 would retreat from this heritage by making it harder for Wisconsin residents, including some of our most vulnerable citizens, to exercise their franchise.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, approximately 123,000 Wisconsin residents of voting age do not have a valid DOT-issued driver's license or photo identification card. Nearly 70 percent of these individuals, or 85,000 Wisconsin residents, are elderly voters that would be disenfranchised by AB 111. Many others are young people, often students, who have never had a driver's license or valid Wisconsin photo identification card. Furthermore, many of the individuals who would be disenfranchised by this bill live in poverty, are members of minority communities, frequently change address, or are disabled. I will not sign into law a piece of legislation that would strip the right to vote away from the elderly, minorities, students, the disabled, the transient, and the poor.
Furthermore, this legislation is unnecessary and overly burdensome. Most states are actually precluded by state statute from asking for voter identification at the polls. According to the Federal Elections Commission, thirty states do not require voters to present any kind of identification on Election Day. Only eight states mandate voter identification at the polls for all voters, and of these eight states, only South Carolina makes no provision for a voter without identification to cast a vote. Consequently, AB 111 would make Wisconsin the second state in the union to mandate a photo identification card for all voters or deny them their right to vote.
Even the federal government, when presented the opportunity, refused to implement a restrictive photo identification requirement. Congress adopted, and the President signed into law, a voter identification that is arguably more lax than Wisconsin's current voter identification standard. The Help America Vote Act of 2002 requires only absentee voters to provide identification if they register by mail and have not voted previously in a federal election in their state of residence. Under federal law, this identification is a governmental or non-governmental photo identification card or a utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or a check or other document issued by a unit of government that shows the individual's current name and address. Wisconsin law requires all voters registering on the day of election to provide proof of residence which includes a current and complete name and residential address. Under state law, this identification includes a driver's license or photo identification card, any other official identification card issued by a governmental entity, a credit card, a library card, a residential lease, a telephone bill, or a utility bill. If a voter cannot supply acceptable proof of residence, the voter's registration form can be corroborated and signed by one other elector who resides in the same municipality. The corroborator must then provide acceptable proof of residence. Wisconsin law, therefore, is consistent and possibly more precautionary than federal law.
