Wisconsin Legislature: Elections

DOT acquisition of land, easements, or development rights for highway projects with highway program moneys modified; prohibition on expending moneys from the transportation fund for the acquisition of development rights created, definition provided - AB1016

High-voltage transmission line construction: authorizing conveyance of property owned by county, city, village, town, or public board or commission to an electric utility or cooperative association if it received certain certificate from PSC - SB234

High-voltage transmission line construction: authorizing conveyance of property owned by county, city, village, town, public board or commission, public utility, or cooperative association to a public utility if it received certain certificate from PSC; fair market value provisions [A.Amdt.2: ``public utility" changed to ``electric utility" and fair market value provisions revised] - AB437

``Tommy G. Thompson Highway": portion of STH 124 in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties designated as; contributions and DOT provisions - AB776

Life and military service commended - SJR13

College tuition expenses: individual income tax deduction expanded to include EAB approved colleges, universities, and technical colleges in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan - AB106

EAB duties expanded re taking possession of student records if school discontinues operations; administrative attachment changed from DVA to TCS Board [Sec. 56, 222, 385-387, 588, 725, 793, 796-816, 1287, 2097, 2346, 2466, 2467; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 221r, 386d, 816g, 9246 (1m), 9446 (1m); A.Amdt.40: further revisions, 385m-387m, 588m, 725g, 735b-x, 9246 (1mq), deletes 385, 386d, 387, 588, 725, 793, 796-816g, 9246 (1m)] - AB100

Massage therapist and bodyworker certification: role of EAB eliminated; DRL responsibilities [Sec. 158, 388, 2347, 2496, 9153 (2), 9253 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revision, deletes 158; A.Amdt.40: further revisions, 388d, 9253 (1), deletes 388, 9253 (1)] - AB100

Veterans' affairs, benefits, and memorials: chap.45 recodified; DMA and EAB provisions - AB210

Veterans benefits and EAB programs: reconciliation of 2005 WisAct 22 (AB-210) and 2005 WisAct 25 (AB-100, budget bill) - AB506

Advanced curriculum and assessments for gifted and talented middle school pupils: DPI grants to CESAs and MPS [Sec. 187, 1883] - AB100

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: educational agency exempt re unpardoned felony conviction - AB284

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: educational agency exempt re unpardoned felony conviction - SB151

School district, school board, and DPI requirements revised re paying certain tuitions to U.W. System, fire drill reports to Comm.Dept, rules prohibiting pagers, reporting school bus accidents, school districts acquiring or using another district's facilities or equipment, extracurricular and recreational program policies, exchange of teachers, promote training of certain health professionals, maintain certain mailboxes, and report on CESA programs and services [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions; A.Amdt.1: U.W. tuition provision deleted] - SB259

School medical services re MA program: reimbursements modified; DHFS and DPI provisions - SB313

Election administration changes re voter registration and certain absentee ballot deadlines, ballot information and transmittal, absentee ballot canvassing procedure, ballot preparation, and compensation for obtaining voter registrations - SB468

Election administration: satellite locations for absentee voting and voter registration created; absentee ballot canvassing procedure and challenges revised; voter registration application included with motor vehicle operator's license or state ID card application or renewal application and certain DOT employees appointed as special registration deputies; list of felons ineligible to vote maintained by Corr.Dept and shared with Elections Board; procedures to ensure maximum 30 minute waiting time to vote, postelection performance reviews, and election day administration plans required; additional inspector for certain elections provided; restrictions on compensation for obtaining voter registrations; Elections Board required to train all poll workers, special registration deputies, and special voting deputies; registration form format, public access to birth date information, and posting of polling place information provisions - AB542

Election administration: satellite locations for absentee voting and voter registration created; absentee ballot canvassing procedure and challenges revised; voter registration application included with motor vehicle operator's license or state ID card application or renewal application and certain DOT employees appointed as special registration deputies; list of felons ineligible to vote maintained by Corr.Dept and shared with Elections Board; procedures to ensure maximum 30 minute waiting time to vote, postelection performance reviews, and election day administration plans required; additional inspector for certain elections provided; restrictions on compensation for obtaining voter registrations; Elections Board required to train all poll workers, special registration deputies, and special voting deputies; registration form format, public access to birth date information, and posting of polling place information provisions - SB249

Election day: hours of leave an employer must grant to employees to vote increased; offices of state government to close; paid holidays for nonrepresented employees increased, collective bargaining provision - AB513

Election day procedures: high school student poll workers, poll closing procedures re waiting voters, conduct of election observers, proof of residence, election threats, certain election-related material prohibited, polling place map, lists of felons ineligible to vote, and greeter at polling place - SB612

Election law revisions re voter registration, absentee ballots, pre-election procedures, election day procedures, and post-election procedures [A.Amdt.7: authorization to make donations from campaign treasuries to charitable organizations or the common school fund added] - SB612

Election observers prohibited from handling election materials or wearing clothing or insignia indicating status as an election official; challenge re the qualifications of an elector must be presented to the chief inspector - SB635

Election registration revisions re registration form format, public access to birth date information, and posting of polling place information - AB542

Election registration revisions re registration form format, public access to birth date information, and posting of polling place information - SB249

Government Accountability Board created and Enforcement Division provisions; Elections Board and Ethics Board abolished - SB1

Health insurance coverage: state employees may not receive if on a leave of absence to run for a partisan political office, nonpartisan state office, or work for a candidate, political party, or political committee - AB1188

ID cards issued or renewed without charge by DOT: appropriation provided re Help America Vote Act funds (contingent upon enactment of AB-63 or SB-42) - SB119

Polling place hours revised [S.Amdt.2: appropriation for related costs created] - AB64

Post-election procedures: time for delivery of election materials, inspectors' statements, county and municipal clerk serving on board of canvassers, grounds for recall re local elective offices, retention of unused ballots, recount procedures, and post-election audits [S.Amdt.3: petition for recall provisions deleted; A.Amdt.8: petition for recall restored but modified] - SB612

Pre-election procedures: qualifications of circulators of nomination papers and petitions, notice of school district referendum, contingency planning report, guidance to local units of government regarding election-related purchases, and election official training and term of appointment - SB612

Preferential voting method permitted for elective officials from certain local governmental units; electronic voting system provision - AB689

Special orders of business for March 9, 2006 established re AB-71, AB-87, AB-129, AB-287, AB-328, AB-538, AB-587, AB-639, AB-735, AB-777, AB-875, AB-887, AB-937, AB-966, AB-1002, AB-1003, AB-1026, AB-1032, AB-1035, AB-1044, AB-1078, AB-1090, SB-123, SB-145, SB-150, SB-183, SB-226, SB-268, SB-272, SB-273, SB-284, SB-338, SB-352, SB-359, SB-362, SB-363, SB-364, SB-365, SB-380, SB-420, SB-453, SB-457, SB-474, SB-487, SB-488, SB-489, SB-490, SB-491, SB-492, SB-493, SB-494, SB-512, SB-515, SB-527, SB-539, SB-540, SB-547, SB-549, SB-555, SB-556, SB-557, SB-560, SB-562, SB-579, SB-591, SB-592, SB-597, SB-601, SB-612, SB-613, SB-638, SB-642, SB-652, SJR-33 - AR51

State board created by the legislature to administer elections, ethics, and lobbying regulation laws: appropriation for administration of created; DOA, JCF, and WECF provisions - AB1059

Technical college district board members: appointment system replaced with nonpartisan election; term changed to four years - AB603

Technical college district board members: appointment system replaced with nonpartisan election; term changed to four years - SB576

Vacancies in certain local elective offices: special election permitted under certain conditions - SB34

Voter registration deadline changed; polling place registration eliminated; residency requirement revised; provisional ballot conditions; simultaneous voter registration re motor vehicle driver's license, public assistance, armed forces recruiting offices, and offices for services to persons with disabilities - AB782

Voter registration deadline changed; polling place registration eliminated; residency requirement revised; provisional ballot conditions; simultaneous voter registration re motor vehicle driver's license, public assistance, armed forces recruiting offices, and offices for services to persons with disabilities - SB396

Campaign advertising disclosure requirements revised; penalty provisions - AB435

Campaign finance report revisions: registration and reporting exemptions and threshold, mass communication expenditures, reporting by candidates who do not accept WECF grants and special interest committees under certain conditions, and timeliness in filing reports - AB226

Campaign finance report revisions: registration and reporting exemptions and threshold, mass communication expenditures, reporting by candidates who do not accept WECF grants and special interest committees under certain conditions, and timeliness in filing reports - SB46

Public broadcasting television stations and public access cable channels: 2001 WisAct 109 provisions re free time for candidates for state offices repealed - AB226

Public broadcasting television stations and public access cable channels: 2001 WisAct 109 provisions re free time for candidates for state offices repealed - SB46

Absentee ballot revisions re requests by facsimile or email, deadline to request, military electors, witness, prepaid return postage, notice of hours, opening ballots in public, observation in certain nursing homes and other facilities, alternate site, election observers, electioneering, and option to count absentee ballots at a central location [A.Amdt.6: certain electors may request automatic absentee ballots] - SB612

Absentee ballots by military electors: procedures created; certain deadlines modified; definition and certain election officials duties provisions - AB377

Absentee ballots: mailing and transmittal provisions revised - SB419

Ballot printing: limit changed to 150 percent of votes cast in the most recent corresponding election - SB564

Citizenship status of electors: Elections Board to prescribe procedure to verify at time of registration; absentee ballot provision - SB634

Election administration changes re voter registration and certain absentee ballot deadlines, ballot information and transmittal, absentee ballot canvassing procedure, ballot preparation, and compensation for obtaining voter registrations - SB468

Electronic voting system standards re generation of paper ballots and software coding [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, minimum font size on ballot requirement removed, software coding provisions modified, recount of votes provisions, Elections Board authority re access to software components, municipality and county contract provision] - AB627

Electronic voting system standards re generation of paper ballots and software coding - SB296

Post-election procedures: time for delivery of election materials, inspectors' statements, county and municipal clerk serving on board of canvassers, grounds for recall re local elective offices, retention of unused ballots, recount procedures, and post-election audits [S.Amdt.3: petition for recall provisions deleted; A.Amdt.8: petition for recall restored but modified] - SB612

Satellite locations for absentee ballots and voter registration created; absentee ballot canvassing procedures and challenges revised - AB542

Satellite locations for absentee ballots and voter registration created; absentee ballot canvassing procedures and challenges revised - SB249

Voter registration deadline changed; polling place registration eliminated; residency requirement revised; provisional ballot conditions; simultaneous voter registration re motor vehicle driver's license, public assistance, armed forces recruiting offices, and offices for services to persons with disabilities - AB782

Voter registration deadline changed; polling place registration eliminated; residency requirement revised; provisional ballot conditions; simultaneous voter registration re motor vehicle driver's license, public assistance, armed forces recruiting offices, and offices for services to persons with disabilities - SB396

Voter registration: identifying document required and acceptable documents specified; absentee ballot revisions; use of corroborating electors discontinued; state ID card provisions re no charge and no photograph; special voting deputies permitted in adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes re absentee voting; Corr.Dept to provide Elections Board with list of felons ineligible to vote; Elections Board duties specified - AB808

Voter registration: identifying document required and acceptable documents specified; absentee ballot revisions; use of corroborating electors discontinued; state ID card provisions re no charge and no photograph; special voting deputies permitted in adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes re absentee voting; Corr.Dept to provide Elections Board with list of felons ineligible to vote; Elections Board duties specified - SB355

Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or uniformed service ID card required; use of corroborating electors discontinued; absentee ballot, provisional ballot, surrendered driver's license, confidential address re domestic abuse, and photo requirement exemption re religious tenets provisions [A.Amdt.7: absentee voting procedure in certain residential care apartment complexes and adult family homes added] - AB63

Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or uniformed service ID card required; use of corroborating electors discontinued; absentee ballot, provisional ballot, surrendered driver's license, confidential address re domestic abuse, and photo requirement exemption re religious tenets provisions [for further revisions, see entry under ``Elections Board"] - SB42

Write-in candidates: filing declaration of candidacy and recording of votes; offices of president and vice president of the U.S. provision - AB196

Campaign activity by state employees holding appointive positions prohibited; knowingly soliciting or discouraging political activity by a person who has business with a unit of government prohibited; Ethics Board training programs coverage extended; penalty provisions - AB1189

Campaign contribution from a lobbyist: no member of the Assembly or agent for or working with an Assembly member may accept for remainder of 2006 - AR54

Campaign finance law revision re donation from campaign treasury to charitable organization or common school fund at any time, for any reason - AB998

Campaign finance law revisions and penalties modified; income tax, lobbying regulation, and Elections Board provisions; 2001 WisAct 109 changes; nonseverability condition - AB226

Campaign finance law revisions and penalties modified; income tax, lobbying regulation, and Elections Board provisions; 2001 WisAct 109 changes; nonseverability condition - SB46

Campaign finance law revisions re filing reports, disbursement limitations and independent disbursements, contribution limitations and restrictions, legislative campaign committees, conduits, disposition of residual or excess funds, WECF, penalties for violations, and public broadcasting television stations and public access channels; Elections Board and nonseverability provisions (deletes changes made by 2001 WisAct 109) - AB392

Campaign finance law revisions re filing reports, disbursement limitations and independent disbursements, contribution limitations and restrictions, legislative campaign committees, conduits, disposition of residual or excess funds, WECF, penalties for violations, and public broadcasting television stations and public access channels; Elections Board and nonseverability provisions (deletes changes made by 2001 WisAct 109) - SB538

Campaign finance law revisions re 2001 WisAct 109: provisions deleted re certain mass communication registration and reporting requirements, campaign contributions, increased spending limits for candidates for partisan state offices, and campaign expenditures for candidates for state office who accept WECF grants - AB428

Campaign finance law revisions re 2001 WisAct 109: provisions deleted re Elections Board authority to allocate percentage of income tax returns to WECF - AB429

Campaign finance report revisions: registration and reporting exemptions and threshold, mass communication expenditures, reporting by candidates who do not accept WECF grants and special interest committees under certain conditions, and timeliness in filing reports - AB226