Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Blazel:
hist154670Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 997, relating to comparison of voter information on the state's official voter registration list with information maintained by the Department of Transportation. hist154671Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 998, relating to verifying citizenship of individuals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator's licenses and identification cards. hist154672Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 999, relating to absentee ballot applications, unsolicited mailing or transmission of absentee ballot applications and absentee ballots, secure delivery of absentee ballots, canvassing absentee ballots, voter registration requirements, electronic voter registration, and providing a penalty. hist154673Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 1000, relating to state agency compliance with election laws. hist154674Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 1001, relating to notifications to local elections officials and the elections commission regarding certain prospective jurors. hist154675Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 1002, relating to status as an indefinitely confined voter for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically and providing a penalty. hist154676Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 1003, relating to the resolution of complaints filed with the Elections Commission, submitting to the legislature copies of complaints filed with the Elections Commission, reports concerning possible violations of election laws, postelection audits of electronic voting systems, printing absentee ballot applications for recounts, and granting rule-making authority. hist154677Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 1004, relating to certain kinds of election fraud, private resources and contracts for election administration, who may perform tasks related to election administration, defects on absentee ballot certificates, returning absentee ballots to the office of the municipal clerk, appointment of election officials, allowing an employee of a residential care facility or qualified retirement home to serve as a personal care voting assistant during a public health emergency or an incident of infectious disease, and providing a penalty. hist154678Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 1008, relating to whistleblower protection for municipal clerks who witness and report election fraud or irregularities. Sincerely,
DAVID STEFFEN
State Representative
4th Assembly District
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February 24, 2022
Edward A. Blazel
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Blazel:
Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 974, relating to creating a 401Kids savings program and the 401Kids savings program trust fund; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
Sincerely,
SUE CONLEY
State Representative
44th Assembly District
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February 24, 2022
Edward A. Blazel
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Blazel:
hist154647Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 974, relating to creating a 401Kids savings program and the 401Kids savings program trust fund; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. Sincerely,
KRISTINA SHELTON
State Representative
90th Assembly District
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Special Order of Business at
9:38 A.M. on Wednesday, February 23
Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (first consideration).
hist154645The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 32 be ordered to a third reading? Motion carried.
Representative Hintz asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
hist154646Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 32 be given a third reading. Granted. hist154679The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 32 be concurred in? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 60.
Noes - Representatives Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink - 35.
Paired for - Representatives Penterman and Wittke - 2.
Paired against - Representatives Shankland and Sinicki - 2.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion carried.
hist154680Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 32 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Assembly Joint Resolution 54
Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (first consideration).
hist154681Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 54 be laid on the table. Granted. _____________
Special Order of Business at
9:40 A.M. on Wednesday, February 23
Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (first consideration).
hist154641Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 133 offered by Representatives Spreitzer, Hebl, Neubauer, Emerson, Brostoff, Subeck, Ohnstad, Hong, Doyle, Anderson, Hesselbein, Considine, Conley, Moore Omokunde, Vining, Andraca, B. Meyers, Riemer, Drake, Shankland, McGuire, Hintz, Snodgrass, S. Rodriguez and Ortiz-Velez. _____________
Point of Order
hist154683Representative Steineke rose to the point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 133 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f). Speaker Pro Tempore August ruled the point of order well taken.
hist154684Representative Spreitzer appealed the decision of the Chair. hist154685The question was: Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 59.
Noes - Representatives Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink - 36.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Penterman, Shankland, Sinicki and Wittke - 4.
Motion carried.
hist154640Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 133 offered by Representatives Neubauer, Spreitzer, Hebl, Emerson, Brostoff, Subeck, Ohnstad, Hong, Doyle, Anderson, Hesselbein, Considine, Conley, Moore Omokunde, Vining, Andraca, B. Meyers, Riemer, Drake, Shankland, McGuire, Hintz, Snodgrass, S. Rodriguez, Cabrera and Ortiz-Velez. _____________
Point of Order
hist154688Representative Steineke rose to the point of order that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 133 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f). Speaker Pro Tempore August ruled the point of order well taken.
hist154689 Representative Spreitzer appealed the decision of the Chair. hist154690The question was: Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 59.
