LRB-3734/1
MPG:skw
2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
October 13, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Macco, Gundrum, S. Johnson,
Michalski, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez and Rozar, cosponsored by Senator
Wanggaard. Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
AB493,1,2
1An Act to renumber and amend 7.50 (2) (em) of the statutes;
relating to:
2counting write-in votes in the general election.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, subject to certain exceptions, write-in votes for a candidate
in the general election may be counted only if the candidate, through his or her
candidate committee, filed a registration statement for purposes of the election no
later than noon on the Friday immediately preceding the election. The registration
must include, among other information, the name and mailing address of the
candidate committee and the candidate committee treasurer.
Under this bill, no candidate losing in the partisan primary may file a
registration statement to have write-in votes for the candidate counted in the
general election.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB493,1
3Section
1. 7.50 (2) (em) of the statutes is renumbered 7.50 (2) (em) 1. and
4amended to read:
AB493,2,65
7.50
(2) (em) 1.
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, write-in 6Write-in votes shall only be counted if no candidates have been certified to appear
1on the ballot
. If, except that if a candidate has been certified to appear on the ballot,
2write-in votes may only be counted for a candidate that files a registration statement
3under s. 11.0202 (1) (a) no later than noon on the Friday immediately preceding the
4election.
If No candidate losing in the partisan primary may file a registration
5statement under s. 11.0202 (1) (a) to have write-in votes for the candidate counted
6in the general election.
AB493,2,8
72. Notwithstanding subd. 1., if a candidate certified to appear on the ballot dies
8or withdraws before the election, all write-in votes shall be counted.
AB493,2,11
93. When write-in votes are counted, every vote shall be counted for the
10candidate for whom it was intended, if the elector's intent can be ascertained from
11the ballot itself.