Fiscal estimate:
The Board finds that this rule will have minimal or no fiscal impact. The rule does not impose any requirements on Wisconsin Technical College System institutions that may issue identification cards to students. The rule only clarifies that Wisconsin Technical College System students may use their identification cards for voting purposes if those cards meet the photo identification requirements in s. 5.02(6m), Stats. Effect on small business:
The Board finds that the rule will have no economic impact on small businesses, as that term is defined in s. 227.114(1), Stats. Agency contact person:
Nathan Judnic
Staff Counsel
212 East Washington Avenue, Third Floor
P.O. Box 7984
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7984
(608) 267-0953
(608) 264-9319 (fax)
Public comments:
Written comments on the rule were accepted until June 29, 2015 by mail, fax, email to the contact named above or through the Wisconsin Administrative Rules website at http://adminrules.wiconsin.gov. No written comments were received by the agency. How to obtain a copy of the rules:
A copy of the full rule, including the analysis, fiscal estimate, and economic impact analysis, may be obtained from the G.A.B. at no charge. Requests for such copies may be made to the contact named above.
TEXT OF RULE
Section 1: Chapter GAB 10 is created to read: chapter gab 10
voter identification
GAB 10.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
(1)
“Student identification card” means a document or card that satisfies all of the following: (a) Is unexpired.
(b) Contains the date of issuance.
(c) Contains the name of the student to whom it is issued.
(d) Contains the signature of the student to whom it is issued.
(e) Contains a photograph that reasonably resembles the student to whom it is issued.
(f) Contains an expiration date indicating that the card expires no later than 2 years after the date of issuance.
(g) Is issued to a student who establishes that the student is enrolled at the college that issued the card on the date that the card is presented.
(2) “Technical college” means a college that is a member of and governed by the Wisconsin technical college system.
GAB 10.02. Wisconsin technical college system student identification cards for voting. A student identification card issued by a technical college is an acceptable form of identification under s. 5.02(6m)(f), Stats., and may be presented by an elector obtaining a ballot pursuant to ss. 6.15(2)(bm) and (3), 6.18, 6.79(2), 6.82, 6.86(1) and (2), 6.87, 6.875(6), and 6.97, Stats. Section 2: Effective date.
This rule shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. Effective date:
