Amendment SA1-AB120

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2003 ASSEMBLY BILL 120

September 17, 2003 - Offered by Committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.

AB120-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB120-SA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 3: after "vote" insert ", resumed eligibility to vote, and notice regarding resumed eligibility to vote".

AB120-SA1,1,4 2. Page 1, line 4: before that line insert:

AB120-SA1,1,5 " Section 1d. 6.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB120-SA1,1,8 6.03 (1) (b) Any person convicted of treason, felony or bribery, unless the person's civil rights are right to vote is restored through a pardon or under s. 304.078 (3).".

AB120-SA1,1,9 3. Page 1, line 4: delete " Section 1" and substitute "Section 1h".

AB120-SA1,1,10 4. Page 2, line 2: after that line insert:

AB120-SA1,1,11 " Section 1n. 304.078 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB120-SA1,1,13 304.078 (title) Civil Restoration of civil rights restored to of convicted persons satisfying sentence.

AB120-SA1, s. 1p Section 1p. 304.078 of the statutes is renumbered 304.078 (2) and amended to read:

AB120-SA1,2,12 304.078 (2) Every Except as provided in sub. (3), every person who is convicted of a crime obtains a restoration of his or her civil rights by serving out his or her term of imprisonment or otherwise satisfying his or her sentence. The certificate of the department or other responsible supervising agency that a convicted person has served his or her sentence or otherwise satisfied the judgment against him or her is evidence of that fact and that the person is restored to his or her civil rights. The department or other agency shall list in the person's certificate rights which have been restored and which have not been restored. Persons who served out their terms of imprisonment or otherwise satisfied their sentences prior to August 14, 1947, are likewise restored to their civil rights from and after September 25, 1959.

AB120-SA1, s. 1r Section 1r. 304.078 (1) of the statutes is created to read:

AB120-SA1,2,14 304.078 (1) In this section:

AB120-SA1,2,15 (a) "Imprisonment" includes parole and extended supervision.

AB120-SA1,2,16 (b) "Jailer" has the meaning given in s. 302.372 (1) (b).

AB120-SA1, s. 1t Section 1t. 304.078 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB120-SA1,2,23 304.078 (3) If a person is disqualified from voting under s. 6.03 (1) (b), his or her right to vote is restored when he or she completes the term of imprisonment or probation for the crime that led to the disqualification. The department or, if the person is sentenced to a county jail or house of correction, the jailer shall inform the person in writing at the time his or her right to vote is restored under this subsection.".

AB120-SA1,2,24 (End)