2021 Subject Index to Legislation

Election law changes: temporary orders on conduct, recounts, domestic abuse and sexual assault victim service providers, recall petition, notice of a referendum, delivery of certified statements, election inspectors for canvassing absentee ballots, write-in candidates for city office, independent candidates on partisan primary ballot, maintaining poll lists, notice of ballot when using electronic voting system, paper copies of registration list, counting write-in votes, rules on forms of election notices, and establishing ward lines - SB178

Election laws: automatic voter registration, residency requirement, proof of ID, voting absentee in person, early canvassing of absentee ballots, special elections for U.S. senator and representative vacancies, reimbursing counties and municipalities for certain costs, voter bill of rights, and recount fees appropriation; report required [Sec. 2-41, 169, 192, 492 , 493, 1502, 2785, 2804, 9112 (1), (2), 9142 (1), 9147 (1)] [original bill only] - AB68

Election laws: automatic voter registration, residency requirement, proof of ID, voting absentee in person, early canvassing of absentee ballots, special elections for U.S. senator and representative vacancies, reimbursing counties and municipalities for certain costs, voter bill of rights, and recount fees appropriation; report required [Sec. 2-41, 169, 192, 492 , 493, 1502, 2785, 2804, 9112 (1), (2), 9142 (1), 9147 (1)] - SB111

Election prohibitions: use of private resources for election administration, nonresidents counting or tabulating votes, and poll workers who are employees of candidate groups, political organization, or issue advocacy group; JRCCP may report [A.Amdt.2: further revisions] - AB173

Election prohibitions: use of private resources for election administration, nonresidents counting or tabulating votes, and poll workers who are employees of candidate groups, political organization, or issue advocacy group; JRCCP may report - SB207

Elections Commission grants to municipalities and counties for election administration - SB1076

Elections Commission required to reimburse counties and municipalities for certain costs re special primaries and special elections for state office - AB21

Elections Commission required to reimburse counties and municipalities for certain costs re special primaries and special elections for state office - SB21

Individuals 17 years of age may vote in a primary election if the individual will be 18 years of age by the election following the primary; statewide referendum required - AB464

Individuals 17 years of age may vote in a primary election if the individual will be 18 years of age by the election following the primary; statewide referendum required - SB458

Noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials: public notice requirements - AB51

Noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials: public notice requirements - SB52

Notice of change in polling place location - AB1172

Oversight of elections in this state: changes re federal funds, federal election guidance, registration and voting statistics, Elections Commission legal counsel, and archived copy of the registration list; reports and LAB duties - AB996

Oversight of elections in this state: changes re federal funds, federal election guidance, registration and voting statistics, Elections Commission legal counsel, and archived copy of the registration list; reports and LAB duties - SB941

Public funds used by state senators or representatives to distribute substantially identical materials prior to a general election: provisions revised - AB474

Qualified electors may vote in Wisconsin. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR54

Qualified electors may vote in Wisconsin. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR32

Ranked-choice voting for the election of all federal, state, and local officials; recall elections excluded - AB150

Ranked-choice voting for the election of all federal, state, and local officials; recall elections excluded - SB240

Retention of certain election records and materials: period extended - AB982

Voting at retirement homes and residential care facilities during public health emergency or infectious disease incident; use of private resources for election administration; election fraud committed by election officials; appointment of poll workers prohibitions; recess of municipal board of canvassers; JRCCP may report - AB1004

Voting at retirement homes and residential care facilities during public health emergency or infectious disease incident; use of private resources for election administration; election fraud committed by election officials; appointment of poll workers prohibitions; recess of municipal board of canvassers; JRCCP may report - SB935

Whistleblower protections for municipal clerks who report election fraud or irregularities - AB1008

Whistleblower protections for municipal clerks who report election fraud or irregularities [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, adds provisions re early canvassing of absentee ballots, election night reporting, issuance of presidential ballots, timeline for spending or transmitting absentee ballots, and nomination papers for certain independent candidates] - SB946

Wisconsin election reform legislation; forensic physical and cyber audit of the 2020 general election; reclaiming fraudulent electoral ballots - AJR120

elections _ advertising Elections — Advertising

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - AB536

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - SB531

elections _ ballots Elections — Ballots, see also Voting

Absentee ballot application: Elections Commission to prescribe form and instructions, conditions set - AB178

Absentee ballot application: Elections Commission to prescribe form and instructions, conditions set - SB211

Absentee ballot changes: applications, automatic receipt, photo ID, unsolicited mailing or transmission, and secure delivery; voter registration provisions; JRCCP may report - AB999

Absentee ballot changes: applications, automatic receipt, photo ID, unsolicited mailing or transmission, and secure delivery; voter registration provisions; JRCCP may report - SB939

Absentee ballot changes re application, automatic receipt, photo ID requirement, unsolicited mailing or transmission of application or ballot, and canvassing; completed electronic voter registration applications retained; JRCCP may report - AB201

Absentee ballot changes re application, automatic receipt, photo ID requirement, unsolicited mailing or transmission of application or ballot, and canvassing; completed electronic voter registration applications retained; JRCCP may report [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, indefinitely confined voter and photo ID requirements for absentee voter provisions modified] - SB204

Absentee ballot changes re obtaining and returning; penalty provision; JRCCP may report - AB192

Absentee ballot changes re obtaining and returning; penalty provision; JRCCP may report - SB203

Absentee ballots returned to municipal clerk’s office: use of drop box requirements - AB177

Absentee ballots returned to municipal clerk’s office: use of drop box requirements - SB209

Absentee voting and voting procedure changes re special voting deputies, provisional ballots, former qualified Wisconsin electors, curbside voting, absentee ballots sent automatically, adjudicated incompetent, marked absentee ballots, and list of eligible military electors; JRCCP may report - AB306

Absentee voting and voting procedure changes re special voting deputies, provisional ballots, former qualified Wisconsin electors, curbside voting, absentee ballots sent automatically, adjudicated incompetent, marked absentee ballots, and list of eligible military electors; JRCCP may report - SB180

Advisory referendum for November 2022 ballot re should Congress propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. F.E.C. and related cases - AJR78

Advisory referendum for November 2022 ballot re should Congress propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. F.E.C. and related cases - SJR61

Complaints filed with the Elections Commission re election law violations: resolution, report to the legislature and Governor; postelection audits of electronic voting systems; printing absentee ballot applications for recounts - AB1003

Complaints filed with the Elections Commission re election law violations: resolution, report to the legislature and Governor; postelection audits of electronic voting systems; printing absentee ballot applications for recounts - SB936

Contested elections: full forensic physical and cyber audit conditions and election nullification - AB983

Early canvassing of absentee ballots; issuance of president and vice president only ballots; combined polling places for municipalities; timeline for sending or transmitting absentee ballots; nomination papers for independent candidates for president and vice president; JRCCP may report - AB310

Early canvassing of absentee ballots; issuance of president and vice president only ballots; combined polling places for municipalities; timeline for sending or transmitting absentee ballots; nomination papers for independent candidates for president and vice president; JRCCP may report - SB214

Election fraud by election official and defects on absentee ballot certificates revisions; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - AB198

Election fraud by election official and defects on absentee ballot certificates revisions; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [S.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB212

Election law changes: temporary orders on conduct, recounts, domestic abuse and sexual assault victim service providers, recall petition, notice of a referendum, delivery of certified statements, election inspectors for canvassing absentee ballots, write-in candidates for city office, independent candidates on partisan primary ballot, maintaining poll lists, notice of ballot when using electronic voting system, paper copies of registration list, counting write-in votes, rules on forms of election notices, and establishing ward lines - AB304

Election law changes: temporary orders on conduct, recounts, domestic abuse and sexual assault victim service providers, recall petition, notice of a referendum, delivery of certified statements, election inspectors for canvassing absentee ballots, write-in candidates for city office, independent candidates on partisan primary ballot, maintaining poll lists, notice of ballot when using electronic voting system, paper copies of registration list, counting write-in votes, rules on forms of election notices, and establishing ward lines - SB178

Election laws: automatic voter registration, residency requirement, proof of ID, voting absentee in person, early canvassing of absentee ballots, special elections for U.S. senator and representative vacancies, reimbursing counties and municipalities for certain costs, voter bill of rights, and recount fees appropriation; report required [Sec. 2-41, 169, 192, 492 , 493, 1502, 2785, 2804, 9112 (1), (2), 9142 (1), 9147 (1)] [original bill only] - AB68

Election laws: automatic voter registration, residency requirement, proof of ID, voting absentee in person, early canvassing of absentee ballots, special elections for U.S. senator and representative vacancies, reimbursing counties and municipalities for certain costs, voter bill of rights, and recount fees appropriation; report required [Sec. 2-41, 169, 192, 492 , 493, 1502, 2785, 2804, 9112 (1), (2), 9142 (1), 9147 (1)] - SB111

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions, proof of ID required, and penalty provisions - AB1002

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions and penalty provisions - AB180

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions and penalty provisions - SB206

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions and penalty provisions; conditions for removal from status list specified [S.Amdts.1, 2, and 3: further revisions] - SB937

Photographic identification required for voting; provisional ballot provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR133

Qualified electors detained in jail or house of correction: sheriff to establish plan for voter registration and voting by absentee ballot - AB1070

Retention of certain election records and materials: period extended - AB982

Returning absentee ballots in person or by mail, alternate sites prohibited, drop box use limited, and delivering ballots of other voters - AB437

Returning absentee ballots in person or by mail, alternate sites prohibited, drop box use limited, and delivering ballots of other voters - SB435

Special voting deputies visiting residential care facilities or qualified retirement homes: administrator notification to occupants’ relatives and penalty for influencing an occupant’s decision to cast a ballot - AB179

Special voting deputies visiting residential care facilities or qualified retirement homes: administrator notification to occupants’ relatives and penalty for influencing an occupant’s decision to cast a ballot [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, appointment by municipal clerk and conditions for the visit provisions added; S.Amdt.1: dispatch deputy for 1 registered voter provision removed] - SB205

U.S. senator and representative in Congress: top-five candidates in primary election appear on general election ballot and instant runoff voting in general election via ranked-choice voting ballot - AB244

U.S. senator and representative in Congress: top-five candidates in primary election appear on general election ballot and instant runoff voting in general election via ranked-choice voting ballot - SB250

Voting at retirement homes and residential care facilities during public health emergency or infectious disease incident; use of private resources for election administration; election fraud committed by election officials; appointment of poll workers prohibitions; recess of municipal board of canvassers; JRCCP may report - AB1004

Voting at retirement homes and residential care facilities during public health emergency or infectious disease incident; use of private resources for election administration; election fraud committed by election officials; appointment of poll workers prohibitions; recess of municipal board of canvassers; JRCCP may report - SB935

Watermark required on absentee ballots mailed to electors - AB1051

Whistleblower protections for municipal clerks who report election fraud or irregularities [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, adds provisions re early canvassing of absentee ballots, election night reporting, issuance of presidential ballots, timeline for spending or transmitting absentee ballots, and nomination papers for certain independent candidates] - SB946

elections _ campaign expense Elections — Campaign expense

Actions for violations of election laws revisions re venue and filing a complaint [S.Amdt.2 and A.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB213

Campaign contribution to a judge or justice by an interested contributor: notification requirements created, penalty provision - AB352

Campaign contributions from individuals, political party or legislative committee, and candidate committee limited; state wide officers and segregated fund provisions - AB531

Campaign contributions from individuals, political party or legislative committee, and candidate committee limited; state wide officers and segregated fund provisions - SB526

Campaign finance changes - AB755

Campaign finance changes - SB718

Contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, or federally recognized American Indian Tribes to a segregated fund established by a political party or legislative campaign committee prohibited - AB534

Contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, or federally recognized American Indian Tribes to a segregated fund established by a political party or legislative campaign committee prohibited - SB529

Coordination of mass communications between political action committees, independent expenditure committee, or other person and a candidate, candidate’s agent or legislative campaign committee, or political party of the candidate - AB533

Coordination of mass communications between political action committees, independent expenditure committee, or other person and a candidate, candidate’s agent or legislative campaign committee, or political party of the candidate - SB528

Corporations and cooperative associations prohibited from making a contribution or expenditure to influence an election for state or local office - SB511

Foreign national prohibited from making a contribution to a referendum committee - AB819

Foreign national prohibited from making a contribution to a referendum committee - SB795

Judge or justice required to disqualify themselves from proceedings over campaign financial support from a party to the action - AB350

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - AB536

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - SB531