2023 Subject Index to Legislation

Advisory referendum for November 2024 ballot re should Congress propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. F.E.C. and related cases - SJR82

Election Commission emergency rule 2209 suspended re complete address on absentee ballots (introduced per s. 227.26 (2)(j), Wis. Stats.) - AB4

Election Commission emergency rule 2209 suspended re complete address on absentee ballots (introduced per s. 227.26 (2)(j), Wis. Stats.) - SB5

Election law revisions: early canvassing of absentee ballots, central counting locations, election night reporting, timeline for sending or transmitting absentee ballots, whistleblower protections, court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote, and verification of voter citizenship status - AB567

Election law revisions: early canvassing of absentee ballots, central counting locations, election night reporting, timeline for sending or transmitting absentee ballots, whistleblower protections, court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote, and verification of voter citizenship status - SB685

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; JRCCP may report [Sec. 1-4, 7-20, 23-44, 179, 188, 520, 522, 1698, 2746, 2771, 9112 (1), (2), 9142 (1), 9147 (2)] - AB43

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; JRCCP may report [Sec. 1-4, 7-20, 23-44, 179, 188, 520, 522, 1698, 2746, 2771, 9112 (1), (2), 9142 (1), 9147 (2)] [original bill only] - SB70

In person absentee ballot application period expanded - AB1043

In person absentee ballot application period expanded - SB937

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions, proof of ID required, and penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [A.Amdt.1: notification of removal added] - AB494

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions, proof of ID required, and penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB582

Military voter required to provide identification when applying for an absentee ballot - AB299

Military voter required to provide identification when applying for an absentee ballot - SB306

Nonresident student absentee ballots: UW Board of Regents required to provide applications from the home states of first-year students; report required - AB817

Nonresident student absentee ballots: UW Board of Regents required to provide applications from the home states of first-year students; report required - SB767

Personal care voting assistants at residential care facilities and retirement homes during public health emergencies; election fraud committed by election officials; defect in absentee ballot certificates; prohibiting appointment of certain employees as poll workers; recess of municipal board of canvassers; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [A.Amdt.1: blank spaces on absentee ballots provision added] - AB570

Personal care voting assistants at residential care facilities and retirement homes during public health emergencies; election fraud committed by election officials; defect in absentee ballot certificates; prohibiting appointment of certain employees as poll workers; recess of municipal board of canvassers; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB631

Photographic identification required for voting; provisional ballot provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR78

Photographic identification required for voting; provisional ballot provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR73

Poll list numbers marked on certain absentee ballots: requirement eliminated - AB495

Qualified electors detained in jail or house of correction: sheriff to establish plan for voter registration and voting by absentee ballot - AB597

Special voting deputies dispatched to residential care facilities and qualified retirement homes re voting by absentee ballot and circuit court determination of ineligibility to vote due to incompetency revisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB572

Special voting deputies dispatched to residential care facilities and qualified retirement homes re voting by absentee ballot and circuit court determination of ineligibility to vote due to incompetency revisions - SB593

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 - AB563

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 - SB528

Watermark required on absentee ballots mailed to electors - AB380

Watermark required on absentee ballots mailed to electors - SB379

Write-in votes: candidate who lost in a partisan primary may not file a registration statement for the general election - AB493

Write-in votes: candidate who lost in a partisan primary may not file a registration statement for the general election - SB490

elections _ campaign expense Elections — Campaign expense

Campaign contributions from individuals, political party or legislative committee, and candidate committee limited; state wide officers and segregated fund provisions - AB733

Campaign contributions from individuals, political party or legislative committee, and candidate committee limited; state wide officers and segregated fund provisions - SB604

Campaign finance reports: all committees, political parties, and conduits to register with and submit reports to Ethics Commission - AB853

Campaign finance reports: all committees, political parties, and conduits to register with and submit reports to Ethics Commission [S.Amdt.1: school board candidate provision added, Ethics Commission funding and positions removed; A.Amdt.1: adds election official personal information, battery against election officials, and whistleblower protections for clerks and election officials re fraud and irregularities] - SB822

Candidate adjudged guilty of felony campaign finance or election fraud violations: court to order candidate committee dissolved and conditions on disbursement of funds specified [A.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB335

Candidate adjudged guilty of felony campaign finance or election fraud violations: court to order candidate committee dissolved and conditions on disbursement of funds specified - SB334

Constitutional amendment clarifying states may regulate spending of money to influence federal elections: urging support for - AJR141

Constitutional amendment clarifying states may regulate spending of money to influence federal elections: urging support for - SJR121

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 - AB663

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 - SB601

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 - AB636

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 - AB643

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 - SB602

Ethics Commission recommendations regarding campaign finance, lobbying, open records, and closed sessions - AB760

Ethics Commission recommendations regarding campaign finance, lobbying, open records, and closed sessions [S.Amdt.2: disposal of residual funds by a terminating conduit removed] - SB741

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - AB911

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - SB599

Political action committee definition revised for campaign finance purposes - AB635

Political action committee definition revised for campaign finance purposes - SB603

Presidential or vice-presidential campaigns: local governments may require advance payment for expected public event costs - AB1211

Presidential or vice-presidential campaigns: local governments may require advance payment for expected public event costs - SB1107

Public funds used by state senators or representatives to distribute substantially identical materials prior to a general election: provisions revised - AB414

Public funds used by state senators or representatives to distribute substantially identical materials prior to a general election: provisions revised [S.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB408

Recall of enrolled 2023 SB408 - SJR113

Reporting place of employment of campaign finance contributors: amount required for report increased - AB662

Reporting place of employment of campaign finance contributors: amount required for report increased - SB600

elections _ contested elections Elections — Contested elections

Election law revisions: early canvassing of absentee ballots, central counting locations, election night reporting, timeline for sending or transmitting absentee ballots, whistleblower protections, court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote, and verification of voter citizenship status - AB567

Election law revisions: early canvassing of absentee ballots, central counting locations, election night reporting, timeline for sending or transmitting absentee ballots, whistleblower protections, court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote, and verification of voter citizenship status - SB685

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; JRCCP may report [Sec. 1-4, 7-20, 23-44, 179, 188, 520, 522, 1698, 2746, 2771, 9112 (1), (2), 9142 (1), 9147 (2)] - AB43

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; JRCCP may report [Sec. 1-4, 7-20, 23-44, 179, 188, 520, 522, 1698, 2746, 2771, 9112 (1), (2), 9142 (1), 9147 (2)] [original bill only] - SB70

Election observer procedure revisions, penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [A.Amdt.1: public's right to access cited; A.Amdt.2: violations by election officials specified] - AB543

Election observer procedure revisions, penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB560

Electoral Count Reform Act, federal: changes to Wisconsin election laws - AB892

Electoral Count Reform Act, federal: changes to Wisconsin election laws - SB852

elections _ observers Elections — Observers

Election observer procedure revisions, penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [A.Amdt.1: public's right to access cited; A.Amdt.2: violations by election officials specified] - AB543

Election observer procedure revisions, penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB560

elections _ officials Elections — Officials

Campaign finance reports: all committees, political parties, and conduits to register with and submit reports to Ethics Commission [S.Amdt.1: school board candidate provision added, Ethics Commission funding and positions removed; A.Amdt.1: adds election official personal information, battery against election officials, and whistleblower protections for clerks and election officials re fraud and irregularities] - SB822

Election administration: acceptance or use of private resources by state agency or political subdivision or officer or employee of prohibited; only election officials designated by law may perform tasks. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - AJR77

Election administration: acceptance or use of private resources by state agency or political subdivision or officer or employee of prohibited; only election officials designated by law may perform tasks. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - SJR78

Election and voting law changes: automatic voter registration, deceptive election practices, voter intimidation and suppression, polling place posting and language requirements, election manual, and withholding of voluntarily provided elector information; voter bill of rights; JRCCP may report - AB604

Election and voting law changes: automatic voter registration, deceptive election practices, voter intimidation and suppression, polling place posting and language requirements, election manual, and withholding of voluntarily provided elector information; voter bill of rights; JRCCP may report - SB548

Election law revisions: early canvassing of absentee ballots, central counting locations, election night reporting, timeline for sending or transmitting absentee ballots, whistleblower protections, court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote, and verification of voter citizenship status - AB567

Election law revisions: early canvassing of absentee ballots, central counting locations, election night reporting, timeline for sending or transmitting absentee ballots, whistleblower protections, court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote, and verification of voter citizenship status - SB685

Election observer procedure revisions, penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [A.Amdt.1: public's right to access cited; A.Amdt.2: violations by election officials specified] - AB543

Election observer procedure revisions, penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB560

Election official protections: prohibiting access to public records containing personally identifiable information; causing bodily harm made a felony; harassment provisions; and whistleblower protections re election fraud or irregularities; JRCCP may report - AB577

Election official protections: prohibiting access to public records containing personally identifiable information; causing bodily harm made a felony; harassment provisions; and whistleblower protections re election fraud or irregularities; JRCCP may report - SB632

Election officials: public access to personally identifiable information and employment discrimination prohibitions, intentionally causing bodily harm to made a felony, and whistleblower protections; municipal and county clerk provisions; JRCCP may report - AB300

Election officials: public access to personally identifiable information and employment discrimination prohibitions, intentionally causing bodily harm to made a felony, and whistleblower protections; municipal and county clerk provisions; JRCCP may report - SB291

Election revisions: voter registration list when a voter moves, DOT and Elections Commission data sharing, electronic voting equipment, municipal clerk training and vacancies, default dates in the official registration list, and regular review of forms - AB571

Non-judicial elective state officials required to serve as election officials; Senate, Assembly, and legislative committees prohibited from meeting on election days - AB496

Non-judicial elective state officials required to serve as election officials; Senate, Assembly, and legislative committees prohibited from meeting on election days - SB537

Personal care voting assistants at residential care facilities and retirement homes during public health emergencies; election fraud committed by election officials; defect in absentee ballot certificates; prohibiting appointment of certain employees as poll workers; recess of municipal board of canvassers; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [A.Amdt.1: blank spaces on absentee ballots provision added] - AB570

Personal care voting assistants at residential care facilities and retirement homes during public health emergencies; election fraud committed by election officials; defect in absentee ballot certificates; prohibiting appointment of certain employees as poll workers; recess of municipal board of canvassers; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB631

Poll list numbers marked on certain absentee ballots: requirement eliminated - AB495

Presidential electors for losing candidates: public office prohibitions created, conditions specified - AB1201