Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on State Affairs
Assembly Bill 1004
Relating to: certain kinds of election fraud, private resources and contracts for election administration, who may perform tasks related to election administration, defects on absentee ballot certificates, returning absentee ballots to the office of the municipal clerk, appointment of election officials, allowing an employee of a residential care facility or qualified retirement home to serve as a personal care voting assistant during a public health emergency or an incident of infectious disease, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Macco, Armstrong, Edming, Gundrum, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Schraa, Spiros and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Cowles, Darling, Stroebel, Felzkowski, Marklein and Ballweg.
February 16, 2022 Referred to Committee on State Affairs
February 21, 2022 Public Hearing Held
Present: (13) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Vorpagel, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Summerfield, Spiros, Knodl, Brooks, Schraa, Sinicki, Pope, Ohnstad and McGuire.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Sen. Kathy Bernier - 23rd Senate District
· Reanna Rasmussen - Rep. John Macco - 88th Assembly District
· Kyle Koenen - WI Institute for Law & Liberty
Appearances Against
· Deborah Patel
· Michael Haas - City of Madison
· Debra Cronmiller - League of Women Voters of WI
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Dominique Uhl
· Curtis Uhl
· Paula Moenning
· Holly Ottesen
· Raymond Liska
Registrations Against
· Deborah Koconis
· Beverly Speer - WI Democracy Campaign
Registrations for Information Only
· Tami Jackson - WI Board for People W. Dev. Disabilities
· Greater WI Agency on Aging Resources
· Disability Rights WI
· Survival Coalition
· Disability Vote Coalition
March 10, 2022 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Taylor Corkran
Committee Clerk
