2023-2024 Regular SessionWisconsin Legislature

AB570: Certain kinds of election fraud, 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. (FE)

Legislative Summary

An Act to renumber 6.875 (4) (b) and 6.875 (6) (e); to renumber and amend 6.87 (6d), 6.87 (9) and 7.51 (1); to amend 6.87 (2) (intro.), 6.875 (4) (a), 6.875 (6) (a), 7.03 (1) (d), 7.30 (3) (a), 7.315 (1) (a), 7.53 (2) (cm) and 12.60 (1) (a); and to create 6.87 (6d) (a) to (L), 6.87 (9) (b), 6.875 (4) (b) 2., 6.875 (6) (e) 2., 6.875 (8), 7.30 (7), 7.51 (1) (b), 12.13 (2) (b) 9., 12.13 (2) (b) 10., 12.13 (2) (b) 11., 12.13 (3) (zp) and 12.13 (3m) of the statutes; Relating to: certain kinds of election fraud, 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. (FE)

Bill History

10/26/2023
Introduced
State Assembly
10/26/2023
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
State Assembly
11/1/2023
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Michalski
State Assembly
11/2/2023
Public hearing held
State Assembly
11/3/2023
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
State Assembly
11/6/2023
Fiscal estimate received
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Executive action taken
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Referred to committee on Rules
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Read a second time
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Ordered to a third reading
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Rules suspended
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Read a third time and passed
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Ordered immediately messaged
State Assembly
11/10/2023
Received from Assembly
Senate
11/13/2023
Read first time and referred to committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
Senate
12/19/2023
Public hearing held
Senate
1/11/2024
Executive action taken
Senate
1/11/2024
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2
Senate
1/11/2024
Available for scheduling
Senate
1/12/2024
Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Senate
1/16/2024
Read a second time
Senate
1/16/2024
Ordered to a third reading
Senate
1/16/2024
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Senate
1/16/2024
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 11
Senate
1/16/2024
Ordered immediately messaged
Senate
1/16/2024
Received from Senate concurred in
State Assembly
1/19/2024
Report correctly enrolled on 1-19-2024
State Assembly
1/19/2024
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
State Assembly
3/18/2024
Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024
State Assembly
3/21/2024
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-21-2024
State Assembly
5/14/2024
Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
State Assembly
5/15/2024
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
State Assembly

Amendments

Assembly Amendment 1

Assembly Amendment 1

11/1/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in
1/16/2024
20
Yea
11
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/21/2024)
Chamber
State Assembly

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text1/19/202457.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text10/26/202379.8 KB
Misc
Misc1/1/1970190.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970223.2 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/1970285.5 KB
Misc
Misc1/1/1970192.1 KB