SR 3 — Relating to: nomination of Meagan Wolfe as Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator.
Last action — Adopted
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
36 added · 41 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Senate Resolution 3 updates the nomination process for Meagan Wolfe as the Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator. The amended version clarifies the timing and submission requirements for her renomination, extending her term through July 1, 2027. This matters because it ensures that the nomination process is followed correctly, preventing past issues where nominations were not submitted in a timely manner, which could lead to uncertainty in election leadership.
-Senate 2024Resolution LEGISLATURE3 LRB-3807/1ENGROSSED RAC:cjs SENATE RESOLUTION 3Relating Juneto: 28, 2023 - Introduced by Senators EM AHIEUand K APENGA.
Relating to:
Whereas, Meagan Wolfe currently serves as administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, having been nominated by the commission, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to a 4-year4−year term of office expiring on July 1, 2023;
and Whereas, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has the statutory duty to nominate an administrator for a 4-year4−year term expiring on July 1 of the odd-numberedodd−numbered year and submit that nomination to the senate for confirmation;
and Whereas, on June 27, 2023, the Wisconsin Election Commission voted 3-0,3−0, with three commissioners abstaining, to renominate Meagan Wolfe as administrator for a term of office ending on July 1, 2027;
and LRB-3807/1 - 2024 Legislature - 2 - RAC:cjs Whereas, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has a history of not submitting the nomination of its administrator to the senate, having failed in 2016 to notify the senate of the nomination of Michael Haas as administrator, which eventually required the senate to deem Michael Haas nominated in 2018, and vote to reject his nomination;
and, be it further Resolved, That pursuant to senate rule 22 (3), the president shall refer Meagan Wolfe'sWolfe’s nomination as administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission to the appropriate standing committee for its recommendation.
(END)S t a t e C a p i t o l Senator Chris Kapenga Madison, Wisconsin President of the Senate Date Michael J.
Queensland Senate Chief Clerk
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Action History
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Adopted
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Move to call the question, Ayes 22, Noes 11
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Read
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Considered as privileged and taken up
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Introduced by Senators LeMahieu and Kapenga
Sponsors
- Devin LeMahieu · Primary
- Chris Kapenga · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- LeMahieu, Devin Republican
- Kapenga, Chris Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (130)
130 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 130 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 33% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (33)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BALLWEG | — | Yea |
| STROEBEL | — | Yea |
| COWLES | — | Yea |
| AGARD | — | Nay |
| JOHNSON | — | Nay |
| Carpenter, Tim | Democrat | Nay |
| Hesselbein, Dianne | Democrat | Nay |
| Larson, Chris | Democrat | Nay |
| Pfaff, Brad | Democrat | Nay |
| Roys, Kelda | Democrat | Nay |
| Smith, Jeff | Democrat | Nay |
| Spreitzer, Mark | Democrat | Nay |
| Taylor, Sequanna | Democrat | Nay |
| Wirch, Robert | Democrat | Nay |
| Bradley, Julian | Republican | Yea |
| Cabral-Guevara, Rachael | Republican | Yea |
| Felzkowski, Mary | Republican | Yea |
| Feyen, Dan | Republican | Yea |
| Hutton, Rob | Republican | Yea |
| Jacque, André | Republican | Yea |
| Jagler, John | Republican | Yea |
| James, Jesse | Republican | Yea |
| Kapenga, Chris | Republican | Yea |
| Knodl, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| LeMahieu, Devin | Republican | Yea |
| Marklein, Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Nass, Steve | Republican | Yea |
| Quinn, Romaine | Republican | Yea |
| Stafsholt, Rob | Republican | Yea |
| Testin, Patrick | Republican | Yea |
| Tomczyk, Cory | Republican | Yea |
| Wanggaard, Van | Republican | Yea |
| Wimberger, Eric | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SR 3?
- SR 3 is sponsored by LeMahieu, Devin (Republican) and Kapenga, Chris (Republican).
- What is the current status of SR 3?
- This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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