Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 2 R cosponsors

SB 304 — Relating to: hours for voting by absentee ballot in person at the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced June 02, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

An Act to amend 6.86 (1) (b) and 10.01 (2) (e) of the statutes;

Bill Text

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The bill requires that the municipal clerk's office and alternate absentee ballot sites be open for at least 20 hours during the absentee voting period and mandates specific hours be provided in election notices.

  • 6.86 (1) (b)

    A → the office of the municipal clerk or alternate site under s. 6.855 shall be open at least 20 hours during the period for accepting applications in person

    This change establishes a minimum number of open hours for in-person absentee voting.

  • 10.01 (2) (e)

    the places and the deadlines for application and return of application, including any alternate site under s. 6.855, and → the places and the deadlines for application and return of application, including any alternate site under s. 6.855, and the specific office hours, totalling not less than 20, during which an elector without prior appointment may cast an absentee ballot in the municipal clerk’s office or at an alternate site under s. 6.855.

    This modification ensures that election notices specify the open hours for absentee voting without requiring an appointment.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Public hearing held

  3. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara

  4. Fiscal estimate received

  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  6. Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Sortwell, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor and Piwowarczyk

Sponsors

  • Krug · Cosponsor
  • Sortwell · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Gundrum · Cosponsor
  • Kaufert · Cosponsor
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Murphy · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • Piwowarczyk · Cosponsor
  • Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Primary
  • Steve Nass · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

  • Krug
  • Sortwell
  • Behnke
  • Dittrich
  • Gundrum
  • Kaufert
  • Knodl
  • Kreibich
  • Murphy
  • Mursau
  • O'Connor
  • Piwowarczyk
  • Nass, Steve Republican

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 304 do?
An Act to amend 6.86 (1) (b) and 10.01 (2) (e) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 304?
SB 304 is sponsored by Krug, Sortwell, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), and Nass, Steve (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 304?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced June 02, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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