Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 9 R · 3 D cosponsors

AB 168 — Relating to: the requirement for stating name and address prior to voting.

Last action — Published 11-23-2019

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 15, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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  • 24 sponsors

    24 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

50 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill AB 168 changes the wording related to how voters can identify themselves at polling places. Initially, the bill specified that if a voter is unable to state their name and address "because of a disability," they could present identification for verification. The amendment removes this specific mention of disability, meaning that any voter who cannot state their name and address for any reason can have someone assist them in this process. This change matters because it broadens the support available to all voters who may face challenges in providing their information, promoting inclusivity at the polls.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0246/1 MPG:cjs ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 168 May 24, 2019 - Offered by RepresentatiIMMERMAN .
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-2487/1 MPG:kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 168 April 15, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives IMMERMAN , BROSTOFF, SORTWELL , DITTRICH, LUMER , STEFFEN, KULP, ALLWEG , ROHRKASTE , ELZKOWSKI , USLER , SINICK, ANDERSON , SPIROS, PETRYK, EDMING , BROOKS , HIESFELDT , DUCHOW , BRANDTJEN , KUGLITSCH , RAMTHUN , BOWEN and C .TAYLOR , cosponsored by Senators BERNIER , CHACHTNER , OLSEN, WIRCH, RISSER, OHNSON , INGHAND and NASS .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
1.
A N A CT to amend 6.79 (2) (a);
Page 2, line 15:
and to create 6.79 (8) of the statutes;
delete “because of a disability".
relating to:
the requirement for stating name and address prior to voting.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Current law requires a voter to state his or her name and address at the polling place before being permitted to vote.
A victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking who has obtained a confidential listing is not required to state his or her name and address, but instead may present an identification card issued by the municipal clerk that contains the person's name and the municipality or county of the person's residence.
Under the bill, if a voter is unable to state his or her name and address because of a disability, the voter may present his or her identification to the election official who verifies that the identification conforms to current law requirements.
The election official, or another person selected by the voter, must then state the voter's name and address.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
6.79 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.79 (2) (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered electronically, the municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the most current official - 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2487/1 MPG:kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 168 SECTION 1 registration list or lists prepared under s.
6.36 (2) (a) for use as poll lists at the polling place.
Except as provided in subs.
(6) and (7), and (8), each eligible elector, before receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address and present to the officials proof of identification.
The officials shall verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the elector conforms to the name on the poll list or separate list and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document reasonably resembles the elector.
The officials shall then require the elector to enter his or her signature on the poll list, supplemental list, or separate list maintained under par.
(c) unless the elector is exempt from the signature requirement under s.
6.36 (2) (a).
The officials shall verify that the name and address stated by the elector conform to the elector's name and address on the poll list.
S ECTION 2.
6.79 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
6.79 (8) VOTER UNABLE TO STATE NAME AND ADDRESS .
An elector is not required to state his or her name and address under sub.
(2) (a) if the elector is unable to do so because of a disability, but an election official, or another person selected by the elector, shall state the elector's name and address after the election official verifies the elector's proof of identification under sub.
(2) (a).
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Action History

  1. Published 11-23-2019

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 11-22-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 48

  3. Presented to the Governor on 11-15-2019 by directive of the Speaker

  4. Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 10-11-2019

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Senator Miller added as a cosponsor

  9. Senator Bewley added as a cosponsor

  10. Read a third time and concurred in

  11. Rules suspended

  12. Ordered to a third reading

  13. Read a second time

  14. Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  16. Available for scheduling

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  18. Received from Assembly

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Read a third time and passed

  21. Rules suspended

  22. Ordered to a third reading

  23. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  24. Read a second time

  25. Placed on calendar 6-18-2019 by Committee on Rules

  26. Referred to committee on Rules

  27. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  28. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  29. Executive action taken

  30. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Zimmerman

  31. Public hearing held

  32. Representatives Skowronski and Kurtz added as coauthors

  33. Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  34. Introduced by Representatives Zimmerman, Brostoff, Sortwell, Dittrich, Plumer, Steffen, Kulp, Ballweg, Rohrkaste, Felzkowski, Tusler, Sinicki, Anderson, Spiros, Petryk, Edming, Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Duchow, Brandtjen, Kuglitsch, Ramthun, Bowen and C. Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Schachtner, Olsen, Wirch, Risser, Johnson, Ringhand and Nass

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24 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 108 not signed on

Sponsors (24)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (108)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 168?
AB 168 is sponsored by Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Brostoff, Plumer, Steffen, David (Republican), Kulp, Ballweg, Rohrkaste, Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Spiros, John (Republican), Petryk, Edming, Thiesfeldt, Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Brandtjen, Kuglitsch, Ramthun, Bowen, Brooks, Robert (Republican), Anderson, Clinton (Democrat), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat), and Sortwell, Shae (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 168?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 15, 2019. Enacted.
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