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Special Committee on Election Law Review

Chair: Sen. Joseph Leibham
Legislative Council Staff: Robert J. Conlin
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The special committee is directed to examine the election process and the administration of elections in the state, other than campaign financing law.  The special committee shall specifically examine the implementation of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), state oversight of elections in Wisconsin, and the recount process.  The special committee may also examine other election-related issues such as voter registration and identification, new technologies for voting, the adequacy of staffing at polling places, and the adequacy of training received by poll workers.

Report to Legislature
December 14, 2005 Joint Legislative Council Meeting
  • Proposed Report to the Legislature, No. 2005-15, Special Committee on Election Law Review (12-07-05)
  • LRB-3947/1, Relating to administration of elections; providing exemptions from and extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and providing penalties
October 25, 2005, Mail Ballot
  • Bill draft on mail ballot:
    • WLC: 0266/1, relating to administration of elections; granting rule-making authority; and providing a penalty
September 29, 2005 Meeting
  • Memorandum, Drafts Under Consideration (9-22-05)
  • Letter, submitted by Attorney Barbara Zack Quindel
  • Email, Absentee Ballots, submitted by Sandy Ingram, City Clerk, City of Cedarburg
  • Letter, Statement About Election Reform Measures, submitted by Kit Halloran O'Meara
  • Report, An Evaluation:  Voter Registration, Elections Board, submitted by the Legislative Audit Bureau.  (September 2005)
    • Report Highlights, An Evaluation:  Voter Registration, Elections Board, submitted by the Legislative Audit Bureau.  (September 2005)
August 4, 2005 Meeting
  • Memorandum, Drafts Under Consideration (7-25-05)
  • Letters submitted by Paul Malishcke:
  • Report, Election 2004 Review and Recommendations by The Nation’s Elections Administrators, National Task Force on Election Reform, created and sponsored by The Election Center, National Association of Election Officials
  • Report, Report on the Compensation, Recruitment and Training of Election Officials, submitted by Kevin Kennedy, Executive Director, Election Board (June 2005)
  • Report, Impediments Faced by Elderly Voters and Voters with Disabilities, submitted by Kevin Kennedy, Executive Director, Election Board (June 2005)
  • Report, City of Milwaukee Election Task Force Official Report (June 27, 2005)
  • Letter, submitted by Senator Ron Brown (August 2, 2005)
  • Letter, Governor Jim Doyle (August 12, 2005)
May 2, 2005 Meeting
  • Memorandum, Drafts Under Consideration (4-22-05)
  • Letter, from Sharon Robinson, Executive Director, Election Commission, City of Milwaukee
  • Letter, from Janice Dunn, Office of the Election Commission
  • Press Release, Governor Doyle Unveils Statewide Election Reform Package
  • Memorandum, Vote by Mail Survey and Results, from Kevin J. Kennedy, Executive Director, Wisconsin State Elections Board
  • WLC: 0165/1, relating to eliminating registration at high schools, through special registration deputies, and at the office of the register of deeds
  • WLC: 0167/1, relating to the method of compensation of special voter registration deputies and providing a penalty
  • WLC: 0168/1, relating to registering to vote by mail
  • WLC: 0169/1, relating to conducting registration at offices of the county clerk and the county election commissioners
  • WLC: 0170/1, relating to the date of appointment and term of office for election officials
  • WLC: 0173/1, relating to polling hours
  • WLC: 0174/1, relating to filing of declarations of candidacy and recording of votes received by write-in candidates in certain elections
  • WLC: 0178/1, relating to requiring a municipal clerk to establish a policy for the orderly closing of polling places
  • WLC: 0179/1, relating to the conduct of election observers, and granting rule-making authority
  • WLC: 0180/1, relating to the deadline for delivery of materials from the municipal canvass to the county clerk
  • WLC: 0181/1, relating to identification required for certain voters who register by mail
  • WLC: 0182/1, relating to election threats
  • WLC: 0188/1, relating to the fee for receiving a copy of the statewide voter registration list
  • WLC: 0189/1, relating to time for sending address verification cards
  • WLC: 0190/1, relating to registration with out-of-state driver’s licenses
  • WLC: 0193/1, relating to electioneering at a polling place, the posting or distribution of election-related material, and providing for a penalty
  • WLC: 0194/1, relating to registration of homeless individuals
  • WLC: 0195/1, relating to election inspector statements
  • WLC: 0197/1, relating to proof of residence required of certain voters those registering to vote at the polls
  • WLC: 0198/1, relating to the establishment of satellite offices for absentee voting
  • WLC: 0202/1, relating to the county clerk serving on the board of canvassers
March 23, 2005 Meeting
  • Memo No. 9, Proposal for Consolidation of City and County Election Functions (3-23-05)
  • WLC: 0143/1, relating to the deadline for registration to vote
  • WLC: 0144/1, relating to eliminating corroboration as proof of residence for voter registration
  • WLC: 0145/1, relating to requiring two registration deputies for polling place registration
  • WLC: 0146/1, relating to the minimum grade point average required of a high school student to be a poll worker
  • WLC: 0147/1, relating to the term of a poll worker who is a high school student
  • WLC: 0148/1, relating to the elimination of prepaid postage on voter registration cards
  • WLC: 0153/1, relating to qualification of circulators of nomination papers and petitions
  • WLC: 0154/1, relating to notice of certain school referenda
  • WLC: 0155/1, relating to requiring the use of printed ballots with electronic voting systems
  • WLC: 0156/1, relating to report on election contingency planning
  • WLC: 0157/1, relating to the timing of local referenda elections
  • WLC: 0163/1, relating to establishment of an election apparatus oversight committee
  • WLC: 0164/1, relating to publication of election notices in local government newsletters
  • WLC: 0168/1, relating to registering to vote by mail
  • Handouts from Sharon Robinson, Director, City of Milwaukee, Department of Administration and Chair of the City of Milwaukee Election Commission Task Force:
March 2, 2005 Meeting
  • Memo No. 6, Post-Election Issues from the November 17, 2004 Meeting (2-23-05)
  • Memo No. 7, Contents of Statewide Voter Registration List (2-23-05)
  • Memo No. 8, Recount Draw Down Procedures (2-23-05)
  • Resolutions, from Village of Valders and City of Chilton regarding changes to absentee voting laws, submitted by Representative Ziegelbauer
  • Materials, submitted from the City of Milwaukee Election Task Force
  • Memo, Training of Pollworkers, from Paul Malischke
  • Material, regarding election day transportation submitted by Mike Wittenwyler
  • Memo, Proposed Audit of Voter Registration Address Verification--Background Information, from Janice Mueller, State Auditor, to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee
  • Report, 2004 Presidential Election Review, Report from Non-Partisan Observers of Voting in the General Election in the City of Milwaukee on November 2, 2004, by the Legal Committee of Milwaukee Election Protection
  • WLC: 0096/1, relating to requiring a witness for absentee voting to be an adult U.S. citizen
  • WLC: 0101/1, relating to requesting an absentee ballot by electronic mail or facsimile transmission
  • WLC: 0102/1, relating to returning absentee ballots and providing a penalty
  • WLC: 0104/1, relating to late voter registration in the municipal clerk's office
  • WLC: 0105/1, relating to observation and electioneering activities in the office of the municipal clerk
  • WLC: 0106/1, relating to ballots for military electors
  • WLC: 0107/1, relating to late arriving military ballots
  • WLC: 0117/1, relating to requesting an absentee ballot by mail
  • WLC: 0118/1, relating to the mailing of absentee ballots
  • WLC: 0124/1, relating to the recording of absentee ballots
  • WLC: 0126/1, relating to absentee voting in nursing homes, qualified retirement homes, and qualified community-based residential facilities
  • WLC: 0129/1, relating to requesting and casting an absentee ballot
  • Memo, Disability Issues to be Considered, from Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy, Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities, and Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers
  • Packet of Materials distributed by Chair Leibham:
January 5, 2005 Meeting
  • Letter, to Kevin Kennedy, from William and Mary Bunge (undated)
  • Memo, Concerns relating to suggestions for modification to law regarding statewide voter registration list, from Beverly Speer, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign (1-4-05)
  • Wisconsin Voter Lists, submitted by Barry Ashenfelter
  • Letter, Legislation to Update Voter Verification, to Senator Ron Brown, from Don Norrell, City of Eau Claire (12-15-04)
December 15, 2004 Meeting
  • Memo No. 3, Election Issues Raised by Committee Members to Date (12-7-04)
  • Memo No. 4, Pre-Election Issues From November 17, 2004 Meeting (12-8-04)
  • Memo No. 5, Election Day Issues From November 17, 2004 Meeting (12-8-04)
  • Report of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Best Practices for Facilitating Voting by U.S. Citizens Covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (September 2004)
November 17, 2004 Meeting
  • Memo No. 2, Committee Member Suggestions for Committee Discussion (11-10-04)
  • Memorandum, Voting Systems by County (11-10-04)
  • Publication, Election Recount Procedures, prepared by the Wisconsin State Elections Board
October 13, 2004 Meeting