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| 2 | 2 | | MED:amn |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 4 |
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| 5 | 5 | | February 6, 2023 - Introduced by JOINT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE |
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| 6 | 6 | | RULES. Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections. |
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| 7 | 7 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT to create 5.051 of the statutes; relating to: the suspension of a rule of |
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| 9 | 9 | | the Elections Commission. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 11 | 11 | | This bill is introduced as required by s. 227.26 (2) (j), stats., in support of the |
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| 12 | 12 | | action of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules in suspending |
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| 13 | 13 | | emergency rule 2209 of the Wisconsin Elections Commission on July 20, 2022. The |
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| 14 | 14 | | suspended emergency rule 1) identified what constitutes a complete address for |
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| 15 | 15 | | purposes of a statutory provision that prohibits the counting of an absentee ballot |
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| 16 | 16 | | whose certificate is missing the address of a witness and 2) required municipal clerks |
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| 17 | 17 | | to take one or more specified corrective actions in an attempt to remedy the missing |
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| 18 | 18 | | or inaccurate information. |
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| 19 | 19 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 20 | 20 | | enact as follows: |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 1. 5.051 of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 22 | 22 | | 5.051 Repeal of emergency rule. The emergency rule promulgated by the |
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| 23 | 23 | | elections commission that took effect on July 11, 2022, and that created s. EL 6.06, |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 4 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the correction of absentee ballot certificate envelopes, is |
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| 32 | 32 | | repealed. |
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| 33 | 33 | | (END) |
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