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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 497
October 18, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives HAYWOOD, SINICKI, EMERSON,
SUBECK, ORTIZ-VELEZ, RATCLIFF, OHNSTAD, CABRERA, PALMERI, DRAKE, JOERS, J.
ANDERSON and SHANKLAND, cosponsored by Senators SPREITZER, LARSON and
HESSELBEIN. Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to amend 5.25 (3) of the statutes; relating to: notice of change in polling
place location.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, polling places are required to be established for each
election at least 30 days before the election.
Under this bill, if a polling place changes its location after an election, notice
of that change must be mailed to each residence the polling place serves no later than
30 days before the next election.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 5.25 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
5.25 (3) Polling places shall be established for each election at least 30 days
before the election. If a polling place changes its location after an election, the
municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall, no later than 30 days before
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the next election, provide notice of that change by mail to each residence in the area
served by the polling place.
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