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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 497 |
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| 5 | 5 | | October 18, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives HAYWOOD, SINICKI, EMERSON, |
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| 6 | 6 | | SUBECK, ORTIZ-VELEZ, RATCLIFF, OHNSTAD, CABRERA, PALMERI, DRAKE, JOERS, J. |
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| 7 | 7 | | ANDERSON and SHANKLAND, cosponsored by Senators SPREITZER, LARSON and |
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| 8 | 8 | | HESSELBEIN. Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections. |
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| 9 | 9 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 10 | 10 | | AN ACT to amend 5.25 (3) of the statutes; relating to: notice of change in polling |
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| 11 | 11 | | place location. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 13 | 13 | | Under current law, polling places are required to be established for each |
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| 14 | 14 | | election at least 30 days before the election. |
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| 15 | 15 | | Under this bill, if a polling place changes its location after an election, notice |
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| 16 | 16 | | of that change must be mailed to each residence the polling place serves no later than |
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| 17 | 17 | | 30 days before the next election. |
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| 18 | 18 | | For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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| 19 | 19 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 21 | 21 | | enact as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. 5.25 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 23 | 23 | | 5.25 (3) Polling places shall be established for each election at least 30 days |
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| 24 | 24 | | before the election. If a polling place changes its location after an election, the |
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| 25 | 25 | | municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall, no later than 30 days before |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 497 |
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| 34 | 34 | | the next election, provide notice of that change by mail to each residence in the area |
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| 35 | 35 | | served by the polling place. |
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| 36 | 36 | | (END) |
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