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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 76 |
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| 5 | 5 | | February 28, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives SORTWELL, BEHNKE, BODDEN, |
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| 6 | 6 | | DUCHOW, EDMING, GUNDRUM, MAGNAFICI, MURPHY, MURSAU, PENTERMAN, |
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| 7 | 7 | | RETTINGER, ROZAR, SPIROS, TUSLER and TITTL, cosponsored by Senator |
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| 8 | 8 | | STROEBEL. 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 304.078 (3) of the statutes; relating to: restoration of the right |
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| 11 | 11 | | to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 13 | 13 | | Under current law, a person convicted of treason, felony, or bribery may not vote |
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| 14 | 14 | | unless the person's right to vote is restored through a pardon or through completion |
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| 15 | 15 | | of the term of imprisonment, including parole or extended supervision, or probation |
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| 16 | 16 | | for the crime that led to the disqualification. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Under this bill, in addition to completing his or her term of imprisonment or |
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| 18 | 18 | | probation for the crime, a person must have paid all fines, costs, fees, surcharges, and |
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| 19 | 19 | | restitution, and have completed any court-ordered community service, imposed in |
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| 20 | 20 | | connection with the crime. |
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| 21 | 21 | | For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be |
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| 22 | 22 | | printed as an appendix to this bill. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 24 | 24 | | enact as follows: |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 1. 304.078 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 26 | 26 | | 304.078 (3) If a person is disqualified from voting under s. 6.03 (1) (b), his or |
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| 27 | 27 | | her right to vote is restored when he or she completes the term of imprisonment or |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 76 |
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| 35 | 35 | | probation for the crime that led to the disqualification and has paid all fines, costs, |
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| 36 | 36 | | fees, surcharges, and restitution, and has completed any court-ordered community |
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| 37 | 37 | | service, imposed in connection with the crime. The department or, if the person is |
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| 38 | 38 | | sentenced to a county jail or house of correction, the jailer the elections commission |
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| 39 | 39 | | shall inform the person in writing at the time his or her right to vote is restored under |
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| 40 | 40 | | this subsection. |
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| 41 | 41 | | (END) |
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