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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
2023 SENATE BILL 551
October 23, 2023 - Introduced by Senators SMITH, CARPENTER, HESSELBEIN, L.
JOHNSON, LARSON, ROYS, SPREITZER, WIRCH and AGARD, cosponsored by
Representatives SHELTON, SNODGRASS, PALMERI, J. ANDERSON, ANDRACA,
BALDEH, BARE, CABRERA, CONLEY, EMERSON, HONG, JACOBSON, JOERS, MOORE
OMOKUNDE, RATCLIFF, RIEMER, SHANKLAND, SINICKI, STUBBS, SUBECK and
HAYWOOD. Referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and
Consumer Protection.
AN ACT to create 6.31 of the statutes; relating to: voter registration forms and
information provided to certain high school students.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires each school board in Wisconsin to provide to each high school
student in the school board's school district who becomes eligible to register to vote:
1. A voter registration form and information concerning eligibility to vote.
2. Nonpartisan materials describing the role of the citizen and the importance
of voting in elections.
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. 6.31 of the statutes is created to read:
6.31 Information provided to certain high school students. Each school
board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), shall ensure that all of the following are provided
to each high school student in the school board's school district who becomes eligible
to register to vote:
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SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 551
(1) A voter registration form prescribed under s. 6.33 and information
concerning eligibility to vote.
(2) Nonpartisan materials describing the role of the citizen and the importance
of voting in elections.
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