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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE BILL 551 |
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| 5 | 5 | | October 23, 2023 - Introduced by Senators SMITH, CARPENTER, HESSELBEIN, L. |
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| 6 | 6 | | JOHNSON, LARSON, ROYS, SPREITZER, WIRCH and AGARD, cosponsored by |
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| 7 | 7 | | Representatives SHELTON, SNODGRASS, PALMERI, J. ANDERSON, ANDRACA, |
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| 8 | 8 | | BALDEH, BARE, CABRERA, CONLEY, EMERSON, HONG, JACOBSON, JOERS, MOORE |
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| 9 | 9 | | OMOKUNDE, RATCLIFF, RIEMER, SHANKLAND, SINICKI, STUBBS, SUBECK and |
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| 10 | 10 | | HAYWOOD. Referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and |
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| 11 | 11 | | Consumer Protection. |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT to create 6.31 of the statutes; relating to: voter registration forms and |
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| 13 | 13 | | information provided to certain high school students. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 15 | 15 | | This bill requires each school board in Wisconsin to provide to each high school |
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| 16 | 16 | | student in the school board's school district who becomes eligible to register to vote: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1. A voter registration form and information concerning eligibility to vote. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 2. Nonpartisan materials describing the role of the citizen and the importance |
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| 19 | 19 | | of voting in elections. |
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| 20 | 20 | | For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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| 21 | 21 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 23 | 23 | | enact as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. 6.31 of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 25 | 25 | | 6.31 Information provided to certain high school students. Each school |
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| 26 | 26 | | board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), shall ensure that all of the following are provided |
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| 27 | 27 | | to each high school student in the school board's school district who becomes eligible |
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| 28 | 28 | | to register to vote: |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 551 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (1) A voter registration form prescribed under s. 6.33 and information |
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| 39 | 39 | | concerning eligibility to vote. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (2) Nonpartisan materials describing the role of the citizen and the importance |
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| 41 | 41 | | of voting in elections. |
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| 42 | 42 | | (END) |
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