2023 Senate Resolution 3
ENGROSSED RESOLUTION
Relating to: nomination of Meagan Wolfe as Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator.
Whereas, Meagan Wolfe currently serves as administrator of the Wisconsin Elections
Commission, having been nominated by the commission, and with the advice and consent of the senate
appointed, to a 4−year term of office expiring on July 1, 2023; and
Whereas, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has the statutory duty to nominate an
administrator for a 4−year term expiring on July 1 of the odd−numbered year and submit that
nomination to the senate for confirmation; and
Whereas, the senate has the statutory right to consider and act upon all nominations for
appointments requiring senate confirmation, including specifically the administrator of the Wisconsin
Elections Commission; and
Whereas, on June 27, 2023, the Wisconsin Election Commission voted 3−0, with three
commissioners abstaining, to renominate Meagan Wolfe as administrator for a term of office ending
on July 1, 2027; and
Whereas, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has a history of not submitting the nomination
of its administrator to the senate, having failed in 2016 to notify the senate of the nomination of Michael
Haas as administrator, which eventually required the senate to deem Michael Haas nominated in 2018,
and vote to reject his nomination; and
Whereas, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has not submitted to the senate the nomination
of Meagan Wolfe to serve as administrator for a term of office expiring on July 1, 2027, even though
a unanimous number of commissioners voting voted on June 27, 2023, to renominate her as
administrator; and
Whereas, senate rule 22 (3) requires that all nominations for appointments, if they have not
otherwise been submitted to the senate, shall be considered to have been submitted to the senate on the
5th day after the individual is nominated for appointment; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the senate, That the Wisconsin state senate considers Meagan Wolfe to have been
nominated by the Wisconsin Elections Commission as administrator to serve for a term of office
expiring on July 1, 2027; and, be it further
Resolved, That pursuant to senate rule 22 (3), the president shall refer Meagan Wolfe’s
nomination as administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission to the appropriate standing
committee for its recommendation.
S t a t e C a p i t o l
Madison, Wisconsin
Senator Chris Kapenga
President of the Senate
Date
Michael J. Queensland
Senate Chief Clerk