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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 15
February 6, 2025 - Introduced by JOINT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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AN ACT to create 5.051 of the statutes; relating to: the suspension of a rule of
the Elections Commission.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill is introduced as required by s. 227.26 (2) (j), stats., in support of the
action of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules in suspending
emergency rule 2409 of the Wisconsin Elections Commission on July 22, 2024. The
suspended emergency rule 1) described requirements and procedures for filing
nomination papers, 2) identified grounds for bringing challenges to nomination
papers, and 3) described the procedures by which the filing officer would hear and
decide these complaints for such challenges and the ability of an individual to seek
review of the filing officer[s decision on the complaint.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 5.051 of the statutes is created to read:
5.051 Repeal of emergency rule. The emergency rule promulgated by the
elections commission that took effect on July 1, 2024, and that created ss. EL 2.05
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SECTION 1
and 2.07, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to challenge procedures for nomination papers,
is repealed.
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