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2025 SENATE BILL 47
February 21, 2025 - Introduced by JOINT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. Referred to Committee on Administrative Rules.
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 2408 of the Wisconsin Elections Commission on July 22, 2024. The
suspended emergency rule 1) described requirements and procedures for filing a
declaration of candidacy for a local, state, or federal office (declaration of
candidacy), 2) identified grounds for bringing challenges to a declaration of
candidacy, and 3) described the procedures by which the commission or filing officer
would hear and decide these complaints for such challenges and the ability of an
individual to seek review of the commission[s or 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
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elections commission that took effect on July 1, 2024, and that created ss. EL 2.06
and 2.08, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to challenge procedures for declarations of
candidacy, is repealed.
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