WisconsinState agencies would share data to help check voter eligibility
The proposal would let election officials compare voter records with state agency data and remove people they determine are ineligible.
What it does
The Elections Commission would compare voter records with data from transportation, vital records, and corrections officials to check citizenship and other voter eligibility.
Election officials would remove people from the voter list in specified cases, such as death or moving away, and keep a permanent record of each removal.
A person seeking an electronic voter list could pay a fee set by the Elections Commission, capped at $1,000; physical copies could cost extra.
Argument forComparing voter records with state agency information could help officials identify people who may not be eligible to vote and keep the registration list current.
Argument againstMatching agency records could wrongly flag an eligible voter if the information is incomplete or does not match, leading officials to mark that person's registration ineligible.
More detail
The Elections Commission would compare voter records with information held by state transportation, vital records, and corrections officials. The comparisons cover personal information on the official voter registration list and information held by the three named state agencies. The transportation agreement must provide access to personal information to check citizenship. The commission would also use information from these agencies to determine whether a person is deceased or otherwise ineligible. The transportation, vital records, and corrections agreements would be updated at least every two years.
Election officials would remove people from the voter list in specified cases and keep a permanent record of each removal. The rules cover voter registrations handled by the Elections Commission, municipal clerks, and boards of election commissioners. Reasons include death, moving out of a municipality, or a finding that a person is not qualified. No notice is needed for removal based on death; other notice rules vary by reason. For a mailed notice about a move out of a municipality, officials would remove a voter who no longer lives there or does not apply to continue registration within 30 days.
The Elections Commission could charge a fee of up to $1,000 for an electronic copy of all or part of the official voter list. This applies to a person seeking an electronic or physical copy of all or part of the official voter registration list. The commission could charge an additional fee for physical copies to cover reproduction and postage costs. Access remains subject to restrictions elsewhere in the voter-list law.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 13Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82Latest
- May 12Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- Apr 8Report vetoed by the Governor Tony Evers on 4-8-2026Major
- Apr 2Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026To Governor
- Mar 27Report correctly enrolled on 3-27-2026Minor
- Mar 27LRB correction
- Mar 18Received from Senate concurred inMinor
- Mar 17Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded CONCURRENCE. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 17Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15Passed Senate
- Mar 17Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Mar 17Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Mar 17Read a second timeMinor
- Mar 16Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 11Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2Minor
- Mar 11Executive action taken
- Mar 3Public hearing held
- 2025
- Nov 24Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Nov 20Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic DevelopmentMinor
- Nov 20Received from AssemblyMinor
- Nov 19Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 19Read a third time and passedPassed Assembly
- Nov 19Rules suspended
- Nov 19Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Nov 19Read a second timeMinor
- Nov 13Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 12Referred to committee on RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Nov 12Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 2Minor
- Nov 12Executive action taken
- Nov 11Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Nov 10Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Nov 4Public hearing held
- Oct 24Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and ElectionsMinor
- Oct 24Introduced by Representatives Krug, Knodl, O'Connor, Steffen, Penterman, Armstrong, Kitchens, Allen, Hurd, Murphy, Tittl, Maxey, Snyder, Nedweski, Green, Spiros and Melotik; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk and QuinnIntroduced
Civil Rights & Voting