Following is a listing of all introduced legislation related to voter identification requirements since the 1999-2000 legislative session. Except where indicated, the bill failed to pass both the Assembly and the Senate.
1999-2000 Session
None
2001-2002 Session
SB-55 (Budget Bill): Elections administration revisions re voter registration and list changes, identification required to vote, and supervision of local election practices. Enacted.
AB-259: Voter registration: use of corroboration repealed; valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card required; absentee ballot and DOT provisions.
AB-144 (Budget Bill): Elections administration revisions re voter registration and list changes, identification required to vote, and supervision of local election practices. Enacted.
AB-49: Election procedure revisions re polling hours and leave for service as an election official; Election board recommendations re voter ID cards, eliminating punch card systems, compensation for election officials, and statewide voter registration.
AB-12: Elector voting revision re presentation of valid driver's license or ID card, or birth certificate at polling place.
AB-10: Elector registration revisions re corroborating elector, ID card, and mail registration.
2003-2004 Session
SB-68: Voting at polling places: valid driver's license, ID card with photograph, or birth certificate required; exception provided.
AB-600: Voter registration, voting requirements and procedures, and administration of elections : laws revised; Help America Vote Act of 2002 provisions; LAB and Elections Board duties. Enacted.
AB-111: Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card required; use of corroboration repealed; absentee ballot and DOT provisions. Vetoed.
2005-2006 Session
SB-612: Voter registration revisions re required ID, deadline, locations, prohibiting certain payment, verification of pre-election registration, same-day registration, double voting audits, out-of-state driver's license holders, and uniform forms; fee and Elections Board provisions. Enacted.
SB-355: Voter registration: identifying document required and acceptable documents specified; absentee ballot revisions; use of corroborating electors discontinued; state ID card provisions re no charge and no photograph; special voting deputies permitted in adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes re absentee voting; Corr. Dept to provide Elections Board with list of felons ineligible to vote; Elections Board duties specified.
SB-42: Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or uniformed service ID card required; use of corroborating electors discontinued; absentee ballot, provisional ballot, surrendered driver's license, confidential address re domestic abuse, and photo requirement exemption re religious tenets provisions. Vetoed.
AB-808: Voter registration: identifying document required and acceptable documents specified; absentee ballot revisions; use of corroborating electors discontinued; state ID card provisions re no charge and no photograph; special voting deputies permitted in adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes re absentee voting; Corr. Dept to provide Elections Board with list of felons ineligible to vote; Elections Board duties specified.
AB-63: Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or uniformed service ID card required; use of corroborating electors discontinued; absentee ballot, provisional ballot, surrendered driver's license, confidential address re domestic abuse, and photo requirement exemption re religious tenets provisions. Vetoed.
AJR-36: Voter registration and voting: photographic ID issued by this state or the federal government required. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration). Passed.
2007-2008 Session
SB-567: Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee waived and obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted.
SB-200: Identification requirement for voting in elections: at time of registration, electors may choose to be required to provide; absentee and provisional ballot provisions.
SB-40 (Budget Bill): Identification requirement for voting in elections: at time of registration, electors may choose to be required to provide; absentee and provisional ballot provisions. Enacted.
AB-549: Identification requirement for voting in elections: at time of registration, electors may choose to be required to provide; absentee and provisional ballot provisions.
AJR-17: Voter registration and voting: photographic ID issued by this state or the federal government required. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration).
2009-2010 Session
SB-350: Identification requirement for voting in elections: at time of registration, electors may choose to be required to provide; absentee and provisional ballot provisions.
SB-199: Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee waived and obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted.
AB-947: Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee waived and obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted.
AJR-125: Photographic ID required on Election Day to vote or register to vote at the polls. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration).
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This summary was prepared by the G.A.B. staff with assistance from the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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