Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.
AB 13 repeals a temporary rule requiring uniform instructions for absentee voting that the Elections Commission implemented in June 2024. This rule, which created Section EL 6.05 in Wisconsin Administrative Code, mandated standardized voting instructions for absentee ballots. The bill directly affects the Elections Commission's authority and the process for absentee voting procedures. By removing this requirement, the bill eliminates a specific administrative mandate for how absentee voting materials must be presented.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Assembly Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes · Assembly Mar 13, 2025
How they voted
53–44
Passed
Total votes 97
Mar 13, 2025
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Mar 13, 2025
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (53-44)
assembly
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 53, Noes 44
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report without recommendation pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(h), Wisconsin Statutes, by Committee on Campaigns and Elections
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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