Wisconsin · 2025
AB 617
Relating to: applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote; preelection tests of electronic voting equipment, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/6c51d095-859f-42fc-9304-43a4124e92d1 CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 617 addresses procedures for applying for and returning absentee ballots and the use of central counting locations. The bill also covers election night reporting, court determinations regarding voter incompetency and ineligibility, and pre-election tests of electronic voting equipment. Additionally, the legislation provides for a penalty related to these provisions.
Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
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Sponsors
- Dan Knodl Republican lead
- Jerry O'Connor Republican lead
- Pat Snyder Republican lead
- Scott Krug Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 53, Noes 44 | lower | — | e0ed85f0-ffa8-490d-b80c-ff0571741a39 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nov 19, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e0ed85f0-ffa8-490d-b80c-ff0571741a39 CC0-1.0 |
| PASSAGE | lower | — | 2bbe54d3-d915-4071-933e-8ff340326336 | pass | 52 | 44 | 0 | Nov 19, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2bbe54d3-d915-4071-933e-8ff340326336 CC0-1.0 |
| Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on… | lower | — | 8ae39dfb-19a2-4e68-9f30-b573867d5086 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nov 12, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ae39dfb-19a2-4e68-9f30-b573867d5086 CC0-1.0 |
| Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections… | lower | — | 554e3cfd-fe84-48db-a9ae-37f3e421d908 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nov 12, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/554e3cfd-fe84-48db-a9ae-37f3e421d908 CC0-1.0 |