2013 Assembly Bill 54 Hall of Shame

Lead sponsor:  Rep. Duey Stroebel (R-Saukville, Ozaukee County)

Assembly co-sponsors:

• Garey Bies (R-Sister Bay)
• David Craig (R-Big Bend)
• Daniel LaMahieu (R-Cascade)
• Thomas Larson (R-Colfax)
• Steve Nass (R-Whitewater)
• Al Ott (R-Forest Junction)
• Keith Ripp (R-Lodi)
• John Spiros (R-Marshfield)
• Pat Strachota (R-West Bend)
• Thomas Weatherson (R-Racine)

Republican's bill would limit hours for in-person absentee balloting.  (Wisconsin State Journal, 3/4/2013)

Excerpt: A Republican lawmaker is proposing limits on the hours and days voters can cast in-person absentee ballots even as such voting increases in popularity in the state. The bill would have a heavy impact in Madison, one of several municipalities that have held extended hours on nights and weekends to accommodate in-person absentee voters.

Bill referred to Assembly Conmittee on Campaigns and Elections.

Chair, Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls)

VIce Chair, Don Pridemore (R-Deep Space)

These groups agree that the bill is a bad idea.  (Eye on Lobbying   Government Accountability Board.)