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hist180651Senate Bill 123   44   December 6, 2023
hist180652Senate Bill 124   45   December 6, 2023
hist180667Senate Bill 140   65   December 6, 2023
hist180668Senate Bill 159   66   December 6, 2023
hist180654Senate Bill 166   47   December 6, 2023
hist180655Senate Bill 167   48   December 6, 2023
hist180656Senate Bill 168   49   December 6, 2023
hist180661Senate Bill 196   55   December 6, 2023
hist180662Senate Bill 197   56   December 6, 2023
hist180657Senate Bill 207   50   December 6, 2023
hist180658Senate Bill 208   51   December 6, 2023
hist180669Senate Bill 239   67   December 6, 2023
hist180670Senate Bill 248   68   December 6, 2023
hist180671Senate Bill 249   69   December 6, 2023
hist180672Senate Bill 251   70   December 6, 2023
hist180673Senate Bill 263   71   December 6, 2023
hist180674Senate Bill 267   72   December 6, 2023
hist180675Senate Bill 268   73   December 6, 2023
hist180653Senate Bill 270   46   December 6, 2023
hist180676Senate Bill 280   74   December 6, 2023
hist180659Senate Bill 283   53   December 6, 2023
hist180677Senate Bill 290   75   December 6, 2023
hist180678Senate Bill 324   76   December 6, 2023
hist180679Senate Bill 325   77   December 6, 2023
hist180680Senate Bill 362   78   December 6, 2023
hist180681Senate Bill 369   79   December 6, 2023
hist180682Senate Bill 380   80   December 6, 2023
hist180683Senate Bill 400   81   December 6, 2023
hist180684Senate Bill 419   82   December 6, 2023
hist180660Senate Bill 433   54   December 6, 2023
hist180685Senate Bill 434   83   December 6, 2023
hist180686Senate Bill 440   84   December 6, 2023
hist180687Senate Bill 527   85   December 6, 2023
Sincerely,
TONY EVERS
Governor
Pursuant to s. 35.095 (1)(b), Wisconsin Statutes, the following 2023 Act(s) have been published:
Act Number   Bill Number   Publication Date
hist180689Wisconsin Act 43   60   December 7, 2023
hist180690Wisconsin Act 44   123   December 7, 2023
hist180691Wisconsin Act 45   124   December 7, 2023
hist180692Wisconsin Act 46   270   December 7, 2023
hist180693Wisconsin Act 47   166   December 7, 2023
hist180695Wisconsin Act 48   167   December 7, 2023
hist180694Wisconsin Act 49   168   December 7, 2023
hist180696Wisconsin Act 50   207   December 7, 2023
hist180697Wisconsin Act 51   208   December 7, 2023
hist180698Wisconsin Act 53   283   December 7, 2023
hist180699Wisconsin Act 54   433   December 7, 2023
hist180700Wisconsin Act 55   196   December 7, 2023
hist180701Wisconsin Act 56   197   December 7, 2023
hist180702Wisconsin Act 57   35   December 7, 2023
hist180703Wisconsin Act 62   85   December 7, 2023
hist180704Wisconsin Act 63   105   December 7, 2023
hist180705Wisconsin Act 64   109   December 7, 2023
hist180706Wisconsin Act 65   140   December 7, 2023
hist180707Wisconsin Act 66   159   December 7, 2023
hist180708Wisconsin Act 67   239   December 7, 2023
hist180709Wisconsin Act 68   248   December 7, 2023
hist180710Wisconsin Act 69   249   December 7, 2023
hist180711Wisconsin Act 70   251   December 7, 2023
hist180712Wisconsin Act 71   263   December 7, 2023
hist180713Wisconsin Act 72   267   December 7, 2023
hist180714Wisconsin Act 73   268   December 7, 2023
hist180715Wisconsin Act 74   280   December 7, 2023
hist180716Wisconsin Act 75   290   December 7, 2023
hist180717Wisconsin Act 76   324   December 7, 2023
hist180718Wisconsin Act 77   325   December 7, 2023
hist180719Wisconsin Act 78   362   December 7, 2023
hist180720Wisconsin Act 79   369   December 7, 2023
hist180721Wisconsin Act 80   380   December 7, 2023
hist180722Wisconsin Act 81   400   December 7, 2023
hist180723Wisconsin Act 82   419   December 7, 2023
hist180724Wisconsin Act 83   434   December 7, 2023
hist180725Wisconsin Act 84   440   December 7, 2023
hist180726Wisconsin Act 85   527   December 7, 2023
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
December 7, 2023
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am vetoing Senate Bill 98 in its entirety.
This bill would require the Department of Transportation to mark identification cards of individuals who are not U.S. citizens with the phrase "not valid for voting purposes" or another recognizable identification and transmit certain personally identifiable information to the Elections Commission in order to verify the citizenship status of individuals on the official voter registration list.
I am vetoing this bill in its entirety because I object to this bill requiring state-issued identification cards to have a ‘recognizable indication’ that could result in certain individuals being treated differently or unfairly in every day, non-electoral situations this legislation fails to consider or contemplate. An individual must already attest that they are a U.S. citizen in order to register to vote, and any individual who attempts to fraudulently or improperly vote is already subject to punishment under current law. This bill does not alter or affect these facts in any way; vetoing this bill does not alter or affect those facts in any way, either.
This bill does, however, fail to acknowledge and meaningfully consider the many different ways in which state-issued identifications are used in everyday settings wholly unrelated to voting. Despite few, if any, verified cases of voter registration by a noncitizen, this bill would effectively mark all of the identification documents of an entire group of Wisconsin residents as noncitizens. While I do not object to the data-sharing of citizenship information between the Department of Transportation and the Elections Commission, this cooperation could be accomplished without potentially causing certain individuals to be treated unfairly or perpetuating false narratives about our elections.
Respectfully submitted,
TONY EVERS
Governor
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