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Senate Bill 60   43   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 85   62   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 105   63   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 109   64   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 123   44   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 124   45   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 140   65   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 159   66   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 166   47   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 167   48   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 168   49   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 196   55   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 197   56   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 207   50   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 208   51   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 239   67   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 248   68   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 249   69   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 251   70   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 263   71   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 267   72   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 268   73   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 270   46   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 280   74   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 283   53   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 290   75   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 324   76   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 325   77   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 362   78   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 369   79   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 380   80   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 400   81   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 419   82   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 433   54   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 434   83   December 6, 2023
Senate Bill 440   84   December 6, 2023
Senate 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
Wisconsin Act 43   60   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 44   123   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 45   124   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 46   270   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 47   166   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 48   167   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 49   168   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 50   207   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 51   208   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 53   283   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 54   433   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 55   196   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 56   197   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 57   35   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 62   85   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 63   105   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 64   109   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 65   140   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 66   159   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 67   239   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 68   248   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 69   249   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 70   251   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 71   263   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 72   267   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 73   268   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 74   280   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 75   290   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 76   324   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 77   325   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 78   362   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 79   369   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 80   380   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 81   400   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 82   419   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 83   434   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin Act 84   440   December 7, 2023
Wisconsin 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.
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