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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
July 7, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Smith,
Agard, Carpenter, Erpenbach,
Larson, Roys, L. Taylor and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives
Shelton, Snodgrass, Hintz, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Brostoff,
Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Drake, Hebl, Hesselbein, B. Meyers,
Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck
and Vruwink. Referred to Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform
and Ethics.
SB447,1,2
1An Act to create 6.31 of the statutes;
relating to: voter registration forms and
2information provided to certain high school students.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires each school board in Wisconsin to provide to each high school
student in the school board's school district who becomes eligible to register to vote:
1. A voter registration form and information concerning eligibility to vote.
2. Nonpartisan materials describing the role of the citizen and the importance
of voting in elections.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB447,1
3Section 1
. 6.31 of the statutes is created to read:
SB447,1,7
46.31 Information provided to certain high school students. Each school
5board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), shall ensure that all of the following are provided
6to each high school student in the school board's school district who becomes eligible
7to register to vote:
SB447,2,2
1(1) A voter registration form prescribed under s. 6.33 and information
2concerning eligibility to vote.
SB447,2,4
3(2) Nonpartisan materials describing the role of the citizen and the importance
4of voting in elections.
