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WI AB149

Bill

Status

Passed

10/31/2025

Primary Sponsor

Shae Sortwell

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates an alternative process for nominating presidential electors when a political party lacks any candidates for senate or assembly, state officers, or holdover state senators in a presidential election year

  • Authorizes the state party chairperson to nominate presidential electors directly instead of holding a convention at the state capitol

  • Requires one presidential elector from each congressional district plus 2 at-large electors from the state

  • Mandates certification of elector nominees to the commission chairperson by 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday in October preceding the presidential election

  • Enacted October 31, 2025; effective November 1, 2025

Legislative Description

The nomination of presidential electors.

Last Action

Published 11-1-2025

10/31/2025

Committee Referrals

Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development6/27/2025
Rules5/7/2025
Campaigns and Elections3/17/2025

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