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WI AB506

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sylvia Ortiz-Velez

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows voters in partisan primary elections to "split tickets" by selecting candidates from different political parties for different offices, including governor and lieutenant governor

  • Permits voters to vote for independent candidates alongside party candidates in partisan primaries, rather than being forced to choose only one category

  • Maintains the restriction that voters may only vote for one candidate per office

  • Eliminates current requirement that voters cast ballots within only one party's column during partisan primaries

  • Takes effect beginning with the 2026 partisan primary election

Legislative Description

Authorizing electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. (FE)

Last Action

Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

1/8/2026

Committee Referrals

Campaigns and Elections10/9/2025

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