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WI SB361

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Carpenter

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows voters in Wisconsin partisan primaries to "split tickets" by voting for candidates from different political parties for different offices, rather than being restricted to voting within a single party's column
  • Permits voters to combine votes for independent candidates with votes for party candidates in the same primary election
  • Retains the limitation that voters may only vote for one candidate per office
  • Removes requirements that electronic voting equipment reject ballots with votes cast for candidates of more than one party in partisan primaries
  • First applies to voting at 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 cosponsor

1/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development6/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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