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The law to create the Wisconsin Elections Commission, ''2015 Wisconsin Act 118'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/related/acts/118 |title=2015 WISCONSIN ACT 118 |publisher=Wisconsin State Legislature |date=December 17, 2015 |access-date=July 31, 2016}}</ref> was signed into law on December 16, 2015 by Governor [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]]. The Commission came into effect on June 30, 2016. |
The law to create the Wisconsin Elections Commission, ''2015 Wisconsin Act 118'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/related/acts/118 |title=2015 WISCONSIN ACT 118 |publisher=Wisconsin State Legislature |date=December 17, 2015 |access-date=July 31, 2016}}</ref> was signed into law on December 16, 2015 by Governor [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]]. The Commission came into effect on June 30, 2016. |
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On November 25, 2016, the Commission received a petition for a [[2016 United States presidential election recount and audit|recount of the votes in the state from the 2016 presidential election]]. The outcome of the petition is still to be determined. |
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Revision as of 23:38, 28 November 2016
The Wisconsin Elections Commission is a regulatory agency of the State of Wisconsin established on June 30, 2016 to administer and enforce election laws in the state. There is also the Wisconsin Ethics Commission to administer campaign finance, ethics and lobbying laws. The two commissions replaced the previous Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB).[1]
Membership
The Commission is made up of six members, two of which are appointed by the Governor, and one each by the President of the Senate, the Senate Majority Leader, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Assembly Minority Leader.[2][1]
The staff of the Commission are non-partisan, and are led by an administrator. Mike Haas, who had been administrator of the elections division at GAB, was appointed administrator by the commission, effective June 30, 2016, for a four-year term,[2] and needed to be confirmed by the Wisconsin Senate.[3]
History
The law to create the Wisconsin Elections Commission, 2015 Wisconsin Act 118,[4] was signed into law on December 16, 2015 by Governor Scott Walker. The Commission came into effect on June 30, 2016.
On November 25, 2016, the Commission received a petition for a recount of the votes in the state from the 2016 presidential election. The outcome of the petition is still to be determined.
References
- ^ a b "Transition". Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ a b Laurel White (May 13, 2016). "State Elections Commission Names First Administrator". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "About the Wisconsin Elections Commission". Wisconsin Elections Commission. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "2015 WISCONSIN ACT 118". Wisconsin State Legislature. December 17, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
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