The proposed legislation, Senate Bill 143, amends the process for nominating presidential electors in Wisconsin. Under current law, political parties must convene at the state capitol to nominate their presidential electors if they have candidates for state senate or assembly, state officers, or holdover state senators. The bill introduces a new provision that allows a political party without such candidates to have its chairperson nominate the party's presidential electors by 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday in October preceding the presidential election, rather than convening a convention.

Specifically, the bill amends section 8.18 (1) to clarify that the nomination process applies "except as provided under sub. (3)," and creates a new section 8.18 (3) detailing the nomination process for parties lacking candidates. This new section mandates that the chairperson nominate one presidential elector from each congressional district and two electors from the state at large, and certify these nominations to the appropriate commission. This change aims to streamline the nomination process for political parties in Wisconsin during presidential election years.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 8.18(1), 8.18