Senate Bill 143 proposes amendments to the nomination process for presidential electors in Wisconsin. Currently, 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 candidates for these positions 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 holding a convention.

The bill amends section 8.18 (1) of the statutes to clarify that the nomination process applies "except as provided under sub. (3)," which is a new section created by the bill. This new section outlines the procedure for the chairperson to nominate one presidential elector from each congressional district and two electors from the state at large if the party lacks candidates for the specified offices. Additionally, the chairperson is required to certify the names of the nominees to the commission immediately.

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