Assembly Bill 1063 introduces new procedures and requirements regarding residency for individuals elected to the Wisconsin legislature. It mandates that at the beginning of each biennial session and annually while in office, legislators must file a sworn statement with the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) and the chief clerk of their respective house, certifying their residency in the district they represent. Additionally, they must provide two forms of identification to prove their residence. If a legislator changes their residence, they are required to notify the LRB and the chief clerk within ten days and submit a new sworn statement along with proof of residence. Failure to comply with these requirements subjects the legislator to investigation and potential quo warranto proceedings.

The bill also establishes a new quo warranto process for addressing allegations of residency violations. If the LRB or chief clerk has credible evidence that a legislator does not reside in their elected district, they must report this to the attorney general and the Elections Commission. The attorney general is then required to determine probable cause within 30 days and may initiate quo warranto proceedings if warranted. If the attorney general does not act, any elector from the district can initiate such proceedings. Furthermore, the bill modifies the definition of residency for electors, specifying that it is the location of a person's principal or primary home, and ensures that any records containing residential addresses of legislators remain confidential and exempt from public records law.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 6.10(1), 6.10