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Senate Bill 240

Relating To: Relating to: restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction and changing the information required on voter registration forms.
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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Inc	Notified Date 7/23/2009	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 7/23/2009 Comments Once felons have served their time in prison and are released, they are less likely to re-offend, if they get a chance to exercise the responsibilities of citizenship, especially voting.
ATTIC Correctional Services Inc	Notified Date 7/22/2009	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 7/22/2009 Comments A logical extension of the expansion of the voting franchise which began only as white men of property. As per the Bill, we support the reinstatement of voting rights only for those offfenders who are not incarcerated.
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Inc	Notified Date 7/27/2009	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 7/27/2009
National Association of Social Workers - Wisconsin Chapter	Notified Date 9/1/2009	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 9/1/2009
State Bar of Wisconsin	Notified Date 9/3/2009	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 9/3/2009 Comments Position of the Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section (09/03/2009)
Voces de la Frontera Action, Inc.	Notified Date 7/30/2009	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 7/30/2009
Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy	Notified Date 1/20/2010	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/20/2010
Wisconsin Council on Community Corrections	Notified Date 7/28/2009	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 7/28/2009 Comments State wide organization of community based corrections service providers endorses the extension of the franchise to those not incarcerated but under supervision.
Wisconsin Professional Police Association	Notified Date 8/31/2009	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 9/21/2009 None Report Date 8/31/2009
Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association	Notified Date 10/31/2009	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 10/31/2009

Lobbying Efforts

	2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter	2009 January - June	2009 July - December 174.00	2010 January - June 73.00	2010 July - December	Total 247.00
American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Inc	2009 January - June	2009 July - December 169.00	2010 January - June 73.00	2010 July - December	Total 242.00
National Association of Social Workers - Wisconsin Chapter	2009 January - June	2009 July - December 3.00	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total 3.00
Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy	2009 January - June	2009 July - December 2.00	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total 2.00