Kathy Bernier
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Kathy Bernier is a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 68th District. She is on the following committees: Aging and Long-Term Care; Election and Campaign Reform; and Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.[1]
Bernier was reelected on November 6, 2012.[2]
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Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
Bernier is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and serves on the ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force. In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rep. Bernier co-authored or co-sponsored 5 bills that reflect ALEC models, according to an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy.
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Rep. Bernier and Voting
Bernier serves on the ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force. She introduced or co-sponsored the following bills in the 2011 session:
AB-7: "Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee waived, obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons, and issuing an identification certificate; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted; GAB public informational campaign."[3](AB-7)* (compare with ALEC Voter ID Act).
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- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature. Kathy Bernier. Government website. Accessed August 1, 2011.
- ↑ Wisconsin Vote, 2012 Election Results, accessed November 27, 2012.
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature. AB-7. Government website. Accessed August 1, 2011.
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