AB1-ASA1-AA20, s. 1k 22Section 1k. 8.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA20,6,12 238.50 Special elections. (intro.) Unless otherwise provided, this section
24applies to filling vacancies in the U.S. senate and house of representatives, executive
25state offices except the offices of governor, lieutenant governor and, district attorney

1and member of a professional baseball park district board, judicial and legislative
2state offices, county offices and the offices of municipal judge and member of the
3board of school directors in school districts organized under ch. 119. State legislative
4offices may be filled in anticipation of the occurrence of a vacancy whenever
5authorized in sub. (4) (e). No special election may be held after February 1 preceding
6the spring election unless it is held on the same day as the spring election, nor after
7September 1 preceding the general election unless it is held on the same day as the
8general election, until the day after that election. If the special election is held on
9the day of the general election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be
10held on the day of the September primary. If the special election is held on the day
11of the spring election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be held on the
12day of the spring primary.
AB1-ASA1-AA20, s. 1L 13Section 1L. 9.10 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA20,6,1914 9.10 (1) (a) The qualified electors of the state, of any county, city, village, town,
15of any congressional, legislative, judicial, professional baseball park or school
16district, or of any prosecutorial unit may petition for the recall of any incumbent
17elective official by filing a petition with the same official or agency with whom
18nomination papers or declarations of candidacy for the office are filed demanding the
19recall of the officeholder.
AB1-ASA1-AA20,6,23 20(2) (b) A recall petition for a city, village, town , professional baseball park
21district
or school district office shall contain a statement of a reason for the recall
22which is related to the official responsibilities of the official for whom removal is
23sought.
AB1-ASA1-AA20, s. 1m 24Section 1m. 9.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA20,7,4
19.10 (3) (a) This subsection applies to the recall of all elective officials other
2than city, village, town, professional baseball park district and school district
3officials. City, village, town, professional baseball park district and school district
4officials are recalled under sub. (4).
AB1-ASA1-AA20, s. 1n 5Section 1n. 9.10 (4) (a) and (d) and (7) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA20,8,96 9.10 (4) (a) Within 10 days after a petition for the recall of a city, village, town,
7professional baseball park district
or school district official , is offered for filing, the
8officer against whom the petition is filed may file a written challenge with the
9municipal clerk or board of election commissioners or school district clerk official or
10agency
with whom it is filed, specifying any alleged insufficiency. If a challenge is
11filed, the petitioner may file a written rebuttal to the challenge with the clerk or
12board of election commissioners
official or agency within 5 days after the challenge
13is filed. If a rebuttal is filed, the officer against whom the petition is filed may file
14a reply to any new matter raised in the rebuttal within 2 days after the rebuttal is
15filed. Within 14 days after the expiration of the time allowed for filing a reply to a
16rebuttal, the clerk or board of election commissioners official or agency shall file the
17certificate or an amended certificate. Within 31 days after the petition is offered for
18filing, the clerk or board of election commissioners official or agency shall determine
19by careful examination of the face of the petition whether the petition is sufficient
20and shall so state in a certificate attached to the petition. If the petition is found to
21be insufficient, the certificate shall state the particulars creating the insufficiency.
22The petition may be amended to correct any insufficiency within 5 days following the
23affixing of the original certificate. Within 2 days after the offering of the amended
24petition for filing, the clerk or board of election commissioners official or agency shall
25again carefully examine the face of the petition to determine sufficiency and shall

1attach to the petition a certificate stating the findings. Immediately upon finding an
2original or amended petition sufficient, except in cities over 500,000 population and
3professional baseball park districts
, the municipal clerk or school district clerk
4official shall transmit the petition to the governing body or to the school board.
5Immediately upon finding an original or amended petition sufficient, in cities over
6500,000 population, the board of election commissioners shall file the petition in its
7office. Immediately upon finding an original or amended petition sufficient, in
8professional baseball park districts, the elections board shall file the petition in its
9office.
AB1-ASA1-AA20,8,1410 (d) The governing body, school board or, board of election commissioners or
11elections board,
upon receiving the certificate, shall call an election on the Tuesday
12of the 6th week commencing after the date of the certificate. If Tuesday is a legal
13holiday, the recall election shall be held on the first day after Tuesday which is not
14a legal holiday.
AB1-ASA1-AA20,8,17 15(7) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the operation of article
16XIII, section 12, of the constitution and to extend the same rights to electors of cities,
17villages, towns, professional baseball park districts and school districts.
AB1-ASA1-AA20, s. 1no 18Section 1no. 11.26 (1) (c) and (2) (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA20,8,2019 11.26 (1) (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of a
20professional baseball park district board
, $500.
AB1-ASA1-AA20,8,22 21(2) (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of a
22professional baseball park district board
, $500.
AB1-ASA1-AA20, s. 1p 23Section 1p. 11.31 (1) (f) and (g) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA20,9,3
111.31 (1) (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of a
2professional baseball park district board
, $17,250 total in the primary and election,
3with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 for either the primary or the election.
AB1-ASA1-AA20,9,74 (g) (intro.) In any jurisdiction or district, other than a professional baseball
5park district or
judicial district or circuit, with a population of 500,000 or more
6according to the most recent federal census covering the entire jurisdiction or
7district:".
AB1-ASA1-AA20,9,8 82. Page 5, line 12: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA20,9,9 9" Section 6w. 17.01 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA20,9,1110 17.01 (10m) By a member of a professional baseball park district board, to the
11secretary of the district board.
AB1-ASA1-AA20, s. 6x 12Section 6x. 17.27 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA20,9,2113 17.27 (3) Professional baseball park district board. Except as provided in
14s. 9.10, a vacancy in the membership of a professional baseball park district board
15may be filled by temporary appointment of the remaining members of the district
16board. The temporary appointee shall serve until a successor is elected and qualifies.
17If the vacancy occurs in any year after the first Tuesday in April and on or before
18December 1, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any,
19at the succeeding spring election. If the vacancy occurs in any year after December
201 or on or before the first Tuesday in April, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue
21of the unexpired term, if any, at the 2nd succeeding spring election.".
AB1-ASA1-AA20,9,22 223. Page 24, line 1: delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute:
AB1-ASA1-AA20,9,24 23"(a) Five persons appointed by the governor, one of whom resides within each
24of the counties that are".
AB1-ASA1-AA20,10,2
14. Page 24, line 8: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with
2page 25, line 21.
AB1-ASA1-AA20,10,3 35. Page 25, line 22: delete "appointing authorities" and substitute "governor".
AB1-ASA1-AA20,10,4 46. Page 25, line 23: substitute "2" for "3".
AB1-ASA1-AA20,10,5 57. Page 25, line 24: substitute "3" for "4".
AB1-ASA1-AA20,10,6 68. Page 26, line 6: delete "appointing authority" and substitute "governor".
AB1-ASA1-AA20,10,8 79. Page 26, line 7: delete the material beginning with "appointing" and ending
8with "vacant" in line 8 and substitute "governor".
AB1-ASA1-AA20,10,10 910. Page 26, line 10: delete "All of the appointing authorities" and substitute
10"The governor".
AB1-ASA1-AA20,10,11 1111. Page 26, line 11: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA20,10,19 12"(b) Eight persons elected at large from numbered seats by the electors of the
13district to terms of 4 years expiring on July 1. Of the members who are initially
14elected to serve on a district board under this paragraph after creation of a district,
15those elected to seats numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall serve for terms expiring on July
161 of the 2nd year beginning after creation of the district. Of the members who are
17initially elected to serve on a district board under this paragraph after creation of a
18district, those elected to seats numbered 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall serve for terms expiring
19on July 1 of the 4th year beginning after creation of the district.".
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