SB1-SSA2,11,5 45.05 (title) Elections Government accountability board; powers and
5duties.
SB1-SSA2, s. 3 6Section 3. 5.05 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,11,107 5.05 (1) General authority. (intro.) The elections government accountability
8board shall have the responsibility for the administration of chs. 5 to 12 and, other
9laws relating to elections and election campaigns, subch. III of ch. 13, and subch. III
10of ch. 19
. Pursuant to such responsibility, the board may:
SB1-SSA2, s. 4 11Section 4. 5.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA2, s. 5 12Section 5. 5.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,12,813 5.05 (1) (b) In the discharge of its duties and upon after providing notice to the
14any party or parties being investigated who is the subject of an investigation,
15subpoena and bring before it any person in the state and require the production of
16any papers, books, or other records relevant to an investigation. Notwithstanding

1s. 885.01 (4), the issuance of a subpoena requires action by the board at a meeting
2of the board.
A circuit court may by order permit the inspection and copying of the
3accounts and the depositor's and loan records at any financial institution, as defined
4in s. 705.01 (3), doing business in the state to obtain evidence of any violation of ch.
511 upon showing by the board of probable cause to believe there is a violation and that
6such accounts and records may have a substantial relation to the violation. In the
7discharge of its duties, the board may cause the deposition of witnesses to be taken
8in the manner prescribed for taking depositions in civil actions in circuit court.
SB1-SSA2, s. 6 9Section 6. 5.05 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,13,1410 5.05 (1) (c) Bring civil actions to require forfeitures a forfeiture for any violation
11of ch. 11 under s. 11.60. Forfeiture actions brought by the board may concern only
12violations with respect to reports or statements required by law to be filed with it,
13and other violations arising under elections for state office or statewide referenda

14chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 or a license revocation for any
15violation of subch. III of ch. 13 for which the offender is subject to a revocation
. The
16board may compromise and settle any civil action or potential action brought or
17authorized to be brought by it under ch.11 which, in the opinion of the board,
18constitutes a minor violation, a violation caused by excusable neglect, or which for
19other good cause shown, should not in the public interest be prosecuted under such
20chapter. Notwithstanding s. 778.06, an a civil action or proposed civil action
21authorized under this paragraph may be settled for such sum as may be agreed
22between the parties. Any settlement made by the board shall be in such amount as
23to deprive the alleged violator of any benefit of his or her wrongdoing and may
24contain a penal component to serve as a deterrent to future violations. In settling
25civil actions or proposed civil actions, the board shall treat comparable situations in

1a comparable manner and shall assure that any settlement bears a reasonable
2relationship to the severity of the offense or alleged offense. Forfeiture Except as
3otherwise provided in sub. (2m) (c) 15. and 16. and ss. 5.08, 5.081, 19.535, and 19.59
4(8), forfeiture and license revocation
actions brought by the board shall be brought
5in the circuit court for the county where the defendant resides, or if the defendant
6is a nonresident of this state, in circuit court
for the county wherein the violation is
7alleged to occur. For purposes of this paragraph, a person other than a natural
8person resides within a county if the person's principal place of operation is located
9within that county. Whenever the board enters into a settlement agreement with an
10individual who is accused of a civil violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or
11subch. III of ch. 19 or who is investigated by the board for a possible civil violation
12of one of those provisions, the board shall reduce the agreement to writing, together
13with a statement of the board's findings and reasons for entering into the agreement
14and shall retain the agreement and statement in its office for inspection.
SB1-SSA2, s. 7 15Section 7. 5.05 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,13,2416 5.05 (1) (e) Delegate to its executive director its legal counsel the authority to
17issue a subpoena under par. (b), apply for a search warrant under par. (b), commence
18an action under par. (d),
intervene in an a civil action or proceeding under sub. (9),
19issue an order under s. 5.06, exempt a polling place from accessibility requirements
20under s. 5.25 (4) (a), exempt a municipality from the requirement to use voting
21machines or an electronic voting system under s. 5.40 (5m), approve an electronic
22data recording system for maintaining poll lists under s. 6.79, or authorize
23nonappointment of an individual who is nominated to serve as an election official
24under s. 7.30 (4) (e), subject to such limitations as the board deems appropriate.
SB1-SSA2, s. 8 25Section 8. 5.05 (1e) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.05 (1e) Actions by the board. Any action by the board requires the
2affirmative vote of at least 4 members.
SB1-SSA2, s. 9 3Section 9. 5.05 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,14,64 5.05 (1m) Legal counsel. The board shall employ outside the classified service
5an individual to serve as legal counsel who shall perform legal and administrative
6functions for the board.
SB1-SSA2, s. 10 7Section 10. 5.05 (2m), (2s) and (2w) of the statutes are created to read:
SB1-SSA2,14,138 5.05 (2m) Enforcement. (a) The board shall investigate violations of laws
9administered by the board and may prosecute alleged civil violations of those laws,
10directly or through its agents under this subsection, pursuant to all statutes granting
11or assigning that authority or responsibility to the board. Prosecution of alleged
12criminal violations investigated by the board may be brought only as provided in par.
13(c) 11., 14., 15., and 16. and s. 978.05 (1).
SB1-SSA2,14,1814 (c) 2. a. Any person may file a complaint with the board alleging a violation of
15chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19. If the board finds, by a
16preponderance of the evidence, that a complaint is frivolous, the board may order the
17complainant to forfeit not more than the greater of $500 or the expenses incurred by
18the division in investigating the complaint.
SB1-SSA2,15,1619 4. If the board reviews a complaint and fails to find that there is a reasonable
20suspicion that a violation under subd. 2. has occurred or is occurring, the board shall
21dismiss the complaint. If the board believes that there is reasonable suspicion that
22a violation under subd. 2. has occurred or is occurring, the board may by resolution
23authorize the commencement of an investigation. The resolution shall specifically
24set forth any matter that is authorized to be investigated. To assist in the
25investigation, the board may elect to retain a special investigator. If the board elects

1to retain a special investigator, the administrator of the ethics and accountability
2division shall submit to the board the names of 3 qualified individuals to serve as a
3special investigator. The board may retain one or more of the individuals. If the
4board retains a special investigator to investigate a complaint against a person who
5is a resident of this state, the board shall provide to the district attorney for the
6county in which the person resides a copy of the complaint and shall notify the
7district attorney that it has retained a special investigator to investigate the
8complaint. For purposes of this subdivision, a person other than a natural person
9resides within a county if the person's principal place of operation is located within
10that county. The board shall enter into a written contract with any individual who
11is retained as a special investigator setting forth the terms of the engagement. A
12special investigator who is retained by the board may request the board to issue a
13subpoena to a specific person or to authorize the special investigator to request a
14circuit court to issue a search warrant. The board may grant the request by
15approving a motion to that effect at a meeting of the board if the board finds that such
16action is legally appropriate.
SB1-SSA2,16,1017 5. Each special investigator who is retained by the board shall make periodic
18reports to the board, as directed by the board, but in no case may the interval for
19reporting exceed 30 days. If the board authorizes the administrator of the ethics and
20accountability division to investigate any matter without retaining a special
21investigator, the administrator shall make periodic reports to the board, as directed
22by the board, but in no case may the reporting interval exceed 30 days. During the
23pendency of any investigation, the board shall meet for the purpose of reviewing the
24progress of the investigation at least once every 90 days. The special investigator or
25the administrator shall report in person to the board at that meeting concerning the

1progress of the investigation. If, after receiving a report, the board does not vote to
2continue an investigation for an additional period not exceeding 90 days, the
3investigation is terminated at the end of the reporting interval. The board shall not
4expend more than $10,000 to finance the cost of an investigation before receiving a
5report on the progress of the investigation and a recommendation to commit
6additional resources. The board may vote to terminate an investigation at any time.
7If an investigation is terminated, any complaint from which the investigation arose
8is deemed to be dismissed by the board. Unless an investigation is terminated by the
9board, at the conclusion of each investigation, the administrator shall present to the
10board one of the following:
SB1-SSA2,16,1311 a. A recommendation to make a finding that probable cause exists to believe
12that one or more violations under subd. 2. have occurred or are occurring, together
13with a recommended course of action.
SB1-SSA2,16,1514 b. A recommendation for further investigation of the matter together with facts
15supporting that course of action.
SB1-SSA2,16,1716 c. A recommendation to terminate the investigation due to lack of sufficient
17evidence to indicate that a violation under subd. 2 has occurred or is occurring.
SB1-SSA2,17,218 6. a. If the board finds that there is probable cause to believe that a violation
19under subd. 2. has occurred or is occurring, the board may authorize the
20administrator of the ethics and accountability division to file a civil complaint
21against the alleged violator. In such case, the administrator may request the
22assistance of special counsel to prosecute any action brought by the board. If the
23administrator requests the assistance of special counsel with respect to any matter,
24the administrator shall submit to the board the names of 3 qualified individuals to
25serve as special counsel. The board may retain one of the individuals to act as special

1counsel. The staff of the board shall provide assistance to the special counsel as may
2be required by the counsel to carry out his or her responsibilities.
SB1-SSA2,17,83 b. The board shall enter into a written contract with any individual who is
4retained as special counsel setting forth the terms of the engagement. The contract
5shall set forth the compensation to be paid such counsel by the state. The contract
6shall be executed on behalf of the state by the board's legal counsel, who shall file the
7contract in the office of the secretary of state. The compensation shall be charged to
8the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (b).
SB1-SSA2,17,109 7. No individual who is appointed or retained by the board to serve as special
10counsel or as a special investigator is subject to approval under s. 20.930.
SB1-SSA2,17,1611 8. Upon employment of any individual to serve as special counsel or as a special
12investigator for the board, the administrator of the ethics and accountability division
13shall certify the maximum amount provided in the employment contract to the
14secretary of administration, and direct the department of administration to pay bills
15of the special counsel or special investigator related to that case within the certified
16amount.
SB1-SSA2,17,2417 11. If the board finds that there is probable cause to believe that a violation
18under subd. 2. has occurred or is occurring, the board may, in lieu of civil prosecution
19of any matter by the board, refer the matter to the district attorney for the county
20in which the alleged violator resides, or if the alleged violator is a nonresident, to the
21district attorney for the county where the matter arises, or if par. (i) applies, to the
22attorney general or a special prosecutor. For purposes of this subdivision, a person
23other than a natural person resides within a county if the person's principal place of
24operation is located within that county.
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112. The board may, by rule, prescribe categories of civil offenses which the board
2will agree to compromise and settle without a formal investigation upon payment of
3specified amounts by the alleged offender. The board may authorize the
4administrator of the ethics and accountability division to compromise and settle such
5alleged offenses in the name of the board if the alleged offenses by an offender, in the
6aggregate, do not involve payment of more than $1,000.
SB1-SSA2,18,167 13. If a special investigator or the administrator of the ethics and
8accountability division, in the course of an investigation authorized by the board,
9discovers evidence that a violation under subd. 2. that was not within the scope of
10the authorized investigation has occurred or is occurring, the special investigator or
11the administrator may present that evidence to the board. If the board finds that
12there is a reasonable suspicion that a violation under subd. 2. that is not within the
13scope of the authorized investigation has occurred or is occurring, the board may
14authorize the special investigator or the administrator to investigate the alleged
15violation or may elect to authorize a separate investigation of the alleged violation
16as provided in subd. 4.
SB1-SSA2,18,2417 14. If a special investigator or the administrator of the ethics and
18accountability division of the board, in the course of an investigation authorized by
19the board, discovers evidence of a potential violation of a law that is not administered
20by the board arising from or in relation to the official functions of the subject of the
21investigation or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation,
22the special investigator or the administrator may present that evidence to the board.
23The board may thereupon refer the matter to the appropriate district attorney
24specified in subd. 11.
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115. Except as provided in subd. 17., if the board refers a matter to the district
2attorney specified in subd. 11. for prosecution of a potential violation under subd. 2.
3or 14. and the district attorney informs the board that he or she declines to prosecute
4any alleged civil or criminal violation related to any matter referred to the district
5attorney by the board, or the district attorney fails to commence a prosecution of any
6civil or criminal violation related to any matter referred to the district attorney by
7the board within 60 days of the date of the board's referral, the board may refer the
8matter to the district attorney for another prosecutorial unit that is contiguous to the
9prosecutorial unit of the district attorney to whom the matter was originally
10referred. If there is more than one such prosecutorial unit, the chairperson of the
11board shall determine the district attorney to whom the matter shall be referred by
12publicly drawing lots at a meeting of the board. The district attorney may then
13commence a civil or criminal prosecution relating to the matter.
SB1-SSA2,19,2214 16. Except as provided in subd. 17., if the board refers a matter to a district
15attorney under subd. 15. for prosecution of a potential violation under subd. 2. or 14.
16and the district attorney informs the board that he or she declines to prosecute any
17alleged civil or criminal violation related to any matter referred to the district
18attorney by the board, or the district attorney fails to commence a prosecution of any
19civil or criminal violation related to any matter referred to the district attorney by
20the board within 60 days of the date of the board's referral, the board may refer the
21matter to the attorney general. The attorney general may then commence a civil or
22criminal prosecution relating to the matter.
SB1-SSA2,19,2523 17. The board is not authorized to act under subd. 15. or 16. if a special
24prosecutor is appointed under s. 978.045 in lieu of the district attorney specified in
25subd. 11.
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118. Whenever the board refers a matter to special counsel or to a district
2attorney or to the attorney general under this subsection, the special counsel, district
3attorney, or attorney general shall report to the board concerning any action taken
4regarding the matter. The report shall be transmitted no later than 40 days after the
5date of the referral. If the matter is not disposed of during that period, the special
6counsel, district attorney, or attorney general shall file a subsequent report at the
7end of each 30-day period following the filing of the initial report until final
8disposition of the matter.
SB1-SSA2,20,129 (d) 1. No individual who serves as the legal counsel to the board or as a division
10administrator for the board may have been a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11). No
11such individual may have served in, or have been a candidate, as defined in s. 11.01
12(1), for, a partisan state or local office.
SB1-SSA2,20,1913 2. No employee of the board, while so employed, may become a candidate, as
14defined in s. 11.01 (1), for a state or partisan local office. No individual who is
15retained by the board to serve as a special investigator or as special counsel may,
16while so retained become a candidate, as defined in s. 11.01 (1), for any state or local
17office. A filing officer shall decline to accept nomination papers or a declaration of
18candidacy from any individual who does not qualify to become a candidate under this
19paragraph.
SB1-SSA2,21,220 (e) No individual who serves as an employee of the board and no individual who
21is retained by the board to serve as a special investigator or a special counsel may,
22while so employed or retained, make a contribution, as defined in s. 11.01 (6), to a
23candidate for state or local office. No individual who serves as an employee of the
24board and no individual who is retained by the board to serve as a special investigator
25or as special counsel, for 12 months prior to becoming so employed or retained, may

1have made a contribution, as defined in s. 11.01 (6), to a candidate for a partisan state
2or local office.
SB1-SSA2,21,83 (h) If the defendant in an action for a civil violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III
4of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 is a district attorney or a circuit judge or a candidate
5for either such office, the action shall be brought by the board. If the defendant in
6an action for a civil violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch.
719 is the attorney general or a candidate for that office, the board may appoint special
8counsel to bring suit on behalf of the state.
SB1-SSA2,21,149 (i) If the defendant in an action for a criminal violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch.
10III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 is a district attorney or a circuit judge or a candidate
11for either such office, the action shall be brought by the attorney general. If the
12defendant in an action for a criminal violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or
13subch. III of ch. 19 is the attorney general or a candidate for that office, the board may
14appoint a special prosecutor to conduct the prosecution on behalf of the state.
SB1-SSA2,21,1715 (j) Any special counsel or prosecutor who is appointed under par. (h) or (i) shall
16be independent of the attorney general and need not be a state employee at the time
17of his or her appointment.
SB1-SSA2,21,20 18(2s) Ethics and accountability division. The ethics and accountability
19division has the responsibility for administration of ch. 11, subch. III of ch. 13, and
20subch. III of ch. 19.
SB1-SSA2,21,22 21(2w) Elections Division. The elections division has the responsibility for the
22administration of chs. 5 to 10 and 12.
SB1-SSA2, s. 11 23Section 11. 5.05 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA2, s. 12 24Section 12. 5.05 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.05 (3g) Chief election officer. The board shall designate an employee of
2the board to serve as the chief election officer of this state.
SB1-SSA2, s. 13 3Section 13. 5.05 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA2, s. 14 4Section 14. 5.05 (5f) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,22,55 5.05 (5f) (title) Advice to board.
SB1-SSA2, s. 15 6Section 15. 5.05 (5s) (title), (d) and (e) of the statutes are created to read:
SB1-SSA2,22,77 5.05 (5s) (title) Access to records.
SB1-SSA2,22,138 (d) If the board commences a civil prosecution of a person for an alleged
9violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 as the result of an
10investigation, the person who is the subject of the investigation may authorize the
11board to make available for inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1) records of the
12investigation pertaining to that person if the records are available by law to the
13subject person and the board shall then make those records available.
SB1-SSA2,22,1514 (e) The following records of the board are open to public inspection and copying
15under s. 19.35 (1):
SB1-SSA2,22,1716 1. Any record of the action of the board authorizing the filing of a civil complaint
17under sub. (2m) (c) 6.
SB1-SSA2,22,1918 2. Any record of the action of the board referring a matter to a district attorney
19or other prosecutor for investigation or prosecution.
SB1-SSA2,22,2120 3. Any record containing a finding that a complaint does not raise a reasonable
21suspicion that a violation of the law has occurred.
SB1-SSA2,22,2322 4. Any record containing a finding, following an investigation, that no probable
23cause exists to believe that a violation of the law has occurred.
SB1-SSA2, s. 16 24Section 16. 5.05 (5s) (f) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:
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15.05 (5s) (f) 2. c. The board shall make public advisory opinions and records
2obtained in connection with requests for advisory opinions relating to matters under
3the jurisdiction of the elections division.
SB1-SSA2, s. 17 4Section 17. 5.05 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA2, s. 18 5Section 18. 5.05 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,23,116 5.05 (9) Standing. The board has standing to commence or intervene in an any
7civil
action or proceeding for the purpose of enforcing the laws regulating the conduct
8of elections or election campaigns or ensuring their proper administration. If the
9board delegates authority to the executive director its legal counsel under sub. (1) (e)
10to act in its stead, the executive director legal counsel has standing to commence or
11intervene in such an action or proceeding.
SB1-SSA2, s. 19 12Section 19. 5.05 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,23,2213 5.05 (11) Aids to counties and municipalities. From the appropriations under
14s. 20.510 20.511 (1) (t) and (x), the board may provide financial assistance to eligible
15counties and municipalities for election administration costs in accordance with the
16plan adopted under sub. (10). As a condition precedent to receipt of assistance under
17this subsection, the board shall enter into an agreement with the county or
18municipality receiving the assistance specifying the intended use of the assistance
19and shall ensure compliance with the terms of the agreement. Each agreement shall
20provide that if the federal government objects to the use of any assistance moneys
21provided to the county or municipality under the agreement, the county or
22municipality shall repay the amount of the assistance provided to the board.
SB1-SSA2, s. 20 23Section 20. 5.052 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,24,2 245.052 Government accountability candidate committee. (1) The
25government accountability candidate committee shall meet whenever a vacancy

1occurs in the membership of the board that requires a nomination to be submitted
2to the governor under s. 15.60 (2).
SB1-SSA2,24,4 3(2) No person may be nominated by the committee unless the person receives
4the unanimous approval of the committee.
SB1-SSA2,24,6 5(3) Except as provided in sub. (4), the committee shall submit at least the
6following number of nominations:
SB1-SSA2,24,77 (a) To fill one vacancy, 2 nominations.
SB1-SSA2,24,88 (b) To fill 2 vacancies, 3 nominations.
SB1-SSA2,24,99 (c) To fill 3 vacancies, 5 nominations.
SB1-SSA2,24,1010 (d) To fill 4 vacancies, 6 nominations.
SB1-SSA2,24,1111 (e) To fill 5 vacancies, 7 nominations.
SB1-SSA2,24,14 12(4) If a nominee dies or withdraws, or if a nomination of the governor is
13withdrawn by the governor or rejected by the senate, the committee shall submit an
14additional nominee to the governor.
SB1-SSA2, s. 21 15Section 21. 5.054 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,24,16 165.054 Duties of the legal counsel. The board's legal counsel shall:
SB1-SSA2,24,18 17(1) Whenever a vacancy occurs on the board, call a meeting of the government
18accountability candidate committee.
SB1-SSA2,24,20 19(2) Assist the government accountability candidate committee in the
20performance of its functions.
SB1-SSA2, s. 22 21Section 22. 5.055 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,25,10 225.055 Election assistance commission standards board. The executive
23director of
administrator of the elections division of the board shall, in consultation
24with the board, appoint an individual to represent this state as a member of the
25federal election assistance commission standards board. The executive director

1administrator shall also conduct and supervise a process for the selection of an
2election official by county and municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners
3to represent local election officials of this state as a member of the federal election
4assistance commission standards board. The executive director administrator shall
5ensure that the members of the federal election assistance commission standards
6board representing this state shall at no time be members of the same political party.
7Upon appointment or election of any new member of the federal election assistance
8commission standards board representing this state, the executive director
9administrator shall transmit a notice of that member's appointment or election to the
10officer or agency designated by federal law.
SB1-SSA2, s. 23 11Section 23. 5.056 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,25,17 125.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The
13executive director administrator of the elections division of the board shall enter into
14the agreement with the secretary of transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to
15match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained
16by the board under s. 6.36 (1) with personally identifiable information maintained
17by the department of transportation.
SB1-SSA2, s. 24 18Section 24. 5.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,26,8 195.08 Petition for enforcement. Any In addition to or in lieu of filing a
20complaint, any
elector may file a verified petition alleging such facts as are within
21his or her knowledge to indicate that an election official has failed or is failing to
22comply with any law regulating the conduct of elections or election campaigns or
23proposes to act in a manner inconsistent with such a law, and requesting that an
24action be commenced for injunctive relief, a writ of mandamus or prohibition or other
25such legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate to compel compliance with the

1law. The petition shall be filed with the district attorney of for the county where the
2violation or proposed action inconsistent with this chapter occurs or is proposed to
3occur
having jurisdiction to prosecute the alleged failure to comply under s. 978.05
4(1) and (2)
. The district attorney may then commence the action or dismiss the
5petition. If the district attorney declines to act upon the petition or if the district
6attorney fails to act upon the petition within 15 days of the date of filing, the
7petitioner may file the same petition with the attorney general, who may then
8commence the action.
SB1-SSA2, s. 25 9Section 25. 5.09 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,26,16 105.09 Certification of documents. Whenever the board is authorized or
11required to make a certification of any document in the custody of the board, and the
12authority to make the certification is lawfully delegated to the executive director, the
13executive director
board's legal counsel, the legal counsel may, personally or through
14an employee authorized by the director legal counsel, affix his or her signature by
15means of a stamp, machine impression, reproduction print or similar process. This
16section does not apply to certificates of election.
SB1-SSA2, s. 26 17Section 26. 5.40 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,26,2418 5.40 (7) Whenever a municipality adopts and purchases voting machines or an
19electronic voting system, or adopts and purchases a different type of voting machine
20or electronic voting system from the type it was previously using, the municipal clerk
21or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners shall promptly
22notify the county clerk or executive director of the county board of election
23commissioners and the executive director of the elections administrator of the
24elections division of the
board in writing.
SB1-SSA2, s. 27 25Section 27. 5.62 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.62 (4) (b) The county board of election commissioners in counties having a
2population of more than 500,000 shall prepare the official primary ballot. The
3commissioners shall arrange the names of all candidates for each office whose
4nomination papers are filed at the county level, using the same method as that used
5by the elections government accountability board under s. 5.60 (1) (b).
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