AB7-SA28,10,2119 7.50 (2) (g) In partisan primaries, if an elector writes in the name of an
20individual on a ballot in a column or row other than the one on which that individual's
21name is shown as a candidate, the write-in vote may not be counted.".
AB7-SA28,10,22 2212. Page 61, line 5: after that line insert:
AB7-SA28,10,23 23" Section 102c. 8.16 (1), (6) and (7) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB7-SA28,11,7
18.16 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the person who receives the greatest
2number of votes for an office on a party ballot at any partisan primary, regardless of
3whether the person's name appears on the ballot, shall be the party's candidate for
4the office, and the person's name shall so appear on the official ballot at the next
5election. All independent candidates shall appear on the general election ballot
6regardless of the number of votes received by such candidates at the September
7primary.
AB7-SA28,11,11 8(6) The persons who receive the greatest number of votes respectively for the
9offices of governor and lieutenant governor on for any party ballot at a primary shall
10be the party's joint candidates for the offices, and their names shall so appear on the
11official ballot at the next election.
AB7-SA28,11,18 12(7) Nominees chosen at a national convention and under s. 8.18 (2) by each
13party entitled to a separate column or row on a September primary ballot shall be
14the party's candidates for president, vice president and presidential electors. The
15state or national chairperson of each such party shall certify the names of the party's
16nominees for president and vice president to the board no later than 5 p.m. on the
17first Tuesday in September preceding a presidential election. Each name shall be in
18one of the formats authorized in s. 7.08 (2) (a).
AB7-SA28, s. 102g 19Section 102g. 8.17 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SA28,12,1220 8.17 (1) (a) Political parties qualifying for a separate column or row on the
21September primary
ballot under s. 5.62 (1) (b) or (2) shall elect their party
22committeemen and committeewomen as provided under sub. (5) (b). The function of
23committeemen and committeewomen is to represent their neighborhoods in the
24structure of a political party. Committeemen and committeewomen shall act as
25liaison representatives between their parties and the residents of the election

1districts in which they serve. Activities of committeemen and committeewomen
2shall include, but not be limited to, identifying voters; assistance in voter
3registration drives; increasing voter participation in political parties; polling and
4other methods of passing information from residents to political parties and elected
5public officials; and dissemination of information from public officials to residents.
6For assistance in those and other activities of interest to a political party, each
7committeeman and committeewoman may appoint a captain to engage in these
8activities in each ward, if the election district served by the committeeman or
9committeewoman includes more than one ward. In an election district which
10includes more than one ward, the committeeman or committeewoman shall
11coordinate the activities of the ward captains in promoting the interests of his or her
12party.
AB7-SA28, s. 102n 13Section 102n. 8.20 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SA28,12,2314 8.20 (9) Persons nominated by nomination papers without a recognized
15political party designation shall be placed on the official ballot at the general election
16and at any partisan election to the right or below the recognized political party
17candidates in their own column or row designated "Independent". At the September
18primary, persons nominated for state office by nomination papers without a
19recognized political party designation shall be placed on in a separate ballot column
20or row
or, if a consolidated paper ballot under s. 5.655 (2), an electronic voting system
21or voting machines are used, in a column or row designated "Independent". If the
22candidate's name already appears under a recognized political party it may not be
23listed on the independent ballot, column or row.
AB7-SA28, s. 102r 24Section 102r. 8.50 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SA28,13,13
18.50 (3) (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions for
2September primaries under s. 8.15 are applicable to all partisan primaries held
3under this section, and the provisions for spring primaries under s. 8.10 are
4applicable to all nonpartisan primaries held under this section. In a special partisan
5primary or election, the order of the parties on the ballot shall be the same as
6provided under s. 5.62 (1) or 5.64 (1) (b). Independent candidates for state office at
7a special partisan election shall not appear on the primary ballot. No primary is
8required for a nonpartisan election in which not more than 2 candidates for an office
9appear on the ballot or for a partisan election in which not more than one candidate
10for an office appears on in the ballot column or row of each recognized political party
11on the ballot. In every special election except a special election for nonpartisan state
12office where no candidate is certified to appear on the ballot, a space for write-in
13votes shall be provided on the ballot, regardless of whether a special primary is held.
AB7-SA28, s. 102w 14Section 102w. 8.50 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB7-SA28, s. 102x 15Section 102x. 9.10 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SA28,13,2316 9.10 (3) (e) For any partisan office, a recall primary shall be held for each
17political party which is entitled to a separate column or row on the September
18primary
ballot under s. 5.62 (1) (b) or (2) and from which more than one candidate
19competes for the party's nomination in the recall election. The primary ballot shall
20be prepared in accordance with s. 5.62, insofar as applicable. The person receiving
21the highest number of votes in the recall primary for each political party shall be that
22party's candidate in the recall election. Independent candidates shall be shown on
23the ballot for the recall election only.".
AB7-SA28,13,24 2413. Page 62, line 6: after that line insert:
AB7-SA28,14,1
1" Section 104m. 10.02 (3) (b) 2. and 2m. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB7-SA28,14,62 10.02 (3) (b) 2. At a special partisan primary, the elector shall select the party
3ballot
candidate of his or her choice for each office and shall make a cross (8) next
4to or depress the lever or button next to the candidate's name for each office for whom
5the elector intends to vote, or shall insert or write in the name of the elector's choice
6for a candidate.
AB7-SA28,14,157 2m. At the September primary, the elector shall select the party ballot
8candidate of his or her choice or the ballot containing the names of the independent
9candidates
for state each office, and make a cross (8 ) next to or depress the lever or
10button next to the candidate's name for each office for whom the elector intends to
11vote or insert or write in the name of the elector's choice for a party candidate, if any.
12In order to qualify for participation in the Wisconsin election campaign fund, a
13candidate for state office at the September primary, other than a candidate for
14district attorney, must receive at least 6% 6 percent of all votes cast on all ballots for
15the office for which he or she is a candidate, in addition to other requirements.".
AB7-SA28,14,16 1614. Page 62, line 12: after that line insert:
AB7-SA28,14,17 17" Section 105d. 11.06 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SA28,15,818 11.06 (7m) (a) If a committee which was registered under s. 11.05 as a political
19party committee or legislative campaign committee supporting candidates of a
20political party files an oath under sub. (7) affirming that it does not act in cooperation
21or consultation with any candidate who is nominated to appear on the party ballot
22in the column or row of the party at a general or special election, that the committee
23does not act in concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, such a candidate, that
24the committee does not act in cooperation or consultation with such a candidate or

1agent or authorized committee of such a candidate who benefits from a disbursement
2made in opposition to another candidate, and that the committee does not act in
3concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, such a candidate or agent or
4authorized committee of such a candidate who benefits from a disbursement made
5in opposition to another candidate, the committee filing the oath may not make any
6contributions in support of any candidate of the party at the general or special
7election or in opposition to any such candidate's opponents exceeding the amounts
8specified in s. 11.26 (2), except as authorized in par. (c).
AB7-SA28, s. 105h 9Section 105h. 11.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SA28,15,2110 11.31 (3m) Unopposed candidates; exception. Notwithstanding subs. (1) and
11(2), if all candidates for state senator or representative to the assembly in a
12legislative district who are certified under s. 7.08 (2) (a) to appear in the columns or
13rows
on the September primary ballot of all parties recognized under s. 5.62 (1) (b)
14or (2) have no opponent who is certified to appear on the same primary ballot, or if
15no primary is required for all candidates of parties recognized under s. 5.62 (1) (b)
16or (2) for state senator or representative to the assembly in a legislative district who
17are certified under s. 8.50 (1) (d) to appear on a special partisan election ballot, then
18the separate limitation specified in sub. (1) for disbursements during the primary
19and election period does not apply to candidates for that office in that primary and
20election, and the candidates are bound only by the total limitations specified for the
21primary and election.
AB7-SA28, s. 105p 22Section 105p. 11.50 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SA28,16,623 11.50 (1) (a) 1. With respect to a spring or general election, any individual who
24is certified under s. 7.08 (2) (a) as a candidate in the spring election for state
25superintendent, or an individual who receives at least 6% 6 percent of the vote cast

1for all candidates on all ballots columns or rows for any state office, except district
2attorney, for which the individual is a candidate at the September primary and who
3is certified under s. 7.08 (2) (a) as a candidate for that office in the general election,
4or an individual who has been lawfully appointed and certified to replace either such
5individual on the ballot at the spring or general election; and who has qualified for
6a grant under sub. (2).
AB7-SA28, s. 105t 7Section 105t. 11.50 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SA28,17,28 11.50 (1) (a) 2. With respect to a special election, an individual who is certified
9under s. 8.50 (1) (d) as a candidate in a special election for state superintendent, or
10an individual who is certified under s. 8.50 (1) (d) as a candidate in a special election
11for any state office, except district attorney, on the ballot or column or row of a party
12whose candidate for the same office at the preceding general election received at least
136 percent of the vote cast for all candidates on all ballots for the office, or an individual
14who has been lawfully appointed and certified to replace either such individual on
15the ballot at a special election, or an individual who receives at least 6 percent of the
16vote cast for all candidates on all ballots for any state office, except district attorney,
17at a partisan special election; and who qualifies for a grant under sub. (2). Where
18the boundaries of a district in which an individual seeks office have been changed
19since the preceding general election such that it is not possible to calculate the exact
20number of votes that are needed by that individual to qualify as an eligible candidate
21prior to an election under this subdivision, the number of votes cast for all candidates
22for the office at the preceding general election in each ward, combination of wards
23or municipality which is wholly contained within the boundaries of the newly formed
24district shall be calculated. If the candidate of the political party on whose ballot or
25column or row the individual appears in the newly formed district obtained at least

16 percent of the number of votes calculated, the individual is deemed to qualify as an
2eligible candidate prior to the election under this subdivision.".
AB7-SA28,17,3 315. Page 77, line 24: after that line insert:
AB7-SA28,17,4 4" Section 1. Initial applicability.
AB7-SA28,17,11 5"(5) Split ticket voting in primaries. The treatment of sections 5.02 (16m), 5.15
6(6) (b), 5.35 (6) (b), 5.37 (4), 5.51 (7), 5.62 (1), (2), (3), and (5), 5.655 (1), 5.81 (4), 5.84
7(1), 5.91 (1), (3), and (6), 6.80 (2) (am) and (f), 6.87 (4) (with respect to split ticket
8voting in primaries), 7.08 (2) (b), 7.50 (1) (d) and (2) (g), 8.16 (1), (6), and (7), 8.17 (1)
9(a), 8.20 (9), 8.50 (3) (b) and (c), 9.10 (3) (e), 10.02 (3) (b) 2. and 2m., 11.06 (7m) (a),
1011.31 (3m), and 11.50 (1) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes first applies with respect to
11voting at the 2012 September primary election.".
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