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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
February 9, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Owens, Kaufert, F. Lasee,
Underheim
and Seratti, cosponsored by Senators Roessler and Welch.
Referred to Joint committee on Finance.
AB115,1,2 1An Act relating to: the expenditure of $2,087 from the general fund for payment
2of a claim against the state made by Winnebago County.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill directs expenditure of $2,087 from the general fund in payment of a
claim made by Winnebago County against the state. Under s. 5.72 (1), stats., county
and municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners preparing ballots are
directed to submit copies of the ballots, or proof copies, to the state elections board
for review of possible errors. The board is directed to notify the clerk or board of
election commissioners of any errors that it discovers within seven days after
submittal. At the 1988 general election, the Winnebago County clerk either did not
submit ballots or proof copies or did not request review of its ballots or proofs. On
October 12, 1988, the state elections board issued an order finding that the county's
ballots for the 1988 general election did not comply with s. 5.64 (3), stats., which
requires a separate presidential ballot, or with s. 5.64 (1) (a) and (3) (a), stats., which
requires specific voting instructions in plain, legible type, and requires ballot titles
to appear in lettering at least three-eighths inch high. The elections board ordered
the county to reprint its ballots for the city of Neenah. The county incurred costs of
$2,087 for ballots that were destroyed as a result of the order of the elections board
and claimed this amount. On February 5, 1990, when the claims board
recommended approval of a similar claim by Milwaukee County, the board
recommended payment of claims from other similarly affected counties, upon
submission of appropriate documentation from those counties. See 1989 Senate
Journal
, pp. 683-684.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB115, s. 1 1Section 1. Claim against the state. There is directed to be expended from the
2appropriation under section 20.505 (4) (d) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of
31997 and 1999, $2,087 in payment of a claim against the state made by Winnebago
4County to compensate the county for the cost of reprinting ballots for the 1988
5general election that were found by the state elections board to be out of conformity
6with state law. Acceptance of this payment releases this state and its officers,
7employes and agents from any further liability with respect to the county's defective
8ballots for the 1988 general election.
AB115,2,99 (End)
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