SB365: Bill Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Senate BILL 365

October 4, 2005 - Introduced by Law Revision Committee. Referred to Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.

SB365,1,5 An Act relating to: repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending and revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors, supplying omissions, correcting, and clarifying references, and eliminating defects, anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities, and obsolete provisions (Revisor's Revision Bill).

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This revisor's revision bill is explained in the Notes provided by the revisor of statutes in the body of the bill. The overall purpose of this bill is to improve readability, add clarity, and conform existing statutes with current drafting style. In accordance with a change in drafting style, commas before the last item in a series are added throughout this bill. "Which" is replaced by "that" where grammatically correct. This bill is not intended to make any substantive changes.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Note: This bill is not intended to make any substantive changes.

SB365, s. 1 Section 1. 5.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.15 (1) (a) 1. and amended to read:

SB365,2,8 5.15 (1) (a) 1. Every city, village, and town in this state shall by its common council or village or town board, respectively, be divided into wards as provided in this section, except as authorized in sub. (2). The boundaries of the wards established under this section, and the number assigned to each ward, are intended to be as permanent as possible, and to this end each ward shall when created contain a population at a convenient point within the applicable population range under sub. (2) (b), with due consideration for the known trends of population increase or decrease within that part of the municipality in which the ward is located.

SB365,2,15 2. Once established, the boundaries of each ward shall remain unchanged until a further decennial federal census of population indicates that the population of a ward is then above or below the applicable population range or until the ward boundaries are required to be changed to permit creation of supervisory or aldermanic districts of substantially equal population or to enhance the participation of members of a racial or language minority group in the political process and their ability to elect representatives of their choice.

SB365,2,24 3. If the population of a ward has increased above the maximum of its population range or if the population of a ward must be decreased for a reason specified in this paragraph subd. 2., the ward shall be divided into 2 or more wards in compliance with sub. (2) (b). If the population of a ward has decreased below the minimum of its population range or if the population of a ward must be increased for a reason specified in this paragraph subd. 2., the ward shall, if possible, be combined with an adjoining ward, or the underpopulated ward and one adjoining ward shall be combined and together subdivided into 2 or more wards in compliance with sub. (2).

Note: Divides long sentence to correct sentence agreement and subdivides long provision for improved readability and conformity with current style.

SB365, s. 2 Section 2. 5.58 (intro.) (except 5.58 (title)) of the statutes is renumbered 5.58 (1a) and amended to read:

SB365,3,8 5.58 (1a) Generally. At spring primary elections the following ballots under subs. (1b) to (2r), when necessary, shall be provided for each ward, except as authorized in s. 5.655. Except as provided under sub. (2r), only nonpartisan candidates nominated for office by nomination papers shall have their names placed on the official spring primary ballot under the proper office designation, but the ballots shall allow room for write-in candidates.

Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory paragraph according to current style. Adds a title for conformity with the remainder of the section.

SB365, s. 3 Section 3. 5.58 (1) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 5.58 (1b) (title).

Note: See the next section of this bill.

SB365, s. 4 Section 4. 5.58 (1) (intro.) (except 5.58 (1) (title)) of the statutes is renumbered 5.58 (1b) (am).

Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory paragraph according to current style.

SB365, s. 5 Section 5. 5.58 (1) (a) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 5.58 (1b) (bm) and (cm).

Note: Renumbers provisions to accommodate the renumbering of s. 5.58 (1) (intro.) by this bill.

SB365, s. 6 Section 6. 5.58 (2r) (intro.) (except 5.58 (2r) (title)) of the statutes is renumbered 5.58 (2r) (am) and amended to read:

SB365,4,5 5.58 (2r) (am) Except as authorized in s. 5.655, there shall be a separate ballot for each recognized political party filing a certification under s. 8.12 (1), listing the names of all potential candidates of that party determined under s. 8.12 and affording, in addition, an opportunity to the voter to nominate another potential candidate by write-in vote or to vote for an uninstructed delegation to the party convention. The order of such presidential candidates on the ballot shall be determined by lot by or under the supervision of the board. Each voter shall be given the ballots of all the parties participating in the presidential preference vote, but may vote on one ballot only.

Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory paragraph according to current style. Replaces a disfavored term and inserts a specific reference.

SB365, s. 7 Section 7. 5.58 (2r) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.58 (2r) (bm).

Note: Renumbers provision to accommodate the renumbering of s. 5.58 (2r) (intro.) by this bill.

SB365, s. 8 Section 8. 5.60 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB365,4,10 5.60 Spring election ballots. (intro.) At spring elections all of the following ballots, when necessary, shall be provided for each ward, except as authorized in s. 5.655.:

Note: Conforms introductory provision to current style.

SB365, s. 9 Section 9. 5.60 (1) (intro.) (except 5.60 (1) (title)) of the statutes is renumbered 5.60 (1) (ag) and amended to read:

SB365,4,20 5.60 (1) (ag) There shall be one separate ballot for state superintendent, judicial officers, county executive, and county supervisor, except as authorized in s. 5.655. For county supervisor, the ballot shall be prepared in accordance with ss. 5.58 (2) and 59.10 (3). Arrangement of the names of candidates for county executive, county supervisor, and municipal judge, if the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), shall be determined by the county clerk or the executive director of the county board of election commissioners determining ballot arrangement under s. 5.58 (1c), in the manner prescribed in par. (b).

Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory provision according to current style.

SB365, s. 10 Section 10. 5.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.60 (1) (ar).

Note: Renumbers provision to accommodate the renumbering of s. 5.60 (1) (intro.) by this bill.

SB365, s. 11 Section 11. 5.60 (3) (intro.) (except 5.60 (3) (title)) of the statutes is renumbered 5.60 (3) (ag).

Note: Renumbers a provision that is not an introductory paragraph according to current style.

SB365, s. 12 Section 12. 5.60 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.60 (3) (am) and amended to read:

SB365,5,7 5.60 (3) (am) No party designation shall appear on the official ballot for city offices.

Note: Renumbers provision to accommodate renumbering of s. 5.60 (3) (intro.) by this bill and inserts specific reference.

SB365, s. 13 Section 13. 5.60 (5) (intro.) (except 5.60 (5) (title)) of the statutes is renumbered 5.60 (5) (ag).

Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory provision according to current style.

SB365, s. 14 Section 14. 5.60 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.60 (5) (ar).

Note: Renumbers provision to accommodate the renumbering of s. 5.60 (5) (intro.) by this bill.

SB365, s. 15 Section 15. 5.62 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 5.62 (4) (ag).

Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory provision according to current style.

SB365, s. 16 Section 16. 5.62 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.62 (4) (ar).