SB1-SSA1, s. 107 4Section 107. 8.17 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,54,205 8.17 (5) (b) A combined meeting of the county committee and members in good
6standing of the party in the county shall be held no sooner than 15 days after the
7September primary and no later than April 1 of the following year. At this meeting,
8the party committeemen or committeewomen and the county committee offices of
9chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary and treasurer shall be filled by election by
10the committeemen, committeewomen and party members present and voting, each
11of whom is entitled to one vote. At this meeting, the county committee shall elect the
12members of the congressional district committee as provided in sub. (6) (b), (c) and
13(d). The secretary of the county committee shall give at least 7 days' written notice
14of the meeting to party and committee members. Individuals elected as county
15committee officers or as congressional district committee members may be, but are
16not required to be, committeemen or committeewomen. They are required to be party
17members in good standing. Their The terms of committeemen and
18committeewomen, county committee officers and congressional district committee
19members
begin during the meeting immediately upon completion and verification of
20the voting for each office.
SB1-SSA1, s. 108 21Section 108. 8.17 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,55,222 8.17 (5) (bm) A county committee may require that candidates for party
23committeemen and committeewomen file nomination papers with the county
24committee prior to the combined meeting under par. (b). The form, content and

1circulation and filing deadlines of the nomination papers shall be established by the
2county committee.
SB1-SSA1, s. 109 3Section 109. 8.20 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,55,54 8.20 (3) The affidavit certification of an elector under s. 8.15 (4) (a) shall be
5appended to each nomination paper.
SB1-SSA1, s. 110 6Section 110. 8.20 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,55,157 8.20 (9) Persons nominated by nomination papers without a recognized
8political party designation shall be placed on the official ballot at the general election
9and at any partisan election to the right or below the recognized political party
10candidates in their own column or row designated "Independent". At the September
11primary, persons nominated for state office by nomination papers without a
12recognized political party designation shall be placed on a separate ballot or row on
13the voting machine designated "Independent". If the candidate's name already
14appears under a recognized political party it may not be listed on the independent
15ballot, column or row.
SB1-SSA1, s. 111 16Section 111. 8.21 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,56,22 178.21 Declaration of candidacy. Each candidate, except a write-in candidate
18or a
candidate for presidential elector under s. 8.20 (2) (d), shall file a declaration of
19candidacy, no later than the latest time provided for filing nomination papers under
20s. 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15 (1), 8.17 (2), 8.20 (8) (a) or 8.50 (3) (a), or the time provided under
21s. 8.16 (2) or 8.35 (2) (c). A write-in candidate may file a declaration of candidacy no
22later than 5 p.m. before the day of the primary or other election at which the
23candidate seeks office.
A candidate shall file the declaration with the officer or
24agency with which nomination papers are filed for the office which the candidate
25seeks, or if nomination papers are not required, with the clerk or board of election

1commissioners of the jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks office. The
2declaration shall be sworn to before any officer authorized to administer oaths. The
3declaration shall contain the name of the candidate in the form specified under s.
48.10 (2) (b) for candidates for nonpartisan office or s. 8.15 (5) (a) or 8.20 (2) (a) for
5candidates for partisan office, and shall state that the signer is a candidate for a
6named office, that he or she meets or will at the time he or she assumes office meet
7applicable age, citizenship, residency or voting qualification requirements, if any,
8prescribed by the constitutions and laws of the United States and of this state, and
9that he or she will otherwise qualify for office if nominated and elected. The Except
10in the case of a write-in candidate, the
declaration shall include the candidate's
11name in the form in which it will appear on the ballot. Each candidate for state and
12local office shall include in the declaration a statement that he or she has not been
13convicted of any infamous crime for which he or she has not been pardoned and a list
14of all felony convictions for which he or she has not been pardoned. In addition, each
15candidate for state or local office shall include in the declaration a statement that
16discloses his or her municipality of residence for voting purposes, and the street and
17number, if any, on which the candidate resides. The declaration is valid with or
18without the seal of the officer who administers the oath. A candidate for state or local
19office shall file an amended declaration under oath with the same officer or agency
20if any information contained in the declaration changes at any time after the original
21declaration is filed and before the candidate assumes office or is defeated for election
22or nomination.
SB1-SSA1, s. 112 23Section 112. 8.35 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,57,1224 8.35 (2) (a) If a vacancy occurs after nomination due to the death of a candidate
25of a recognized political party for a partisan office, other than party committeeman

1or committeewoman,
the vacancy may be filled by the chairperson of the committee
2of the proper political party under s. 7.38 (3), or the personal campaign committee,
3if any, in the case of independent candidates. Similar vacancies in nominations of
4candidates for nonpartisan local offices may be filled by the candidate's personal
5campaign committee or, if the candidate had none, by the body which governs the
6local governmental unit in which the deceased person was a candidate for office. The
7chairperson, chief officer of the committee, or clerk of the body making an
8appointment shall file a certificate of appointment with the official or agency with
9whom declarations of candidacy for the office are filed. For purposes of this
10paragraph, the official or agency need not recognize members of a personal campaign
11committee whose names were not filed under s. 11.05 prior to the death of the
12candidate.
SB1-SSA1, s. 113 13Section 113. 8.35 (4) (b) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,57,2214 8.35 (4) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), if the former candidate received a grant
15from the Wisconsin clean election system fund,
any unspent and unencumbered
16moneys received by a in the campaign depository account of that candidate from the
17Wisconsin election campaign fund
, up to the amount of the grant received, shall be
18immediately transferred to any candidate who is appointed to replace such
19candidate, upon filing of a proper and approval of an application therefor for a grant
20by the replacement candidate
under s. 11.50 (2). If there is no candidate appointed
21or if no proper application is filed and approved within 7 days of the date on which
22the vacancy occurs, such moneys shall revert to the state as provided in s. 11.50 (8).
SB1-SSA1,58,723 (c) The transfer under par. (b) shall be made and reported to the appropriate
24filing officer in a special report submitted by the former candidate's campaign
25treasurer. If the former candidate is deceased and was serving as his or her own

1campaign treasurer, the former candidate's petitioner or personal representative
2shall file the report and make the transfer required by par. (b), if any and file the
3report
. The report shall be made at the appropriate interval under s. 11.20 (2) or (4)
4and shall
include a complete statement of all contributions, disbursements and
5incurred obligations pursuant to s. 11.06 (1) covering the period from the day after
6the last date covered on the former candidate's most recent report to the date of
7disposition.
SB1-SSA1,58,118 (d) The newly appointed candidate shall file his or her report at the next
9appropriate interval under s. 11.20 (2) or (4) after his or her appointment. The
10appointed candidate shall include any transferred funds moneys in his or her first
11report.
SB1-SSA1, s. 114 12Section 114. 8.37 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,58,19 138.37 Filing of referenda petitions or questions. Unless otherwise required
14by law, all proposed constitutional amendments and any other measure or question
15that is to be submitted to a vote of the people, or any petitions requesting that a
16measure or question be submitted to a vote of the people, if applicable, shall be filed
17with the official or agency responsible for preparing the ballots for the election no
18later than 42 days prior to the election at which the amendment, measure or question
19will appear on the ballot.
SB1-SSA1, s. 115 20Section 115. 8.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,59,821 8.40 (2) The affidavit certification of a qualified elector stating his or her
22residence with street and number, if any, shall appear at the bottom of each separate
23sheet of each petition specified in sub. (1), stating that the affiant he or she personally
24circulated the petition and personally obtained each of the signatures; that the
25affiant circulator knows that they are electors of the jurisdiction or district in which

1the petition is circulated; that the affiant circulator knows that they signed the paper
2with full knowledge of its content; that the affiant circulator knows their respective
3residences given; that the affiant circulator knows that each signer signed on the
4date stated opposite his or her name; that the affiant circulator resides within the
5jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; and that the affiant
6circulator is aware that falsifying the affidavit certification is punishable under ss.
7s. 12.13 (3) (a) and 946.32 (1) (a). The petition is valid with or without the seal of the
8officer who administers the oath
.
SB1-SSA1, s. 116 9Section 116. 8.50 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,60,410 8.50 (1) (a) When there is to be a special election, the special election for county
11clerk shall be ordered by the sheriff; the special election for any other county office
12shall be ordered by the county clerk except as provided in s. 17.21 (5); the special
13election for school board member in a school district organized under ch. 119 shall
14be ordered by the school board; the special election for municipal judge shall be
15ordered by the mayor, president or chairperson of the municipality, except in 1st class
16cities, or if the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4) jointly by the mayors, presidents
17or chairpersons of all municipalities served by the judge
; and all other special
18elections shall be ordered by the governor. When the governor or attorney general
19issues the order, it shall be filed and recorded in the office of the board. When the
20county clerk or sheriff issues the order, it shall be filed and recorded in the office of
21the county clerk. When the county executive issues the order, it shall be filed in the
22office of the county board of election commissioners. When the school board of a
23school district organized under ch. 119 issues the order, it shall be filed and recorded
24in the office of the city board of election commissioners. When the mayor, president
25or chairperson issues the order, it shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk or

1city board of election commissioners. If a municipal judge is elected under s. 755.01
2(4), the order shall be filed in the office of the county clerk or board of election
3commissioners of the county having the largest portion of the population of the
4jurisdiction served by the judge.
SB1-SSA1, s. 117 5Section 117. 8.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,60,146 8.50 (1) (b) Notice of any special election shall be given upon the filing of the
7order under par. (a) by publication in a newspaper under ch. 985. If the special
8election concerns a national or state office, the board shall give notice as soon as
9possible to the county clerks. Upon receipt of notice from the board, or when the
10special election is for a county office or a municipal judgeship under s. 755.01 (4), the
11county clerk shall give notice as soon as possible to all the municipal clerks of all
12municipalities in which electors are eligible to vote in the election
and publish one
13type A notice for all offices to be voted upon within the county as provided in s. 10.06
14(2) (n) and (3) (f).
SB1-SSA1, s. 118 15Section 118. 8.50 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,60,2116 8.50 (2) (a) The date for the special election shall be not less than 62 92 nor more
17than 77 107 days from the date of the order except when the special election is held
18on the day of the general election or spring election. If a special election is held
19concurrently with the spring or general election, the special election may be ordered
20not earlier than 92 days prior to the spring primary or September primary,
21respectively, and not later than 49 days prior to that primary.
SB1-SSA1, s. 119 22Section 119. 8.50 (4) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,61,623 8.50 (4) (fm) A permanent vacancy in the office of municipal judge may be filled
24by temporary appointment of the municipal governing body, or, if the judge is elected
25under s. 755.01 (4), jointly by the governing bodies of all municipalities served by the

1judge
. The office shall then be permanently filled by special election, held
2concurrently with the next spring election following the occurrence of the vacancy,
3except that a vacancy occurring during the period after December 1 and on or before
4the date of the spring election shall be filled at the 2nd succeeding spring election,
5and no such election may be held after the expiration of the term of office nor at the
6time of holding the regular election for the office.
SB1-SSA1, s. 120 7Section 120. 9.01 (1) (ag) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,61,158 9.01 (1) (ag) 1. For the purpose of this subsection, the elections board shall
9promulgate a rule defining the "actual cost" of conducting a recount.
Each petition
10for a recount shall be accompanied by the fee or charge prescribed in this paragraph.
11If the difference between the votes cast for the leading candidate and those cast for
12the petitioner or the difference between the affirmative and negative votes cast upon
13any referendum question is less than 10 if 1,000 or less votes are cast or less than .5%
14of the total votes cast for the office or on the question if more than 1,000 votes are cast,
15the petitioner is not required to pay a fee.
SB1-SSA1,61,2116 2. If the difference between the votes cast for the leading candidate and those
17cast for the petitioner or the difference between the affirmative and negative votes
18cast upon any referendum question is at least 10 if 1,000 or less votes are cast or at
19least
.5% if more than 1,000 votes are cast but less than 3%, the petitioner shall pay
20a fee of $5 for each ward for which the petition requests a ballot recount, or $5 for each
21municipality where no wards exist.
SB1-SSA1, s. 121 22Section 121. 9.01 (1) (ag) 2g. and 2r. of the statutes are created to read:
SB1-SSA1,62,223 9.01 (1) (ag) 2g. If the difference between the votes cast for the leading
24candidate and those cast for the petitioner or the difference between the affirmative

1and negative votes cast upon any referendum question is at least 3% but less than
25%, the petitioner shall pay 50% of the actual cost of conducting the recount.
SB1-SSA1,62,63 2r. If the difference between the votes cast for the leading candidate and those
4cast for the petitioner or the difference between the affirmative and negative votes
5cast upon any referendum question is 5% or more, the petitioner shall pay the actual
6cost of conducting the recount.
SB1-SSA1, s. 122 7Section 122. 9.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,62,228 9.01 (2) Notice to candidates. When the recount concerns an election for an
9office, the clerk or body with whom the petition is filed shall promptly prepare a copy
10of the petition for delivery to each opposing candidate for the same office whose name
11appears on the ballot. In a recount proceeding for a partisan primary, the clerk or
12body shall prepare a copy of the petition for delivery to each opposing candidate for
13the same party nomination for the same office, to each opposing candidate for the
14party nomination of each other party for the same office and to each independent
15candidate qualifying to have his or her name placed on the ballot for the succeeding
16election. The A candidate or agent designated by a candidate may personally accept
17delivery of a copy of the petition. Upon such delivery, the clerk or body shall require
18the candidate or agent to sign a receipt therefor. If a candidate or agent does not
19personally accept delivery, the
clerk or body shall then promptly deliver the copies
20of the petition to the sheriff, who shall promptly deliver the copies of the petition to
21each candidate at the address given on the candidate's nomination papers, without
22fee, in the manner provided for service of a summons in civil actions.
SB1-SSA1, s. 123 23Section 123. 9.01 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
24is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,63,12
19.01 (5) (a) The board of canvassers or the chairperson of the board shall keep
2complete minutes of all proceedings before the board of canvassers or chairperson.
3Upon completion of the proceedings, the board of canvassers shall deliver one copy
4of its minutes to the elections board.
The minutes shall include a record of objections
5and offers of evidence. If the board of canvassers or chairperson receives exhibits
6from any party, the board of canvassers or chairperson shall number and preserve
7the exhibits. The board of canvassers or chairperson shall make specific findings of
8fact with respect to any irregularity raised in the petition or discovered during the
9recount. Any member of the board of canvassers or the chairperson may administer
10oaths, certify official acts and issue subpoenas for purposes of this section. Witness
11fees shall be paid by the county. In the case of proceedings before the chairperson of
12the board, witness fees shall be paid by the board.
SB1-SSA1, s. 124 13Section 124. 9.01 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,63,2414 9.01 (7) (a) The court with whom an appeal is filed shall forthwith issue an
15order directing each affected county or municipal clerk or board to transmit
16immediately all ballots, papers and records affecting the appeal to the clerk of court
17or to impound and secure such ballots, papers and records, or both. The order shall
18fix a place and a time for the a hearing within 5 days of the order either in open court,
19at chambers or before a referee and a time for the hearing in accordance with par.
20(b)
. The order shall be served upon each affected county or municipal clerk or board
21and all other candidates and persons who filed a written notice of appearance before
22any board of canvassers involved in the recount. A reference may be ordered upon
23any question. At the assigned time and place, the matter shall be summarily heard
24and determined and costs taxed as in other civil actions.
SB1-SSA1, s. 125 25Section 125. 9.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,64,12
19.20 (4) The common council or village board shall, without alteration, either
2pass the ordinance or resolution within 30 days following the date of the clerk's final
3certificate, or submit it to the electors at the next spring or general election
4authorized under s. 8.065, if the election is more than 6 weeks after the date of the
5council's or board's action on the petition or the expiration of the 30-day period,
6whichever first occurs. If there are 6 weeks or less before the election, the ordinance
7or resolution shall be voted on at the next election authorized under s. 8.065 (1) or
8an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2)
thereafter. The council or board by a
9three-fourths vote of the members-elect may order a special election for the purpose
10of voting on the ordinance or resolution at any time prior to the next election, but not
11more than one special election for direct legislation may be ordered in any 6-month
12period.
SB1-SSA1, s. 126 13Section 126. 10.02 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,65,214 10.02 (3) (b) 1. If an elector wishes to vote for all candidates nominated by any
15party, the elector shall make a (8) in the circle or depress the lever or button under
16next to the party designation printed shown at the top of the ballot, except that at
17the general election the elector shall cast one vote jointly for the offices of president
18and vice president or governor and lieutenant governor. A vote for candidates for
19president and vice president is a vote for the presidential electors of those candidates
.
20Unless a name has been erased or crossed out, another name written in, a cross made
21to the right next to the name of a candidate for the same office in another column or
22a sticker applied, a cross in the circle next to a party designation at the top of the
23column is a vote for all the party's candidates listed in the column. If an elector does
24not wish to vote for all the candidates nominated by one party, the elector shall make
25a cross (8) in the square at the right of next to or separately depress the levers or

1buttons next to each candidate's name for whom he or she intends to vote, or shall
2insert or write in the name of a candidate.
SB1-SSA1, s. 127 3Section 127. 10.02 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,65,84 10.02 (3) (b) 2. At a special partisan primary, the elector shall select the party
5ballot of his or her choice and shall make a cross (8) in the square at the right of next
6to
or depress the lever or button next to the candidate's name for each office for whom
7the elector intends to vote, or shall insert or write in the name of the elector's choice
8for a candidate.
SB1-SSA1, s. 128 9Section 128. 10.02 (3) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,65,1910 10.02 (3) (b) 2m. At the September primary, the elector shall select the party
11ballot of his or her choice or the ballot containing the names of the independent
12candidates for state office, and make a cross (8) in the square at the right of next to
13or depress the lever or button next to the candidate's name for each office for whom
14the elector intends to vote or insert or write in the name of the elector's choice for a
15party candidate, if any. In order to qualify for participation in the Wisconsin clean
16election campaign system fund, a candidate for state office at the September primary,
17other than a candidate for district attorney, must receive at least 6% of all votes cast
18on all ballots for the office for which he or she is a candidate, in addition to other
19requirements.
SB1-SSA1, s. 129 20Section 129. 10.02 (3) (b) 3. and 4., (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to
21read:
SB1-SSA1,66,222 10.02 (3) (b) 3. When casting a presidential preference vote, the elector shall
23select the party ballot of his or her choice and make a cross (8) in the square at the
24right of
next to or depress the button or lever next to the candidate's name for whom
25he or she intends to vote or shall, in the alternative, make a cross (8) in the square

1at the right of
next to or depress the button or lever next to the words "Uninstructed
2delegation", or shall write in the name of his or her choice for a candidate.
SB1-SSA1,66,63 4. At a nonpartisan primary, the elector shall make a cross (8) in the square
4at the right of
next to or depress the button or lever next to the candidate's name for
5each office for whom he or she intends to vote, or insert or write in the name of his
6or her choice for a candidate.
SB1-SSA1,66,107 (c) In presidential elections, the elector shall make a cross (8) in the square at
8the right of
next to or depress the button or lever next to the set of candidates for
9president and vice president for whom he or she intends to vote. The vote shall be
10counted for all the candidates for presidential electors of those candidates.
SB1-SSA1,66,1311 (d) On referenda questions, the elector shall make a cross (8) in the square at
12the right of
next to or depress the button or lever next to the answer which he or she
13intends to give.
SB1-SSA1, s. 130 14Section 130. 10.66 (1m) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 131 15Section 131. 10.76 (1r) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 132 16Section 132. 10.82 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,66,2017 10.82 (1) (e) Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be
18not less than 62 92 nor more than 77 107 days from date of order except when the
19special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See
20s. 8.50 (2).
SB1-SSA1, s. 133 21Section 133. 10.82 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,66,2522 10.82 (2) (d) Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be
23not less than 62 92 nor more than 77 107 days from date of order except when the
24special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See
25s. 8.50 (2).
SB1-SSA1, s. 134
1Section 134. 10.82 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,67,52 10.82 (3) (d) Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be
3not less than 62 92 nor more than 77 107 days from date of order except when the
4special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See
5s. 8.50 (2).
SB1-SSA1, s. 135 6Section 135. 10.82 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,67,107 10.82 (4) (d) Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be
8not less than 62 92 nor more than 77 107 days from date of order except when the
9special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See
10s. 8.50 (2).
SB1-SSA1, s. 136 11Section 136. 10.82 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,67,1512 10.82 (5) (c) Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be
13not less than 62 92 nor more than 77 107 days from date of order except when the
14special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See
15s. 8.50 (2).
SB1-SSA1, s. 137 16Section 137. 11.01 (12s) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,67,1917 11.01 (12s) "Legislative campaign committee" means a committee which does
18not file an oath a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) organized in either house of the
19legislature to support candidates of a political party for legislative office.
SB1-SSA1, s. 138 20Section 138. 11.01 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,67,2221 11.01 (13) "Mass mailing" means the distribution of 50 or more pieces of
22substantially identical material.
SB1-SSA1, s. 139 23Section 139. 11.01 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,68,524 11.01 (16) (a) 1. The making of a communication which expressly advocates the
25election, defeat, recall or retention of a clearly identified candidate or a particular

1vote at a referendum or, in the case of a registrant who or which files a statement
2under s. 11.06 (7) (a) or 11.065 (2), the making of such a communication by means of
3the use of one or more of the following words or phrases: "vote for ", "vote against",
4"support", "oppose", "elect", "defeat", "cast your ballot for", "cast your ballot against",
5"adopt" or "reject"
.
SB1-SSA1, s. 140 6Section 140. 11.01 (20) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,68,87 11.01 (20) "Telephone bank operator" means any person who places or directs
8the placement of telephone calls to individuals.
SB1-SSA1, s. 141 9Section 141. 11.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,68,1410 11.02 (3) The Except as provided in sub. (3e), the "filing officer" for each
11candidate for local office and for each committee which or individual who is acting
12in support of or in opposition to any candidate for local office, but not any candidate
13for state office, is the clerk of the most populous jurisdiction for which any candidate
14who is supported or opposed seeks office.
SB1-SSA1, s. 142 15Section 142. 11.02 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,68,2016 11.02 (3e) The "filing officer" for each candidate for municipal judge elected
17under s. 755.01 (4) and for each committee which or individual who is acting in
18support of or in opposition to such a candidate, but not any candidate for state office,
19is the county clerk or board of election commissioners of the county having the largest
20portion of the population in the jurisdiction served by the judge.
SB1-SSA1, s. 143 21Section 143. 11.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,68,2422 11.03 (1) Elections for the positions of presidential elector, and convention
23delegate and party committeeman or committeewoman are not subject to ss. 11.05
24to 11.23 and 11.26 to 11.29.
SB1-SSA1, s. 144 25Section 144. 11.05 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
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111.05 (2r) General reporting exemptions. Any person, committee or group,
2other than a committee or individual required to file an oath a statement under s.
311.06 (7) (a), who or which does not anticipate accepting contributions, making
4disbursements or incurring obligations in an aggregate amount in excess of $1,000
5in a calendar year and does not anticipate accepting any contribution or
6contributions from a single source, other than contributions made by a candidate to
7his or her own campaign, exceeding $100 in that year may indicate on its registration
8statement that the person, committee or group will not accept contributions, incur
9obligations or make disbursements in the aggregate in excess of $1,000 in any
10calendar year and will not accept any contribution or contributions from a single
11source, other than contributions made by a candidate to his or her own campaign,
12exceeding $100 in such year. Any registrant making such an indication is not subject
13to any filing requirement if the statement is true. The registrant need not file a
14termination report. A registrant not making such an indication on a registration
15statement is subject to a filing requirement. The indication may be revoked and the
16registrant is then subject to a filing requirement as of the date of revocation, or the
17date that aggregate contributions, disbursements or obligations for the calendar
18year exceed $1,000, or the date on which the registrant accepts any contribution or
19contributions exceeding $100 from a single source, other than contributions made by
20a candidate to his or her own campaign, during that year, whichever is earlier. If the
21revocation is not timely, the registrant violates s. 11.27 (1).
SB1-SSA1, s. 145 22Section 145. 11.05 (3) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 146 23Section 146. 11.05 (3) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,70,524 11.05 (3) (q) In the case of a committee which does not maintain a street address
25within this state, a report providing the information required under s. 11.06 (1) for

1the portion of the year in which the committee initially files a statement under this
2section before filing that statement, and the 2-year period preceding the beginning
3of that year. This paragraph does not apply to a federal account committee of a state
4political party organization, as defined in s. 11.06 (3r) (a), or a national political party
5committee, as defined in s. 11.06 (3w) (a).
SB1-SSA1, s. 147 6Section 147. 11.05 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,70,137 11.05 (13) Bank account and postal box; exemption. An individual, committee
8or group does not violate this section by accepting a contribution and making a
9disbursement in the amount required to rent a postal box, or in the minimum amount
10required by a bank or trust company to open a checking account, prior to the time of
11registration, if the disbursement is properly reported on the first report submitted
12under s. 11.20 or 11.21 (16) after the date that the individual, committee or group is
13registered, whenever a reporting requirement applies to the registrant.
SB1-SSA1, s. 148 14Section 148. 11.06 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,70,2115 11.06 (1) Contents of report. (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2), (3) and
16(3m), (3r) and (3w) and ss. 11.05 (2r) and 11.19 (2), each registrant under s. 11.05 shall
17make full reports, upon a form prescribed by the board and signed by the appropriate
18individual under sub. (5), of all contributions received, contributions or
19disbursements made, and obligations incurred. Each report shall contain the
20following information, covering the period since the last date covered on the previous
21report, unless otherwise provided:
SB1-SSA1, s. 149 22Section 149. 11.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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