AB434: Bill Text

AB434, s. 96 Section 96. 8.11 (1) (d), (2) and (2m) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB434,55,2 8.11 (1) (d) When the number of candidates, other than write-in candidates, for any city office does not exceed twice the number to be elected to the office, no primary may be held for the office and the candidates' names shall appear on the ballot for the ensuing election.

AB434,55,6 (2) Milwaukee county. A primary shall be held in counties having a population of 500,000 or more whenever there are more than twice the number of candidates, other than write-in candidates, to be elected to any judicial office within the county or to the county board of supervisors from any one district.

AB434,55,10 (2m) First class city school board. A primary shall be held in 1st class cities whenever there are more than 2 candidates, other than write-in candidates, for member of the board of school directors at-large or from any election district in any year.

AB434, s. 97 Section 97. 8.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,55,16 8.12 (2) Ballots. The form of the official ballots shall be prescribed by the board under s. 5.60 (8). The ballot shall provide to an elector the opportunity to vote for an uninstructed delegation to represent this state at the presidential nominating convention of his or her party, or to write in the name of a candidate for the presidential nomination of his or her party.

AB434, s. 98 Section 98. 8.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,56,6 8.15 (4) (a) The affidavit certification of a qualified elector stating his or her residence with street and number, if any, shall appear at the bottom of each nomination paper, stating he or she personally circulated the nomination paper and personally obtained each of the signatures; he or she knows they are electors of the ward, aldermanic district, municipality or county, as the nomination papers require; he or she knows they signed the paper with full knowledge of its content; he or she knows their respective residences given; he or she knows each signer signed on the date stated opposite his or her name; and, that he or she, the affiant circulator, resides within the district which the candidate named therein will represent, if elected; that he or she intends to support the candidate; and that he or she is aware that falsifying the affidavit certification is punishable under ss. s. 12.13 (3) (a) and 946.32 (1) (a), Wis. stats. The affidavit certification may be made by the candidate or any qualified elector. The nomination papers are valid with or without the seal of the officer who administers the oath.

AB434, s. 99 Section 99. 8.17 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,56,24 8.17 (1) (a) Political parties qualifying for a separate ballot under s. 5.62 (1) (b) or (2) shall elect their party committeemen and committeewomen at the September primary as provided under sub. (5) (b). The function of committeemen and committeewomen is to represent their neighborhoods in the structure of a political party. Committeemen and committeewomen shall act as liaison representatives between their parties and the residents of the election districts in which they serve. Activities of committeemen and committeewomen shall include, but not be limited to, voter identification; assistance in voter registration drives; increasing voter participation in political parties; polling and other methods of passing information from residents to political parties and elected public officials; and dissemination of information from public officials to residents. For assistance in those and other activities of interest to a political party, each committeeman and committeewoman may appoint a captain to engage in these activities in each ward, if the election district served by the committeeman or committeewoman includes more than one ward. In an election district which includes more than one ward, the committeeman or committeewoman shall coordinate the activities of the ward captains in promoting the interests of his or her party.

AB434, s. 100 Section 100. 8.17 (2), (3) and (4) (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

AB434, s. 101 Section 101. 8.17 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 8.17 (4) and amended to read:

AB434,57,5 8.17 (4) The term of office of each elected or appointed committeeman or committeewoman shall end on the date of the meeting held under sub. (5) (b) following each September primary.

AB434, s. 102 Section 102. 8.17 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,57,22 8.17 (5) (b) A combined meeting of the county committee and members in good standing of the party in the county shall be held no sooner than 15 days after the September primary and no later than April 1 of the following year. At this meeting, the party committeemen or committeewomen and the county committee offices of chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary and treasurer shall be filled by election by the committeemen, committeewomen and party members present and voting, each of whom is entitled to one vote. At this meeting, the county committee shall elect the members of the congressional district committee as provided in sub. (6) (b), (c) and (d). The secretary of the county committee shall give at least 7 days' written notice of the meeting to party and committee members. Individuals elected as county committee officers or as congressional district committee members may be, but are not required to be, committeemen or committeewomen. They are required to be party members in good standing. Their The terms of committeemen and committeewomen, county committee officers and congressional district committee members begin during the meeting immediately upon completion and verification of the voting for each office.

AB434, s. 103 Section 103. 8.17 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB434,58,3 8.17 (5) (bm) A county committee may require that candidates for party committeemen and committeewomen file nomination papers with the county committee prior to the combined meeting under par. (b). The form, content and circulation and filing deadlines of the nomination papers shall be established by the county committee.

AB434, s. 104 Section 104. 8.20 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,58,6 8.20 (3) The affidavit certification of an elector under s. 8.15 (4) (a) shall be appended to each nomination paper.

AB434, s. 105 Section 105. 8.20 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,58,16 8.20 (9) Persons nominated by nomination papers without a recognized political party designation shall be placed on the official ballot at the general election and at any partisan election to the right or below the recognized political party candidates in their own column or row designated "Independent". At the September primary, persons nominated for state office by nomination papers without a recognized political party designation shall be placed on a separate ballot or row on the voting machine designated "Independent". If the candidate's name already appears under a recognized political party it may not be listed on the independent ballot, column or row.

AB434, s. 106 Section 106. 8.21 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,59,23 8.21 Declaration of candidacy. Each candidate, except a write-in candidate or a candidate for presidential elector under s. 8.20 (2) (d), shall file a declaration of candidacy, no later than the latest time provided for filing nomination papers under s. 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15 (1), 8.17 (2), 8.20 (8) (a) or 8.50 (3) (a), or the time provided under s. 8.16 (2) or 8.35 (2) (c). A write-in candidate may file a declaration of candidacy no later than 5 p.m. before the day of the primary or other election at which the candidate seeks office. A candidate shall file the declaration with the officer or agency with which nomination papers are filed for the office which the candidate seeks, or if nomination papers are not required, with the clerk or board of election commissioners of the jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks office. The declaration shall be sworn to before any officer authorized to administer oaths. The declaration shall contain the name of the candidate in the form specified under s. 8.10 (2) (b) for candidates for nonpartisan office or s. 8.15 (5) (a) or 8.20 (2) (a) for candidates for partisan office, and shall state that the signer is a candidate for a named office, that he or she meets or will at the time he or she assumes office meet applicable age, citizenship, residency or voting qualification requirements, if any, prescribed by the constitutions and laws of the United States and of this state, and that he or she will otherwise qualify for office if nominated and elected. The Except in the case of a write-in candidate, the declaration shall include the candidate's name in the form in which it will appear on the ballot. Each candidate for state and local office shall include in the declaration a statement that he or she has not been convicted of any infamous crime for which he or she has not been pardoned and a list of all felony convictions for which he or she has not been pardoned. In addition, each candidate for state or local office shall include in the declaration a statement that discloses his or her municipality of residence for voting purposes, and the street and number, if any, on which the candidate resides. The declaration is valid with or without the seal of the officer who administers the oath. A candidate for state or local office shall file an amended declaration under oath with the same officer or agency if any information contained in the declaration changes at any time after the original declaration is filed and before the candidate assumes office or is defeated for election or nomination.

AB434, s. 107 Section 107. 8.35 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,60,14 8.35 (2) (a) If a vacancy occurs after nomination due to the death of a candidate of a recognized political party for a partisan office, other than party committeeman or committeewoman, the vacancy may be filled by the chairperson of the committee of the proper political party under s. 7.38 (3), or the personal campaign committee, if any, in the case of independent candidates. Similar vacancies in nominations of candidates for nonpartisan local offices may be filled by the candidate's personal campaign committee or, if the candidate had none, by the body which governs the local governmental unit in which the deceased person was a candidate for office. The chairperson, chief officer of the committee, or clerk of the body making an appointment shall file a certificate of appointment with the official or agency with whom declarations of candidacy for the office are filed. For purposes of this paragraph, the official or agency need not recognize members of a personal campaign committee whose names were not filed under s. 11.05 prior to the death of the candidate.

AB434, s. 108 Section 108. 8.37 of the statutes is created to read:

AB434,60,22 8.37 Filing of referenda petitions or questions. Unless otherwise required by law, all proposed constitutional amendments and any other measure or question that is to be submitted to a vote of the people, or any petitions requesting that a measure or question be submitted to a vote of the people, if applicable, shall be filed with the official or agency responsible for preparing the ballots for the election no later than 42 days prior to the election at which the amendment, measure or question will appear on the ballot.

AB434, s. 109 Section 109. 8.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,61,11 8.40 (2) The affidavit certification of a qualified elector stating his or her residence with street and number, if any, shall appear at the bottom of each separate sheet of each petition specified in sub. (1), stating that the affiant he or she personally circulated the petition and personally obtained each of the signatures; that the affiant circulator knows that they are electors of the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; that the affiant circulator knows that they signed the paper with full knowledge of its content; that the affiant circulator knows their respective residences given; that the affiant circulator knows that each signer signed on the date stated opposite his or her name; that the affiant circulator resides within the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; and that the affiant circulator is aware that falsifying the affidavit certification is punishable under ss. s. 12.13 (3) (a) and 946.32 (1) (a). The petition is valid with or without the seal of the officer who administers the oath.

AB434, s. 110 Section 110. 8.50 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,62,7 8.50 (1) (a) When there is to be a special election, the special election for county clerk shall be ordered by the sheriff; the special election for any other county office shall be ordered by the county clerk except as provided in s. 17.21 (5); the special election for school board member in a school district organized under ch. 119 shall be ordered by the school board; the special election for municipal judge shall be ordered by the mayor, president or chairperson of the municipality, except in 1st class cities, or if the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4) jointly by the mayors, presidents or chairpersons of all municipalities served by the judge; and all other special elections shall be ordered by the governor. When the governor or attorney general issues the order, it shall be filed and recorded in the office of the board. When the county clerk or sheriff issues the order, it shall be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk. When the county executive issues the order, it shall be filed in the office of the county board of election commissioners. When the school board of a school district organized under ch. 119 issues the order, it shall be filed and recorded in the office of the city board of election commissioners. When the mayor, president or chairperson issues the order, it shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk or city board of election commissioners. If a municipal judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the order shall be filed in the office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners of the county having the largest portion of the population of the jurisdiction served by the judge.

AB434, s. 111 Section 111. 8.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,62,17 8.50 (1) (b) Notice of any special election shall be given upon the filing of the order under par. (a) by publication in a newspaper under ch. 985. If the special election concerns a national or state office, the board shall give notice as soon as possible to the county clerks. Upon receipt of notice from the board, or when the special election is for a county office or a municipal judgeship under s. 755.01 (4), the county clerk shall give notice as soon as possible to all the municipal clerks of all municipalities in which electors are eligible to vote in the election and publish one type A notice for all offices to be voted upon within the county as provided in s. 10.06 (2) (n) and (3) (f).

AB434, s. 112 Section 112. 8.50 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,62,24 8.50 (2) (a) The date for the special election shall be not less than 62 92 nor more than 77 107 days from the date of the order except when the special election is held on the day of the general election or spring election. If a special election is held concurrently with the spring or general election, the special election may be ordered not earlier than 92 days prior to the spring primary or September primary, respectively, and not later than 49 days prior to that primary.

AB434, s. 113 Section 113. 8.50 (4) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,63,9 8.50 (4) (fm) A permanent vacancy in the office of municipal judge may be filled by temporary appointment of the municipal governing body, or, if the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), jointly by the governing bodies of all municipalities served by the judge. The office shall then be permanently filled by special election, held concurrently with the next spring election following the occurrence of the vacancy, except that a vacancy occurring during the period after December 1 and on or before the date of the spring election shall be filled at the 2nd succeeding spring election, and no such election may be held after the expiration of the term of office nor at the time of holding the regular election for the office.

AB434, s. 114 Section 114. 9.01 (1) (ag) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB434,63,18 9.01 (1) (ag) 1. For the purpose of this subsection, the elections board shall promulgate a rule defining the "actual cost" of conducting a recount. Each petition for a recount shall be accompanied by the fee or charge prescribed in this paragraph. If the difference between the votes cast for the leading candidate and those cast for the petitioner or the difference between the affirmative and negative votes cast upon any referendum question is less than 10 if 1,000 or less votes are cast or less than .5% of the total votes cast for the office or on the question if more than 1,000 votes are cast, the petitioner is not required to pay a fee.

AB434,63,24 2. If the difference between the votes cast for the leading candidate and those cast for the petitioner or the difference between the affirmative and negative votes cast upon any referendum question is at least 10 if 1,000 or less votes are cast or at least .5% if more than 1,000 votes are cast but less than 3%, the petitioner shall pay a fee of $5 for each ward for which the petition requests a ballot recount, or $5 for each municipality where no wards exist.

AB434, s. 115 Section 115. 9.01 (1) (ag) 2g. and 2r. of the statutes are created to read:

AB434,64,4 9.01 (1) (ag) 2g. If the difference between the votes cast for the leading candidate and those cast for the petitioner or the difference between the affirmative and negative votes cast upon any referendum question is at least 3% but less than 5%, the petitioner shall pay 50% of the actual cost of conducting the recount.

AB434,64,8 2r. If the difference between the votes cast for the leading candidate and those cast for the petitioner or the difference between the affirmative and negative votes cast upon any referendum question is 5% or more, the petitioner shall pay the actual cost of conducting the recount.

AB434, s. 116 Section 116. 9.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,64,24 9.01 (2) Notice to candidates. When the recount concerns an election for an office, the clerk or body with whom the petition is filed shall promptly prepare a copy of the petition for delivery to each opposing candidate for the same office whose name appears on the ballot. In a recount proceeding for a partisan primary, the clerk or body shall prepare a copy of the petition for delivery to each opposing candidate for the same party nomination for the same office, to each opposing candidate for the party nomination of each other party for the same office and to each independent candidate qualifying to have his or her name placed on the ballot for the succeeding election. The A candidate or agent designated by a candidate may personally accept delivery of a copy of the petition. Upon such delivery, the clerk or body shall require the candidate or agent to sign a receipt therefor. If a candidate or agent does not personally accept delivery, the clerk or body shall then promptly deliver the copies of the petition to the sheriff, who shall promptly deliver the copies of the petition to each candidate at the address given on the candidate's nomination papers, without fee, in the manner provided for service of a summons in civil actions.

AB434, s. 117 Section 117. 9.01 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,65,12 9.01 (5) (a) The board of canvassers or the chairperson of the board shall keep complete minutes of all proceedings before the board of canvassers or chairperson. Upon completion of its proceedings, a board of canvassers shall deliver one copy of its minutes to the elections board. The minutes shall include a record of objections and offers of evidence. If the board of canvassers or chairperson receives exhibits from any party, the board of canvassers or chairperson shall number and preserve the exhibits. The board of canvassers or chairperson shall make specific findings of fact with respect to any irregularity raised in the petition or discovered during the recount. Any member of the board of canvassers or the chairperson may administer oaths, certify official acts and issue subpoenas for purposes of this section. Witness fees shall be paid by the county. In the case of proceedings before the chairperson of the board, witness fees shall be paid by the board.

AB434, s. 118 Section 118. 9.01 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,65,24 9.01 (7) (a) The court with whom an appeal is filed shall forthwith issue an order directing each affected county or municipal clerk or board to transmit immediately all ballots, papers and records affecting the appeal to the clerk of court or to impound and secure such ballots, papers and records, or both. The order shall fix a place and a time for the a hearing within 5 days of the order either in open court, at chambers or before a referee and a time for the hearing in accordance with par. (b). The order shall be served upon each affected county or municipal clerk or board and all other candidates and persons who filed a written notice of appearance before any board of canvassers involved in the recount. A reference may be ordered upon any question. At the assigned time and place, the matter shall be summarily heard and determined and costs taxed as in other civil actions.

AB434, s. 119 Section 119. 10.02 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,66,14 10.02 (3) (b) 1. If an elector wishes to vote for all candidates nominated by any party, the elector shall make a cross (7) in the circle or depress the lever or button under next to the party designation printed shown at the top of the ballot, except that at the general election the elector shall cast one vote jointly for the offices of president and vice president or governor and lieutenant governor. A vote for candidates for president and vice president is a vote for the presidential electors of those candidates. Unless a name has been erased or crossed out, another name written in, a cross made to the right next to the name of a candidate for the same office in another column or a sticker applied, a cross in the circle next to a party designation at the top of the column is a vote for all the party's candidates listed in the column. If an elector does not wish to vote for all the candidates nominated by one party, the elector shall make a cross (7) in the square at the right of next to or separately depress the levers or buttons next to each candidate's name for whom he or she intends to vote, or shall insert or write in the name of a candidate.

AB434, s. 120 Section 120. 10.02 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,66,20 10.02 (3) (b) 2. At a special partisan primary, the elector shall select the party ballot of his or her choice and shall make a cross (7) in the square at the right of next to or depress the lever or button next to the candidate's name for each office for whom the elector intends to vote, or shall insert or write in the name of the elector's choice for a candidate.

AB434, s. 121 Section 121. 10.02 (3) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,67,5 10.02 (3) (b) 2m. At the September primary, the elector shall select the party ballot of his or her choice or the ballot containing the names of the independent candidates for state office, and make a cross (7) in the square at the right of next to or depress the lever or button next to the candidate's name for each office for whom the elector intends to vote or insert or write in the name of the elector's choice for a party candidate, if any. In order to qualify for participation in the Wisconsin election campaign fund, a candidate for state office at the September primary, other than a candidate for district attorney, must receive at least 6% of all votes cast on all ballots for the office for which he or she is a candidate, in addition to other requirements.

AB434, s. 122 Section 122. 10.02 (3) (b) 3. and 4., (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB434,67,13 10.02 (3) (b) 3. When casting a presidential preference vote, the elector shall select the party ballot of his or her choice and make a cross (7) in the square at the right of next to or depress the button or lever next to the candidate's name for whom he or she intends to vote or shall, in the alternative, make a cross (7) in the square at the right of next to or depress the button or lever next to the words "Uninstructed delegation", or shall write in the name of his or her choice for a candidate.

AB434,67,17 4. At a nonpartisan primary, the elector shall make a cross (7) in the square at the right of next to or depress the button or lever next to the candidate's name for each office for whom he or she intends to vote, or insert or write in the name of his or her choice for a candidate.

AB434,67,21 (c) In presidential elections, the elector shall make a cross (7) in the square at the right of next to or depress the button or lever next to the set of candidates for president and vice president for whom he or she intends to vote. The vote shall be counted for all the candidates for presidential electors of those candidates.

AB434,67,24 (d) On referenda questions, the elector shall make a cross (7) in the square at the right of next to or depress the button or lever next to the answer which he or she intends to give.

AB434, s. 123 Section 123. 10.66 (1m) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB434, s. 124 Section 124. 10.66 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB434, s. 125 Section 125. 10.76 (1r) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB434, s. 126 Section 126. 10.76 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB434, s. 127 Section 127. 10.82 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,68,8 10.82 (1) (e) Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be not less than 62 92 nor more than 77 107 days from date of order except when the special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See s. 8.50 (2).

AB434, s. 128 Section 128. 10.82 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,68,13 10.82 (2) (d) Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be not less than 62 92 nor more than 77 107 days from date of order except when the special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See s. 8.50 (2).

AB434, s. 129 Section 129. 10.82 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,68,18 10.82 (3) (d) Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be not less than 62 92 nor more than 77 107 days from date of order except when the special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See s. 8.50 (2).

AB434, s. 130 Section 130. 10.82 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,68,23 10.82 (4) (d) Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be not less than 62 92 nor more than 77 107 days from date of order except when the special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See s. 8.50 (2).

AB434, s. 131 Section 131. 10.82 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,69,4 10.82 (5) (c) Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be not less than 62 92 nor more than 77 107 days from date of order except when the special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See s. 8.50 (2).

AB434, s. 132 Section 132. 11.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,69,10 11.02 (3) The Except as provided in sub. (3e), the "filing officer" for each candidate for local office and for each committee which or individual who is acting in support of or in opposition to any candidate for local office, but not any candidate for state office, is the clerk of the most populous jurisdiction for which any candidate who is supported or opposed seeks office.

AB434, s. 133 Section 133. 11.02 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB434,69,16 11.02 (3e) The "filing officer" for each candidate for municipal judge elected under s. 755.01 (4) and for each committee which or individual who is acting in support of or in opposition to such a candidate, but not any candidate for state office, is the county clerk or board of election commissioners of the county having the largest portion of the population in the jurisdiction served by the judge.

AB434, s. 134 Section 134. 11.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,69,20 11.03 (1) Elections for the positions of presidential elector, and convention delegate and party committeeman or committeewoman are not subject to ss. 11.05 to 11.23 and 11.26 to 11.29.

AB434, s. 135 Section 135. 11.60 (4) and (5) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB434,70,9 11.60 (4) Actions under this section arising out of an election for state office or a statewide referendum may be brought by the board or by the district attorney of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred, except as specified in s. 11.38. Actions under this section arising out of an election for local office or a local referendum may be brought by the district attorney of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred. Actions under this section arising out of an election for county office or a county referendum may be brought by the county board of election commissioners of the county wherein the violation is alleged to have occurred. If a violation concerns a district attorney or circuit judge or candidate for such offices, the action shall be brought by the attorney general. If a violation concerns the attorney general or a candidate for such office, the governor may appoint special counsel under s. 14.11 (2) to bring suit in behalf of the state. The counsel shall be independent of the attorney general and need not be a state employe at the time of appointment.

AB434,70,15 (5) Any elector may file a verified petition with the board, the county board of election commissioners or the appropriate district attorney or both with more than one of them where the their authority is concurrent under sub. (4), requesting that civil action under this chapter be brought against any person, committee or group. The petition shall allege such facts as are within the knowledge of the petitioner to show probable cause that a violation of this chapter has occurred.

AB434, s. 136 Section 136. 24.66 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,70,24 24.66 (4) Popular vote, when required. If any municipality is not empowered by law to incur indebtedness for a particular purpose without first submitting the question to its electors, the application for a state trust fund loan for that purpose must be approved and authorized by a majority vote of the electors at a special election called, noticed and held in the manner provided for other special elections. The question to be voted on shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The notice of the election shall state the amount of the proposed loan and the purpose for which it will be used.

AB434, s. 137 Section 137. 32.72 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,71,7 32.72 (1) Sections 32.50 to 32.71 do not take effect in any city until the following question is submitted to the electors of the city at a special election and adopted by a majority vote of the electors voting: "Shall subchapter II of chapter 32, Wisconsin Statutes, be effective in the city of ................, thus allowing the city to acquire and condemn property for street widening and similar purposes, financed through assessments of benefits and damages?". The question shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37.

AB434, s. 138 Section 138. 38.08 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB434,71,15 38.08 (1) (a) 1. A district board shall administer the district and shall be composed of 9 members who are residents of the district, including 2 employers, 2 employes, 3 additional members, a school district administrator, as defined under s. 115.001 (8), and one elected official who holds a state or local office, as defined in s. 5.02, except for the office of party committeeman or party committeewoman. The board shall by rule define "employer" and "employe" for the purpose of this subdivision.