AB434, s. 16
21Section
16. 5.58 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB434, s. 17
22Section
17. 5.58 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5.58
(2m) Metropolitan sewerage commission. There shall be a separate
24ballot for members of the metropolitan sewerage commission if commissioners are
25elected under s. 66.23 (11) (am), with candidates for different seats listed in separate
1columns or rows if more than one seat is contested at any election. Arrangement of
2the names on the ballot shall be determined by the board.
The ballot shall be titled
3"Official Primary Ballot for Metropolitan Sewerage Commission".
AB434, s. 18
4Section
18. 5.60 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5.60
(1) State superintendent; judiciary; county executive and county
6supervisors. (intro.) There shall be one separate ballot for state superintendent,
7judicial officers, county executive and county supervisor. For county supervisor, the
8ballot shall be prepared in accordance with ss. 5.58 (2) and 59.10 (3). Arrangement
9of the names of candidates for county executive
and, county supervisor
and
10municipal judge, if the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), shall be determined by
11the county clerk or the executive director of the county board of election
12commissioners
determining ballot arrangement under s. 5.58 (1c), in the manner
13prescribed in par. (b).
AB434, s. 19
14Section
19. 5.60 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5.60
(1) (b) The board shall certify the candidates' names and designate the
16official ballot arrangement for candidates for state superintendent, justice, court of
17appeals judge, circuit judge
, municipal judge elected under s. 755.01 (4) and, if
18commissioners are elected under s. 66.23 (11) (am), the metropolitan sewerage
19commission. The arrangement of names of all candidates on the ballot whose
20nomination papers are filed with the board shall be determined by the board by the
21drawing of lots not later than the 2nd Tuesday in January, or the next day if the first
22Tuesday is a holiday. Whenever a primary is held for an office, a 2nd drawing of all
23candidates for that office shall be held by or under the supervision of the board not
24later than the 3rd day following the completion of the primary canvass to determine
25the arrangement of candidates on the election ballot.
AB434, s. 20
1Section
20. 5.60 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5.60
(8) (a) An official ballot shall be printed and provided for use in each voting
3district.
The form of each ballot shall be substantially as follows:
AB434,16,4
41. Form 1, to be used when there are several candidates:
AB434,16,5
5OFFICIAL BALLOT
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6PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE VOTE
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8Mark this ballot in one space only. You have one of 3 choices—you may either:
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9Express your preference for one of the persons whose names are printed on this
10ballot (in that case, make a cross (7) in the square after that person's name); or
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11Vote for an uninstructed delegation from Wisconsin to the national convention
12of the .... party (in that case, make a cross (7) in the square following "Uninstructed
13delegation"); or
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14Write in the name of another person to become the presidential candidate of the
15.... party (in that case, write that person's name into the space following "Write-in
16candidate").
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17OLE CARLSON( )
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18AMOS DUNCAN( )
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19JAMES UNDERWOOD( )
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20Uninstructed delegation( )
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21Write-in candidate
AB434,16,22
222. Form 2, to be used when there is only one candidate:
AB434,16,23
23OFFICIAL BALLOT
AB434,16,24
24PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE VOTE
AB434,17,1
1Mark this ballot in one space only. You have one of 3 choices—you may either:
AB434,17,3
2Express your preference for the person whose name is printed on this ballot (in
3that case, make a cross (7) in the square after that person's name); or
AB434,17,6
4Vote for an uninstructed delegation from Wisconsin to the national convention
5of the .... party (in that case, make a cross (7) in the square marked "Uninstructed
6delegation" following that person's name); or
AB434,17,9
7Write in the name of another person to become the presidential candidate of the
8.... party (in that case, write that person's name into the space following "Write-in
9candidate").
AB434,17,10
10JOHN DOE( )
AB434,17,11
11Uninstructed delegation( )
AB434,17,12
12Write-in candidate
AB434,17,14
133. Form 3, to be used when there are no candidates who have qualified to appear
14on the ballot:
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15OFFICIAL BALLOT
AB434,17,16
16PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE VOTE
AB434,17,20
18Mark this ballot in one space only. There are no candidates of the .... party who
19have qualified to have their names appear on the printed ballot. You have 2
20choices—you may either:
AB434,17,23
21Express your preference for an uninstructed delegation from Wisconsin to the
22national convention of the .... party (in that case, make a cross (7) in the square
23following "Uninstructed delegation"); or
AB434,18,3
1Write in the name of a person to become the presidential candidate of the ....
2party (in that case, write that person's name into the space following "Write-in
3candidate").
AB434,18,4
4Uninstructed delegation( )
AB434,18,5
5Write-in candidate
AB434, s. 21
6Section
21. 5.62 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5.62
(1) (a) At September primaries, the following ballot shall be provided for
8the nomination of candidates of recognized political parties for national, state and
9county offices and independent candidates
for state office in each ward, in the same
10form as prescribed by the board under s. 7.08 (1) (a). The ballots shall be made up
11of the several party tickets with each party entitled to participate in the primary
12under par. (b) or sub. (2) having its own ballot. The independent candidates
for state
13office other than district attorney shall have a separate ballot for all such candidates
14as under s. 5.64 (1) (e). The ballots shall be secured together at the bottom. The party
15ballot of the party receiving the most votes for president or governor at the last
16general election shall be on top with the other parties arranged in descending order
17based on their vote for president or governor at the last general election. The ballots
18of parties qualifying under sub. (2) shall be placed after the parties qualifying under
19par. (b), in the same order in which the parties filed petitions with the board. The
20ballot listing the independent candidates shall be placed at the bottom.
On that
21ballot, if a place is designated to write in the names of any party candidates under
22par. (b) 2. or sub. (2) (b), the places shall appear before the names of the independent
23candidates in the same order in which the ballots of their parties would appear under
24this paragraph. At polling places where voting machines are used, each party and
25the independent candidates shall be represented in one or more separate columns
1or rows on the ballot. At polling places where an electronic voting system is used
2other than an electronic voting machine, each party and the independent candidates
3may be represented in separate columns or rows on the ballot.
AB434, s. 22
4Section
22. 5.62 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 5.62 (1) (b) 1. and
5amended to read:
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5.62
(1) (b) 1.
Every Except as provided in subd. 2. and s. 5.64 (1) (e) 2., every 7recognized political party listed on the official ballot at the last gubernatorial election
8whose candidate for any statewide office received at least
one percent 1% of the total
9votes cast for that office and, if the last general election was also a presidential
10election, every recognized political party listed on the ballot at that election whose
11candidate for president received at least
one percent
1% of the total vote cast for that
12office shall have a separate primary ballot or one or more separate columns or rows
13on the primary ballot as prescribed in par. (a) and a separate column on the general
14election ballot in every ward and election district. An organization which was listed
15as "independent" at the last general election and whose candidate meets the same
16qualification shall receive the same ballot status upon petition of the chairperson
17and secretary of the organization to the board requesting such status and specifying
18their party name, which may not duplicate the name of an existing party. A petition
19under this
paragraph subdivision may be filed no later than 5 p.m. on June 1 in the
20year of each general election.
This paragraph applies to a party only if at least one
21candidate of the party for a state office qualifies to have his or her name appear on
22the ballot under the name of the party at the last gubernatorial election.
AB434, s. 23
23Section
23. 5.62 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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5.62
(1) (b) 2. Subdivision 1. applies to a party within any assembly district or
25county at any September primary election only if at least one candidate of the party
1for any national, state or county office qualifies to have his or her name appear on
2the ballot under the name of that party within that assembly district or county. The
3county clerk or county board of election commissioners shall provide a place on the
4ballot for the independent candidates that will permit an elector to cast a vote for a
5write-in candidate for the nomination of any party for each national, state and
6county office whenever that party qualifies to be represented on a separate primary
7ballot or in one or more separate columns or rows under subd. 1. but does not qualify
8under this subdivision.
AB434, s. 24
9Section
24. 5.62 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 5.62 (2) (a) and amended to
10read:
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5.62
(2) (a)
Any Except as provided in par. (b) and s. 5.64 (1) (e) 2., any political
12organization may be represented on a separate primary ballot or
in one or more
13separate columns or rows on the primary ballot as prescribed in sub. (1) (a) and
in 14a separate column on the general election ballot in every ward and election district
15if, not later than 5 p.m. on June 1 in the year of a September primary, it files with
16the board a petition so requesting. To qualify for a separate ballot, the petition shall
17be signed by at least 10,000 electors, including at least 1,000 electors residing in each
18of at least 3 separate congressional districts. The petition shall conform to the
19requirements of s. 8.40. No signature obtained before January 1 in the year of filing
20is valid. When the candidates of a political organization filing a valid petition fulfill
21the requirements prescribed by law, they shall appear on a separate ballot or one or
22more separate columns or rows on the ballot for the period ending with the following
23general election.
AB434, s. 25
24Section
25. 5.62 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.62
(2) (b) Paragraph (a) applies to a party within any assembly district or
2county at any September primary election only if at least one candidate of the party
3for any national, state or county office qualifies to have his or her name appear on
4the ballot under the name of that party within that assembly district or county. The
5county clerk or county board of election commissioners shall provide a place on the
6ballot for the independent candidates that will permit an elector to cast a vote for a
7write-in candidate for the nomination of any party for each national, state and
8county office whenever that party qualifies to be represented on a separate primary
9ballot or in one or more separate columns or rows under par. (a) but does not qualify
10under this paragraph.
AB434, s. 26
11Section
26. 5.62 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5.62
(5) At the September primary, an elector may vote for the candidates of
13only one party, or the elector may vote for any of the independent candidates
for state
14office listed; but the elector may not vote for more than one candidate for a single
15office. A space shall be provided on the ballot for an elector to write in the name of
16his or her choice as a party candidate for any office,
including a party candidate of
17a party whose name appears on the ballot, column or row designated for independent
18candidates, as provided in sub. (1) (b) or (2) (b), but no space shall be provided to write
19in the names of independent candidates.
AB434, s. 27
20Section
27. 5.64 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5.64
(1) Official ballot. (intro.) There shall be a separate ballot giving the
22names of all candidates for
president and vice president and for statewide,
23congressional, legislative and county offices in the same form as prescribed by the
24board under s. 7.08 (1) (a).
AB434, s. 28
25Section
28. 5.64 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.64
(1) (a) The ballot shall
be labeled "Official Ballot" in lettering at least
2three-eighths inch high. Directly underneath in plain, legible type, shall be the
3following voting instructions: "If you desire permit an elector to vote a straight party
4ticket for
president and vice president, whenever those offices are contested, and for 5all statewide, congressional, legislative and county offices,
make a cross (7) in the
6circle under the party designation at the top of the party column. If you desire to vote
7for individual candidates
, make a cross (7
) in the square at the RIGHT of the name
8of each candidate for whom you desire to vote. To for each office or to vote for a person
9whose name does not appear on the ballot
, write the name in the blank space
10provided for the purpose for any office. When voting for governor and lieutenant
11governor,
you may the ballot shall permit an elector to vote only for the candidates
12on one ticket jointly or write in the names of persons in both spaces.
". Under the
13party designation at the top of each party column shall appear the following words
14in boldface type: "Make a cross (7) in this circle to vote a straight party ticket.".
AB434, s. 29
15Section
29. 5.64 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5.64
(1) (b)
Below the voting instructions the ballot shall be divided into
17vertical columns. The names of the candidates on the regular party tickets
18nominated at the primary or replacements appointed under s. 8.35 (2) shall
be
19printed each in appear in a separate column under the party designation. The
20columns shall be arranged from left to right according to rank, based on the number
21of votes received by
the each party's candidate for president or governor at the last
22general election beginning with the party that received the most votes. To the right
23of the columns for parties qualifying under s. 5.62 (1) (b) shall be placed the columns
24for parties qualifying under s. 5.62 (2) in the same order in which the parties filed
25petitions with the board. To the right of the party columns shall be a column for the
1names of independent candidates for each office, or more than one column if the first
2column does not provide sufficient space for the names of all such candidates.
AB434, s. 30
3Section
30. 5.64 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB434, s. 31
4Section
31. 5.64 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5.64
(1) (d) The offices shall be arranged beginning with
president and vice
6president or governor and lieutenant governor, whenever these offices are filled, and
7then the remaining offices in the order designated under s. 5.62 (3).
AB434, s. 32
8Section
32. 5.64 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 5.64 (1) (e) 1. and
9amended to read:
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5.64
(1) (e) 1.
Within each column, each space shall state the office to be voted
11for directly above the candidate's first and last name. The Except as provided in
12subd. 2., each candidate's name shall be placed in the
party column
of the party by
13which nominated or if independent, in a column designated independent and all
14candidates for the same office shall appear within the same rows on the ballot.
Below 15If a place is designated to write in the names of any party candidates in the column
16for independent candidates under subd. 2., the places shall appear before the name
17of the independent candidates in the same order in which the columns of their parties
18would appear under par. (b). Along with the names of the independent candidates
19shall appear the party or principle of the candidates, if any, in 5 words or less, as
20shown on their nomination papers. Independent candidates for the same county
21office shall be listed in the same manner in an order drawn by lot by or under
22supervision of the county clerk or board of election commissioners. The board shall
23conduct a redrawing for purposes of determining the arrangement of independent
24candidates for state office who appeared on the primary ballot in the manner
1provided in s. 5.60 (1) (b).
To the right of each candidate's name, in each column, shall
2be a square for the elector to make his or her cross (7
).
AB434, s. 33
3Section
33. 5.64 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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5.64
(1) (e) 2. There shall be a separate column for the candidates of each party
5qualifying for that column under s. 5.62 (1) (b) or (2), except that if, within any
6assembly district or county, there are no candidates for any national, state or county
7office representing such a party who qualify to have their names appear on the ballot
8under the name of that party within that assembly district, the county clerk or board
9of election commissioners shall provide a space within the column for the
10independent candidates that will permit an elector to cast a vote for a write-in
11candidate of that party for each national, state and county office.
AB434, s. 34
12Section
34. 5.64 (1) (eg) of the statutes is created to read:
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5.64
(1) (eg) In the case of balloting for the offices of president and vice
14president, the names of the candidates shall be placed in the column of the party that
15nominated them or if independent, in a column designated independent. In each
16column there shall be one choice for the elector to cast a ballot jointly for both offices.
AB434, s. 35
17Section
35. 5.64 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5.64
(1) (f) In the case of balloting for the office of governor and lieutenant
19governor, the names of the candidates shall be placed in the party column by which
20nominated or if independent, in a column designated independent.
To the right of
21the names of the set of candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, in In each
22column
there shall be one
square
choice for the elector to cast a ballot jointly for both
23offices.
AB434, s. 36
24Section
36. 5.64 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
AB434, s. 37
25Section
37. 5.64 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 5.64 (2).
AB434, s. 38
1Section
38. 5.64 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB434, s. 39
2Section
39. 5.64 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.64 (1) (em) and
3amended to read:
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5.64
(1) (em)
The ballot shall be titled "Official Presidential Ballot" in lettering
5at least three-eighths inch high. Directly underneath in plain, legible type shall be
6the following voting instructions: "Make a cross (7
) in the square opposite the names
7of the candidates for whose electors you desire to vote or write in the names of
8candidates for president and vice president in the space provided for the purpose.
9Vote in ONE square only.". The names of the candidates for the offices of president
10and vice president certified under s. 8.16 (7) or filed under s. 8.20 shall appear on the
11ballot in the form prescribed in s. 7.08 (2) (a). The names of the presidential electors
12for the candidates supplied under ss. 8.18 (2) and 8.20 (2) (d) are not listed on the
13ballot but a vote for the candidates for president and vice president is a vote for them
14through their named presidential electors.
AB434, s. 40
15Section
40. 5.64 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 5.64 (1) (es) and amended
16to read:
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5.64
(1) (es) The party candidates shall be arranged consecutively from top to
18bottom based on the number of votes received by their party's candidate for governor
19at the last election beginning with the party that received the most votes. The
20independent president-vice president candidates shall be listed together in an order
21drawn by lot by or under supervision of the board, following under the party
22candidates.
Below Along with the names of the independent candidates shall appear
23the party or principle of the candidates, if any, in 5 words or less, as shown on their
24nomination papers. Following under the independent candidates, a space shall be
25left for writing in the names of a candidate for president and vice president.
AB434, s. 41
1Section
41. 5.65 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,26,4
25.65 Special referendum ballots. Unless otherwise provided, ballots for
3special referenda shall conform to the format prescribed
in under s. 5.64 (2), insofar
4as applicable.
AB434, s. 42
5Section
42. 5.655 of the statutes is created to read:
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65.655 Special consolidated paper ballot. (1) Whenever a municipality
7employing paper ballots is required to utilize separate ballots for certain offices or
8referenda at an election, the municipality may, with the approval of the county clerk
9or board of election commissioners of each county in which there is located any
10portion of the municipality where one or more electors reside, substitute a ballot that
11is utilized with an electronic voting system by any municipality that is located in any
12such county, if the ballot contains all of the applicable information required to be
13provided for paper ballots at that election. On such a ballot, there shall appear all
14offices and referenda on which votes are to be cast at the election. Such a ballot may
15only be distributed to electors who are eligible to vote for all of the offices and in all
16of the referenda appearing on the ballot. The municipality shall utilize separate
17ballots to the extent required to permit participation in an election by those electors
18of the municipality who are not authorized to vote for all offices and in all referenda.
AB434,26,21
19(2) The board shall require the same notices and instructions to be given to
20electors who use a ballot that is authorized under sub. (1) as are provided to electors
21who use the same ballot with an electronic voting system, insofar as applicable.
AB434, s. 43
22Section
43. 5.81 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5.81
(2) When an electronic voting system utilizes a ballot label booklet and
24ballot card, ballots for candidates and ballots on referenda may be placed on the
25voting device by providing in the ballot booklet separate ballot label pages or series
1of pages distinguished by differing colors. Whenever practicable, all candidates for
2the same office shall appear in the booklet on the same page or facing pages. More
3than one question may be placed on the same ballot page or series of pages. In
4elections where provision is made for straight party voting
by marking a party circle,
5the designation of the political parties for straight party voting shall be on a separate
6page on which no names of candidates may appear. On each succeeding page of the
7candidate booklet, where the ballot information is listed vertically, the party
8affiliation of each candidate or the designation "independent" or the candidate's
9statement of principles, if any, shall appear
immediately to the left of next to the
10candidate's name, and the name of candidates for the same office shall be listed
11vertically under the title of that office.
AB434, s. 44
12Section
44. 6.15 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.15
(3) (b)
Election day. An eligible elector may appear at the polling place for
14the ward or election district where he or she resides and make application for a ballot
15under sub. (2). In such case, the inspector or special registration deputy shall
16perform the duties of the municipal clerk. The elector shall provide identification.
17If the elector is qualified, he or she shall be permitted to vote. The elector shall mark
18or punch the ballot and, unless the ballot is utilized with an electronic voting system,
19the elector shall fold the ballot, and shall
deposit the ballot in the ballot box or give
20it to the inspector. The inspector shall deposit it directly in the ballot box. Voting
21machines or ballots utilized with electronic voting systems may only be used by
22electors voting under this section if they permit voting for president and vice
23president only.
AB434, s. 45
24Section
45
. 6.24 (1), (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
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16.24
(1) Definition. In this section, "overseas elector" means a
U.S. citizen
who
2is not disqualified from voting under s. 6.03
, who has
attained or will attain the age
3of 18 by the date of an election
at which the citizen proposes to vote and who does not
4qualify as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, but who was last domiciled in this
5state
or whose parent was last domiciled in this state immediately prior to
the
6parent's departure from the United States, and
who is not registered to vote or voting
7in any other state, territory or possession.