Amendment JR2 CA2-ASA1-AB1

AB1-ASA1-CA2,80,8 71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for those ensure that space for the designations under par. (am) is provided on the face of the individual income tax return and in a manner that is convenient to the individual filing the return. The secretary of revenue shall provide next to that the place on the return where designation under par. (am) is made a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability, that the amount of a designation may be claimed as a credit under s. 71.07 (6s), and that by making a designation the individual is also claiming the credit. The department of revenue shall ensure that an individual may make the designation under par. (am) and claim the credit under s. 71.07 (6s) by marking only one box, which shall be on the face of the individual income tax return. The secretary of revenue shall also provide and highlight a place in the instructions that accompany the return for information submitted to the secretary by the elections board under s. 11.50 (2m) without cost to the board. Annually on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections board, the department of administration, and the state treasurer under s. 11.50 the total amount of designations made on returns processed by the department of revenue during the preceding fiscal year and the amount of designations made during that fiscal year for the general account and for the account of each eligible political party. If any individual designates an amount greater than the amount authorized under par. (am) or attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a designation not authorized under par. (am), that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her tax return.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 170s Section 170s. 71.10 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,80,16 71.10 (3) (d) If an individual's income tax return is prepared by a paid tax preparer and if the individual does not make a designation under par. (am), the tax preparer shall obtain from the individual his or her signature, on a form prepared by the department of revenue, acknowledging that he or she chooses not to make a designation under par. (am). The form shall contain information regarding the purposes of the designation. No penalty may be imposed on a paid tax preparer who fails to obtain from any individual the form that is required under this paragraph.

AB1-ASA1-CA2, s. 170t Section 170t. 71.10 (4) (gw) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,80,19 71.10 (4) (gw) 1. The addition of the campaign fund designation under sub. (3) (am).

AB1-ASA1-CA2,80,20 2. The subtraction of the campaign fund tax credit under s. 71.07 (6s).".

AB1-ASA1-CA2,80,21 10. Page 224, line 10: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,80,22 " Section 519m. 806.04 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,81,3 806.04 (11m) Campaign finance registration. Any person who proposes to publish, disseminate, or broadcast, or causes to be published, disseminated, or broadcast, any communication may commence a proceeding under this section to determine the application to that person of a registration requirement under s. 11.05 (1), (2), or (2g).".

AB1-ASA1-CA2,81,4 11. Page 355, line 14: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,81,8 "(2v) Wisconsin election campaign fund balance transfer. The balances in all accounts within the Wisconsin election campaign fund on the effective date of this subsection are credited to the general account of the Wisconsin election campaign fund established under section 11.50 (2w) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,81,9 (2w) Rules for public access channels and public television stations.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,81,18 (a) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the elections board may promulgate the rules required under section 11.21 (17) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the elections board is not required to provide evidence that promulgating rules under this paragraph as emergency rules is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for any rule promulgated under this paragraph.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,81,22 (b) The elections board shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 11.21 (17) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 10th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,81,23 (2x) Statewide voter registration list.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,82,6 (a) Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) of the statutes, the elections board shall submit as a part of its budget request for the 2003-05 fiscal biennium under section 16.42 of the statutes a proposal to finance the creation of a statewide, centralized voter registration list system, together with proposed legislation required to initially implement the system for the 2004 September primary election. In developing the system, the elections board shall consider at least each of the following issues:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,82,7 1. How the list should be created and maintained.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,82,9 2. The fiscal impact upon the state and local governments of maintaining the list.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,82,10 3. How accuracy of the list should be ensured.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,82,13 4. Whether, to use the list, an electronic connection would need to be established between each polling place in the state and the board and how such a connection would be established and maintained.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,82,14 5. How registrations on election day would be integrated into the list.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,82,16 6. How procedures for corroboration of the identities of electors would be affected by maintenance of the list.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,82,17 7. How absentee balloting would be affected by the creation of the list.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,82,19 8. The impact of maintenance of the list upon transient populations, such as college students.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,82,21 9. How the list could be accurately purged of the names of convicted felons who are ineligible to vote while ensuring that no eligible electors are disenfranchised.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,82,23 10. How the list should be purged of the names of ineligible or inactive electors while ensuring that no eligible electors are disenfranchised.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,82,25 11. Whether the list should be publicly maintained or a private entity should be retained to maintain the list.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,83,2 12. If a private entity were retained to maintain the list, the standards to which the entity should be held to account.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,83,4 13. Whether and how provisional voting of challenged electors could be facilitated after the list is established.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,83,11 (b) The elections board shall study and prepare specific recommendations for implementing the proposal submitted under paragraph (c) for creation of a statewide voter registration list system. In conducting its study, the board shall address each of the issues specified in paragraph (a). The board shall submit the results of its study and recommendations to the legislature in the manner provided in section 13.172 (2) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 10th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,83,12 (2y) Nonseverability.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,83,17 (a) Notwithstanding section 990.001 (11) of the statutes, if a court finds that all or any portion of sections 11.01 (17g) and (17r) and 11.21 (17) of the statutes, as created by this act, or Section 9115 (2w) of this act are unconstitutional, then sections 11.01 (17g) and (17r) and 11.21 (17) of the statutes, as created by this act, and Section 9115 (2w) of this act are void in their entirety.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,85,2 (b) Notwithstanding section 990.001 (11) of the statutes, if a court finds that any part of the repeal of sections 11.01 (12s), 11.05 (3) (o), 11.265, 11.50 (3), and 11.50 (10) of the statutes, the renumbering of sections 11.05 (2r) (title), 11.24 (2), and 11.50 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of sections 11.05 (1), 11.05 (2), 11.05 (2r), 11.12 (6), 11.26 (9) (a), 11.31 (2m), 11.50 (1) (a) 2., 11.50 (5), 11.50 (9), 19.49 (5), 19.59 (7), and 71.10 (3) (a) of the statutes, the amendment of sections 5.02 (13), 5.05 (2), 7.08 (2) (c), 7.08 (2) (cm), 8.30 (2), 8.35 (4) (a) 1. a. and b., 8.35 (4) (c) and (d), 11.05 (3) (c), 11.05 (5), 11.05 (9) (b), 11.05 (12) (b), 11.05 (13), 11.06 (1) (intro.), 11.06 (1) (e), 11.06 (2), 11.06 (3) (b) (intro.), 11.06 (4) (b), 11.06 (5), 11.06 (7m) (a), 11.06 (7m) (b), 11.06 (7m) (c), 11.07 (1), 11.07 (5), 11.09 (3), 11.10 (1), 11.12 (2), 11.12 (4), 11.12 (5), 11.14 (3), 11.16 (2), 11.16 (5), 11.19 (title), 11.19 (1), 11.20 (1), 11.20 (2), 11.20 (3) (a) and (b), 11.20 (7), 11.20 (8) (intro.), 11.20 (8) (a), 11.20 (9), 11.20 (10) (a), 11.20 (12), 11.21 (2), 11.21 (15), 11.21 (16), 11.22 (3), 11.23 (1), 11.23 (2), 11.26 (1) (intro.), 11.26 (2) (intro.), 11.26 (2) (a), 11.26 (3), 11.26 (4), 11.26 (5), 11.26 (6), 11.26 (8), 11.26 (9) (b), 11.26 (10), 11.26 (15), 11.26 (17) (a), 11.31 (1) (intro.), 11.31 (1) (a) to (d), 11.31 (1) (e) and (f), 11.31 (2), 11.31 (2m) (title), 11.31 (3), 11.38 (1) (a) 2., 11.38 (6), 11.38 (8) (b), 11.50 (2) (a), 11.50 (2) (b) 3. and 4., 11.50 (2) (b) 5., 11.50 (2) (c), 11.50 (2) (f), 11.50 (2) (g), 11.50 (2) (h), 11.50 (2) (i), 11.50 (6), 11.50 (7) (intro.), 11.50 (8), 11.50 (10m), 11.50 (11) (e), 11.60 (4), 11.61 (1) (a) (by Section 2d), 19.53 (6), 19.59 (8) (c), 20.510 (1) (q), 25.42, 71.08 (1) (intro.), and 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes, the repeal and recreation of sections 11.05 (9) (title) and 11.50 (4) of the statutes, the creation of sections 11.001 (2m), 11.01 (4m), 11.01 (12w), (13) and (14), 11.01 (16) (a) 3., 11.05 (1) (b), 11.05 (2) (b), 11.05 (3) (m), 11.05 (3) (r), 11.06 (1) (cm) and (dm), 11.06 (2m) (b) to (d), 11.06 (11) (bm), 11.12 (6) (am), 11.12 (6) (c) and (d), 11.12 (8) and (9), 11.20 (2s), 11.20 (2t), 11.20 (8) (am), 11.24 (1w), 11.24 (4), 11.26 (1m), 11.26 (1t), 11.26 (2) (ae), (am), (as) and (av), 11.26 (2m), 11.26 (2t), 11.26 (8n), 11.26 (8r), 11.26 (9) (a) 1. to 4., 11.26 (9) (am), 11.26 (9m), 11.26 (10a), 11.31 (1) (de), 11.31 (2m) (a), 11.31 (3p), 11.31 (9), 11.385, 11.50 (1) (a) 1. (intro.), 11.50 (1) (a) 2m., 11.50 (1) (am), 11.50 (1) (bm) and (cm), 11.50 (2) (b) 6., 11.50 (2) (j), 11.50 (2m), 11.50 (2s), 11.50 (2w), 11.50 (9) (b), 11.50 (14), 11.60 (3r), 19.42 (3m), (4g) and (4r), 19.45 (13), 19.49 (1m), 19.49 (5) (b), 19.535, 19.59 (1) (br), 19.59 (7) (b), 19.59 (8) (cm) and (cn), 71.07 (6s), 71.10 (3) (ac), 71.10 (3) (d), 71.10 (4) (gw), and 806.04 (11m) of the statutes or Sections 9115 (2v), (2x), and (2y), 9132 (4v), 9215 (3v), 9244 (6v), 9315 (2v) and (2w), and 9344 (2v) of this act is unconstitutional, the treatment of those provisions by this act is void.".

AB1-ASA1-CA2,85,3 12. Page 359, line 1: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,85,16 "(4v) Declaratory judgment. The legislature directs the attorney general to promptly commence an action seeking a declaratory judgment that the treatment of chapter 11 of the statutes by this act, including specifically the treatment of sections 11.01 (16) (a) 3., 11.06 (2), 11.12 (6) (am) and (c), 11.24 (1w), 11.26 (1) (intro.), (1m), (2) (a), (ae), (am), (as), and (av), (2m), (8), (8n), (8r), (9) (a), and (9m), 11.31 (3p), 11.50 (2s) (f) and (4) (bg) and (br), and 11.60 (3r) of the statutes are constitutional. The legislature directs the attorney general to petition for leave to commence the action as an original action before the Wisconsin supreme court. If such a petition is denied, the legislature directs the attorney general to commence the action in the circuit court for Dane County. If the attorney general fails to commence an action under this subsection by the 61st day following the effective date of this subsection, the joint committee on legislative organization shall, within 30 days thereafter, retain counsel for the purpose of commencing such an action.".

AB1-ASA1-CA2,85,17 13. Page 388, line 10: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,85,23 "(3v) Position increase. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the elections board under section 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001, the dollar amount is increased by $85,100 for fiscal year 2002-03 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the elections board by 1.0 GPR campaign finance investigator position and 1.0 GPR auditor position and to fund supporting expenses for these positions.".

AB1-ASA1-CA2,85,24 14. Page 413, line 8: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,86,5 "(6v) Appropriation increase. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of revenue under section 20.566 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001, the dollar amount is increased by $96,500 for fiscal year 2002-03 to increase funding for the cost of changing income tax forms.".

AB1-ASA1-CA2,86,6 15. Page 435, line 9: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,86,9 "(2v) Nonresident registrant reporting. The treatment of sections 11.06 (1) (intro.) and (3) (b) (intro.) and 11.12 (4) of the statutes first applies with respect to reporting periods which begin on or after the effective date of this subsection.

AB1-ASA1-CA2,86,12 (2w) Cost-of-living adjustments. The treatment of sections 11.26 (10a) and 11.31 (9) of the statutes first applies to adjustments for the 2-year period beginning on January 1, 2006.".

AB1-ASA1-CA2,86,13 16. Page 437, line 9: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,86,16 "(2v) Campaign fund tax credit. The treatment of sections 71.07 (6s), 71.08 (1) (intro.), and 71.10 (3) (a), (ac), and (b) and (4) (gw) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2002.".

AB1-ASA1-CA2,86,17 17. Page 445, line 20: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-CA2,88,2 "(1zx) Campaign finance and related changes. The repeal of sections 11.01 (12s), 11.05 (3) (o), 11.265, 11.50 (3), and 11.50 (10) of the statutes, the renumbering of sections 11.05 (2r) (title), 11.24 (2), and 11.50 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of sections 11.05 (1), 11.05 (2), 11.05 (2r), 11.12 (6), 11.26 (9) (a), 11.31 (2m), 11.50 (1) (a) 2., 11.50 (5), 11.50 (9), 19.49 (5), and 19.59 (7) of the statutes, the amendment of sections 5.02 (13), 5.05 (2), 7.08 (2) (c), 7.08 (2) (cm), 8.30 (2), 8.35 (4) (a) 1. a. and b., 8.35 (4) (c) and (d), 11.05 (3) (c), 11.05 (5), 11.05 (9) (b), 11.05 (12) (b), 11.05 (13), 11.06 (1) (intro.), 11.06 (1) (e), 11.06 (2), 11.06 (3) (b) (intro.), 11.06 (4) (b), 11.06 (5), 11.06 (7m) (a), 11.06 (7m) (b), 11.06 (7m) (c), 11.07 (1), 11.07 (5), 11.09 (3), 11.10 (1), 11.12 (2), 11.12 (4), 11.12 (5), 11.14 (3), 11.16 (2), 11.16 (5), 11.19 (title), 11.19 (1), 11.20 (1), 11.20 (2), 11.20 (3) (a) and (b), 11.20 (7), 11.20 (8) (intro.), 11.20 (8) (a), 11.20 (9), 11.20 (10) (a), 11.20 (12), 11.21 (2), 11.21 (15), 11.21 (16), 11.22 (3), 11.23 (1), 11.23 (2), 11.26 (1) (intro.), 11.26 (2) (intro.), 11.26 (2) (a), 11.26 (3), 11.26 (4), 11.26 (5), 11.26 (6), 11.26 (8), 11.26 (9) (b), 11.26 (10), 11.26 (15), 11.26 (17) (a), 11.31 (1) (intro.), 11.31 (1) (a) to (d), 11.31 (1) (e) and (f), 11.31 (2), 11.31 (2m) (title), 11.31 (3), 11.38 (1) (a) 2., 11.38 (6), 11.38 (8) (b), 11.50 (2) (a), 11.50 (2) (b) 3. and 4., 11.50 (2) (b) 5., 11.50 (2) (c), 11.50 (2) (f), 11.50 (2) (g), 11.50 (2) (h), 11.50 (2) (i), 11.50 (6), 11.50 (7) (intro.), 11.50 (8), 11.50 (10m), 11.50 (11) (e), 11.60 (4), 11.61 (1) (a) (by Section 2d), 19.53 (6), 19.59 (8) (c), 20.510 (1) (q), and 25.42 of the statutes, the repeal and recreation of sections 11.05 (9) (title) and 11.50 (4) of the statutes, the creation of sections 11.001 (2m), 11.01 (4m), 11.01 (12w), (13) and (14), 11.01 (16) (a) 3., 11.01 (17g) and (17r), 11.05 (1) (b), 11.05 (2) (b), 11.05 (3) (m), 11.05 (3) (r), 11.06 (1) (cm) and (dm), 11.06 (2m) (b) to (d), 11.06 (11) (bm), 11.12 (6) (am), 11.12 (6) (c) and (d), 11.12 (8) and (9), 11.20 (2s), 11.20 (2t), 11.20 (8) (am), 11.21 (17), 11.24 (1w), 11.24 (4), 11.26 (1m), 11.26 (1t), 11.26 (2) (ae), (am), (as) and (av), 11.26 (2m), 11.26 (2t), 11.26 (8n), 11.26 (8r), 11.26 (9) (a) 1. to 4., 11.26 (9) (am), 11.26 (9m), 11.26 (10a), 11.31 (1) (de), 11.31 (2m) (a), 11.31 (3p), 11.31 (9), 11.385, 11.50 (1) (a) 1. (intro.), 11.50 (1) (a) 2m., 11.50 (1) (am), 11.50 (1) (bm) and (cm), 11.50 (2) (b) 6., 11.50 (2) (j), 11.50 (2m), 11.50 (2s), 11.50 (2w), 11.50 (9) (b), 11.50 (14), 11.60 (3r), 19.42 (3m), (4g) and (4r), 19.45 (13), 19.49 (1m), 19.49 (5) (b), 19.535, 19.59 (1) (br), 19.59 (7) (b), 19.59 (8) (cm) and (cn), and 806.04 (11m) of the statutes and Sections 9115 (2v) and (2w) and 9315 (2v) and (2w) of this act take effect on July 1, 2003.".

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