AB938: Bill Text

AB938, s. 6 Section 6. 7.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,4,17 7.22 (3) The municipal board of election commissioners shall prepare and furnish copies of all registrations, books, maps, instructions, and blanks forms pertaining to the rules for registration and conducting elections for the use and guidance of the election officials.

Note: Replaces disfavored term.

AB938, s. 7 Section 7. 7.25 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 7.25 (6) (b) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:

AB938,4,21 7.25 (6) (b) 1. (intro.) Before opening the polls, they the election officials shall compare do all of the following:

AB938,5,3 a. Compare the ballots on the machines with the sample ballots furnished by the municipal clerk to ensure that the names, numbers, and letters thereon on the machine ballots and sample ballots agree; examine .

AB938,5,5 b. Examine the seal on each machine to see that it the seal has not been broken; and examine.

AB938,5,6 c. Examine the counter on each machine to see that each counter registers 000.

AB938,5,10 2. If any counter on any machine does not register 000, the counter number and the number showing on the counter shall be recorded, signed by all the election officials, and a copy shall be conspicuously posted by the inspectors at the polling place during polling hours.

Note: Subdivides long provision for improved readability and inserts specific references.

AB938, s. 8 Section 8. 7.51 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 7.51 (5) (a) and amended to read:

AB938,6,4 7.51 (5) (a) The inspectors shall make full and accurate return of the votes cast for each candidate and proposition on tally sheet blanks forms provided by the municipal clerk for the that purpose. Each tally sheet shall record the returns for each office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized in accordance with s. 5.15 (6) (b) in which case the tally sheet shall record the returns for each group of combined wards. After recording the votes, the inspectors shall seal in a carrier envelope outside the ballot bag or container one inspectors' statement under sub. (4) (a), one tally sheet, and one poll or registration list for delivery to the county clerk, unless the election relates only to municipal or school district offices or referenda. The inspectors shall also similarly seal one inspectors' statement, one tally sheet, and one poll or registration list for delivery to the municipal clerk. For school district elections, except in 1st class cities, the inspectors shall similarly seal one inspectors' statement, one tally sheet, and one poll or registration list for delivery to the school district clerk. The inspectors shall immediately deliver all ballots, statements, tally sheets, lists, and envelopes to the municipal clerk.

AB938,6,13 (b) The municipal clerk shall arrange for delivery of all ballots, statements, tally sheets, lists, and envelopes relating to a school district election to the school district clerk. The municipal clerk shall deliver the ballots, statements, tally sheets, lists, and envelopes for his or her municipality relating to any county, technical college district, state, or national election to the county clerk by 2 p.m. on the day following each such election. The person delivering the returns shall be paid out of the municipal treasury. Each clerk receiving shall retain ballots, statements, tally sheets, or envelopes shall retain them received by the clerk until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1).

Note: Subdivides long provision for improved readability, replaces disfavored terms, and inserts specific references.

AB938, s. 9 Section 9. 7.60 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 7.60 (5) (a) and amended to read:

AB938,7,8 7.60 (5) (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk shall deliver or send to the elections board, by 1st class mail, a certified copy of each statement of the county board of canvassers for president and vice president;, state officials;, senators and representatives in congress;, state legislators;, justice; , court of appeals judge;, circuit judge;, district attorney;, and metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). The statement shall record the returns for each office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15 (6) (b) in which case the statement shall record the returns for each group of combined wards. Following primaries the county clerk shall enclose on blanks forms prescribed by the elections board the names, party or principle designation, if any, and number of votes received by each candidate recorded in the same manner. The county clerk shall deliver or transmit the certified statement to the elections board no later than 7 days after each primary and no later than 10 days after any other election. The board of canvassers shall deliver or transmit a certified copy of each statement for any technical college district referendum to the secretary of the technical college district board.

AB938,7,18 (b) If the board of canvassers becomes aware of a material mistake in the canvass of an election for state or national office or a statewide or technical college district referendum prior to the close of business on the day the elections board receives returns from the last county board of canvassers with respect to that canvass, the board of canvassers may petition the elections board to reopen and correct the canvass. The elections board shall direct the canvass to be reopened and corrected if it determines that the public interest so requires. If the elections board directs the canvass to be reopened, the board of canvassers shall reconvene and transmit a certified corrected copy of the canvass statement to the elections board or secretary of the technical college district board.

Note: Subdivides long provision for improved readability and replaces disfavored terms and unnecessary semicolons.

AB938, s. 10 Section 10. 10.64 (2) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,7,22 10.64 (2) (f) 2. 22 days before the spring primary, the county clerk distributes ballots and blanks forms prescribed by the board to the municipal clerks in the county. See s. 7.10 (3) (a).

Note: Replaces disfavored term.

AB938, s. 11 Section 11. 10.64 (4) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,8,3 10.64 (4) (em) 22 days before election. 22 days before the spring election, the county clerk distributes ballots and blanks forms prescribed by the board to municipal clerks in the county. See s. 7.10 (3) (a).

Note: Replaces disfavored term.

AB938, s. 12 Section 12. 10.74 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,8,7 10.74 (4) (am) 31 days before primary. 31 days before the September primary is the latest county clerks may distribute primary ballots and election blanks forms prescribed by the board to municipal clerks. See s. 7.10 (3) (a).

Note: Replaces disfavored term.

AB938, s. 13 Section 13. 13.55 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 13.55 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB938,8,13 13.55 (3) National conference. (intro.) Each commissioner may attend the annual meeting of the conference of commissioners on uniform state laws; National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and shall examine do all of the following:

AB938,8,14 (a) Examine subjects on which uniformity of legislation is desirable; ascertain.

AB938,8,15 (b) Ascertain the best methods to effect uniformity ; cooperate.

AB938,8,17 (c) Cooperate with commissioners in other states in the preparation of uniform acts; and prepare.

AB938,8,19 (d) Prepare bills adapting such uniform acts to the Wisconsin statutes, for introduction in the legislature.

Note: Corrects name and subdivides provision for improved readability and conformity with current style.

AB938, s. 14 Section 14. 20.765 (3) (fa) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,9,5 20.765 (3) (fa) Membership in national associations. A sum sufficient to be disbursed under s. 13.90 (4) for payment of the annual fees entitling the legislature to membership in national organizations including, without limitation because of enumeration, the national conference of state legislatures, the national conference of the Commission National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the national committee on uniform traffic laws and ordinances National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances.

Note: Corrects name and conforms capitalization to current style.

AB938, s. 15 Section 15. 21.19 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,9,13 21.19 (4) The adjutant general shall be the auditor of military accounts, and all accounts or claims payable from the treasury of the state for military purposes shall be regularly audited by the adjutant general before payment. The adjutant general shall cause to be prepared and issued all necessary books, blank books, blanks and forms required by the adjutant general's office for the national guard. All said of the books, blank books, blanks and forms shall be made to conform as nearly as practicable to those in use in the United States army.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms.

AB938, s. 16 Section 16. 21.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,9,23 21.36 (2) The governor may make and publish rules, regulations, and orders for the government of the national guard, not inconsistent with the law, and cause the same rules, regulations, or orders, together with any related laws relating thereto, to be printed and distributed in book form, or otherwise another form, in such numbers as any number that the governor deems considers necessary , and the. The governor may provide for all books, blank books, and blanks forms that may be necessary for the proper discharge of the duty of all officers. The governor may delegate the authority under this subsection to the adjutant general by executive order.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms, inserts specific references, and divides long sentence for improved readability.

AB938, s. 17 Section 17. 26.12 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,10,10 26.12 (5) (a) No person may set any fire except for warming the person or cooking food within the limits of any intensive forest protection area at any time of the year except when the ground is snow-covered, unless written permission has been received in advance from a duly appointed fire warden. The department shall prepare the necessary blanks forms for this purpose, shall promulgate rules for the issuance of the permits, shall appoint, if necessary, in addition to the regular or emergency fire wardens, others who shall be authorized to issue the permits, and shall have jurisdiction over all other details concerned with or growing out of the closed season on the setting of fire.

Note: Replaces disfavored term.

AB938, s. 18 Section 18. 29.024 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,10,14 29.024 (5) (b) Blanks Forms. The department shall prepare, procure the printing of, and supply all necessary blanks forms for applications and approvals issued under this chapter and related applications for approvals.

Note: Replaces disfavored term.

AB938, s. 19 Section 19. 29.229 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,11,2 29.229 (4) (a) The band shall prepare, procure the printing of, and supply all necessary approval blanks forms and applications for approvals issued under this section. Approval blanks forms and applications used under this section shall be numbered consecutively, at the time of printing, in a separate series for each kind of approval. Each license blank form issued under this section shall be provided with a corresponding stub or carbon numbered with the serial number of the license. Each requisition for the printing of such the approval blanks forms shall specify any serial numbers to be printed on the blanks forms.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms.

AB938, s. 20 Section 20. 29.331 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,11,8 29.331 (3) Report. On or before June 1 annually, the licensee shall report to the department, by affidavit, on blanks forms furnished by the department, the number of the licensee's license, the number and value of each variety of animals taken during the previous 12 months ending May 1, and other information required on the blanks forms furnished.

Note: Replaces disfavored term.

AB938, s. 21 Section 21. 46.18 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,11,13 46.18 (8) Bookkeeping. For the institutions listed in sub. (1), the department of health and family services shall formulate a system of keeping the books, accounts, and reports, and shall furnish blanks forms for reports, and reports shall be made accordingly.

Note: Replaces disfavored term.

AB938, s. 22 Section 22. 49.82 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,12,2 49.82 (1) Departments to advise counties. The department of health and family services and the department of workforce development shall advise all county officers charged with the administration of requirements relating to public assistance programs under this chapter and shall render all possible assistance in securing compliance therewith, including the preparation of necessary blanks forms and reports. The department of health and family services and the department of workforce development shall also publish such any information as it deems that those departments consider advisable to acquaint persons entitled to public assistance, and the public generally, with the laws governing public assistance under this chapter.

Note: Replaces disfavored terms and corrects sentence agreement.

AB938, s. 23 Section 23. 50.01 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,12,6 50.01 (2m) "Nursing care" means nursing procedures, other than personal care, that are permitted to be performed by a registered nurse under s. 441.01 (3) or by a licensed practical nurse under s. 441.11 441.001 (3) , directly on or to a resident.

Note: Section 441.11 is renumbered to s. 441.001 by this bill.

AB938, s. 24 Section 24. 59.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,12,15 59.10 (5) Counties having only one town. In all counties containing one town only, the board shall consist of the members of the town board and one supervisor from every incorporated village. A supervisor from an incorporated a village shall be elected at the time the other village officers are elected. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum of the county board. Each supervisor shall receive compensation and mileage as provided in sub. (3) (f) and (g). The chairperson of the board elected under s. 59.12 (1) may be, but need not be, the same person who is elected chairperson of the town board under s. 60.21 (3) (a).

Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.

AB938, s. 25 Section 25. 59.26 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,12,20 59.26 (1) (b) One for each assembly district in the county, except the district in which the undersheriff resides, which contains an incorporated a village having less than 1,000 inhabitants and does not contain a city or incorporated village having more than 1,000 inhabitants.

Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village.

AB938, s. 26 Section 26. 61.187 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,13,11 61.187 (1) Procedure. Whenever a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40, signed by at least one-third as many electors of any village as voted for village officers at the next preceding election therefor for village officers in that village, shall be presented to the village board, and filed as provided in s. 8.37, praying for dissolution of the village corporation, such , the village board shall submit to the electors of such the village , for determination by ballot in substantially the manner provided by ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02, at a general election or at a special election called by them for that purpose, the question whether or not such the village corporation shall be dissolved. The question shall be determined by ballot, in substantially the manner provided by ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02, at a general election or at a special election called by the village board for that purpose.

Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village. Inserts specific references and reorganizes text for improved readability.

AB938, s. 27 Section 27. 61.187 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 61.187 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB938,13,17 61.187 (2) (a) If two-thirds of the ballots cast at such the election on such proposition shall be for under sub. (1) are in favor of dissolution such, the village shall, at the expiration of 6 months from the date of such the election, cease to be an incorporated a village.

AB938,14,4 (b) Within 6 months after the election under sub. (1), the village board shall dispose of the village property and settle, audit, and allow all just claims against the village. It The village board shall settle with the treasurer and other village officers, and cause the assets of the village to be used in paying its the village's debts. If anything remains any property or assets remain after paying such the village's debts it, the village board may designate the manner in which the same remaining property and assets shall be used. If there are not sufficient funds to pay the village's debts of, the village the board may levy a tax to cover the deficiency, which shall be collected as other taxes and be paid out by the town treasurer in payment of the outstanding village orders or bonds; and in case of such dissolution the.

AB938,14,7 (c) The territory embraced in included within the village at the time of its dissolution shall revert to and become a part of the town or towns from which it was taken or in which it is then located. Within 10 days after such

AB938,14,21 (d) If, in accordance with par. (a) , the results of the election, if resulting in favor of under sub. (1) provide for dissolution, the village clerk shall, within 10 days after the election, record the petition and determination with of the village board of canvassers in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties in which the village is located and file with the secretary of state certified copies of the petition and the determination of inspectors of election, and. The village clerk shall also record the certificate by the village clerk showing the date when the dissolution takes effect with in the office of the register of deeds a certificate by the village clerk showing the date on which the dissolution takes effect and file with the secretary of state 4 copies of the certificate. These documents shall be recorded and indexed by the register of deeds. The index shall include the volume or reel number and the page or image number of the original documents. The secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the certificate to the department of transportation and one to the department of revenue.

Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village. Inserts specific references and cross-references, subdivides long provision, and reorganizes text for improved readability.

AB938, s. 28 Section 28. 61.25 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,15,4 61.25 (8) To make a tax roll and deliver the same to the village treasurer; a tax roll and to make and transmit to the county treasurer, on blanks forms provided by the department of revenue, a statement showing the total amount of all taxes levied therein in the village.

Note: Inserts specific references, replaces disfavored term, and reorganizes text for improved readability.

AB938, s. 29 Section 29. 66.1211 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,15,17 66.1211 (2) Advances to housing authority. When any housing authority created for any city is authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, the governing body of the city may immediately make an estimate of the amount of money necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the housing authority during the first year after the creation of the housing authority, and may appropriate the amount to the authority out of any moneys in the city treasury not appropriated to some other purposes. The moneys appropriated may be paid to the authority as a donation. Any city, town, or incorporated village located in whole or in part within the area of operation of a housing authority may lend or donate money to the authority. The housing authority, when it has money available to pay back repay loans made under this subsection, shall make reimbursements for all loans made to it.

Note: By definition, under s. 990.01 (45), village means an incorporated village. Inserts more specific term.

AB938, s. 30 Section 30. 69.60 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB938,16,2 69.60 Taxes and bonds. The clerk of each town, city, and village shall annually, at the time required by law to deliver the tax roll to the town, city, or village treasurer, make out and transmit to the county treasurer, on blanks forms furnished by the department of revenue, a statement showing the total amount of all taxes levied therein by said the town, city, or village for the current year.

Note: Replaces disfavored term. Deletes "therein" as being unnecessary.

AB938, s. 31 Section 31. 69.61 of the statutes is renumbered 69.61 (1) and amended to read: