SB11-SSA1, s. 15 9Section 15. 7.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,14,10 107.08 (title) Elections Government accountability board.
SB11-SSA1, s. 16 11Section 16. 7.08 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,14,1612 7.08 (7) Voting system transitional assistance. From the appropriation under
13s. 20.510 (1) (c) 20.511 (1) (c), provide assistance to municipalities that used punch
14card electronic voting systems at the 2001 spring election to enable the
15municipalities to employ another type of electronic voting system, and provide
16training for election officials in the use of replacement systems.
SB11-SSA1, s. 17 17Section 17. 7.31 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,14,2218 7.31 (5) The board shall conduct regular training and administer examinations
19to ensure that individuals who are certified by the board under this section are
20knowledgeable concerning their authority and responsibilities. The board shall pay
21all costs required to conduct the training and to administer the examinations from
22the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) (bm) 20.511 (1) (bm).
SB11-SSA1, s. 18 23Section 18. 7.60 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,15,1824 7.60 (4) (a) The board of canvassers shall make separate duplicate statements
25showing the numbers of votes cast for the offices of president and vice president; state

1officials; U.S. senators and representatives in congress; state legislators; justice;
2court of appeals judge; circuit judges; district attorneys; and metropolitan sewerage
3commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). If a
4municipal judge elected under s. 755.01 (4) serves a municipality that is located
5partially within the county and candidates for that judgeship file nomination papers
6in another county, the board of canvassers shall prepare a duplicate statement
7showing the numbers of votes cast for that judgeship in that county for transmittal
8to the other county. For partisan candidates, the statements shall include the
9political party or principle designation, if any, next to the name of each candidate.
10The board of canvassers shall also prepare a statement showing the results of any
11county, technical college district, or statewide referendum. Each statement shall
12state the total number of votes cast in the county for each office; the names of all
13persons for whom the votes were cast, as returned; the number of votes cast for each
14person; and the number of votes cast for and against any question submitted at a
15referendum. The board of canvassers shall use one copy of each duplicate statement
16to report to the elections government accountability board, technical college district
17board, or board of canvassers of any other county and shall file the other statement
18in the office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners.
SB11-SSA1, s. 19 19Section 19. 7.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,16,1220 7.60 (5) Reporting. (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk
21shall deliver or send to the elections government accountability board, by 1st class
22mail, a certified copy of each statement of the county board of canvassers for
23president and vice president, state officials, senators and representatives in
24congress, state legislators, justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge, district
25attorney, and metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are

1elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). The statement shall record the returns for each
2office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15
3(6) (b) in which case the statement shall record the returns for each group of
4combined wards. Following primaries the county clerk shall enclose on forms
5prescribed by the elections government accountability board the names, party or
6principle designation, if any, and number of votes received by each candidate
7recorded in the same manner. The county clerk shall deliver or transmit the certified
8statement to the elections government accountability board no later than 7 days
9after each primary and no later than 10 days after any other election. The board of
10canvassers shall deliver or transmit a certified copy of each statement for any
11technical college district referendum to the secretary of the technical college district
12board.
SB11-SSA1,16,2413 (b) If the board of canvassers becomes aware of a material mistake in the
14canvass of an election for state or national office or a statewide or technical college
15district referendum prior to the close of business on the day the elections government
16accountability
board receives returns from the last county board of canvassers with
17respect to that canvass, the board of canvassers may petition the elections
18government accountability board to reopen and correct the canvass. The elections
19government accountability board shall direct the canvass to be reopened and
20corrected if it determines that the public interest so requires. If the elections
21government accountability board directs the canvass to be reopened, the board of
22canvassers shall reconvene and transmit a certified corrected copy of the canvass
23statement to the elections government accountability board or secretary of the
24technical college district board.
SB11-SSA1, s. 20 25Section 20. 7.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,17,3
17.70 (1) Recording and preserving returns. (a) Upon receipt of the certified
2statements from the county clerks, the elections board shall record the election
3results by counties and file and carefully preserve the statements.
SB11-SSA1,17,94 (b) If any county clerk fails or neglects to forward any statements, the elections
5board may require the clerk to do so immediately and if not received by the 8th day
6after a primary, or by the 11th day after any other election, the elections board may
7dispatch a special messenger to obtain them. Whenever it appears upon the face of
8any statement that an error has been made in reporting or computing, the elections
9board may return it to the county clerk for correction.
SB11-SSA1, s. 21 10Section 21. 7.70 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,17,1711 7.70 (5) (b) For presidential electors, the elections board shall prepare a
12certificate showing the determination of the results of the canvass and the names of
13the persons elected, and the governor shall sign, affix the great seal of the state, and
14transmit the certificate by registered mail to the U.S. administrator of general
15services. The governor shall also prepare 6 duplicate originals of such certificate and
16deliver them to one of the presidential electors on or before the first Monday after the
172nd Wednesday in December.
SB11-SSA1, s. 22 18Section 22. 8.05 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,18,2019 8.05 (1) (j) The municipal clerk shall notify in writing each candidate whose
20name is certified as a nominee under par. (h) of his or her nomination. If a municipal
21judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the county clerk of the county having the largest
22portion of the population in the jurisdiction served by the judge shall make the
23notification. Upon receipt of the notice, each candidate shall file a declaration of
24candidacy in the manner prescribed by s. 8.21 with the municipal clerk making the
25notification no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day after the notification is mailed or

1personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk, except as authorized
2in this paragraph. If an incumbent whose name is certified as a nominee fails to file
3a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this paragraph, each
4certified candidate for the office held by the incumbent, other than the incumbent,
5may file a declaration of candidacy no later than 72 hours after the latest time
6prescribed in this paragraph. If the candidate has not filed a registration statement
7under s. 11.05 at the time of the notification, the candidate shall file the statement
8with the declaration. A candidate for municipal judge shall also file a statement of
9economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than 4:30 p.m.
10on the 5th day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
11the candidate, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
12for filing a declaration of candidacy whenever that candidate is granted an extension
13of time for filing a declaration of candidacy under this paragraph. Upon receipt of
14the declaration of candidacy and registration statement of each qualified candidate,
15and upon filing of a statement of economic interests by each candidate for municipal
16judge, the municipal clerk, or the county clerk if the judge is elected under s. 755.01
17(4), shall place the name of the candidate on the ballot. No later than the end of the
183rd day following qualification by all candidates, the municipal clerk, or the county
19clerk if the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), shall draw lots to determine the
20arrangement of candidates' names on the spring election ballot.
SB11-SSA1, s. 23 21Section 23. 8.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,19,522 8.10 (5) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
23under s. 8.21. If a candidate has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at
24the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement
25with the papers. A candidate for state office or municipal judge shall also file a

1statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than
24:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers under
3sub. (2) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
4whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination papers
5under sub. (2) (a).
SB11-SSA1, s. 24 6Section 24. 8.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,19,157 8.15 (4) (b) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of
8candidacy under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a
9registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers,
10the candidate shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office
11shall also file a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43
12(4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination
13papers under sub. (1), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the
14last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
15nomination papers under sub. (1).
SB11-SSA1, s. 25 16Section 25. 8.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,19,2017 8.18 (2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector
18from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names
19of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state
20committee of each party to the chairperson of the elections board.
SB11-SSA1, s. 26 21Section 26. 8.20 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,20,522 8.20 (6) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
23under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration
24statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate
25shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file

1a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later
2than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers
3under sub. (8) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last
4day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination
5papers under sub. (8) (a).
SB11-SSA1, s. 27 6Section 27. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,20,217 8.50 (3) (a) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the
8order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days
9before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when
10a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the
11deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall
12be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no
13later than 35 days prior to the date of the spring or September primary. Nomination
14papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15, or 8.20. Each candidate
15shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no later than
16the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a candidate for
17state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time
18he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement with the
19papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic interests
20with the ethics board no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day for
21filing nomination papers specified in the order.
SB11-SSA1, s. 28 22Section 28. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,21,223 8.50 (3) (e) In a special election for a state or national office, the county clerk
24or board of election commissioners shall transmit the statement of the county board

1of canvassers to the elections government accountability board no later than 7 days
2after the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
SB11-SSA1, s. 29 3Section 29. 9.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,22,74 9.01 (1) (a) Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted
5upon any referendum question at any election may request a recount. The petitioner
6shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under par. (ar)
7not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass and not later than 5 p.m. on
8the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or county board
9of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that referendum question
10or, if more than one board of canvassers makes the determination not later than 5
11p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the last board of
12canvassers which makes a determination. If the chairperson of the board or
13chairperson's designee makes the determination for the office or the referendum
14question, the petitioner shall file the petition not earlier than the last meeting day
15of the last county board of canvassers to make a statement in the election or
16referendum and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the day on
17which the elections government accountability board receives the last statement
18from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum. Each verified
19petition shall state that at the election the petitioner was a candidate for the office
20in question or that he or she voted on the referendum question in issue; that the
21petitioner is informed and believes that a mistake or fraud has been committed in
22a specified ward or municipality in the counting and return of the votes cast for the
23office or upon the question; or shall specify any other defect, irregularity, or illegality
24in the conduct of the election. The petition shall specify each ward, or each
25municipality where no wards exist, in which a recount is desired. If a recount is

1requested for all wards within a jurisdiction, each ward need not be specified. The
2petition may be amended to include information discovered as a result of the
3investigation of the board of canvassers or the chairperson of the board or
4chairperson's designee after the filing of the petition, if the petitioner moves to
5amend the petition as soon as possible after the petitioner discovered or reasonably
6should have discovered the information which is the subject of the amendment and
7the petitioner was unable to include information in the original petition.
SB11-SSA1, s. 30 8Section 30. 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,22,149 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. The board shall deposit all moneys received by it into the account
10under s. 20.510 (1) (g) 20.511 (1) (g), and shall pay the fees required for each recount
11to the county clerks of the counties in which the recount is to be held. The county
12clerk shall deposit fees received by him or her with the county treasurer. The
13municipal clerk shall deposit fees received by him or her with the municipal
14treasurer.
SB11-SSA1, s. 31 15Section 31. 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,22,1816 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. In the event of a recount for a referendum, the petition shall be
17filed with the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is called, and, in the
18case of the state, with the elections board.
SB11-SSA1, s. 32 19Section 32. 9.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,22,2120 9.01 (10) Standard forms and methods. The elections board shall prescribe
21standard forms and procedures for the making of recounts under this section.
SB11-SSA1, s. 33 22Section 33. 11.21 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,22,23 2311.21 (title) Duties of the elections board.
SB11-SSA1, s. 34 24Section 34. 11.21 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,23,2
111.21 (7) (intro.) Include in its biennial report under s. 5.05 (5) 15.04 (1) (d)
2compilations of any of the following in its discretion:
SB11-SSA1, s. 35 3Section 35. 13.123 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,23,74 13.123 (3) (b) 2. In making the determination under subd. 1., the chief clerk is
5bound by the determination of the chairperson of the elections government
6accountability
board or the chairperson's designee if such determination has been
7issued.
SB11-SSA1, s. 36 8Section 36. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,23,18 913.23 Election contests; notice. Any person wishing to contest the election
10of any senator or member of the assembly shall, within 30 days after the decision of
11the board of canvassers, serve a notice in writing on the person whose election the
12contestant intends to contest, stating briefly that the election will be contested and
13the cause of such contest, and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the elections
14government accountability board at least 10 days before the day fixed by law for the
15meeting of the legislature. The elections government accountability board shall then
16send a copy of s. 13.24 to both contestants. If any contestant fails to so file a copy of
17such notice, the contestant shall not be entitled to any mileage or salary in case
18payment has been made therefor to the sitting member.
SB11-SSA1, s. 37 19Section 37. 13.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,23,2020 13.62 (4) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
SB11-SSA1, s. 38 21Section 38. 13.685 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,23,22 2213.685 (title) Duties of the ethics government accountability board.
SB11-SSA1, s. 39 23Section 39. 13.94 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,23,2524 13.94 (1) (k) Provide auditing services at the direction of the elections
25government accountability board under s. 5.05 (2).
SB11-SSA1, s. 40
1Section 40. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,24,42 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
3certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections government accountability board
4as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
SB11-SSA1, s. 41 5Section 41. 15.03 of the statutes is renumbered 15.03 (intro.) and amended
6to read:
SB11-SSA1,24,17 715.03 Attachment for limited purposes. (intro.) Any division, office,
8commission, council or board attached under this section to a department or
9independent agency or a specified division thereof shall be a distinct unit of that
10department, independent agency or specified division. Any division, office,
11commission, council or board so attached shall exercise its powers, duties and
12functions prescribed by law, including rule making, licensing and regulation, and
13operational planning within the area of program responsibility of the division, office,
14commission, council or board, independently of the head of the department or
15independent agency, but budgeting, program coordination and related management
16functions shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the head of the
17department or independent agency, except that with:
SB11-SSA1,24,23 18(1) Commissioner of railroads. With respect to the office of the commissioner
19of railroads, all personnel and biennial budget requests by the office of the
20commissioner of railroads shall be provided to the department of transportation as
21required under s. 189.02 (7) and shall be processed and properly forwarded by the
22public service commission without change except as requested and concurred in by
23the office of the commissioner of railroads.
SB11-SSA1, s. 42 24Section 42. 15.03 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,25,4
115.03 (2) Enforcement division of government accountability board. With
2respect to the enforcement division of the government accountability board, all
3budget requests by the division shall be submitted by the board to the department
4of administration without change except as concurred in by the division.
SB11-SSA1, s. 43 5Section 43. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 44 6Section 44. 15.07 (1) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,25,87 15.07 (1) (a) 2m. Members of the government accountability board shall be
8appointed as provided in s. 15.60.
SB11-SSA1, s. 45 9Section 45. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,25,2110 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each
11May 1.
The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under
12s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms
13of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of
14every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water
15conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1.
16The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under
17s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of
18members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser
19members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and
20auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on
21May 1 in an even-numbered year.
SB11-SSA1, s. 46 22Section 46. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,26,223 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
24quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
25board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the

1board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics board or the school
2district boundary appeal board as provided in ss. 19.47 (4) and s. 117.05 (2) (a).
SB11-SSA1, s. 47 3Section 47. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 48 4Section 48. 15.07 (5) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,26,55 15.07 (5) (m) Members of the government accountability board, $25 per day.
SB11-SSA1, s. 49 6Section 49. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 50 7Section 50. 15.60 of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,26,14 815.60 Government accountability board; creation. (1) There is created
9a government accountability board consisting of 4 persons who shall be nominated
10by the governor and appointed with the advice and consent of the senate, and one
11person appointed by the governor to represent each political party whose candidate
12for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, or state treasurer received at least
13one percent of the vote in the most recent general election who shall be designated
14by the chief officer of that party. Members shall serve for 4-year terms.
SB11-SSA1,26,18 15(2) (a) All members of the board who are nominated by the governor subject to
16the advice and consent of the senate shall be appointed from nominations submitted
17to the governor by a nominating committee to be called the governmental
18accountability candidate committee, which shall consist of the following:
SB11-SSA1,26,1919 1. The chief justice of the supreme court.
SB11-SSA1,26,2020 2. The dean of the Marquette University law school.
SB11-SSA1,26,2121 3. The dean of the University of Wisconsin law school.
SB11-SSA1,26,2522 4. The chief officer of each of the following organizations, or if any of the
23following organization ceases to exist, the organization determined by the governor
24to be the successor organization representing interests substantially similar to the
25predecessor organization:
SB11-SSA1,27,1
1a. The Wisconsin Counties Association.
SB11-SSA1,27,22 b. The Wisconsin Towns Association.
SB11-SSA1,27,33 c. The League of Wisconsin Municipalities.
SB11-SSA1,27,44 d. The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.
SB11-SSA1,27,55 e. The Wisconsin Newspaper Association.
SB11-SSA1,27,66 f. The state bar of Wisconsin.
SB11-SSA1,27,8 7(3) No member, other than a member who is appointed to represent a political
8party, may be a state public official or a local public official, as defined in s. 19.42.
SB11-SSA1,27,13 9(4) No member, other than a member who is appointed to represent a political
10party, for one year immediately prior to the date of appointment may have been, or
11while serving on the board may become, a member of a political party, an officer or
12member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization, or a candidate
13for any partisan elective public office.
SB11-SSA1,27,15 14(5) No member may be a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11), or an employee
15of a principal, as defined in s. 13.62 (12).
SB11-SSA1, s. 51 16Section 51. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,27,23 1715.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Enforcement division. There is
18created in the government accountability board an enforcement division, which is
19attached to the board under s. 15.03. The enforcement division shall be under the
20direction and supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the
21executive director of the board, with the advice and consent of the board, to serve for
22a term of not less than 4 years nor more than 6 years expiring on September 1 of an
23odd-numbered year.
SB11-SSA1, s. 52 24Section 52. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
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