SB11, s. 14 18Section 14. 7.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,8,2119 7.70 (1) Recording and preserving returns. (a) Upon receipt of the certified
20statements from the county clerks, the elections board shall record the election
21results by counties and file and carefully preserve the statements.
SB11,9,222 (b) If any county clerk fails or neglects to forward any statements, the elections
23board may require the clerk to do so immediately and if not received by the 8th day
24after a primary, or by the 11th day after any other election, the elections board may
25dispatch a special messenger to obtain them. Whenever it appears upon the face of

1any statement that an error has been made in reporting or computing, the elections
2board may return it to the county clerk for correction.
SB11, s. 15 3Section 15. 7.70 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,9,104 7.70 (5) (b) For presidential electors, the elections board shall prepare a
5certificate showing the determination of the results of the canvass and the names of
6the persons elected, and the governor shall sign, affix the great seal of the state, and
7transmit the certificate by registered mail to the U.S. administrator of general
8services. The governor shall also prepare 6 duplicate originals of such certificate and
9deliver them to one of the presidential electors on or before the first Monday after the
102nd Wednesday in December.
SB11, s. 16 11Section 16. 8.05 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,9,2512 8.05 (1) (j) The municipal clerk shall notify in writing each candidate whose
13name is certified as a nominee under par. (h) of his or her nomination. If a municipal
14judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the county clerk of the county having the largest
15portion of the population in the jurisdiction served by the judge shall make the
16notification. Upon receipt of the notice, each candidate shall file a declaration of
17candidacy in the manner prescribed by s. 8.21 with the municipal clerk making the
18notification no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day after the notification is mailed or
19personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk, except as authorized
20in this paragraph. If an incumbent whose name is certified as a nominee fails to file
21a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this paragraph, each
22certified candidate for the office held by the incumbent, other than the incumbent,
23may file a declaration of candidacy no later than 72 hours after the latest time
24prescribed in this paragraph. If the candidate has not filed a registration statement
25under s. 11.05 at the time of the notification, the candidate shall file the statement

1with the declaration. A candidate for municipal judge shall also file a statement of
2economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than 4:30 p.m.
3on the 5th day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
4the candidate, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
5for filing a declaration of candidacy whenever that candidate is granted an extension
6of time for filing a declaration of candidacy under this paragraph. Upon receipt of
7the declaration of candidacy and registration statement of each qualified candidate,
8and upon filing of a statement of economic interests by each candidate for municipal
9judge, the municipal clerk, or the county clerk if the judge is elected under s. 755.01
10(4), shall place the name of the candidate on the ballot. No later than the end of the
113rd day following qualification by all candidates, the municipal clerk, or the county
12clerk if the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), shall draw lots to determine the
13arrangement of candidates' names on the spring election ballot.
SB11, s. 17 14Section 17. 8.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,10,2315 8.10 (5) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
16under s. 8.21. If a candidate has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at
17the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement
18with the papers. A candidate for state office or municipal judge shall also file a
19statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than
204:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers under
21sub. (2) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
22whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination papers
23under sub. (2) (a).
SB11, s. 18 24Section 18. 8.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,11,9
18.15 (4) (b) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of
2candidacy under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a
3registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers,
4the candidate shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office
5shall also file a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43
6(4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination
7papers under sub. (1), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the
8last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
9nomination papers under sub. (1).
SB11, s. 19 10Section 19. 8.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,11,1411 8.18 (2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector
12from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names
13of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state
14committee of each party to the chairperson of the elections board.
SB11, s. 20 15Section 20. 8.20 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,11,2416 8.20 (6) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
17under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration
18statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate
19shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file
20a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later
21than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers
22under sub. (8) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last
23day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination
24papers under sub. (8) (a).
SB11, s. 21 25Section 21. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,12,15
18.50 (3) (a) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the
2order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days
3before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when
4a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the
5deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall
6be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no
7later than 35 days prior to the date of the spring or September primary. Nomination
8papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15, or 8.20. Each candidate
9shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no later than
10the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a candidate for
11state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time
12he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement with the
13papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic interests
14with the ethics board no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day for
15filing nomination papers specified in the order.
SB11, s. 22 16Section 22. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,12,2017 8.50 (3) (e) In a special election for a state or national office, the county clerk
18or board of election commissioners shall transmit the statement of the county board
19of canvassers to the ethics and elections accountability and control board no later
20than 7 days after the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
SB11, s. 23 21Section 23. 9.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,13,2522 9.01 (1) (a) Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted
23upon any referendum question at any election may request a recount. The petitioner
24shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under par. (ar)
25not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass and not later than 5 p.m. on

1the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or county board
2of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that referendum question
3or, if more than one board of canvassers makes the determination not later than 5
4p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the last board of
5canvassers which makes a determination. If the chairperson of the board or
6chairperson's designee makes the determination for the office or the referendum
7question, the petitioner shall file the petition not earlier than the last meeting day
8of the last county board of canvassers to make a statement in the election or
9referendum and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the day on
10which the ethics and elections accountability and control board receives the last
11statement from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum. Each
12verified petition shall state that at the election the petitioner was a candidate for the
13office in question or that he or she voted on the referendum question in issue; that
14the petitioner is informed and believes that a mistake or fraud has been committed
15in a specified ward or municipality in the counting and return of the votes cast for
16the office or upon the question; or shall specify any other defect, irregularity, or
17illegality in the conduct of the election. The petition shall specify each ward, or each
18municipality where no wards exist, in which a recount is desired. If a recount is
19requested for all wards within a jurisdiction, each ward need not be specified. The
20petition may be amended to include information discovered as a result of the
21investigation of the board of canvassers or the chairperson of the board or
22chairperson's designee after the filing of the petition, if the petitioner moves to
23amend the petition as soon as possible after the petitioner discovered or reasonably
24should have discovered the information which is the subject of the amendment and
25the petitioner was unable to include information in the original petition.
SB11, s. 24
1Section 24. 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,14,42 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. In the event of a recount for a referendum, the petition shall be
3filed with the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is called, and, in the
4case of the state, with the elections board.
SB11, s. 25 5Section 25. 9.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,14,76 9.01 (10) Standard forms and methods. The elections board shall prescribe
7standard forms and procedures for the making of recounts under this section.
SB11, s. 26 8Section 26. 11.21 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,14,9 911.21 (title) Duties of the elections board.
SB11, s. 27 10Section 27. 11.21 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,14,1211 11.21 (7) (intro.) Include in its biennial report under s. 5.05 (5) 15.04 (1) (d)
12compilations of any of the following in its discretion:
SB11, s. 28 13Section 28. 13.123 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,14,1714 13.123 (3) (b) 2. In making the determination under subd. 1., the chief clerk is
15bound by the determination of the chairperson of the ethics and elections
16accountability and control board or the chairperson's designee if such determination
17has been issued.
SB11, s. 29 18Section 29. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,15,3 1913.23 Election contests; notice. Any person wishing to contest the election
20of any senator or member of the assembly shall, within 30 days after the decision of
21the board of canvassers, serve a notice in writing on the person whose election the
22contestant intends to contest, stating briefly that the election will be contested and
23the cause of such contest, and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the ethics and
24elections accountability and control board at least 10 days before the day fixed by law
25for the meeting of the legislature. The ethics and elections accountability and control

1board shall then send a copy of s. 13.24 to both contestants. If any contestant fails
2to so file a copy of such notice, the contestant shall not be entitled to any mileage or
3salary in case payment has been made therefor to the sitting member.
SB11, s. 30 4Section 30. 13.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,15,65 13.62 (4) "Board" means the ethics and elections accountability and control
6board.
SB11, s. 31 7Section 31. 13.685 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,15,9 813.685 (title) Duties of the ethics and elections accountability and
9control
board.
SB11, s. 32 10Section 32. 13.94 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,15,1211 13.94 (1) (k) Provide auditing services at the direction of the ethics and
12elections accountability and control board under s. 5.05 (2).
SB11, s. 33 13Section 33. 14.11 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,15,1714 14.11 (2) (am) Upon request of the ethics and elections accountability and
15control board, the governor shall employ special counsel recommended by the board
16for the purpose of assisting the board in investigating or prosecuting an alleged
17violation of subch. III of ch. 13, subch. III of ch. 19, or chs. 5 to 12.
SB11, s. 34 18Section 34. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,15,2219 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
20certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the ethics and elections accountability and
21control
board as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign
22fund.
SB11, s. 35 23Section 35. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,15,2524 15.07 (1) (a) 2. Members of the ethics and elections accountability and control
25board shall be appointed as provided in s. 15.61.
SB11, s. 36
1Section 36. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,16,62 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
3quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
4board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
5board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics board or the school
6district boundary appeal board as provided in ss. 19.47 (4) and s. 117.05 (2) (a).
SB11, s. 37 7Section 37. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,16,98 15.07 (5) (k) Members of the ethics and elections accountability and control
9board, $25 per day.
SB11, s. 38 10Section 38. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 39 11Section 39. 15.61 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,16,13 1215.61 (title) Elections Ethics and elections accountability and control
13board; creation.
SB11, s. 40 14Section 40. 15.61 of the statutes is renumbered 15.61 (1) and amended to read:
SB11,16,2515 15.61 (1) There is created an ethics and elections accountability and control
16board consisting of 9 persons who, 8 of whom shall be appointed by the governor for
172-year supreme court and one of whom shall be appointed by the other members.
18Of the members who are appointed by the supreme court, one shall be a resident of
19each congressional district in the state. Members shall serve for 4-year
terms as
20follows: one member selected by the governor; one member each designated by the
21chief justice of the supreme court, the speaker of the assembly, the senate majority
22leader,the minority leader in each house of the legislature, and the chief officer of
23each political party qualifying for a separate ballot under s. 5.62 (1)
(b) or (2) whose
24candidate for governor received at least 10% of the vote in the most recent
25gubernatorial election
.
SB11, s. 41
1Section 41. 15.613 of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,17,3 215.613 Same; specified divisions. (1) Elections division. There is created in
3the ethics and elections accountability and control board an elections division.
SB11,17,5 4(2) Ethics division. There is created in the ethics and elections accountability
5and control board an ethics division.
SB11,17,7 6(3) Enforcement division. There is created in the ethics and elections
7accountability and control board an enforcement division.
SB11, s. 42 8Section 42. 15.62 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are repealed.
SB11, s. 43 9Section 43. 15.62 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.61 (2) and amended to
10read:
SB11,17,1611 15.61 (2) No member, when appointed, for one year immediately prior to the
12date of appointment or while serving on the board, may have been, or while serving
13on the board may become,
a member of a political party, an officer or member of a
14committee in any partisan political club or organization, or a candidate for any
15partisan elective public office. No member may become a candidate for or hold any
16such office while serving on the board.
SB11, s. 44 17Section 44. 15.62 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 45 18Section 45. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,219 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
20constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
21the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
22supplies specified by the ethics and elections accountability and control board. The
23laws, manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
24distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The ethics and elections
25accountability and control board shall inform the department in writing as to which

1election manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this
2subsection.
SB11, s. 46 3Section 46. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,74 16.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
5congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
6reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the ethics and
7elections accountability and control board.
SB11, s. 47 8Section 47. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,129 17.17 (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
10senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
11wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the ethics and elections
12accountability and control board.
SB11, s. 48 13Section 48. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,1614 17.17 (4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
15of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
16governor and the and ethics elections accountability and control board.
SB11, s. 49 17Section 49. 19.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,1918 19.42 (3) "Board" means the ethics and elections accountability and control
19board.
SB11, s. 50 20Section 50. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,2221 19.42 (10) (a) A member of the ethics and elections accountability and control
22board.
SB11, s. 51 23Section 51. 19.42 (13) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,18,2524 19.42 (13) (p) The members of the ethics and elections accountability and
25control board.
SB11, s. 52
1Section 52. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,19,202 19.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the board a statement
3of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no later than
44:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers for the
5office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day
6after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
7nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j), 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15
8(1), or 8.20 (8) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
9nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk
10in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus, or no later than 4:30 p.m.
11on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
12the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a write-in candidate
13or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination under s. 8.35 (2) (a).
14The information contained on the statement shall be current as of December 31 of
15the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the name of any candidate
16for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the ethics and elections accountability and
17control
board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall ascertain
18whether that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the ethics and
19elections accountability and control board, municipal clerk, or board of election
20commissioners may not certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
SB11, s. 53 21Section 53. 19.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,20,722 19.43 (5) Each member of the investment board and each employee of the
23investment board who is a state public official shall complete and file with the ethics
24and elections accountability and control board a quarterly report of economic
25transactions no later than the last day of the month following the end of each

1calendar quarter during any portion of which he or she was a member or employee
2of the investment board. Such reports of economic transactions shall be in the form
3prescribed by the ethics and elections accountability and control board and shall
4identify the date and nature of any purchase, sale, put, call, option, lease, or creation,
5dissolution, or modification of any economic interest made during the quarter for
6which the report is filed and disclosure of which would be required by s. 19.44 if a
7statement of economic interests were being filed.
SB11, s. 54 8Section 54. 19.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,20,229 19.45 (6) No state public official, member of a state public official's immediate
10family, nor any organization with which the state public official or a member of the
11official's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity,
12voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease
13involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in
14whole or in part derived from state funds unless the state public official has first
15made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to
16the board and to the department acting for the state in regard to such contract or
17lease. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subsection may be voided
18by the state in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics
19board, or the department or officer acting for the state in regard to the allocation of
20state funds from which such payment is derived, knew or should have known that
21a violation of this subsection had occurred. This subsection does not affect the
22application of s. 946.13.
SB11, s. 55 23Section 55. 19.46 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,21,1524 19.46 (2) Any individual, either personally or on behalf of an organization or
25governmental body, may request of the board an advisory opinion regarding the

1propriety of any matter to which the person is or may become a party; and any
2appointing officer, with the consent of a prospective appointee, may request of the
3board an advisory opinion regarding the propriety of any matter to which the
4prospective appointee is or may become a party. The board shall review a request for
5an advisory opinion and may advise the person making the request. Advisory
6opinions issued under this subsection and requests therefor shall be in writing. The
7board's deliberations and actions upon such requests shall be in meetings not open
8to the public. It is prima facie evidence of intent to comply with this subchapter or
9subch. III of ch. 13 when a person refers a matter to the board and abides by the
10board's advisory opinion, if the material facts are as stated in the opinion request.
11The board may authorize the executive director to act in its stead in instances where
12delay is of substantial inconvenience or detriment to the requesting party. No
13member or employee of the board may make public the identity of the individual
14requesting an advisory opinion under this subsection or of individuals or
15organizations mentioned in the opinion.
SB11, s. 56 16Section 56. 19.47 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 57 17Section 57. 19.47 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 58 18Section 58. 19.47 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,22,519 19.47 (5) No later than September 1 of each year, the board shall submit a
20report concerning its actions in the preceding fiscal year to the governor and the chief
21clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s.
2213.172 (2). Such
The board shall submit a copy of its biennial report under s. 15.04
23(1) (d) to the clerk of the supreme court. The board shall include in its biennial
report
24shall contain the names and duties of all individuals employed by the board and a
25summary of its determinations and advisory opinions issued under s. 19.46 (2). The

1board shall make sufficient alterations in the summaries to prevent disclosing the
2identities of individuals or organizations involved in the decisions or opinions. The
3board may also include in its biennial report any information compiled under s. 11.21
4(7).
The board shall make such further reports on the matters within its jurisdiction
5and such recommendations for further legislation as it deems desirable.
SB11, s. 59 6Section 59. 19.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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