AB1188-ASA1, s. 24 12Section 24. 7.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,21,13 137.08 (title) Elections Government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 25 14Section 25. 7.08 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 26 15Section 26. 7.15 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,21,1716 7.15 (1) (g) Report suspected election frauds, irregularities or violations of
17which the clerk has knowledge to the district attorney and the board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 27 18Section 27. 7.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,22,719 7.23 (2) If there is a demand for a recount, notice of an election contest or any
20contest or litigation pending with respect to an election, materials may be destroyed
21and recorders, units or compartments may be cleared or erased only by order of the
22judge in whose court litigation is pending or if no litigation is pending, by order of any
23circuit judge for the affected jurisdiction. Upon petition of the board, the attorney
24general or, a district attorney or the U.S. attorney for the affected jurisdiction, a
25circuit judge for the affected jurisdiction may order that specified materials not be

1destroyed or that specified recorders, units or compartments not be cleared or erased
2as otherwise authorized under this subsection until the court so permits. The
3governor may by order permit the clearing of voting machine recorders on machines
4needed to conduct a special election prior to the time authorized under this
5subsection, unless there is a demand for recount, notice of an election contest or a
6contest or litigation pending, or a court of record orders that the recorders not be
7cleared.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 28 8Section 28. 7.31 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,22,139 7.31 (5) The board shall conduct regular training programs to ensure that
10individuals who are certified by the board under this section are knowledgeable
11concerning their authority and responsibilities. The board shall pay all costs
12required to conduct the training programs from the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1)
13(bm).
AB1188-ASA1, s. 29 14Section 29. 7.60 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,23,915 7.60 (4) (a) The board of canvassers shall make separate duplicate statements
16showing the numbers of votes cast for the offices of president and vice president; state
17officials; U.S. senators and representatives in congress; state legislators; justice;
18court of appeals judge; circuit judges; district attorneys; and metropolitan sewerage
19commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). If a
20municipal judge elected under s. 755.01 (4) serves a municipality that is located
21partially within the county and candidates for that judgeship file nomination papers
22in another county, the board of canvassers shall prepare a duplicate statement
23showing the numbers of votes cast for that judgeship in that county for transmittal
24to the other county. For partisan candidates, the statements shall include the
25political party or principle designation, if any, next to the name of each candidate.

1The board of canvassers shall also prepare a statement showing the results of any
2county, technical college district, or statewide referendum. Each statement shall
3state the total number of votes cast in the county for each office; the names of all
4persons for whom the votes were cast, as returned; the number of votes cast for each
5person; and the number of votes cast for and against any question submitted at a
6referendum. The board of canvassers shall use one copy of each duplicate statement
7to report to the elections government accountability board, technical college district
8board, or board of canvassers of any other county and shall file the other statement
9in the office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 30 10Section 30. 7.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,24,311 7.60 (5) Reporting. (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk
12shall deliver or send to the elections government accountability board, by 1st class
13mail, a certified copy of each statement of the county board of canvassers for
14president and vice president, state officials, senators and representatives in
15congress, state legislators, justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge, district
16attorney, and metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are
17elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). The statement shall record the returns for each
18office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15
19(6) (b) in which case the statement shall record the returns for each group of
20combined wards. Following primaries the county clerk shall enclose on forms
21prescribed by the elections government accountability board the names, party or
22principle designation, if any, and number of votes received by each candidate
23recorded in the same manner. The county clerk shall deliver or transmit the certified
24statement to the elections government accountability board no later than 7 days
25after each primary and no later than 10 days after any other election. The board of

1canvassers shall deliver or transmit a certified copy of each statement for any
2technical college district referendum to the secretary of the technical college district
3board.
AB1188-ASA1,24,154 (b) If the board of canvassers becomes aware of a material mistake in the
5canvass of an election for state or national office or a statewide or technical college
6district referendum prior to the close of business on the day the elections government
7accountability
board receives returns from the last county board of canvassers with
8respect to that canvass, the board of canvassers may petition the elections
9government accountability board to reopen and correct the canvass. The elections
10government accountability board shall direct the canvass to be reopened and
11corrected if it determines that the public interest so requires. If the elections
12government accountability board directs the canvass to be reopened, the board of
13canvassers shall reconvene and transmit a certified corrected copy of the canvass
14statement to the elections government accountability board or secretary of the
15technical college district board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 31 16Section 31. 7.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,24,1917 7.70 (1) Recording and preserving returns. (a) Upon receipt of the certified
18statements from the county clerks, the elections board shall record the election
19results by counties and file and carefully preserve the statements.
AB1188-ASA1,24,2520 (b) If any county clerk fails or neglects to forward any statements, the elections
21board may require the clerk to do so immediately and if not received by the 8th day
22after a primary, or by the 11th day after any other election, the elections board may
23dispatch a special messenger to obtain them. Whenever it appears upon the face of
24any statement that an error has been made in reporting or computing, the elections
25board may return it to the county clerk for correction.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 32
1Section 32. 7.70 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,25,82 7.70 (5) (b) For presidential electors, the elections board shall prepare a
3certificate showing the determination of the results of the canvass and the names of
4the persons elected, and the governor shall sign, affix the great seal of the state, and
5transmit the certificate by registered mail to the U.S. administrator of general
6services. The governor shall also prepare 6 duplicate originals of such certificate and
7deliver them to one of the presidential electors on or before the first Monday after the
82nd Wednesday in December.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 33 9Section 33. 8.05 (1) (j) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 149,
10is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,25,1711 8.05 (1) (j) 3. A candidate for municipal judge shall, in addition to making the
12filings required under subd. 2., file a statement of economic interests with the ethics
13board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
14nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate, or no later than
154:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day for filing a declaration of
16candidacy whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing a
17declaration of candidacy under subd. 2.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 34 18Section 34. 8.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,26,219 8.10 (5) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
20under s. 8.21. If a candidate has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at
21the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement
22with the papers. A candidate for state office or municipal judge shall also file a
23statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than
244:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers under
25sub. (2) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day

1whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination papers
2under sub. (2) (a).
AB1188-ASA1, s. 35 3Section 35. 8.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,26,124 8.15 (4) (b) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of
5candidacy under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a
6registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers,
7the candidate shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office
8shall also file a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43
9(4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination
10papers under sub. (1), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the
11last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
12nomination papers under sub. (1).
AB1188-ASA1, s. 36 13Section 36. 8.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,26,1714 8.18 (2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector
15from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names
16of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state
17committee of each party to the chairperson of the elections board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 37 18Section 37. 8.20 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,27,219 8.20 (6) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
20under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration
21statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate
22shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file
23a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later
24than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers
25under sub. (8) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last

1day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination
2papers under sub. (8) (a).
AB1188-ASA1, s. 38 3Section 38. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,27,184 8.50 (3) (a) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the
5order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days
6before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when
7a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the
8deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall
9be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no
10later than 35 days prior to the date of the spring or September primary. Nomination
11papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15, or 8.20. Each candidate
12shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no later than
13the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a candidate for
14state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time
15he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement with the
16papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic interests
17with the ethics board no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day for
18filing nomination papers specified in the order.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 39 19Section 39. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,27,2320 8.50 (3) (e) In a special election for a state or national office, the county clerk
21or board of election commissioners shall transmit the statement of the county board
22of canvassers to the elections government accountability board no later than 7 days
23after the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 40 24Section 40. 9.01 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 149,
25is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,28,15
19.01 (1) (a) 1. Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted
2upon any referendum question at any election may petition for a recount. The
3petitioner shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under
4par. (ar) not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass and not later than 5
5p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or
6county board of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that
7referendum question or, if more than one board of canvassers makes the
8determination, not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last
9meeting day of the last board of canvassers which makes a determination. If the
10chairperson of the board or chairperson's designee makes the determination for the
11office or the referendum question, the petitioner shall file the petition not earlier
12than the last meeting day of the last county board of canvassers to make a statement
13in the election or referendum and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day
14following the day on which the elections government accountability board receives
15the last statement from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 41 16Section 41. 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 42 17Section 42. 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,28,2018 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. In the event of a recount for a referendum, the petition shall be
19filed with the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is called, and, in the
20case of the state, with the elections board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 43 21Section 43. 9.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,28,2322 9.01 (10) Standard forms and methods. The elections board shall prescribe
23standard forms and procedures for the making of recounts under this section.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 44 24Section 44. 11.21 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,28,25 2511.21 (title) Duties of the elections board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 45
1Section 45. 11.21 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,29,32 11.21 (7) (intro.) Include in its biennial report under s. 5.05 (5) 15.04 (1) (d)
3compilations of any of the following in its discretion:
AB1188-ASA1, s. 46 4Section 46. 11.22 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,29,135 11.22 (4) Notify the board, the district attorney, or the attorney general where
6appropriate under ss. 11.60 (4) and 11.61 (2), in writing, of any facts within the filing
7officer's knowledge or evidence in the officer's possession, including errors or
8discrepancies in reports or statements and delinquencies in filing which may be
9grounds for civil action or criminal prosecution. The filing officer shall transmit a
10copy of such notification to the board. The board, district attorney, or the attorney
11general shall advise the filing officer in writing at the end of each 30-day period of
12the status of such matter until the time of disposition. The district attorney or
13attorney general shall transmit a copy of each any such notice to the board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 47 14Section 47. 11.60 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 177,
15is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1188-ASA1,29,2216 11.60 (4) Actions under this section may be brought by the board or by the
17district attorney for the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred, except
18as specified in s. 11.38. Actions under this section arising out of an election for county
19office or a county referendum may be brought by the county board of election
20commissioners of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred. If a
21violation concerns a district attorney or circuit judge or a candidate for either such
22office, the action shall be brought by the board or by the attorney general.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 48 23Section 48. 11.61 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,30,1024 11.61 (2) Except as provided in s. 11.38 (5), all prosecutions under this section
25shall be conducted by the board or by district attorney of for the county where the

1violation is alleged to have occurred. If the district attorney refuses to act upon a
2sworn complaint, or fails to act upon such a complaint within 60 days of the date on
3which the complaint is received, the attorney general may then conduct the
4prosecution under this section.
If a violation concerns a district attorney or circuit
5judge or a candidate for such offices either such office, the prosecution shall be
6conducted by the board or by the attorney general. If a violation concerns the
7attorney general or a candidate for such office, the governor may appoint a special
8prosecutor under s. 14.11 (2) to conduct the prosecution in behalf of the state. The
9prosecutor shall be independent of the attorney general and need not be a state
10employee at the time of appointment.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 49 11Section 49. 13.123 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,30,1512 13.123 (3) (b) 2. In making the determination under subd. 1., the chief clerk is
13bound by the determination of the chairperson of the elections government
14accountability
board or the chairperson's designee if such determination has been
15issued.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 50 16Section 50. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,31,2 1713.23 Election contests; notice. Any person wishing to contest the election
18of any senator or member of the assembly shall, within 30 days after the decision of
19the board of canvassers, serve a notice in writing on the person whose election the
20contestant intends to contest, stating briefly that the election will be contested and
21the cause of such contest, and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the elections
22government accountability board at least 10 days before the day fixed by law for the
23meeting of the legislature. The elections government accountability board shall then
24send a copy of s. 13.24 to both contestants. If any contestant fails to so file a copy of

1such notice, the contestant shall not be entitled to any mileage or salary in case
2payment has been made therefor to the sitting member.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 51 3Section 51. 13.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,31,44 13.62 (4) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 52 5Section 52. 13.685 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,31,6 613.685 (title) Duties of the ethics government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 53 7Section 53. 13.94 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,31,98 13.94 (1) (k) Provide auditing services at the direction of the elections
9government accountability board under s. 5.05 (2).
AB1188-ASA1, s. 54 10Section 54. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,31,1311 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
12certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections government accountability board
13as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 55 14Section 55. 15.03 of the statutes is renumbered 15.03 (intro.) and amended
15to read:
AB1188-ASA1,32,2 1615.03 Attachment for limited purposes. (intro.) Any division, office,
17commission, council or board attached under this section to a department or
18independent agency or a specified division thereof shall be a distinct unit of that
19department, independent agency or specified division. Any division, office,
20commission, council or board so attached shall exercise its powers, duties and
21functions prescribed by law, including rule making, licensing and regulation, and
22operational planning within the area of program responsibility of the division, office,
23commission, council or board, independently of the head of the department or
24independent agency, but budgeting, program coordination and related management

1functions shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the head of the
2department or independent agency, except that with:
AB1188-ASA1,32,8 3(1) Commissioner of railroads. With respect to the office of the commissioner
4of railroads, all personnel and biennial budget requests by the office of the
5commissioner of railroads shall be provided to the department of transportation as
6required under s. 189.02 (7) and shall be processed and properly forwarded by the
7public service commission without change except as requested and concurred in by
8the office of the commissioner of railroads.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 56 9Section 56. 15.03 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1188-ASA1,32,1310 15.03 (2) Enforcement division of government accountability board. With
11respect to the enforcement division of the government accountability board, all
12budget requests by the division shall be submitted by the board to the department
13of administration without change except as concurred in by the division.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 57 14Section 57. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1188-ASA1,32,1715 15.07 (1) (a) 2. Members of the government accountability board shall be
16nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the assembly and
17senate appointed, to serve for terms prescribed by law.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 58 18Section 58. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Acts
1925
and 76, is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,33,620 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each
21May 1.
The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under
22s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms
23of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of
24every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water
25conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1.

1The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under
2s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of
3members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser
4members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and
5auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on
6May 1 in an even-numbered year.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 59 7Section 59. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,33,128 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
9quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
10board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
11board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics board or the school
12district boundary appeal board as provided in ss. 19.47 (4) and s. 117.05 (2) (a).
AB1188-ASA1, s. 60 13Section 60. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 61 14Section 61. 15.07 (5) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1188-ASA1,33,1515 15.07 (5) (m) Members of the government accountability board, $25 per day.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 62 16Section 62. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 63 17Section 63. 15.60 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1188-ASA1,33,20 1815.60 Government accountability board; creation. (1) There is created
19a government accountability board consisting of 7 persons. Members shall serve for
204-year terms.
AB1188-ASA1,34,2 21(2) (a) All members of the board shall be appointed from nominations
22submitted to the governor by a nominating committee to be called the governmental
23accountability candidate committee, which shall consist of one court of appeals judge
24from each of the court of appeals districts. The court of appeals judges shall be chosen

1as members by lot by the chief justice of the supreme court in the presence of the other
2justices of the supreme court.
AB1188-ASA1,34,7 3(3) Four members of the board shall have prosecutorial experience. If, as a
4result of a vacancy in the membership of the board, the remaining membership does
5not satisfy the membership requirements of this subsection, no person may be
6appointed to serve as a member if the person's qualifications would not contribute
7to satisfaction of the membership requirements of this subsection.
AB1188-ASA1,34,9 8(4) One member of the board shall be a retired judge of a court of record in this
9state.
AB1188-ASA1,34,11 10(5) No member may hold another office or position that is a state public office
11or a local public office, as defined in s. 19.42.
AB1188-ASA1,34,16 12(6) No member, for one year immediately prior to the date of appointment may
13have been, or while serving on the board may become, a member of a political party,
14an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization,
15an officer or employee of a registrant under s. 11.05, or a candidate for any partisan
16elective public office.
AB1188-ASA1,34,18 17(7) No member may be a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11), or an employee
18of a principal, as defined in s. 13.62 (12).
AB1188-ASA1, s. 64 19Section 64. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1188-ASA1,35,2 2015.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Enforcement division. There is
21created in the government accountability board an enforcement division, which is
22attached to the board under s. 15.03. The enforcement division shall be under the
23direction and supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the
24executive director of the board, with the advice and consent of the board, to serve for

1a term of not less than 4 years nor more than 6 years expiring on September 1 of an
2odd-numbered year.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 65 3Section 65. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 66 4Section 66. 15.617 of the statutes is renumbered 15.607, and 15.607 (1) of the
5statutes, as renumbered, is amended to read:
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