AB1189-ASA1,16,22 18(5) The division may order an election official or a private person to act in
19conformity with chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 or rules of the
20board, or may, by order, impose a civil penalty under s. 11.60 or 12.60 (1) (c) or (d),
2113.69, or 19.579 for any violation of ch. 11 or 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of
22ch. 19 for which a civil penalty is applicable.
AB1189-ASA1,17,13 23(6) Subject to the procedures under this subsection, the division may, in the
24discharge of its functions under this section and after providing notice to any party
25who is the subject of an investigation, subpoena and bring before it any person and

1require the production of any papers, books, or other records relevant to an
2investigation. Prior to issuing a subpoena or obtaining a search warrant, the division
3shall submit a written request for this purpose to the board. If the board does not
4disapprove the request within 10 days of receiving the request, the division may
5issue the subpoena or obtain the search warrant. A circuit court may by order permit
6the inspection and copying of the accounts and the depositor's and loan records at any
7financial institution, as defined in s. 705.01 (3), doing business in this state to obtain
8evidence of any violation of ch. 11 or 12, subch. III of ch. 1 3, or subch. III of ch. 19
9upon a showing by the division of probable cause to believe there is a violation and
10that such accounts and records may have a substantial relation to the violation. In
11the discharge of its functions under this section, the division may cause the
12deposition of witnesses to be taken in the manner prescribed for taking depositions
13in civil actions in circuit court.
AB1189-ASA1,17,17 14(7) If the division issues a decision under sub. (4) that contains an order under
15sub. (5), the order is effective upon service of the order notwithstanding any appeal
16to the board under sub. (8) or to circuit court under sub. (11), except that the division
17may stay such an order pending an appeal.
AB1189-ASA1,18,2 18(8) Any party aggrieved by a proposed decision under sub. (4) may appeal the
19proposed decision to the board within 20 days after service of a copy of the decision
20upon the party. If no appeal is filed within 20 days of service of a copy of a proposed
21decision upon each party to the case in which the decision is made, the decision is
22final and becomes the decision of the board. In appealing a decision of the division,
23the appellant shall indicate in its appeal whether the appellant contests any finding
24of fact made by the division. If an appellant does not contest a finding of fact, the
25validity of which is reasonably ascertainable to the appellant at the time of the

1appeal, that finding is conclusive against the appellant in all subsequent
2proceedings.
AB1189-ASA1,18,15 3(9) If a proposed decision of the division is appealed to the board, the board shall
4hear the appeal at its next meeting occurring at least 3 working days after the appeal
5is received by the board. In reviewing the decision of the division, the board is not
6bound by any finding of fact that is contested or any conclusion of law made by the
7division. After hearing the appeal, the board may issue a decision, which shall
8include findings of fact and conclusions of law. In its decision, the board may affirm,
9modify, or reverse an order issued by the division under sub. (5), and may order an
10election official or a private person to act in conformity with chs. 5 to 12, subch. III
11of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 or rules of the board, or may, by order, impose a civil
12penalty under s. 11.60, 12.60 (1) (c) or (d), 13.69, or 19.579 for any violation of ch. 11
13or 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 for which a civil penalty is applicable.
14If the board does not modify or reverse a decision of the division at the meeting at
15which an appeal of a decision is heard, the decision is affirmed.
AB1189-ASA1,18,19 16(10) If a person aggrieved by a decision issued under sub. (4) that contains an
17order under sub. (5) appeals the decision to the board and the board modifies the
18order, the modified order is effective upon service, except that the division may stay
19such an order pending judicial review under s. 227.57.
AB1189-ASA1,19,3 20(11) The defendant may appeal any decision of the division or the board in a
21contested case arising under this section as provided in s. 227.57. If the board
22modifies or reverses an order issued by the division under sub. (5), the division may
23seek judicial review of the decision. In seeking judicial review of a decision of the
24division or the board, the appellant shall indicate in its petition for review whether
25the appellant contests any finding of fact made by the division or the board that is

1not conclusive against the appellant. If the appellant does not contest any finding
2of fact made by the division or the board, that finding is conclusive against the
3appellant.
AB1189-ASA1,19,14 4(12) When the enforcement division issues an order imposing a forfeiture
5under sub. (2) or s. 11.60, 12.60 (1) (c) or (d), 13.69, or 19.579 that is not appealed in
6a timely manner under sub. (8) or (11), or when the board issues an order imposing
7a forfeiture under sub. (2) or s. 11.60, 12.60 (1) (c) or (d), 13.69, or 19.579 and the
8period allowed under s. 227.57 for judicial review of the order expires, the division
9or board may file a copy of its order with the clerk of circuit court for Dane County.
10The clerk shall thereupon enter the order in the judgment and lien docket in the same
11manner as provided for entry of civil judgments under s. 806.10. The division or
12board may also enter the order on the judgment and lien docket of any other county
13under s. 806.13. The order may be enforced and satisfied in the same manner as
14provided for enforcement and satisfaction of civil judgments.
AB1189-ASA1,19,19 15(13) If the division or the board issues an order requiring an election official
16or private person to act in conformity with chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch.
17III of ch. 19 or rules of the board, the division may file an action in circuit court for
18any county where the official or other person is present to obtain relief requiring
19compliance with the order.
AB1189-ASA1,19,22 20(14) (a) This section does not apply to any complaint brought by an election
21official or private person in which the board or the division is alleged to have violated
22the law.
AB1189-ASA1,19,2423 (b) This section does not apply to any matter arising in connection with a
24recount under s. 9.01.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 18 25Section 18. 5.40 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,20,7
15.40 (7) Whenever a municipality adopts and purchases voting machines or an
2electronic voting system, or adopts and purchases a different type of voting machine
3or electronic voting system from the type it was previously using, the municipal clerk
4or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners shall promptly
5notify the county clerk or executive director of the county board of election
6commissioners and the executive director of the elections government accountability
7board in writing.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 19 8Section 19. 5.62 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,20,139 5.62 (4) (b) The county board of election commissioners in counties having a
10population of more than 500,000 shall prepare the official primary ballot. The
11commissioners shall arrange the names of all candidates for each office whose
12nomination papers are filed at the county level, using the same method as that used
13by the elections government accountability board under s. 5.60 (1) (b).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 20 14Section 20. 6.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,20,2115 6.26 (2) (b) The municipal clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections
16government accountability board may appoint any applicant who qualifies under
17this subsection, unless the applicant's appointment has been revoked by a
18municipality or by the board for cause. The municipal clerk, board of election
19commissioners, or elections government accountability board may revoke an
20appointment made by the clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections
21government accountability board for cause at any time.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 21 22Section 21. 6.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,21,223 6.26 (2) (c) No individual may serve as a special registration deputy in a
24municipality unless the individual is appointed by the municipal clerk or board of

1election commissioners of the municipality or the individual is appointed by the
2elections government accountability board to serve all municipalities.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 22 3Section 22. 6.56 (2) to (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,21,154 6.56 (2) Upon receipt of the list, the municipal clerk shall make a check to
5determine whether each person who has been allowed to vote under s. 6.55 (3) is
6properly registered. If so, the clerk shall correct the registration list. If the address
7on the registration list is not correct, the clerk shall correct the address. The clerk
8shall then notify the elector by postcard when he or she is properly registered. If such
9person is found not to be properly registered, the clerk shall send the person a 1st
10class letter with that information, containing a mail registration form under s. 6.30
11(4). The letter shall be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that
12it will be returned to the clerk if the elector does not reside at the address given on
13the postcard. If such letter is returned undelivered, or if the U.S. postal service
14notifies the clerk of an improper address which was apparently improper on the day
15of the election, the clerk shall notify the district attorney and the board.
AB1189-ASA1,22,3 16(3) Upon receipt of the list under sub. (1), the municipal clerk or board of
17election commissioners shall make an audit of all electors registering to vote at the
18polling place or other registration location under s. 6.55 (2) and all electors
19registering by agent on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. The audit shall be made
20by 1st class postcard. The postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal
21regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk or board of election
22commissioners if the elector does not reside at the address given on the postcard. If
23any postcard is returned undelivered, or if the clerk or board of election
24commissioners is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector
25which was apparently improper on the day of the election, the clerk or board shall

1change the status of the elector from eligible to ineligible on the registration list and
2mail the elector a notice of the change in status and provide the name to the district
3attorney for the county where the polling place is located and the board.
AB1189-ASA1,22,13 4(4) After each election, the municipal clerk shall carefully check to assure that
5no person has been allowed to vote more than once. Whenever the municipal clerk
6has good reason to believe that a person has voted more than once in an election, the
7clerk shall send the person a 1st class letter marked in accordance with postal
8regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if the elector does not reside
9at the address given on the letter. The letter shall inform the person that all
10registrations relating to that person may be changed from eligible to ineligible status
11within 7 days unless the person contacts the office of the clerk to clarify the matter.
12A copy of the letter and of any subsequent information received from or about the
13addressee shall be sent to the district attorney and the board.
AB1189-ASA1,22,20 14(5) Whenever any letter or postcard mailed under this section is returned
15undelivered, or whenever the U.S. postal service notifies the clerk of an improper
16address which was apparently improper on the day of the election or whenever it
17otherwise appears that a person has voted who is not qualified or has voted more
18than once in an election, and the person has been permitted to vote after
19corroboration was made under s. 6.55 (2) or (3) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the name of the
20corroborator shall also be provided to the district attorney and the board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 23 21Section 23. 7.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,22,22 227.08 (title) Elections Government accountability board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 24 23Section 24. 7.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,22,24 247.08 (title) Elections Government accountability board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 25 25Section 25. 7.08 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 26
1Section 26. 7.15 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,23,32 7.15 (1) (g) Report suspected election frauds, irregularities or violations of
3which the clerk has knowledge to the district attorney and the board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 27 4Section 27. 7.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,23,185 7.23 (2) If there is a demand for a recount, notice of an election contest or any
6contest or litigation pending with respect to an election, materials may be destroyed
7and recorders, units or compartments may be cleared or erased only by order of the
8judge in whose court litigation is pending or if no litigation is pending, by order of any
9circuit judge for the affected jurisdiction. Upon petition of the board, the attorney
10general or, a district attorney or the U.S. attorney for the affected jurisdiction, a
11circuit judge for the affected jurisdiction may order that specified materials not be
12destroyed or that specified recorders, units or compartments not be cleared or erased
13as otherwise authorized under this subsection until the court so permits. The
14governor may by order permit the clearing of voting machine recorders on machines
15needed to conduct a special election prior to the time authorized under this
16subsection, unless there is a demand for recount, notice of an election contest or a
17contest or litigation pending, or a court of record orders that the recorders not be
18cleared.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 28 19Section 28. 7.31 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,23,2420 7.31 (5) The board shall conduct regular training programs to ensure that
21individuals who are certified by the board under this section are knowledgeable
22concerning their authority and responsibilities. The board shall pay all costs
23required to conduct the training programs from the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1)
24(bm).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 29 25Section 29. 7.60 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,24,20
17.60 (4) (a) The board of canvassers shall make separate duplicate statements
2showing the numbers of votes cast for the offices of president and vice president; state
3officials; U.S. senators and representatives in congress; state legislators; justice;
4court of appeals judge; circuit judges; district attorneys; and metropolitan sewerage
5commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). If a
6municipal judge elected under s. 755.01 (4) serves a municipality that is located
7partially within the county and candidates for that judgeship file nomination papers
8in another county, the board of canvassers shall prepare a duplicate statement
9showing the numbers of votes cast for that judgeship in that county for transmittal
10to the other county. For partisan candidates, the statements shall include the
11political party or principle designation, if any, next to the name of each candidate.
12The board of canvassers shall also prepare a statement showing the results of any
13county, technical college district, or statewide referendum. Each statement shall
14state the total number of votes cast in the county for each office; the names of all
15persons for whom the votes were cast, as returned; the number of votes cast for each
16person; and the number of votes cast for and against any question submitted at a
17referendum. The board of canvassers shall use one copy of each duplicate statement
18to report to the elections government accountability board, technical college district
19board, or board of canvassers of any other county and shall file the other statement
20in the office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 30 21Section 30. 7.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,25,1422 7.60 (5) Reporting. (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk
23shall deliver or send to the elections government accountability board, by 1st class
24mail, a certified copy of each statement of the county board of canvassers for
25president and vice president, state officials, senators and representatives in

1congress, state legislators, justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge, district
2attorney, and metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are
3elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). The statement shall record the returns for each
4office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15
5(6) (b) in which case the statement shall record the returns for each group of
6combined wards. Following primaries the county clerk shall enclose on forms
7prescribed by the elections government accountability board the names, party or
8principle designation, if any, and number of votes received by each candidate
9recorded in the same manner. The county clerk shall deliver or transmit the certified
10statement to the elections government accountability board no later than 7 days
11after each primary and no later than 10 days after any other election. The board of
12canvassers shall deliver or transmit a certified copy of each statement for any
13technical college district referendum to the secretary of the technical college district
14board.
AB1189-ASA1,26,215 (b) If the board of canvassers becomes aware of a material mistake in the
16canvass of an election for state or national office or a statewide or technical college
17district referendum prior to the close of business on the day the elections government
18accountability
board receives returns from the last county board of canvassers with
19respect to that canvass, the board of canvassers may petition the elections
20government accountability board to reopen and correct the canvass. The elections
21government accountability board shall direct the canvass to be reopened and
22corrected if it determines that the public interest so requires. If the elections
23government accountability board directs the canvass to be reopened, the board of
24canvassers shall reconvene and transmit a certified corrected copy of the canvass

1statement to the elections government accountability board or secretary of the
2technical college district board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 31 3Section 31. 7.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,26,64 7.70 (1) Recording and preserving returns. (a) Upon receipt of the certified
5statements from the county clerks, the elections board shall record the election
6results by counties and file and carefully preserve the statements.
AB1189-ASA1,26,127 (b) If any county clerk fails or neglects to forward any statements, the elections
8board may require the clerk to do so immediately and if not received by the 8th day
9after a primary, or by the 11th day after any other election, the elections board may
10dispatch a special messenger to obtain them. Whenever it appears upon the face of
11any statement that an error has been made in reporting or computing, the elections
12board may return it to the county clerk for correction.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 32 13Section 32. 7.70 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,26,2014 7.70 (5) (b) For presidential electors, the elections board shall prepare a
15certificate showing the determination of the results of the canvass and the names of
16the persons elected, and the governor shall sign, affix the great seal of the state, and
17transmit the certificate by registered mail to the U.S. administrator of general
18services. The governor shall also prepare 6 duplicate originals of such certificate and
19deliver them to one of the presidential electors on or before the first Monday after the
202nd Wednesday in December.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 33 21Section 33. 8.05 (1) (j) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 149,
22is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,27,423 8.05 (1) (j) 3. A candidate for municipal judge shall, in addition to making the
24filings required under subd. 2., file a statement of economic interests with the ethics
25board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of

1nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate, or no later than
24:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day for filing a declaration of
3candidacy whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing a
4declaration of candidacy under subd. 2.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 34 5Section 34. 8.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,27,146 8.10 (5) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
7under s. 8.21. If a candidate has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at
8the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement
9with the papers. A candidate for state office or municipal judge shall also file a
10statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than
114:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers under
12sub. (2) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
13whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination papers
14under sub. (2) (a).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 35 15Section 35. 8.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,27,2416 8.15 (4) (b) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of
17candidacy under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a
18registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers,
19the candidate shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office
20shall also file a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43
21(4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination
22papers under sub. (1), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the
23last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
24nomination papers under sub. (1).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 36 25Section 36. 8.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,28,4
18.18 (2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector
2from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names
3of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state
4committee of each party to the chairperson of the elections board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 37 5Section 37. 8.20 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,28,146 8.20 (6) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
7under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration
8statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate
9shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file
10a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later
11than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers
12under sub. (8) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last
13day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination
14papers under sub. (8) (a).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 38 15Section 38. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,29,516 8.50 (3) (a) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the
17order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days
18before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when
19a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the
20deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall
21be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no
22later than 35 days prior to the date of the spring or September primary. Nomination
23papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15, or 8.20. Each candidate
24shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no later than
25the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a candidate for

1state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time
2he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement with the
3papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic interests
4with the ethics board no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day for
5filing nomination papers specified in the order.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 39 6Section 39. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,29,107 8.50 (3) (e) In a special election for a state or national office, the county clerk
8or board of election commissioners shall transmit the statement of the county board
9of canvassers to the elections government accountability board no later than 7 days
10after the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 40 11Section 40. 9.01 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 149,
12is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,30,213 9.01 (1) (a) 1. Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted
14upon any referendum question at any election may petition for a recount. The
15petitioner shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under
16par. (ar) not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass and not later than 5
17p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or
18county board of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that
19referendum question or, if more than one board of canvassers makes the
20determination, not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last
21meeting day of the last board of canvassers which makes a determination. If the
22chairperson of the board or chairperson's designee makes the determination for the
23office or the referendum question, the petitioner shall file the petition not earlier
24than the last meeting day of the last county board of canvassers to make a statement
25in the election or referendum and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day

1following the day on which the elections government accountability board receives
2the last statement from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 41 3Section 41. 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 42 4Section 42. 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,30,75 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. In the event of a recount for a referendum, the petition shall be
6filed with the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is called, and, in the
7case of the state, with the elections board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 43 8Section 43. 9.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,30,109 9.01 (10) Standard forms and methods. The elections board shall prescribe
10standard forms and procedures for the making of recounts under this section.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 44 11Section 44. 11.21 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,30,12 1211.21 (title) Duties of the elections board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 45 13Section 45. 11.21 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,30,1514 11.21 (7) (intro.) Include in its biennial report under s. 5.05 (5) 15.04 (1) (d)
15compilations of any of the following in its discretion:
AB1189-ASA1, s. 46 16Section 46. 11.22 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,30,2517 11.22 (4) Notify the board, the district attorney, or the attorney general where
18appropriate under ss. 11.60 (4) and 11.61 (2), in writing, of any facts within the filing
19officer's knowledge or evidence in the officer's possession, including errors or
20discrepancies in reports or statements and delinquencies in filing which may be
21grounds for civil action or criminal prosecution. The filing officer shall transmit a
22copy of such notification to the board. The board, district attorney, or the attorney
23general shall advise the filing officer in writing at the end of each 30-day period of
24the status of such matter until the time of disposition. The district attorney or
25attorney general shall transmit a copy of each any such notice to the board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 47
1Section 47. 11.60 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 177,
2is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1189-ASA1,31,93 11.60 (4) Actions under this section may be brought by the board or by the
4district attorney for the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred, except
5as specified in s. 11.38. Actions under this section arising out of an election for county
6office or a county referendum may be brought by the county board of election
7commissioners of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred. If a
8violation concerns a district attorney or circuit judge or a candidate for either such
9office, the action shall be brought by the board or by the attorney general.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 48 10Section 48. 11.61 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,31,2211 11.61 (2) Except as provided in s. 11.38 (5), all prosecutions under this section
12shall be conducted by the board or by district attorney of for the county where the
13violation is alleged to have occurred. If the district attorney refuses to act upon a
14sworn complaint, or fails to act upon such a complaint within 60 days of the date on
15which the complaint is received, the attorney general may then conduct the
16prosecution under this section.
If a violation concerns a district attorney or circuit
17judge or a candidate for such offices either such office, the prosecution shall be
18conducted by the board or by the attorney general. If a violation concerns the
19attorney general or a candidate for such office, the governor may appoint a special
20prosecutor under s. 14.11 (2) to conduct the prosecution in behalf of the state. The
21prosecutor shall be independent of the attorney general and need not be a state
22employee at the time of appointment.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 49 23Section 49. 13.123 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,32,224 13.123 (3) (b) 2. In making the determination under subd. 1., the chief clerk is
25bound by the determination of the chairperson of the elections government

1accountability
board or the chairperson's designee if such determination has been
2issued.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 50 3Section 50. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,32,13 413.23 Election contests; notice. Any person wishing to contest the election
5of any senator or member of the assembly shall, within 30 days after the decision of
6the board of canvassers, serve a notice in writing on the person whose election the
7contestant intends to contest, stating briefly that the election will be contested and
8the cause of such contest, and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the elections
9government accountability board at least 10 days before the day fixed by law for the
10meeting of the legislature. The elections government accountability board shall then
11send a copy of s. 13.24 to both contestants. If any contestant fails to so file a copy of
12such notice, the contestant shall not be entitled to any mileage or salary in case
13payment has been made therefor to the sitting member.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 51 14Section 51. 13.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,32,1515 13.62 (4) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 52 16Section 52. 13.685 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,32,17 1713.685 (title) Duties of the ethics government accountability board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 53 18Section 53. 13.94 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,32,2019 13.94 (1) (k) Provide auditing services at the direction of the elections
20government accountability board under s. 5.05 (2).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 54 21Section 54. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,32,2422 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
23certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections government accountability board
24as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 55
1Section 55. 15.03 of the statutes is renumbered 15.03 (intro.) and amended
2to read:
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