SB1-ASA2, s. 45 16Section 45. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,26,2017 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 elections government accountability and integrity board no later
20than 7 days after the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
SB1-ASA2, s. 46 21Section 46. 9.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,27,2522 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 elections government accountability and integrity 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.
SB1-ASA2, s. 47
1Section 47. 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 48 2Section 48. 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,28,53 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. In the event of a recount for a referendum, the petition shall be
4filed with the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is called, and, in the
5case of the state, with the elections board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 49 6Section 49. 9.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,28,87 9.01 (10) Standard forms and methods. The elections board shall prescribe
8standard forms and procedures for the making of recounts under this section.
SB1-ASA2, s. 50 9Section 50. 11.21 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,28,10 1011.21 (title) Duties of the elections board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 51 11Section 51. 11.21 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,28,1312 11.21 (7) (intro.) Include in its biennial report under s. 5.05 (5) 15.04 (1) (d)
13compilations of any of the following in its discretion:
SB1-ASA2, s. 52 14Section 52. 11.22 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,28,2315 11.22 (4) Notify the district attorney, or the attorney general where appropriate
16under ss. 11.60 (4) and 11.61 (2)
board, in writing, of any facts within the filing
17officer's knowledge or evidence in the officer's possession, including errors or
18discrepancies in reports or statements and delinquencies in filing which may be
19grounds for civil action or criminal prosecution. The filing officer shall transmit a
20copy of such notification to the board. The district attorney or the attorney general
21board shall advise the filing officer in writing at the end of each 30-day period of the
22status of such matter until the time of disposition. The district attorney or attorney
23general shall transmit a copy of each such notice to the board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 53 24Section 53. 11.38 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,29,6
111.38 (5) An action against a corporation pursuant to a violation of this section
2may be brought either in the circuit court for the county in which the registered office
3or principal place of business of the corporation is located, or in the circuit court for
4the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred. The proceedings may
5be brought by the district attorney of either such county, by the attorney general or
6by the board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 54 7Section 54. 11.60 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 109,
8is repealed and recreated to read:
SB1-ASA2,29,99 11.60 (4) Actions under this section may be brought by the board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 55 10Section 55. 11.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,29,1611 11.60 (5) Any elector may file a verified petition with the board, the county
12board of election commissioners or the appropriate district attorney or with more
13than one of them where their authority is concurrent under sub. (4),
requesting that
14civil action under this chapter be brought against any person, committee or group.
15The petition shall allege such facts as are within the knowledge of the petitioner to
16show probable cause that a violation of this chapter has occurred.
SB1-ASA2, s. 56 17Section 56. 11.61 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,30,318 11.61 (2) Except as provided in s. 11.38 (5), all All prosecutions under this
19section shall be conducted by the district attorney of the county where the violation
20is alleged to have occurred. If the district attorney refuses to act upon a sworn
21complaint, or fails to act upon such a complaint within 60 days of the date on which
22the complaint is received, the attorney general may then conduct the prosecution
23under this section. If a violation concerns a district attorney or circuit judge or
24candidate for such offices, the prosecution shall be conducted by the attorney
25general. If a violation concerns the attorney general or a candidate for such office,

1the governor may appoint a special prosecutor under s. 14.11 (2) to conduct the
2prosecution in behalf of the state. The prosecutor shall be independent of the
3attorney general and need not be a state employee at the time of appointment
board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 57 4Section 57. 12.13 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA2,30,85 12.13 (5) Unauthorized release of records. No person other than a person
6who is the subject of an investigation by the board may provide access to any record
7of the board that is not subject to access under s. 5.05 (5s) to any person other than
8a member, employee or agent of the board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 58 9Section 58. 12.60 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA2,30,1110 12.60 (1) (bm) Whoever violates s. 12.13 (5) may be fined not more than $500
11or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.
SB1-ASA2, s. 59 12Section 59. 13.123 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,30,1613 13.123 (3) (b) 2. In making the determination under subd. 1., the chief clerk is
14bound by the determination of the chairperson of the elections government
15accountability and integrity
board or the chairperson's designee if such
16determination has been issued.
SB1-ASA2, s. 60 17Section 60. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,31,2 1813.23 Election contests; notice. Any person wishing to contest the election
19of any senator or member of the assembly shall, within 30 days after the decision of
20the board of canvassers, serve a notice in writing on the person whose election the
21contestant intends to contest, stating briefly that the election will be contested and
22the cause of such contest, and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the elections
23government accountability and integrity board at least 10 days before the day fixed
24by law for the meeting of the legislature. The elections government accountability
25and integrity
board shall then send a copy of s. 13.24 to both contestants. If any

1contestant fails to so file a copy of such notice, the contestant shall not be entitled to
2any mileage or salary in case payment has been made therefor to the sitting member.
SB1-ASA2, s. 61 3Section 61. 13.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,31,54 13.62 (4) "Board" means the ethics government accountability and integrity
5board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 62 6Section 62. 13.685 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,31,8 713.685 (title) Duties of the ethics government accountability and
8integrity
board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 63 9Section 63. 13.69 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 64 10Section 64. 13.94 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,31,1211 13.94 (1) (k) Provide auditing services at the direction of the elections
12government accountability and integrity board under s. 5.05 (2).
SB1-ASA2, s. 65 13Section 65. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,31,1714 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
15certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections government accountability and
16integrity
board as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign
17fund.
SB1-ASA2, s. 66 18Section 66. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB1-ASA2,31,2119 15.07 (1) (a) 2. Members of the government accountability and integrity board
20shall be nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the assembly
21and senate appointed, to serve for terms prescribed by law.
SB1-ASA2, s. 67 22Section 67. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Acts
2325
and 76, is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,32,1024 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each
25May 1.
The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under

1s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms
2of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of
3every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water
4conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1.
5The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under
6s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of
7members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser
8members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and
9auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on
10May 1 in an even-numbered year.
SB1-ASA2, s. 68 11Section 68. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,32,1712 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
13quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
14board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
15board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics government
16accountability and integrity
board or the school district boundary appeal board as
17provided in ss. 19.47 (4) 5.05 (1e) and 117.05 (2) (a).
SB1-ASA2, s. 69 18Section 69. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 70 19Section 70. 15.07 (5) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA2,32,2120 15.07 (5) (m) Members of the government accountability and integrity board,
21$150 per day.
SB1-ASA2, s. 71 22Section 71. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 72 23Section 72. 15.60 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA2,33,3
115.60 Government accountability and integrity board; creation. (1)
2There is created a government accountability and integrity board consisting of 7
3persons. Members shall serve for 4-year terms.
SB1-ASA2,33,9 4(2) (a) All members of the board shall be appointed from nominations
5submitted to the governor by a nominating committee to be called the governmental
6accountability and integrity candidate committee, which shall consist of one court
7of appeals judge from each of the court of appeals districts. The court of appeals
8judges shall be chosen as members by lot by the chief justice of the supreme court in
9the presence of the other justices of the supreme court.
SB1-ASA2,33,17 10(3) Four members of the board shall have prosecutorial experience, two
11members of the board shall have prior service as a nonpartisan elective official of a
12local governmental unit, as defined in s. 19.42 (7u), and one member of the board
13shall be a retired judge of a court of record in this state. If, as a result of a vacancy
14in the membership of the board, the remaining membership does not satisfy the
15membership requirements of this subsection, no person may be appointed to serve
16as a member if the person's qualifications would not contribute to satisfaction of the
17membership requirements of this subsection.
SB1-ASA2,33,19 18(4) No member may hold another office or position that is a state public office
19or a local public office, as defined in s. 19.42.
SB1-ASA2,33,24 20(5) No member, for one year immediately prior to the date of appointment may
21have been, or while serving on the board may become, a member of a political party,
22an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization,
23an officer or employee of a registrant under s. 11.05, or a candidate for any partisan
24elective public office.
SB1-ASA2,34,2
1(6) No member may be a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11), or an employee
2of a principal, as defined in s. 13.62 (12).
SB1-ASA2, s. 73 3Section 73. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA2,34,10 415.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Enforcement division. There is
5created in the government accountability and integrity board an enforcement
6division. The enforcement division shall be under the direction and supervision of
7an administrator, who shall be appointed by the board, to serve for a term of not less
8than 4 years nor more than 6 years expiring on September 1 of an odd-numbered
9year. The administrator shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state
10who has criminal justice experience.
SB1-ASA2,34,14 11(2) Accountability and integrity division. There is created in the government
12accountability and integrity board an accountability and integrity division. The
13accountability and integrity division shall be under the direction and supervision of
14an administrator, who shall be appointed by the board.
SB1-ASA2,34,17 15(3) Elections division. There is created in the government accountability and
16integrity board an elections division. The elections division shall be under the
17direction and supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 74 18Section 74. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 75 19Section 75. 15.617 of the statutes is renumbered 15.607, and 15.607 (1) of the
20statutes, as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,35,421 15.607 (1) Election administration council. There is created in the elections
22government accountability and integrity board an election administration council
23consisting of members appointed by the executive director of the elections
24government accountability and integrity board, including the clerk or executive
25director of the board of election commissioners of the 2 counties or municipalities in

1this state having the largest population, one or more election officials of other
2counties or municipalities, representatives of organizations that advocate for the
3interests of individuals with disabilities and organizations that advocate for the
4interests of the voting public, and other electors of this state.
SB1-ASA2, s. 76 5Section 76. 15.62 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 77 6Section 77. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,35,157 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
8constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
9the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
10supplies specified by the elections government accountability and integrity board.
11The laws, manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost,
12including distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The elections government
13accountability and integrity
board shall inform the department in writing as to
14which election manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under
15this subsection.
SB1-ASA2, s. 78 16Section 78. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,35,2017 16.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
18congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
19reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the elections
20government accountability and integrity board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 79 21Section 79. 16.973 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,36,222 16.973 (6) With the advice of the ethics government accountability and
23integrity
board, adopt and enforce standards of ethical conduct applicable to its paid
24consultants which are similar to the standards prescribed in subch. III of ch. 19,

1except that the department shall not require its paid consultants to file statements
2of economic interests.
SB1-ASA2, s. 80 3Section 80. 17.07 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,36,114 17.07 (6) Other state officers serving in an office that is filled by appointment
5of any officer or body without the concurrence of the governor, by the officer or body
6having the authority to make appointments to that office, at pleasure, except that
7officers appointed according to merit and fitness under and subject to ch. 230 or
8officers whose removal is governed by ch. 230 may be removed only in conformity
9with that chapter, and except that the administrator of the enforcement division in
10the government accountability and integrity board may be removed from office only
11by the board, for cause
.
SB1-ASA2, s. 81 12Section 81. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,36,1613 17.17 (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
14senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
15wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the elections government
16accountability and integrity
board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 82 17Section 82. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,36,2018 17.17 (4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
19of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
20governor and the elections government accountability and integrity board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 83 21Section 83. 19.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,36,2322 19.42 (3) "Board" means the ethics government accountability and integrity
23board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 84 24Section 84. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 85 25Section 85. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,37,19
119.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the board a statement
2of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no later than
34:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers for the
4office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day
5after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
6nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j), 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15
7(1), or 8.20 (8) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
8nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk
9in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus, or no later than 4:30 p.m.
10on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
11the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a write-in candidate
12or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination under s. 8.35 (2) (a).
13The information contained on the statement shall be current as of December 31 of
14the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the name of any candidate
15for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the elections government accountability
16and integrity
board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall
17ascertain whether that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the
18elections government accountability and integrity board, municipal clerk, or board
19of election commissioners may not certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
SB1-ASA2, s. 86 20Section 86. 19.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,38,621 19.43 (5) Each member of the investment board and each employee of the
22investment board who is a state public official shall complete and file with the ethics
23government accountability and integrity board a quarterly report of economic
24transactions no later than the last day of the month following the end of each
25calendar quarter during any portion of which he or she was a member or employee

1of the investment board. Such reports of economic transactions shall be in the form
2prescribed by the ethics government accountability and integrity board and shall
3identify the date and nature of any purchase, sale, put, call, option, lease, or creation,
4dissolution, or modification of any economic interest made during the quarter for
5which the report is filed and disclosure of which would be required by s. 19.44 if a
6statement of economic interests were being filed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 87 7Section 87. 19.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,38,218 19.45 (6) No state public official, member of a state public official's immediate
9family, nor any organization with which the state public official or a member of the
10official's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity,
11voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease
12involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in
13whole or in part derived from state funds, unless the state public official has first
14made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to
15the board and to the department acting for the state in regard to such contract or
16lease. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subsection may be voided
17by the state in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics
18board, or the department or officer acting for the state in regard to the allocation of
19state funds from which such payment is derived, knew or should have known that
20a violation of this subsection had occurred. This subsection does not affect the
21application of s. 946.13.
SB1-ASA2, s. 88 22Section 88. 19.46 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,38,2523 19.46 (1) (intro.) Except in accordance with the board's advice of the executive
24director of the board
under sub. (2) s. 5.05 (6a) and except as otherwise provided in
25sub. (3), no state public official may:
SB1-ASA2, s. 89
1Section 89. 19.46 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (6a) and amended to
2read:
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