AB542, s. 86
21Section
86. 7.30 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,57,822
7.30
(6) (b) Prior to the first election following the appointment of the
23inspectors, the municipal clerk shall appoint one of the inspectors at each polling
24place
, other than the inspector who is appointed under sub. (1) (b), to serve as chief
25inspector.
No person may serve as chief inspector at any election who is not certified
1by the board under s. 7.31 at the time of the election. The chief inspector shall hold
2the position for the remainder of the term unless the inspector is removed by the clerk
3or the inspector ceases to be certified under s. 7.31
, except that whenever. Whenever 4wards are combined or separated under s. 5.15 (6) (b), the municipal clerk shall
5appoint another inspector
who is certified under s. 7.31 to serve as chief inspector at
6each polling place designated under s. 5.15 (6) (b). If a vacancy occurs in the position
7of chief inspector at any polling place, the municipal clerk shall appoint one of the
8other inspectors
who is certified under s. 7.31 to fill the vacancy.
AB542, s. 87
9Section
87. 7.30 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,57,1510
7.30
(6) (c) If any election official
appointed under this section lacks the
11qualifications set forth in this section, fails to attend training sessions required
12under s. 7.15 (1) (e) unless excused therefrom, is guilty of neglecting his or her official
13duties or commits official misconduct, the municipal clerk or board of election
14commissioners shall summarily remove the official from office and the vacancy shall
15be filled under sub. (2) (b).
AB542, s. 88
16Section
88. 7.31 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,57,18
177.31 (title)
Training and certification of chief inspectors election
18officials, special voting deputies, and special registration deputies
.
AB542, s. 89
19Section
89. 7.31 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 7.31 (1r) and amended to
20read:
AB542,58,221
7.31
(1r) The board shall, by rule, prescribe requirements for certification of
22individuals to serve as
chief inspectors election officials at polling places in an
23election, to serve as special voting deputies under ss. 6.873 and 6.875 and to serve
24as special registration deputies under s. 6.26. The requirements shall include
1attendance at one or more training sessions produced and conducted by the board
2under this section. The requirements shall not include taking an examination.
AB542, s. 90
3Section
90. 7.31 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB542,58,74
7.31
(1g) The board shall produce and periodically reissue as necessary a video
5program for the purpose of training election officials, special voting deputies, and
6special registration deputies under s. 6.26. The board shall make the program
7available for viewing electronically through an Internet-based system.
AB542, s. 91
8Section
91. 7.31 (2) to (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB542,58,139
7.31
(2) No individual may serve as
a chief inspector an election official at a
10polling place in an election
, no person may serve as a special voting deputy under s.
116.873 or 6.875, and no individual may serve as a special registration deputy under
12s. 6.26 unless the individual is certified by the board to hold that office
on at the
date
13of the election time at which the individual serves.
AB542,58,20
14(3) The board shall, upon application, issue certificates to qualified individuals
15who meet the requirements
prescribed by the board to be certified as
chief inspectors 16election officials at polling places in an election, to serve as special voting deputies
17under s. 6.873 or 6.875, or to serve as special registration deputies under s. 6.26. The
18requirements shall be structured to enable a qualified individual to be certified solely
19by viewing the current, applicable video program produced by the board under sub.
20(1g). Each certificate shall carry an expiration date.
AB542,59,2
21(4) The board shall require each individual to whom a certificate is issued
22under this section to meet requirements to maintain that certification.
The
23requirements shall be structured to enable an individual to maintain his or her
24certificate solely by viewing the current, applicable video program produced by the
1board under sub. (1g). The board shall renew the certificate of any individual who
2requests renewal and who meets the requirements prescribed under this subsection.
AB542,59,7
3(5) The board shall
produce and conduct regular training programs to ensure
4that individuals who are certified by the board under this section are knowledgeable
5concerning their authority and responsibilities. The board shall pay all costs
6required to
produce and conduct the training programs from the appropriation under
7s. 20.510 (1) (bm)
or (x).
AB542, s. 92
8Section
92. 7.32 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,59,13
97.32 Change of election official numbers. Notwithstanding s. 7.30 (1), the
10governing body or board of election commissioners of any municipality may by
11resolution reduce the number of election officials and modify or rescind any similar
12previous action. No such action may reduce the number of officials at a polling place
13to less than
4 at the general election or at any other election to less than 3.
AB542, s. 93
14Section
93. 7.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,59,2015
7.33
(3) Every employer shall grant to each employee who is appointed to serve
16as an election official
under s. 7.30 a leave of absence for the entire 24-hour period
17of each election day in which the official serves in his or her official capacity. An
18employee who serves as an election official shall provide his or her employer with at
19least 7 days' notice of application for a leave. The municipal clerk shall verify
20appointments upon request of any employer.
AB542, s. 94
21Section
94. 7.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,60,622
7.37
(2) Preserve order. The inspectors shall possess full authority to
23maintain order and to enforce obedience to their lawful commands during the
24election and the canvass of the votes. They shall permit only one person in a voting
25booth at a time and shall prevent any person from taking notice of how another
1person has voted, except when assistance is given under s. 6.82. They shall enforce
2s. 5.35 (5) and prevent electioneering from taking place in violation of s. 12.03
(1) or
3(2). If any person refuses to obey the lawful commands of an inspector, or is disorderly
4in the presence or hearing of the inspectors, interrupts or disturbs the proceedings,
5they may order any law enforcement officer to remove the person from the voting
6area or to take the person into custody.
AB542, s. 95
7Section
95. 7.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,60,138
7.41
(1) Any member of the public may be present at any polling place
or at any
9satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1) for the purpose of
10observation of an election, except a candidate at that election. The chief inspector
11at the polling place or a special voting deputy at the voting station may reasonably
12limit the number of persons representing the same organization who are permitted
13to observe an election at the same time.
AB542, s. 96
14Section
96. 7.41 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,60,2115
7.41
(2) The chief inspector
at a polling place or a special voting deputy at a
16satellite absentee voting station may restrict the location of any individual
17exercising the right under sub. (1) to certain areas within
a the polling place
or
18voting station. The chief inspector
or special voting deputy shall clearly designate
19such an area as an observation area. Designated observation areas shall be so
20positioned to permit any authorized individual to readily observe all public aspects
21of the voting process.
AB542, s. 97
22Section
97. 7.41 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,60,2523
7.41
(3) (intro.) The chief inspector
or special voting deputy may order the
24removal of any individual exercising the right under sub. (1) if that individual
25commits an overt act which:
AB542, s. 98
1Section
98. 7.41 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,61,32
7.41
(3) (a) Disrupts the operation of the polling place
or satellite absentee
3voting station; or
AB542, s. 99
4Section
99. 7.41 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,61,55
7.41
(3) (b) Violates s. 12.03 (2)
or (2m).
AB542, s. 100
6Section
100. 7.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,61,217
7.51
(1) Canvass procedure. Immediately after the polls close
all of the
8inspectors
except any inspector appointed under s. 7.30 (1) (b) shall proceed to
9canvass publicly all votes received at the polling place. In any municipality where
10an electronic voting system is used, the municipal governing body or board of election
11commissioners may provide or authorize the municipal clerk or executive director of
12the board of election commissioners to provide for the adjournment of the canvass to
13one or more central counting locations for specified polling places in the manner
14prescribed in subch. III of ch. 5. No central counting location may be used to count
15votes at a polling place where an electronic voting system is not employed. The
16canvass, whether conducted at the polling place or at a central counting location,
17shall continue without adjournment until the canvass
of all ballots cast at the polling
18place is completed and the return statements
for those ballots are made. The
19inspectors shall not permit access to the name of any elector who has obtained a
20confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) during the canvass, except as authorized in s.
216.47 (8).
AB542, s. 101
22Section
101. 7.51 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,62,723
7.51
(2) (c) Whenever the number of ballots exceeds the number of voting
24electors as indicated on the poll list, the inspectors shall place all ballots face up to
25check for blank ballots. In this paragraph, "blank ballot" means a ballot on which
1no votes are cast for any office or question. The inspectors shall mark, lay aside and
2preserve any blank ballots.
If the number of ballots still exceeds the number of voting
3electors, the inspectors shall place all ballots face down and proceed to check for the
4initials. The inspectors shall mark, lay aside and preserve any ballot not bearing the
5initials of 2 inspectors or any absentee ballot not bearing the initials of the municipal
6clerk. During the count the inspectors shall count those ballots cast by challenged
7electors the same as the other ballots.
AB542, s. 102
8Section
102. 7.51 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,63,29
7.51
(2) (e)
If, after any ballots have been laid aside, the number of ballots still
10exceeds the total number of electors recorded on the poll list, the inspectors shall
11separate the absentee ballots from the other ballots. If there is an excess number of
12absentee ballots, the inspectors shall place the absentee ballots in the ballot box and
13one of the inspectors shall publicly and without examination draw therefrom by
14chance the number of ballots equal to the excess number of absentee ballots. If there
15is an excess number of
other ballots, the inspectors shall place those ballots in the
16ballot box and one of the inspectors shall publicly and without examination draw
17therefrom by chance the number of ballots equal to the excess number of those
18ballots. All ballots so removed may not be counted but shall be specially marked as
19having been removed by the inspectors on original canvass due to an excess number
20of ballots, set aside and preserved. When the number of ballots and total shown on
21the poll list agree, the inspectors shall return all ballots to be counted to the ballot
22box and shall turn the ballot box in such manner as to thoroughly mix the ballots.
23The inspectors shall then open, count and record the number of votes. When the
24ballots are counted, the inspectors shall separate them into piles for ballots similarly
1voted. Objections may be made to placement of ballots in the piles at the time the
2separation is made.
AB542, s. 103
3Section
103. 7.51 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (4) (i) and amended
4to read:
AB542,63,115
7.52
(4) (i) All absentee certificate envelopes which have been opened shall be
6returned by the
inspectors board of canvassers to the municipal clerk in a securely
7sealed carrier envelope which is clearly marked "used absentee certificate
8envelopes". The envelopes shall be signed by
the chief inspector and 2 other
9inspectors each member of the board of canvassers. Except when the ballots are used
10in a municipal or school district election only, the municipal clerk shall transmit the
11used envelopes to the county clerk.
AB542, s. 104
12Section
104. 7.51 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,64,213
7.51
(4) (a) The tally sheets shall state the total number of votes cast for each
14office and for each individual receiving votes for that office, whether or not the
15individual's name appears on the ballot, and shall state the vote for and against each
16proposition voted on. Upon completion of the tally sheets, the inspectors shall
17immediately complete inspectors' statements in duplicate. The inspectors shall state
18the excess, if any, by which the number of ballots exceeds the number of electors
19voting as shown by the poll list and shall state the number of the last elector as shown
20by the poll lists. At least 3 inspectors, including the chief inspector and, unless
21election officials are appointed under s. 7.30 (4) (c) without regard to party affiliation,
22at least one inspector representing each political party,
but not including any
23inspector appointed under s. 7.30 (1) (b), shall then certify to the correctness of the
24statements and tally sheets and sign their names. All other election officials
25assisting with the tally shall also certify to the correctness of the tally sheets. When
1the tally is complete, the inspectors shall publicly announce the results from the
2statements.
AB542, s. 105
3Section
105. 7.51 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,64,124
7.51
(5) (b) The municipal clerk shall arrange for delivery of all ballots,
5statements, tally sheets, lists, and envelopes relating to a school district election to
6the school district clerk. The municipal clerk shall deliver the ballots, statements,
7tally sheets, lists, and envelopes for his or her municipality relating to any county,
8technical college district, state, or national election to the county clerk by 2 p.m. on
9the
2nd day following each such election. The person delivering the returns shall be
10paid out of the municipal treasury. Each clerk shall retain ballots, statements, tally
11sheets, or envelopes received by the clerk until destruction is authorized under s.
127.23 (1).
AB542, s. 106
13Section
106. 7.52 of the statutes is created to read:
AB542,64,23
147.52 Canvassing of absentee ballots.
(1) At one or more times no earlier
15than the 7th day after absentee ballots are distributed for each election under s. 7.15
16(1) (cm) and no later than 10 a.m. on the day after an election, the municipal board
17of canvassers designated under s. 7.53 (1) or (2) shall publicly convene to count the
18absentee ballots for the municipality. The municipal clerk shall give at least 48
19hours' notice of any meeting under this subsection. Any member of the public has
20the same right of access to a meeting of the municipal board of canvassers under this
21subsection that the individual would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings
22at a polling place. The board of canvassers may order the removal of any individual
23exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual disrupts the meeting.
AB542,65,5
24(2) In counting the absentee ballots, the board of canvassers shall use 2
25duplicate copies of a single poll list for the entire municipality prepared in accordance
1with s. 6.36 (2). Upon accepting each absentee ballot, the board of canvassers shall
2enter a poll list number on the poll list next to the name of the elector who voted the
3ballot, beginning with the number one. If the elector's name does not appear on the
4poll list, the board of canvassers shall enter the number on a separate list maintained
5under this subsection.
AB542,65,16
6(4) (a) The board of canvassers shall then open the ballot box and remove and
7count the number of ballots therein without examination except as is necessary to
8ascertain that each is a single ballot. The board of canvassers shall mark the poll list
9number of each elector who casts an absentee ballot on the back of the elector's ballot.
10If 2 or more ballots are folded together so as to appear as a single ballot, the board
11of canvassers shall lay them aside until the count is completed; and if, after a
12comparison of the count and the appearance of the ballots it appears to the board of
13canvassers that the ballots folded together were voted by the same person they shall
14not be counted but the board of canvassers shall mark them as to the reason for
15removal, set them aside, and carefully preserve them. The board of canvassers shall
16then proceed under par. (b).
AB542,65,2117
(b) When during the counting of the ballots cast at an election the board of
18canvassers finds that a ballot is so defective that it cannot determine with reasonable
19certainty for whom it was cast, the board of canvassers shall so mark the ballot and
20preserve it. The board of canvassers shall not count the vote cast on the ballot for
21any office for which it determines the ballot to be defective.
AB542,66,622
(c) Whenever the number of ballots exceeds the number of voting electors as
23indicated on the poll list, the board of canvassers shall place all ballots face up to
24check for blank ballots. In this paragraph, "blank ballot" means a ballot on which
25no votes are cast for any office or question. The board of canvassers shall mark, lay
1aside, and preserve any blank ballots. If the number of ballots still exceeds the
2number of voting electors, the board of canvassers shall place all ballots face down
3and proceed to check for the initials. The inspectors shall mark, lay aside, and
4preserve any ballot not bearing the initials of the municipal clerk. During the count
5the board of canvassers shall count those ballots cast by challenged electors the same
6as the other ballots.
AB542,66,127
(d) The board of canvassers shall keep a written statement, in duplicate, of the
8number of ballots set aside and the number of defective ballots and challenged
9ballots. The statement shall contain a record of the reasons for setting aside each
10ballot and the reasons why each defective or challenged ballot is defective or
11challenged. The board of canvassers shall certify that the statement is correct, sign
12it, and attach it to the tally sheets.
AB542,66,2513
(e) If, after any ballots have been laid aside, the number of ballots still exceeds
14the total number of electors recorded on the poll list, the board of canvassers shall
15place the absentee ballots in the ballot box and one of the members shall publicly and
16without examination draw therefrom by chance the number of ballots equal to the
17excess number of ballots. All ballots so removed shall not be counted but shall be
18specially marked as having been removed by the board of canvassers on original
19canvass due to an excess number of ballots, set aside, and preserved. When the
20number of ballots and total shown on the poll list agree, the board of canvassers shall
21return all ballots to be counted to the ballot box and shall turn the ballot box in such
22manner as to thoroughly mix the ballots. The board of canvassers shall then open,
23count, and record the number of votes. When the ballots are counted, the board of
24canvassers shall separate them into piles for ballots similarly voted. Objections may
25be made to placement of ballots in the piles at the time the separation is made.
AB542,67,3
1(f) If corrected ballots under s. 5.72 (3) are distributed under s. 5.72 (3) or 7.10
2(3), only the votes cast on the corrected ballots may be counted for any office or
3referendum in which the original ballots differ from the corrected ballots.
AB542,67,154
(g) The board of canvassers shall place together all ballots counted by it which
5relate to any national, state, or county office or any state, county, or technical college
6district referendum and secure them together so that they cannot be untied or
7tampered with without breaking the seal. The secured ballots, together with any
8ballots marked "Defective," shall then be secured by the board of canvassers in the
9ballot container in such a manner that the container cannot be opened without
10breaking the seals or locks, or destroying the container. The board of canvassers
11shall place the ballots cast under s. 6.97 in a separate, securely sealed carrier
12envelope which is clearly marked "Section 6.97 ballots." Each member of the board
13of canvassers shall sign the carrier envelope. The carrier envelope shall not be placed
14in the ballot container. The board of canvassers shall then deliver the ballots to the
15municipal clerk in the ballot container and carrier envelope.
AB542,67,2116
(h) For ballots that relate only to municipal or school district offices or
17referenda, the board of canvassers, in lieu of par. (a), after counting the ballots shall
18return them to the proper ballot boxes, lock the boxes, paste paper over the slots, sign
19their names to the paper, and deliver them and the keys therefor to the municipal
20or school district clerk. The clerk shall retain the ballots until destruction is
21authorized under s. 7.23.
AB542,68,4
22(6) (a) The board of canvassers shall review each certificate envelope to
23determine whether any absentee ballot is cast by an elector whose name appears on
24the poll list as ineligible to vote at the election. If the board of canvassers receives
25an absentee ballot that has been cast by an elector whose name appears on the poll
1list as ineligible to vote, the inspectors shall challenge the ballot in the same manner
2as provided for inspectors making challenges under s. 6.92 and shall treat the ballot
3in the manner as provided for treatment of challenged ballots by inspectors under
4s. 6.95.
AB542,68,245
(b) Any elector may challenge for cause any absentee ballot other than a ballot
6that was cast in person under s. 6.86 (1) (a) 2. or under s. 6.873. For the purpose of
7deciding upon ballots that are challenged for any reason, the board of canvassers
8may call before it any person whose absentee ballot is challenged if the person is
9available to be called. If the person challenged refuses to answer fully any relevant
10questions put to him or her by the board of canvassers under s. 6.92, the board of
11canvassers shall reject the elector's vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the
12person offering to vote has answered the questions, one of the members of the board
13of canvassers shall administer to the person the following oath or affirmation: "You
14do solemnly swear (or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are a citizen of the
15United States; you are now and for 10 days have been a resident of this ward except
16under s. 6.02 (2); you have not voted at this election; you have not made any bet or
17wager or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon
18the result of this election; you are not on any other ground disqualified to vote at this
19election." If the person challenged refuses to take the oath or affirmation, the
20person's vote shall be rejected. If the person challenged answers fully all relevant
21questions put to the elector by the board of canvassers under s. 6.92, takes the oath
22or affirmation, and fulfills the applicable registration requirements, and if the
23answers to the questions given by the person indicate that the person meets the
24voting qualification requirements, the person's vote shall be received.
AB542,69,21
1(7) The board of canvassers shall maintain tally sheets on forms provided by
2the municipal clerk, which shall state the total number of votes cast for each office
3and for each individual receiving votes for that office, whether or not the individual's
4name appears on the ballot, and shall state the vote for and against each proposition
5voted on. If the board of canvassers recesses without completing the canvass of the
6absentee ballots, the municipal clerk shall secure the tally sheets, together with all
7ballots, envelopes, and other materials, and shall deliver them to the board of
8canvassers at its next meeting under sub. (1). Upon completion of the canvass of the
9absentee ballots, the board of canvassers shall immediately complete statements in
10duplicate. The statements shall state the excess, if any, by which the number of
11ballots exceeds the number of electors voting as shown by the poll list used by the
12board of canvassers under this section and shall state the poll list number of the last
13elector as shown by the poll list. Each member of the board of canvassers shall then
14certify to the correctness of the statements and tally sheets and sign their names.
15All other election officials assisting with the tally shall also certify to the correctness
16of the tally sheets. If the board of canvassers meets under sub. (1) before the day after
17election day, the canvassers shall not announce the results and the records of the
18count are not open to public inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1). When the tally
19is complete, the board of canvassers shall publicly announce the results from the
20statements and the records of the count are open to public inspection and copying
21under s. 19.35 (1).
AB542,70,6
22(8) The board of canvassers shall make full and accurate return of the votes cast
23for each candidate and proposition on the tally sheet forms. Each tally sheet shall
24record the returns for each office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns
25are authorized in accordance with s. 5.15 (6) (b) in which case the tally sheet shall
1record the returns for each group of combined wards. After recording the votes, the
2board of canvassers shall seal in a carrier envelope outside the ballot bag or container
3one inspector's statement under sub. (4) (d), one tally sheet, and one poll list for
4delivery to the county clerk, unless the election relates only to municipal or school
5district offices or referenda. The board of canvassers shall also similarly seal one
6statement, one tally sheet, and one poll list for delivery to the municipal clerk.
AB542, s. 107
7Section
107. 7.53 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,70,238
7.53
(1) Municipalities with one polling place. Where the municipality
9constitutes one ward or combines all wards to utilize a single polling place under s.
105.15 (6) (b), the canvass
of the votes cast at the polling place shall be conducted
11publicly under s. 7.51 and the inspectors
, other than any inspector appointed under
12s. 7.30 (1) (b), shall act as the municipal board of canvassers.
After the canvass of
13the absentee ballots is completed under s. 7.52, the board of canvassers shall
14reconcile the poll list of the electors who vote by absentee ballot with the
15corresponding poll list of the electors who vote in person to ensure that no elector is
16allowed to cast more than one ballot. If an elector who votes in person has submitted
17an absentee ballot, the absentee ballot is void. Upon completion of the canvass
under
18this section and s. 7.52 and ascertainment of the results by the
inspectors board of
19canvassers, the
municipal clerk shall publicly read
to the board of canvassers the
20names of the persons voted for and the number of votes for each person for each
21municipal office, the names of the persons declared by the
inspectors board of
22canvassers to have won nomination or election to each municipal office and the
23number of votes cast for and against each municipal referendum question.
AB542, s. 108
24Section
108. 7.53 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,71,19
17.53
(2) (d) The municipal board of canvassers shall publicly canvass the
2returns of every
municipal election. The canvass shall begin
within 24 hours after
3the polls close as soon as possible after the canvass of absentee ballots is completed
4under s. 7.52 but no later than 9 a.m. on the 2nd day after election day. After the
5canvass of the absentee ballots is completed under s. 7.52, the board of canvassers
6shall reconcile the poll list of the electors who vote by absentee ballot with the
7corresponding poll list of the electors who vote in person to ensure that no elector is
8allowed to cast more than one ballot. If an elector who votes in person has submitted
9an absentee ballot, the absentee ballot is void. At the spring election, the board of
10canvassers shall publicly declare the results on or before the 2nd Tuesday in April.
11The board of canvassers shall prepare a statement showing the results of each
12election for any municipal office and each municipal referendum. After each primary
13for municipal offices, the board of canvassers shall prepare a statement certifying the
14names of those persons who have won nomination to office. After each other election
15for a municipal office and each municipal referendum, the board of canvassers shall
16prepare a determination showing the names of the persons who are elected to each
17municipal office and the results of each municipal referendum. The board of
18canvassers shall file each statement and determination in the office of the municipal
19clerk or board of election commissioners.
AB542, s. 109
20Section
109. 7.60 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,72,921
7.60
(3) Canvassing. Not later than 9 a.m. on the
Thursday Friday after each
22election the county board of canvassers shall open and publicly examine the returns.
23If returns have not been received from any election district or ward in the county,
24they shall dispatch a messenger and the person having them shall deliver the
25returns to the messenger. If, on examination, any of the returns received are so
1informal or defective that the board cannot intelligently canvass them, they shall
2dispatch a messenger to deliver the returns back to the municipal board of
3canvassers with written specifications of the informalities or defects and command
4them to immediately complete the returns or remedy the defects in the manner
5required and deliver them to the messenger. Every messenger shall safely keep all
6returns, show them to no one but the municipal clerk and board of canvassers and
7deliver them to the county clerk with all possible dispatch. To acquire the necessary
8full returns and remedy any informalities or defects the county board of canvassers
9may adjourn not longer than one day at a time nor more than 2 days in all.
AB542, s. 110
10Section
110. 12.03 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1112.03 (title)
Election day
Restricted campaigning restricted.
AB542, s. 111
12Section
111. 12.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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12.03
(1) No election official may engage in electioneering on election day.
This
14subsection does not apply to an election official who is appointed under s. 6.285 or
156.873 and is not serving as an election official on election day.
AB542, s. 112
16Section
112. 12.03 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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12.03
(1m) No election official appointed under s. 6.285 or 6.873 may engage
18in electioneering at a satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1)
19on any day during which absentee ballots may be cast at the voting station.
AB542, s. 113
20Section
113. 12.03 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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12.03
(2m) (a) No person may engage in electioneering within any building, or
22at the doors to any building, in which a satellite absentee voting station is designated
23under s. 6.873 (1) on any day during which absentee ballots may be cast at the voting
24station. This paragraph applies to electioneering on private property only if the
1property is owned or controlled by the person who consented under s. 6.873 (1) to the
2designation of the voting station.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no person may engage in
4electioneering within 100 feet of a satellite absentee voting station that is designated
5under s. 6.873 (1) and that is not located within a building on any day during which
6absentee ballots may be cast at the voting station. This paragraph applies to
7electioneering on private property only if the property is owned or controlled by the
8person who consented under s. 6.873 (1) to the designation of the voting station. This
9paragraph does not apply to the placement of any material on the bumper of a motor
10vehicle.
AB542, s. 114
11Section
114. 12.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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12.07
(2) No employer may refuse to allow an employee to serve as an election
13official
under s. 7.30 or make any threats or offer any inducements of any kind to the
14employee for the purpose of preventing the employee from so serving.
AB542, s. 115
15Section
115. 12.13 (3) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
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12.13
(3) (gm) Use or allow the use of any birth date information obtained
17under s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. am. for a commercial purpose, or post or allow the posting of
18any such information on the Internet.
AB542, s. 116
19Section
116. 12.13 (3) (x) of the statutes is amended to read:
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12.13
(3) (x) Refuse to obey a lawful order of an inspector
or special voting
21deputy made for the purpose of enforcing the election laws; engage in disorderly
22behavior at or near a polling place
or at or near a satellite absentee voting station
23designated under s. 6.873 (1); or interrupt or disturb the voting or canvassing
24proceedings.
AB542, s. 117
25Section
117. 12.13 (3) (ze) of the statutes is created to read:
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112.13
(3) (ze) Compensate a person for obtaining voter registrations from other
2persons at a rate that varies in relation to the number of voter registrations obtained
3by the person.
AB542, s. 118
4Section
118. 12.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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12.60
(1) (a) Whoever violates s. 12.09, 12.11
, or 12.13 (1), (2) (b) 1. to 7.
, or (3)
6(a), (e), (f),
(gm), (j), (k), (L), (m), (y)
, or (z) is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB542, s. 119
7Section
119. 12.60 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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12.60
(1) (b) Whoever violates s. 12.03, 12.05, 12.07, 12.08
, or 12.13 (2) (b) 8.
, 9or (3) (b), (c), (d), (g), (i), (n) to (x),
(ze), (zm)
, or (zn) may be fined not more than $1,000,
10or imprisoned not more than 6 months
, or both.
AB542, s. 120
11Section
120. 17.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1217.29 Effect of chapter. The provisions of this chapter supersede all contrary
13provisions in either the general law or in special acts, except
ch. 7 ss. 6.26 (2) (b), 6.28
14(2) (b), 6.285, 6.55 (6), 6.873, 6.875, and 7.30 relating to
appointed election
officers
15appointed for the election wards or polling places in the state
officials and ch. 21
16relating to the military staff of the governor and to officers of the Wisconsin national
17guard; and shall govern all offices whether created by general law or special act,
18unless otherwise specially provided.
AB542, s. 121
19Section
121. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
20insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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AB542, s. 122
1Section
122. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: