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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
October 4, 2005 - Introduced by Law Revision Committee. Referred to Committee
on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and
Government Reform.
SB365,1,5
1An Act relating to: repealing, consolidating, renumbering, amending and
2revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of correcting errors,
3supplying omissions, correcting, and clarifying references, and eliminating
4defects, anachronisms, conflicts, ambiguities, and obsolete provisions
5(Revisor's Revision Bill).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This revisor's revision bill is explained in the Notes provided by the revisor of
statutes in the body of the bill. The overall purpose of this bill is to improve
readability, add clarity, and conform existing statutes with current drafting style.
In accordance with a change in drafting style, commas before the last item in a series
are added throughout this bill. "Which" is replaced by "that" where grammatically
correct. This bill is not intended to make any substantive changes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
Note: This bill is not intended to make any substantive changes.
SB365, s. 1
6Section
1. 5.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.15 (1) (a) 1. and amended
7to read:
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15.15
(1) (a) 1. Every city, village
, and town in this state shall by its common
2council or village or town board, respectively, be divided into wards as provided in
3this section, except as authorized in sub. (2). The boundaries of the wards
4established under this section, and the number assigned to each ward, are intended
5to be as permanent as possible, and to this end each ward shall when created contain
6a population at a convenient point within the applicable population range under sub.
7(2) (b), with due consideration for the known trends of population increase or
8decrease within that part of the municipality in which the ward is located.
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92. Once established, the boundaries of each ward shall remain unchanged until
10a further decennial federal census of population indicates that the population of a
11ward is then above or below the applicable population range or until the ward
12boundaries are required to be changed to permit creation of supervisory or
13aldermanic districts of substantially equal population or to enhance the
14participation of members of a racial or language minority group in the political
15process and their ability to elect representatives of their choice.
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163. If the population of a ward has increased above the maximum of its
17population range or if the population of a ward must be decreased for a reason
18specified in
this paragraph subd. 2., the ward shall be divided into 2 or more wards
19in compliance with sub. (2) (b). If the population of a ward has decreased below the
20minimum of its population range or if the population of a ward must be increased for
21a reason specified in
this paragraph subd. 2., the ward shall, if possible, be combined
22with an adjoining ward, or the underpopulated ward and one adjoining ward shall
23be combined and together subdivided into 2 or more wards in compliance with sub.
24(2).
Note: Divides long sentence to correct sentence agreement and subdivides long
provision for improved readability and conformity with current style.
SB365, s. 2
1Section
2. 5.58 (intro.) (except 5.58 (title)) of the statutes is renumbered 5.58
2(1a) and amended to read:
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5.58
(1a) Generally. At spring primary elections the
following ballots
under
4subs. (1b) to (2r), when necessary, shall be provided for each ward, except as
5authorized in s. 5.655. Except as provided under sub. (2r), only nonpartisan
6candidates nominated for office by nomination papers shall have their names placed
7on the official spring primary ballot under the proper office designation, but the
8ballots shall allow room for write-in candidates.
Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory paragraph according to
current style. Adds a title for conformity with the remainder of the section.
SB365, s. 3
9Section
3. 5.58 (1) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 5.58 (1b) (title).
Note: See the next section of this bill.
SB365, s. 4
10Section
4. 5.58 (1) (intro.) (except 5.58 (1) (title)) of the statutes is renumbered
115.58 (1b) (am).
Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory paragraph according to
current style.
SB365, s. 5
12Section
5. 5.58 (1) (a) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 5.58 (1b) (bm) and
13(cm).
Note: Renumbers provisions to accommodate the renumbering of s. 5.58 (1) (intro.)
by this bill.
SB365, s. 6
14Section
6. 5.58 (2r) (intro.) (except 5.58 (2r) (title)) of the statutes is
15renumbered 5.58 (2r) (am) and amended to read:
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5.58
(2r) (am) Except as authorized in s. 5.655, there shall be a separate ballot
17for each recognized political party filing a certification under s. 8.12 (1), listing the
18names of all potential candidates of that party determined under s. 8.12 and
19affording, in addition, an opportunity to the voter to nominate another potential
1candidate by write-in vote or to vote for an uninstructed delegation to the party
2convention. The order of
such presidential candidates
on the ballot shall be
3determined by lot by or under the supervision of the board. Each voter shall be given
4the ballots of all the parties participating in the presidential preference vote, but may
5vote on one ballot only.
Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory paragraph according to
current style. Replaces a disfavored term and inserts a specific reference.
SB365, s. 7
6Section
7. 5.58 (2r) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.58 (2r) (bm).
Note: Renumbers provision to accommodate the renumbering of s. 5.58 (2r) (intro.)
by this bill.
SB365, s. 8
7Section
8. 5.60 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.60 Spring election ballots. (intro.) At spring elections
all of the following
9ballots, when necessary, shall be provided for each ward, except as authorized in s.
105.655
.:
Note: Conforms introductory provision to current style.
SB365, s. 9
11Section
9. 5.60 (1) (intro.) (except 5.60 (1) (title)) of the statutes is renumbered
125.60 (1) (ag) and amended to read:
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5.60
(1) (ag) There shall be one separate ballot for state superintendent,
14judicial officers, county executive
, and county supervisor, except as authorized in s.
155.655. For county supervisor, the ballot shall be prepared in accordance with ss. 5.58
16(2) and 59.10 (3). Arrangement of the names of candidates for county executive,
17county supervisor
, and municipal judge, if the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4),
18shall be determined by the county clerk or the executive director of the county board
19of election commissioners determining ballot arrangement under s. 5.58 (1c), in the
20manner prescribed in par. (b).
Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory provision according to
current style.
SB365, s. 10
1Section
10. 5.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.60 (1) (ar).
Note: Renumbers provision to accommodate the renumbering of s. 5.60 (1) (intro.)
by this bill.
SB365, s. 11
2Section
11. 5.60 (3) (intro.) (except 5.60 (3) (title)) of the statutes is
3renumbered 5.60 (3) (ag).
Note: Renumbers a provision that is not an introductory paragraph according to
current style.
SB365, s. 12
4Section
12. 5.60 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.60 (3) (am) and
5amended to read:
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5.60
(3) (am) No party designation shall appear on the official ballot
for city
7offices.
Note: Renumbers provision to accommodate renumbering of s. 5.60 (3) (intro.) by
this bill and inserts specific reference.
SB365, s. 13
8Section
13. 5.60 (5) (intro.) (except 5.60 (5) (title)) of the statutes is renumbered
95.60 (5) (ag).
Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory provision according to
current style.
SB365, s. 14
10Section
14. 5.60 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.60 (5) (ar).
Note: Renumbers provision to accommodate the renumbering of s. 5.60 (5) (intro.)
by this bill.
SB365, s. 15
11Section
15. 5.62 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 5.62 (4) (ag).
Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory provision according to
current style.
SB365, s. 16
12Section
16. 5.62 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.62 (4) (ar).
Note: Renumbers provision to accommodate the renumbering of s. 5.62 (4) (intro.)
by this bill.
SB365, s. 17
13Section
17. 5.64 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.64 General election ballots. (intro.) At general elections
all of the
15following ballots, when necessary, shall be provided for each ward
.:
Note: Conforms introductory provision to current style.
SB365, s. 18
1Section
18. 5.64 (1) (intro.) (except 5.64 (1) (title)) of the statutes is renumbered
25.64 (1) (ag) and amended to read:
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5.64
(1) (ag) Except as authorized in s. 5.655, there shall be a separate ballot
4giving the names of all candidates for president and vice president and for statewide,
5congressional, legislative
, and county offices in the same form as prescribed by the
6board under s. 7.08 (1) (a).
Note: Renumbers provision that is not an introductory provision according to
current style.
SB365, s. 19
7Section
19. 5.64 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.64 (1) (ar) 1. (intro.) and
8amended to read: