AB1,22,43 3. Any record containing a finding that a complaint does not raise a reasonable
4suspicion that a violation of the law has occurred.
AB1,22,65 4. Any record containing a finding, following an investigation, that no probable
6cause exists to believe that a violation of the law has occurred.
AB1, s. 15 7Section 15. 5.05 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 16 8Section 16. 5.05 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,22,149 5.05 (9) Standing. The board has standing to commence or intervene in an any
10civil
action or proceeding for the purpose of enforcing the laws regulating the conduct
11of elections or election campaigns or ensuring their proper administration. If the
12board delegates authority to the executive director its legal counsel under sub. (1) (e)
13to act in its stead, the executive director legal counsel has standing to commence or
14intervene in such an action or proceeding.
AB1, s. 17 15Section 17. 5.05 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,22,2516 5.05 (11) Aids to counties and municipalities. From the appropriations under
17s. 20.510 20.511 (1) (t) and (x), the board may provide financial assistance to eligible
18counties and municipalities for election administration costs in accordance with the
19plan adopted under sub. (10). As a condition precedent to receipt of assistance under
20this subsection, the board shall enter into an agreement with the county or
21municipality receiving the assistance specifying the intended use of the assistance
22and shall ensure compliance with the terms of the agreement. Each agreement shall
23provide that if the federal government objects to the use of any assistance moneys
24provided to the county or municipality under the agreement, the county or
25municipality shall repay the amount of the assistance provided to the board.
AB1, s. 18
1Section 18. 5.052 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,23,5 25.052 Government accountability candidate committee. (1) The
3government accountability candidate committee shall meet whenever a vacancy
4occurs in the membership of the board that requires a nomination to be submitted
5to the governor under s. 15.60 (2).
AB1,23,7 6(2) No person may be nominated by the committee unless the person receives
7the unanimous approval of the committee.
AB1,23,9 8(3) Except as provided in sub. (4), the committee shall submit at least the
9following number of nominations:
AB1,23,1010 (a) To fill one vacancy, 2 nominations.
AB1,23,1111 (b) To fill 2 vacancies, 3 nominations.
AB1,23,1212 (c) To fill 3 vacancies, 5 nominations.
AB1,23,1313 (d) To fill 4 vacancies, 6 nominations.
AB1,23,1414 (e) To fill 5 vacancies, 7 nominations.
AB1,23,17 15(4) If a nominee dies or withdraws, or if a nomination of the governor is
16withdrawn by the governor or rejected by the senate, the committee shall submit an
17additional nominee to the governor.
AB1, s. 19 18Section 19. 5.054 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,23,19 195.054 Duties of the legal counsel. The board's legal counsel shall:
AB1,23,21 20(1) Whenever a vacancy occurs on the board, call a meeting of the government
21accountability candidate committee.
AB1,23,23 22(2) Assist the government accountability candidate committee in the
23performance of its functions.
AB1, s. 20 24Section 20. 5.055 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,24,14
15.055 Election assistance commission standards board. The executive
2director of
administrator of the elections division of the board shall, in consultation
3with the board, appoint an individual to represent this state as a member of the
4federal election assistance commission standards board. The executive director
5administrator shall also conduct and supervise a process for the selection of an
6election official by county and municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners
7to represent local election officials of this state as a member of the federal election
8assistance commission standards board. The executive director administrator shall
9ensure that the members of the federal election assistance commission standards
10board representing this state shall at no time be members of the same political party.
11Upon appointment or election of any new member of the federal election assistance
12commission standards board representing this state, the executive director
13administrator shall transmit a notice of that member's appointment or election to the
14officer or agency designated by federal law.
AB1, s. 21 15Section 21. 5.056 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,24,21 165.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The
17executive director administrator of the elections division of the board shall enter into
18the agreement with the secretary of transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to
19match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained
20by the board under s. 6.36 (1) with personally identifiable information maintained
21by the department of transportation.
AB1, s. 22 22Section 22. 5.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,25,12 235.08 Petition for enforcement. Any In addition to or in lieu of filing a
24complaint, any
elector may file a verified petition alleging such facts as are within
25his or her knowledge to indicate that an election official has failed or is failing to

1comply with any law regulating the conduct of elections or election campaigns or
2proposes to act in a manner inconsistent with such a law, and requesting that an
3action be commenced for injunctive relief, a writ of mandamus or prohibition or other
4such legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate to compel compliance with the
5law. The petition shall be filed with the district attorney of for the county where the
6violation or proposed action inconsistent with this chapter occurs or is proposed to
7occur
having jurisdiction to prosecute the alleged failure to comply under s. 978.05
8(1) and (2)
. The district attorney may then commence the action or dismiss the
9petition. If the district attorney declines to act upon the petition or if the district
10attorney fails to act upon the petition within 15 days of the date of filing, the
11petitioner may file the same petition with the attorney general, who may then
12commence the action.
AB1, s. 23 13Section 23. 5.09 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,25,20 145.09 Certification of documents. Whenever the board is authorized or
15required to make a certification of any document in the custody of the board, and the
16authority to make the certification is lawfully delegated to the executive director, the
17executive director
board's legal counsel, the legal counsel may, personally or through
18an employee authorized by the director legal counsel, affix his or her signature by
19means of a stamp, machine impression, reproduction print or similar process. This
20section does not apply to certificates of election.
AB1, s. 24 21Section 24. 5.40 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,26,322 5.40 (7) Whenever a municipality adopts and purchases voting machines or an
23electronic voting system, or adopts and purchases a different type of voting machine
24or electronic voting system from the type it was previously using, the municipal clerk
25or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners shall promptly

1notify the county clerk or executive director of the county board of election
2commissioners and the executive director of the elections administrator of the
3elections division of the
board in writing.
AB1, s. 25 4Section 25. 5.62 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,26,95 5.62 (4) (b) The county board of election commissioners in counties having a
6population of more than 500,000 shall prepare the official primary ballot. The
7commissioners shall arrange the names of all candidates for each office whose
8nomination papers are filed at the county level, using the same method as that used
9by the elections government accountability board under s. 5.60 (1) (b).
AB1, s. 26 10Section 26. 5.68 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,26,1211 5.68 (4) Except as provided under sub. (7), the The cost of compensation of
12election officials and trainees shall be borne in the manner provided in s. 7.03.
AB1, s. 27 13Section 27. 5.68 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 28 14Section 28. 6.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,26,2115 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.
AB1, s. 29 22Section 29. 6.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,27,223 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
25election commissioners of the municipality or the individual is appointed by the

1elections government accountability board to serve all municipalities and the
2individual completes training required under s. 7.315.
AB1, s. 30 3Section 30. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,27,134 6.36 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use
5as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an
6election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank
7column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll
8list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing
9absentee ballots; an indication next to the name of each elector for whom proof of
10residence under s. 6.34 is required; and a form of certificate bearing the certification
11of the executive director administrator of the elections division of the board stating
12that the list is a true and complete registration list of the municipality or the ward
13or wards for which the list is prepared.
AB1, s. 31 14Section 31. 6.56 (3) to (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1,28,615 6.56 (3) Upon receipt of the list under sub. (1), the municipal clerk or board of
16election commissioners shall make an audit of all electors registering to vote at the
17polling place or other registration location under s. 6.55 (2) and all electors
18registering by agent on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. unless the clerk or board
19of election commissioners receives notice from the board under sub. (7) that the board
20will perform the audit. The audit shall be made by 1st class postcard. The postcard
21shall be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be
22returned to the clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections government
23accountability
board if the elector does not reside at the address given on the
24postcard. If any postcard is returned undelivered, or if the clerk, board of election
25commissioners, or elections government accountability board is informed of a

1different address than the one specified by the elector which was apparently
2improper on the day of the election, the clerk, board of election commissioners, or
3elections government accountability board shall change the status of the elector from
4eligible to ineligible on the registration list, mail the elector a notice of the change
5in status, and provide the name of the elector to the district attorney for the county
6where the polling place is located and the government accountability board.
AB1,28,18 7(3m) As soon as possible after all information relating to registrations after the
8close of registration for an election is entered on the registration list following the
9election under s. 6.33 (5) (a), the board shall compare the list of new registrants
10whose names do not appear on the poll lists for the election because the names were
11added after the board certified the poll lists for use at the election with the list
12containing the names transmitted to the board by the department of corrections
13under s. 301.03 (20) s. 301.03 (20m) as of election day. If the board finds that the
14name of any person whose name appears on the list transmitted under s. 301.03 (20)
15s. 301.03 (20m) has been added to the registration list, the board shall enter on the
16list the information transmitted to the board under s. 301.03 (20) s. 301.03 (20m) and
17shall notify the district attorney for the county where the polling place is located that
18the person appears to have voted illegally at the election.
AB1,29,4 19(4) After each election, the municipal clerk shall perform an audit to assure
20that no person has been allowed to vote more than once. Whenever the municipal
21clerk has good reason to believe that a person has voted more than once in an election,
22the clerk shall send the person a 1st class letter marked in accordance with postal
23regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if the elector does not reside
24at the address given on the letter. The letter shall inform the person that all
25registrations relating to that person may be changed from eligible to ineligible status

1within 7 days unless the person contacts the office of the clerk to clarify the matter.
2A copy of the letter and of any subsequent information received from or about the
3addressee shall be sent to the district attorney for the county where the person
4resides and the board
.
AB1,29,12 5(5) Whenever any letter or postcard mailed under this section is returned
6undelivered, or whenever the U.S. postal service notifies the clerk of an improper
7address which was apparently improper on the day of the election or whenever it
8otherwise appears that a person has voted who is not qualified or has voted more
9than once in an election, and the person has been permitted to vote after
10corroboration was made under s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the name of the
11corroborator shall also be provided to the district attorney for the county where the
12person resides and the board
.
AB1, s. 32 13Section 32. 7.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,29,14 147.08 (title) Elections Government accountability board.
AB1, s. 33 15Section 33. 7.08 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,29,2016 7.08 (7) Voting system transitional assistance. From the appropriation under
17s. 20.510 (1) (c) 20.511 (1) (c), provide assistance to municipalities that used punch
18card electronic voting systems at the 2001 spring election to enable the
19municipalities to employ another type of electronic voting system, and provide
20training for election officials in the use of replacement systems.
AB1, s. 34 21Section 34. 7.15 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,29,2422 7.15 (1) (g) Report suspected election frauds, irregularities or violations of
23which the clerk has knowledge to the district attorney for the county where the
24suspected activity occurs and to the board
.
AB1, s. 35 25Section 35. 7.21 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1, s. 36
1Section 36. 7.31 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,30,62 7.31 (5) The board shall conduct regular training programs to ensure that
3individuals who are certified by the board under this section are knowledgeable
4concerning their authority and responsibilities. The board shall pay all costs
5required to conduct the training programs from the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1)
6(bm)
20.511 (1) (bm).
AB1, s. 37 7Section 37. 7.60 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,31,28 7.60 (4) (a) The board of canvassers shall make separate duplicate statements
9showing the numbers of votes cast for the offices of president and vice president; state
10officials; U.S. senators and representatives in congress; state legislators; justice;
11court of appeals judge; circuit judges; district attorneys; and metropolitan sewerage
12commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). If a
13municipal judge elected under s. 755.01 (4) serves a municipality that is located
14partially within the county and candidates for that judgeship file nomination papers
15in another county, the board of canvassers shall prepare a duplicate statement
16showing the numbers of votes cast for that judgeship in that county for transmittal
17to the other county. For partisan candidates, the statements shall include the
18political party or principle designation, if any, next to the name of each candidate.
19The board of canvassers shall also prepare a statement showing the results of any
20county, technical college district, or statewide referendum. Each statement shall
21state the total number of votes cast in the county for each office; the names of all
22persons for whom the votes were cast, as returned; the number of votes cast for each
23person; and the number of votes cast for and against any question submitted at a
24referendum. The board of canvassers shall use one copy of each duplicate statement
25to report to the elections government accountability board, technical college district

1board, or board of canvassers of any other county and shall file the other statement
2in the office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners.
AB1, s. 38 3Section 38. 7.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,31,224 7.60 (5) Reporting. (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk
5shall deliver or send to the elections government accountability board, by 1st class
6mail, a certified copy of each statement of the county board of canvassers for
7president and vice president, state officials, senators and representatives in
8congress, state legislators, justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge, district
9attorney, and metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are
10elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). The statement shall record the returns for each
11office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15
12(6) (b) in which case the statement shall record the returns for each group of
13combined wards. Following primaries the county clerk shall enclose on forms
14prescribed by the elections government accountability board the names, party or
15principle designation, if any, and number of votes received by each candidate
16recorded in the same manner. The county clerk shall deliver or transmit the certified
17statement to the elections government accountability board no later than 7 days
18after each primary except the September primary, no later than 10 days after the
19September primary and any other election except the general election, and no later
20than 14 days after the general election. The board of canvassers shall deliver or
21transmit a certified copy of each statement for any technical college district
22referendum to the secretary of the technical college district board.
AB1,32,923 (b) If the board of canvassers becomes aware of a material mistake in the
24canvass of an election for state or national office or a statewide or technical college
25district referendum prior to the close of business on the day the elections government

1accountability
board receives returns from the last county board of canvassers with
2respect to that canvass, the board of canvassers may petition the elections
3government accountability board to reopen and correct the canvass. The elections
4government accountability board shall direct the canvass to be reopened and
5corrected if it determines that the public interest so requires. If the elections
6government accountability board directs the canvass to be reopened, the board of
7canvassers shall reconvene and transmit a certified corrected copy of the canvass
8statement to the elections government accountability board or secretary of the
9technical college district board.
AB1, s. 39 10Section 39. 7.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,32,1311 7.70 (1) Recording and preserving returns. (a) Upon receipt of the certified
12statements from the county clerks, the elections board shall record the election
13results by counties and file and carefully preserve the statements.
AB1,32,1914 (b) If any county clerk fails or neglects to forward any statements, the elections
15board may require the clerk to do so immediately and if not received by the 8th day
16after a primary, or by the 11th day after any other election, the elections board may
17dispatch a special messenger to obtain them. Whenever it appears upon the face of
18any statement that an error has been made in reporting or computing, the elections
19board may return it to the county clerk for correction.
AB1, s. 40 20Section 40. 7.70 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,33,1221 7.70 (5) Certificates of election. (a) The board shall record in its office each
22certified statement and determination made by the chairperson of the board or the
23chairperson's designee. Immediately after the expiration of the time allowed to file
24a petition for recount, the board shall make and transmit to each person declared
25elected a certificate of election under the seal of the board. It shall also prepare

1similar certificates, attested by the executive director administrator of the elections
2division
of the board, addressed to the U.S. house of representatives, stating the
3names of those persons elected as representatives to the congress from this state.
4In the case of U.S. senators, the board shall prepare a certificate of election for the
5governor's signature, and the governor shall sign and affix the great seal of the state
6and transmit the certificate to the president of the U.S. senate. The certificate shall
7be countersigned by the secretary of state. If a person elected was elected to fill a
8vacancy, the certificate shall so state. When a valid petition for recount is filed, the
9chairperson of the board or the chairperson's designee may not certify a nomination,
10and the governor or board may not issue a certificate of election until the recount has
11been completed and the time allowed for filing an appeal has passed, or if appealed
12until the appeal is decided.
AB1,33,1913 (b) For presidential electors, the elections board shall prepare a certificate
14showing the determination of the results of the canvass and the names of the persons
15elected, and the governor shall sign, affix the great seal of the state, and transmit the
16certificate by registered mail to the U.S. administrator of general services. The
17governor shall also prepare 6 duplicate originals of such certificate and deliver them
18to one of the presidential electors on or before the first Monday after the 2nd
19Wednesday in December.
AB1, s. 41 20Section 41. 8.05 (1) (j) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,34,221 8.05 (1) (j) 3. A candidate for municipal judge shall, in addition to making the
22filings required under subd. 2., file a statement of economic interests with the ethics
23board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
24nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate, or no later than
254:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day for filing a declaration of

1candidacy whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing a
2declaration of candidacy under subd. 2.
AB1, s. 42 3Section 42. 8.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,34,124 8.10 (5) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
5under s. 8.21. If a candidate has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at
6the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement
7with the papers. A candidate for state office or municipal judge shall also file a
8statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than
94:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers under
10sub. (2) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
11whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination papers
12under sub. (2) (a).
AB1, s. 43 13Section 43. 8.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,34,2214 8.15 (4) (b) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of
15candidacy under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a
16registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers,
17the candidate shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office
18shall also file a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43
19(4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination
20papers under sub. (1), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the
21last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
22nomination papers under sub. (1).
AB1, s. 44 23Section 44. 8.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,35,224 8.18 (2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector
25from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names

1of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state
2committee of each party to the chairperson of the elections board.
AB1, s. 45 3Section 45. 8.20 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,35,124 8.20 (6) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
5under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration
6statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate
7shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file
8a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later
9than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers
10under sub. (8) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last
11day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination
12papers under sub. (8) (a).
AB1, s. 46 13Section 46. 8.30 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,35,1714 8.30 (2m) The official or agency with whom nomination papers and
15declarations of candidacy are required to be filed shall not place a candidate's name
16on the ballot if the candidate's name is ineligible for ballot placement under s. 15.60
17(6).
AB1, s. 47 18Section 47. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,36,819 8.50 (3) (a) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the
20order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days
21before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when
22a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the
23deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall
24be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no
25later than 35 days prior to the date of the spring or September primary. Nomination

1papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15 , or 8.20. Each candidate
2shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no later than
3the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a candidate for
4state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time
5he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement with the
6papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic interests
7with the ethics board no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day for
8filing nomination papers specified in the order.
AB1, s. 48 9Section 48. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,36,1310 8.50 (3) (e) In a special election for a state or national office, the county clerk
11or board of election commissioners shall transmit the statement of the county board
12of canvassers to the elections government accountability board no later than 7 days
13after the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
AB1, s. 49 14Section 49. 9.01 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,37,615 9.01 (1) (a) 1. Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted
16upon any referendum question at any election may petition for a recount. The
17petitioner shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under
18par. (ar) not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass and not later than 5
19p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or
20county board of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that
21referendum question prior to issuance of any amended return under s. 6.221 (6) (b)
22or, if more than one board of canvassers makes the determination, not later than 5
23p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the last board of
24canvassers which makes a determination prior to issuance of any amended return
25under s. 6.221 (6) (b). If the chairperson of the board or chairperson's designee makes

1the determination for the office or the referendum question, the petitioner shall file
2the petition not earlier than the last meeting day of the last county board of
3canvassers to make a statement in the election or referendum and not later than 5
4p.m. on the 3rd business day following the day on which the elections government
5accountability
board receives the last statement from a county board of canvassers
6for the election or referendum.
AB1, s. 50 7Section 50. 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,37,128 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. The board shall deposit all moneys received by it into the account
9under s. 20.510 20.511 (1) (g), and shall pay the fees required for each recount to the
10county clerks of the counties in which the recount is to be held. The county clerk shall
11deposit fees received by him or her with the county treasurer. The municipal clerk
12shall deposit fees received by him or her with the municipal treasurer.
AB1, s. 51 13Section 51. 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,37,1614 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. In the event of a recount for a referendum, the petition shall be
15filed with the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is called, and, in the
16case of the state, with the elections board.
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