AB7-ASA1, s. 126 20Section 126. 6.965 of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,74,16 216.965 Voting procedure for electors presenting citation or notice in
22lieu of license or receipt.
Whenever any elector is allowed to vote at a polling place
23under s. 6.79 (7) by presenting a citation or notice of intent to revoke or suspend an
24operator's license in lieu of an operator's license or driving receipt issued to the
25elector under ch. 343, the inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on

1the back of the ballot the serial number of the elector corresponding to the number
2kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the
3notation "s. 6.965." If voting machines are used in the municipality where the elector
4is voting, the elector's vote may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished
5by the municipal clerk which shall have the notation "s. 6.965" written on the back
6of the ballot by the inspectors before the ballot is given to the elector. If the municipal
7clerk receives an absentee ballot from an elector who presents a citation or notice,
8or copy thereof, under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the clerk shall enter a notation on the
9certificate envelope "Ballot under s. 6.965, stats." Upon receiving the envelope, the
10inspectors shall open and write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the
11elector corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list
12maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.965." The inspectors shall indicate
13on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 the fact that the elector is voting
14by using a citation or notice in lieu of a license or driving receipt. The inspectors shall
15then deposit the ballot. The ballot shall then be counted under s. 5.85, or under s.
167.51 or 7.52.
AB7-ASA1, s. 127 17Section 127. 6.97 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,74,19 186.97 (title) Voting procedure for individuals not providing required
19proof of residence
or identification.
AB7-ASA1, s. 128 20Section 128. 6.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,76,221 6.97 (1) Whenever any individual who is required to provide proof of residence
22under s. 6.34 in order to be permitted to vote appears to vote at a polling place and
23cannot provide the required proof of residence, the inspectors shall offer the
24opportunity for the individual to vote under this section. Whenever any individual,
25other than a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as

1defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b), or an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2),
2appears to vote at a polling place and does not present proof of identification under
3s. 6.79 (2), whenever required, the inspectors or the municipal clerk shall similarly
4offer the opportunity for the individual to vote under this section.
If the individual
5wishes to vote, the inspectors shall provide the elector with an envelope marked
6"Ballot under s. 6.97, stats." on which the serial number of the elector is entered and
7shall require the individual to execute on the envelope a written affirmation stating
8that the individual is a qualified elector of the ward or election district where he or
9she offers to vote and is eligible to vote in the election. The inspectors shall, before
10giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the
11individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other
12list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". If voting machines are used
13in the municipality where the individual is voting, the individual's vote may be
14received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which shall
15have the corresponding number from the poll list or other list maintained under s.
166.79 and the notation "s. 6.97" written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors
17before the ballot is given to the elector. When receiving the individual's ballot, the
18inspectors shall provide the individual with written voting information prescribed
19by the board under s. 7.08 (8). The inspectors shall indicate on the list the fact that
20the individual is required to provide proof of residence or proof of identification under
21s. 6.79 (2)
but did not do so. The inspectors shall notify the individual that he or she
22may provide proof of residence or proof of identification to the municipal clerk or
23executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners. The inspectors
24shall also promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the name,

1address, and serial number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the
2ballot inside the envelope and place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
AB7-ASA1, s. 129 3Section 129. 6.97 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,76,234 6.97 (2) Whenever any individual who votes by absentee ballot is required to
5provide proof of residence in order to be permitted to vote and does not provide the
6required proof of residence under s. 6.34, the inspectors shall treat the ballot as a
7provisional ballot under this section. Whenever any individual, other than a military
8elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b),
9an individual who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), or an individual who
10is exempted under s. 6.87 (4) or s. 6.875 (6), votes by absentee ballot and does not
11enclose a copy of the proof of identification under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1., the inspectors shall
12similarly treat the ballot as a provisional ballot under this section. Upon removing
13the ballot from the envelope, the
inspectors shall write on the back of the absentee
14ballot the serial number of the individual corresponding to the number kept at the
15election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s.
166.97". The inspectors shall indicate on the list the fact that the individual is required
17to provide proof of residence or to provide, or provide a copy of, proof of identification
18as required under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1.
but did not do so. The inspectors shall promptly
19notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal board of election
20commissioners of the name, address, and serial number of the individual. The
21inspectors shall then place the ballot inside an envelope on which the name and
22serial number of the elector is entered and shall place the envelope in a separate
23carrier envelope.
AB7-ASA1, s. 130 24Section 130. 6.97 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.97 (3) (b) and amended
25to read:
AB7-ASA1,77,20
16.97 (3) (b) Whenever the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal
2board of election commissioners is informed by the inspectors that a ballot has been
3cast under this section, the clerk or executive director shall promptly provide written
4notice to the board of canvassers of each municipality, special purpose district, and
5county that is responsible for canvassing the election of the number of ballots cast
6under this section in each ward or election district. The municipal clerk or executive
7director then shall determine whether each individual voting under this section is
8qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the individual's ballot is cast.
9If the elector is required to provide proof of identification or a copy thereof under s.
106.79 (2), 6.86 (1) (ar), or 6.87 (4) (b) 1. and fails to do so, the elector bears the burden
11of correcting the omission by providing the proof of identification or copy thereof at
12the polling place before the closing hour or at the office of the municipal clerk or board
13of election commissioners no later than 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election.
The
14municipal clerk or executive director shall make a record of the procedure used to
15determine the validity of each ballot cast under this section. If, prior to 4 p.m. on the
16day after the election, the municipal clerk or executive director determines that the
17individual is qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the individual's
18ballot is cast, the municipal clerk or executive director shall notify the board of
19canvassers for each municipality, special purpose district and county that is
20responsible for canvassing the election of that fact.
AB7-ASA1, s. 131 21Section 131. 6.97 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,78,722 6.97 (3) (a) Whenever an elector who votes by provisional ballot under sub. (1)
23or (2) because the elector does not provide proof of identification or a copy thereof
24under s. 6.79 (2), 6.86 (1) (ar), or 6.87 (4) (b) 1. later appears at the polling place where
25the ballot is cast before the closing hour and provides the proof of identification or

1a copy thereof, the inspectors shall remove the elector's ballot from the separate
2carrier envelope, shall note on the poll list that the elector's provisional ballot is
3withdrawn, and shall deposit the elector's ballot in the ballot box. If the inspectors
4have notified the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
5commissioners that the elector's ballot was cast under this section, the inspectors
6shall notify the clerk or executive director that the elector's provisional ballot is
7withdrawn.
AB7-ASA1, s. 132 8Section 132. 6.97 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,78,139 6.97 (3) (c) A ballot cast under this section by an elector for whom proof of
10identification or a copy thereof is required under s. 6.79 (2), 6.86 (1) (ar), or 6.87 (4)
11(b) 1. shall not be counted unless the municipal clerk or executive director of the
12board of election commissioners provides timely notification that the elector has
13provided proof of identification or a copy thereof under this section.
AB7-ASA1, s. 133 14Section 133. 7.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,78,1915 7.08 (2) (b) The certified list of candidates for president and vice president
16nominated at a national convention by a party entitled to a September partisan
17primary ballot or for whom electors have been nominated under s. 8.20 shall be sent
18as soon as possible after the closing date for filing nomination papers, but no later
19than the deadlines established in s. 10.06.
AB7-ASA1, s. 134 20Section 134. 7.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,79,321 7.08 (2) (c) As soon as possible after the canvass of the spring and September
22partisan primary votes, but no later than the first Tuesday in March and the 4th
23Tuesday in September August, transmit to the state treasurer a certified list of all
24eligible candidates for state office who have filed applications under s. 11.50 (2) and
25whom the board determines to be eligible to receive payments from the Wisconsin

1election campaign fund. The list shall contain each candidate's name, the mailing
2address indicated upon the candidate's registration form, the office for which the
3individual is a candidate and the party or principle which he or she represents, if any.
AB7-ASA1, s. 135 4Section 135. 7.08 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,79,65 7.08 (8) (title) Electors voting without proof of residence or identification
6or pursuant to court order.
AB7-ASA1, s. 136 7Section 136. 7.08 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
AB7-ASA1, s. 137 8Section 137. 7.08 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,79,139 7.08 (12) Assistance in obtaining proof of identification. Engage in outreach
10to identify and contact groups of electors who may need assistance in obtaining or
11renewing a document that constitutes proof of identification for voting under s. 6.79
12(2) (a), 6.86 (1) (ar), or 6.87 (4) (b) 1., and provide assistance to the electors in
13obtaining or renewing that document.
AB7-ASA1, s. 138 14Section 138. 7.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,79,2215 7.10 (3) (a) The county clerk shall distribute the ballots to the municipal clerks
16no later than 31 days before each September partisan primary and general election
17and no later than 22 days before each other primary and election. Election forms
18prepared by the board shall be distributed at the same time. If the board transmits
19an amended certification under s. 7.08 (2) (a) or if the board or a court orders a ballot
20error to be corrected under s. 5.06 (6) or 5.72 (3) after ballots have been distributed,
21the county clerk shall distribute corrected ballots to the municipal clerks as soon as
22possible.
AB7-ASA1, s. 139 23Section 139. 7.15 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,80,624 7.15 (1) (cm) Prepare official absentee ballots for delivery to electors requesting
25them, and send or transmit an official absentee ballot to each elector who has

1requested one a ballot by mail, electronic mail, or facsimile transmission no later
2than the 30th day before each September partisan primary and general election and
3no later than the 21st day before each other primary and election if the request is
4made before that day; otherwise, the municipal clerk shall send or transmit an
5official absentee ballot within one day of the time the elector's request for such a
6ballot
is received.
AB7-ASA1, s. 140 7Section 140. 7.15 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,80,108 7.15 (1) (j) Send or transmit an absentee ballot automatically to each person
9making an authorized request therefor in accordance with s. 6.22 (4) , 6.24 (4) (c), or
106.86 (2) or (2m).
AB7-ASA1, s. 141 11Section 141. 7.15 (1) (L) of the statutes is repealed.
AB7-ASA1, s. 142 12Section 142. 7.23 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,80,1613 7.23 (1) (e) Poll lists created at a nonpartisan primary or for any election may
14be destroyed 2 years 22 months after the primary or election at which they were
15created and poll lists created at a partisan primary or election may be destroyed 4
16years after the primary or election at which they were created
.
AB7-ASA1, s. 143 17Section 143. 7.50 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB7-ASA1, s. 144 18Section 144. 7.52 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,81,1819 7.52 (3) (a) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall first open the carrier
20envelope only, and, in such a manner that a member of the public, if he or she desired,
21could hear, announce the name of the absent elector or the identification serial
22number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
23When the board of absentee ballot canvassers finds that the certification has been
24properly executed and the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election
25district, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall enter an indication on the poll

1list next to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector.
2The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall then open the envelope containing the
3ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The board
4of absentee ballot canvassers shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or
5permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the
6board of absentee ballot canvassers shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by
7the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence is required and no
8proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is provided
9is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, or if the elector is not
10a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as defined in s.
116.34 (1) (b), and the elector is required to provide, or to provide a copy of, proof of
12identification under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. and no copy of the proof of identification is
13enclosed or the name on the document cannot be verified by the canvassers,
the board
14of absentee ballot canvassers shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The board
15of absentee ballot canvassers shall mark the poll list number of each elector who
16casts an absentee ballot on the back of the elector's ballot. The board of absentee
17ballot canvassers shall then deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter
18the absent elector's name or poll list number after his or her name on the poll list.
AB7-ASA1, s. 145 19Section 145. 7.52 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,82,1520 7.52 (6) (b) Any elector may challenge for cause any absentee ballot. For the
21purpose of deciding upon ballots that are challenged for any reason, the board of
22absentee ballot canvassers may call before it any person whose absentee ballot is
23challenged if the person is available to be called. If the person challenged refuses to
24answer fully any relevant questions put to him or her by the board of absentee ballot
25canvassers under s. 6.92, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall reject the

1person's vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the person offering to vote has
2answered the questions, one of the members of the board of absentee ballot
3canvassers shall administer to the person the following oath or affirmation: "You do
4solemnly swear (or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are a citizen of the United
5States; you are now and for 10 28 consecutive days have been a resident of this ward
6except under s. 6.02 (2), stats.; you have not voted at this election; you have not made
7any bet or wager or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager
8depending upon the result of this election; you are not on any other ground
9disqualified to vote at this election." If the person challenged refuses to take the oath
10or affirmation, the person's vote shall be rejected. If the person challenged answers
11fully all relevant questions put to the elector by the board of absentee ballot
12canvassers under s. 6.92, takes the oath or affirmation, and fulfills the applicable
13registration requirements, and if the answers to the questions given by the person
14indicate that the person meets the voting qualification requirements, the person's
15vote shall be received.
AB7-ASA1, s. 146 16Section 146. 7.60 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,83,1017 7.60 (5) (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk shall deliver
18or send to the government accountability board, by 1st class mail, a certified copy of
19each statement of the county board of canvassers for president and vice president,
20state officials, senators and representatives in congress, state legislators, justice,
21court of appeals judge, circuit judge, district attorney, and metropolitan sewerage
22commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). The
23statement shall record the returns for each office or referendum by ward, unless
24combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15 (6) (b) in which case the statement
25shall record the returns for each group of combined wards. Following primaries the

1county clerk shall enclose on forms prescribed by the government accountability
2board the names, party or principle designation, if any, and number of votes received
3by each candidate recorded in the same manner. The county clerk shall deliver or
4transmit the certified statement to the government accountability board no later
5than 7 days after each primary except the September partisan primary, no later than
610 days after the September partisan primary and any other election except the
7general election, and no later than 14 days after the general election. The board of
8canvassers shall deliver or transmit a certified copy of each statement for any
9technical college district referendum to the secretary of the technical college district
10board.
AB7-ASA1, s. 147 11Section 147. 7.70 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,83,1812 7.70 (3) (a) The chairperson of the board or a designee of the chairperson
13appointed by the chairperson to canvass a specific election shall publicly canvass the
14returns and make his or her certifications and determinations on or before the 2nd
15Tuesday following a spring primary, the 15th day of May following a spring election,
16the 3rd Wednesday following a September partisan primary, the first day of
17December following a general election, the 2nd Thursday following a special primary,
18or within 18 days after any special election.
AB7-ASA1, s. 148 19Section 148. 7.70 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,83,2520 7.70 (3) (e) 1. After each September partisan primary, the name of each
21candidate not defeated in the primary who receives at least 6% of the total vote cast
22for all candidates on all ballots at the primary for each separate state office except
23district attorney, and the percentage of the total vote received by that candidate.
24Such percentage shall be calculated within each district in the case of legislative
25candidates.
AB7-ASA1, s. 149
1Section 149. 8.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,84,62 8.10 (1) Candidates for office to be filled at the spring election shall be
3nominated by nomination papers, or by nomination papers and selection at the
4primary if a primary is held, except as provided for towns and villages under s. 8.05.
5Unless designated in this section or s. 8.05, the general provisions pertaining to
6nomination at the September partisan primary apply.
AB7-ASA1, s. 150 7Section 150. 8.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,84,8 88.15 (title) Nominations for September partisan primary.
AB7-ASA1, s. 151 9Section 151. 8.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,85,210 8.15 (1) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than June May 1
11preceding the general election and may be filed no later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd
12Tuesday of July June preceding the September partisan primary, except as
13authorized in this subsection. If an incumbent fails to file nomination papers and
14a declaration of candidacy by 5 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of July June preceding the
15September partisan primary, all candidates for the office held by the incumbent,
16other than the incumbent, may file nomination papers no later than 72 hours after
17the latest time prescribed in this subsection. No extension of the time for filing
18nomination papers applies if the incumbent files written notification with the filing
19officer or agency with whom nomination papers are filed for the office which the
20incumbent holds, no later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd Friday preceding the latest time
21prescribed in this subsection for filing nomination papers, that the incumbent is not
22a candidate for reelection to his or her office, and the incumbent does not file
23nomination papers for that office within the time prescribed in this subsection. Only
24those candidates for whom nomination papers containing the necessary signatures

1acquired within the allotted time and filed before the deadline may have their names
2appear on the official September partisan primary ballot.
AB7-ASA1, s. 152 3Section 152. 8.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,85,104 8.16 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the person who receives the greatest
5number of votes for an office on a party ballot at any partisan primary, regardless of
6whether the person's name appears on the ballot, shall be the party's candidate for
7the office, and the person's name shall so appear on the official ballot at the next
8election. All independent candidates shall appear on the general election ballot
9regardless of the number of votes received by such candidates at the September
10partisan primary.
AB7-ASA1, s. 153 11Section 153. 8.16 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,85,1812 8.16 (7) Nominees chosen at a national convention and under s. 8.18 (2) by each
13party entitled to a September partisan primary ballot shall be the party's candidates
14for president, vice president and presidential electors. The state or national
15chairperson of each such party shall certify the names of the party's nominees for
16president and vice president to the board no later than 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday
17in September preceding a presidential election. Each name shall be in one of the
18formats authorized in s. 7.08 (2) (a).
AB7-ASA1, s. 154 19Section 154. 8.17 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,86,720 8.17 (1) (b) Each political party shall elect one committeeman or
21committeewoman from each election district. In this section, each village, each town
22and each city is an "election district"; except that in cities having a population of more
23than 7,500 which are divided into aldermanic districts, each aldermanic district is
24an "election district"; and in cities having a population of more than 7,500 which are
25not divided into aldermanic districts and villages or towns having a population of

1more than 7,500, each ward or group of combined wards under s. 5.15 (6) (b)
2constituting a polling place on June May 1 of the year in which committeemen or
3committeewomen are elected is an "election district". To be eligible to serve as its
4committeeman or committeewoman, an individual shall be, at the time of filing
5nomination papers or at the time of appointment under this section, a resident of the
6election district which he or she is chosen to represent and shall be at least 18 years
7of age.
AB7-ASA1, s. 155 8Section 155. 8.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,86,119 8.17 (4) The term of office of each committeeman or committeewoman shall end
10on the date of the meeting held under sub. (5) (b) following each September partisan
11primary.
AB7-ASA1, s. 156 12Section 156. 8.17 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,87,313 8.17 (5) (b) A combined meeting of the county committee and members in good
14standing of the party in the county shall be held no sooner than 15 days after the
15September partisan primary and no later than April 1 of the following year. At this
16meeting, the party committeemen or committeewomen and the county committee
17offices of chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary and treasurer shall be filled by
18election by the incumbent committeemen, committeewomen and other party
19members present and voting, each of whom is entitled to one vote. At this meeting,
20the county committee shall elect the members of the congressional district committee
21as provided in sub. (6) (b), (c) and (d). The secretary of the county committee shall
22give at least 7 days' written notice of the meeting to party and committee members.
23Individuals elected as county committee officers or as congressional district
24committee members may be, but are not required to be, committeemen or
25committeewomen. They are required to be party members in good standing. The

1terms of committeemen and committeewomen, county committee officers and
2congressional district committee members begin during the meeting immediately
3upon completion and verification of the voting for each office.
AB7-ASA1, s. 157 4Section 157. 8.19 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,87,115 8.19 (3) Every political party entitled, under s. 5.62, to have its candidates on
6the September partisan primary and general election ballots has exclusive right to
7the use of the name designating it at any election involving political parties. The
8board shall not certify nor the county clerk print the name of any person whose
9nomination papers indicate a party name comprising a combination of existing party
10names, qualifying words, phrases, prefixes or suffixes in connection with any
11existing party name.
AB7-ASA1, s. 158 12Section 158. 8.20 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,88,313 8.20 (8) (a) Nomination papers for independent candidates for any office to be
14voted upon at a general election or September partisan primary and general election,
15except president, vice president and presidential elector, may be circulated no sooner
16than June May 1 preceding the election and may be filed no later than 5 p.m. on the
172nd Tuesday of July June preceding the September partisan primary, except as
18authorized in this paragraph. If an incumbent fails to file nomination papers and
19a declaration of candidacy by 5 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of July June preceding the
20September partisan primary, all candidates for the office held by the incumbent,
21other than the incumbent, may file nomination papers no later than 72 hours after
22the latest time prescribed in this paragraph. No extension of the time for filing
23nomination papers applies if the incumbent files written notification with the filing
24officer or agency with whom nomination papers are filed for the office which the
25incumbent holds, no later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd Friday preceding the latest time

1prescribed in this paragraph for filing nomination papers, that the incumbent is not
2a candidate for reelection to his or her office, and the incumbent does not file
3nomination papers for that office within the time prescribed in this paragraph.
AB7-ASA1, s. 159 4Section 159. 8.20 (8) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,88,85 8.20 (8) (am) Nomination papers for independent candidates for president and
6vice president, and the presidential electors designated to represent them, may be
7circulated no sooner than August July 1 and may be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the
8first Tuesday in September August preceding a presidential election.
AB7-ASA1, s. 160 9Section 160. 8.20 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,88,1910 8.20 (9) Persons nominated by nomination papers without a recognized
11political party designation shall be placed on the official ballot at the general election
12and at any partisan election to the right or below the recognized political party
13candidates in their own column or row designated "Independent". At the September
14partisan primary, persons nominated for state office by nomination papers without
15a recognized political party designation shall be placed on a separate ballot or, if a
16consolidated paper ballot under s. 5.655 (2), an electronic voting system or voting
17machines are used, in a column or row designated "Independent". If the candidate's
18name already appears under a recognized political party it may not be listed on the
19independent ballot, column or row.
AB7-ASA1, s. 161 20Section 161. 8.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,89,10 218.50 Special elections. (intro.) Unless otherwise provided, this section
22applies to filling vacancies in the U.S. senate and house of representatives, executive
23state offices except the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, and district attorney,
24judicial and legislative state offices, county, city, village, and town offices, and the
25offices of municipal judge and member of the board of school directors in school

1districts organized under ch. 119. State legislative offices may be filled in
2anticipation of the occurrence of a vacancy whenever authorized in sub. (4) (e). No
3special election may be held after February 1 preceding the spring election unless it
4is held on the same day as the spring election, nor after September August 1
5preceding the general election unless it is held on the same day as the general
6election, until the day after that election. If the special election is held on the day
7of the general election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be held on
8the day of the September partisan primary. If the special election is held on the day
9of the spring election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be held on the
10day of the spring primary.
AB7-ASA1, s. 162 11Section 162. 8.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,89,1812 8.50 (2) Date of special election. (a) The date for the special election shall
13be not less than 62 nor more than 77 days from the date of the order except when the
14special election is held on the day of the general election or spring election. If a
15special election is held concurrently with the spring or general election, the special
16election may be ordered not earlier than 92 days prior to the spring primary or
17September partisan primary, respectively, and not later than 49 days prior to that
18primary.
AB7-ASA1,90,219 (b) If a primary is required, the primary shall be on the day 4 weeks before the
20day of the special election except when the special election is held on the same day
21as the general election the special primary shall be held on the same day as the
22September partisan primary or if the special election is held concurrently with the
23spring election, the primary shall be held concurrently with the spring primary, and
24except when the special election is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in

1November of an odd-numbered year, the primary shall be held on the 2nd Tuesday
2of September August in that year.
AB7-ASA1, s. 163 3Section 163. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,90,184 8.50 (3) (a) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the
5order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days
6before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when
7a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the
8deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall
9be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no
10later than 35 days prior to the date of the spring or September partisan primary.
11Nomination papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15, or 8.20. Each
12candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no
13later than the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a
14candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05
15at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement
16with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic
17interests with the board no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day
18for filing nomination papers specified in the order.
AB7-ASA1, s. 164 19Section 164. 8.50 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,91,720 8.50 (3) (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions for
21September primaries the partisan primary under s. 8.15 are applicable to all
22partisan primaries held under this section, and the provisions for spring primaries
23under s. 8.10 are applicable to all nonpartisan primaries held under this section. In
24a special partisan primary or election, the order of the parties on the ballot shall be
25the same as provided under s. 5.62 (1) or 5.64 (1) (b). Independent candidates for

1state office at a special partisan election shall not appear on the primary ballot. No
2primary is required for a nonpartisan election in which not more than 2 candidates
3for an office appear on the ballot or for a partisan election in which not more than one
4candidate for an office appears on the ballot of each recognized political party. In
5every special election except a special election for nonpartisan state office where no
6candidate is certified to appear on the ballot, a space for write-in votes shall be
7provided on the ballot, regardless of whether a special primary is held.
AB7-ASA1, s. 165 8Section 165. 8.50 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,91,159 8.50 (3) (c) Notwithstanding ss. 5.37 (4), 5.91 (6) and 6.80 (2) (f), whenever a
10special partisan primary is held concurrently with the presidential preference
11primary, an elector may choose the party column or ballot in which the elector will
12cast his or her vote separately for each of the 2 primaries. Whenever 2 or more special
13partisan primaries or one or more special partisan primaries and a September
14partisan primary are held concurrently, the procedure prescribed in ss. 5.37 (4), 5.91
15(6) and 6.80 (2) (f) applies.
AB7-ASA1, s. 166 16Section 166. 8.50 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,91,2217 8.50 (4) (b) A vacancy in the office of U.S. senator or representative in congress
18occurring prior to the 2nd Tuesday in May April in the year of the general election
19shall be filled at a special primary and election. A vacancy in that office occurring
20between the 2nd Tuesday in May April and the 2nd Tuesday in July June in the year
21of the general election shall be filled at the September partisan primary and general
22election.
AB7-ASA1, s. 167 23Section 167. 8.50 (4) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,92,1124 8.50 (4) (fm) A permanent vacancy in the office of municipal judge may be filled
25by temporary appointment of the municipal governing body, or, if the judge is elected

1under s. 755.01 (4), jointly by the governing bodies of all municipalities served by the
2judge. The office shall then be permanently filled by special election, which shall be
3held concurrently with the next spring election following the occurrence of the
4vacancy, except that a vacancy occurring during the period after December 1 and on
5or before the date of the spring election shall be filled at the 2nd succeeding spring
6election, and except that the governing body of a city or village or, if the judge is
7elected under s. 755.01 (4), the governing bodies of the participating cities or villages
8may, if the vacancy occurs before June May 1 in the year preceding expiration of the
9term of office, order a special election to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday
10in November following the date of the order. A person so elected shall serve for the
11residue of the unexpired term.
AB7-ASA1, s. 168 12Section 168. 10.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,93,213 10.01 (2) (d) Type D—The type D notice shall state the hours the polls will be
14open and the polling places to be utilized at the election or shall include a concise
15statement of how polling place information may be obtained. In cities over 500,000
16population, the board of election commissioners shall determine the form of the
17notice. In other municipalities and special purpose districts, the clerk of the
18municipality or special purpose district shall give the polling place information in the
19manner the governing body of the municipality or special purpose district decides
20will most effectively inform the electors. The type D notice shall be published by the
21municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality once on the
22day before each spring primary and election, each special national, state, county or
23municipal election at which the electors of that municipality are entitled to vote and
24each September partisan primary and general election. The clerk of each special
25purpose district which calls a special election shall publish a type D notice on the day

1before the election, and the day before the special primary, if any, except as
2authorized in s. 8.55 (3).
AB7-ASA1, s. 169 3Section 169. 10.01 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,93,204 10.01 (2) (e) Type E—The type E notice shall state the qualifications for
5absentee voting, the procedures for obtaining an absentee ballot in the case of
6registered and unregistered voters, the places and the deadlines for application and
7return of application, including any alternate site under s. 6.855, and the office hours
8during which an elector may cast an absentee ballot in the municipal clerk's office
9or at an alternate site under s. 6.855. The municipal clerk shall publish a type E
10notice on the 4th Tuesday preceding each spring primary and election, on the 4th
11Tuesday preceding each September partisan primary and general election, on the
124th Tuesday preceding the primary for each special national, state, county or
13municipal election if any, on the 4th Tuesday preceding a special county or municipal
14referendum, and on the 3rd Tuesday preceding each special national, state, county
15or municipal election to fill an office which is not held concurrently with the spring
16or general election. The clerk of each special purpose district which calls a special
17election shall publish a type E notice on the 4th Tuesday preceding the primary for
18the special election, if any, on the 4th Tuesday preceding a special referendum, and
19on the 3rd Tuesday preceding a special election for an office which is not held
20concurrently with the spring or general election except as authorized in s. 8.55 (3).
AB7-ASA1, s. 170 21Section 170. 10.02 (3) (form) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,94,1022 10.02 (3) (form) (a) Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted
23to vote, an elector shall state his or her name and address. If an elector is not
24registered to vote, an elector may register to vote at the polling place serving his or
25her residence if the elector presents proof of identification in a form specified by law

1unless the elector is exempted from this requirement, and, if the document presented
2does not constitute proof of residence, the elector
provides proof of residence or the
3elector's registration is verified by another elector of the same municipality where
4the elector resides.
Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of 2
5inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall
6retire alone to a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot, except that an
7elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector's minor child
8or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for
9casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular
10voting choice.
AB7-ASA1, s. 171 11Section 171. 10.02 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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