2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO SENATE BILL 741
February 11, 2020 - Offered by Senator Stroebel.
SB741-SSA1,1,3 1An Act to create 8.05 (1) (j) 2m., 8.10 (2) (am), 8.15 (1m), 8.20 (8) (ae) and 120.06
2(6) (b) 3m. of the statutes; relating to: public notice of noncandidacy for
3incumbent local elected officials.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, there is no public notice requirement when an incumbent
local elected official whose office is up for election either files a notification of
noncandidacy or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within a specified time frame.
Under this bill, if such an incumbent files a notification of noncandidacy or fails
to file a declaration of candidacy, that fact must be posted on the Internet or in three
different locations within the relevant jurisdiction if there is no Internet site. The
bill's public notice requirement applies to the officer or body with whom current law
requires a declaration of candidacy to be filed for a particular office.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB741-SSA1,1 4Section 1 . 8.05 (1) (j) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
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18.05 (1) (j) 2m. If, under subd. 2., an incumbent files written notification that
2the incumbent is not a candidate for reelection to his or her office or fails to file a
3declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this paragraph, the officer or
4body with whom the declaration of candidacy is required to be filed shall promptly
5provide public notice of that fact on the officer's or body's Internet site or, if the officer
6or body does not maintain an Internet site, by posting notices in at least 3 different
7locations within the jurisdiction that the officer or body serves.
SB741-SSA1,2 8Section 2 . 8.10 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB741-SSA1,2,159 8.10 (2) (am) If, under par. (a), an incumbent holding local office files written
10notification that the incumbent is not a candidate for reelection to his or her office
11or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed in par. (a), the
12officer or body with whom the declaration of candidacy is required to be filed shall
13promptly provide public notice of that fact on the officer's or body's Internet site or,
14if the officer or body does not maintain an Internet site, by posting notices in at least
153 different locations within the jurisdiction that the officer or body serves.
SB741-SSA1,3 16Section 3 . 8.15 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB741-SSA1,2,2317 8.15 (1m) If, under sub. (1), an incumbent holding local office files written
18notification that the incumbent is not a candidate for reelection to his or her office
19or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed in sub. (1), the
20officer or body with whom the declaration of candidacy is required to be filed shall
21promptly provide public notice of that fact on the officer's or body's Internet site or,
22if the officer or body does not maintain an Internet site, by posting notices in at least
233 different locations within the jurisdiction that the officer or body serves.
SB741-SSA1,4 24Section 4 . 8.20 (8) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
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18.20 (8) (ae) If, under par. (a), an incumbent holding local office files written
2notification that the incumbent is not a candidate for reelection to his or her office
3or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed in par. (a), the
4officer or body with whom the declaration of candidacy is required to be filed shall
5promptly provide public notice of that fact on the officer's or body's Internet site or,
6if the officer or body does not maintain an Internet site, by posting notices in at least
73 different locations within the jurisdiction that the officer or body serves.
SB741-SSA1,5 8Section 5 . 120.06 (6) (b) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB741-SSA1,3,149 120.06 (6) (b) 3m. If, under subd. 3., an incumbent files written notification that
10the incumbent is not a candidate for reelection to his or her office or fails to file a
11declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this paragraph, the school
12district clerk shall promptly provide public notice of that fact on the school district's
13Internet site or, if the school district does not maintain an Internet site, by posting
14notices in at least 3 different locations within the school district.
SB741-SSA1,6 15Section 6 . Initial applicability.
SB741-SSA1,3,1616 (1) This act first applies to the April 6, 2021, election.
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