AB899,224 17Section 224. 8.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,100,2118 8.12 (3) Reporting of results. No later than May 15 following the presidential
19preference primary, the commission secretary of state shall notify each state party
20organization chairperson under sub. (1) (b) of the results of the presidential
21preference primary within the state and within each congressional district.
AB899,225 22Section 225. 8.15 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,100,2423 8.15 (8) (a) For state offices and the offices of U.S. senator and representative
24in congress, in the office of the commission secretary of state.
AB899,226 25Section 226. 8.16 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,101,4
18.16 (2) (b) If the person is a candidate for state office, the person files a
2statement of economic interests under s. 19.43 (4), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd
3day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the person
4by the commission secretary of state; and
AB899,227 5Section 227. 8.16 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,101,126 8.16 (7) Nominees chosen at a national convention and under s. 8.18 (2) by each
7party entitled to a partisan primary ballot shall be the party's candidates for
8president, vice president and presidential electors. The state or national chairperson
9of each such party shall certify the names of the party's nominees for president and
10vice president to the commission secretary of state no later than 5 p.m. on the first
11Tuesday in September preceding a presidential election. Each name shall be in one
12of the formats authorized in s. 7.08 (2) (a).
AB899,228 13Section 228. 8.17 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,101,2014 8.17 (9) (a) If a county has no committee as provided by sub. (5) (a), residents
15of that county may voluntarily form a committee, which, upon approval of the state
16committee and certification by the secretary of the state committee to the
17commission secretary of state and the county clerk or board of election
18commissioners, shall then become the county committee with equal standing as if it
19had been organized under sub. (5) (a). This standing shall remain unless and until
20a committee is organized under sub. (5) (a).
AB899,229 21Section 229. 8.17 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,101,2522 8.17 (12) The secretary of the state committee of each recognized political party
23under s. 5.62 (1) (b) or (2) shall notify the commission secretary of state in writing
24of the name and address of the elected state committee chairperson within 10 days
25of his or her election.
AB899,230
1Section 230. 8.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,102,52 8.18 (2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector
3from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names
4of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state
5committee of each party to the chairperson of the commission secretary of state.
AB899,231 6Section 231. 8.185 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,102,147 8.185 (1) The names of candidates for president and vice president may be
8written in, in the place provided, on the general ballot at the general election for
9choosing the president and vice president of the United States. Write-in votes shall
10be listed as scattering unless the person whose name is written in has a list of
11presidential electors on file with the commission secretary of state in accordance
12with this section or unless the person whose name is written in has received more
13than 10 percent of the total vote cast in the ward, or in the municipality if not divided
14into wards.
AB899,232 15Section 232. 8.185 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,103,416 8.185 (2) Any candidates for the office of president and vice president of the
17United States as write-in candidates shall file a list of presidential electors and a
18declaration of candidacy in the manner prescribed in s. 8.21 with the commission
19secretary of state no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday preceding the day of the
20general election to choose the president and vice president of the United States. The
21list shall contain one presidential elector from each congressional district and 2
22electors from the state at large and the names of the candidates for president and vice
23president for whom they intend to vote, if elected. Compliance with this subsection
24may be waived by the commission secretary of state but only if the results of the
25general election indicate that a write-in candidate for the office of president is

1eligible to receive the electoral votes of this state except for noncompliance with this
2subsection. In such event, the write-in candidate shall have until 4:30 p.m. on the
3Friday following the general election to comply with the filing requirements of this
4subsection.
AB899,233 5Section 233. 8.185 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,103,96 8.185 (3) If more than one list of presidential electors is filed with the
7commission secretary of state by any write-in candidates for the offices of president
8and vice president of the United States, the first list filed shall be considered the valid
9list, provided that this list meets the additional requirements of this section.
AB899,234 10Section 234. 8.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,103,1611 8.19 (1) The state committee of any party polling less than 75,000 presidential
12votes in this state in the last election may change the name of the party. The new
13name may not duplicate that of an existing national party. A certificate of approval
14by the party's national committee which has been certified by the national committee
15secretary, the state committee chairperson and the state committee secretary shall
16be filed with the commission secretary of state.
AB899,235 17Section 235. 8.19 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,103,2418 8.19 (3) Every political party entitled, under s. 5.62, to have its candidates on
19the partisan primary and general election ballots has exclusive right to the use of the
20name designating it at any election involving political parties. The commission
21secretary of state shall not certify nor the county clerk print the name of any person
22whose nomination papers indicate a party name comprising a combination of
23existing party names, qualifying words, phrases, prefixes, or suffixes in connection
24with any existing party name.
AB899,236 25Section 236. 8.20 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,104,4
18.20 (7) Nomination papers shall be filed in the office of the commission
2secretary of state for all state offices and the offices of U.S. senator and
3representative in congress, and in the office of county clerk or board of election
4commissioners for all county offices.
AB899,237 5Section 237. 8.30 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,104,96 8.30 (2m) The official or agency with whom nomination papers and
7declarations of candidacy are required to be filed shall not place a candidate's name
8on the ballot if the candidate's name is ineligible for ballot placement under s. 5.05
9(2m) (d) 2., 15.61 (3), or 19.49 (2) (c) 2.
AB899,238 10Section 238. 8.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,104,1411 8.40 (3) The commission secretary of state shall, by rule, prescribe standards
12consistent with this chapter and s. 9.10 (2) to be used by all election officials and
13governing bodies in determining the validity of petitions for elections and signatures
14thereon.
AB899,239 15Section 239. 8.50 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,105,1316 8.50 (1) (a) When there is to be a special election, the special election for county
17office shall be ordered by the county board of supervisors except as provided in s.
1817.21 (5); the special election for city office shall be ordered by the common council;
19the special election for village office shall be ordered by the board of trustees; the
20special election for town office shall be ordered by the town board of supervisors; the
21special election for school board member in a school district organized under ch. 119
22shall be ordered by the school board; the special election for municipal judge shall
23be ordered by the governing body of the municipality, except in 1st class cities, or if
24the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4) jointly by the governing bodies of all
25municipalities served by the judge; and all other special elections shall be ordered

1by the governor. When the governor or attorney general issues the order, it shall be
2filed and recorded in the office of the commission secretary of state. When the county
3board of supervisors issues the order, it shall be filed and recorded in the office of the
4county clerk. When the county executive issues the order, it shall be filed in the office
5of the county board of election commissioners. When the common council issues the
6order, it shall be filed in the office of the city clerk. When the board of trustees issues
7the order, it shall be filed in the office of the village clerk. When the town board of
8supervisors issues the order, it shall be filed in the office of the town clerk. When the
9school board of a school district organized under ch. 119 issues the order, it shall be
10filed and recorded in the office of the city board of election commissioners. If a
11municipal judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the order shall be filed in the office of
12the county clerk or board of election commissioners of the county having the largest
13portion of the population of the jurisdiction served by the judge.
AB899,240 14Section 240. 8.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,105,2515 8.50 (1) (b) Notice of any special election shall be given upon the filing of the
16order under par. (a) by publication in a newspaper under ch. 985. If the special
17election concerns a national or state office, the commission secretary of state shall
18give notice as soon as possible to the county clerks. Upon receipt of notice from the
19commission secretary, or when the special election is for a county office or a municipal
20judgeship under s. 755.01 (4), the county clerk shall give notice as soon as possible
21to the municipal clerks of all municipalities in which electors are eligible to vote in
22the election and publish one type A notice for all offices to be voted upon within the
23county as provided in s. 10.06 (2) (n). If the special election is for a city, village, or
24town office, the municipal clerk shall publish one type A notice as provided under s.
2510.06 (3) (f).
AB899,241
1Section 241. 8.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,106,172 8.50 (1) (d) When the election concerns a national office or a special election for
3state office is held concurrently with the general election, the commission secretary
4of state
shall transmit to each county clerk a certified list of all persons for whom
5nomination papers have been filed in its his or her office at least 62 days before the
6special primary, and in other cases the commission secretary of state shall transmit
7the list to each county clerk at least 22 days before the special primary. If no primary
8is required, the list shall be transmitted at least 42 days prior to the day of the special
9election unless the special election concerns a national office or is held concurrently
10with the general election, in which case the list shall be transmitted at least 62 days
11prior to the day of the special election. Immediately upon receipt of the certified list,
12the county clerk shall prepare his or her ballots. For a county special election, the
13county clerk shall certify the candidates and prepare the ballots. If there is a
14primary, the county clerk shall publish one type B notice in a newspaper under ch.
1510. When a primary is held, as soon as possible after the primary, the county clerk
16shall certify the candidates and prepare the ballots for the following special election.
17The clerk shall publish one type B notice in a newspaper under ch. 10 for the election.
AB899,242 18Section 242. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,106,2219 8.50 (3) (e) In a special election for a state or national office, the county clerk
20or board of election commissioners shall transmit the statement of the county board
21of canvassers to the elections commission secretary of state no later than 7 days after
22the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
AB899,243 23Section 243. 9.01 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,107,2224 9.01 (1) (a) 1. Any candidate voted for at any election who is an aggrieved party,
25as determined under subd. 5., or any elector who voted upon any referendum

1question at any election may petition for a recount. The petitioner shall file a verified
2petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under par. (ar) not earlier than the
3time of completion of the canvass following canvassing of any valid provisional
4ballots under s. 6.97 (4) and, except as provided in this subdivision, not later than
55 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or
6county board of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that
7referendum question following canvassing of all valid provisional ballots or, if more
8than one board of canvassers makes the determination, not later than 5 p.m. on the
93rd business day following the last meeting day of the last board of canvassers which
10makes a determination following canvassing of all valid provisional ballots. If the
11commission chairperson secretary of state or chairperson's secretary's designee
12makes the determination for the office or the referendum question, the petitioner
13shall file the petition not earlier than the last meeting day of the last county board
14of canvassers to make a statement in the election or referendum following
15canvassing of all valid provisional ballots and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd
16business day following the day on which the commission secretary of state receives
17the last statement from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum
18following canvassing of all valid provisional ballots. With regard to an election for
19president, the petitioner shall file the petition not later than 5 p.m. on the first
20business day following the day on which the commission secretary of state receives
21the last statement from a county board of canvassers for the election following
22canvassing of all valid provisional ballots.
AB899,244 23Section 244. 9.01 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,108,524 9.01 (1) (a) 4. The petition under subd. 1. may be amended to include
25information discovered as a result of the investigation of the board of canvassers or

1the commission chairperson secretary of state or chairperson's secretary's designee
2after the filing of the petition if the petitioner moves to amend the petition as soon
3as possible after the petitioner discovers, or reasonably should have discovered, the
4information that is the subject of the amendment and if the petitioner was unable
5to include the information in the original petition.
AB899,245 6Section 245. 9.01 (1) (ag) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,108,147 9.01 (1) (ag) 2. If subd. 1 does not apply to the difference between the votes cast
8for the leading candidate and those cast for the petitioner or the difference between
9the affirmative and negative votes cast upon any referendum question following
10canvassing of all valid provisional and absentee ballots, the petitioner shall pay a fee
11equal to the actual cost of performing the recount in each ward for which the petition
12requests a recount, or in each municipality for which the petition requests a recount
13where no wards exist, plus the actual cost incurred by the commission secretary of
14state
to provide services for performing the recount.
AB899,246 15Section 246. 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,108,2316 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. The commission secretary of state shall deposit all moneys
17received by it the secretary into the account under s. 20.510 (1) 20.575 (2) (g), and
18shall pay the fees required for each recount to the county clerks of the counties in
19which the recount is to be held and shall retain the amount necessary to pay for the
20actual cost incurred by the commission secretary of state to provide services for
21performing the recount. The county clerk shall deposit fees received by him or her
22with the county treasurer. The municipal clerk shall deposit fees received by him or
23her with the municipal treasurer.
AB899,247 24Section 247. 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,109,3
19.01 (1) (ar) 2. In the event of a recount for a referendum, the petition shall be
2filed with the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is called, and, in the
3case of the state, with the commission secretary of state.
AB899,248 4Section 248. 9.01 (1) (ar) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,109,215 9.01 (1) (ar) 3. Whenever a clerk receives a valid petition and any payment
6under par. (ag) 3., the clerk shall thereupon notify the proper board of canvassers.
7Whenever the commission secretary of state receives a valid petition and any
8payment under par. (ag) 3., the commission secretary shall promptly by certified mail
9or other expeditious means order the proper county boards of canvassers to
10commence the recount. County boards of canvassers shall convene no later than 9
11a.m. on the 3rd day after receipt of an order and may adjourn for not more than one
12day at a time until the recount is completed in the county, except that the commission
13secretary may permit extension of the time for adjournment. Returns from a recount
14ordered by the commission secretary of state shall be transmitted to the office of the
15commission secretary as soon as possible, but in no case later than 13 days from the
16date of the order of the commission secretary directing the recount. The commission
17chairperson
secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee may not
18make a determination in any election if a recount is pending before any county board
19of canvassers in that election. The commission chairperson secretary of state or the
20chairperson's secretary's designee need not recount actual ballots, but shall verify
21the returns of the county boards of canvassers in making his or her determinations.
AB899,249 22Section 249. 9.01 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,110,1223 9.01 (5) (a) The board of canvassers or the commission chairperson secretary
24of state
or the chairperson's secretary's designee shall keep complete minutes of all
25proceedings before the board of canvassers or the chairperson secretary or designee.

1The minutes shall include a record of objections and offers of evidence. If the board
2of canvassers or the commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's
3secretary's designee receives exhibits from any party, the board of canvassers or the
4chairperson secretary or designee shall number and preserve the exhibits. The board
5of canvassers or the chairperson secretary or chairperson's secretary's designee shall
6make specific findings of fact with respect to any irregularity raised in the petition
7or discovered during the recount. Any member of the board of canvassers or the
8chairperson secretary or chairperson's secretary's designee may administer oaths,
9certify official acts, and issue subpoenas for purposes of this section. Witness fees
10shall be paid by the county. In the case of proceedings before the commission
11chairperson
secretary of state or chairperson's the secretary's designee, witness fees
12shall be paid by the commission secretary of state.
AB899,250 13Section 250. 9.01 (5) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,110,2514 9.01 (5) (bm) Upon the completion of its proceedings, a board of canvassers
15shall deliver to the commission secretary of state one copy of the minutes of the
16proceedings kept under par. (a). In addition, in the case of a recount of an election
17for state or national office, for each candidate whose name appears on the ballot for
18that office under the name of a political party, the board of canvassers shall deliver
19one copy of the minutes to the chief officer, if any, who is named in any registration
20statement filed under s. 11.0302 by the state committee of that political party, and
21in the case of a recount of an election for county office, for each candidate whose name
22appears on the ballot for that office under the name of a political party, the board of
23canvassers shall deliver one copy of the minutes to the chief officer, if any, who is
24named in any registration statement filed under s. 11.0302 by the county committee
25of that political party.
AB899,251
1Section 251. 9.01 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,111,152 9.01 (5) (c) If the recount is made by a municipal or county board of canvassers
3and the result is required to be reported to a county board of canvassers or to the
4commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee,
5the board of canvassers making the initial recount shall immediately certify the
6results to the county board of canvassers or to the commission chairperson secretary
7of state
or designee. If a county board of canvassers receives such results, it shall
8then convene not later than 9 a.m. on the next business day following receipt to
9examine the returns and determine the results. If the commission chairperson
10secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee receives such results, the
11chairperson secretary or designee shall publicly examine the returns and determine
12the results not later than 9 a.m. on the 3rd business day following receipt, but if that
13day is earlier than the latest day permitted for that election under s. 7.70 (3) (a), the
14commission chairperson secretary or designee may examine the returns and
15determine the results not later than the day specified in s. 7.70 (3) (a).
AB899,252 16Section 252. 9.01 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,112,717 9.01 (6) (a) Within 5 business days after completion of the recount
18determination by the board of canvassers in all counties concerned, or within 5
19business days after completion of the recount determination by the commission
20chairperson
secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee whenever a
21determination is made by the chairperson secretary or designee, any candidate, or
22any elector when for a referendum, aggrieved by the recount may appeal to circuit
23court. The appeal shall commence by serving a written notice of appeal on the other
24candidates and persons who filed a written notice of appearance before each board
25of canvassers whose decision is appealed, or in the case of a statewide recount, before

1the commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's
2designee. The appellant shall also serve notice on the commission secretary of state
3if the commission chairperson secretary or the chairperson's secretary's designee is
4responsible for determining the election. The appellant shall serve the notice by
5certified mail or in person. The appellant shall file the notice with the clerk of circuit
6court together with an undertaking and surety in the amount approved by the court,
7conditioned upon the payment of all costs taxed against the appellant.
AB899,253 8Section 253. 9.01 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,112,169 9.01 (7) (a) The court with whom an appeal is filed shall forthwith issue an
10order directing each affected county, municipal clerk, or board, and the commission
11secretary of state, to transmit immediately all ballots, papers and records affecting
12the appeal to the clerk of court or to impound and secure such ballots, papers and
13records, or both. The order shall be served upon each affected county, municipal
14clerk, or board, the commission secretary of state, and all other candidates and
15persons who filed a written notice of appearance before any board of canvassers
16involved in the recount.
AB899,254 17Section 254. 9.01 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,112,2018 9.01 (8) (a) Unless the court finds a ground for setting aside or modifying the
19determination of the board of canvassers or the commission chairperson secretary
20of state
or chairperson's secretary's designee, it shall affirm the determination.
AB899,255 21Section 255. 9.01 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,113,922 9.01 (8) (c) The court may not receive evidence not offered to the board of
23canvassers or the commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's
24secretary's designee except for evidence that was unavailable to a party exercising
25due diligence at the time of the recount or newly discovered evidence that could not

1with due diligence have been obtained during the recount, and except that the court
2may receive evidence not offered at an earlier time because a party was not
3represented by counsel in all or part of a recount proceeding. A party who fails to
4object or fails to offer evidence of a defect or irregularity during the recount waives
5the right to object or offer evidence before the court except in the case of evidence that
6was unavailable to a party exercising due diligence at the time of the recount or
7newly discovered evidence that could not with due diligence have been obtained
8during the recount or evidence received by the court due to unavailability of counsel
9during the recount.
AB899,256 10Section 256. 9.01 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,113,2211 9.01 (8) (d) The court shall set aside or modify the determination of the board
12of canvassers or the commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's
13secretary's designee if it finds that the board of canvassers or the chairperson
14secretary or chairperson's secretary's designee has erroneously interpreted a
15provision of law and a correct interpretation compels a particular action. If the
16determination depends on any fact found by the board of canvassers or the
17commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee,
18the court may not substitute its judgment for that of the board of canvassers or the
19chairperson secretary or designee as to the weight of the evidence on any disputed
20finding of fact. The court shall set aside the determination if it finds that the
21determination depends on any finding of fact that is not supported by substantial
22evidence.
AB899,257 23Section 257. 9.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,114,524 9.01 (10) Standard forms and methods. The commission secretary of state
25shall prescribe, by rule, standard forms and procedures for the making of recounts

1under this section. The procedures prescribed by the commission secretary shall
2require the boards of canvassers in recounts involving more than one board of
3canvassers to consult with the commission staff office of the secretary of state prior
4to beginning any recount in order to ensure that uniform procedures are used, to the
5extent practicable, in such recounts.
AB899,258 6Section 258. 10.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,114,157 10.01 (1) The form of the various election notices shall be prescribed by the
8commission secretary of state to standardize election notices. To accomplish this
9purpose, the commission secretary shall make rules and draft whatever forms it the
10secretary
considers necessary. Notification or certification lists of candidates or
11referenda questions sent to the county clerks shall prescribe the form in which the
12county clerks shall publish the relevant portions of the notice and any additional
13county offices and referenda questions. The commission secretary of state shall also
14prescribe the provisions for municipal notices which shall be sent to each county
15clerk who shall immediately forward them to each municipal clerk.
AB899,259 16Section 259. 10.01 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,114,2017 10.01 (2) (intro.) For election purposes there shall be 5 basic types of notices,
18modified as necessary to apply to the various elections, which shall be published in
19substantially the same form as prescribed by the commission secretary of state. The
205 types of notices are:
AB899,260 21Section 260. 10.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,114,2522 10.02 (1) Before any election an appropriate type B notice shall be published
23in substantially the form prescribed by the commission secretary of state at the times
24prescribed in s. 10.06. The type B notice shall include the following relevant sections
25and be within the guidelines established in this section.
AB899,261
1Section 261. 10.02 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,115,122 10.02 (2) (c) The facsimile ballots shall follow the voting instructions. The size
3and style of type and the general display of the facsimile ballots shall be prescribed
4by the commission secretary of state and shall conform to the form prescribed by the
5commission secretary under s. 7.08 (1) (a). The party columns shall not exceed 2-1/6
6inches in width and the ballot size may be reduced. Voting machine facsimile ballots
7shall show a reduced diagram of the front of the voting machine and instructions to
8electors on how to vote on the machine. If the ballots in the wards or election districts
9within a county or municipality are identical but for the names of different
10candidates, districts or seats, the facsimile ballot may show the ballot for one ward
11or election district, accompanied by a list of candidates, districts and seats to be voted
12upon in the other wards or election districts.
AB899,262 13Section 262. 10.02 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,115,1414 10.02 (3) (intro.) The notice shall contain the following:
AB899,115,1515 FACSIMILE BALLOT NOTICE
AB899,115,1616 OF .... ELECTION
AB899,115,1717 Office of .... [County] [Municipal] Clerk.
AB899,115,1818 To the Electors of .... [County] [Municipality]:
AB899,115,2519 Notice is hereby given of a .... election to be held in the several wards in the
20[county] [municipality] of ...., on the .... day of ...., .... (year), at which the officers
21named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted
22for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under
23the title of the office and under the appropriate party or other designation, each in
24its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, in the sample
25ballot below.
AB899,116,1
1INFORMATION TO ELECTORS
AB899,116,42 Except where a different statement is prescribed by the commission secretary
3of state
for use in whole or in part by municipalities using electronic voting systems
4under s. 5.95, the voting instructions shall be given substantially as follows:
AB899,263 5Section 263. 10.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,116,86 10.06 (1) Elections commission Secretary of state. (a) On or before November
715 preceding a spring election the commission secretary of state shall send a type A
8notice to each county clerk.
AB899,116,129 (c) As soon as possible after the deadline for filing nomination papers for the
10spring election, but no later than the 2nd Tuesday in January, the commission
11secretary of state shall send a type B notice certifying the list of candidates to each
12county clerk if a primary is required.
AB899,116,1913 (e) As soon as possible following the state canvass of the spring primary vote,
14but no later than the first Tuesday in March, the commission secretary of state shall
15send a type B notice certifying to each county clerk the list of candidates for the
16spring election. When no state spring primary is held, this notice shall be sent under
17par. (c). When there is a referendum, the commission secretary shall send type A and
18C notices certifying each question to the county clerks as soon as possible, but no later
19than the first Tuesday in March.
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