SB834,283
5Section
283. 15.06 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.06
(6) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a commission constitutes
7a quorum to do business, except that vacancies shall not prevent a commission from
8doing business. This subsection does not apply to the parole commission
, elections
9commission, or ethics commission.
SB834,284
10Section
284. 15.06 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.06
(10) Compensation. A
member of the elections commission and a member
12of the ethics commission shall receive a per diem of $115 for each day on which the
13member attends or participates by audio or video conference call in a meeting of the
14member's commission.
SB834,285
15Section
285. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
SB834,286
16Section
286. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.79
(2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
18constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
19the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
20supplies specified by the
elections commission
secretary of state. The laws, manuals,
21forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including distribution
22cost as determined under s. 35.80. The
elections commission secretary of state shall
23inform the department in writing as to which election manuals, forms, and supplies
24shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
SB834,287
25Section
287. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.96
(3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
2congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
3reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the
elections
4commission secretary of state.
SB834,288
5Section
288. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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17.17
(1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
7senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
8wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the
elections commission 9secretary of state.
SB834,289
10Section
289. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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17.17
(4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
12of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
13governor and the
elections commission secretary of state.
SB834,290
14Section
290. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB834,291
15Section
291. 19.42 (13) (p) of the statutes is repealed.
SB834,292
16Section
292. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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19.43
(4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the commission a
18statement of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no
19later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers
20for the office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next
21business day after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of
22time for filing nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j),
238.10 (2) (a), 8.15 (1), or 8.20 (8) (a); no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after
24notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the
25municipal clerk in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus; or no later
1than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally
2delivered to the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a
3write-in candidate or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination
4under s. 8.35 (2) (a). The information contained on the statement shall be current
5as of December 31 of the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the
6name of any candidate for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the
elections
7commission secretary of state, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners
8shall ascertain whether that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the
9elections commission secretary of state, municipal clerk, or board of election
10commissioners may not certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
SB834,293
11Section
293. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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19.85
(1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
13elections commission secretary of state under s. 5.05 (6a) or the ethics commission
14under s. 19.46 (2), or from any county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
SB834,294
15Section
294. 19.851 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1619.851 (title)
Closed sessions by ethics or elections commission.
SB834,295
17Section
295. 19.851 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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19.851
(1) Prior to convening under this section or under s. 19.85 (1), the ethics
19commission
and the elections commission shall vote to convene in closed session in
20the manner provided in s. 19.85 (1). The ethics commission shall identify the specific
21reason or reasons under sub. (2) and s. 19.85 (1) (a) to (h) for convening in closed
22session.
The elections commission shall identify the specific reason or reasons under
23s. 19.85 (1) (a) to (h) for convening in closed session. No business may be conducted
24by the ethics commission
or the elections commission at any closed session under this
1section except that which relates to the purposes of the session as authorized in this
2section or as authorized in s. 19.85 (1).
SB834,296
3Section
296. 20.505 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.505
(1) (d)
Special counsel. A sum sufficient, subject to s. 5.05 (2q), for
5supplementing the appropriation under s.
20.510 (1)
20.575 (2) (be) for ongoing
6investigations; subject to s. 19.49 (2q), for supplementing the appropriation under
7s. 20.521 (1) (be) for ongoing investigations; and, subject to the procedures
8established in s. 14.11 (2) (c), for the compensation of special counsel appointed as
9provided in ss. 14.11 (2) and 321.42.
SB834,297
10Section
297. 20.510 (intro.) and (1) (title) of the statutes are repealed.
SB834,298
11Section
298. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (a) and
12amended to read:
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20.575
(2) (a)
General program operations; general purpose revenue. 14Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the
15commission secretary of state with regard to election administration, including the
16printing of forms, materials, manuals, and election laws under s. 7.08 (1) (b), (3), and
17(4), and the training of election officials under s. 5.05 (7).
SB834,299
18Section
299. 20.510 (1) (be) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (be) and
19amended to read:
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20.575
(2) (be)
Investigations. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of
21financing the costs of investigations authorized by the
commission secretary of state 22of potential violations of chs. 5 to 10 and 12.
SB834,300
23Section
300. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (bm).
SB834,301
24Section
301. 20.510 (1) (br) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (br).
SB834,302
25Section
302. 20.510 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (c).
SB834,303
1Section
303. 20.510 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (d).
SB834,304
2Section
304. 20.510 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (e).
SB834,305
3Section
305. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (g) and
4amended to read:
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20.575
(2) (g)
Recount fees. The amounts in the schedule to be apportioned to
6the
commission secretary of state and the county clerks or county board of election
7commissioners as prescribed in s. 9.01 (1) (ag). All moneys received on account of
8recount petitions filed with the
commission secretary of state shall be credited to this
9appropriation account.
SB834,306
10Section
306. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (h) and
11amended to read:
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20.575
(2) (h)
Materials and services. The For the purpose of administering
13elections, the amounts in the schedule for the costs of publishing documents, locating
14and copying records, and conducting administrative meetings and conferences, for
15compiling, disseminating, and making available information prepared by and filed
16with the
commission secretary of state, and for supplies, postage, and shipping.
All 17With regard to election administration, all moneys received by the
commission 18secretary of state from collections for sales of publications, for copies of records, for
19supplies, for postage, for shipping and records location fees, and for charges assessed
20to participants in administrative meetings and conferences, except moneys received
21from requesters from sales of copies of the official registration list, shall be credited
22to this appropriation account.
SB834,307
23Section
307. 20.510 (1) (jm) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (jm) and
24amended to read:
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120.575
(2) (jm)
Gifts and grants. The amounts in the schedule to carry out the
2purposes, not inconsistent with the law, for which gifts, grants, and bequests to the
3commission secretary of state are made. All moneys received by the
commission 4secretary of state from gifts, grants, and bequests shall be credited to this
5appropriation account.
SB834,309
8Section
309. 20.510 (1) (m) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (m).
SB834,310
9Section
310. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (t).
SB834,311
10Section
311. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (x).
SB834,312
11Section
312. 20.575 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.575
(1) (g)
Program fees. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of
13carrying out general program operations. Except as provided under par. (ka)
and
14sub. (2), all amounts received by the secretary of state, including all moneys
15transferred from the appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) (g), shall be credited to this
16appropriation. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), any unencumbered balance at the
17close of a fiscal year exceeding 10 percent of that fiscal year's expenditures under this
18appropriation shall lapse to the general fund.
SB834,313
19Section
313. 20.575 (1) (ka) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.575
(1) (ka)
Agency collections. The amounts in the schedule for
21photocopying and microfilm copying of documents, generation of copies of documents
22from optical disc or electronic storage, publication of books, and other services
23provided in carrying out the functions of the office.
All Except for moneys received
24under sub. (2) (h), all moneys received by the office as fees or other charges for
25photocopying, microfilm copying, generation of copies of documents from optical disc
1or electronic storage, sales of books, and other services provided in carrying out the
2functions of the office shall be credited to this appropriation.
SB834,314
3Section
314. 38.16 (3) (br) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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38.16
(3) (br) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
5The district board shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
6supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
7form for referendum ballots prescribed by the
elections commission secretary of state 8under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether the limit
9under this subsection may be exceeded by a specified amount. The limit otherwise
10applicable to the district under this subsection is increased by the amount approved
11by a majority of those voting on the question.
SB834,315
12Section
315. 49.165 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.165
(4) (a) The department shall certify to the
elections commission 14secretary of state, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name and address of
15each organization that is eligible to receive grants under sub. (2).
SB834,316
16Section
316. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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59.605
(3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
18The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
19supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
20form for referendum ballots prescribed by the
elections commission secretary of state 21under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the
22operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: “Under state law, the
23operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year
24.... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of
25county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an
1indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating
2levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1.
3specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: “
Under state
4law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for
5the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding
6the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an
7amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year ....
8(year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of
9years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $....
10(preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
SB834,317
11Section
317. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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67.05
(3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall
13prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the
14referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
15which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
16to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is wholly or partly contained
17within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall
18correspond with the form prescribed by the
elections commission secretary of state 19under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB834,318
20Section
318. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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67.05
(6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
22adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
23a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
24ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
25protection and rehabilitation district, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of
1such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
2for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
3rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
4so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
5general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting
6shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
7of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the
elections commission 8secretary of state under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question submitted shall
9be whether the resolution shall be approved.
SB834,319
10Section
319. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.61
(1) The secretary of transportation and the
administrator of the elections
12commission secretary of state shall enter into an agreement to match personally
13identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the
14commission secretary of state under s. 6.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34
15(2m) with personally identifiable information in the operating record file database
16under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required
17to enable the secretary of transportation and the
administrator of the elections
18commission secretary of state to verify the accuracy of the information provided for
19the purpose of voter registration.
SB834,320
20Section
320. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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117.20
(2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
22required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
23school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a referendum
24held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected
25school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to
1the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections.
2The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the
elections
3commission secretary of state under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each
4affected school district shall file with the secretary of
the commission state a certified
5statement prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the
6referendum in that school district.
SB834,321
7Section
321. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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117.27
(2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the
9spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
10change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form
11prescribed by the
elections commission secretary of state under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08
12(1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
SB834,322
13Section
322. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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121.91
(3) (c) A referendum under this subsection shall be held in accordance
15with chs. 5 to 12. The school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all
16necessary election supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially
17with the standard form for referendum ballots prescribed by the
elections
18commission secretary of state under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question
19submitted shall be whether the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified
20amount. If the resolution provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a
21nonrecurring purpose, the ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the
22amount that will be used for a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable
23to the school district under sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a
24majority of those voting on the question.
SB834,323
25Section
323. 165.93 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1165.93
(4) (a) The department shall certify to the
elections commission 2secretary of state, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name and address of
3each organization that is eligible to receive grants under sub. (2).
SB834,324
4Section
324. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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198.08
(10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably
6obtain, compile, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a
7statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last
8preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every
9municipality and the
elections commission secretary of state shall furnish such
10information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the clerk of the
11district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total number of votes
12cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding election cannot,
13because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or for any reason,
14be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall fairly estimate
15such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or her office.
SB834,325
16Section
325. 200.09 (11) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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200.09
(11) (am) 2. No resolution passed under subd. 1. may authorize election
18of commissioners sooner than 6 months after the date of passage. The metropolitan
19sewerage district commission shall immediately notify the
elections commission 20secretary of state under s. 5.05 upon passage of a resolution under subd. 1.
SB834,326
21Section
326. 200.09 (11) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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200.09
(11) (am) 3. If the governing bodies of each city, town, and village
23comprising the district pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners,
24each commissioner may hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The
25metropolitan sewerage district commission shall immediately notify the
elections
1commission secretary of state under s. 5.05 upon passage of a resolution under this
2subdivision.
SB834,327
3Section
327. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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227.03
(6) Orders of the
elections commission secretary of state under s. 5.06
5(6) are not subject to this chapter.
SB834,328
6Section
328. 227.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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227.52
(6) Decisions of the
chairperson of the elections commission secretary
8of state or the
chairperson's secretary's designee.
SB834,329
9Section
329. 230.08 (2) (eL) of the statutes is repealed.
SB834,330
10Section
330. 301.03 (20m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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301.03
(20m) Transmit to the
elections commission secretary of state, on a
12continuous basis, a list containing the name of each living person who has been
13convicted of a felony under the laws of this state and whose civil rights have not been
14restored, together with his or her residential address and the date on which the
15department expects his or her civil rights to be restored.
SB834,331
16Section
331. 342.06 (1) (eg) of the statutes is amended to read:
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342.06
(1) (eg) Except as provided in par. (eh), if the applicant is an individual,
18the social security number of the applicant. The department of transportation may
19not disclose a social security number obtained under this paragraph to any person
20except to the department of children and families for the sole purpose of
21administering s. 49.22, to the department of workforce development for the sole
22purpose of enforcing or administering s. 108.22, to the department of revenue for the
23purposes of administering state taxes and collecting debt, and to the
elections
24commission secretary of state for the sole purpose of allowing the
chief election officer 25secretary of state to comply with the terms of the agreement under s. 6.36 (1) (ae).
SB834,332
1Section
332. 343.027 of the statutes is amended to read:
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2343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this
3chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except
4that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the
5department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting
6debt, to the
elections commission secretary of state, in electronic or digital format,
7for the purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5), to the person to whom the signature relates,
8to a court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney,
9to a law enforcement agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.
SB834,333
10Section
333. 343.11 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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343.11
(2m) Within 30 days following surrender of a license under sub. (1), the
12department shall provide notice to the
elections commission secretary of state of the
13person's name and address, the name of the jurisdiction issuing the surrendered
14license, and the date on which the license was surrendered.
SB834,334
15Section
334. 343.14 (2j) of the statutes is amended to read: