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:
SB834,131,2017
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:
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343.14
(2j) Except as otherwise required to administer and enforce this
17chapter, the department of transportation may not disclose a social security number
18obtained from an applicant for a license under sub. (2) (bm) to any person except to
19the department of children and families for the sole purpose of administering s.
2049.22, to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of enforcing
21or administering s. 108.22, to the department of revenue for the purposes of
22administering state taxes and collecting debt, to the driver licensing agency of
23another jurisdiction, or to the
elections commission
secretary of state for the sole
24purpose of allowing the
chief election officer
secretary of state to comply with the
25terms of the agreement under s. 6.36 (1) (ae).
SB834,335
1Section
335. 343.50 (8) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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343.50
(8) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (b) and s. 343.14 (2j), the department
3may, upon request, provide to the
elections commission secretary of state for the sole
4purpose of allowing the
chief election officer
secretary of state to comply with the
5terms of the agreement under s. 6.36 (1) (ae) any applicant information or
6identification card holder information maintained by the department of
7transportation and identified in s. 343.14 (2).
SB834,336
8Section
336. 756.04 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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756.04
(2) (c) 1. A list of registered voters from the
elections commission 10secretary of state.
SB834,337
11Section
337. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,134,18
12778.135 Campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics forfeitures; how
13recovered. Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by
14the
elections commission secretary of state under s. 5.05 (1) (c) or the ethics
15commission under s. 19.49 (1) (b) is settled as a result of agreement between the
16parties without approval of the court, the moneys accruing to the state on account
17of such settlement shall be paid to the
secretary of state or the ethics commission
,
18as appropriate, and deposited with the secretary of administration.
SB834,338
19Section
338. 978.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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978.05
(1) Criminal actions. Except as otherwise provided by law, prosecute
21all criminal actions before any court within his or her prosecutorial unit and have
22sole responsibility for prosecution of all criminal actions arising from violations of
23chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 and from violations of other
24laws arising from or in relation to the official functions of the subject of the
25investigation or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation
1under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, that are alleged to be
2committed by a resident of his or her prosecutorial unit, or if alleged to be committed
3by a nonresident of this state, that are alleged to occur in his or her prosecutorial unit
4unless another prosecutor is substituted under s. 5.05 (2m) (i) or 19.49 (2) (h) or this
5chapter or by referral of the
elections commission
secretary of state under s. 5.05 (2m)
6(c) 15. or 16. or the ethics commission under s. 19.49 (2) (b) 13. or 14. For purposes
7of this subsection, a person other than an individual is a resident of a prosecutorial
8unit if the person's principal place of operation is located in that prosecutorial unit.
SB834,339
9Section
339. 978.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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978.05
(2) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided by law, prosecute all
11state forfeiture actions, county traffic actions and actions concerning violations of
12county ordinances which are in conformity with state criminal laws in the courts
13within his or her prosecutorial unit and have joint responsibility, together with the
14elections commission secretary of state and the ethics commission, for prosecution
15of all forfeiture actions arising from violations of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or
16subch. III of ch. 19 and from violations of other laws arising from or in relation to the
17official functions of the subject of the investigation or any matter that involves
18elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or
19subch. III of ch. 19 that are alleged to be committed by a resident of his or her
20prosecutorial unit, or if alleged to be committed by a nonresident of this state, that
21are alleged to occur within his or her prosecutorial unit unless another prosecutor
22is substituted under s. 5.05 (2m) (h) or 19.49 (2) (g) or this chapter or by referral of
23the
elections commission secretary of state under s. 5.05 (2m) (c) 15. or 16. or the
24ethics commission under s. 19.49 (2) (b) 13. or 14. For purposes of this subsection,
1a person other than an individual is a resident of a prosecutorial unit if the person's
2principal place of operation is located in that prosecutorial unit.
SB834,340
3Section 340
.
Nonstatutory provisions.
SB834,136,94
(1)
Audit report recommendations. The secretary of state and the secretary's
5employees shall, to the extent practicable within their responsibilities, implement
6the recommendations contained in the legislative audit bureau's Report 21-19
7regarding the past performance of the elections commission. The secretary of state
8shall report the progress in implementing those recommendations to the legislature
9no later than December 31, 2023.
SB834,136,1110
(2)
Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this subsection, all assets
11and liabilities of the elections commission are transferred to the secretary of state.
SB834,136,1212
(3)
Positions and employees.
SB834,136,1413
(a) On the effective date of this paragraph, all full-time equivalent positions
14of the elections commission are transferred to the secretary of state.
SB834,136,1815
(b) All incumbent employees holding positions at the elections commission on
16the effective date of this paragraph, except the incumbent employee holding the
17position of administrator, are transferred on the effective date of this paragraph to
18the secretary of state.
SB834,136,2319
(c) Employees transferred under par. (b) have all the rights and the same status
20under subch. V of ch. 111 at the office of the secretary of state that they enjoyed at
21the elections commission immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s.
22230.28 (4), no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class
23is required to serve a probationary period.
SB834,137,3
1(4)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this subsection, all
2tangible personal property, including records, of the elections commission is
3transferred to the secretary of state.
SB834,137,94
(5)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the elections commission that are
5in effect on the effective date of this subsection shall remain in effect and are
6transferred to the secretary of state, except that no such contract may be extended,
7modified, or renewed. The secretary of state shall carry out all contractual
8obligations under each contract until the contract expires or is rescinded by the
9secretary of state to the extent allowed under the contract.
SB834,137,1310
(6)
Orders and formal opinions. All formal opinions and orders issued by the
11elections commission that are in effect on the effective date of this subsection are
12transferred to the secretary of state and shall remain in effect until the secretary of
13state repeals an order or changes or withdraws a formal opinion.
SB834,137,1814
(7)
Pending matters. All matters pending with the elections commission on the
15effective date of this subsection are transferred to the secretary of state, and all
16materials submitted to or actions taken by the elections commission with respect to
17any pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
18secretary of state.
SB834,137,2119
(8)
Transition. Notwithstanding s. 15.61, 2019 stats., the terms of office of all
20members of the elections commission holding office on the effective date of this
21subsection shall expire on the effective date of this subsection.
SB834,137,2522
(9)
Implementation plan. The individual who is serving as the administrator
23of the elections commission on the date of publication of this act shall work in concert
24with the secretary of state to ensure a smooth transition and shall participate in
25formulating an implementation plan.
SB834,341
1Section
341.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on January 4, 2027, except
2as follows:
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(1)
Section 340 (9
) of this act takes effect on the day after publication.