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January 2002 Special Session

2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 1

March 21, 2002 - Offered by Committee on Senate Organization.

AB1-SSA1,1,3 An Act relating to: state finances and appropriations, correcting the imbalance between projected revenues and authorized expenditures, and diverse other matters.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB1-SSA1, s. 1 Section 1. 6.18 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1,2,2 6.18 Former residents. If ineligible to qualify as an elector in the state to which the elector has moved, any former qualified Wisconsin elector may vote an absentee ballot in the ward of the elector's prior residence in any presidential election occurring within 24 months after leaving Wisconsin by requesting an application form and returning it, properly executed, to the municipal clerk of the elector's prior Wisconsin residence. When requesting an application form for an absentee ballot, the applicant shall specify the applicant's eligibility for only the presidential ballot. The application form shall require the following information and be in substantially the following form:

AB1-SSA1,2,6 This blank shall be returned to the municipal clerk's office. Application must be received in sufficient time for ballots to be mailed and returned prior to any presidential election at which applicant wishes to vote. Complete all statements in full.

AB1-SSA1,2,7 APPLICATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL

AB1-SSA1,2,8 ELECTOR'S ABSENT BALLOT.

AB1-SSA1,2,9 (To be voted at the Presidential Election

AB1-SSA1,2,10 on November ...., .... (year)

AB1-SSA1,2,19 I, .... hereby swear or affirm that I am a citizen of the United States, formerly residing at .... in the .... ward .... aldermanic district (city, town, village) of ...., County of .... for 10 days prior to leaving the State of Wisconsin. I, .... do solemnly swear or affirm that I do not qualify to register or vote under the laws of the State of ....(State you now reside in) where I am presently residing. A citizen must be a resident of: State ....(Insert time) County ....(Insert time) City, Town or Village ....(Insert time), in order to be eligible to register or vote therein. I further swear or affirm that my legal residence was established in the State of ....(the State where you now reside) on .... Month .... Day .... Year.

AB1-SSA1,2,20 Signed ....

AB1-SSA1,2,21 Address ....(Present address)

AB1-SSA1,2,22 ....(City) ....(State)

AB1-SSA1,2,23 Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of .... .... (year)

AB1-SSA1,2,24 ....(Notary Public, or other officer authorized to administer oaths.)

AB1-SSA1,2,25 ....(County)

AB1-SSA1,3,1 My Commission expires

AB1-SSA1,3,2 MAIL BALLOT TO:

AB1-SSA1,3,3 NAME ....

AB1-SSA1,3,4 ADDRESS ....

AB1-SSA1,3,5 CITY .... STATE .... ZIP CODE ....

AB1-SSA1,3,10 Penalties for Violations. Whoever swears falsely to any absent elector affidavit under this section may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both. Whoever intentionally votes more than once in an election may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years, and 6 months or both.

AB1-SSA1,3,11 ....(Municipal Clerk)

AB1-SSA1,3,12 ....(Municipality)

AB1-SSA1, s. 2 Section 2. 11.61 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1,3,17 11.61 (1) (a) Whoever intentionally violates s. 11.05 (1), (2), (2g) or (2r), 11.07 (1) or (5), 11.10 (1), 11.12 (5), 11.23 (6) or 11.24 (1) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 4 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class I felony.

AB1-SSA1, s. 3 Section 3. 11.61 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1,3,23 11.61 (1) (b) Whoever intentionally violates s. 11.25, 11.26, 11.27 (1), 11.30 (1) or 11.38 where is guilty of a Class I felony if the intentional violation does not involve a specific figure, or where if the intentional violation concerns a figure which exceeds $100 in amount or value may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 4 years and 6 months or both.

AB1-SSA1, s. 4 Section 4. 12.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1,4,3 12.60 (1) (a) Whoever violates s. 12.09, 12.11 or 12.13 (1), (2) (b) 1. to 7. or (3) (a), (e), (f), (j), (k), (L), (m), (y) or (z) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 4 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class I felony.

AB1-SSA1, s. 5 Section 5. 13.05 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1,4,16 13.05 Logrolling prohibited. Any member of the legislature who gives, offers or promises to give his or her vote or influence in favor of or against any measure or proposition pending or proposed to be introduced, in the legislature in consideration or upon condition that any other person elected to the same legislature will give or will promise or agree to give his or her vote or influence in favor of or against any other measure or proposition pending or proposed to be introduced in such legislature, or who gives, offers or promises to give his or her vote or influence for or against any measure on condition that any other member will give his or her vote or influence in favor of any change in any other bill pending or proposed to be introduced in the legislature may be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than 4 years and 6 months or both, is guilty of a Class I felony.

AB1-SSA1, s. 6 Section 6. 13.06 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1,5,4 13.06 Executive favor. Any member of the legislature who gives, offers or promises to give his or her vote or influence in favor of or against any measure or proposition pending or proposed to be introduced in the legislature, or that has already been passed by either house of the legislature, in consideration of or on condition that the governor approve, disapprove, veto or sign, or agree to approve, disapprove, veto or sign, any other measure or proposition pending or proposed to be introduced in the legislature or that has already been passed by the legislature, or either house thereof, or in consideration or upon condition that the governor nominate for appointment or appoint or remove any person to or from any office or position under the laws of this state, may be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than 3 years or both is guilty of a Class I felony.

AB1-SSA1, s. 8 Section 8. 13.525 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1,5,8 13.525 Joint review committee on criminal penalties. (1) Creation. There is created a joint review committee on criminal penalties composed of the following members:

AB1-SSA1,5,11 (a) One majority party member and one minority party member from each house of the legislature, appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses.

AB1-SSA1,5,12 (b) The attorney general or his or her designee.

AB1-SSA1,5,13 (c) The secretary of corrections or his or her designee.

AB1-SSA1,5,14 (d) The state public defender or his or her designee.

AB1-SSA1,5,17 (e) A reserve judge who resides in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th judicial administrative district and a reserve judge who resides in the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, or 10th judicial administrative district, appointed by the supreme court.

AB1-SSA1,5,20 (f) Two members of the public appointed by the governor, one of whom shall have law enforcement experience in this state and one of whom shall be an elected county official.

AB1-SSA1,5,23 (2) Officers. The majority party senator and the majority party representative to the assembly shall be cochairpersons of the committee. The committee shall elect a secretary from among its nonlegislator members.

AB1-SSA1,5,25 (3) Judicial and gubernatorial appointees. Members appointed under sub. (1) (e) or (f) shall serve at the pleasure of the authority appointing them.

AB1-SSA1,6,3 (4) Eligibility. A member shall cease to be a member upon losing the status upon which the appointment is based. Membership on the committee shall not be incompatible with any other public office.

AB1-SSA1,6,11 (5) Review of legislation relating to crimes. (a) If any bill that is introduced in either house of the legislature proposes to create a new crime or revise a penalty for an existing crime and the bill is referred to a standing committee of the house in which it is introduced, the chairperson may request the joint review committee to prepare a report on the bill under par. (b). If the bill is not referred to a standing committee, the speaker of the assembly, if the bill is introduced in the assembly, or the presiding officer of the senate, if the bill is introduced in the senate, may request the joint review committee to prepare a report on the bill under par. (b).