SB477-SSA1,12,125 7.41 (4) No individual exercising the right under sub. (1) may view the
6confidential portion of a registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (4) or a poll list
7maintained under s. 6.79 (6). However, the inspectors shall disclose to such an
8individual, upon request, the existence of such a list, the number of electors whose
9names appear on the list, and the number of those electors who have voted at any
10point in the proceedings. No observer such individual may view the
11certificate-affidavit form certificate of an absent elector who obtains a confidential
12listing under s. 6.47 (2).
SB477-SSA1, s. 19 13Section 19. 7.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,13,214 7.51 (1) Canvass procedure. Immediately after the polls close the inspectors
15shall proceed to canvass publicly all votes received at the polling place. In any
16municipality where an electronic voting system is used, the municipal governing
17body or board of election commissioners may provide or authorize the municipal
18clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners to provide for the
19adjournment of the canvass to one or more central counting locations for specified
20polling places in the manner prescribed in subch. III of ch. 5. No central counting
21location may be used to count votes at a polling place where an electronic voting
22system is not employed. The canvass, whether conducted at the polling place or at
23the a central counting location, shall continue without adjournment until the
24canvass is completed and the return statements are made. The inspectors shall not

1permit access to the name of any elector who has obtained a confidential listing under
2s. 6.47 (2) during the canvass, except as authorized in s. 6.47 (8).
SB477-SSA1, s. 20 3Section 20. 7.60 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,14,24 7.60 (2) County board of canvassers. The county clerk and 2 qualified electors
5of the county appointed by the clerk constitute the county board of canvassers. The
6members of the board of canvassers shall serve for 2-year terms commencing on
7January 1 of each odd-numbered year, except that any member who is appointed to
8fill a permanent vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of the original appointee.
9One member of the board of canvassers shall belong to a political party other than
10the clerk's. If The county clerk shall designate a deputy clerk who shall perform the
11clerk's duties as a member of the board of canvassers in the event that
the county
12clerk's office is vacant, if the clerk cannot perform his or her duties, or if the clerk is
13a candidate at an election being canvassed, the county clerk shall designate a deputy
14clerk to perform the clerk's duties
. If the county clerk and designated deputy clerk
15are both unable to perform their duties, the county executive or, if there is no county
16executive, the chairperson of the county board of supervisors shall designate another
17qualified elector of the county to perform the clerk's duties. If a member other than
18the clerk cannot perform his or her duties, the clerk shall appoint another member
19to serve. No person may serve on the county board of canvassers if the person is a
20candidate for an office to be canvassed by that board. If lists of candidates for the
21county board of canvassers are submitted to the county clerk by political party county
22committees, the lists shall consist of at least 3 names and the clerk shall choose the
23board members from the lists. Where there is a county board of election
24commissioners, it shall serve as the board of canvassers. If the county board of
25election commissioners serves as the board of canvassers, the executive director of

1the county board of election commissioners shall serve as a member of the board of
2canvassers to fill a temporary vacancy on that board.
SB477-SSA1, s. 21 3Section 21. 8.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,14,164 8.15 (4) (a) The certification of a qualified elector stating his or her residence
5with street and number, if any, shall appear at the bottom of each nomination paper,
6stating he or she personally circulated the nomination paper and personally
7obtained each of the signatures; he or she knows they are electors of the ward,
8aldermanic district, municipality or county, as the nomination papers require; he or
9she knows they signed the paper with full knowledge of its content; he or she knows
10their respective residences given; he or she knows each signer signed on the date
11stated opposite his or her name; and, that he or she, the circulator, resides within the
12district which the candidate named therein will represent, if elected; that he or she
13intends to support the candidate; and that he or she is aware that falsifying the
14certification is punishable under s. 12.13 (3) (a), Wis. stats. The circulator shall
15indicate the date that he or she makes the certification next to his or her signature.

16The certification may be made by the candidate or any qualified elector.
SB477-SSA1, s. 22 17Section 22. 8.15 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
SB477-SSA1, s. 23 18Section 23. 8.20 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
SB477-SSA1, s. 24 19Section 24. 8.21 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,15,23 208.21 Declaration of candidacy. Each candidate, except a candidate for
21presidential elector under s. 8.20 (2) (d), shall file a declaration of candidacy, no later
22than the latest time provided for filing nomination papers under s. 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15
23(1), 8.20 (8) (a) or 8.50 (3) (a), or the time provided under s. 8.16 (2) or 8.35 (2) (c).
24A candidate shall file the declaration with the officer or agency with which
25nomination papers are filed for the office which the candidate seeks, or if nomination

1papers are not required, with the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
2jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks office. The declaration shall be sworn to
3before any officer authorized to administer oaths. The declaration shall contain the
4name of the candidate in the form specified under s. 8.10 (2) (b) for candidates for
5nonpartisan office or s. 8.15 (5) (a) or 8.20 (2) (a) for candidates for partisan office,
6and shall state that the signer is a candidate for a named office, that he or she meets
7or will at the time he or she assumes office meet applicable age, citizenship, residency
8or voting qualification requirements, if any, prescribed by the constitutions and laws
9of the United States and of this state, and that he or she will otherwise qualify for
10office if nominated and elected. The declaration shall include the candidate's name
11in the form in which it will appear on the ballot. Each candidate for state and local
12office shall include in the declaration a statement that he or she has not been
13convicted of any infamous crime misdemeanor designated under state or federal law
14as a violation of the public trust or any felony
for which he or she has not been
15pardoned and a list of all felony convictions for which he or she has not been
16pardoned
. In addition, each candidate for state or local office shall include in the
17declaration a statement that discloses his or her municipality of residence for voting
18purposes, and the street and number, if any, on which the candidate resides. The
19declaration is valid with or without the seal of the officer who administers the oath.
20A candidate for state or local office shall file an amended declaration under oath with
21the same officer or agency if any information contained in the declaration changes
22at any time after the original declaration is filed and before the candidate assumes
23office or is defeated for election or nomination.
SB477-SSA1, s. 25 24Section 25. 8.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,16,12
18.40 (2) The certification of a qualified elector stating his or her residence with
2street and number, if any, shall appear at the bottom of each separate sheet of each
3petition specified in sub. (1), stating that he or she personally circulated the petition
4and personally obtained each of the signatures; that the circulator knows that they
5are electors of the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; that the
6circulator knows that they signed the paper with full knowledge of its content; that
7the circulator knows their respective residences given; that the circulator knows that
8each signer signed on the date stated opposite his or her name; that the circulator
9resides within the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; and that
10the circulator is aware that falsifying the certification is punishable under s. 12.13
11(3) (a). The circulator shall indicate the date that he or she makes the certification
12next to his or her signature.
SB477-SSA1, s. 26 13Section 26. 9.10 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,16,1514 9.10 (2) (e) 3. The signature is dated after the date of the notarization
15certification contained on the petition sheet.
SB477-SSA1, s. 27 16Section 27. 9.10 (2) (em) 4. and 5. of the statutes are repealed.
SB477-SSA1, s. 28 17Section 28. 9.10 (2) (o) of the statutes is repealed.
SB477-SSA1, s. 29 18Section 29. 9.10 (2) (r) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.
SB477-SSA1, s. 30 19Section 30. 9.10 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,16,2520 9.10 (4) (d) The Promptly upon receipt of a certificate under par. (a), the
21governing body, school board, or board of election commissioners upon receiving the
22certificate
shall call an a recall election. The recall election shall be held on the
23Tuesday of the 6th week commencing after the date of on which the certificate. If is
24filed, except that if
Tuesday is a legal holiday, the recall election shall be held on the
25first day after Tuesday which is not a legal holiday.
SB477-SSA1, s. 31
1Section 31. 10.06 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,17,92 10.06 (3) (am) As soon as possible following the deadline for filing nomination
3papers for any municipal election when there is to be an election for a county or state
4office or a county or statewide referendum, but no later than 2 3 days after such
5deadline, the municipal clerk of each municipality in which voting machines or
6ballots containing the names of candidates for both local offices and national, state
7or county offices are used shall certify the list of candidates for municipal office to the
8county clerk if a primary is required, unless the municipality prepares its own ballots
9under s. 7.15 (2) (c).
SB477-SSA1, s. 32 10Section 32. 10.06 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,17,1911 10.06 (3) (bm) As soon as possible following the municipal canvass of the
12primary vote or the qualification of the candidates under s. 8.05 (1) (j) when a
13municipal caucus when is held, if there is to be an election for a county or state office
14or a county or statewide referendum, but no later than 2 3 days after such date, the
15municipal clerk of each municipality in which voting machines or ballots containing
16the names of candidates for both local offices and national, state or county offices are
17used shall certify the list of candidates for municipal office and municipal referenda
18appearing on the ballot to the county clerk, unless the municipality prepares its own
19ballots under s. 7.15 (2) (c).
SB477-SSA1, s. 33 20Section 33. 11.21 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,18,221 11.21 (3) Prepare and publish for the use of persons required to file reports and
22statements under this chapter a manual setting forth simply and concisely
23recommended uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting. The board shall
24furnish a copy of the manual without charge, upon request, to all persons who are

1required to file reports or statements with the board, and shall distribute or arrange
2for the distribution of copies of the manual for use by other filing officers.
SB477-SSA1, s. 34 3Section 34. 11.21 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,18,104 11.21 (14) Prepare, publish and periodically revise as necessary a manual
5simply and concisely describing the filing and registration requirements established
6in this chapter in detail, as well as other major provisions of this chapter and ch. 12.
7The board shall furnish a copy of the manual without charge, upon request, to all
8persons who are required to file reports or statements with the board, and shall
9distribute or arrange for the distribution of copies of the manual for use by other
10filing officers.
SB477-SSA1, s. 35 11Section 35. 103.67 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,18,1712 103.67 (1) A minor 14 to 18 years of age shall may not be employed or permitted
13to work in any gainful occupation during the hours that the minor is required to
14attend school under s. 118.15 unless the minor has completed high school, except that
15any minor may be employed in a public exhibitions exhibition as provided in s. 103.78
16and a minor 16 years of age or over may be employed as an election inspector as
17provided in s. 7.30 (2) (am)
.
SB477-SSA1, s. 36 18Section 36. 103.68 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,18,2319 103.68 (1) No minor shall be employed or permitted to work at any gainful
20occupation other than domestic service or, farm labor, or service as an election
21inspector under s. 7.30 (2) (am)
for more than 8 hours in any one day nor more than
2240 hours nor more than 6 days in any one week, nor during such hours as the minor
23is required under s. 118.15 (2) to attend school.".
SB477-SSA1, s. 37 24Section 37. 103.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,19,7
1103.70 (2) Minors may be employed without permits in any employment
2limited to work in or around a home in work usual to the home of the employer, if the
3employment is not in connection with or a part of the business, trade , or profession
4of the employer, is in accordance with the minimum age stated in s. 103.67 (2) (d) (f),
5and is not specifically prohibited by ss. 103.64 to 103.82 or by any order of the
6department. Minors may also be employed without permits as election inspectors
7as provided in s. 7.30 (2) (am).
SB477-SSA1, s. 38 8Section 38. 118.15 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB477-SSA1,19,159 118.15 (3) (d) Any child excused in writing by his or her parent or guardian and
10by the principal of the school that the child attends for the purpose of serving as an
11election official under s. 7.30 (2) (am). The principal shall allow the child to take
12examinations and complete course work missed during the child's absences under
13this paragraph. The principal shall promptly notify the municipal clerk or the board
14of election commissioners of the municipality that appointed the child as an election
15official if the child ceases to be enrolled in school.
SB477-SSA1, s. 39 16Section 39. 755.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,20,917 755.01 (4) Two or more cities, towns or villages of this state may enter into an
18agreement under s. 66.0301 for the joint exercise of the power granted under sub. (1),
19except that for purposes of this subsection, any agreement under s. 66.0301 shall be
20effected by the enactment of identical ordinances by each affected city, town or
21village. Electors of each municipality entering into the agreement shall be eligible
22to vote for the judge of the municipal court so established. If a municipality enters
23into an agreement with a municipality that already has a municipal court, the
24municipalities may provide by ordinance or resolution that the judge for the existing
25municipal court shall serve as the judge for the joint court until the end of the term

1or until a special election is held under s. 8.50 (4) (fm). Each municipality shall adopt
2an ordinance or bylaw under sub. (1) prior to entering into the agreement. The
3contracting municipalities need not be contiguous and need not all be in the same
4county. The Upon entering into or discontinuing such an agreement, the contracting
5municipalities shall notify each transmit a certified copy of the ordinance or bylaw
6effecting or discontinuing the agreement to
the appropriate filing officer under s.
711.02 (3e) when the joint court is created. When a municipal judge is elected under
8this subsection, candidates shall be nominated by filing nomination papers under s.
98.10 (6) (bm), and shall register with the filing officer specified in s. 11.02 (3e).
SB477-SSA1, s. 40 10Section 40. Effective date.
SB477-SSA1,20,1111 (1) This act takes effect on May 31, 2002.
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