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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2001 SENATE BILL 477
March 8, 2002 - Offered by Committee on Universities, Housing, and Government
Operations
.
SB477-SSA1,1,9 1An Act to repeal 8.15 (9), 8.20 (10), 9.10 (2) (em) 4. and 5., 9.10 (2) (o) and 9.10
2(2) (r) 1. to 3.; to renumber and amend 6.92; to amend 5.86, 6.87 (2) (form),
36.875 (1) (at), 6.875 (2) (a), 6.875 (6), 6.88 (1), 7.03 (1) (a), 7.03 (1) (b), (bm), (c)
4and (d), 7.08 (3) (intro.) and (4), 7.30 (2) (a), 7.30 (4) (b) 1., 7.30 (6) (b), 7.33 (2),
57.41 (4), 7.51 (1), 7.60 (2), 8.15 (4) (a), 8.21, 8.40 (2), 9.10 (2) (e) 3., 9.10 (4) (d),
610.06 (3) (am), 10.06 (3) (bm), 11.21 (3), 11.21 (14), 103.67 (1), 103.68 (1), 103.70
7(2) and 755.01 (4); and to create 6.92 (2), 7.08 (5), 7.30 (2) (am) and 118.15 (3)
8(d) of the statutes; relating to: various changes in election administration
9laws.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB477-SSA1, s. 1 10Section 1. 5.86 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,2,11 115.86 Proceedings at central counting location locations. (1) All
12proceedings at the each central counting location shall be under the direction of the

1municipal clerk or an election official designated by the clerk unless the central
2counting location is at the county seat and the municipal clerk delegates the
3responsibility to supervise the location to the county clerk, in which case the
4proceedings shall be under the direction of the county clerk or an election official
5designated by the county clerk
. Unless election officials are selected under s. 7.30
6(4) (c) without regard to party affiliation, the employees at the each central counting
7location, other than any specially trained technicians who are required for the
8operation of the automatic tabulating equipment, shall be equally divided between
9members of the 2 major political parties under s. 7.30 (2) (a) and all duties performed
10by the employees shall be by teams consisting of an equal number of members of each
11political party whenever sufficient persons from each party are available.
SB477-SSA1,2,21 12(2) At the each central counting location, a team of election officials designated
13by the clerk or other election official having charge of the location under sub. (1) shall
14check the container returned containing the ballots to determine that all seals are
15intact, and thereupon shall open the container, check the inspectors' slip and
16compare the number of ballots so delivered against the total number of electors of
17each ward served by the polling place who voted, remove the ballots or record of the
18votes cast and deliver them to the technicians operating the automatic tabulating
19equipment. Any discrepancies between the number of ballots and total number of
20electors shall be noted on a sheet furnished for that purpose and signed by the
21election officials.
SB477-SSA1, s. 2 22Section 2. 6.87 (2) (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,2,2323 6.87 (2) (form)
SB477-SSA1,2,2424 [STATE OF ....
SB477-SSA1,2,2525 County of ....]
SB477-SSA1,3,22 [(name of foreign country and city or other jurisdictional unit)]
SB477-SSA1,3,163 I, ...., certify subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis. Stats., for false
4statements, that I am a resident of the [.... ward of the] (town) (village) of ...., or of
5the .... aldermanic district in the city of ...., residing at ....* in said city, the county
6of ...., state of Wisconsin, and am entitled to vote in the (ward) (election district) at
7the election to be held on ....; that I am not voting at any other location in this election;
8that I am unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in the (ward) (election
9district) on election day or have changed my residence within the state from one ward
10or election district to another within 10 days before the election. An elector who
11provides an identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3) need not provide a
12street address.
I certify that I exhibited the enclosed ballot unmarked to the witness,
13that I then in (his) (her) presence and in the presence of no other person marked the
14ballot and enclosed and sealed the same in this envelope in such a manner that no
15one but myself and any person rendering assistance under s. 6.87 (5), Wis. Stats., if
16I requested assistance, could know how I voted.
SB477-SSA1,3,1717 Signed ....
SB477-SSA1,3,1818 Identification serial number, if any: ....
SB477-SSA1,3,1919 The witness shall execute the following:
SB477-SSA1,3,2420 I, the undersigned witness, subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis.
21Stats., for false statements, certify that the above statements are true and the voting
22procedure was executed as there stated. I am not a candidate for any office on the
23enclosed ballot (except in the case of an incumbent municipal clerk). I did not solicit
24or advise the elector to vote for or against any candidate or measure.
SB477-SSA1,3,2525 ....(Name)
SB477-SSA1,4,1
1....(Address)**
SB477-SSA1,4,3 2* — An elector who provides an identification serial number issued under s.
36.47 (3), Wis. Stats., need not provide a street address.
SB477-SSA1,4,5 4** — If this form is executed before 2 special voting deputies under s. 6.875 (6),
5Wis. Stats., both deputies shall witness and sign.
SB477-SSA1, s. 3 6Section 3. 6.875 (1) (at) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,4,87 6.875 (1) (at) "Qualified retirement home" means a retirement home that
8qualifies under sub. (2) (b) (c) to utilize the procedures under this section.
SB477-SSA1, s. 4 9Section 4. 6.875 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,4,1210 6.875 (2) (a) The procedures prescribed in this section are the exclusive means
11of absentee voting for electors who are occupants of nursing homes or, qualified
12community-based residential facilities or qualified retirement homes.
SB477-SSA1, s. 5 13Section 5. 6.875 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is
14amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,6,415 6.875 (6) Special voting deputies in each municipality shall, not later than 5
16p.m. on the Friday preceding an election, arrange one or more convenient times with
17the administrator of each nursing home or, qualified retirement home, and qualified
18community-based residential facility in the municipality from which one or more
19occupants have filed an application under s. 6.86 to conduct absentee voting for the
20election. The time may be no earlier than the 4th Monday preceding the election and
21no later than 5 p.m. on the Monday preceding the election. Upon request of a relative
22of an occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified
23community-based residential facility, the administrator may notify the relative of
24the time or times at which special voting deputies will conduct absentee voting at the
25home or facility, and permit the relative to be present in the room where the voting

1is conducted. At the designated time, 2 deputies appointed under sub. (4) shall visit
2the nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified community-based
3residential
facility. The municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
4commissioners shall issue a supply of absentee ballots to the deputies sufficient to
5provide for the number of valid applications received by the clerk, and a reasonable
6additional number of ballots. The municipal clerk or executive director shall keep
7a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputies and shall require the deputies to
8return every ballot issued to them. The deputies shall personally offer each elector
9who has filed a proper application the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot.
10If an elector is present who has not filed a proper application, the 2 deputies may
11accept an application from the elector and shall issue a ballot to the elector if the
12elector is qualified and the application is proper. The deputies shall administer each
13witness
the oath certification and may, upon request of the elector, assist the elector
14in marking the elector's ballot. Upon request of the elector, a relative of the elector
15who is present in the room may assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot. All
16voting shall be conducted in the presence of the deputies. No individual other than
17a deputy may administer witness the oath certification and no individual other than
18a deputy or relative of an elector may render voting assistance to the elector. Upon
19completion of the voting, the deputies shall promptly deliver, either personally or by
201st class mail, any absentee ballot applications and the sealed certificate envelope
21containing each ballot to the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
22municipality in which the elector casting the ballot resides, within such time as will
23permit delivery to the polling place serving the elector's residence on election day.
24Personal delivery may be made by the deputies no later than noon on election day.
25If a qualified elector is not able to cast his or her ballot on 2 separate visits by the

1deputies to the nursing home or qualified retirement home facility, they shall so
2inform the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
3commissioners, who may then send the ballot to the elector no later than 5 p.m. on
4the Friday preceding the election.
SB477-SSA1, s. 6 5Section 6. 6.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,6,156 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk,
7the clerk shall enclose it, unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely
8sealed and endorsed with the name and official title of the clerk, and the words "This
9envelope contains the ballot of an absent elector and must be opened at the polls
10during polling hours on election day". If the ballot was received by the elector by
11facsimile transmission or electronic mail and is accompanied by a separate
12certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a certificate envelope and securely
13append the completed certificate to the outside of the envelope before enclosing the
14ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep the ballot in the clerk's office until
15delivered, as required in sub. (2).
SB477-SSA1, s. 7 16Section 7. 6.92 of the statutes is renumbered 6.92 (1) and amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,6,2417 6.92 (1) Each Except as provided in sub. (2), each inspector shall challenge for
18cause any person offering to vote whom the inspector knows or suspects is not a
19qualified elector. If a person is challenged as unqualified by an inspector, one of the
20inspectors shall administer the following oath or affirmation to the person: "You do
21solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will fully and truly answer all questions put to
22you regarding your place of residence and qualifications as an elector of this
23election"; and shall then ask questions which are appropriate as determined by the
24board, by rule, to test the person's qualifications.
SB477-SSA1, s. 8 25Section 8. 6.92 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB477-SSA1,7,2
16.92 (2) An inspector appointed under s. 7.30 (2) (am) may not challenge any
2person offering to vote.
SB477-SSA1, s. 9 3Section 9. 7.03 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is
4amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,7,165 7.03 (1) (a) A Except as authorized under this paragraph, a reasonable daily
6compensation shall be paid to each inspector, voting machine custodian, automatic
7tabulating equipment technician, member of a board of canvassers, messenger, and
8tabulator who is employed and performing duties under chs. 5 to 12. Daily
9compensation shall also be provided to officials and trainees for attendance at
10training sessions and examinations required by the board under s. 7.31.
11Alternatively, such election officials and trainees may be paid by the hour at a
12proportionate rate for each hour actually worked. Any election official or trainee may
13choose to volunteer his or her services by filing with the municipal clerk of the
14municipality in which he or she serves a written declination to accept compensation.
15The volunteer status of the election official or trainee remains effective until the
16official or trainee files a written revocation with the municipal clerk.
SB477-SSA1, s. 10 17Section 10. 7.03 (1) (b), (bm), (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,7,2318 7.03 (1) (b) Except as provided in par. (bm), payment any compensation owed
19shall be made paid by the municipality in which the election is held, except that any
20compensation payable to a technician, messenger, tabulator, or member of the board
21of canvassers who is employed to perform services for the county shall be paid by the
22county and compensation payable to any messenger or tabulator who is employed to
23perform services for the state shall be paid by the board.
SB477-SSA1,8,324 (bm) Whenever a special election is called by a county or by a school district,
25a technical college district, a sewerage district, a sanitary district , or a public inland

1lake protection and rehabilitation district, the county or district shall pay the
2compensation of all election officials performing duties in those municipalities, as
3determined under sub. (2).
SB477-SSA1,8,84 (c) If a central counting location serving more than one municipality is utilized
5under s. 7.51 (1), the cost of compensation of election officials at the location shall be
6proportionately divided between the municipalities utilizing the location, except
7that if all municipalities within a county utilize the location, the compensation shall
8be paid by the county.
SB477-SSA1,8,139 (d) Special Except as otherwise provided in par. (a), special registration
10deputies appointed under s. 6.55 (6), special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875
11(4) and officials and trainees who attend training sessions under s. 7.15 (1) (e) or 7.25
12(5) may also be compensated by the municipality where they serve at the option of
13the municipality.
SB477-SSA1, s. 11 14Section 11. 7.08 (3) (intro.) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,8,2115 7.08 (3) Election manual. (intro.) Prepare and publish separate from the
16election laws an election manual written so as to be easily understood by the general
17public explaining the duties of the election officials, together with notes and
18references to the statutes as the board considers advisable. The manual shall be
19furnished by the board free to each county and municipal clerk or board of election
20commissioners and others in such manner as it deems most likely to promote the
21public welfare.
The election manual shall:
SB477-SSA1,9,2 22(4) Election laws. Publish the election laws. The board shall furnish the
23election laws free to each county and municipal clerk and board of election
24commissioners in sufficient supply to provide one copy for reference at each office and
25at each polling place.
The board shall sell or distribute or arrange for the sale or

1distribution
of copies of the election laws to county and municipal clerks and boards
2of election commissioners and
members of the public.
SB477-SSA1, s. 12 3Section 12. 7.08 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB477-SSA1,9,74 7.08 (5) District maps. Distribute, upon request and free of charge, to any
5candidate for representative in Congress, state senator, or representative to the
6assembly a copy of the map or maps received under s. 16.96 (3) (b) showing district
7boundaries.
SB477-SSA1, s. 13 8Section 13. 7.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,9,259 7.30 (2) (a) Only election officials appointed under this section may conduct an
10election. Except as authorized in s. 7.15 (1) (k), each inspector shall be a qualified
11elector in of the ward or wards, or the election district, for which the polling place is
12established. Special registration deputies appointed under s. 6.55 (6) and election
13officials serving more than one ward or when necessary who are appointed to fill a
14vacancy under par. (b) need not be a resident of that the ward or wards, or the election
15district
, but shall be a resident of the municipality. Special registration deputies may
16be appointed to serve more than one polling place. All officials shall be able to read
17and write the English language, be capable, be of good understanding, and may not
18be a candidate for any office to be voted for at an election at which they serve. In 1st
19class cities, they may hold no public office other than notary public. Except as
20authorized under sub. (4) (c), all inspectors shall be affiliated with one of the 2
21recognized political parties which received the largest number of votes for president,
22or governor in nonpresidential general election years, in the ward or combination of
23wards served by the polling place at the last election. The party which received the
24largest number of votes is entitled to one more inspector than the party receiving the
25next largest number of votes at each polling place. The same election officials may

1serve the electors of more than one ward where wards are combined under s. 5.15 (6)
2(b). If a municipality is not divided into wards, the ward requirements in this
3paragraph apply to the municipality at large.
SB477-SSA1, s. 14 4Section 14. 7.30 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB477-SSA1,10,185 7.30 (2) (am) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a pupil who is
616 or 17 years of age and who is enrolled in grades 9 to 12 in a public or private school
7may serve as an inspector at the polling place serving the pupil's residence, with the
8approval of the pupil's parent or guardian and of the principal of the school in which
9the pupil is enrolled. A pupil may serve as an inspector at a polling place under this
10paragraph only if at least one election official at the polling place other than the chief
11inspector is a qualified elector of this state. No pupil may serve as chief inspector at
12a polling place under this paragraph. Before appointment by any municipality of a
13pupil as an inspector under this paragraph, the municipal clerk shall obtain written
14authorization from the pupil's parent or guardian and from the principal of the school
15where the pupil is enrolled for the pupil to serve for the entire term for which he or
16she is appointed. Upon appointment of a pupil to serve as an inspector, the municipal
17clerk shall notify the principal of the school where the pupil is enrolled of the date
18of expiration of the pupil's term of office.
SB477-SSA1, s. 15 19Section 15. 7.30 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,11,720 7.30 (4) (b) 1. In cities where there is a board of election commissioners, the
21aldermanic district committeemen or committeewomen under s. 8.17 of each of the
222 dominant recognized political parties shall submit a certified list no later than
23November 30 of each even-numbered year containing the names of at least as many
24electors nominees as there are inspectors from that party for each of the voting wards
25in the aldermanic district. The chairperson may designate any individual whose

1name is submitted as a first choice nominee. The board of election commissioners
2shall appoint, no later than December 31 of even-numbered years, at least 5
3inspectors for each ward. The board of election commissioners shall appoint all first
4choice nominees for so long as positions are available, unless nonappointment is
5authorized under par. (e), and shall appoint other individuals in its discretion. The
6board of election commissioners may designate such alternates as it deems
7advisable.
SB477-SSA1, s. 16 8Section 16. 7.30 (6) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
9is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,11,2110 7.30 (6) (b) Prior to the first election following the appointment of the
11inspectors, the inspectors at each polling place municipal clerk shall elect appoint
12one of their number the inspectors at each polling place to act serve as chief inspector.
13No person may serve as chief inspector at any election who is not certified by the
14board under s. 7.31 at the time of the election. The chief inspector shall hold the
15position for the remainder of the term unless the inspector is removed by the clerk
16or the inspector
ceases to be certified under s. 7.31, except that whenever wards are
17combined or separated under s. 5.15 (6) (b), the inspectors municipal clerk shall elect
18a new chief
appoint another inspector who is certified under s. 7.31 to serve as chief
19inspector at each polling place designated under s. 5.15 (6) (b)
. If a vacancy occurs
20in the position of chief inspector at any polling place, the municipal clerk shall
21appoint one of the other inspectors who is certified under s. 7.31 to fill the vacancy.
SB477-SSA1, s. 17 22Section 17. 7.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477-SSA1,12,223 7.33 (2) Service as an election official under this chapter shall be mandatory
24upon all qualified electors individuals appointed, during the full 2-year term, after
25which they shall be exempt from further service as an election official, under this

1chapter, until 3 terms of 2 years each have elapsed. Municipal clerks may grant
2exemptions from service at any time.
SB477-SSA1, s. 18 3Section 18. 7.41 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 39, is
4amended to read:
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:
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