AB1189-ASA1,23,32 7.15 (1) (g) Report suspected election frauds, irregularities or violations of
3which the clerk has knowledge to the district attorney and the board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 27 4Section 27. 7.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,23,185 7.23 (2) If there is a demand for a recount, notice of an election contest or any
6contest or litigation pending with respect to an election, materials may be destroyed
7and recorders, units or compartments may be cleared or erased only by order of the
8judge in whose court litigation is pending or if no litigation is pending, by order of any
9circuit judge for the affected jurisdiction. Upon petition of the board, the attorney
10general or, a district attorney or the U.S. attorney for the affected jurisdiction, a
11circuit judge for the affected jurisdiction may order that specified materials not be
12destroyed or that specified recorders, units or compartments not be cleared or erased
13as otherwise authorized under this subsection until the court so permits. The
14governor may by order permit the clearing of voting machine recorders on machines
15needed to conduct a special election prior to the time authorized under this
16subsection, unless there is a demand for recount, notice of an election contest or a
17contest or litigation pending, or a court of record orders that the recorders not be
18cleared.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 28 19Section 28. 7.31 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,23,2420 7.31 (5) The board shall conduct regular training programs to ensure that
21individuals who are certified by the board under this section are knowledgeable
22concerning their authority and responsibilities. The board shall pay all costs
23required to conduct the training programs from the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1)
24(bm).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 29 25Section 29. 7.60 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,24,20
17.60 (4) (a) The board of canvassers shall make separate duplicate statements
2showing the numbers of votes cast for the offices of president and vice president; state
3officials; U.S. senators and representatives in congress; state legislators; justice;
4court of appeals judge; circuit judges; district attorneys; and metropolitan sewerage
5commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). If a
6municipal judge elected under s. 755.01 (4) serves a municipality that is located
7partially within the county and candidates for that judgeship file nomination papers
8in another county, the board of canvassers shall prepare a duplicate statement
9showing the numbers of votes cast for that judgeship in that county for transmittal
10to the other county. For partisan candidates, the statements shall include the
11political party or principle designation, if any, next to the name of each candidate.
12The board of canvassers shall also prepare a statement showing the results of any
13county, technical college district, or statewide referendum. Each statement shall
14state the total number of votes cast in the county for each office; the names of all
15persons for whom the votes were cast, as returned; the number of votes cast for each
16person; and the number of votes cast for and against any question submitted at a
17referendum. The board of canvassers shall use one copy of each duplicate statement
18to report to the elections government accountability board, technical college district
19board, or board of canvassers of any other county and shall file the other statement
20in the office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 30 21Section 30. 7.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,25,1422 7.60 (5) Reporting. (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk
23shall deliver or send to the elections government accountability board, by 1st class
24mail, a certified copy of each statement of the county board of canvassers for
25president and vice president, state officials, senators and representatives in

1congress, state legislators, justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge, district
2attorney, and metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are
3elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). The statement shall record the returns for each
4office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15
5(6) (b) in which case the statement shall record the returns for each group of
6combined wards. Following primaries the county clerk shall enclose on forms
7prescribed by the elections government accountability board the names, party or
8principle designation, if any, and number of votes received by each candidate
9recorded in the same manner. The county clerk shall deliver or transmit the certified
10statement to the elections government accountability board no later than 7 days
11after each primary and no later than 10 days after any other election. The board of
12canvassers shall deliver or transmit a certified copy of each statement for any
13technical college district referendum to the secretary of the technical college district
14board.
AB1189-ASA1,26,215 (b) If the board of canvassers becomes aware of a material mistake in the
16canvass of an election for state or national office or a statewide or technical college
17district referendum prior to the close of business on the day the elections government
18accountability
board receives returns from the last county board of canvassers with
19respect to that canvass, the board of canvassers may petition the elections
20government accountability board to reopen and correct the canvass. The elections
21government accountability board shall direct the canvass to be reopened and
22corrected if it determines that the public interest so requires. If the elections
23government accountability board directs the canvass to be reopened, the board of
24canvassers shall reconvene and transmit a certified corrected copy of the canvass

1statement to the elections government accountability board or secretary of the
2technical college district board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 31 3Section 31. 7.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,26,64 7.70 (1) Recording and preserving returns. (a) Upon receipt of the certified
5statements from the county clerks, the elections board shall record the election
6results by counties and file and carefully preserve the statements.
AB1189-ASA1,26,127 (b) If any county clerk fails or neglects to forward any statements, the elections
8board may require the clerk to do so immediately and if not received by the 8th day
9after a primary, or by the 11th day after any other election, the elections board may
10dispatch a special messenger to obtain them. Whenever it appears upon the face of
11any statement that an error has been made in reporting or computing, the elections
12board may return it to the county clerk for correction.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 32 13Section 32. 7.70 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,26,2014 7.70 (5) (b) For presidential electors, the elections board shall prepare a
15certificate showing the determination of the results of the canvass and the names of
16the persons elected, and the governor shall sign, affix the great seal of the state, and
17transmit the certificate by registered mail to the U.S. administrator of general
18services. The governor shall also prepare 6 duplicate originals of such certificate and
19deliver them to one of the presidential electors on or before the first Monday after the
202nd Wednesday in December.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 33 21Section 33. 8.05 (1) (j) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 149,
22is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,27,423 8.05 (1) (j) 3. A candidate for municipal judge shall, in addition to making the
24filings required under subd. 2., file a statement of economic interests with the ethics
25board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of

1nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate, or no later than
24:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day for filing a declaration of
3candidacy whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing a
4declaration of candidacy under subd. 2.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 34 5Section 34. 8.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,27,146 8.10 (5) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
7under s. 8.21. If a candidate has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at
8the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement
9with the papers. A candidate for state office or municipal judge shall also file a
10statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than
114:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers under
12sub. (2) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
13whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination papers
14under sub. (2) (a).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 35 15Section 35. 8.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,27,2416 8.15 (4) (b) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of
17candidacy under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a
18registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers,
19the candidate shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office
20shall also file a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43
21(4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination
22papers under sub. (1), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the
23last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
24nomination papers under sub. (1).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 36 25Section 36. 8.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,28,4
18.18 (2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector
2from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names
3of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state
4committee of each party to the chairperson of the elections board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 37 5Section 37. 8.20 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,28,146 8.20 (6) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
7under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration
8statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate
9shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file
10a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later
11than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers
12under sub. (8) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last
13day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination
14papers under sub. (8) (a).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 38 15Section 38. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,29,516 8.50 (3) (a) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the
17order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days
18before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when
19a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the
20deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall
21be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no
22later than 35 days prior to the date of the spring or September primary. Nomination
23papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15, or 8.20. Each candidate
24shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no later than
25the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a candidate for

1state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time
2he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement with the
3papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic interests
4with the ethics board no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day for
5filing nomination papers specified in the order.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 39 6Section 39. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,29,107 8.50 (3) (e) In a special election for a state or national office, the county clerk
8or board of election commissioners shall transmit the statement of the county board
9of canvassers to the elections government accountability board no later than 7 days
10after the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 40 11Section 40. 9.01 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 149,
12is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,30,213 9.01 (1) (a) 1. Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted
14upon any referendum question at any election may petition for a recount. The
15petitioner shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under
16par. (ar) not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass and not later than 5
17p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or
18county board of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that
19referendum question or, if more than one board of canvassers makes the
20determination, not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last
21meeting day of the last board of canvassers which makes a determination. If the
22chairperson of the board or chairperson's designee makes the determination for the
23office or the referendum question, the petitioner shall file the petition not earlier
24than the last meeting day of the last county board of canvassers to make a statement
25in the election or referendum and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day

1following the day on which the elections government accountability board receives
2the last statement from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 41 3Section 41. 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 42 4Section 42. 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,30,75 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. In the event of a recount for a referendum, the petition shall be
6filed with the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is called, and, in the
7case of the state, with the elections board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 43 8Section 43. 9.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,30,109 9.01 (10) Standard forms and methods. The elections board shall prescribe
10standard forms and procedures for the making of recounts under this section.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 44 11Section 44. 11.21 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,30,12 1211.21 (title) Duties of the elections board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 45 13Section 45. 11.21 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,30,1514 11.21 (7) (intro.) Include in its biennial report under s. 5.05 (5) 15.04 (1) (d)
15compilations of any of the following in its discretion:
AB1189-ASA1, s. 46 16Section 46. 11.22 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,30,2517 11.22 (4) Notify the board, the district attorney, or the attorney general where
18appropriate under ss. 11.60 (4) and 11.61 (2), in writing, of any facts within the filing
19officer's knowledge or evidence in the officer's possession, including errors or
20discrepancies in reports or statements and delinquencies in filing which may be
21grounds for civil action or criminal prosecution. The filing officer shall transmit a
22copy of such notification to the board. The board, district attorney, or the attorney
23general shall advise the filing officer in writing at the end of each 30-day period of
24the status of such matter until the time of disposition. The district attorney or
25attorney general shall transmit a copy of each any such notice to the board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 47
1Section 47. 11.60 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 177,
2is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1189-ASA1,31,93 11.60 (4) Actions under this section may be brought by the board or by the
4district attorney for the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred, except
5as specified in s. 11.38. Actions under this section arising out of an election for county
6office or a county referendum may be brought by the county board of election
7commissioners of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred. If a
8violation concerns a district attorney or circuit judge or a candidate for either such
9office, the action shall be brought by the board or by the attorney general.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 48 10Section 48. 11.61 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,31,2211 11.61 (2) Except as provided in s. 11.38 (5), all prosecutions under this section
12shall be conducted by the board or by district attorney of for the county where the
13violation is alleged to have occurred. If the district attorney refuses to act upon a
14sworn complaint, or fails to act upon such a complaint within 60 days of the date on
15which the complaint is received, the attorney general may then conduct the
16prosecution under this section.
If a violation concerns a district attorney or circuit
17judge or a candidate for such offices either such office, the prosecution shall be
18conducted by the board or by the attorney general. If a violation concerns the
19attorney general or a candidate for such office, the governor may appoint a special
20prosecutor under s. 14.11 (2) to conduct the prosecution in behalf of the state. The
21prosecutor shall be independent of the attorney general and need not be a state
22employee at the time of appointment.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 49 23Section 49. 13.123 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,32,224 13.123 (3) (b) 2. In making the determination under subd. 1., the chief clerk is
25bound by the determination of the chairperson of the elections government

1accountability
board or the chairperson's designee if such determination has been
2issued.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 50 3Section 50. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,32,13 413.23 Election contests; notice. Any person wishing to contest the election
5of any senator or member of the assembly shall, within 30 days after the decision of
6the board of canvassers, serve a notice in writing on the person whose election the
7contestant intends to contest, stating briefly that the election will be contested and
8the cause of such contest, and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the elections
9government accountability board at least 10 days before the day fixed by law for the
10meeting of the legislature. The elections government accountability board shall then
11send a copy of s. 13.24 to both contestants. If any contestant fails to so file a copy of
12such notice, the contestant shall not be entitled to any mileage or salary in case
13payment has been made therefor to the sitting member.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 51 14Section 51. 13.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,32,1515 13.62 (4) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 52 16Section 52. 13.685 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,32,17 1713.685 (title) Duties of the ethics government accountability board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 53 18Section 53. 13.94 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,32,2019 13.94 (1) (k) Provide auditing services at the direction of the elections
20government accountability board under s. 5.05 (2).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 54 21Section 54. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,32,2422 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
23certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections government accountability board
24as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 55
1Section 55. 15.03 of the statutes is renumbered 15.03 (intro.) and amended
2to read:
AB1189-ASA1,33,13 315.03 Attachment for limited purposes. (intro.) Any division, office,
4commission, council or board attached under this section to a department or
5independent agency or a specified division thereof shall be a distinct unit of that
6department, independent agency or specified division. Any division, office,
7commission, council or board so attached shall exercise its powers, duties and
8functions prescribed by law, including rule making, licensing and regulation, and
9operational planning within the area of program responsibility of the division, office,
10commission, council or board, independently of the head of the department or
11independent agency, but budgeting, program coordination and related management
12functions shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the head of the
13department or independent agency, except that with:
AB1189-ASA1,33,19 14(1) Commissioner of railroads. With respect to the office of the commissioner
15of railroads, all personnel and biennial budget requests by the office of the
16commissioner of railroads shall be provided to the department of transportation as
17required under s. 189.02 (7) and shall be processed and properly forwarded by the
18public service commission without change except as requested and concurred in by
19the office of the commissioner of railroads.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 56 20Section 56. 15.03 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,33,2421 15.03 (2) Enforcement division of government accountability board. With
22respect to the enforcement division of the government accountability board, all
23budget requests by the division shall be submitted by the board to the department
24of administration without change except as concurred in by the division.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 57 25Section 57. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1189-ASA1,34,3
115.07 (1) (a) 2. Members of the government accountability board shall be
2nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the assembly and
3senate appointed, to serve for terms prescribed by law.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 58 4Section 58. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Acts
525
and 76, is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,34,176 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each
7May 1.
The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under
8s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms
9of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of
10every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water
11conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1.
12The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under
13s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of
14members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser
15members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and
16auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on
17May 1 in an even-numbered year.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 59 18Section 59. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,34,2319 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
20quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
21board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
22board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics board or the school
23district boundary appeal board as provided in ss. 19.47 (4) and s. 117.05 (2) (a).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 60 24Section 60. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 61 25Section 61. 15.07 (5) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,35,1
115.07 (5) (m) Members of the government accountability board, $25 per day.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 62 2Section 62. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 63 3Section 63. 15.60 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,35,6 415.60 Government accountability board; creation. (1) There is created
5a government accountability board consisting of 7 persons. Members shall serve for
64-year terms.
AB1189-ASA1,35,12 7(2) (a) All members of the board shall be appointed from nominations
8submitted to the governor by a nominating committee to be called the governmental
9accountability candidate committee, which shall consist of one court of appeals judge
10from each of the court of appeals districts. The court of appeals judges shall be chosen
11as members by lot by the chief justice of the supreme court in the presence of the other
12justices of the supreme court.
AB1189-ASA1,35,17 13(3) Four members of the board shall have prosecutorial experience. If, as a
14result of a vacancy in the membership of the board, the remaining membership does
15not satisfy the membership requirements of this subsection, no person may be
16appointed to serve as a member if the person's qualifications would not contribute
17to satisfaction of the membership requirements of this subsection.
AB1189-ASA1,35,19 18(4) One member of the board shall be a retired judge of a court of record in this
19state.
AB1189-ASA1,35,21 20(5) No member may hold another office or position that is a state public office
21or a local public office, as defined in s. 19.42.
AB1189-ASA1,36,2 22(6) No member, for one year immediately prior to the date of appointment may
23have been, or while serving on the board may become, a member of a political party,
24an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization,

1an officer or employee of a registrant under s. 11.05, or a candidate for any partisan
2elective public office.
AB1189-ASA1,36,4 3(7) No member may be a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11), or an employee
4of a principal, as defined in s. 13.62 (12).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 64 5Section 64. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,36,12 615.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Enforcement division. There is
7created in the government accountability board an enforcement division, which is
8attached to the board under s. 15.03. The enforcement division shall be under the
9direction and supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the
10executive director of the board, with the advice and consent of the board, to serve for
11a term of not less than 4 years nor more than 6 years expiring on September 1 of an
12odd-numbered year.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 65 13Section 65. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 66 14Section 66. 15.617 of the statutes is renumbered 15.607, and 15.607 (1) of the
15statutes, as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,36,2416 15.607 (1) Election administration council. There is created in the elections
17government accountability board an election administration council consisting of
18members appointed by the executive director of the elections government
19accountability
board, including the clerk or executive director of the board of election
20commissioners of the 2 counties or municipalities in this state having the largest
21population, one or more election officials of other counties or municipalities,
22representatives of organizations that advocate for the interests of individuals with
23disabilities and organizations that advocate for the interests of the voting public, and
24other electors of this state.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 67 25Section 67. 15.62 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 68
1Section 68. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,37,92 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
3constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
4the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
5supplies specified by the elections government accountability board. The laws,
6manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
7distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The elections government
8accountability
board shall inform the department in writing as to which election
9manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
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