SB1-ASA2,12,96 7. Any individual who is appointed by the board to serve as special counsel shall
7be a retired judge of a court of record in this state or an attorney who, at the time of
8appointment, has senior status as a member of the state bar of Wisconsin, as defined
9by the supreme court.
SB1-ASA2,12,1510 8. Whenever the board authorizes commencement of a prosecution and the
11prosecution is not concluded in circuit court or settled within 6 months of the date
12of the board's action, the administrator of the enforcement division or any special
13counsel who is retained to conduct the prosecution shall not proceed with the
14prosecution or shall move to dismiss the prosecution unless the board authorizes the
15prosecution to proceed for an additional period, not to exceed 6 months.
SB1-ASA2,12,2116 9. The board may, by rule, prescribe categories of civil offenses which the board
17will agree to compromise and settle without a formal investigation upon payment of
18specified amounts by the alleged offender. The board may authorize the
19administrator of the enforcement division to compromise and settle such alleged
20offenses in the name of the board if the alleged offenses by an offender, in the
21aggregate, do not involve payment of more than $500.
SB1-ASA2,13,322 (d) No individual who serves as an employee in the enforcement division and
23no individual who is retained by the board to serve as an investigator or as special
24counsel may, while so employed or retained or for 12 months after ceasing to be so
25employed or retained, become a candidate, as defined in s. 11.01 (1), for state or local

1office. A filing officer shall decline to accept nomination papers or a declaration of
2candidacy from any individual who does not qualify to become a candidate under this
3paragraph.
SB1-ASA2, s. 11 4Section 11. 5.05 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 12 5Section 12. 5.05 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA2,13,76 5.05 (3g) Chief election officer. The board shall designate an employee of
7the board to serve as the chief election officer of this state.
SB1-ASA2, s. 13 8Section 13. 5.05 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 14 9Section 14. 5.05 (5s) (title), (d) and (e) of the statutes are created to read:
SB1-ASA2,13,1610 5.05 (5s) (title) Access to records. (d) If the board commences a prosecution
11of a person for an alleged violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III
12of ch. 19 as the result of an investigation, the person who is the subject of the
13investigation may authorize the board to make available for inspection and copying
14under s. 19.35 (1) records of the investigation pertaining to that person if the records
15are available by law to the subject person and the board shall then make those
16records available.
SB1-ASA2,13,1817 (e) The following records of the board are open to public inspection and copying
18under s. 19.35 (1):
SB1-ASA2,13,2019 1. Any record containing a finding that that a complaint does not raise a
20reasonable suspicion that a violation of the law has occurred.
SB1-ASA2,13,2221 2. Any record containing a finding, following an investigation, that no probable
22cause exists to believe that a violation of the law has occurred.
SB1-ASA2, s. 15 23Section 15. 5.05 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 16 24Section 16. 5.05 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 17 25Section 17. 5.052 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA2,14,4
15.052 Government accountability and integrity candidate committee.
2(1) The government accountability and integrity candidate committee shall
3organize whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board that requires
4a nomination to be submitted to the governor under s. 15.60 (2).
SB1-ASA2,14,6 5(2) No person may be nominated by the committee unless the person receives
6the unanimous approval of the committee.
SB1-ASA2,14,8 7(3) Except as provided in sub. (4), the committee shall submit the following
8number of nominations:
SB1-ASA2,14,109 (a) To fill any vacancy if the member must be a retired judge of a court of record
10in this state, 2 nominations.
SB1-ASA2,14,1211 (b) To fill one vacancy if the member must be a former elective official of a local
12governmental unit, 2 nominations.
SB1-ASA2,14,1413 (c) To fill 2 vacancies, if both members must be former elective officials of local
14governmental units in this state, 3 nominations.
SB1-ASA2,14,1515 (d) To fill one vacancy in any other position, 2 nominations.
SB1-ASA2,14,1616 (e) To fill 2 vacancies in any other positions, 3 nominations.
SB1-ASA2,14,1717 (f) To fill 3 vacancies in any other positions, 5 nominations.
SB1-ASA2,14,1818 (g) To fill 4 vacancies in any other positions, 6 nominations.
SB1-ASA2,14,21 19(4) If a nomination of the governor is rejected by the assembly or the senate,
20the committee shall submit an additional nominee to the governor from the same
21membership category as the original nominee.
SB1-ASA2, s. 18 22Section 18. 5.054 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA2,14,24 235.054 Duties of the executive director. The executive director of the board
24shall:
SB1-ASA2,15,2
1(1) Whenever a vacancy occurs on the board, call a meeting of the government
2accountability and integrity candidate committee.
SB1-ASA2,15,4 3(2) Assist the government accountability and integrity candidate committee in
4the performance of its functions.
SB1-ASA2, s. 19 5Section 19. 5.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,15,136 5.06 (2) No person who is authorized to file a complaint under sub. (1), other
7than the attorney general or a district attorney,
may commence an action or
8proceeding to test the validity of any decision, action or failure to act on the part of
9any election official with respect to any matter specified in sub. (1) without first filing
10a complaint under sub. (1), nor prior to disposition of the complaint by the board. A
11complaint is deemed disposed of if the board fails to transmit an acknowledgment of
12receipt of the complaint within 5 business days from the date of its receipt or if the
13board concludes its investigation without a formal decision.
SB1-ASA2, s. 20 14Section 20. 5.07 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 21 15Section 21. 5.08 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 22 16Section 22. 5.081 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,15,22 175.081 Petition for enforcement of voting rights. The attorney general
18board shall accept a verified petition from any person alleging failure to comply with
19section 2 of the federal voting rights act, 42 USC 1973 (a) and (b). The attorney
20general
board may commence an action or proceeding in any court of competent
21jurisdiction on behalf of any elector of this state whose rights under 42 USC 1973 (a)
22and (b) are violated.
SB1-ASA2, s. 23 23Section 23. 5.40 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,16,524 5.40 (7) Whenever a municipality adopts and purchases voting machines or an
25electronic voting system, or adopts and purchases a different type of voting machine

1or electronic voting system from the type it was previously using, the municipal clerk
2or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners shall promptly
3notify the county clerk or executive director of the county board of election
4commissioners and the executive director of the elections government accountability
5and integrity
board in writing.
SB1-ASA2, s. 24 6Section 24. 5.62 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,16,117 5.62 (4) (b) The county board of election commissioners in counties having a
8population of more than 500,000 shall prepare the official primary ballot. The
9commissioners shall arrange the names of all candidates for each office whose
10nomination papers are filed at the county level, using the same method as that used
11by the elections government accountability and integrity board under s. 5.60 (1) (b).
SB1-ASA2, s. 25 12Section 25. 6.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,16,1913 6.26 (2) (b) The municipal clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections
14government accountability and integrity board may appoint any applicant who
15qualifies under this subsection, unless the applicant's appointment has been revoked
16by a municipality or by the board for cause. The municipal clerk, board of election
17commissioners, or elections government accountability and integrity board may
18revoke an appointment made by the clerk, board of election commissioners, or
19elections government accountability and integrity board for cause at any time.
SB1-ASA2, s. 26 20Section 26. 6.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,16,2421 6.26 (2) (c) No individual may serve as a special registration deputy in a
22municipality unless the individual is appointed by the municipal clerk or board of
23election commissioners of the municipality or the individual is appointed by the
24elections government accountability and integrity board to serve all municipalities.
SB1-ASA2, s. 27 25Section 27. 6.56 (2) to (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,17,12
16.56 (2) Upon receipt of the list, the municipal clerk shall make a check to
2determine whether each person who has been allowed to vote under s. 6.55 (3) is
3properly registered. If so, the clerk shall correct the registration list. If the address
4on the registration list is not correct, the clerk shall correct the address. The clerk
5shall then notify the elector by postcard when he or she is properly registered. If such
6person is found not to be properly registered, the clerk shall send the person a 1st
7class letter with that information, containing a mail registration form under s. 6.30
8(4). The letter shall be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that
9it will be returned to the clerk if the elector does not reside at the address given on
10the postcard. If such letter is returned undelivered, or if the U.S. postal service
11notifies the clerk of an improper address which was apparently improper on the day
12of the election, the clerk shall notify the district attorney board.
SB1-ASA2,18,2 13(3) Upon receipt of the list under sub. (1), the municipal clerk or board of
14election commissioners shall make an audit of all electors registering to vote at the
15polling place or other registration location under s. 6.55 (2) and all electors
16registering by agent on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. The audit shall be made
17by 1st class postcard. The postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal
18regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk or board of election
19commissioners if the elector does not reside at the address given on the postcard. If
20any postcard is returned undelivered, or if the clerk or board of election
21commissioners is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector
22which was apparently improper on the day of the election, the clerk or board of
23election commissioners
shall change the status of the elector from eligible to
24ineligible on the registration list and mail the elector a notice of the change in status

1and provide the name to the district attorney for the county where the polling place
2is located
board.
SB1-ASA2,18,12 3(4) After each election, the municipal clerk shall carefully check to assure that
4no person has been allowed to vote more than once. Whenever the municipal clerk
5has good reason to believe that a person has voted more than once in an election, the
6clerk shall send the person a 1st class letter marked in accordance with postal
7regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if the elector does not reside
8at the address given on the letter. The letter shall inform the person that all
9registrations relating to that person may be changed from eligible to ineligible status
10within 7 days unless the person contacts the office of the clerk to clarify the matter.
11A copy of the letter and of any subsequent information received from or about the
12addressee shall be sent to the district attorney board.
SB1-ASA2,18,19 13(5) Whenever any letter or postcard mailed under this section is returned
14undelivered, or whenever the U.S. postal service notifies the clerk of an improper
15address which was apparently improper on the day of the election or whenever it
16otherwise appears that a person has voted who is not qualified or has voted more
17than once in an election, and the person has been permitted to vote after
18corroboration was made under s. 6.55 (2) or (3) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the name of the
19corroborator shall also be provided to the district attorney board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 28 20Section 28. 7.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,18,21 217.08 (title) Elections Government accountability and integrity board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 29 22Section 29. 7.08 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 30 23Section 30. 7.15 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,18,2524 7.15 (1) (g) Report suspected election frauds, irregularities or violations of
25which the clerk has knowledge to the district attorney board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 31
1Section 31. 7.21 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA2, s. 32 2Section 32. 7.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,19,153 7.23 (2) If there is a demand for a recount, notice of an election contest or any
4contest or litigation pending with respect to an election, materials may be destroyed
5and recorders, units or compartments may be cleared or erased only by order of the
6judge in whose court litigation is pending or if no litigation is pending, by order of any
7circuit judge for the affected jurisdiction. Upon petition of the attorney general or
8a district attorney or
board or the U.S. attorney for the affected jurisdiction, a circuit
9judge for the affected jurisdiction may order that specified materials not be destroyed
10or that specified recorders, units or compartments not be cleared or erased as
11otherwise authorized under this subsection until the court so permits. The governor
12may by order permit the clearing of voting machine recorders on machines needed
13to conduct a special election prior to the time authorized under this subsection,
14unless there is a demand for recount, notice of an election contest or a contest or
15litigation pending, or a court of record orders that the recorders not be cleared.
SB1-ASA2, s. 33 16Section 33. 7.31 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,19,2117 7.31 (5) The board shall conduct regular training programs to ensure that
18individuals who are certified by the board under this section are knowledgeable
19concerning their authority and responsibilities. The board shall pay all costs
20required to conduct the training programs from the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1)
21(bm).
SB1-ASA2, s. 34 22Section 34. 7.60 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,20,1723 7.60 (4) (a) The board of canvassers shall make separate duplicate statements
24showing the numbers of votes cast for the offices of president and vice president; state
25officials; U.S. senators and representatives in congress; state legislators; justice;

1court of appeals judge; circuit judges; district attorneys; and metropolitan sewerage
2commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). If a
3municipal judge elected under s. 755.01 (4) serves a municipality that is located
4partially within the county and candidates for that judgeship file nomination papers
5in another county, the board of canvassers shall prepare a duplicate statement
6showing the numbers of votes cast for that judgeship in that county for transmittal
7to the other county. For partisan candidates, the statements shall include the
8political party or principle designation, if any, next to the name of each candidate.
9The board of canvassers shall also prepare a statement showing the results of any
10county, technical college district, or statewide referendum. Each statement shall
11state the total number of votes cast in the county for each office; the names of all
12persons for whom the votes were cast, as returned; the number of votes cast for each
13person; and the number of votes cast for and against any question submitted at a
14referendum. The board of canvassers shall use one copy of each duplicate statement
15to report to the elections government accountability and integrity board, technical
16college district board, or board of canvassers of any other county and shall file the
17other statement in the office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners.
SB1-ASA2, s. 35 18Section 35. 7.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,21,1119 7.60 (5) Reporting. (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk
20shall deliver or send to the elections government accountability and integrity board,
21by 1st class mail, a certified copy of each statement of the county board of canvassers
22for president and vice president, state officials, senators and representatives in
23congress, state legislators, justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge, district
24attorney, and metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are
25elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). The statement shall record the returns for each

1office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15
2(6) (b) in which case the statement shall record the returns for each group of
3combined wards. Following primaries the county clerk shall enclose on forms
4prescribed by the elections government accountability and integrity board the
5names, party or principle designation, if any, and number of votes received by each
6candidate recorded in the same manner. The county clerk shall deliver or transmit
7the certified statement to the elections government accountability and integrity
8board no later than 7 days after each primary and no later than 10 days after any
9other election. The board of canvassers shall deliver or transmit a certified copy of
10each statement for any technical college district referendum to the secretary of the
11technical college district board.
SB1-ASA2,21,2312 (b) If the board of canvassers becomes aware of a material mistake in the
13canvass of an election for state or national office or a statewide or technical college
14district referendum prior to the close of business on the day the elections government
15accountability and integrity
board receives returns from the last county board of
16canvassers with respect to that canvass, the board of canvassers may petition the
17elections government accountability and integrity board to reopen and correct the
18canvass. The elections government accountability and integrity board shall direct
19the canvass to be reopened and corrected if it determines that the public interest so
20requires. If the elections government accountability and integrity board directs the
21canvass to be reopened, the board of canvassers shall reconvene and transmit a
22certified corrected copy of the canvass statement to the elections government
23accountability and integrity
board or secretary of the technical college district board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 36 24Section 36. 7.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,22,3
17.70 (1) Recording and preserving returns. (a) Upon receipt of the certified
2statements from the county clerks, the elections board shall record the election
3results by counties and file and carefully preserve the statements.
SB1-ASA2,22,94 (b) If any county clerk fails or neglects to forward any statements, the elections
5board may require the clerk to do so immediately and if not received by the 8th day
6after a primary, or by the 11th day after any other election, the elections board may
7dispatch a special messenger to obtain them. Whenever it appears upon the face of
8any statement that an error has been made in reporting or computing, the elections
9board may return it to the county clerk for correction.
SB1-ASA2, s. 37 10Section 37. 7.70 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,22,1711 7.70 (5) (b) For presidential electors, the elections board shall prepare a
12certificate showing the determination of the results of the canvass and the names of
13the persons elected, and the governor shall sign, affix the great seal of the state, and
14transmit the certificate by registered mail to the U.S. administrator of general
15services. The governor shall also prepare 6 duplicate originals of such certificate and
16deliver them to one of the presidential electors on or before the first Monday after the
172nd Wednesday in December.
SB1-ASA2, s. 38 18Section 38. 8.05 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,23,2019 8.05 (1) (j) The municipal clerk shall notify in writing each candidate whose
20name is certified as a nominee under par. (h) of his or her nomination. If a municipal
21judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the county clerk of the county having the largest
22portion of the population in the jurisdiction served by the judge shall make the
23notification. Upon receipt of the notice, each candidate shall file a declaration of
24candidacy in the manner prescribed by s. 8.21 with the municipal clerk making the
25notification no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day after the notification is mailed or

1personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk, except as authorized
2in this paragraph. If an incumbent whose name is certified as a nominee fails to file
3a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this paragraph, each
4certified candidate for the office held by the incumbent, other than the incumbent,
5may file a declaration of candidacy no later than 72 hours after the latest time
6prescribed in this paragraph. If the candidate has not filed a registration statement
7under s. 11.05 at the time of the notification, the candidate shall file the statement
8with the declaration. A candidate for municipal judge shall also file a statement of
9economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than 4:30 p.m.
10on the 5th day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
11the candidate, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
12for filing a declaration of candidacy whenever that candidate is granted an extension
13of time for filing a declaration of candidacy under this paragraph. Upon receipt of
14the declaration of candidacy and registration statement of each qualified candidate,
15and upon filing of a statement of economic interests by each candidate for municipal
16judge, the municipal clerk, or the county clerk if the judge is elected under s. 755.01
17(4), shall place the name of the candidate on the ballot. No later than the end of the
183rd day following qualification by all candidates, the municipal clerk, or the county
19clerk if the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), shall draw lots to determine the
20arrangement of candidates' names on the spring election ballot.
SB1-ASA2, s. 39 21Section 39. 8.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,24,522 8.10 (5) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
23under s. 8.21. If a candidate has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at
24the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement
25with the papers. A candidate for state office or municipal judge shall also file a

1statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than
24:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers under
3sub. (2) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
4whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination papers
5under sub. (2) (a).
SB1-ASA2, s. 40 6Section 40. 8.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,24,157 8.15 (4) (b) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of
8candidacy under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a
9registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers,
10the candidate shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office
11shall also file a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43
12(4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination
13papers under sub. (1), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the
14last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
15nomination papers under sub. (1).
SB1-ASA2, s. 41 16Section 41. 8.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,24,2017 8.18 (2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector
18from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names
19of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state
20committee of each party to the chairperson of the elections board.
SB1-ASA2, s. 42 21Section 42. 8.20 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,25,522 8.20 (6) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
23under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration
24statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate
25shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file

1a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later
2than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers
3under sub. (8) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last
4day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination
5papers under sub. (8) (a).
SB1-ASA2, s. 43 6Section 43. 8.28 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,25,13 78.28 Challenge to residency qualifications. (1) Any individual who
8believes that an individual holding or elected to state or local office is not a resident
9or inhabitant of this state or of the jurisdiction or district in which he or she serves,
10whenever such qualification is required by the constitution of this state or by any
11applicable law, may file a verified complaint with the attorney general board alleging
12such facts as may cause him or her to believe that the individual is not qualified to
13hold office because of failure to meet a residency requirement.
SB1-ASA2,25,24 14(2) The attorney general board may thereupon investigate whether such
15allegations are true. If the attorney general board finds that the allegations of the
16complaint are true or for any other reason finds that the subject person who is
17holding or elected to office is not qualified because of failure to meet a residency
18requirement, the attorney general board may commence an action under ch. 784 for
19a writ of quo warranto to have the subject person's office declared vacant or to
20restrain any person not entitled to take office from assuming it. In the case of a
21person who is elected to office in the legislature, the clerk of court shall transmit a
22copy of the judgment to the presiding officer of the appropriate house, and the house
23shall determine whether the person is qualified to be seated or whether a vacancy
24exists.
SB1-ASA2, s. 44 25Section 44. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,26,15
18.50 (3) (a) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the
2order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days
3before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when
4a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the
5deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall
6be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no
7later than 35 days prior to the date of the spring or September primary. Nomination
8papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15, or 8.20. Each candidate
9shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no later than
10the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a candidate for
11state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time
12he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement with the
13papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic interests
14with the ethics board no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day for
15filing nomination papers specified in the order.
SB1-ASA2, s. 45 16Section 45. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,26,2017 8.50 (3) (e) In a special election for a state or national office, the county clerk
18or board of election commissioners shall transmit the statement of the county board
19of canvassers to the elections government accountability and integrity board no later
20than 7 days after the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
SB1-ASA2, s. 46 21Section 46. 9.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA2,27,2522 9.01 (1) (a) Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted
23upon any referendum question at any election may request a recount. The petitioner
24shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under par. (ar)
25not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass and not later than 5 p.m. on

1the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or county board
2of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that referendum question
3or, if more than one board of canvassers makes the determination not later than 5
4p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the last board of
5canvassers which makes a determination. If the chairperson of the board or
6chairperson's designee makes the determination for the office or the referendum
7question, the petitioner shall file the petition not earlier than the last meeting day
8of the last county board of canvassers to make a statement in the election or
9referendum and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the day on
10which the elections government accountability and integrity board receives the last
11statement from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum. Each
12verified petition shall state that at the election the petitioner was a candidate for the
13office in question or that he or she voted on the referendum question in issue; that
14the petitioner is informed and believes that a mistake or fraud has been committed
15in a specified ward or municipality in the counting and return of the votes cast for
16the office or upon the question; or shall specify any other defect, irregularity, or
17illegality in the conduct of the election. The petition shall specify each ward, or each
18municipality where no wards exist, in which a recount is desired. If a recount is
19requested for all wards within a jurisdiction, each ward need not be specified. The
20petition may be amended to include information discovered as a result of the
21investigation of the board of canvassers or the chairperson of the board or
22chairperson's designee after the filing of the petition, if the petitioner moves to
23amend the petition as soon as possible after the petitioner discovered or reasonably
24should have discovered the information which is the subject of the amendment and
25the petitioner was unable to include information in the original petition.
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