Amendment SA1-AA1-SB227

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO 2009 SENATE BILL 227

April 13, 2010 - Offered by Senator Lazich.

SB227-AA1-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the amendment as follows:

SB227-AA1-SA1,1,2 1. Page 1, line 2: after that line insert:

SB227-AA1-SA1,1,3 "1d. Page 1, line 4: delete "and temporary" and substitute "temporary".

SB227-AA1-SA1,1,5 1g. Page 1, line 4: after "legislature" insert "and granting rule-making authority".

SB227-AA1-SA1,1,6 1m. Page 3, line 1: before that line insert:

SB227-AA1-SA1,1,7 " Section 1e. 8.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB227-AA1-SA1,2,10 8.50 Special elections. (intro.) Unless Except as provided in s. 8.51 and as otherwise provided, this section applies to filling vacancies in the U.S. senate and house of representatives, executive state offices except the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, and district attorney, judicial and legislative state offices, county, city, village, and town offices, and the offices of municipal judge and member of the board of school directors in school districts organized under ch. 119. State legislative offices may be filled in anticipation of the occurrence of a vacancy whenever authorized in sub. (4) (e). No special election may be held after February 1 preceding the spring election unless it is held on the same day as the spring election, nor after September 1 preceding the general election unless it is held on the same day as the general election, until the day after that election. If the special election is held on the day of the general election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be held on the day of the September primary. If the special election is held on the day of the spring election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be held on the day of the spring primary.

SB227-AA1-SA1, s. 1g Section 1g. 8.51 of the statutes is created to read:

SB227-AA1-SA1,2,16 8.51 Special elections to replace interim successors to members of the legislature. (1) Upon receipt of notice of vacancies in either house of the legislature by a presiding officer under s. 13.41 (3) or (4), the governor shall immediately order a special election to fill each of the vacancies. Special elections held pursuant to such an order are governed only by this section.

SB227-AA1-SA1,3,4 (2) Notwithstanding ss. 6.221 (3), 6.86 (1) (b), 6.87 (6), 7.51 (5) (b), 7.60 (5) (a), 7.70 (3) (a), 8.30 (2) and (3), 9.01 (1) (a) 1., 10.01 (2) (d) and (e), 11.05 (2g) and (2r), and 19.43 (3), the board may promulgate rules governing such special elections that may substitute a notice procedure that applies in lieu of notice requirements, specify places and deadlines for filing declarations of candidacy in lieu of filing nomination papers, eliminate campaign finance registrations and filing of statements of economic interests, prescribe expedited certification of candidates after special primaries and special elections, require expedited printing and delivery of ballots, prescribe shortened periods for absentee voting, change the date of any required special primary election, prescribe expedited canvassing procedures, restrict the filing of recount petitions to closely contested primaries and elections, require expedited certification of the names of nominees and persons elected to office, change the date of special primaries and elections, and require the use of paper ballots.".

SB227-AA1-SA1,3,5 1n. Page 3, line 1: delete "Section 1" and substitute "Section 1m".

SB227-AA1-SA1,3,8 1p. Page 3, line 11: after "shall" insert "immediately certify to the governor and the government accountability board the numbers of the senate districts in which there are vacancies and shall".

SB227-AA1-SA1,3,11 1q. Page 3, line 18: after "shall" insert "immediately certify to the governor and the government accountability board the numbers of the assembly districts in which there are vacancies and shall".

SB227-AA1-SA1,3,12 1r. Page 4, line 3: after that line insert:

SB227-AA1-SA1,3,15 "(4m) The governor shall immediately order a special election to fill any vacancy that has been filled by an interim successor for the residue of the unexpired term.".

SB227-AA1-SA1,3,16 1t. Page 4, line 13: after "ended" insert ", whichever comes first".

SB227-AA1-SA1,3,19 1v. Page 4, line 19: after "shall" insert "immediately certify to the governor and the government accountability board the numbers of the senate districts in which there are vacancies and shall".

SB227-AA1-SA1,3,22 1w. Page 5, line 1: after "shall" insert "immediately certify to the governor and the government accountability board the numbers of the senate districts in which there are vacancies and shall".".

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