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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 4,
TO 2011 ASSEMBLY BILL 7
May 11, 2011 - Offered by Representative Barca.
AB7-ASA4,1,2
1An Act to create 5.05 (16) of the statutes;
relating to: administration of
2elections.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This substitute amendment directs the Government Accountability Board
(GAB) to analyze and review the process for administering elections on a continuing
basis. The review must include identification of statutory violations as well as
problems or inefficiencies that occur in administering specific elections and
examination of potential solutions to the problems and opportunities to improve the
administrative process without compromising the integrity of the process. Under the
substitute amendment, GAB may adopt customized software and prescribe the use
of that software by counties or municipalities or may require counties or
municipalities to use specific noncustomized software identified by GAB for
purposes specified by GAB if GAB determines that use of the software will enhance
the elections administration process and will not compromise the integrity of
elections. The substitute amendment also permits GAB to exempt categories of
counties or municipalities from any such requirements under certain conditions.
No similar provisions exist currently.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB7-ASA4, s. 1
1Section
1. 5.05 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA4,2,72
5.05
(16) Election administration process. (a) The board shall analyze and
3review the process for administering elections on a continuing basis. The review
4shall include identification of statutory violations as well as problems or
5inefficiencies that occur in administering specific elections and examination of
6potential solutions to the problems and opportunities to improve the administrative
7process without compromising the integrity of the process.
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(b) The board may adopt customized software and prescribe use of that
9software by counties or municipalities or may require counties or municipalities to
10use specific noncustomized software identified by the board for purposes specified by
11the board if the board determines that use of the software will enhance the elections
12administrative process and will not compromise the integrity of that process.
AB7-ASA4,2,1713
(c) Prior to adopting or prescribing any software for use by counties or
14municipalities, the board shall refer its proposed action to the members of the
15election assistance commission standards board from this state for their review.
16After receiving the report of that review, the board shall hold at least one public
17hearing concerning its proposed action.
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(d) The board may exempt categories of counties or municipalities from using
19any software prescribed under par. (b) if the board determines that universal usage
20would impose costs on those categories of counties or municipalities that would not
21justify the benefits to the elections administration process that would be realized
22from that usage.
