Amendment SA2-SB20

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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 2, TO SENATE BILL 20

October 31, 2013 - Offered by Senator Lazich.

SB20-SA2,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB20-SA2,1,2 1. Page 4, line 5: after that line insert:

SB20-SA2,1,3 " Section 1g. 7.30 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB20-SA2,2,10 7.30 (4) (b) 1. In cities where there is a board of election commissioners, the aldermanic district committeemen or committeewomen the county committee under s. 8.17 of each of the 2 dominant recognized political parties described under sub. (2) shall submit a certified list no later than November 30 of each odd-numbered year containing the names of at least as many nominees as there are inspectors from that party for each of the voting wards in the aldermanic district. For inspectors serving under s. 7.52 (1) (b), the aldermanic district committeemen and committeewomen county committees under s. 8.17 of the 2 dominant recognized political parties described under sub. (2) shall jointly submit a certified list of nominees containing at least twice as many the names of nominees as there are inspectors from that party who are to be appointed under s. 7.52 (1) (b). The chairperson may designate any individual whose name is submitted as a first choice nominee. The chairperson shall sign any list submitted under this subdivision. The board of election commissioners shall appoint, no later than December 31 of odd-numbered years, at least 5 inspectors for each ward. The Unless nonappointment is authorized under par. (e), the board of election commissioners shall appoint all first choice nominees for so long as positions are available, unless nonappointment is authorized under par. (e), and. The board of election commissioners shall appoint other individuals in its discretion. The board of election commissioners and may designate such alternates as it deems advisable.

SB20-SA2,1r Section 1r. 7.30 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB20-SA2,3,5 7.30 (4) (b) 2. a. In municipalities a municipality other than cities and villages a city or village located in counties a county having a population of more than 500,000, the committees organized under s. 8.17 from for each of the 2 dominant recognized political parties described under sub. (2) shall submit a list containing at least as many the names as there are needed appointees of nominees from that party. The list shall be submitted by the chairperson of each of the 2 committees shall submit the list to the mayor, president, or chairperson, or clerk of the municipality, or to his or her agent, or shall deliver or mail the list to the office of the municipality. If the chairperson submits the list to the municipal clerk or his or her agent, the clerk shall immediately forward the list to the mayor, president, or chairperson of the municipality. If committees are organized in subdivisions of a city, the list shall be submitted through the chairperson of the city committee shall submit the list. If there is no municipal committee, the list shall be submitted by the chairperson of the county or legislative district committee shall submit the list. Except as provided in par. (c), only those persons submitted by the chairperson of each committee under s. 8.17 may act as election officials. The chairperson of each committee under s. 8.17 may designate any individual whose name is submitted as a first choice nominee. The list shall contain the signature of the chairperson and secretary of the submitting committee shall sign the list.

SB20-SA2,4,11 b. In cities a city or villages village located in counties a county having a population of more than 500,000, other than cities a city where there is a board of election commissioners, the if there is an aldermanic district or village committeeman or committeewoman member of a committee under s. 8.17 for the ward or wards where each a polling place is located, if there is one, or for the committee member shall submit a list containing the names of nominees from the recognized political party, described under sub. (2), represented by the committee member. For inspectors serving to be appointed under s. 7.52 (1) (b), the committeemen and committeewomen for the municipality acting jointly, committee members of the committees under s. 8.17 for the 2 recognized political parties described under sub. (2) for the municipality acting jointly shall submit a list containing at least as many the names as there are needed appointees for inspector positions of nominees from the party represented by the committeeman or committeewoman or by the committeemen and committeewomen committee members of the committees for the municipality acting jointly. For appointments of Nominations for inspectors to be appointed in cities and villages a city or village where there is no aldermanic district or village committeeman or committeewoman, nominations committee member shall proceed in the same manner as in municipalities a municipality located in counties a county having a population of 500,000 or less. The list appropriate committee member, committee members, or chairperson shall be submitted submit the list to the mayor or, president , or clerk of the municipality, or to his or her agent, or shall deliver or mail the list to the office of the municipality. If the list is submitted to the municipal clerk or his or her agent, the clerk shall immediately forward the list to the mayor or president. Except as provided in par. (c), only those persons whose names are submitted as provided in this paragraph may act as election officials. The committeeman or committeewoman appropriate committee member, committee members, or chairperson may designate any individual whose name is submitted as a first choice nominee. The list shall contain the signature of the aldermanic district or village committeeman or committeewoman committee member or the chairperson of the appropriate committee shall sign the list.

SB20-SA2,4,20 c. Upon Unless nonappointment is authorized under par. (e), upon submission of each nominee's name the lists of names as provided under subd. 2. a. or b., the governing body shall appoint each first choice nominee for so long as positions to be filled from that list are available, unless nonappointment is authorized under par. (e), and. The governing body shall appoint other nominees in its discretion. If any nominee is not appointed, the mayor, president, or chairperson of the municipality shall immediately nominate another person from the appropriate lists submitted and continue until the necessary number of election officials from each party is achieved at that meeting.".

SB20-SA2,4,21 (End)