SB477, s. 1 1Section 1. 5.86 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,5,13
15.86 Proceedings at central counting location locations. (1) All
2proceedings at the each central counting location shall be under the direction of the
3municipal clerk or an election official designated by the clerk unless the central
4counting location is at the county seat and the municipal clerk delegates the
5responsibility to supervise the location to the county clerk, in which case the
6proceedings shall be under the direction of the county clerk or an election official
7designated by the county clerk
. Unless election officials are selected under s. 7.30
8(4) (c) without regard to party affiliation, the employees at the each central counting
9location, other than any specially trained technicians who are required for the
10operation of the automatic tabulating equipment, shall be equally divided between
11members of the 2 major political parties under s. 7.30 (2) (a) and all duties performed
12by the employees shall be by teams consisting of an equal number of members of each
13political party whenever sufficient persons from each party are available.
SB477,5,23 14(2) At the each central counting location, a team of election officials designated
15by the clerk or other election official having charge of the location under sub. (1) shall
16check the container returned containing the ballots to determine that all seals are
17intact, and thereupon shall open the container, check the inspectors' slip and
18compare the number of ballots so delivered against the total number of electors of
19each ward served by the polling place who voted, remove the ballots or record of the
20votes cast and deliver them to the technicians operating the automatic tabulating
21equipment. Any discrepancies between the number of ballots and total number of
22electors shall be noted on a sheet furnished for that purpose and signed by the
23election officials.
SB477, s. 2 24Section 2. 6.87 (2) (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,5,2525 6.87 (2) (form)
SB477,6,1
1[STATE OF ....
SB477,6,22 County of ....]
SB477,6,44 [(name of foreign country and city or other jurisdictional unit)]
SB477,6,185 I, ...., certify subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis. Stats., for false
6statements, that I am a resident of the [.... ward of the] (town) (village) of ...., or of
7the .... aldermanic district in the city of ...., residing at ....* in said city, the county
8of ...., state of Wisconsin, and am entitled to vote in the (ward) (election district) at
9the election to be held on ....; that I am not voting at any other location in this election;
10that I am unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in the (ward) (election
11district) on election day or have changed my residence within the state from one ward
12or election district to another within 10 days before the election. An elector who
13provides an identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3) need not provide a
14street address.
I certify that I exhibited the enclosed ballot unmarked to the witness,
15that I then in (his) (her) presence and in the presence of no other person marked the
16ballot and enclosed and sealed the same in this envelope in such a manner that no
17one but myself and any person rendering assistance under s. 6.87 (5), Wis. Stats., if
18I requested assistance, could know how I voted.
SB477,6,1919 Signed ....
SB477,6,2020 Identification serial number, if any: ....
SB477,6,2121 The witness shall execute the following:
SB477,7,222 I, the undersigned witness, subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis.
23Stats., for false statements, certify that the above statements are true and the voting
24procedure was executed as there stated. I am not a candidate for any office on the

1enclosed ballot (except in the case of an incumbent municipal clerk). I did not solicit
2or advise the elector to vote for or against any candidate or measure.
SB477,7,33 ....(Name)
SB477,7,44 ....(Address)**
SB477,7,6 5* — An elector who provides an identification serial number issued under s.
66.47 (3), Wis. Stats., need not provide a street address.
SB477,7,8 7** — If this form is executed before 2 special voting deputies under s. 6.875 (6),
8Wis. Stats., both deputies shall witness and sign.
SB477, s. 3 9Section 3. 6.875 (1) (at) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,7,1110 6.875 (1) (at) "Qualified retirement home" means a retirement home that
11qualifies under sub. (2) (b) (c) to utilize the procedures under this section.
SB477, s. 4 12Section 4. 6.875 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,7,1513 6.875 (2) (a) The procedures prescribed in this section are the exclusive means
14of absentee voting for electors who are occupants of nursing homes or, qualified
15community-based residential facilities or qualified retirement homes.
SB477, s. 5 16Section 5. 6.875 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is
17amended to read:
SB477,9,718 6.875 (6) Special voting deputies in each municipality shall, not later than 5
19p.m. on the Friday preceding an election, arrange one or more convenient times with
20the administrator of each nursing home or, qualified retirement home, and qualified
21community-based residential facility in the municipality from which one or more
22occupants have filed an application under s. 6.86 to conduct absentee voting for the
23election. The time may be no earlier than the 4th Monday preceding the election and
24no later than 5 p.m. on the Monday preceding the election. Upon request of a relative
25of an occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified

1community-based residential facility, the administrator may notify the relative of
2the time or times at which special voting deputies will conduct absentee voting at the
3home or facility, and permit the relative to be present in the room where the voting
4is conducted. At the designated time, 2 deputies appointed under sub. (4) shall visit
5the nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified community-based
6residential
facility. The municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
7commissioners shall issue a supply of absentee ballots to the deputies sufficient to
8provide for the number of valid applications received by the clerk, and a reasonable
9additional number of ballots. The municipal clerk or executive director shall keep
10a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputies and shall require the deputies to
11return every ballot issued to them. The deputies shall personally offer each elector
12who has filed a proper application the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot.
13If an elector is present who has not filed a proper application, the 2 deputies may
14accept an application from the elector and shall issue a ballot to the elector if the
15elector is qualified and the application is proper. The deputies shall administer each
16witness
the oath certification and may, upon request of the elector, assist the elector
17in marking the elector's ballot. Upon request of the elector, a relative of the elector
18who is present in the room may assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot. All
19voting shall be conducted in the presence of the deputies. No individual other than
20a deputy may administer witness the oath certification and no individual other than
21a deputy or relative of an elector may render voting assistance to the elector. Upon
22completion of the voting, the deputies shall promptly deliver, either personally or by
231st class mail, any absentee ballot applications and the sealed certificate envelope
24containing each ballot to the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
25municipality in which the elector casting the ballot resides, within such time as will

1permit delivery to the polling place serving the elector's residence on election day.
2Personal delivery may be made by the deputies no later than noon on election day.
3If a qualified elector is not able to cast his or her ballot on 2 separate visits by the
4deputies to the nursing home or qualified retirement home facility, they shall so
5inform the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
6commissioners, who may then send the ballot to the elector no later than 5 p.m. on
7the Friday preceding the election.
SB477, s. 6 8Section 6. 6.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,9,189 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk,
10the clerk shall enclose it, unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely
11sealed and endorsed with the name and official title of the clerk, and the words "This
12envelope contains the ballot of an absent elector and must be opened at the polls
13during polling hours on election day". If the ballot was received by the elector by
14facsimile transmission or electronic mail and is accompanied by a separate
15certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a certificate envelope and securely
16append the completed certificate to the outside of the envelope before enclosing the
17ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep the ballot in the clerk's office until
18delivered, as required in sub. (2).
SB477, s. 7 19Section 7. 7.03 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is
20amended to read:
SB477,9,2521 7.03 Compensation of election officials and trainees. (1) (a) A Except
22as authorized under this paragraph, a
reasonable daily compensation shall be paid
23to each inspector, voting machine custodian, automatic tabulating equipment
24technician, member of a board of canvassers, messenger, and tabulator who is
25employed and performing duties under chs. 5 to 12. Daily compensation shall also

1be provided to officials and trainees for attendance at training sessions and
2examinations required by the board under s. 7.31. Alternatively, such election
3officials and trainees may be paid by the hour at a proportionate rate for each hour
4actually worked. Any election official or trainee may choose to volunteer his or her
5services by filing with the municipal clerk of the municipality in which he or she
6serves a written declination to accept compensation. The volunteer status of the
7election official or trainee remains effective until the official or trainee files a written
8revocation with the municipal clerk.
SB477, s. 8 9Section 8. 7.03 (1) (b), (bm), (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB477,10,1510 7.03 (1) (b) Except as provided in par. (bm), payment any compensation owed
11shall be made paid by the municipality in which the election is held, except that any
12compensation payable to a technician, messenger, tabulator, or member of the board
13of canvassers who is employed to perform services for the county shall be paid by the
14county and compensation payable to any messenger or tabulator who is employed to
15perform services for the state shall be paid by the board.
SB477,10,2016 (bm) Whenever a special election is called by a county or by a school district,
17a technical college district, a sewerage district, a sanitary district , or a public inland
18lake protection and rehabilitation district, the county or district shall pay the
19compensation of all election officials performing duties in those municipalities, as
20determined under sub. (2).
SB477,10,2521 (c) If a central counting location serving more than one municipality is utilized
22under s. 7.51 (1), the cost of compensation of election officials at the location shall be
23proportionately divided between the municipalities utilizing the location, except
24that if all municipalities within a county utilize the location, the compensation shall
25be paid by the county.
SB477,11,5
1(d) Special Except as otherwise provided in par. (a), special registration
2deputies appointed under s. 6.55 (6), special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875
3(4) and officials and trainees who attend training sessions under s. 7.15 (1) (e) or 7.25
4(5) may also be compensated by the municipality where they serve at the option of
5the municipality.
SB477, s. 9 6Section 9. 7.08 (3) (intro.) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB477,11,137 7.08 (3) Election manual. (intro.) Prepare and publish separate from the
8election laws an election manual written so as to be easily understood by the general
9public explaining the duties of the election officials, together with notes and
10references to the statutes as the board considers advisable. The manual shall be
11furnished by the board free to each county and municipal clerk or board of election
12commissioners and others in such manner as it deems most likely to promote the
13public welfare.
The election manual shall:
SB477,11,19 14(4) Election laws. Publish the election laws. The board shall furnish the
15election laws free to each county and municipal clerk and board of election
16commissioners in sufficient supply to provide one copy for reference at each office and
17at each polling place.
The board shall sell or distribute or arrange for the sale or
18distribution
of copies of the election laws to county and municipal clerks and boards
19of election commissioners and
members of the public.
SB477, s. 10 20Section 10. 7.08 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB477,11,2421 7.08 (5) District maps. Distribute, upon request and free of charge, to any
22candidate for representative in Congress, state senator, or representative to the
23assembly a copy of the map or maps received under s. 16.96 (3) (b) showing district
24boundaries.
SB477, s. 11 25Section 11. 7.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,12,20
17.30 (2) (a) Only election officials appointed under this section may conduct an
2election. Except as authorized in par. (am) and s. 7.15 (1) (k), each inspector and
3special registration deputy
shall be a qualified elector in the ward for which the
4polling place is established. Special registration deputies appointed under s. 6.
55 (6)
5and election officials serving more than one ward or when necessary to fill a vacancy
6under par. (b) need not be a resident of that ward, but shall be a resident of the
7municipality
of the state. Special registration deputies may be appointed to serve
8more than one polling place. All officials shall be able to read and write the English
9language, be capable, be of good understanding, and may not be a candidate for any
10office to be voted for at an election at which they serve. In 1st class cities, they may
11hold no public office other than notary public. Except as authorized under sub. (4)
12(c), all inspectors shall be affiliated with one of the 2 recognized political parties
13which received the largest number of votes for president, or governor in
14nonpresidential general election years, in the ward or combination of wards served
15by the polling place at the last election. The party which received the largest number
16of votes is entitled to one more inspector than the party receiving the next largest
17number of votes at each polling place. The same election officials may serve the
18electors of more than one ward where wards are combined under s. 5.15 (6) (b). If a
19municipality is not divided into wards, the ward requirements in this paragraph
20apply to the municipality at large.
SB477, s. 12 21Section 12. 7.30 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB477,13,1022 7.30 (2) (am) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a pupil who is
2315, 16, or 17 years of age and who is enrolled in grades 9 to 12 in a public or private
24school may serve as an inspector, with the approval of the pupil's parent or guardian
25and of the principal of the school in which the pupil is enrolled. A pupil may serve

1as an inspector at a polling place under this paragraph only if at least one election
2official at the polling place other than the chief inspector is a qualified elector of this
3state. No pupil may serve as chief inspector at a polling place under this paragraph.
4Before appointment by any municipality of a pupil as an inspector under this
5paragraph, the municipal clerk shall obtain written authorization from the pupil's
6parent or guardian and from the principal of the school where the pupil is enrolled
7for the pupil to serve for the entire term for which he or she is appointed. Upon
8appointment of a pupil to serve as an inspector, the municipal clerk shall notify the
9principal of the school where the pupil is enrolled of the date of expiration of the
10pupil's term of office.
SB477, s. 13 11Section 13. 7.30 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,13,2412 7.30 (4) (b) 1. In cities where there is a board of election commissioners, the
13aldermanic district committeemen or committeewomen under s. 8.17 of each of the
142 dominant recognized political parties shall submit a certified list no later than
15November 30 of each even-numbered year containing the names of at least as many
16electors nominees as there are inspectors from that party for each of the voting wards
17in the aldermanic district. The chairperson may designate any individual whose
18name is submitted as a first choice nominee. The board of election commissioners
19shall appoint, no later than December 31 of even-numbered years, at least 5
20inspectors for each ward. The board of election commissioners shall appoint all first
21choice nominees for so long as positions are available, unless nonappointment is
22authorized under par. (e), and shall appoint other individuals in its discretion. The
23board of election commissioners may designate such alternates as it deems
24advisable.
SB477, s. 14
1Section 14. 7.30 (6) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
2is amended to read:
SB477,14,143 7.30 (6) (b) Prior to the first election following the appointment of the
4inspectors, the inspectors at each polling place municipal clerk shall elect appoint
5one of their number the inspectors at each polling place to act serve as chief inspector.
6No person may serve as chief inspector at any election who is not certified by the
7board under s. 7.31 at the time of the election. The chief inspector shall hold the
8position for the remainder of the term unless the inspector is removed by the clerk
9or the inspector
ceases to be certified under s. 7.31, except that whenever wards are
10combined or separated under s. 5.15 (6) (b), the inspectors municipal clerk shall elect
11a new chief
appoint another inspector who is certified under s. 7.31 to serve as chief
12inspector at each polling place designated under s. 5.15 (6) (b)
. If a vacancy occurs
13in the position of chief inspector at any polling place, the municipal clerk shall
14appoint one of the other inspectors who is certified under s. 7.31 to fill the vacancy.
SB477, s. 15 15Section 15. 7.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,14,2016 7.33 (2) Service as an election official under this chapter shall be mandatory
17upon all qualified electors individuals appointed, during the full 2-year term, after
18which they shall be exempt from further service as an election official, under this
19chapter, until 3 terms of 2 years each have elapsed. Municipal clerks may grant
20exemptions from service at any time.
SB477, s. 16 21Section 16. 7.41 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 39, is
22amended to read:
SB477,15,523 7.41 (4) No individual exercising the right under sub. (1) may view the
24confidential portion of a registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (4) or a poll list
25maintained under s. 6.79 (6). However, the inspectors shall disclose to such an

1individual, upon request, the existence of such a list, the number of electors whose
2names appear on the list, and the number of those electors who have voted at any
3point in the proceedings. No observer such individual may view the
4certificate-affidavit form certificate of an absent elector who obtains a confidential
5listing under s. 6.47 (2).
SB477, s. 17 6Section 17. 7.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,15,197 7.51 (1) Canvass procedure. Immediately after the polls close the inspectors
8shall proceed to canvass publicly all votes received at the polling place. In any
9municipality where an electronic voting system is used, the municipal governing
10body or board of election commissioners may provide or authorize the municipal
11clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners to provide for the
12adjournment of the canvass to one or more central counting locations for specified
13polling places in the manner prescribed in subch. III of ch. 5. No central counting
14location may be used to count votes at a polling place where an electronic voting
15system is not employed. The canvass, whether conducted at the polling place or at
16the a central counting location, shall continue without adjournment until the
17canvass is completed and the return statements are made. The inspectors shall not
18permit access to the name of any elector who has obtained a confidential listing under
19s. 6.47 (2) during the canvass, except as authorized in s. 6.47 (8).
SB477, s. 18 20Section 18. 7.60 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,16,1921 7.60 (2) County board of canvassers. The county clerk and 2 qualified electors
22of the county appointed by the clerk constitute the county board of canvassers. The
23members of the board of canvassers shall serve for 2-year terms commencing on
24January 1 of each odd-numbered year, except that any member who is appointed to
25fill a permanent vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of the original appointee.

1One member of the board of canvassers shall belong to a political party other than
2the clerk's. If The county clerk shall designate a deputy clerk who shall perform the
3clerk's duties as a member of the board of canvassers in the event that
the county
4clerk's office is vacant, if the clerk cannot perform his or her duties, or if the clerk is
5a candidate at an election being canvassed, the county clerk shall designate a deputy
6clerk to perform the clerk's duties
. If the county clerk and designated deputy clerk
7are both unable to perform their duties, the county executive or, if there is no county
8executive, the chairperson of the county board of supervisors shall designate another
9qualified elector of the county to perform the clerk's duties. If a member other than
10the clerk cannot perform his or her duties, the clerk shall appoint another member
11to serve. No person may serve on the county board of canvassers if the person is a
12candidate for an office to be canvassed by that board. If lists of candidates for the
13county board of canvassers are submitted to the county clerk by political party county
14committees, the lists shall consist of at least 3 names and the clerk shall choose the
15board members from the lists. Where there is a county board of election
16commissioners, it shall serve as the board of canvassers. If the county board of
17election commissioners serves as the board of canvassers, the executive director of
18the county board of election commissioners shall serve as a member of the board of
19canvassers to fill a temporary vacancy on that board.
SB477, s. 19 20Section 19. 8.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,17,821 8.15 (4) (a) The certification of a qualified elector stating his or her residence
22with street and number, if any, shall appear at the bottom of each nomination paper,
23stating he or she personally circulated the nomination paper and personally
24obtained each of the signatures; he or she knows they are electors of the ward,
25aldermanic district, municipality or county, as the nomination papers require; he or

1she knows they signed the paper with full knowledge of its content; he or she knows
2their respective residences given; he or she knows each signer signed on the date
3stated opposite his or her name; and, that he or she, the circulator, resides within the
4district which the candidate named therein will represent, if elected; that he or she
5intends to support the candidate; and that he or she is aware that falsifying the
6certification is punishable under s. 12.13 (3) (a), Wis. stats. The circulator shall
7indicate the date that he or she makes the certification next to his or her signature.

8The certification may be made by the candidate or any qualified elector.
SB477, s. 20 9Section 20. 8.15 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
SB477, s. 21 10Section 21. 8.20 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
SB477, s. 22 11Section 22. 8.21 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,18,15 128.21 Declaration of candidacy. Each candidate, except a candidate for
13presidential elector under s. 8.20 (2) (d), shall file a declaration of candidacy, no later
14than the latest time provided for filing nomination papers under s. 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15
15(1), 8.20 (8) (a) or 8.50 (3) (a), or the time provided under s. 8.16 (2) or 8.35 (2) (c).
16A candidate shall file the declaration with the officer or agency with which
17nomination papers are filed for the office which the candidate seeks, or if nomination
18papers are not required, with the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
19jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks office. The declaration shall be sworn to
20before any officer authorized to administer oaths. The declaration shall contain the
21name of the candidate in the form specified under s. 8.10 (2) (b) for candidates for
22nonpartisan office or s. 8.15 (5) (a) or 8.20 (2) (a) for candidates for partisan office,
23and shall state that the signer is a candidate for a named office, that he or she meets
24or will at the time he or she assumes office meet applicable age, citizenship, residency
25or voting qualification requirements, if any, prescribed by the constitutions and laws

1of the United States and of this state, and that he or she will otherwise qualify for
2office if nominated and elected. The declaration shall include the candidate's name
3in the form in which it will appear on the ballot. Each candidate for state and local
4office shall include in the declaration a statement that he or she has not been
5convicted of any infamous crime misdemeanor designated under state or federal law
6as a violation of the public trust or any felony
for which he or she has not been
7pardoned and a list of all felony convictions for which he or she has not been
8pardoned
. In addition, each candidate for state or local office shall include in the
9declaration a statement that discloses his or her municipality of residence for voting
10purposes, and the street and number, if any, on which the candidate resides. The
11declaration is valid with or without the seal of the officer who administers the oath.
12A candidate for state or local office shall file an amended declaration under oath with
13the same officer or agency if any information contained in the declaration changes
14at any time after the original declaration is filed and before the candidate assumes
15office or is defeated for election or nomination.
SB477, s. 23 16Section 23. 8.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,19,317 8.40 (2) The certification of a qualified elector stating his or her residence with
18street and number, if any, shall appear at the bottom of each separate sheet of each
19petition specified in sub. (1), stating that he or she personally circulated the petition
20and personally obtained each of the signatures; that the circulator knows that they
21are electors of the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; that the
22circulator knows that they signed the paper with full knowledge of its content; that
23the circulator knows their respective residences given; that the circulator knows that
24each signer signed on the date stated opposite his or her name; that the circulator
25resides within the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; and that

1the circulator is aware that falsifying the certification is punishable under s. 12.13
2(3) (a). The circulator shall indicate the date that he or she makes the certification
3next to his or her signature.
SB477, s. 24 4Section 24. 9.10 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,19,65 9.10 (2) (e) 3. The signature is dated after the date of the notarization
6certification contained on the petition sheet.
SB477, s. 25 7Section 25. 9.10 (2) (em) 4. and 5. of the statutes are repealed.
SB477, s. 26 8Section 26. 9.10 (2) (o) of the statutes is repealed.
SB477, s. 27 9Section 27. 9.10 (2) (r) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.
SB477, s. 28 10Section 28. 9.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,20,1111 9.10 (4) (a) Within 10 days after a petition for the recall of a city, village, town
12or school district official, is offered for filing, the officer against whom the petition is
13filed may file a written challenge with the municipal clerk, school district clerk, or
14board of election commissioners or school district clerk with whom it is filed,
15specifying any alleged insufficiency. If a challenge is filed, the petitioner may file a
16written rebuttal to the challenge with the clerk or board of election commissioners
17within 5 days after the challenge is filed. If a rebuttal is filed, the officer against
18whom the petition is filed may file a reply to any new matter raised in the rebuttal
19within 2 days after the rebuttal is filed. Within 14 days after the expiration of the
20time allowed for filing a reply to a rebuttal, the clerk or board of election
21commissioners shall file the certificate or an amended certificate. Within 31 days
22after the petition is offered for filing, the clerk or board of election commissioners
23shall determine by careful examination of the face of the petition whether the
24petition is sufficient and shall so state in a certificate attached to the petition. If the
25petition is found to be insufficient, the certificate shall state the particulars creating

1the insufficiency. The petition may be amended to correct any insufficiency within
25 days following the affixing of the original certificate. Within 2 days after the
3offering of the amended petition for filing, the clerk or board of election
4commissioners shall again carefully examine the face of the petition to determine
5sufficiency and shall attach to the petition a certificate stating the findings.
6Immediately upon finding an original or amended petition sufficient, except in cities
7over 500,000 population,
the municipal clerk or school district clerk board of election
8commissioners
shall transmit the petition to the governing body or to the school
9board. Immediately upon finding an original or amended petition sufficient, in cities
10over 500,000 population, the board of election commissioners shall
file the petition
11in its the office of the clerk or board of election commissioners.
SB477, s. 29 12Section 29. 9.10 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 9.10 (4) (d) 1. and
13amended to read:
SB477,20,2014 9.10 (4) (d) 1. The governing body, school board Except as provided in subd. 2.,
15promptly upon filing of a certificate under par. (a), the municipal clerk, school district
16clerk, or
board of election commissioners upon receiving the certificate shall call an
17a recall election. The recall election shall be held on the Tuesday of the 6th week
18commencing after the date of that the certificate. If is filed, except that if Tuesday
19is a legal holiday, the recall election shall be held on the first day after Tuesday which
20is not a legal holiday.
SB477, s. 30 21Section 30. 9.10 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB477,20,2422 9.10 (4) (d) 2. The clerk or board of election commissioners under subd. 1. may
23not call a recall election for an office to be filled at the spring election later than
24February 1 in the year of that election.
SB477, s. 31 25Section 31. 10.06 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,21,8
110.06 (3) (am) As soon as possible following the deadline for filing nomination
2papers for any municipal election when there is to be an election for a county or state
3office or a county or statewide referendum, but no later than 2 3 days after such
4deadline, the municipal clerk of each municipality in which voting machines or
5ballots containing the names of candidates for both local offices and national, state
6or county offices are used shall certify the list of candidates for municipal office to the
7county clerk if a primary is required, unless the municipality prepares its own ballots
8under s. 7.15 (2) (c).
SB477, s. 32 9Section 32. 10.06 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,21,1810 10.06 (3) (bm) As soon as possible following the municipal canvass of the
11primary vote or the qualification of the candidates under s. 8.05 (1) (j) when a
12municipal caucus when is held, if there is to be an election for a county or state office
13or a county or statewide referendum, but no later than 2 3 days after such date, the
14municipal clerk of each municipality in which voting machines or ballots containing
15the names of candidates for both local offices and national, state or county offices are
16used shall certify the list of candidates for municipal office and municipal referenda
17appearing on the ballot to the county clerk, unless the municipality prepares its own
18ballots under s. 7.15 (2) (c).
SB477, s. 33 19Section 33. 11.21 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,21,2520 11.21 (3) Prepare and publish for the use of persons required to file reports and
21statements under this chapter a manual setting forth simply and concisely
22recommended uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting. The board shall
23furnish a copy of the manual without charge, upon request, to all persons who are
24required to file reports or statements with the board, and shall distribute or arrange
25for the distribution of copies of the manual for use by other filing officers.
SB477, s. 34
1Section 34. 11.21 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,22,82 11.21 (14) Prepare, publish and periodically revise as necessary a manual
3simply and concisely describing the filing and registration requirements established
4in this chapter in detail, as well as other major provisions of this chapter and ch. 12.
5The board shall furnish a copy of the manual without charge, upon request, to all
6persons who are required to file reports or statements with the board, and shall
7distribute or arrange for the distribution of copies of the manual for use by other
8filing officers.
SB477, s. 35 9Section 35. 118.15 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB477,22,1610 118.15 (3) (d) Any child excused in writing by his or her parent or guardian and
11by the principal of the school that the pupil attends for the purpose of serving as an
12election official under s. 7.30 (2) (am). The principal shall allow the pupil to take
13examinations and complete course work missed during the pupil's absences under
14this paragraph. The principal shall promptly notify the municipal clerk or the board
15of election commissioners of the municipality that appointed the pupil as an election
16official if the pupil ceases to be enrolled in school.
SB477, s. 36 17Section 36. 755.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB477,23,1018 755.01 (4) Two or more cities, towns or villages of this state may enter into an
19agreement under s. 66.0301 for the joint exercise of the power granted under sub. (1),
20except that for purposes of this subsection, any agreement under s. 66.0301 shall be
21effected by the enactment of identical ordinances by each affected city, town or
22village. Electors of each municipality entering into the agreement shall be eligible
23to vote for the judge of the municipal court so established. If a municipality enters
24into an agreement with a municipality that already has a municipal court, the
25municipalities may provide by ordinance or resolution that the judge for the existing

1municipal court shall serve as the judge for the joint court until the end of the term
2or until a special election is held under s. 8.50 (4) (fm). Each municipality shall adopt
3an ordinance or bylaw under sub. (1) prior to entering into the agreement. The
4contracting municipalities need not be contiguous and need not all be in the same
5county. The Upon entering into or discontinuing such an agreement, the contracting
6municipalities shall notify each transmit a certified copy of the ordinance or bylaw
7effecting or discontinuing the agreement to
the appropriate filing officer under s.
811.02 (3e) when the joint court is created. When a municipal judge is elected under
9this subsection, candidates shall be nominated by filing nomination papers under s.
108.10 (6) (bm), and shall register with the filing officer specified in s. 11.02 (3e).
SB477, s. 37 11Section 37. Initial applicability.
SB477,23,1412 (1) The treatment of section 9.10 (4) (a) and (d) of the statutes first applies with
13respect to petitions for recall of officers that are offered for filing on the effective date
14of this subsection.
SB477, s. 38 15Section 38. Effective date.
SB477,23,1616 (1) This act takes effect on May 31, 2002.
Loading...
Loading...