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SB477, s. 20 9Section 20. 8.15 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
SB477, s. 21 10Section 21. 8.20 (10) of the statutes is repealed.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.
SB477,23,1717 (End)
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