Currently, poll workers consist of election inspectors and special registration
deputies. Inspectors supervise voting generally and deputies are appointed to accept
election day registrations in municipalities where registration is required. The
inspectors at each polling place elect a chief inspector, who manages the polling
place, subject to supervision of the municipal clerk or board of election
commissioners. With limited exceptions, all inspectors must be qualified electors of

the ward, combined wards, or election district where they serve. Special registration
deputies must be electors of the municipality in which they serve. The two major
political parties may submit nominees for inspector positions, but if they fail to do
so, municipalities may appoint any qualified electors to serve. Inspectors normally
serve for two-year terms. Under this bill, any poll worker need only be a qualified
elector of this state, except that the bill also permits any pupil who is enrolled in
grades 9 to 12 of a public or private school and who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age to be
appointed to serve in any inspection position other than the position of chief
inspector. The bill requires a pupil who wishes to serve as an inspector to obtain the
written authorization of the pupil's parent or guardian and of the principal of the
school where he or she is enrolled, who must consent to allow the pupil to serve at
all elections held during his or her term of office. The bill provides that if a pupil who
receives an inspector appointment ceases to be enrolled and the pupil has not become
a qualified elector of the state, the pupil's office becomes vacant. Under the bill, at
least one inspector in addition to the chief inspector at each polling place must be a
qualified elector of the state. The bill also provides for chief inspectors to be
appointed by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the
municipality where they serve.
Compensation of election officials
Currently, most election officials (inspectors, voting machine custodians,
automatic tabulating equipment technicians, members of boards of canvassers,
messengers, and tabulators) must be paid a reasonable compensation, which is fixed
and paid by the jurisdiction for whom they perform services. If a special election is
called, the jurisdiction calling the election must pay the compensation. Special
registration deputies, nursing and retirement home voting deputies, and officials
and trainees who attend training sessions may be compensated for their services at
municipal option, except that chief inspectors and chief inspector trainees must be
compensated for attendance at training sessions and examinations. This bill permits
any election official or trainee to volunteer his or her services by filing a written
declination to accept compensation. Once filed, a declination remains effective until
the official or trainee files a written revocation.
Free distribution of elections board publications
Currently, the elections board is required to publish the election laws, a manual
explaining the duties of election officials, an accounting and bookkeeping manual for
campaign finance registrants, and a manual describing the campaign finance and
prohibited election practice laws. The board must distribute free copies of the
election laws in sufficient supply to provide one copy for each polling place. The board
must distribute one copy of the election manual free to each county and municipal
clerk and board of election commissioners. The board must distribute the accounting
and bookkeeping manual and the manual describing the campaign finance and
prohibited election practice laws free to each state registrant and must distribute
sufficient copies of the manuals to local filing officers to enable distribution to local
registrants. This bill removes these requirements for free distribution.

Maps of election districts
Current law requires the legislative reference bureau to prepare maps showing
the boundary lines of congressional and legislative districts and to provide those
maps to the department of administration. The department of administration must
provide the maps to the elections board, which must distribute them to candidates
for representative in Congress, state senator, and representative to the assembly
upon the filing of nomination papers. This bill instead requires the elections board
to distribute the maps to these candidates upon request.
Disqualification of candidates
Under current law, in order to become a candidate for state or local office in this
state, an individual must swear that he or she has not been convicted of any infamous
crime for which he or she has not been pardoned. In 1996, the Wisconsin constitution
was amended to remove the reference to the infamous crime disqualifier and to
substitute a disqualification for conviction of a felony or misdemeanor designated
under state or federal law as a violation of the public trust, unless pardoned. This
bill deletes the infamous crime disqualifier from the statutes and substitutes a
requirement for a candidate for state or local office to swear that he or she has not
been convicted of a misdemeanor designated under state or federal law as a violation
of the public trust or a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned.
Restriction on dates of recall elections for local officers
Currently, a petition for the recall of an elective officer may be offered for filing
at any time after the officer has served at least one year of his or her term, and a recall
election may be required at any time after that first year if a legally valid petition
is filed. This bill prohibits any election for the recall of a city, village, town, or school
district officer whose office is being filled at the spring election from being held after
February 1 in the year of that election.
Method of calling recall elections for local officers
Currently, a petition for the recall of an elective officer of a city, village, town,
or school district is filed with the municipal or school district clerk or board of election
commissioners of the municipality or school district. If the clerk or board finds the
petition to be sufficient, the clerk or board transmits it to the municipal governing
body or school board, which must then call a recall election. This bill provides instead
for the the clerk or board, upon finding a petition to be sufficient, to call the recall
election.
Supervision of central counting locations
Currently, any municipality that utilizes an electronic voting system may
provide for ballots to be counted at one or more central counting locations instead of
at the polling places where ballots are cast. Currently, proceedings at a central
counting location are under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election
commissioners, unless the central counting location is at the county seat and the
clerk or board delegates this responsibility to the county clerk or board of election
commissioners. This bill permits a municipal clerk or board of election
commissioners to delegate the responsibility to supervise a central counting location
to another election official, or if the clerk or board delegates this responsibility to the

county clerk or board of election commissioners, the bill permits that clerk or board
to delegate the responsibility for supervision to another election official.
Voting in certain homes and facilities
Currently, municipalities send two special voting deputies to each nursing or
retirement home or community-based residential facility where one or more electors
apply for an absentee ballot for the purpose of conducting absentee voting. The
deputies must represent the two major political parties when party representatives
are available. Current law requires the deputies to administer an absentee voter
oath that was formerly a part of the absentee voter's certificate, but the current form
of the certificate does not require an oath and instead requires only one witness. This
bill requires the two deputies at a home or facility to each witness the execution of
the absentee voter's certificate in lieu of the oath.
Certification of the names of municipal candidates and referenda
Currently, the names of candidates for municipal office are certified for
placement on the ballot no later than two days after the deadline for filing
nomination papers or two days after the date of any village or town nominating
caucus. Except at primary elections, municipal ballot questions are certified at the
same time. This bill requires certification no later than three days after the deadline
for filing nomination papers or three days after candidate qualification following a
nominating caucus.
Notification of creation or abolition of joint municipal courts
Currently, two or more municipalities may establish a joint municipal court.
The county clerk or board of election commissioners of the county having the largest
portion of the population of the combined municipalities serves as filing officer for
the election of the judge of the court. Currently, the municipalities must notify the
appropriate clerk or board when a joint court is created. This bill requires each
municipality to send to the clerk or board a copy of the ordinance or bylaw creating
or discontinuing a joint court.
Membership on the county board of canvassers
Current law requires the county clerk to serve on the county board of
canvassers. However, if the clerk's office is vacant, the clerk cannot perform his or
her duties, or the clerk is a candidate at an election being canvased, the clerk must
designate a deputy clerk to perform the clerk's duties. This bill requires the clerk to
make this designation in advance of the circumstances that trigger the need for
service by the deputy clerk.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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.
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