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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
March 5, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Freese, Gunderson, Bies, Vrakas,
Hines, Ladwig, Stone, Ott, Hundertmark, Kestell, Albers, Owens, Musser
and Ainsworth, cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Stepp and Schultz.
Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
AB123,1,3
1An Act to create 5.05 (11), 20.002 (11) (d) 2m., 20.510 (1) (x), 25.17 (1) (e) and
225.425 of the statutes;
relating to: financing of election administration costs,
3creation of an election administration fund, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, this state is eligible to receive
federal financial assistance for the purchase of voting equipment, compliance with
federal requirements for the conduct of federal elections and other election
administration costs, construction of barrier-free polling places, and outreach and
training of election officials to enable greater participation of individuals with
disabilities in federal elections. To be eligible for most of this federal assistance, this
state must make expenditures from state moneys equal to at least 5% of the amount
spent by this state for the same purposes for which federal assistance is received.
This bill appropriates to the Elections Board all amounts received by this state
from the federal government under this act. The bill does not provide any state
matching contribution. The bill permits the Elections Board to use the federal aid
to provide financial assistance to eligible counties and municipalities for election
administration purposes authorized by federal law. The bill also establishes a
segregated fund, as required by federal law, for disbursement of all federal moneys
to be expended for election administration purposes under the Help America Vote
Act.
For further information see the state 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:
AB123, s. 1
1Section
1. 5.05 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB123,2,42
5.05
(11) Aids to counties and municipalities. From the appropriation under
3s. 20.510 (1) (x), the board may provide financial assistance to eligible counties and
4municipalities for election administration costs.
AB123, s. 2
5Section
2. 20.002 (11) (d) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB123,2,66
20.002
(11) (d) 2m. The election administration fund.
AB123, s. 3
7Section
3. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is created to read:
AB123,2,108
20.510
(1) (x)
Federal aid. From the election administration fund, all moneys
9received from the federal government, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54,
10to be used for election administration costs under P.L.
107-252.
AB123, s. 4
11Section
4. 25.17 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB123,2,1212
25.17
(1) (e) Election administration fund (s. 25.425);
AB123, s. 5
13Section
5. 25.425 of the statutes is created to read:
AB123,2,16
1425.425 Election administration fund. There is established a separate
15nonlapsible trust fund, designated the election administration fund, consisting of all
16moneys received from the federal government under P.L.
107-252.
