SB11, s. 5 15Section 5. 5.05 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,4,1916 5.05 (1m) Appointment of 9th board member. Prior to May 1 in each year in
17which the term of the member of the board who is appointed by the other board
18members expires, the board shall appoint a qualified person to serve for the ensuing
19term of office.
SB11, s. 6 20Section 6. 5.05 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,4,2321 5.05 (2m) Divisions. (a) The elections division shall carry out the board's
22responsibilities with respect to the administration of chs. 5 to 12 and other laws
23relating to elections or election campaigns.
SB11,4,2524 (b) The ethics division shall carry out the board's responsibilities with respect
25to administration of subch. III of ch. 13 and subch. III of ch. 19.
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1(c) The enforcement division shall investigate and prosecute alleged violations
2of laws administered by the board pursuant to all statutes granting or assigning that
3authority or responsibility to the board. The enforcement division shall prosecute
4civil and criminal actions brought by the board and shall assist the district attorneys
5and the attorney general in prosecuting criminal actions referred to them by the
6board.
SB11,5,107 (d) The administrator of the elections division or the ethics division may refer
8any matter to the enforcement division for investigation. Any person may file a
9verified complaint with the enforcement division alleging a violation of chs. 5 to 12,
10subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19.
SB11,5,1611 (e) The board shall employ a full-time special prosecutor within the
12enforcement division. The prosecutor may, with or without approval of the board,
13investigate or prosecute any civil or criminal violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch.
1413, subch. III of ch. 19, or s. 946.12 in the name of the board. The jurisdiction of the
15special prosecutor is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the board, the district
16attorneys, and the attorney general to conduct investigations and enforce these laws.
SB11, s. 7 17Section 7. 5.05 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 8 18Section 8. 5.40 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,5,2519 5.40 (7) Whenever a municipality adopts and purchases voting machines or an
20electronic voting system, or adopts and purchases a different type of voting machine
21or electronic voting system from the type it was previously using, the municipal clerk
22or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners shall promptly
23notify the county clerk or executive director of the county board of election
24commissioners and the executive director of the ethics and elections accountability
25and control
board in writing.
SB11, s. 9
1Section 9. 5.62 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,6,62 5.62 (4) (b) The county board of election commissioners in counties having a
3population of more than 500,000 shall prepare the official primary ballot. The
4commissioners shall arrange the names of all candidates for each office whose
5nomination papers are filed at the county level, using the same method as that used
6by the ethics and elections accountability and control board under s. 5.60 (1) (b).
SB11, s. 10 7Section 10. 7.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,6,9 87.08 (title) Elections Ethics and elections accountability and control
9board.
SB11, s. 11 10Section 11. 7.31 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,6,1511 7.31 (5) The board shall conduct regular training and administer examinations
12to ensure that individuals who are certified by the board under this section are
13knowledgeable concerning their authority and responsibilities. The board shall pay
14all costs required to conduct the training and to administer the examinations from
15the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) (bm) (a).
SB11, s. 12 16Section 12. 7.60 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,7,1117 7.60 (4) (a) The board of canvassers shall make separate duplicate statements
18showing the numbers of votes cast for the offices of president and vice president; state
19officials; U.S. senators and representatives in congress; state legislators; justice;
20court of appeals judge; circuit judges; district attorneys; and metropolitan sewerage
21commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). If a
22municipal judge elected under s. 755.01 (4) serves a municipality that is located
23partially within the county and candidates for that judgeship file nomination papers
24in another county, the board of canvassers shall prepare a duplicate statement
25showing the numbers of votes cast for that judgeship in that county for transmittal

1to the other county. For partisan candidates, the statements shall include the
2political party or principle designation, if any, next to the name of each candidate.
3The board of canvassers shall also prepare a statement showing the results of any
4county, technical college district, or statewide referendum. Each statement shall
5state the total number of votes cast in the county for each office; the names of all
6persons for whom the votes were cast, as returned; the number of votes cast for each
7person; and the number of votes cast for and against any question submitted at a
8referendum. The board of canvassers shall use one copy of each duplicate statement
9to report to the ethics and elections accountability and control board, technical
10college district board, or board of canvassers of any other county and shall file the
11other statement in the office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners.
SB11, s. 13 12Section 13. 7.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,8,513 7.60 (5) Reporting. (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk
14shall deliver or send to the ethics and elections accountability and control board, by
151st class mail, a certified copy of each statement of the county board of canvassers
16for president and vice president, state officials, senators and representatives in
17congress, state legislators, justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge, district
18attorney, and metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are
19elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). The statement shall record the returns for each
20office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15
21(6) (b) in which case the statement shall record the returns for each group of
22combined wards. Following primaries the county clerk shall enclose on forms
23prescribed by the ethics and elections accountability and control board the names,
24party or principle designation, if any, and number of votes received by each candidate
25recorded in the same manner. The county clerk shall deliver or transmit the certified

1statement to the ethics and elections accountability and control board no later than
27 days after each primary and no later than 10 days after any other election. The
3board of canvassers shall deliver or transmit a certified copy of each statement for
4any technical college district referendum to the secretary of the technical college
5district board.
SB11,8,176 (b) If the board of canvassers becomes aware of a material mistake in the
7canvass of an election for state or national office or a statewide or technical college
8district referendum prior to the close of business on the day the ethics and elections
9accountability and control board receives returns from the last county board of
10canvassers with respect to that canvass, the board of canvassers may petition the
11ethics and elections accountability and control board to reopen and correct the
12canvass. The ethics and elections accountability and control board shall direct the
13canvass to be reopened and corrected if it determines that the public interest so
14requires. If the ethics and elections accountability and control board directs the
15canvass to be reopened, the board of canvassers shall reconvene and transmit a
16certified corrected copy of the canvass statement to the ethics and elections
17accountability and control board or secretary of the technical college district board.
SB11, s. 14 18Section 14. 7.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,8,2119 7.70 (1) Recording and preserving returns. (a) Upon receipt of the certified
20statements from the county clerks, the elections board shall record the election
21results by counties and file and carefully preserve the statements.
SB11,9,222 (b) If any county clerk fails or neglects to forward any statements, the elections
23board may require the clerk to do so immediately and if not received by the 8th day
24after a primary, or by the 11th day after any other election, the elections board may
25dispatch a special messenger to obtain them. Whenever it appears upon the face of

1any statement that an error has been made in reporting or computing, the elections
2board may return it to the county clerk for correction.
SB11, s. 15 3Section 15. 7.70 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,9,104 7.70 (5) (b) For presidential electors, the elections board shall prepare a
5certificate showing the determination of the results of the canvass and the names of
6the persons elected, and the governor shall sign, affix the great seal of the state, and
7transmit the certificate by registered mail to the U.S. administrator of general
8services. The governor shall also prepare 6 duplicate originals of such certificate and
9deliver them to one of the presidential electors on or before the first Monday after the
102nd Wednesday in December.
SB11, s. 16 11Section 16. 8.05 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,9,2512 8.05 (1) (j) The municipal clerk shall notify in writing each candidate whose
13name is certified as a nominee under par. (h) of his or her nomination. If a municipal
14judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the county clerk of the county having the largest
15portion of the population in the jurisdiction served by the judge shall make the
16notification. Upon receipt of the notice, each candidate shall file a declaration of
17candidacy in the manner prescribed by s. 8.21 with the municipal clerk making the
18notification no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day after the notification is mailed or
19personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk, except as authorized
20in this paragraph. If an incumbent whose name is certified as a nominee fails to file
21a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this paragraph, each
22certified candidate for the office held by the incumbent, other than the incumbent,
23may file a declaration of candidacy no later than 72 hours after the latest time
24prescribed in this paragraph. If the candidate has not filed a registration statement
25under s. 11.05 at the time of the notification, the candidate shall file the statement

1with the declaration. A candidate for municipal judge shall also file a statement of
2economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than 4:30 p.m.
3on the 5th day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
4the candidate, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
5for filing a declaration of candidacy whenever that candidate is granted an extension
6of time for filing a declaration of candidacy under this paragraph. Upon receipt of
7the declaration of candidacy and registration statement of each qualified candidate,
8and upon filing of a statement of economic interests by each candidate for municipal
9judge, the municipal clerk, or the county clerk if the judge is elected under s. 755.01
10(4), shall place the name of the candidate on the ballot. No later than the end of the
113rd day following qualification by all candidates, the municipal clerk, or the county
12clerk if the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), shall draw lots to determine the
13arrangement of candidates' names on the spring election ballot.
SB11, s. 17 14Section 17. 8.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,10,2315 8.10 (5) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
16under s. 8.21. If a candidate has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at
17the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement
18with the papers. A candidate for state office or municipal judge shall also file a
19statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than
204:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers under
21sub. (2) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
22whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination papers
23under sub. (2) (a).
SB11, s. 18 24Section 18. 8.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,11,9
18.15 (4) (b) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of
2candidacy under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a
3registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers,
4the candidate shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office
5shall also file a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43
6(4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination
7papers under sub. (1), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the
8last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
9nomination papers under sub. (1).
SB11, s. 19 10Section 19. 8.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,11,1411 8.18 (2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector
12from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names
13of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state
14committee of each party to the chairperson of the elections board.
SB11, s. 20 15Section 20. 8.20 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,11,2416 8.20 (6) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
17under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration
18statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate
19shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file
20a statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later
21than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers
22under sub. (8) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last
23day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination
24papers under sub. (8) (a).
SB11, s. 21 25Section 21. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,12,15
18.50 (3) (a) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the
2order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days
3before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when
4a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the
5deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall
6be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no
7later than 35 days prior to the date of the spring or September primary. Nomination
8papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15, or 8.20. Each candidate
9shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no later than
10the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a candidate for
11state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time
12he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement with the
13papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic interests
14with the ethics board no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day for
15filing nomination papers specified in the order.
SB11, s. 22 16Section 22. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,12,2017 8.50 (3) (e) In a special election for a state or national office, the county clerk
18or board of election commissioners shall transmit the statement of the county board
19of canvassers to the ethics and elections accountability and control board no later
20than 7 days after the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
SB11, s. 23 21Section 23. 9.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,13,2522 9.01 (1) (a) Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted
23upon any referendum question at any election may request a recount. The petitioner
24shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under par. (ar)
25not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass and not later than 5 p.m. on

1the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or county board
2of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that referendum question
3or, if more than one board of canvassers makes the determination not later than 5
4p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the last board of
5canvassers which makes a determination. If the chairperson of the board or
6chairperson's designee makes the determination for the office or the referendum
7question, the petitioner shall file the petition not earlier than the last meeting day
8of the last county board of canvassers to make a statement in the election or
9referendum and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the day on
10which the ethics and elections accountability and control board receives the last
11statement from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum. Each
12verified petition shall state that at the election the petitioner was a candidate for the
13office in question or that he or she voted on the referendum question in issue; that
14the petitioner is informed and believes that a mistake or fraud has been committed
15in a specified ward or municipality in the counting and return of the votes cast for
16the office or upon the question; or shall specify any other defect, irregularity, or
17illegality in the conduct of the election. The petition shall specify each ward, or each
18municipality where no wards exist, in which a recount is desired. If a recount is
19requested for all wards within a jurisdiction, each ward need not be specified. The
20petition may be amended to include information discovered as a result of the
21investigation of the board of canvassers or the chairperson of the board or
22chairperson's designee after the filing of the petition, if the petitioner moves to
23amend the petition as soon as possible after the petitioner discovered or reasonably
24should have discovered the information which is the subject of the amendment and
25the petitioner was unable to include information in the original petition.
SB11, s. 24
1Section 24. 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,14,42 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. In the event of a recount for a referendum, the petition shall be
3filed with the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is called, and, in the
4case of the state, with the elections board.
SB11, s. 25 5Section 25. 9.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,14,76 9.01 (10) Standard forms and methods. The elections board shall prescribe
7standard forms and procedures for the making of recounts under this section.
SB11, s. 26 8Section 26. 11.21 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,14,9 911.21 (title) Duties of the elections board.
SB11, s. 27 10Section 27. 11.21 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,14,1211 11.21 (7) (intro.) Include in its biennial report under s. 5.05 (5) 15.04 (1) (d)
12compilations of any of the following in its discretion:
SB11, s. 28 13Section 28. 13.123 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,14,1714 13.123 (3) (b) 2. In making the determination under subd. 1., the chief clerk is
15bound by the determination of the chairperson of the ethics and elections
16accountability and control board or the chairperson's designee if such determination
17has been issued.
SB11, s. 29 18Section 29. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,15,3 1913.23 Election contests; notice. Any person wishing to contest the election
20of any senator or member of the assembly shall, within 30 days after the decision of
21the board of canvassers, serve a notice in writing on the person whose election the
22contestant intends to contest, stating briefly that the election will be contested and
23the cause of such contest, and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the ethics and
24elections accountability and control board at least 10 days before the day fixed by law
25for the meeting of the legislature. The ethics and elections accountability and control

1board shall then send a copy of s. 13.24 to both contestants. If any contestant fails
2to so file a copy of such notice, the contestant shall not be entitled to any mileage or
3salary in case payment has been made therefor to the sitting member.
SB11, s. 30 4Section 30. 13.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,15,65 13.62 (4) "Board" means the ethics and elections accountability and control
6board.
SB11, s. 31 7Section 31. 13.685 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,15,9 813.685 (title) Duties of the ethics and elections accountability and
9control
board.
SB11, s. 32 10Section 32. 13.94 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,15,1211 13.94 (1) (k) Provide auditing services at the direction of the ethics and
12elections accountability and control board under s. 5.05 (2).
SB11, s. 33 13Section 33. 14.11 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,15,1714 14.11 (2) (am) Upon request of the ethics and elections accountability and
15control board, the governor shall employ special counsel recommended by the board
16for the purpose of assisting the board in investigating or prosecuting an alleged
17violation of subch. III of ch. 13, subch. III of ch. 19, or chs. 5 to 12.
SB11, s. 34 18Section 34. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,15,2219 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
20certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the ethics and elections accountability and
21control
board as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign
22fund.
SB11, s. 35 23Section 35. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,15,2524 15.07 (1) (a) 2. Members of the ethics and elections accountability and control
25board shall be appointed as provided in s. 15.61.
SB11, s. 36
1Section 36. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,16,62 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
3quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
4board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
5board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics board or the school
6district boundary appeal board as provided in ss. 19.47 (4) and s. 117.05 (2) (a).
SB11, s. 37 7Section 37. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,16,98 15.07 (5) (k) Members of the ethics and elections accountability and control
9board, $25 per day.
SB11, s. 38 10Section 38. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 39 11Section 39. 15.61 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,16,13 1215.61 (title) Elections Ethics and elections accountability and control
13board; creation.
SB11, s. 40 14Section 40. 15.61 of the statutes is renumbered 15.61 (1) and amended to read:
SB11,16,2515 15.61 (1) There is created an ethics and elections accountability and control
16board consisting of 9 persons who, 8 of whom shall be appointed by the governor for
172-year supreme court and one of whom shall be appointed by the other members.
18Of the members who are appointed by the supreme court, one shall be a resident of
19each congressional district in the state. Members shall serve for 4-year
terms as
20follows: one member selected by the governor; one member each designated by the
21chief justice of the supreme court, the speaker of the assembly, the senate majority
22leader,the minority leader in each house of the legislature, and the chief officer of
23each political party qualifying for a separate ballot under s. 5.62 (1)
(b) or (2) whose
24candidate for governor received at least 10% of the vote in the most recent
25gubernatorial election
.
SB11, s. 41
1Section 41. 15.613 of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,17,3 215.613 Same; specified divisions. (1) Elections division. There is created in
3the ethics and elections accountability and control board an elections division.
SB11,17,5 4(2) Ethics division. There is created in the ethics and elections accountability
5and control board an ethics division.
SB11,17,7 6(3) Enforcement division. There is created in the ethics and elections
7accountability and control board an enforcement division.
SB11, s. 42 8Section 42. 15.62 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are repealed.
SB11, s. 43 9Section 43. 15.62 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.61 (2) and amended to
10read:
SB11,17,1611 15.61 (2) No member, when appointed, for one year immediately prior to the
12date of appointment or while serving on the board, may have been, or while serving
13on the board may become,
a member of a political party, an officer or member of a
14committee in any partisan political club or organization, or a candidate for any
15partisan elective public office. No member may become a candidate for or hold any
16such office while serving on the board.
SB11, s. 44 17Section 44. 15.62 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 45 18Section 45. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,219 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
20constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
21the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
22supplies specified by the ethics and elections accountability and control board. The
23laws, manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
24distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The ethics and elections
25accountability and control board shall inform the department in writing as to which

1election manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this
2subsection.
SB11, s. 46 3Section 46. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,74 16.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
5congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
6reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the ethics and
7elections accountability and control board.
SB11, s. 47 8Section 47. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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