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(b) If any county clerk fails or neglects to forward any statements, the
elections 16board may require the clerk to do so immediately and if not received by the 8th day
17after a primary, or by the 11th day after any other election, the
elections board may
18dispatch a special messenger to obtain them. Whenever it appears upon the face of
19any statement that an error has been made in reporting or computing, the
elections 20board may return it to the county clerk for correction.
SB1, s. 25
21Section
25. 7.70 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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7.70
(5) (b) For presidential electors, the
elections board shall prepare a
23certificate showing the determination of the results of the canvass and the names of
24the persons elected, and the governor shall sign, affix the great seal of the state
, and
25transmit the certificate by registered mail to the U.S. administrator of general
1services. The governor shall also prepare 6 duplicate originals of such certificate and
2deliver them to one of the presidential electors on or before the first Monday after the
32nd Wednesday in December.
SB1, s. 26
4Section
26. 8.05 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
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8.05
(1) (j) The municipal clerk shall notify in writing each candidate whose
6name is certified as a nominee under par. (h) of his or her nomination. If a municipal
7judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the county clerk of the county having the largest
8portion of the population in the jurisdiction served by the judge shall make the
9notification. Upon receipt of the notice, each candidate shall file a declaration of
10candidacy in the manner prescribed by s. 8.21 with the municipal clerk making the
11notification no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day after the notification is mailed or
12personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk, except as authorized
13in this paragraph. If an incumbent whose name is certified as a nominee fails to file
14a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this paragraph, each
15certified candidate for the office held by the incumbent, other than the incumbent,
16may file a declaration of candidacy no later than 72 hours after the latest time
17prescribed in this paragraph. If the candidate has not filed a registration statement
18under s. 11.05 at the time of the notification, the candidate shall file the statement
19with the declaration. A candidate for municipal judge shall also file a statement of
20economic interests with the
ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than 4:30 p.m.
21on the 5th day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
22the candidate, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
23for filing a declaration of candidacy whenever that candidate is granted an extension
24of time for filing a declaration of candidacy under this paragraph. Upon receipt of
25the declaration of candidacy and registration statement of each qualified candidate,
1and upon filing of a statement of economic interests by each candidate for municipal
2judge, the municipal clerk, or the county clerk if the judge is elected under s. 755.01
3(4), shall place the name of the candidate on the ballot. No later than the end of the
43rd day following qualification by all candidates, the municipal clerk, or the county
5clerk if the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), shall draw lots to determine the
6arrangement of candidates' names on the spring election ballot.
SB1, s. 27
7Section
27. 8.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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8.10
(5) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
9under s. 8.21. If a candidate has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at
10the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement
11with the papers. A candidate for state office or municipal judge shall also file a
12statement of economic interests with the
ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than
134:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers under
14sub. (2) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
15whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination papers
16under sub. (2) (a).
SB1, s. 28
17Section
28. 8.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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8.15
(4) (b) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of
19candidacy under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a
20registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers,
21the candidate shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office
22shall also file a statement of economic interests with the
ethics board under s. 19.43
23(4) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination
24papers under sub. (1), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the
1last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
2nomination papers under sub. (1).
SB1, s. 29
3Section
29. 8.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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8.18
(2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector
5from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names
6of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state
7committee of each party to the chairperson of the
elections board.
SB1, s. 30
8Section
30. 8.20 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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8.20
(6) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
10under s. 8.21. If a candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration
11statement under s. 11.05 at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate
12shall file the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file
13a statement of economic interests with the
ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later
14than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers
15under sub. (8) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last
16day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination
17papers under sub. (8) (a).
SB1, s. 31
18Section
31. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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8.50
(3) (a) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the
20order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days
21before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when
22a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the
23deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall
24be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no
25later than 35 days prior to the date of the spring or September primary. Nomination
1papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15
, or 8.20. Each candidate
2shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no later than
3the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a candidate for
4state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at the time
5he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement with the
6papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic interests
7with the
ethics board no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day for
8filing nomination papers specified in the order.
SB1, s. 32
9Section
32. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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8.50
(3) (e) In a special election for a state or national office, the county clerk
11or board of election commissioners shall transmit the statement of the county board
12of canvassers to the
elections government accountability board no later than 7 days
13after the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
SB1, s. 33
14Section
33. 9.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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9.01
(1) (a) Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted
16upon any referendum question at any election may request a recount. The petitioner
17shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under par. (ar)
18not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass and not later than 5 p.m. on
19the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or county board
20of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that referendum question
21or, if more than one board of canvassers makes the determination not later than 5
22p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the last board of
23canvassers which makes a determination. If the chairperson of the board or
24chairperson's designee makes the determination for the office or the referendum
25question, the petitioner shall file the petition not earlier than the last meeting day
1of the last county board of canvassers to make a statement in the election or
2referendum and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the day on
3which the
elections government accountability board receives the last statement
4from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum. Each verified
5petition shall state that at the election the petitioner was a candidate for the office
6in question or that he or she voted on the referendum question in issue; that the
7petitioner is informed and believes that a mistake or fraud has been committed in
8a specified ward or municipality in the counting and return of the votes cast for the
9office or upon the question; or shall specify any other defect, irregularity
, or illegality
10in the conduct of the election. The petition shall specify each ward, or each
11municipality where no wards exist, in which a recount is desired. If a recount is
12requested for all wards within a jurisdiction, each ward need not be specified. The
13petition may be amended to include information discovered as a result of the
14investigation of the board of canvassers or the chairperson of the board or
15chairperson's designee after the filing of the petition, if the petitioner moves to
16amend the petition as soon as possible after the petitioner discovered or reasonably
17should have discovered the information which is the subject of the amendment and
18the petitioner was unable to include information in the original petition.
SB1, s. 34
19Section
34. 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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9.01
(1) (ag) 4. The board shall deposit all moneys received by it into the account
21under s.
20.510 (1) (g) 20.511 (1) (g), and shall pay the fees required for each recount
22to the county clerks of the counties in which the recount is to be held. The county
23clerk shall deposit fees received by him or her with the county treasurer. The
24municipal clerk shall deposit fees received by him or her with the municipal
25treasurer.
SB1, s. 35
1Section
35. 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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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.
SB1, s. 36
5Section
36. 9.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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9.01
(10) Standard forms and methods. The
elections board shall prescribe
7standard forms and procedures for the making of recounts under this section.
SB1, s. 37
8Section
37. 11.21 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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911.21 (title)
Duties of the elections board.
SB1, s. 38
10Section
38. 11.21 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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:
SB1, s. 39
13Section
39. 13.123 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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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
elections government
16accountability board or the chairperson's designee if such determination has been
17issued.
SB1, s. 40
18Section
40. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
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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
elections 24government accountability board at least 10 days before the day fixed by law for the
25meeting of the legislature. The
elections government accountability board shall then
1send a copy of s. 13.24 to both contestants. If any contestant fails to so file a copy of
2such notice, the contestant shall not be entitled to any mileage or salary in case
3payment has been made therefor to the sitting member.
SB1, s. 41
4Section
41. 13.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.62
(4) "Board" means the
ethics
government accountability board.
SB1, s. 42
6Section
42. 13.685 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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713.685 (title)
Duties of the ethics government accountability board.
SB1, s. 43
8Section
43. 13.94 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.94
(1) (k) Provide auditing services at the direction of the
elections 10government accountability board under s. 5.05 (2).
SB1, s. 44
11Section
44. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
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14.58
(20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
13certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the
elections government accountability board
14as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
SB1, s. 45
15Section
45. 15.03 of the statutes is renumbered 15.03 (intro.) and amended
16to read:
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1715.03 Attachment for limited purposes. (intro.) Any division, office,
18commission, council or board attached under this section to a department or
19independent agency or a specified division thereof shall be a distinct unit of that
20department, independent agency or specified division. Any division, office,
21commission, council or board so attached shall exercise its powers, duties and
22functions prescribed by law, including rule making, licensing and regulation, and
23operational planning within the area of program responsibility of the division, office,
24commission, council or board, independently of the head of the department or
25independent agency, but budgeting, program coordination and related management
1functions shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the head of the
2department or independent agency, except that
with:
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3(1) Commissioner of railroads. With respect to the office of the commissioner
4of railroads, all personnel and biennial budget requests by the office of the
5commissioner of railroads shall be provided to the department of transportation as
6required under s. 189.02 (7) and shall be processed and properly forwarded by the
7public service commission without change except as requested and concurred in by
8the office of the commissioner of railroads.
SB1, s. 46
9Section
46. 15.03 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.03
(2) Enforcement division of government accountability board. With
11respect to the enforcement division of the government accountability board, all
12budget requests by the division shall be submitted by the board to the department
13of administration without change except as concurred in by the division.
SB1, s. 47
14Section
47. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 48
15Section
48. 15.07 (1) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
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15.07
(1) (a) 2m. Members of the government accountability board shall be
17appointed as provided in s. 15.60.
SB1, s. 49
18Section
49. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.07
(1) (cm)
The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each
20May 1. The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under
21s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms
22of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of
23every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water
24conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1.
25The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under
1s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of
2members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser
3members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and
4auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on
5May 1 in an even-numbered year.
SB1, s. 50
6Section
50. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.07
(4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
8quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
9board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
10board. This subsection does not apply to actions of
the ethics board or the school
11district boundary appeal board as provided in
ss. 19.47 (4) and s. 117.05 (2) (a).
SB1, s. 51
12Section
51. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 52
13Section
52. 15.07 (5) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.07
(5) (m) Members of the government accountability board, $25 per day.
SB1, s. 53
15Section
53. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 54
16Section
54. 15.60 of the statutes is created to read:
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1715.60 Government accountability board; creation. (1) There is created
18a government accountability board consisting of 4 persons who shall be nominated
19by the governor and appointed with the advice and consent of the senate, and one
20person appointed by the governor to represent each political party whose candidate
21for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, or state treasurer received at least
22one percent of the vote in the most recent general election who shall be designated
23by the chief officer of that party. Members shall serve for 4-year terms.
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24(2) (a) All members of the board who are nominated by the governor subject to
25the advice and consent of the senate shall be appointed from nominations submitted
1to the governor by a nominating committee to be called the governmental
2accountability candidate committee, which shall consist of the following:
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1. The chief justice of the supreme court.
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2. The dean of the Marquette University law school.
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3. The dean of the University of Wisconsin law school.
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4. The chief officer of each of the following organizations, or if any of the
7following organization ceases to exist, the organization determined by the governor
8to be the successor organization representing interests substantially similar to the
9predecessor organization:
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a. The Wisconsin Counties Association.
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b. The Wisconsin Towns Association.
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c. The League of Wisconsin Municipalities.
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d. The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.
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e. The Wisconsin Newspaper Association.
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f. The state bar of Wisconsin.
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16(3) No member, other than a member who is appointed to represent a political
17party, may be a state public official or a local public official, as defined in s. 19.42.
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18(4) No member, other than a member who is appointed to represent a political
19party, for one year immediately prior to the date of appointment may have been, or
20while serving on the board may become, a member of a political party, an officer or
21member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization, or a candidate
22for any partisan elective public office.
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23(5) No member may be a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11), or an employee
24of a principal, as defined in s. 13.62 (12).
SB1, s. 55
25Section
55. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
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115.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Enforcement division. There is
2created in the government accountability board an enforcement division, which is
3attached to the board under s. 15.03. The enforcement division shall be under the
4direction and supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the
5executive director of the board, with the advice and consent of the board, to serve for
6a term of not less than 4 years nor more than 6 years expiring on September 1 of an
7odd-numbered year.
SB1, s. 56
8Section
56. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 57
9Section
57. 15.617 of the statutes is renumbered 15.607, and 15.607 (1) of the
10statutes, as renumbered, is amended to read:
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15.607
(1) Election administration council. There is created in the
elections 12government accountability board an election administration council consisting of
13members appointed by the executive director of the
elections government
14accountability board, including the clerk or executive director of the board of election
15commissioners of the 2 counties or municipalities in this state having the largest
16population, one or more election officials of other counties or municipalities,
17representatives of organizations that advocate for the interests of individuals with
18disabilities and organizations that advocate for the interests of the voting public, and
19other electors of this state.
SB1, s. 58
20Section
58. 15.62 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 59
21Section
59. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.79
(2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
23constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
24the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms
, and
25supplies specified by the
elections government accountability board. The laws,
1manuals, forms
, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
2distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The
elections government
3accountability board shall inform the department in writing as to which election
4manuals, forms
, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
SB1, s. 60
5Section
60. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.96
(3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
7congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
8reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the
elections 9government accountability board.
SB1, s. 61
10Section
61. 16.973 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.973
(6) With the advice of the
ethics government accountability board, adopt
12and enforce standards of ethical conduct applicable to its paid consultants which are
13similar to the standards prescribed in subch. III of ch. 19, except that the department
14shall not require its paid consultants to file statements of economic interests.
SB1, s. 62
15Section
62. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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17.17
(1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
17senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
18wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the
elections government
19accountability board.
SB1, s. 63
20Section
63. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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17.17
(4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
22of appeals judge
, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
23governor and the
elections government accountability board.