SB1-engrossed,17,2220 7.70 (1) Recording and preserving returns. (a) Upon receipt of the certified
21statements from the county clerks, the elections board shall record the election
22results by counties and file and carefully preserve the statements.
SB1-engrossed,18,323 (b) If any county clerk fails or neglects to forward any statements, the elections
24board may require the clerk to do so immediately and if not received by the 8th day
25after a primary, or by the 11th day after any other election, the elections board may

1dispatch a special messenger to obtain them. Whenever it appears upon the face of
2any statement that an error has been made in reporting or computing, the elections
3board may return it to the county clerk for correction.
SB1-engrossed, s. 25 4Section 25. 7.70 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,18,115 7.70 (5) (b) For presidential electors, the elections board shall prepare a
6certificate showing the determination of the results of the canvass and the names of
7the persons elected, and the governor shall sign, affix the great seal of the state, and
8transmit the certificate by registered mail to the U.S. administrator of general
9services. The governor shall also prepare 6 duplicate originals of such certificate and
10deliver them to one of the presidential electors on or before the first Monday after the
112nd Wednesday in December.
SB1-engrossed, s. 26 12Section 26. 8.05 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,19,1413 8.05 (1) (j) The municipal clerk shall notify in writing each candidate whose
14name is certified as a nominee under par. (h) of his or her nomination. If a municipal
15judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the county clerk of the county having the largest
16portion of the population in the jurisdiction served by the judge shall make the
17notification. Upon receipt of the notice, each candidate shall file a declaration of
18candidacy in the manner prescribed by s. 8.21 with the municipal clerk making the
19notification no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day after the notification is mailed or
20personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk, except as authorized
21in this paragraph. If an incumbent whose name is certified as a nominee fails to file
22a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this paragraph, each
23certified candidate for the office held by the incumbent, other than the incumbent,
24may file a declaration of candidacy no later than 72 hours after the latest time
25prescribed in this paragraph. If the candidate has not filed a registration statement

1under s. 11.05 at the time of the notification, the candidate shall file the statement
2with the declaration. A candidate for municipal judge shall also file a statement of
3economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than 4:30 p.m.
4on the 5th day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
5the candidate, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
6for filing a declaration of candidacy whenever that candidate is granted an extension
7of time for filing a declaration of candidacy under this paragraph. Upon receipt of
8the declaration of candidacy and registration statement of each qualified candidate,
9and upon filing of a statement of economic interests by each candidate for municipal
10judge, the municipal clerk, or the county clerk if the judge is elected under s. 755.01
11(4), shall place the name of the candidate on the ballot. No later than the end of the
123rd day following qualification by all candidates, the municipal clerk, or the county
13clerk if the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), shall draw lots to determine the
14arrangement of candidates' names on the spring election ballot.
SB1-engrossed, s. 27 15Section 27. 8.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,19,2416 8.10 (5) Nomination papers shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy
17under s. 8.21. If a candidate has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 at
18the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement
19with the papers. A candidate for state office or municipal judge shall also file a
20statement of economic interests with the ethics board under s. 19.43 (4) no later than
214:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers under
22sub. (2) (a), or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day after the last day
23whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing nomination papers
24under sub. (2) (a).
SB1-engrossed, s. 28 25Section 28. 8.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,20,9
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).
SB1-engrossed, s. 29 10Section 29. 8.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,20,1411 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.
SB1-engrossed, s. 30 15Section 30. 8.20 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,20,2416 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).
SB1-engrossed, s. 31 25Section 31. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,21,15
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.
SB1-engrossed, s. 32 16Section 32. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,21,2017 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 elections government accountability board no later than 7 days
20after the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
SB1-engrossed, s. 33 21Section 33. 9.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,22,2522 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 elections government accountability board receives the last statement
11from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum. Each verified
12petition shall state that at the election the petitioner was a candidate for the office
13in question or that he or she voted on the referendum question in issue; that the
14petitioner is informed and believes that a mistake or fraud has been committed in
15a specified ward or municipality in the counting and return of the votes cast for the
16office or upon the question; or shall specify any other defect, irregularity, or illegality
17in 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.
SB1-engrossed, s. 34m
1Section 34m. 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 35 2Section 35. 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,23,53 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. In the event of a recount for a referendum, the petition shall be
4filed with the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is called, and, in the
5case of the state, with the elections board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 36 6Section 36. 9.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,23,87 9.01 (10) Standard forms and methods. The elections board shall prescribe
8standard forms and procedures for the making of recounts under this section.
SB1-engrossed, s. 37 9Section 37. 11.21 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,23,10 1011.21 (title) Duties of the elections board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 38 11Section 38. 11.21 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,23,1312 11.21 (7) (intro.) Include in its biennial report under s. 5.05 (5) 15.04 (1) (d)
13compilations of any of the following in its discretion:
SB1-engrossed, s. 39 14Section 39. 13.123 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,23,1815 13.123 (3) (b) 2. In making the determination under subd. 1., the chief clerk is
16bound by the determination of the chairperson of the elections government
17accountability
board or the chairperson's designee if such determination has been
18issued.
SB1-engrossed, s. 40 19Section 40. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,24,4 2013.23 Election contests; notice. Any person wishing to contest the election
21of any senator or member of the assembly shall, within 30 days after the decision of
22the board of canvassers, serve a notice in writing on the person whose election the
23contestant intends to contest, stating briefly that the election will be contested and
24the cause of such contest, and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the elections
25government accountability board at least 10 days before the day fixed by law for the

1meeting of the legislature. The elections government accountability board shall then
2send a copy of s. 13.24 to both contestants. If any contestant fails to so file a copy of
3such notice, the contestant shall not be entitled to any mileage or salary in case
4payment has been made therefor to the sitting member.
SB1-engrossed, s. 41 5Section 41. 13.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,24,66 13.62 (4) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 42 7Section 42. 13.685 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,24,8 813.685 (title) Duties of the ethics government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 43 9Section 43. 13.94 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,24,1110 13.94 (1) (k) Provide auditing services at the direction of the elections
11government accountability board under s. 5.05 (2).
SB1-engrossed, s. 44 12Section 44. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,24,1513 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
14certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections government accountability board
15as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
SB1-engrossed, s. 45 16Section 45. 15.03 of the statutes is renumbered 15.03 (intro.) and amended
17to read:
SB1-engrossed,25,3 1815.03 Attachment for limited purposes. (intro.) Any division, office,
19commission, council or board attached under this section to a department or
20independent agency or a specified division thereof shall be a distinct unit of that
21department, independent agency or specified division. Any division, office,
22commission, council or board so attached shall exercise its powers, duties and
23functions prescribed by law, including rule making, licensing and regulation, and
24operational planning within the area of program responsibility of the division, office,
25commission, council or board, independently of the head of the department or

1independent agency, but budgeting, program coordination and related management
2functions shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the head of the
3department or independent agency, except that with:
SB1-engrossed,25,9 4(1) Commissioner of railroads. With respect to the office of the commissioner
5of railroads, all personnel and biennial budget requests by the office of the
6commissioner of railroads shall be provided to the department of transportation as
7required under s. 189.02 (7) and shall be processed and properly forwarded by the
8public service commission without change except as requested and concurred in by
9the office of the commissioner of railroads.
SB1-engrossed, s. 46 10Section 46. 15.03 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,25,1411 15.03 (2) Enforcement division of government accountability board. With
12respect to the enforcement division of the government accountability board, all
13budget requests by the division shall be submitted by the board to the department
14of administration without change except as concurred in by the division.
SB1-engrossed, s. 47 15Section 47. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 49 16Section 49. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,26,317 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each
18May 1.
The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under
19s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms
20of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of
21every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water
22conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1.
23The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under
24s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of
25members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser

1members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and
2auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on
3May 1 in an even-numbered year.
SB1-engrossed, s. 50 4Section 50. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,26,95 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
6quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
7board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
8board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics board or the school
9district boundary appeal board as provided in ss. 19.47 (4) and s. 117.05 (2) (a).
SB1-engrossed, s. 51 10Section 51. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 52 11Section 52. 15.07 (5) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,26,1212 15.07 (5) (m) Members of the government accountability board, $25 per day.
SB1-engrossed, s. 53 13Section 53. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 54 14Section 54. 15.60 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,26,17 1515.60 Government accountability board; creation. (1) There is created
16a government accountability board consisting of 4 persons. Members shall serve for
174-year terms.
SB1-engrossed,26,20 18(2) (a) All members of the board shall be appointed from nominations
19submitted to the governor by a nominating committee to be called the governmental
20accountability candidate committee, which shall consist of the following:
SB1-engrossed,26,2121 1. The chief justice of the supreme court.
SB1-engrossed,26,2222 2. The dean of the Marquette University law school.
SB1-engrossed,26,2323 3. The dean of the University of Wisconsin law school.
SB1-engrossed,26,25 24(3) No member may be a state public official or a local public official, as defined
25in s. 19.42.
SB1-engrossed,27,5
1(4) No member, for one year immediately prior to the date of appointment may
2have been, or while serving on the board may become, a member of a political party,
3an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization,
4an officer or employee of a registrant under s. 11.05, or a candidate for any partisan
5elective public office.
SB1-engrossed,27,7 6(5) No member may be a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11), or an employee
7of a principal, as defined in s. 13.62 (12).
SB1-engrossed, s. 55 8Section 55. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,27,15 915.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Enforcement division. There is
10created in the government accountability board an enforcement division, which is
11attached to the board under s. 15.03. The enforcement division shall be under the
12direction and supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the
13executive director of the board, with the advice and consent of the board, to serve for
14a term of not less than 4 years nor more than 6 years expiring on September 1 of an
15odd-numbered year.
SB1-engrossed, s. 56 16Section 56. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 57 17Section 57. 15.617 of the statutes is renumbered 15.607, and 15.607 (1) of the
18statutes, as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,28,219 15.607 (1) Election administration council. There is created in the elections
20government accountability board an election administration council consisting of
21members appointed by the executive director of the elections government
22accountability
board, including the clerk or executive director of the board of election
23commissioners of the 2 counties or municipalities in this state having the largest
24population, one or more election officials of other counties or municipalities,
25representatives of organizations that advocate for the interests of individuals with

1disabilities and organizations that advocate for the interests of the voting public, and
2other electors of this state.
SB1-engrossed, s. 58 3Section 58. 15.62 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 59 4Section 59. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,28,125 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
6constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
7the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
8supplies specified by the elections government accountability board. The laws,
9manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
10distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The elections government
11accountability
board shall inform the department in writing as to which election
12manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
SB1-engrossed, s. 60 13Section 60. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,28,1714 16.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
15congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
16reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the elections
17government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 61 18Section 61. 16.973 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,28,2219 16.973 (6) With the advice of the ethics government accountability board, adopt
20and enforce standards of ethical conduct applicable to its paid consultants which are
21similar to the standards prescribed in subch. III of ch. 19, except that the department
22shall not require its paid consultants to file statements of economic interests.
SB1-engrossed, s. 61m 23Section 61m. 17.07 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,29,624 17.07 (6) Other state officers serving in an office that is filled by appointment
25of any officer or body without the concurrence of the governor, by the officer or body

1having the authority to make appointments to that office, at pleasure, except that
2officers appointed according to merit and fitness under and subject to ch. 230 or
3officers whose removal is governed by ch. 230 may be removed only in conformity
4with that chapter, and except that the administrator of the enforcement division in
5the government accountability board may be removed from office only by the
6executive director of the board, for cause
.
SB1-engrossed, s. 62 7Section 62. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,29,118 17.17 (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
9senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
10wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the elections government
11accountability
board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 63 12Section 63. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,29,1513 17.17 (4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
14of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
15governor and the elections government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 64 16Section 64. 19.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,29,1717 19.42 (3) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 65m 18Section 65m. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 67 19Section 67. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,30,1320 19.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the board a statement
21of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no later than
224:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers for the
23office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day
24after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
25nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j), 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15

1(1), or 8.20 (8) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
2nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk
3in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus, or no later than 4:30 p.m.
4on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
5the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a write-in candidate
6or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination under s. 8.35 (2) (a).
7The information contained on the statement shall be current as of December 31 of
8the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the name of any candidate
9for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the elections government accountability
10board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall ascertain whether
11that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the elections government
12accountability
board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners may not
13certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
SB1-engrossed, s. 68 14Section 68. 19.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,30,2515 19.43 (5) Each member of the investment board and each employee of the
16investment board who is a state public official shall complete and file with the ethics
17government accountability board a quarterly report of economic transactions no
18later than the last day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter during
19any portion of which he or she was a member or employee of the investment board.
20Such reports of economic transactions shall be in the form prescribed by the ethics
21government accountability board and shall identify the date and nature of any
22purchase, sale, put, call, option, lease, or creation, dissolution , or modification of any
23economic interest made during the quarter for which the report is filed and
24disclosure of which would be required by s. 19.44 if a statement of economic interests
25were being filed.
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