3.
This bill modifies current law regarding the voting procedures for military and
overseas electors so that the law is in substantial compliance with the federal
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. The bill also modifies
current law so that an individual signing the witness certification for an absentee
ballot cast by a military elector or overseas elector need not be a United States
citizen.
The bill allows all overseas electors to receive absentee ballots electronically,
regardless of whether such electors are considered permanently or temporarily
overseas. Under the bill, an overseas elector is a U.S. citizen who is residing outside
of the United States, who is not disqualified from voting, who has attained or will
attain the age of 18 by the date of an election at which the citizen proposes to vote,
who was last domiciled in this state or whose parent was last domiciled in this state
immediately prior to the parent's departure from the United States, and who is not
registered to vote or voting in any other state, territory, or possession.
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:
SB885,1 1Section 1 . 5.02 (12n) of the statutes is created to read:
SB885,2,72 5.02 (12n) “Overseas elector" means a U.S. citizen who is residing outside of
3the United States, who is not disqualified from voting under s. 6.03, who has attained
4or will attain the age of 18 by the date of an election at which the citizen proposes to
5vote, who was last domiciled in this state or whose parent was last domiciled in this
6state immediately prior to the parent's departure from the United States, and who
7is not registered to vote or voting in any other state, territory, or possession.
SB885,2 8Section 2 . 5.02 (15m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB885,3,29 5.02 (15m) “Presidential preference primary” means the primary held on the
102nd Tuesday in March to express preferences for the person to be the presidential

1candidate for each party in a year in which electors for president and vice president
2are to be elected.
SB885,3 3Section 3. 5.02 (21) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,3,84 5.02 (21) “Spring election" means the election held on the first Tuesday in April
5to elect judicial, educational and municipal officers, and nonpartisan county officers
6and sewerage commissioners and to express preferences for the person to be the
7presidential candidate for each party in a year in which electors for president and
8vice president are to be elected
.
SB885,4 9Section 4 . 5.05 (13) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,3,1310 5.05 (13) (c) The commission shall maintain a freely accessible system under
11which a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as defined
12in s. 6.34 (1) (b),
who casts an absentee ballot may ascertain whether the ballot has
13been received by the appropriate municipal clerk.
SB885,5 14Section 5 . 5.05 (13) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,3,1815 5.05 (13) (d) 1. To permit a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an
16overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b), to request a voter registration
17application or an application for an absentee ballot at any election at which the
18elector is qualified to vote in this state.
SB885,6 19Section 6 . 5.60 (8) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,4,320 5.60 (8) (am) Except as authorized in s. 5.655, there shall be a separate ballot
21for each recognized political party filing a certification under s. 8.12 (1), listing the
22names of all potential candidates of that party determined under s. 8.12 and
23affording, in addition, an opportunity to the voter to nominate another potential
24candidate by write-in vote or to vote for an uninstructed delegation to the party
25convention. The order of presidential candidates on the ballot shall be determined

1by lot by or under the supervision of the commission. Each voter shall be given the
2ballots of all the parties participating in the presidential preference vote primary, but
3may vote on one ballot only.
SB885,7 4Section 7 . 6.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,4,65 6.22 (2) (b) A military elector shall make and subscribe to the certification
6under s. 6.87 (2) before a witness who is an adult U.S. citizen.
SB885,8 7Section 8 . 6.22 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,4,148 6.22 (2) (e) A military elector may file an application for an absentee ballot by
9means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s. 6.86
10(1) (ac). Upon receipt of a valid application, the municipal clerk shall send the elector
11an absentee ballot or, if the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a),
12and the elector so requests, shall transmit an absentee ballot to the elector by means
13of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s. 6.87 (3)
14(d).
SB885,9 15Section 9 . 6.22 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,4,2116 6.22 (4) (a) Upon receiving a timely request for an absentee ballot under par.
17(b) by an individual who qualifies as a military elector, the municipal clerk shall send
18or, if the individual is a military elector as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), shall transmit
19to the elector upon the elector's request an absentee ballot for all elections that occur
20in the municipality or portion thereof where the elector resides in the same calendar
21year in which the request is received, unless the individual otherwise requests.
SB885,10 22Section 10 . 6.22 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,5,323 6.22 (4) (c) A military elector may indicate an alternate address on his or her
24absentee ballot application. If the elector's ballot is returned as undeliverable prior
25to the deadline for return of absentee ballots under s. 6.87 (6), and the elector remains

1eligible to receive absentee ballots under this section, the municipal clerk shall
2immediately send or, if the elector is a military elector as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a),
3transmit an absentee ballot to the elector at the alternate address.
SB885,11 4Section 11 . 6.24 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,5,115 6.24 (2) Eligibility. An overseas elector under sub. (1) may vote in any election
6for national office, including the partisan primary and presidential preference
7primary and any special primary or election. Such elector may not vote in an election
8for state or local office unless the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under
9s. 6.10
. An overseas elector shall vote in the ward or election district in which the
10elector was last domiciled or in which the elector's parent was last domiciled prior
11to departure from the United States.
SB885,12 12Section 12 . 6.24 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,6,213 6.24 (4) (c) Upon receipt of a timely application from an individual who
14qualifies as an overseas elector and who has registered to vote in a municipality
15under sub. (3), the municipal clerk of the municipality shall send, or if the individual
16is an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b), shall transmit, an absentee ballot
17to the individual upon the individual's request for all subsequent elections for
18national office to be held during the year in which the ballot is requested, except as
19otherwise provided in this paragraph, unless the individual otherwise requests or
20until the individual no longer qualifies as an overseas elector of the municipality.
21The clerk shall not send an absentee ballot for an election if the overseas elector's
22name appeared on the registration list in eligible status for a previous election
23following the date of the application but no longer appears on the list in eligible
24status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that the envelope containing the absentee
25ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable. If an overseas elector who files an

1application under this subsection no longer resides at the same address that is
2indicated on the application form, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk.
SB885,13 3Section 13 . 6.24 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,6,124 6.24 (4) (d) An overseas elector, regardless of whether the elector qualifies as
5a resident of this state under s. 6.10,
who is not registered may request both a
6registration form and an absentee ballot at the same time, and the municipal clerk
7shall send or transmit the ballot automatically if the registration form is received
8within the time prescribed in s. 6.28 (1). The commission shall prescribe a special
9certificate form for the envelope in which the absentee ballot for such overseas
10electors is contained, which shall be substantially similar to that provided under s.
116.87 (2). An The overseas elector shall make and subscribe to the special certificate
12form before a witness who is an adult U.S. citizen.
SB885,14 13Section 14 . 6.24 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,6,2114 6.24 (4) (e) An overseas elector, regardless of whether the elector qualifies as
15a resident of this state under s. 6.10,
may file an application for an absentee ballot
16by means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s.
176.86 (1) (ac). Upon receipt of a valid application, the municipal clerk shall send the
18elector an absentee ballot or, if the elector is an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34
19(1) (b) and the elector
so requests, shall transmit an absentee ballot to the elector by
20means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s. 6.87
21(3) (d).
SB885,15 22Section 15 . 6.25 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,7,723 6.25 (1) (b) Any individual who qualifies as an overseas elector under s. 6.24
24(1)
, regardless of whether the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10,
25and who transmits an application for an official absentee ballot for an election for

1national office
, including a primary election, no later than the latest time specified
2for an elector in s. 6.86 (1) (b) may, in lieu of the official ballot, cast a federal write-in
3absentee ballot prescribed under 42 USC 1973ff-2 for any candidate or for all
4candidates of any recognized political party for national office listed on the official
5ballot at that election, if the federal write-in absentee ballot is received by the
6appropriate municipal clerk no later than the applicable time prescribed in s. 6.87
7(6).
SB885,16 8Section 16 . 6.276 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,7,109 6.276 (1) In this section, “military elector" and “overseas elector" have has the
10meanings meaning given in s. 6.34 (1).
SB885,17 11Section 17 . 6.34 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated,
12renumbered 6.34 (1) and amended to read:
SB885,7,2013 6.34 (1) In this section: (a) “Military, “military elector" means a member of a
14uniformed service on active duty who, by reason of that duty, is absent from the
15residence where the member is otherwise qualified to vote; a member of the
16merchant marine, as defined in s. 6.22 (1) (a), who by reason of service in the
17merchant marine, is absent from the residence where the member is otherwise
18qualified to vote; or the spouse or dependent of any such member who, by reason of
19the duty or service of the member, is absent from the residence where the spouse or
20dependent is otherwise qualified to vote.
SB885,18 21Section 18 . 6.34 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB885,19 22Section 19. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,8,2323 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
24the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
25preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be

1made no earlier than the opening of business on the 3rd Monday Saturday preceding
2the election and no later than 7 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election. No
3application may be received on a legal holiday. An application made in person may
4only be received Monday to Friday Saturday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
5each day. A municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e).
6The municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any
7in-person absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making
8written application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general
9election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office,
10and the application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34
11(1), the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on
12election day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee
13ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no
14later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the
15Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent
16shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror
17and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient,
18and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as
19provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who
20shall deliver it to the polling place or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are
21canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application
22is made under sub. (2) or (2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m.
23on the Friday immediately preceding the election.
SB885,20 24Section 20 . 6.865 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,9,2
16.865 (1) In this section, “military elector" and "overseas elector" have has the
2meanings meaning given under s. 6.34 (1).
SB885,21 3Section 21 . 6.87 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,9,164 6.87 (2) Except as authorized under sub. (3) (d), the municipal clerk shall place
5the ballot in an unsealed envelope furnished by the clerk. The envelope shall have
6the name, official title and post-office address of the clerk upon its face. The other
7side of the envelope shall have a printed certificate which shall include a space for
8the municipal clerk or deputy clerk to enter his or her initials indicating that if the
9absentee elector voted in person under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), the elector presented proof of
10identification to the clerk and the clerk verified the proof presented. The certificate
11shall also include a space for the municipal clerk or deputy clerk to enter his or her
12initials indicating that the elector is exempt from providing proof of identification
13because the individual is a military elector or an overseas elector who does not
14qualify as a resident of this state under s. 6.10
or is exempted from providing proof
15of identification under sub. (4) (b) 2. or 3. The certificate shall be in substantially the
16following form:
SB885,9,1717 [STATE OF ....
SB885,9,1818 County of ....]
SB885,9,2020 [(name of foreign country and city or other jurisdictional unit)]
SB885,9,2521 I, ...., certify subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis. Stats., for false
22statements, that I am a resident of the [.... ward of the] (town) (village) of ...., or of
23the .... aldermanic district in the city of ...., residing at ....* in said city, the county
24of ...., state of Wisconsin, and am entitled to vote in the (ward) (election district) at
25the election to be held on ....; that I am not voting at any other location in this election;

1that I am unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in the (ward) (election
2district) on election day or have changed my residence within the state from one ward
3or election district to another later than 28 days before the election. I certify that I
4exhibited the enclosed ballot unmarked to the witness, that I then in (his) (her)
5presence and in the presence of no other person marked the ballot and enclosed and
6sealed the same in this envelope in such a manner that no one but myself and any
7person rendering assistance under s. 6.87 (5), Wis. Stats., if I requested assistance,
8could know how I voted.
SB885,10,99 Signed ....
SB885,10,1010 Identification serial number, if any: ....
SB885,10,1111 The witness shall execute the following:
SB885,10,1712 I, the undersigned witness, subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis.
13Stats., for false statements, certify that I am an adult U.S. citizen ** and that the
14above statements are true and the voting procedure was executed as there stated.
15I am not a candidate for any office on the enclosed ballot (except in the case of an
16incumbent municipal clerk). I did not solicit or advise the elector to vote for or against
17any candidate or measure.
SB885,10,1818 ....(Name Printed name)
SB885,10,1919 ....(Address)***
SB885,10,20 20Signed ....
SB885,10,2221 * — An elector who provides an identification serial number issued under s.
226.47 (3), Wis. Stats., need not provide a street address.
SB885,11,2 23** — An individual who serves as a witness for a military elector or an overseas
24elector voting absentee, regardless of whether the elector qualifies as a resident of

1Wisconsin under s. 6.10, Wis. Stats., need not be a U.S. citizen but must be 18 years
2of age or older.
SB885,11,43 *** — If this form is executed before 2 special voting deputies under s. 6.875 (6),
4Wis. Stats., both deputies shall witness and sign.
SB885,22 5Section 22 . 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,12,26 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk shall, if the clerk is reliably informed by a military
7elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b)
8regardless of whether the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10,
9of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail address where the elector can
10receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the elector's
11ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under this subsection. An elector may receive
12an absentee ballot only if the elector is a military elector or an overseas elector under
13s. 6.34 (1)
and has filed a valid application for the ballot as provided in s. 6.86 (1).
14If the clerk transmits an absentee ballot to a military or overseas elector
15electronically, the clerk shall also transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text
16of the material that appears on the certificate envelope prescribed in sub. (2),
17together with instructions prescribed by the commission. The instructions shall
18require the military or overseas elector to make and subscribe to the certification as
19required under sub. (4) (b) and to enclose the absentee ballot in a separate envelope
20contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the completed certificate. The
21elector shall then affix sufficient postage unless the absentee ballot qualifies for
22mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws and shall mail the absentee
23ballot to the municipal clerk. Except as authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot
24received from a military or overseas elector who receives the ballot electronically

1shall not be counted unless it is cast in the manner prescribed in this paragraph and
2sub. (4) and in accordance with the instructions provided by the commission.
SB885,23 3Section 23 . 6.87 (4) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
4renumbered 6.87 (4) (a) and amended to read:
SB885,12,65 6.87 (4) (a) In this subsection: 1. “Military, “military elector" has the meaning
6given in s. 6.34 (1) (a).
SB885,24 7Section 24 . 6.87 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB885,25 8Section 25 . 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,13,149 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the an elector voting
10absentee, other than a military elector or an overseas elector, shall make and
11subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an adult U.S. citizen. A
12military elector or an overseas elector voting absentee, regardless of whether the
13elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, shall make and subscribe
14to the certification before one witness who is an adult but who need not be a U.S.
15citizen.
The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in
16a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then,
17still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the
18elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If
19a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that
20the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper
21envelope. If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the document enclosed
22by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute proof of residence under s.
236.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope.
24Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if the elector is not
25a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registered by mail or by

1electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state. If the elector
2requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86
3(1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an
4original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5).
5The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The
6envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk
7issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the
8United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for
9delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a
10primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return
11of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s.
125.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked
13for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for
14candidates in the primary.
SB885,26 15Section 26 . 6.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,14,616 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk,
17or at an alternate site under s. 6.855, if applicable, the clerk shall enclose it,
18unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the
19name and official title of the clerk, and the words “This envelope contains the ballot
20of an absent elector and must be opened in the same room where votes are being cast
21at the polls during polling hours on election day or, in municipalities where absentee
22ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, stats., at a meeting of the municipal board of
23absentee ballot canvassers under s. 7.52, stats.". If the elector is a military elector,
24as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b)
25regardless of whether the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10,

1and the ballot was received by the elector by facsimile transmission or electronic mail
2and is accompanied by a separate certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a
3certificate envelope and securely append the completed certificate to the outside of
4the envelope before enclosing the ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep
5the ballot in the clerk's office or at the alternate site, if applicable until delivered, as
6required in sub. (2).
SB885,27 7Section 27 . 6.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,15,138 6.97 (1) Whenever any individual who is required to provide proof of residence
9under s. 6.34 in order to be permitted to vote appears to vote at a polling place and
10cannot provide the required proof of residence, the inspectors shall offer the
11opportunity for the individual to vote under this section. Whenever any individual,
12other than a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or, an overseas elector, as
13defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b),
or an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2),
14appears to vote at a polling place and does not present proof of identification under
15s. 6.79 (2), whenever required, the inspectors or the municipal clerk shall similarly
16offer the opportunity for the individual to vote under this section. If the individual
17wishes to vote, the inspectors shall provide the elector with an envelope marked
18“Ballot under s. 6.97, stats." on which the serial number of the elector is entered and
19shall require the individual to execute on the envelope a written affirmation stating
20that the individual is a qualified elector of the ward or election district where he or
21she offers to vote and is eligible to vote in the election. The inspectors shall, before
22giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the
23individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other
24list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation “s. 6.97". If voting machines are used
25in the municipality where the individual is voting, the individual's vote may be

1received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which shall
2have the corresponding number from the poll list or other list maintained under s.
36.79 and the notation “s. 6.97" written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors
4before the ballot is given to the elector. When receiving the individual's ballot, the
5inspectors shall provide the individual with written voting information prescribed
6by the commission under s. 7.08 (8). The inspectors shall indicate on the list the fact
7that the individual is required to provide proof of residence or proof of identification
8under s. 6.79 (2) but did not do so. The inspectors shall notify the individual that he
9or she may provide proof of residence or proof of identification to the municipal clerk
10or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners. The
11inspectors shall also promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the
12name, address, and serial number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place
13the ballot inside the envelope and place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
SB885,28 14Section 28. 7.08 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,15,1915 7.08 (2) (d) As soon as possible after the last Tuesday in January December 15
16of each year preceding the year in which there is a presidential election, the
17commission shall transmit to each county clerk a certified list of candidates for
18president who have qualified to have their names appear on the presidential
19preference primary ballot.
SB885,29 20Section 29 . 7.15 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,16,1021 7.15 (1) (cm) Prepare official absentee ballots for delivery to electors requesting
22them, and except as provided in this paragraph, send an official absentee ballot to
23each elector who has requested a ballot by mail, and to each military elector, as
24defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), and overseas elector , as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b), who has
25requested a ballot by mail, electronic mail, or facsimile transmission , no later than

1the 47th day before each partisan primary and general election and no later than the
221st day before each other primary and election if the request is made before that
3day; otherwise, the municipal clerk shall send or transmit an official absentee ballot
4within one business day of the time the elector's request for such a ballot is received.
5The clerk shall send or transmit an absentee ballot for the presidential preference
6primary to each elector who has requested that ballot no later than the 47th day
7before the presidential preference primary if the request is made before that day, or,
8if the request is not made before that day, within one business day of the time the
9request is received. For purposes of this paragraph, “business day" means any day
10from Monday to Friday, not including a legal holiday under s. 995.20.
SB885,30 11Section 30 . 7.15 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,16,1512 7.15 (1) (j) Send an absentee ballot automatically to each elector and send or
13transmit an absentee ballot to each military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), and
14each overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b), making an authorized request
15therefor in accordance with s. 6.22 (4), 6.24 (4) (c), or 6.86 (2) or (2m).
SB885,31 16Section 31. 8.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,16,2517 8.12 (1) Selection of names for ballot. (a) No later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd
18Tuesday in December
November 15 of the year before each year in which electors for
19president and vice president are to be elected, the state chairperson of each
20recognized political party listed on the official ballot at the last gubernatorial election
21whose candidate for governor received at least 10 percent of the total votes cast for
22that office may certify to the commission that the party will participate in the
23presidential preference primary. For each party filing such a certification, the voters
24of this state shall at the spring election be given an opportunity to express their
25preference for the person to be the presidential candidate of that party.
SB885,17,19
1(b) On the first Tuesday in January No later than December 1 of each year, or
2the next day if Tuesday is a holiday,
preceding the year in which electors for president
3and vice president are to be elected, there shall be convened in the capitol a
4committee consisting of, for each party filing a certification under this subsection,
5the state chairperson of that state party organization or the chairperson's designee,
6one national committeeman and one national committeewoman designated by the
7state chairperson; the speaker and the minority leader of the assembly or their
8designees, and the president and the minority leader of the senate or their designees.
9All designations shall be made in writing to the commission. This committee shall
10organize by selecting an additional member who shall be the chairperson and shall
11determine, and certify to the commission, no later than on the Friday following the
12date on which the committee convenes under this paragraph, the names of all
13candidates of the political parties represented on the committee for the office of
14president of the United States. The committee shall place the names of all
15candidates whose candidacy is generally advocated or recognized in the national
16news media throughout the United States on the ballot, and may, in addition, place
17the names of other candidates on the ballot. The committee shall have sole discretion
18to determine that a candidacy is generally advocated or recognized in the national
19news media throughout the United States.
SB885,18,720 (c) No later than 5 p.m. on the last Tuesday in January December 15 of each
21year preceding a presidential election year, any person seeking the nomination by
22the national convention of a political party filing a certification under this subsection
23for the office of president of the United States, or any committee organized in this
24state on behalf of and with the consent of such person, may submit to the commission
25a petition to have the person's name appear on the presidential preference ballot.

1The petition may be circulated no sooner than the first Tuesday in January of such
2year, or the next day if Tuesday is a holiday,
December 1 of the year preceding the
3presidential election year
and shall be signed by a number of qualified electors equal
4in each congressional district to not less than 1,000 signatures nor more than 1,500
5signatures. The form of the petition shall conform to the requirements of s. 8.40. All
6signers on each separate petition paper shall reside in the same congressional
7district.
SB885,18,168 (d) The commission shall forthwith contact each person whose name has been
9placed in nomination under par. (b) and notify him or her that his or her name will
10appear on the Wisconsin presidential preference primary ballot unless he or she files,
11no later than 5 p.m. on the last Tuesday in January of such year December 15 of the
12year preceding a presidential election year
, with the commission, a disclaimer
13stating without qualification that he or she is not and does not intend to become a
14candidate for the office of president of the United States at the forthcoming
15presidential election. The disclaimer may be filed with the commission by certified
16mail, telegram, or in person.
SB885,32 17Section 32. 8.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,18,2118 8.12 (3) Reporting of results. No later than May 15 March 31 following the
19presidential preference primary, the commission shall notify each state party
20organization chairperson under sub. (1) (b) of the results of the presidential
21preference primary within the state and within each congressional district.
SB885,33 22Section 33 . 10.02 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB885,19,323 10.02 (3) (b) 3. When casting a presidential preference primary vote, the elector
24shall select the party ballot of his or her choice and make a cross (X) next to or depress
25the button or lever next to the candidate's name for whom he or she intends to vote

1or shall, in the alternative, make a cross (X) next to or depress the button or lever next
2to the words “Uninstructed delegation", or shall write in the name of his or her choice
3for a candidate.
SB885,34 4Section 34. 10.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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