AB899,121,1411 15.06 (10) Compensation. A member of the elections commission and a member
12of the ethics commission shall receive a per diem of $115 for each day on which the
13member attends or participates by audio or video conference call in a meeting of the
14member's commission.
AB899,285 15Section 285. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
AB899,286 16Section 286. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,121,2417 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
18constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
19the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
20supplies specified by the elections commission secretary of state. The laws, manuals,
21forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including distribution
22cost as determined under s. 35.80. The elections commission secretary of state shall
23inform the department in writing as to which election manuals, forms, and supplies
24shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
AB899,287 25Section 287. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,122,4
116.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
2congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
3reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the elections
4commission
secretary of state.
AB899,288 5Section 288. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,122,96 17.17 (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
7senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
8wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the elections commission
9secretary of state.
AB899,289 10Section 289. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,122,1311 17.17 (4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
12of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
13governor and the elections commission secretary of state.
AB899,290 14Section 290. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB899,291 15Section 291. 19.42 (13) (p) of the statutes is repealed.
AB899,292 16Section 292. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,123,1017 19.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the commission a
18statement of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no
19later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers
20for the office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next
21business day after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of
22time for filing nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j),
238.10 (2) (a), 8.15 (1), or 8.20 (8) (a); no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after
24notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the
25municipal clerk in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus; or no later

1than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally
2delivered to the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a
3write-in candidate or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination
4under s. 8.35 (2) (a). The information contained on the statement shall be current
5as of December 31 of the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the
6name of any candidate for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the elections
7commission
secretary of state, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners
8shall ascertain whether that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the
9elections commission secretary of state, municipal clerk, or board of election
10commissioners may not certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
AB899,293 11Section 293. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,123,1412 19.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
13elections commission secretary of state under s. 5.05 (6a) or the ethics commission
14under s. 19.46 (2), or from any county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
AB899,294 15Section 294. 19.851 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,123,16 1619.851 (title) Closed sessions by ethics or elections commission.
AB899,295 17Section 295. 19.851 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,124,218 19.851 (1) Prior to convening under this section or under s. 19.85 (1), the ethics
19commission and the elections commission shall vote to convene in closed session in
20the manner provided in s. 19.85 (1). The ethics commission shall identify the specific
21reason or reasons under sub. (2) and s. 19.85 (1) (a) to (h) for convening in closed
22session. The elections commission shall identify the specific reason or reasons under
23s. 19.85 (1) (a) to (h) for convening in closed session.
No business may be conducted
24by the ethics commission or the elections commission at any closed session under this

1section except that which relates to the purposes of the session as authorized in this
2section or as authorized in s. 19.85 (1).
AB899,296 3Section 296. 20.505 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,124,94 20.505 (1) (d) Special counsel. A sum sufficient, subject to s. 5.05 (2q), for
5supplementing the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) 20.575 (2) (be) for ongoing
6investigations; subject to s. 19.49 (2q), for supplementing the appropriation under
7s. 20.521 (1) (be) for ongoing investigations; and, subject to the procedures
8established in s. 14.11 (2) (c), for the compensation of special counsel appointed as
9provided in ss. 14.11 (2) and 321.42.
AB899,297 10Section 297. 20.510 (intro.) and (1) (title) of the statutes are repealed.
AB899,298 11Section 298. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (a) and
12amended to read:
AB899,124,1713 20.575 (2) (a) General program operations; general purpose revenue.
14Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the
15commission secretary of state with regard to election administration, including the
16printing of forms, materials, manuals, and election laws under s. 7.08 (1) (b), (3), and
17(4), and the training of election officials under s. 5.05 (7).
AB899,299 18Section 299. 20.510 (1) (be) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (be) and
19amended to read:
AB899,124,2220 20.575 (2) (be) Investigations. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of
21financing the costs of investigations authorized by the commission secretary of state
22of potential violations of chs. 5 to 10 and 12.
AB899,300 23Section 300. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (bm).
AB899,301 24Section 301. 20.510 (1) (br) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (br).
AB899,302 25Section 302. 20.510 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (c).
AB899,303
1Section 303. 20.510 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (d).
AB899,304 2Section 304. 20.510 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (e).
AB899,305 3Section 305. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (g) and
4amended to read:
AB899,125,95 20.575 (2) (g) Recount fees. The amounts in the schedule to be apportioned to
6the commission secretary of state and the county clerks or county board of election
7commissioners as prescribed in s. 9.01 (1) (ag). All moneys received on account of
8recount petitions filed with the commission secretary of state shall be credited to this
9appropriation account.
AB899,306 10Section 306. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (h) and
11amended to read:
AB899,125,2212 20.575 (2) (h) Materials and services. The For the purpose of administering
13elections, the
amounts in the schedule for the costs of publishing documents, locating
14and copying records, and conducting administrative meetings and conferences, for
15compiling, disseminating, and making available information prepared by and filed
16with the commission secretary of state, and for supplies, postage, and shipping. All
17With regard to election administration, all moneys received by the commission
18secretary of state from collections for sales of publications, for copies of records, for
19supplies, for postage, for shipping and records location fees, and for charges assessed
20to participants in administrative meetings and conferences, except moneys received
21from requesters from sales of copies of the official registration list, shall be credited
22to this appropriation account.
AB899,307 23Section 307. 20.510 (1) (jm) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (jm) and
24amended to read:
AB899,126,5
120.575 (2) (jm) Gifts and grants. The amounts in the schedule to carry out the
2purposes, not inconsistent with the law, for which gifts, grants, and bequests to the
3commission secretary of state are made. All moneys received by the commission
4secretary of state from gifts, grants, and bequests shall be credited to this
5appropriation account.
AB899,308 6Section 308. 20.510 (1) (jn) of the statutes, as created by 2021 Wisconsin Act
758
, is renumbered 20.575 (2) (jn).
AB899,309 8Section 309. 20.510 (1) (m) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (m).
AB899,310 9Section 310. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (t).
AB899,311 10Section 311. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is renumbered 20.575 (2) (x).
AB899,312 11Section 312. 20.575 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,126,1812 20.575 (1) (g) Program fees. The amounts in the schedule for the purpose of
13carrying out general program operations. Except as provided under par. (ka) and
14sub. (2)
, all amounts received by the secretary of state, including all moneys
15transferred from the appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) (g), shall be credited to this
16appropriation. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), any unencumbered balance at the
17close of a fiscal year exceeding 10 percent of that fiscal year's expenditures under this
18appropriation shall lapse to the general fund.
AB899,313 19Section 313. 20.575 (1) (ka) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,127,220 20.575 (1) (ka) Agency collections. The amounts in the schedule for
21photocopying and microfilm copying of documents, generation of copies of documents
22from optical disc or electronic storage, publication of books, and other services
23provided in carrying out the functions of the office. All Except for moneys received
24under sub. (2) (h), all
moneys received by the office as fees or other charges for
25photocopying, microfilm copying, generation of copies of documents from optical disc

1or electronic storage, sales of books, and other services provided in carrying out the
2functions of the office shall be credited to this appropriation.
AB899,314 3Section 314. 38.16 (3) (br) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,127,114 38.16 (3) (br) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
5The district board shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
6supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
7form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections commission secretary of state
8under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether the limit
9under this subsection may be exceeded by a specified amount. The limit otherwise
10applicable to the district under this subsection is increased by the amount approved
11by a majority of those voting on the question.
AB899,315 12Section 315. 49.165 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,127,1513 49.165 (4) (a) The department shall certify to the elections commission
14secretary of state, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name and address of
15each organization that is eligible to receive grants under sub. (2).
AB899,316 16Section 316. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,128,1017 59.605 (3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
18The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
19supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
20form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections commission secretary of state
21under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the
22operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: “Under state law, the
23operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year
24.... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of
25county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an

1indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating
2levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1.
3specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: “ Under state
4law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for
5the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding
6the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an
7amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year ....
8(year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of
9years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $....
10(preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
AB899,317 11Section 317. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,128,1912 67.05 (3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall
13prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the
14referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
15which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
16to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is wholly or partly contained
17within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall
18correspond with the form prescribed by the elections commission secretary of state
19under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
AB899,318 20Section 318. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,129,921 67.05 (6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
22adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
23a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
24ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
25protection and rehabilitation district, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of

1such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
2for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
3rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
4so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
5general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting
6shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
7of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the elections commission
8secretary of state under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question submitted shall
9be whether the resolution shall be approved.
AB899,319 10Section 319. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,129,1911 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
12commission
secretary of state shall enter into an agreement to match personally
13identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the
14commission secretary of state under s. 6.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34
15(2m) with personally identifiable information in the operating record file database
16under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required
17to enable the secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
18commission
secretary of state to verify the accuracy of the information provided for
19the purpose of voter registration.
AB899,320 20Section 320. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,130,621 117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
22required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
23school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a referendum
24held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected
25school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to

1the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections.
2The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the elections
3commission
secretary of state under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each
4affected school district shall file with the secretary of the commission state a certified
5statement prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the
6referendum in that school district.
AB899,321 7Section 321. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,130,128 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the
9spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
10change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form
11prescribed by the elections commission secretary of state under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08
12(1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
AB899,322 13Section 322. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,130,2414 121.91 (3) (c) A referendum under this subsection shall be held in accordance
15with chs. 5 to 12. The school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all
16necessary election supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially
17with the standard form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections
18commission
secretary of state under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question
19submitted shall be whether the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified
20amount. If the resolution provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a
21nonrecurring purpose, the ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the
22amount that will be used for a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable
23to the school district under sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a
24majority of those voting on the question.
AB899,323 25Section 323. 165.93 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,131,3
1165.93 (4) (a) The department shall certify to the elections commission
2secretary of state, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name and address of
3each organization that is eligible to receive grants under sub. (2).
AB899,324 4Section 324. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,131,155 198.08 (10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably
6obtain, compile, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a
7statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last
8preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every
9municipality and the elections commission secretary of state shall furnish such
10information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the clerk of the
11district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total number of votes
12cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding election cannot,
13because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or for any reason,
14be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall fairly estimate
15such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or her office.
AB899,325 16Section 325. 200.09 (11) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,131,2017 200.09 (11) (am) 2. No resolution passed under subd. 1. may authorize election
18of commissioners sooner than 6 months after the date of passage. The metropolitan
19sewerage district commission shall immediately notify the elections commission
20secretary of state under s. 5.05 upon passage of a resolution under subd. 1.
AB899,326 21Section 326. 200.09 (11) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,132,222 200.09 (11) (am) 3. If the governing bodies of each city, town, and village
23comprising the district pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners,
24each commissioner may hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The
25metropolitan sewerage district commission shall immediately notify the elections

1commission
secretary of state under s. 5.05 upon passage of a resolution under this
2subdivision.
AB899,327 3Section 327. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,132,54 227.03 (6) Orders of the elections commission secretary of state under s. 5.06
5(6) are not subject to this chapter.
AB899,328 6Section 328. 227.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,132,87 227.52 (6) Decisions of the chairperson of the elections commission secretary
8of state
or the chairperson's secretary's designee.
AB899,329 9Section 329. 230.08 (2) (eL) of the statutes is repealed.
AB899,330 10Section 330. 301.03 (20m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,132,1511 301.03 (20m) Transmit to the elections commission secretary of state, on a
12continuous basis, a list containing the name of each living person who has been
13convicted of a felony under the laws of this state and whose civil rights have not been
14restored, together with his or her residential address and the date on which the
15department expects his or her civil rights to be restored.
AB899,331 16Section 331. 342.06 (1) (eg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,132,2517 342.06 (1) (eg) Except as provided in par. (eh), if the applicant is an individual,
18the social security number of the applicant. The department of transportation may
19not disclose a social security number obtained under this paragraph to any person
20except to the department of children and families for the sole purpose of
21administering s. 49.22, to the department of workforce development for the sole
22purpose of enforcing or administering s. 108.22, to the department of revenue for the
23purposes of administering state taxes and collecting debt, and to the elections
24commission
secretary of state for the sole purpose of allowing the chief election officer
25secretary of state to comply with the terms of the agreement under s. 6.36 (1) (ae).
AB899,332
1Section 332. 343.027 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,133,9 2343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this
3chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except
4that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the
5department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting
6debt, to the elections commission secretary of state, in electronic or digital format,
7for the purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5), to the person to whom the signature relates,
8to a court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney,
9to a law enforcement agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.
AB899,333 10Section 333. 343.11 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,133,1411 343.11 (2m) Within 30 days following surrender of a license under sub. (1), the
12department shall provide notice to the elections commission secretary of state of the
13person's name and address, the name of the jurisdiction issuing the surrendered
14license, and the date on which the license was surrendered.
AB899,334 15Section 334. 343.14 (2j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,133,2516 343.14 (2j) Except as otherwise required to administer and enforce this
17chapter, the department of transportation may not disclose a social security number
18obtained from an applicant for a license under sub. (2) (bm) to any person except to
19the department of children and families for the sole purpose of administering s.
2049.22, to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of enforcing
21or administering s. 108.22, to the department of revenue for the purposes of
22administering state taxes and collecting debt, to the driver licensing agency of
23another jurisdiction, or to the elections commission secretary of state for the sole
24purpose of allowing the chief election officer secretary of state to comply with the
25terms of the agreement under s. 6.36 (1) (ae).
AB899,335
1Section 335. 343.50 (8) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB899,134,72 343.50 (8) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (b) and s. 343.14 (2j), the department
3may, upon request, provide to the elections commission secretary of state for the sole
4purpose of allowing the chief election officer secretary of state to comply with the
5terms of the agreement under s. 6.36 (1) (ae) any applicant information or
6identification card holder information maintained by the department of
7transportation and identified in s. 343.14 (2).
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