LRB-3008/1
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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
May 15, 2023 - Introduced by Senators James,
Spreitzer, Carpenter, Ballweg,
Cabral-Guevara, Taylor and Tomczyk, cosponsored by Representatives
Ortiz-Velez, Sortwell, Subeck, Allen, C. Anderson, Andraca, Bodden,
Brandtjen, Cabrera, Conley, Gundrum, Gustafson, Joers, Murphy, Sinicki,
Stubbs and Tittl. Referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and
Consumer Protection.
SB286,1,2
1An Act to create 8.10 (7), 8.15 (9) and 8.20 (10) of the statutes;
relating to: the
2number of signatures on nomination papers.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, generally, a candidate for a state or local office must file
nomination papers in order to have his or her name on the ballot. The nomination
papers must be signed by a certain number of voters residing in the jurisdiction of
the office the candidate seeks. For example, a candidate for a statewide office at a
spring election must collect at least 2,000, but no more than 4,000, valid signatures.
The filing official, typically the Elections Commission or a municipal clerk, must
determine whether the candidate has collected a sufficient number of valid
signatures to have his or her name on the ballot. If the number of valid signatures
is less than the minimum number required, the candidate is ineligible to have his or
her name on the ballot.
Under this bill, if a candidate submits nomination papers with more than the
maximum number of required signatures, but the filing official determines that the
maximum number of required signatures does not result in a sufficient number of
valid signatures, the filing official must review the additional signatures to the
extent necessary to determine whether the candidate has collected a sufficient
number of valid signatures to have his or her name on the ballot.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB286,1
1Section
1. 8.10 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
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8.10
(7) If a candidate submits nomination papers with more than the
3maximum number of required signatures prescribed under sub. (3), but the filing
4official determines that the maximum number of required signatures does not result
5in a sufficient number of valid signatures, the filing official shall review the
6additional signatures to the extent necessary to determine whether the candidate
7has collected a sufficient number of valid signatures.
SB286,2
8Section
2. 8.15 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
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8.15
(9) If a candidate submits nomination papers with more than the
10maximum number of required signatures prescribed under sub. (6), but the filing
11official determines that the maximum number of required signatures does not result
12in a sufficient number of valid signatures, the filing official shall review the
13additional signatures to the extent necessary to determine whether the candidate
14has collected a sufficient number of valid signatures.
SB286,3
15Section
3. 8.20 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
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8.20
(10) If a candidate submits nomination papers with more than the
17maximum number of required signatures prescribed under sub. (4), but the filing
18official determines that the maximum number of required signatures does not result
19in a sufficient number of valid signatures, the filing official shall review the
20additional signatures to the extent necessary to determine whether the candidate
21has collected a sufficient number of valid signatures.
