SB834,327
3Section
327. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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227.03
(6) Orders of the
elections commission secretary of state under s. 5.06
5(6) are not subject to this chapter.
SB834,328
6Section
328. 227.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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227.52
(6) Decisions of the
chairperson of the elections commission secretary
8of state or the
chairperson's secretary's designee.
SB834,329
9Section
329. 230.08 (2) (eL) of the statutes is repealed.
SB834,330
10Section
330. 301.03 (20m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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.
SB834,331
16Section
331. 342.06 (1) (eg) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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).
SB834,332
1Section
332. 343.027 of the statutes is amended to read:
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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.
SB834,333
10Section
333. 343.11 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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.
SB834,334
15Section
334. 343.14 (2j) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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).
SB834,335
1Section
335. 343.50 (8) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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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).
SB834,336
8Section
336. 756.04 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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756.04
(2) (c) 1. A list of registered voters from the
elections commission 10secretary of state.
SB834,337
11Section
337. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:
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12778.135 Campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics forfeitures; how
13recovered. Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by
14the
elections commission secretary of state under s. 5.05 (1) (c) or the ethics
15commission under s. 19.49 (1) (b) is settled as a result of agreement between the
16parties without approval of the court, the moneys accruing to the state on account
17of such settlement shall be paid to the
secretary of state or the ethics commission
,
18as appropriate, and deposited with the secretary of administration.
SB834,338
19Section
338. 978.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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978.05
(1) Criminal actions. Except as otherwise provided by law, prosecute
21all criminal actions before any court within his or her prosecutorial unit and have
22sole responsibility for prosecution of all criminal actions arising from violations of
23chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 and from violations of other
24laws arising from or in relation to the official functions of the subject of the
25investigation or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation
1under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, that are alleged to be
2committed by a resident of his or her prosecutorial unit, or if alleged to be committed
3by a nonresident of this state, that are alleged to occur in his or her prosecutorial unit
4unless another prosecutor is substituted under s. 5.05 (2m) (i) or 19.49 (2) (h) or this
5chapter or by referral of the
elections commission
secretary of state under s. 5.05 (2m)
6(c) 15. or 16. or the ethics commission under s. 19.49 (2) (b) 13. or 14. For purposes
7of this subsection, a person other than an individual is a resident of a prosecutorial
8unit if the person's principal place of operation is located in that prosecutorial unit.
SB834,339
9Section
339. 978.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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978.05
(2) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided by law, prosecute all
11state forfeiture actions, county traffic actions and actions concerning violations of
12county ordinances which are in conformity with state criminal laws in the courts
13within his or her prosecutorial unit and have joint responsibility, together with the
14elections commission secretary of state and the ethics commission, for prosecution
15of all forfeiture actions arising from violations of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or
16subch. III of ch. 19 and from violations of other laws arising from or in relation to the
17official functions of the subject of the investigation or any matter that involves
18elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or
19subch. III of ch. 19 that are alleged to be committed by a resident of his or her
20prosecutorial unit, or if alleged to be committed by a nonresident of this state, that
21are alleged to occur within his or her prosecutorial unit unless another prosecutor
22is substituted under s. 5.05 (2m) (h) or 19.49 (2) (g) or this chapter or by referral of
23the
elections commission secretary of state under s. 5.05 (2m) (c) 15. or 16. or the
24ethics commission under s. 19.49 (2) (b) 13. or 14. For purposes of this subsection,
1a person other than an individual is a resident of a prosecutorial unit if the person's
2principal place of operation is located in that prosecutorial unit.
SB834,340
3Section 340
.
Nonstatutory provisions.
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(1)
Audit report recommendations. The secretary of state and the secretary's
5employees shall, to the extent practicable within their responsibilities, implement
6the recommendations contained in the legislative audit bureau's Report 21-19
7regarding the past performance of the elections commission. The secretary of state
8shall report the progress in implementing those recommendations to the legislature
9no later than December 31, 2023.
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(2)
Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this subsection, all assets
11and liabilities of the elections commission are transferred to the secretary of state.
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(3)
Positions and employees.
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(a) On the effective date of this paragraph, all full-time equivalent positions
14of the elections commission are transferred to the secretary of state.
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(b) All incumbent employees holding positions at the elections commission on
16the effective date of this paragraph, except the incumbent employee holding the
17position of administrator, are transferred on the effective date of this paragraph to
18the secretary of state.
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(c) Employees transferred under par. (b) have all the rights and the same status
20under subch. V of ch. 111 at the office of the secretary of state that they enjoyed at
21the elections commission immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s.
22230.28 (4), no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class
23is required to serve a probationary period.
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1(4)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this subsection, all
2tangible personal property, including records, of the elections commission is
3transferred to the secretary of state.
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(5)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the elections commission that are
5in effect on the effective date of this subsection shall remain in effect and are
6transferred to the secretary of state, except that no such contract may be extended,
7modified, or renewed. The secretary of state shall carry out all contractual
8obligations under each contract until the contract expires or is rescinded by the
9secretary of state to the extent allowed under the contract.
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(6)
Orders and formal opinions. All formal opinions and orders issued by the
11elections commission that are in effect on the effective date of this subsection are
12transferred to the secretary of state and shall remain in effect until the secretary of
13state repeals an order or changes or withdraws a formal opinion.
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(7)
Pending matters. All matters pending with the elections commission on the
15effective date of this subsection are transferred to the secretary of state, and all
16materials submitted to or actions taken by the elections commission with respect to
17any pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
18secretary of state.
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(8)
Transition. Notwithstanding s. 15.61, 2019 stats., the terms of office of all
20members of the elections commission holding office on the effective date of this
21subsection shall expire on the effective date of this subsection.
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(9)
Implementation plan. The individual who is serving as the administrator
23of the elections commission on the date of publication of this act shall work in concert
24with the secretary of state to ensure a smooth transition and shall participate in
25formulating an implementation plan.
SB834,341
1Section
341.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on January 4, 2027, except
2as follows:
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(1)
Section 340 (9
) of this act takes effect on the day after publication.