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3Section
8. 5.62 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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5.62
(1) (a) At the partisan primary, the following ballot shall be provided for
5the nomination of candidates of recognized political parties for national, state and
6county offices
and independent candidates for state office in each ward, in the same
7form as prescribed by the commission under s. 7.08 (1) (a), except as authorized in
8s. 5.655. The ballots shall be made up of the several party tickets with each party
9entitled to participate in the primary under par. (b) or sub. (2) having its own ballot,
10except as authorized in s. 5.655. The ballots shall be secured together at the bottom.
11The party ballot of the party receiving the most votes for president or governor at the
12last general election shall be on top with the other parties arranged in descending
13order based on their vote for president or governor at the last general election. The
14ballots of parties qualifying under sub. (2) shall be placed after the parties qualifying
15under par. (b), in the same order in which the parties filed petitions with the
16commission. Any ballot required under par. (b) 2. shall be placed next in order. At
17polling places where voting machines are used, each party shall be represented in
18one or more separate columns or rows on the ballot. At polling places where an
19electronic voting system is used other than an electronic voting machine, each party
20may be represented in separate columns or rows on the ballot.
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21Section
9. 5.94 of the statutes is amended to read:
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225.94 Sample ballots; publication. When an electronic voting system
23employing a ballot that is distributed to electors is used, the county and municipal
24clerk of the county and municipality in which the polling place designated for use of
25the system is located shall cause to be published, in the type B notices, a
true
1actual-size copy of the ballot containing the names of offices and candidates and
2statements of measures to be voted on, as nearly as possible, in the form in which they
3will appear on the official ballot on election day. The notice may be published as a
4newspaper insert. Municipal clerks may post the notice if the remainder of the type
5B notice is posted.
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6Section
10. 6.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.45
(1) After the deadline for revision of the registration list, the municipal
8clerk shall make copies of the list for election use.
Paper copies need not be made if
9an electronic registration list is used.
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10Section
11. 6.46 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.46
(2) Poll lists shall be open to public inspection, except as provided in s.
126.47. The municipal clerk shall furnish upon request to each candidate who has filed
13nomination papers for an office
which that represents at least part of the
14municipality one copy of the current poll list for those areas for which he or she is a
15candidate for a fee not to exceed the cost of reproduction. If
a copying machine is not
16accessible, the clerk
shall must remove the lists from the office for the purposes of
17copying,
and the clerk shall return them immediately thereafter. The clerk shall
18exclude information that is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) from copies of the list, except
19as authorized under s. 6.47 (8).
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20Section
12. 6.47 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.47
(1) (ag) “Domestic abuse victim service provider" means an organization
22that is certified by the department of children and families as eligible to receive
23grants under s. 49.165 (2)
and whose name is included on the list provided by the
24commission under s. 7.08 (10).
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25Section
13. 6.47 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.47
(1) (dm) “Sexual assault victim service provider" means an organization
2that is certified by the department of justice as eligible to receive grants under s.
3165.93 (2)
and whose name is included on the list provided by the commission under
4s. 7.08 (10).
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5Section
14. 7.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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7.08
(10) Domestic abuse and sexual assault service providers. Provide to
7each municipal clerk,
on a continuous basis
as needed to confirm the eligibility to vote
8of electors who have obtained a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), the names and
9addresses of organizations that are certified under s. 49.165 (4) (a) or 165.93 (4) (a)
10to provide services to victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault.
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11Section
15. 7.23 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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7.23
(1) (e) Poll lists created for any election may be destroyed 22 months after
13the election at which they were created.
An original electronic poll list need not be
14maintained under this paragraph if a true copy of the electronic poll list is
15maintained whether in hard copy or electronic format.
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16Section
16. 7.50 (2) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
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7.50
(2) (em) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, write-in votes
18shall only be counted if no candidates have been certified to appear on the ballot. If
19a candidate has been certified to appear on the ballot, write-in votes may only be
20counted for a candidate that files a registration statement under s. 11.0202 (1) (a) no
21later than noon on the Friday immediately preceding the election. If a candidate
22certified to appear on the ballot dies
or withdraws before the election, all write-in
23votes shall be counted. When write-in votes are counted, every vote shall be counted
24for the candidate for whom it was intended, if the elector's intent can be ascertained
25from the ballot itself.
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1Section
17. 7.52 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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7.52
(1) (b) A municipality that adopts the canvassing procedure under this
3section may appoint additional inspectors under s. 7.30 (2) (a) to assist the absentee
4ballot board of canvassers in canvassing absentee ballots under this section. In such
5case, an odd number of inspectors shall be appointed, and at no time may there be
6less than 3 inspectors who serve. Except as authorized in s. 7.30 (4) (c), all inspectors
7shall be affiliated with one of the 2 recognized political parties receiving the largest
8numbers of votes for president, or for governor in nonpresidential general election
9years, in the municipality. The party whose candidate received the largest number
10of votes in the municipality is entitled to one more inspector than the party whose
11candidate received the next largest number of votes in the municipality. Each
12inspector so appointed shall be a qualified elector of the municipality
, except that if
13the municipality cannot identify a sufficient number of qualified electors of the
14municipality to serve as inspectors, the municipality may appoint qualified electors
15of the county in which the municipality is located to serve as inspectors. The
16inspectors who are appointed under this paragraph shall serve under the direction
17and supervision of the board of absentee ballot canvassers.
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18Section
18. 7.60 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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7.60
(5) (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk shall deliver
20or transmit to the elections commission
in a manner prescribed by the commission 21a certified copy of each statement of the county board of canvassers for president and
22vice president, state officials, senators and representatives in congress, state
23legislators, justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge, district attorney, and
24metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s.
25200.09 (11) (am). The statement shall record the returns for each office or
1referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15 (6) (b) in
2which case the statement shall record the returns for each group of combined wards.
3Following primaries the county clerk shall enclose on forms prescribed by the
4elections commission the names, party or principle designation, if any, and number
5of votes received by each candidate recorded in the same manner. The county clerk
6shall deliver or transmit the certified statement to the elections commission no later
7than 9 days after each primary except the partisan primary, no later than 10 days
8after the partisan primary and any other election except the general election, and no
9later than 14 days after the general election. The board of canvassers shall deliver
10or transmit a certified copy of each statement for any technical college district
11referendum to the secretary of the technical college district board.
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12Section 19
. 9.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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9.01
(2) Notice to candidates. When the recount concerns an election for an
14office, the clerk or body with whom the petition is filed shall promptly prepare a copy
15of the petition for delivery to each opposing candidate for the same office whose name
16appears on the ballot. In a recount proceeding for a partisan primary, the clerk or
17body shall prepare a copy of the petition for delivery to each opposing candidate for
18the same party nomination for the same office, to each opposing candidate for the
19party nomination of each other party for the same office and to each independent
20candidate qualifying to have his or her name placed on the ballot for the succeeding
21election. A candidate or agent designated by a candidate may personally accept
22delivery of a copy of the petition. Upon such delivery, the clerk or body shall require
23the candidate or agent to sign a receipt
therefor
acknowledging delivery of the
24petition. If a candidate or agent does not personally accept delivery, the clerk or body
25shall then
attempt to notify the candidate or agent of the petition by electronic mail
1and by telephone and, upon receiving acknowledgment from the candidate or agent,
2retain documentation of that notice. If the clerk or body does not receive
3acknowledgment by electronic mail or by telephone, the clerk or body shall promptly
4deliver the copies of the petition to the sheriff, who shall promptly deliver the copies
5of the petition to each candidate at the address given on the candidate's nomination
6papers, without fee, in the manner provided for service of a summons in civil actions.
7If the sheriff does not complete service of a copy of the petition to a candidate within
824 hours after having received the copy from the clerk or body, the clerk or body shall
9publish or post notice of the petition. If the clerk or body is required to publish or post
10notice of the petition, the clerk or body shall do so at least 24 hours before the start
11of the recount.
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12Section
20. 9.10 (2) (e) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
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9.10
(2) (e) 9. The signer has not legibly printed his or her name in a space
14provided next to his or her signature.
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15Section
21. 10.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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10.01
(1) The form of the various election notices shall be prescribed by the
17commission to standardize election notices. To accomplish this purpose, the
18commission shall
make rules and draft whatever forms it considers necessary.
19Notification or certification lists of candidates or referenda questions sent to the
20county clerks shall prescribe the form in which the county clerks shall publish the
21relevant portions of the notice and any additional county offices and referenda
22questions. The commission shall also prescribe the provisions for municipal notices
23which shall be sent to each county clerk who shall immediately forward them to each
24municipal clerk.
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25Section
22. 10.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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110.06
(2) (d) On the Monday preceding the spring primary, when held, the
2county clerk shall publish a type B notice
and, if applicable, a type C notice.
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3Section
23. 10.06 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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10.06
(2) (f) On the 4th Tuesday preceding
the each spring
primary and 5election, the county clerk shall publish a type A notice of any state or county
6referendum to be held at the
primary or election.
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7Section
24. 10.06 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
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10.06
(2) (j) On the Monday preceding the partisan primary the county clerk
9shall publish a type B notice
and, if applicable, a type C notice.
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10Section
25. 10.06 (2) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
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10.06
(2) (L) On the 4th Tuesday preceding
the each partisan primary and 12general election, the county clerk shall publish a type A notice of any state or county
13referendum to be held at the
primary or election.
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26. 10.06 (3) (as) of the statutes is amended to read:
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10.06
(3) (as) On the 4th Tuesday preceding the spring primary, when held, the
16municipal clerk shall publish a type E notice. In cities and villages, the municipal
17clerk shall publish a type A notice on the 4th Tuesday preceding the spring primary
18of any
direct legislation questions referendum to be
voted on held at the primary.
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27. 10.06 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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10.06
(3) (b) If there is to be a municipal primary, the municipal clerk shall
21publish a type B notice on the Monday before the primary election. In cities and
22villages, the municipal clerk shall publish a type C notice on the Monday before the
23primary election of any
direct legislation questions referendum to be
voted on
held 24at the primary.
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25Section
28. 10.06 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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110.06
(3) (c) On the Monday before
the each spring
primary and election, the
2municipal clerk shall publish a type B notice and a type D notice. If there are
3municipal referenda, the municipal clerk shall publish a type C notice at the same
4time.
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5Section
29. 10.06 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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10.06
(3) (d) On the Monday preceding
the each partisan primary and general
7election, the municipal clerk shall publish a type D notice. If there are municipal
8referenda, the municipal clerk shall publish type B and C notices at the same time.
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9Section
30.
Initial applicability.
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(1)
Recall petitions. The treatment of s. 9.10 (2) (e) 9. first applies to a recall
11petition filed on the effective date of this subsection.