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AB68-SSA1,13,14 12(5) The commission shall attempt to contact an individual described in sub. (4)
13if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
14individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
AB68-SSA1,13,19 15(6) The commission shall mail a notice to each individual whose name the
16commission enters under sub. (4) on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36
17(1) (a). The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken
18by a significant number of state residents, as determined by the commission, and
19shall include all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,13,2220 (a) A statement informing the individual that his or her name has been entered
21on the registration list and showing the current address for the individual based on
22the commission's records.
AB68-SSA1,13,2423 (b) A statement informing the individual that he or she may request to have
24his or her name deleted from the registration list and instructions for doing so.
AB68-SSA1,13,2525 (c) Instructions for notifying the commission of a change in name or address.
AB68-SSA1,14,2
1(d) Instructions for obtaining a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) and a
2description of how an individual qualifies for a confidential listing.
AB68-SSA1,14,14 3(7) Any individual may file a request with the commission to exclude his or her
4name from the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). Any individual
5whose name is added to the registration list by the commission may file a request
6with the commission or a municipal clerk to have his or her name deleted from the
7list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the
8commission. An individual who files an exclusion or deletion request under this
9subsection may revoke his or her request by the same means that an individual may
10request an exclusion or deletion. The commission shall ensure that the name of any
11individual who has filed an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is
12excluded from the registration list or, if the individual's name appears on the list, is
13removed from the registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time
14unless the individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,14,23 15(8) If the commission removes from the registration list maintained under s.
166.36 (1) (a) the name of an elector who does not request that his or her name be
17deleted, or changes the elector's status from eligible to ineligible, other than to
18correct an entry that the commission determines to be a duplication or to change the
19name of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the
20commission shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by
211st class postcard at the individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide
22that the individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or
23she is a qualified elector.
AB68-SSA1,14,25 24(9) The commission shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all
25eligible electors as soon as practicable.
AB68-SSA1,15,4
1(10) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all information
2obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this
3information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s.
46.34 (2m) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
AB68-SSA1,20 5Section 20. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,15,176 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
7a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
8municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
9the close of business, whichever is later, on the Friday before an election at the office
10of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
11responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
12s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),
13a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The
14registration form shall also contain the following certification: “I, ...., hereby certify
15that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for
16at least 28 10 consecutive days immediately preceding this election, and I have not
17voted at this election". The elector shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34.
AB68-SSA1,21 18Section 21 . 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,15,2319 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names
20of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list
21maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of
22qualified electors who vote at their polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33
23(5) (a).
AB68-SSA1,22 24Section 22 . 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,16,11
16.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk
2shall record the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information
3under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the
4type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
56.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence under
6s. 6.34 (2m)
. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector shall sign his or her own
7name unless the elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability.
8In such case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her
9behalf. If the elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a
10statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named
11elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
AB68-SSA1,23 12Section 23 . 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,16,1813 6.35 (3) Original Except for electronic registrations, original registration forms
14shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
15commissioners at all times. The commission shall maintain records of registrations
16that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5) and make such records available for
17inspection by the municipal clerk, the clerk's designated agent, or the board of
18election commissioners.
AB68-SSA1,24 19Section 24. 6.55 (2) (a) (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,16,2220 6.55 (2) (a) (form) “I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am
21a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 28 10 consecutive days
22immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election."
AB68-SSA1,25 23Section 25. 6.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,17,224 6.85 (2) Any otherwise qualified elector who changes residence within this
25state by moving to a different ward or municipality later than 28 10 days prior to an

1election may vote an absentee ballot in the ward or municipality where he or she was
2qualified to vote before moving.
AB68-SSA1,26 3Section 26 . 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,18,34 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
5the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
6preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be
7made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday
87 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal
9holiday. A municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e).
10The municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any
11in-person absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making
12written application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general
13election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office,
14and the application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34
15(1), the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on
16election day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee
17ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no
18later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the
19Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent
20shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror
21and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient,
22and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as
23provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who
24shall deliver it to the polling place election inspectors of the proper ward or election
25district
or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to

1the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or
2(2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
3preceding the election.
AB68-SSA1,27 4Section 27 . 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,18,245 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
6under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
7than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
8A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
9the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
10absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
11the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail and has
12not voted in an election in this state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that
13proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the elector shall enclose proof of
14residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot. The clerk shall verify that
15the name on any required proof of identification presented by the agent conforms to
16the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials
17on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to
18the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on the registration list. The
19ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail
20or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the
21election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the
22hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where
23absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8
24p.m. on election day.
AB68-SSA1,28 25Section 28. 6.87 (2) (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,19,1
16.87 (2) (form)
AB68-SSA1,19,22 [STATE OF ....
AB68-SSA1,19,33 County of ....]
AB68-SSA1,19,55 [(name of foreign country and city or other jurisdictional unit)]
AB68-SSA1,19,186 I, ...., certify subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis. Stats., for false
7statements, that I am a resident of the [.... ward of the] (town) (village) of ...., or of
8the .... aldermanic district in the city of ...., residing at ....* in said city, the county
9of ...., state of Wisconsin, and am entitled to vote in the (ward) (election district) at
10the election to be held on ....; that I am not voting at any other location in this election;
11that I am unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in the (ward) (election
12district) on election day or have changed my residence within the state from one ward
13or election district to another later than 28 10 days before the election. I certify that
14I exhibited the enclosed ballot unmarked to the witness, that I then in (his) (her)
15presence and in the presence of no other person marked the ballot and enclosed and
16sealed the same in this envelope in such a manner that no one but myself and any
17person rendering assistance under s. 6.87 (5), Wis. Stats., if I requested assistance,
18could know how I voted.
AB68-SSA1,19,1919 Signed ....
AB68-SSA1,19,2020 Identification serial number, if any: ....
AB68-SSA1,19,2121 The witness shall execute the following:
AB68-SSA1,20,222 I, the undersigned witness, subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis.
23Stats., for false statements, certify that I am an adult U.S. citizen** and that the
24above statements are true and the voting procedure was executed as there stated.
25I am not a candidate for any office on the enclosed ballot (except in the case of an

1incumbent municipal clerk). I did not solicit or advise the elector to vote for or against
2any candidate or measure.
AB68-SSA1,20,33 ....(Printed name)
AB68-SSA1,20,44 ....(Address)***
AB68-SSA1,20,55 Signed ....
AB68-SSA1,20,76 * — An elector who provides an identification serial number issued under s.
76.47 (3), Wis. Stats., need not provide a street address.
AB68-SSA1,20,118 ** — An individual who serves as a witness for a military elector or an overseas
9elector voting absentee, regardless of whether the elector qualifies as a resident of
10Wisconsin under s. 6.10, Wis. Stats., need not be a U.S. citizen but must be 18 years
11of age or older.
AB68-SSA1,20,1312 *** — If this form is executed before 2 special voting deputies under s. 6.875 (6),
13Wis. Stats., both deputies shall witness and sign.
AB68-SSA1,29 14Section 29 . 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,20,2115 6.87 (6) The ballot shall be returned so it is delivered to the polling place
16election inspectors of the proper ward or election district no later than 8 p.m. on
17election day. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under
18s. 7.52, if the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk
19shall secure the ballot and cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place serving
20the elector's residence before 8 p.m. Any ballot not mailed or delivered as provided
21in this subsection may not be counted.
AB68-SSA1,30 22Section 30 . 6.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,21,1323 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk,
24or at an alternate site under s. 6.855, if applicable, the clerk shall enclose it,
25unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the

1name and official title of the clerk, and the words “This envelope contains the ballot
2of an absent elector and must be opened in the same room where votes are being cast
3at the polls during polling hours on election day or, in municipalities where absentee
4ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, stats., at a meeting of the municipal board of
5absentee ballot canvassers under s. 7.52, stats
only as provided by law." If the elector
6is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an overseas elector, regardless of
7whether the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, and the ballot
8was received by the elector by facsimile transmission or electronic mail and is
9accompanied by a separate certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a
10certificate envelope and securely append the completed certificate to the outside of
11the envelope before enclosing the ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep
12the ballot in the clerk's office or at the alternate site, if applicable until delivered, as
13required in sub. (2).
AB68-SSA1,31 14Section 31 . 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,22,1615 6.88 (3) (a) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
16under s. 7.52, at any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day,
17or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election if authorized for that
18election under s. 7.525,
the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being
19cast, or in the place where absentee ballots begin being canvassed early under s.
207.525
, in such a manner that members of the public can hear and see the procedures,
21open the carrier envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the
22identification serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential
23listing under s. 6.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been
24properly executed, the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district,
25and the applicant has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the

1poll list next to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the
2elector. They shall then open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as
3not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the
4ballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the
5ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been
6endorsed by the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under
7s. 6.34 is required and proof of residence is enclosed, the inspectors shall enter both
8the type of identifying document submitted by the absent elector and the name of the
9entity or institution that issued the identifying document on the poll list in the space
10provided. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and
11no proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is
12provided is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, the
13inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall then
14deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or
15voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the
16elector had been present and voted in person.
AB68-SSA1,32 17Section 32. 6.94 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,23,8 186.94 Challenged elector oath. If the person challenged refuses to answer
19fully any relevant questions put to him or her by the inspector under s. 6.92, the
20inspectors shall reject the elector's vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the
21person offering to vote has answered the questions, one of the inspectors shall
22administer to the person the following oath or affirmation: “You do solemnly swear
23(or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are a citizen of the United States; you
24are now and for 28 10 consecutive days have been a resident of this ward except under
25s. 6.02 (2); you have not voted at this election; you have not made any bet or wager

1or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the
2result of this election; you are not on any other ground disqualified to vote at this
3election". If the person challenged refuses to take the oath or affirmation, the
4person's vote shall be rejected. If the person challenged answers fully all relevant
5questions put to the elector by the inspector under s. 6.92, takes the oath or
6affirmation, and fulfills the applicable registration requirements, and if the answers
7to the questions given by the person indicate that the person meets the voting
8qualification requirements, the person's vote shall be received.
AB68-SSA1,33 9Section 33 . 7.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,24,410 7.52 (1) (a) The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance
11that, in lieu of canvassing absentee ballots at polling places under s. 6.88, the
12municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers designated under s. 7.53 (2m) shall,
13at each election held in the municipality, canvass all absentee ballots received by the
14municipal clerk by 8 p.m. on election day. Prior to enacting an ordinance under this
15subsection, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the
16municipality shall notify the elections commission in writing of the proposed
17enactment and shall consult with the elections commission concerning
18administration of this section. At every election held in the municipality following
19enactment of an ordinance under this subsection, the board of absentee ballot
20canvassers shall, between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election if
21authorized for that election under s. 7.525 or
any time after the opening of the polls
22and before 10 p.m. on election day, publicly convene to count the absentee ballots for
23the municipality. The municipal clerk shall give at least 48 hours' notice of any
24meeting under this subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of
25access to a meeting of the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers under this

1subsection that the individual would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings
2at a polling place. The board of absentee ballot canvassers may order the removal
3of any individual exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual
4disrupts the meeting.
AB68-SSA1,34 5Section 34. 7.52 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,24,256 7.52 (5) (b) For the purpose of deciding upon ballots that are challenged for any
7reason, the board of absentee ballot canvassers may call before it any person whose
8absentee ballot is challenged if the person is available to be called. If the person
9challenged refuses to answer fully any relevant questions put to him or her by the
10board of absentee ballot canvassers under s. 6.92, the board of absentee ballot
11canvassers shall reject the person's vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the
12person offering to vote has answered the questions, one of the members of the board
13of absentee ballot canvassers shall administer to the person the following oath or
14affirmation: “You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are
15a citizen of the United States; you are now and for 28 10 consecutive days have been
16a resident of this ward except under s. 6.02 (2), stats.; you have not voted at this
17election; you have not made any bet or wager or become directly or indirectly
18interested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of this election; you are not
19on any other ground disqualified to vote at this election." If the person challenged
20refuses to take the oath or affirmation, the person's vote shall be rejected. If the
21person challenged answers fully all relevant questions put to the elector by the board
22of absentee ballot canvassers under s. 6.92, takes the oath or affirmation, and fulfills
23the applicable registration requirements, and if the answers to the questions given
24by the person indicate that the person meets the voting qualification requirements,
25the person's vote shall be received.
AB68-SSA1,35
1Section 35. 7.52 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,25,42 7.52 (10) If, subject to s. 7.525, absentee ballots begin being canvassed under
3this section on the day before the election, no action under subs. (4) to (8) may be
4performed before election day.
AB68-SSA1,36 5Section 36 . 7.525 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,25,9 67.525 Early canvassing of absentee ballots. (1) Authorizing early
7canvassing; requirements.
(a) 1. The municipal clerk or municipal board of election
8commissioners may elect to begin the canvassing of absentee ballots received by the
9municipal clerk on the day before any election.
AB68-SSA1,25,1210 2. Prior to the canvass under subd. 1., the municipal clerk or municipal board
11of election commissioners shall notify the elections commission in writing and shall
12consult with the elections commission concerning administration of this section.
AB68-SSA1,25,1513 (b) Ballots may be canvassed early under this section only between 7 a.m. and
148 p.m. on the day before the election and may not be tallied until after the polls close
15on election day.
AB68-SSA1,25,1816 (c) Any member of the public has the same right of access to a place where
17absentee ballots are being canvassed early under this section that the individual
18would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings at a polling place.
AB68-SSA1,25,2219 (d) When not in use, automatic tabulating equipment used for purposes of this
20section and the areas where the programmed media, memory devices, and ballots are
21housed shall be secured with tamper-evident security seals in a double-lock location
22such as a locked cabinet inside a locked office.
AB68-SSA1,26,223 (e) No person may act in any manner that would give him or her the ability to
24know or to provide information on the accumulating or final results from the ballots

1canvassed early under this section before the close of the polls on election day. A
2person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB68-SSA1,26,4 3(2) Notice requirements. Absentee ballots may not begin being canvassed
4early under this section for any election unless all of the following apply:
AB68-SSA1,26,85 (a) At least 70 days before the election the municipal clerk or executive director
6of the municipal board of election commissioners notifies in writing the county clerk
7or executive director of the county board of election commissioners that early
8canvassing of absentee ballots will take place in the election.
AB68-SSA1,26,109 (b) The notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e) specifies the date and time during which,
10and each location where, the early canvassing of absentee ballots will be conducted.
AB68-SSA1,37 11Section 37 . 8.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,27,2 128.50 Special elections. (intro.) Unless otherwise provided, this section
13applies to filling vacancies in the U.S. senate and house of representatives, executive
14state offices except the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, and district attorney,
15judicial and legislative state offices, county, city, village, and town offices, and the
16offices of municipal judge and member of the board of school directors in school
17districts organized under ch. 119. State legislative offices may be filled in
18anticipation of the occurrence of a vacancy whenever authorized in sub. (4) (e). No
19Except as provided in sub. (4m), no special election may be held after February 1
20preceding the spring election unless it is held on the same day as the spring election,
21nor after August 1 preceding the general election unless it is held on the same day
22as the general election, until the day after that election. If the special election is held
23on the day of the general election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall
24be held on the day of the partisan primary. If the special election is held on the day

1of the spring election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be held on the
2day of the spring primary.
AB68-SSA1,38 3Section 38 . 8.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,27,134 8.50 (2) Date of special election. (a) The Except as provided in sub. (4m), the
5date for the special election shall be not less than 62 nor more than 77 days from the
6date of the order except when the special election is held to fill a vacancy in a national
7office or
the special election is held on the day of the general election or spring
8election. If a special election is held concurrently with the spring election, the special
9election may be ordered not earlier than 92 days prior to the spring primary and not
10later than 49 days prior to that primary. If a special election is held concurrently with
11the general election or a special election is held to fill a national office, the special
12election may be ordered not earlier than 122 days prior to the partisan primary or
13special primary, respectively, and not later than 92 days prior to that primary.
AB68-SSA1,27,2114 (b) If Except as provided in sub. (4m), if a primary is required, the primary shall
15be on the day 4 weeks before the day of the special election except when the special
16election is held on the same day as the general election the special primary shall be
17held on the same day as the partisan primary or if the special election is held
18concurrently with the spring election, the primary shall be held concurrently with
19the spring primary, and except when the special election is held on the Tuesday after
20the first Monday in November of an odd-numbered year, the primary shall be held
21on the 2nd Tuesday of August in that year.
AB68-SSA1,39 22Section 39 . 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,28,1323 8.50 (3) (a) Nomination Except as provided in sub. (4m), nomination papers
24may be circulated no sooner than the day the order for the special election is filed and
25shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days before the day that the special primary

1will or would be held, if required, except when a special election is held concurrently
2with the spring election or general election, the deadline for filing nomination papers
3shall be specified in the order and the date shall be no earlier than the date provided
4in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no later than 35 days prior to the date
5of the spring primary or no later than June 1 preceding the partisan primary.
6Nomination papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15, or 8.20. Each
7candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no
8later than the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a
9candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s.
1011.0202 (1) (a) at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file
11the statement with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement
12of economic interests with the ethics commission no later than the end of the 3rd day
13following the last day for filing nomination papers specified in the order.
AB68-SSA1,40 14Section 40 . 8.50 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,41 15Section 41 . 8.50 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,28,1816 8.50 (4m) Special elections for national office. (a) Except as provided in
17par. (b), a vacancy in the office of U.S. senator or representative in congress shall be
18filled as soon as practicable in the following manner:
AB68-SSA1,28,2319 1. At a special election to be held on the 3rd Tuesday in May following the first
20day of the vacancy. The special primary shall be held concurrently with the spring
21primary on the 3rd Tuesday in February. The first day for circulating nomination
22papers shall be November 1 and the papers shall be filed no later 5 p.m. on the first
23Tuesday in December preceding the primary.
AB68-SSA1,29,224 2. At a special election to be held on the 2nd Tuesday in August following the
25first day of the vacancy. The special primary shall be held on the 3rd Tuesday in May

1in that year. The first day for circulating nomination papers shall be February 1 and
2the papers shall be filed no later than 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday in March.
AB68-SSA1,29,63 3. At a special election to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
4November following the first day of the vacancy. The special primary shall be held
5on the 2nd Tuesday in August in that year. Nomination papers shall be circulated
6and as filed as provided under s. 8.15.
AB68-SSA1,29,97 (b) A special election shall not be held under par. (a) 3. in any year in which the
8general election is held for that office, but, instead, the vacancy shall be filled at the
9partisan primary and general election.
AB68-SSA1,29,1010 (c) A vacancy filled under par. (a) shall be for the residue of the unexpired term.
AB68-SSA1,42 11Section 42 . 13.124 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,43 12Section 43 . 13.127 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,44 13Section 44 . 13.365 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,45 14Section 45. 13.48 (20m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,29,1715 13.48 (20m) (c) The building commission may authorize up to $25,000,000 in
16general fund supported borrowing under par. (b), including up to $3,000,000 for the
17project described in par. (d)
.
AB68-SSA1,46 18Section 46 . 13.48 (20m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,30,219 13.48 (20m) (d) 1. The legislature finds and determines that supporting
20entrepreneurs and innovators, providing facilities for job training, and promoting
21dynamic community revitalization and development are of vital importance in
22creating jobs and contributing to economic development and tourism in this state
23and are statewide responsibilities of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the
24public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the Incourage

1Community Foundation, Inc., in redeveloping the former Daily Tribune building in
2the city of Wisconsin Rapids into an economic and community hub.
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