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AB981,187 6Section 187. 7.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,83,107 7.08 (4) Election laws. Publish the election laws. The commission secretary
8of state
shall sell or distribute or arrange for the sale or distribution of copies of the
9election laws to county and municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners
10and members of the public.
AB981,188 11Section 188. 7.08 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,83,1912 7.08 (6) Enforcement of federal voting system standards. Following each
13general election, audit the performance of each voting system used in this state to
14determine the error rate of the system in counting ballots that are validly cast by
15electors. If the error rate exceeds the rate permitted under standards of the federal
16election commission in effect on October 29, 2002, the commission secretary of state
17shall take remedial action and order remedial action to be taken by affected counties
18and municipalities to ensure compliance with the standards. Each county and
19municipality shall comply with any order received under this subsection.
AB981,189 20Section 189. 7.10 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,84,221 7.10 (1) (a) Each county clerk shall provide ballots for every election in the
22county for all national, state and county offices, including metropolitan sewerage
23commission elections under s. 200.09 (11) (am), for municipal judges elected under
24s. 755.01 (4) and for state and county referenda. The official and sample ballots shall

1be prepared in substantially the same form as those prescribed by the commission
2secretary of state under s. 7.08 (1) (a).
AB981,190 3Section 190. 7.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,84,114 7.10 (2) Preparing ballots. The county clerk shall prepare copy for the official
5ballots immediately upon receipt of the certified list of candidates' names from the
6commission secretary of state. Names certified by the commission secretary shall be
7arranged in the order certified. The county clerk shall place the names of all
8candidates filed in the clerk's office or certified to the clerk by the commission
9secretary on the proper ballot or ballots under the appropriate office and party titles.
10The county clerk shall prepare a special ballot under s. 5.60 (8) showing only the
11candidates in the presidential preference primary.
AB981,191 12Section 191. 7.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,84,2213 7.10 (3) (a) The county clerk shall distribute the ballots to the municipal clerks
14no later than 48 days before each partisan primary and general election and no later
15than 22 days before each other primary and election, except that the clerk shall
16distribute the ballots under sub. (2) for the presidential preference primary no later
1748 days before the presidential preference primary. Election forms prepared by the
18commission secretary of state shall be distributed at the same time. If the
19commission secretary transmits an amended certification under s. 7.08 (2) (a) or if
20the commission secretary or a court orders a ballot error to be corrected under s. 5.06
21(6) or 5.72 (3) after ballots have been distributed, the county clerk shall distribute
22corrected ballots to the municipal clerks as soon as possible.
AB981,192 23Section 192. 7.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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17.10 (4) Resolving notice doubts. When in doubt as to compliance with the
2statutory requirements for election notices or the correct fees to be paid for them, the
3county clerk may consult the commission secretary of state.
AB981,193 4Section 193. 7.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,85,75 7.10 (7) Voter education. Each county clerk shall assist the commission
6secretary of state in conducting educational programs under s. 5.05 (12) to inform
7electors about the voting process.
AB981,194 8Section 194. 7.10 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,85,129 7.10 (8) Free election information exchange. Each county clerk shall assist
10the commission secretary of state and municipal clerks in maintaining toll-free
11telephone lines and other free access systems under s. 5.05 (13) for exchange of voting
12information.
AB981,195 13Section 195. 7.10 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,85,1514 7.10 (9) Training of election officials. Each county clerk shall assist the
15commission secretary of state in the training of election officials under s. 5.05 (7).
AB981,196 16Section 196. 7.10 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,85,1917 7.10 (10) Information to commission secretary of state . Each county clerk
18shall provide to the commission secretary of state any information requested under
19s. 5.05 (14).
AB981,197 20Section 197. 7.15 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,86,521 7.15 (1) (e) Train election officials in their duties, calling them together
22whenever advisable, advise them of changes in laws, rules and procedures affecting
23the performance of their duties, and administer examinations as authorized under
24s. 7.30 (2) (c). The training shall conform with the requirements prescribed in rules
25promulgated
by the commission secretary of state under ss. 7.31 and 7.315. The clerk

1shall assure that officials who serve at polling places where an electronic voting
2system is used are familiar with the system and competent to instruct electors in its
3proper use. The clerk shall inspect systematically and thoroughly the conduct of
4elections in the municipality so that elections are honestly, efficiently and uniformly
5conducted.
AB981,198 6Section 198. 7.15 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,86,117 7.15 (1) (g) In the manner prescribed by the commission secretary of state,
8report suspected election frauds, irregularities, or violations of which the clerk has
9knowledge to the district attorney for the county where the suspected activity occurs
10and to the commission secretary. The commission secretary shall annually report the
11information obtained under this paragraph to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
AB981,199 12Section 199. 7.15 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,86,1613 7.15 (1m) Attend training. Each municipal clerk shall, at least once every 2
14years during the period beginning on January 1 of each even-numbered year and
15ending on December 31 of the following year, attend a training program sponsored
16by the commission secretary of state under ss. 7.31 and 7.315.
AB981,200 17Section 200. 7.15 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,86,2018 7.15 (8) Resolving notice doubts. When in doubt as to compliance with the
19statutory requirements for election notices or the correct fees to be paid for them, the
20municipal clerk may consult the commission secretary of state.
AB981,201 21Section 201. 7.15 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,86,2422 7.15 (9) Voter education. Each municipal clerk shall assist the commission
23secretary of state in conducting educational programs under s. 5.05 (12) to inform
24electors about the voting process.
AB981,202 25Section 202. 7.15 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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17.15 (10) Free election information exchange. Each municipal clerk shall
2assist the commission secretary of state in maintaining toll-free telephone lines and
3any other free access systems under s. 5.05 (13) for exchange of voting information.
AB981,203 4Section 203. 7.15 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,87,75 7.15 (13) Information to commission secretary of state . Each municipal clerk
6shall provide to the commission secretary of state any information requested under
7s. 5.05 (14).
AB981,204 8Section 204. 7.30 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,87,149 7.30 (2) (c) The governing body of any municipality may require all persons
10serving as election officials to prove their ability to read and write English and to
11have a general knowledge of the election laws. Examinations may be given to prove
12the qualifications can be met. The municipal clerk shall ensure that all training
13meets the training requirements prescribed in rules promulgated by the commission
14secretary of state under ss. 7.31 and 7.315.
AB981,205 15Section 205. 7.30 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,87,2016 7.30 (4) (e) If an appointing authority believes that, for good cause, it should
17not appoint an individual whose name is submitted as a first choice nominee under
18par. (b), it may request the commission secretary of state to authorize
19nonappointment. The commission secretary may permit nonappointment of an
20individual for cause demonstrated by an appointing authority.
AB981,206 21Section 206. 7.30 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,88,822 7.30 (6) (b) Prior to the first election following the appointment of the
23inspectors, the municipal clerk shall appoint one of the inspectors at each polling
24place, other than an inspector who is appointed under sub. (1) (b), to serve as chief
25inspector. No person may serve as chief inspector at any election who is not certified

1by the commission secretary of state under s. 7.31 at the time of the election. The
2chief inspector shall hold the position for the remainder of the term unless the
3inspector is removed by the clerk or the inspector ceases to be certified under s. 7.31,
4except that whenever wards are combined or separated under s. 5.15 (6) (b), the
5municipal clerk shall appoint another inspector who is certified under s. 7.31 to serve
6as chief inspector at each polling place designated under s. 5.15 (6) (b). If a vacancy
7occurs in the position of chief inspector at any polling place, the municipal clerk shall
8appoint one of the other inspectors who is certified under s. 7.31 to fill the vacancy.
AB981,207 9Section 207. 7.31 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,88,13 107.31 Training and certification of chief inspectors. (1) The commission
11secretary of state shall establish requirements for certification of individuals to serve
12as chief inspectors. The requirements shall include a requirement to attend at least
13one training session held under sub. (5) before beginning service.
AB981,88,16 14(2) No individual may serve as a chief inspector at a polling place in an election
15unless the individual is certified by the commission secretary of state to hold that
16office on the date of the election at which the individual serves.
AB981,88,19 17(3) The commission secretary of state shall, upon application, issue certificates
18to qualified individuals who meet the requirements to be certified as chief inspectors.
19Each certificate shall carry an expiration date.
AB981,89,2 20(4) The commission secretary of state shall require each individual to whom
21a certificate is issued under this section to meet requirements to maintain that
22certification. The requirements shall include a requirement to attend at least one
23training session held under sub. (5) every 2 years during the period beginning on
24January 1 of each even-numbered year and ending on December 31 of the following

1year. The commission secretary shall renew the certificate of any individual who
2requests renewal and who meets the requirements prescribed under this subsection.
AB981,89,7 3(5) The commission secretary of state shall conduct regular training programs
4to ensure that individuals who are certified by the commission secretary under this
5section are knowledgeable concerning their authority and responsibilities. The
6commission secretary shall pay all costs required to conduct the training programs
7from the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) 20.575 (2) (bm).
AB981,208 8Section 208. 7.315 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,89,119 7.315 (1) (a) The commission secretary of state shall, by rule, prescribe the
10contents of the training that municipal clerks must provide to inspectors, other than
11chief inspectors, and to special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875.
AB981,209 12Section 209. 7.315 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,89,1813 7.315 (2) The commission secretary of state shall, by rule, prescribe
14requirements for, and the content of, training required of municipal clerks under s.
157.15 (1m). The commission secretary may provide such training directly or arrange
16for such training to be provided by other organizations. The rules secretary shall
17provide a method for notifying the relevant municipal governing body if a municipal
18clerk fails to attend required training.
AB981,210 19Section 210. 7.315 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,89,2420 7.315 (3) The commission secretary of state may produce and periodically
21reissue as necessary a video program for the purpose of training election officials,
22including special voting deputies and election registration officials. The commission
23secretary shall make any such program available for viewing electronically through
24an Internet-based system.
AB981,211 25Section 211. 7.38 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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17.38 (5) In the event of failure to file the name of a current state chairperson,
2as required under s. 8.17 (12), the commission secretary of state may not recognize
3the state committee for the purpose of filling vacancies under sub. (1).
AB981,212 4Section 212. 7.41 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB981,213 5Section 213. 7.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,90,236 7.52 (1) (a) The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance
7that, in lieu of canvassing absentee ballots at polling places under s. 6.88, the
8municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers designated under s. 7.53 (2m) shall,
9at each election held in the municipality, canvass all absentee ballots received by the
10municipal clerk by 8 p.m. on election day. Prior to enacting an ordinance under this
11subsection, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the
12municipality shall notify the elections commission secretary of state in writing of the
13proposed enactment and shall consult with the elections commission secretary
14concerning administration of this section. At every election held in the municipality
15following enactment of an ordinance under this subsection, the board of absentee
16ballot canvassers shall, any time after the opening of the polls and before 10 p.m. on
17election day, publicly convene to count the absentee ballots for the municipality. The
18municipal clerk shall give at least 48 hours' notice of any meeting under this
19subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of access to a meeting of
20the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers under this subsection that the
21individual would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings at a polling place. The
22board of absentee ballot canvassers may order the removal of any individual
23exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual disrupts the meeting.
AB981,214 24Section 214. 7.60 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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17.60 (4) (a) The board of canvassers shall make separate duplicate statements
2showing the numbers of votes cast for the offices of president and vice president; state
3officials; U.S. senators and representatives in congress; state legislators; justice;
4court of appeals judge; circuit judges; district attorneys; and metropolitan sewerage
5commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). If a
6municipal judge elected under s. 755.01 (4) serves a municipality that is located
7partially within the county and candidates for that judgeship file nomination papers
8in another county, the board of canvassers shall prepare a duplicate statement
9showing the numbers of votes cast for that judgeship in that county for transmittal
10to the other county. For partisan candidates, the statements shall include the
11political party or principle designation, if any, next to the name of each candidate.
12The board of canvassers shall also prepare a statement showing the results of any
13county, technical college district, or statewide referendum. Each statement shall
14state the total number of votes cast in the county for each office; the names of all
15persons for whom the votes were cast, as returned; the number of votes cast for each
16person; and the number of votes cast for and against any question submitted at a
17referendum. The board of canvassers shall use one copy of each duplicate statement
18to report to the elections commission secretary of state, technical college district
19board, or board of canvassers of any other county and shall file the other statement
20in the office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners.
AB981,215 21Section 215. 7.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,92,1422 7.60 (5) Reporting. (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk
23shall deliver or transmit to the elections commission secretary of state a certified
24copy of each statement of the county board of canvassers for president and vice
25president, state officials, senators and representatives in congress, state legislators,

1justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge, district attorney, and metropolitan
2sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am).
3The statement shall record the returns for each office or referendum by ward, unless
4combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15 (6) (b) in which case the statement
5shall record the returns for each group of combined wards. Following primaries the
6county clerk shall enclose on forms prescribed by the elections commission secretary
7of state
the names, party or principle designation, if any, and number of votes
8received by each candidate recorded in the same manner. The county clerk shall
9deliver or transmit the certified statement to the elections commission secretary of
10state
no later than 9 days after each primary except the partisan primary, no later
11than 10 days after the partisan primary and any other election except the general
12election, and no later than 14 days after the general election. The board of canvassers
13shall deliver or transmit a certified copy of each statement for any technical college
14district referendum to the secretary of the technical college district board.
AB981,93,215 (b) If the board of canvassers becomes aware of a material mistake in the
16canvass of an election for state or national office or a statewide or technical college
17district referendum prior to the close of business on the day the elections commission
18secretary of state receives returns from the last county board of canvassers with
19respect to that canvass, the board of canvassers may petition the elections
20commission
secretary of state to reopen and correct the canvass. The elections
21commission
secretary of state shall direct the canvass to be reopened and corrected
22if it the secretary determines that the public interest so requires. If the elections
23commission
secretary of state directs the canvass to be reopened, the board of
24canvassers shall reconvene and transmit a certified corrected copy of the canvass

1statement to the elections commission secretary of state or secretary of the technical
2college district board.
AB981,216 3Section 216. 7.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,93,64 7.70 (1) Recording and preserving returns. (a) Upon receipt of the certified
5statements from the county clerks, the commission secretary of state shall record the
6election results by counties and file and carefully preserve the statements.
AB981,93,137 (b) If any county clerk fails or neglects to forward any statements, the
8commission secretary of state may require the clerk to do so immediately and if not
9received by the 8th day after a primary, or by the 11th day after any other election,
10the commission secretary of state may dispatch a special messenger to obtain them.
11Whenever it appears upon the face of any statement that an error has been made in
12reporting or computing, the commission secretary of state may return it to the county
13clerk for correction.
AB981,217 14Section 217. 7.70 (3) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h) and (i) of the statutes are
15amended to read:
AB981,93,2316 7.70 (3) (a) The chairperson of the commission secretary of state or a designee
17of the chairperson secretary of state appointed by the chairperson secretary to
18canvass a specific election shall publicly canvass the returns and make his or her
19certifications and determinations on or before the 2nd Tuesday following a spring
20primary, the 15th day of May following a spring election, the 3rd Wednesday
21following a partisan primary, the first day of December following a general election,
22the 2nd Thursday following a special primary, or within 18 days after any special
23election.
AB981,94,924 (b) The commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's
25secretary's designee shall examine the certified statements of the county boards of

1canvassers. If it appears that any material mistake has been made in the
2computation of votes, or any county board of canvassers failed to canvass the votes
3or omitted votes from any ward or election district in the county, the commission
4chairperson
secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee may dispatch
5a messenger to the county clerk with written instructions to certify the facts
6concerning the mistake or the reason why the votes were not canvassed. A clerk to
7whom such instructions are delivered shall immediately make a true and full
8answer, sign it, affix the county seal and deliver it to the messenger. The messenger
9shall deliver it with all possible dispatch to the commission secretary of state.
AB981,94,1210 (c) The chairperson of the commission secretary of state or the chairperson's
11secretary's designee shall conclude the state canvass within 10 days after its
12commencement.
AB981,94,2413 (d) When the certified statements and returns are received, the chairperson of
14the commission
secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee shall
15proceed to examine and make a statement of the total number of votes cast at any
16election for the offices involved in the election for president and vice president; a
17statement for each of the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, if a primary, and
18a joint statement for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, if a general
19election; a statement for each of the offices of secretary of state, state treasurer,
20attorney general, and state superintendent; for U.S. senator; representative in
21congress for each congressional district; the state legislature; justice; court of appeals
22judge; circuit judge; district attorney; metropolitan sewerage commission, if the
23commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am); and for any referenda questions
24submitted by the legislature.
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1(e) The chairperson of the commission secretary of state or the chairperson's
2secretary's designee shall make a special statement to the commission as soon as
3possible after the canvass of the general election certifying the name of each political
4party which receives at least one 1 percent of the vote cast in such election for any
5statewide office.
AB981,95,176 (g) Following each primary election, the chairperson of the commission
7secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee shall prepare a statement
8certifying the results of the primary, which shall indicate the names of the persons
9who have won nomination to any state or national office. Following each other
10election, the chairperson of the commission secretary of state or the chairperson's
11secretary's designee shall prepare a statement certifying the results of the election
12and shall attach to the statement a certificate of determination which shall indicate
13the names of persons who have been elected to any state or national office. The
14chairperson of the commission secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's
15designee shall likewise prepare a statement and certificate for any statewide
16referendum. The chairperson of the commission or the chairperson's designee shall
17deliver each statement and determination to the commission.
AB981,96,218 (h) Whenever a referendum question submitted to a vote of the people is
19approved, the commission secretary of state shall record it and the secretary of state
20legislative reference bureau shall have the record bound in the volume containing
21the original enrolled laws passed at the next succeeding session of the legislature and
22have the record published with the laws thereof. Whenever a constitutional
23amendment or other statewide validating or ratifying referendum question which is
24approved by the people does not expressly state the date of effectiveness, it shall
25become effective at the time the chairperson of the commission secretary of state or

1the chairperson's secretary's designee certifies that the amendment or referendum
2question is approved.
AB981,96,143 (i) The commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's
4secretary's designee shall canvass only regular returns made by the county board of
5canvassers and shall not count or canvass any additional or supplemental returns
6or statements made by the county board or any other board or person. The
7commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee
8shall not count or canvass any statement or return which has been made by the
9county board of canvassers at any other time than that provided in s. 7.60. This
10provision does not apply to any return made subsequent to a recount under s. 9.01,
11when the return is accepted in lieu of any prior return from the same county for the
12same office; or to a statement given to the commission chairperson secretary of state
13or chairperson's the secretary's designee or a messenger sent by the chairperson
14secretary or designee to obtain a correction.
AB981,218 15Section 218. 7.70 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,97,1116 7.70 (5) Certificates of election. (a) The commission secretary of state shall
17record in its the secretary's office each certified statement and determination made
18by the commission chairperson secretary or the chairperson's secretary's designee.
19Immediately after the expiration of the time allowed to file a petition for recount, the
20commission secretary of state shall make and transmit to each person declared
21elected a certificate of election under the seal of the commission secretary of state,
22except that the commission secretary need not wait until expiration of the time
23allowed to file a petition for recount if there is no aggrieved party, as defined in s. 9.01
24(1) (a) 5. It The secretary of state shall also prepare similar certificates, attested by
25the commission administrator secretary, addressed to the U.S. house of

1representatives, stating the names of those persons elected as representatives to the
2congress from this state. In the case of U.S. senators, the commission secretary of
3state
shall prepare a certificate of election for the governor's signature, and the
4governor shall sign and affix the great seal of the state and transmit the certificate
5to the president of the U.S. senate. The certificate shall be countersigned by the
6secretary of state. If a person elected was elected to fill a vacancy, the certificate shall
7so indicate. When a valid petition for recount is filed, the commission chairperson
8secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee may not certify a
9nomination, and the governor or commission secretary of state may not issue a
10certificate of election until the recount has been completed and the time allowed for
11filing an appeal has passed, or if appealed until the appeal is decided.
AB981,97,1812 (b) For presidential electors, the commission secretary of state shall prepare
13a certificate showing the determination of the results of the canvass and the names
14of the persons elected, and the governor shall sign, affix the great seal of the state,
15and transmit the certificate by registered mail to the U.S. administrator of general
16services. The governor shall also prepare 6 duplicate originals of such certificate and
17deliver them to one of the presidential electors on or before the first Monday after the
182nd Wednesday in December.
AB981,219 19Section 219. 8.07 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,97,22 208.07 Validity of nomination papers. The commission secretary of state shall
21promulgate rules prescribe procedures under this chapter for use by election officials
22in determining the validity of nomination papers and signatures thereon.
AB981,220 23Section 220. 8.10 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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18.10 (6) (a) For state offices or seats on a metropolitan sewerage commission,
2if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am), in the office of the elections
3commission
secretary of state.
AB981,221 4Section 221. 8.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,98,135 8.12 (1) Selection of names for ballot. (a) No later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd
6Tuesday in December of the year before each year in which electors for president and
7vice president are to be elected, the state chairperson of each recognized political
8party listed on the official ballot at the last gubernatorial election whose candidate
9for governor received at least 10 percent of the total votes cast for that office may
10certify to the commission secretary of state that the party will participate in the
11presidential preference primary. For each party filing such a certification, the voters
12of this state shall at the spring election be given an opportunity to express their
13preference for the person to be the presidential candidate of that party.
AB981,99,714 (b) On the first Tuesday in January of each year, or the next day if Tuesday is
15a holiday, in which electors for president and vice president are to be elected, there
16shall be convened in the capitol a committee consisting of, for each party filing a
17certification under this subsection, the state chairperson of that state party
18organization or the chairperson's designee, one national committeeman and one
19national committeewoman designated by the state chairperson; the speaker and the
20minority leader of the assembly or their designees, and the president and the
21minority leader of the senate or their designees. All designations shall be made in
22writing to the commission secretary of state. This committee shall organize by
23selecting an additional member who shall be the chairperson and shall determine,
24and certify to the commission secretary of state, no later than on the Friday following
25the date on which the committee convenes under this paragraph, the names of all

1candidates of the political parties represented on the committee for the office of
2president of the United States. The committee shall place the names of all
3candidates whose candidacy is generally advocated or recognized in the national
4news media throughout the United States on the ballot, and may, in addition, place
5the names of other candidates on the ballot. The committee shall have sole discretion
6to determine that a candidacy is generally advocated or recognized in the national
7news media throughout the United States.
AB981,99,198 (c) No later than 5 p.m. on the last Tuesday in January of each presidential
9election year, any person seeking the nomination by the national convention of a
10political party filing a certification under this subsection for the office of president
11of the United States, or any committee organized in this state on behalf of and with
12the consent of such person, may submit to the commission secretary of state a
13petition to have the person's name appear on the presidential preference ballot. The
14petition may be circulated no sooner than the first Tuesday in January of such year,
15or the next day if Tuesday is a holiday, and shall be signed by a number of qualified
16electors equal in each congressional district to not less than 1,000 signatures nor
17more than 1,500 signatures. The form of the petition shall conform to the
18requirements of s. 8.40. All signers on each separate petition paper shall reside in
19the same congressional district.
AB981,99,2520 (d) The commission secretary of state shall forthwith contact each person
21whose name has been placed in nomination under par. (b) and notify him or her that
22his or her name will appear on the Wisconsin presidential preference ballot unless
23he or she files, no later than 5 p.m. on the last Tuesday in January of such year, with
24the commission secretary of state, a disclaimer stating without qualification that he
25or she is not and does not intend to become a candidate for the office of president of

1the United States at the forthcoming presidential election. The disclaimer may be
2filed with the commission secretary by certified mail, telegram, or in person.
AB981,222 3Section 222. 8.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,100,84 8.12 (2) Ballots. The form of the official ballots shall be prescribed by the
5commission secretary of state. The ballot shall provide to an elector the opportunity
6to vote for an uninstructed delegation to represent this state at the presidential
7nominating convention of his or her party, or to write in the name of a candidate for
8the presidential nomination of his or her party.
AB981,223 9Section 223. 8.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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