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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:
AB981,90,3
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:
AB981,91,20
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.
AB981,95,5
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:
AB981,98,3
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:
AB981,100,1310 8.12 (3) Reporting of results. No later than May 15 following the presidential
11preference primary, the commission secretary of state shall notify each state party
12organization chairperson under sub. (1) (b) of the results of the presidential
13preference primary within the state and within each congressional district.
AB981,224 14Section 224. 8.15 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,100,1615 8.15 (8) (a) For state offices and the offices of U.S. senator and representative
16in congress, in the office of the commission secretary of state.
AB981,225 17Section 225. 8.16 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,100,2118 8.16 (2) (b) If the person is a candidate for state office, the person files a
19statement of economic interests under s. 19.43 (4), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd
20day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the person
21by the commission secretary of state; and
AB981,226 22Section 226. 8.16 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,101,423 8.16 (7) Nominees chosen at a national convention and under s. 8.18 (2) by each
24party entitled to a partisan primary ballot shall be the party's candidates for
25president, vice president and presidential electors. The state or national chairperson

1of each such party shall certify the names of the party's nominees for president and
2vice president to the commission secretary of state no later than 5 p.m. on the first
3Tuesday in September preceding a presidential election. Each name shall be in one
4of the formats authorized in s. 7.08 (2) (a).
AB981,227 5Section 227. 8.17 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,101,126 8.17 (9) (a) If a county has no committee as provided by sub. (5) (a), residents
7of that county may voluntarily form a committee, which, upon approval of the state
8committee and certification by the secretary of the state committee to the
9commission secretary of state and the county clerk or board of election
10commissioners, shall then become the county committee with equal standing as if it
11had been organized under sub. (5) (a). This standing shall remain unless and until
12a committee is organized under sub. (5) (a).
AB981,228 13Section 228. 8.17 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,101,1714 8.17 (12) The secretary of the state committee of each recognized political party
15under s. 5.62 (1) (b) or (2) shall notify the commission secretary of state in writing
16of the name and address of the elected state committee chairperson within 10 days
17of his or her election.
AB981,229 18Section 229. 8.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,101,2219 8.18 (2) The purpose of the convention is to nominate one presidential elector
20from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. The names
21of the nominees shall be certified immediately by the chairperson of the state
22committee of each party to the chairperson of the commission secretary of state.
AB981,230 23Section 230. 8.185 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,102,624 8.185 (1) The names of candidates for president and vice president may be
25written in, in the place provided, on the general ballot at the general election for

1choosing the president and vice president of the United States. Write-in votes shall
2be listed as scattering unless the person whose name is written in has a list of
3presidential electors on file with the commission secretary of state in accordance
4with this section or unless the person whose name is written in has received more
5than 10 percent of the total vote cast in the ward, or in the municipality if not divided
6into wards.
AB981,231 7Section 231. 8.185 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,102,218 8.185 (2) Any candidates for the office of president and vice president of the
9United States as write-in candidates shall file a list of presidential electors and a
10declaration of candidacy in the manner prescribed in s. 8.21 with the commission
11secretary of state no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday preceding the day of the
12general election to choose the president and vice president of the United States. The
13list shall contain one presidential elector from each congressional district and 2
14electors from the state at large and the names of the candidates for president and vice
15president for whom they intend to vote, if elected. Compliance with this subsection
16may be waived by the commission secretary of state but only if the results of the
17general election indicate that a write-in candidate for the office of president is
18eligible to receive the electoral votes of this state except for noncompliance with this
19subsection. In such event, the write-in candidate shall have until 4:30 p.m. on the
20Friday following the general election to comply with the filing requirements of this
21subsection.
AB981,232 22Section 232. 8.185 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,103,223 8.185 (3) If more than one list of presidential electors is filed with the
24commission secretary of state by any write-in candidates for the offices of president

1and vice president of the United States, the first list filed shall be considered the valid
2list, provided that this list meets the additional requirements of this section.
AB981,233 3Section 233. 8.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,103,94 8.19 (1) The state committee of any party polling less than 75,000 presidential
5votes in this state in the last election may change the name of the party. The new
6name may not duplicate that of an existing national party. A certificate of approval
7by the party's national committee which has been certified by the national committee
8secretary, the state committee chairperson and the state committee secretary shall
9be filed with the commission secretary of state.
AB981,234 10Section 234. 8.19 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,103,1711 8.19 (3) Every political party entitled, under s. 5.62, to have its candidates on
12the partisan primary and general election ballots has exclusive right to the use of the
13name designating it at any election involving political parties. The commission
14secretary of state shall not certify nor the county clerk print the name of any person
15whose nomination papers indicate a party name comprising a combination of
16existing party names, qualifying words, phrases, prefixes, or suffixes in connection
17with any existing party name.
AB981,235 18Section 235. 8.20 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,103,2219 8.20 (7) Nomination papers shall be filed in the office of the commission
20secretary of state for all state offices and the offices of U.S. senator and
21representative in congress, and in the office of county clerk or board of election
22commissioners for all county offices.
AB981,236 23Section 236. 8.30 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,104,224 8.30 (2m) The official or agency with whom nomination papers and
25declarations of candidacy are required to be filed shall not place a candidate's name

1on the ballot if the candidate's name is ineligible for ballot placement under s. 5.05
2(2m) (d) 2., 15.61 (3), or 19.49 (2) (c) 2.
AB981,237 3Section 237. 8.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,104,74 8.40 (3) The commission secretary of state shall, by rule, prescribe standards
5consistent with this chapter and s. 9.10 (2) to be used by all election officials and
6governing bodies in determining the validity of petitions for elections and signatures
7thereon.
AB981,238 8Section 238. 8.50 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,105,69 8.50 (1) (a) When there is to be a special election, the special election for county
10office shall be ordered by the county board of supervisors except as provided in s.
1117.21 (5); the special election for city office shall be ordered by the common council;
12the special election for village office shall be ordered by the board of trustees; the
13special election for town office shall be ordered by the town board of supervisors; the
14special election for school board member in a school district organized under ch. 119
15shall be ordered by the school board; the special election for municipal judge shall
16be ordered by the governing body of the municipality, except in 1st class cities, or if
17the judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4) jointly by the governing bodies of all
18municipalities served by the judge; and all other special elections shall be ordered
19by the governor. When the governor or attorney general issues the order, it shall be
20filed and recorded in the office of the commission secretary of state. When the county
21board of supervisors issues the order, it shall be filed and recorded in the office of the
22county clerk. When the county executive issues the order, it shall be filed in the office
23of the county board of election commissioners. When the common council issues the
24order, it shall be filed in the office of the city clerk. When the board of trustees issues
25the order, it shall be filed in the office of the village clerk. When the town board of

1supervisors issues the order, it shall be filed in the office of the town clerk. When the
2school board of a school district organized under ch. 119 issues the order, it shall be
3filed and recorded in the office of the city board of election commissioners. If a
4municipal judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the order shall be filed in the office of
5the county clerk or board of election commissioners of the county having the largest
6portion of the population of the jurisdiction served by the judge.
AB981,239 7Section 239. 8.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,105,188 8.50 (1) (b) Notice of any special election shall be given upon the filing of the
9order under par. (a) by publication in a newspaper under ch. 985. If the special
10election concerns a national or state office, the commission secretary of state shall
11give notice as soon as possible to the county clerks. Upon receipt of notice from the
12commission secretary, or when the special election is for a county office or a municipal
13judgeship under s. 755.01 (4), the county clerk shall give notice as soon as possible
14to the municipal clerks of all municipalities in which electors are eligible to vote in
15the election and publish one type A notice for all offices to be voted upon within the
16county as provided in s. 10.06 (2) (n). If the special election is for a city, village, or
17town office, the municipal clerk shall publish one type A notice as provided under s.
1810.06 (3) (f).
AB981,240 19Section 240. 8.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,106,1020 8.50 (1) (d) When the election concerns a national office or a special election for
21state office is held concurrently with the general election, the commission secretary
22of state
shall transmit to each county clerk a certified list of all persons for whom
23nomination papers have been filed in its his or her office at least 62 days before the
24special primary, and in other cases the commission secretary of state shall transmit
25the list to each county clerk at least 22 days before the special primary. If no primary

1is required, the list shall be transmitted at least 42 days prior to the day of the special
2election unless the special election concerns a national office or is held concurrently
3with the general election, in which case the list shall be transmitted at least 62 days
4prior to the day of the special election. Immediately upon receipt of the certified list,
5the county clerk shall prepare his or her ballots. For a county special election, the
6county clerk shall certify the candidates and prepare the ballots. If there is a
7primary, the county clerk shall publish one type B notice in a newspaper under ch.
810. When a primary is held, as soon as possible after the primary, the county clerk
9shall certify the candidates and prepare the ballots for the following special election.
10The clerk shall publish one type B notice in a newspaper under ch. 10 for the election.
AB981,241 11Section 241. 8.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,106,1512 8.50 (3) (e) In a special election for a state or national office, the county clerk
13or board of election commissioners shall transmit the statement of the county board
14of canvassers to the elections commission secretary of state no later than 7 days after
15the special primary and 13 days after the special election.
AB981,242 16Section 242. 9.01 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,107,1517 9.01 (1) (a) 1. Any candidate voted for at any election who is an aggrieved party,
18as determined under subd. 5., or any elector who voted upon any referendum
19question at any election may petition for a recount. The petitioner shall file a verified
20petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under par. (ar) not earlier than the
21time of completion of the canvass following canvassing of any valid provisional
22ballots under s. 6.97 (4) and, except as provided in this subdivision, not later than
235 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or
24county board of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that
25referendum question following canvassing of all valid provisional ballots or, if more

1than one board of canvassers makes the determination, not later than 5 p.m. on the
23rd business day following the last meeting day of the last board of canvassers which
3makes a determination following canvassing of all valid provisional ballots. If the
4commission chairperson secretary of state or chairperson's secretary's designee
5makes the determination for the office or the referendum question, the petitioner
6shall file the petition not earlier than the last meeting day of the last county board
7of canvassers to make a statement in the election or referendum following
8canvassing of all valid provisional ballots and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd
9business day following the day on which the commission secretary of state receives
10the last statement from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum
11following canvassing of all valid provisional ballots. With regard to an election for
12president, the petitioner shall file the petition not later than 5 p.m. on the first
13business day following the day on which the commission secretary of state receives
14the last statement from a county board of canvassers for the election following
15canvassing of all valid provisional ballots.
AB981,243 16Section 243. 9.01 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,107,2317 9.01 (1) (a) 4. The petition under subd. 1. may be amended to include
18information discovered as a result of the investigation of the board of canvassers or
19the commission chairperson secretary of state or chairperson's secretary's designee
20after the filing of the petition if the petitioner moves to amend the petition as soon
21as possible after the petitioner discovers, or reasonably should have discovered, the
22information that is the subject of the amendment and if the petitioner was unable
23to include the information in the original petition.
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