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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.
AB981,244 24Section 244. 9.01 (1) (ag) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,108,8
19.01 (1) (ag) 2. If subd. 1 does not apply to the difference between the votes cast
2for the leading candidate and those cast for the petitioner or the difference between
3the affirmative and negative votes cast upon any referendum question following
4canvassing of all valid provisional and absentee ballots, the petitioner shall pay a fee
5equal to the actual cost of performing the recount in each ward for which the petition
6requests a recount, or in each municipality for which the petition requests a recount
7where no wards exist, plus the actual cost incurred by the commission secretary of
8state
to provide services for performing the recount.
AB981,245 9Section 245. 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,108,1710 9.01 (1) (ag) 4. The commission secretary of state shall deposit all moneys
11received by it the secretary into the account under s. 20.510 (1) 20.575 (2) (g), and
12shall pay the fees required for each recount to the county clerks of the counties in
13which the recount is to be held and shall retain the amount necessary to pay for the
14actual cost incurred by the commission secretary of state to provide services for
15performing the recount. The county clerk shall deposit fees received by him or her
16with the county treasurer. The municipal clerk shall deposit fees received by him or
17her with the municipal treasurer.
AB981,246 18Section 246. 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,108,2119 9.01 (1) (ar) 2. In the event of a recount for a referendum, the petition shall be
20filed with the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is called, and, in the
21case of the state, with the commission secretary of state.
AB981,247 22Section 247. 9.01 (1) (ar) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,109,1423 9.01 (1) (ar) 3. Whenever a clerk receives a valid petition and any payment
24under par. (ag) 3., the clerk shall thereupon notify the proper board of canvassers.
25Whenever the commission secretary of state receives a valid petition and any

1payment under par. (ag) 3., the commission secretary shall promptly by certified mail
2or other expeditious means order the proper county boards of canvassers to
3commence the recount. County boards of canvassers shall convene no later than 9
4a.m. on the 3rd day after receipt of an order and may adjourn for not more than one
5day at a time until the recount is completed in the county, except that the commission
6secretary may permit extension of the time for adjournment. Returns from a recount
7ordered by the commission secretary of state shall be transmitted to the office of the
8commission secretary as soon as possible, but in no case later than 13 days from the
9date of the order of the commission secretary directing the recount. The commission
10chairperson
secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee may not
11make a determination in any election if a recount is pending before any county board
12of canvassers in that election. The commission chairperson secretary of state or the
13chairperson's secretary's designee need not recount actual ballots, but shall verify
14the returns of the county boards of canvassers in making his or her determinations.
AB981,248 15Section 248. 9.01 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,110,516 9.01 (5) (a) The board of canvassers or the commission chairperson secretary
17of state
or the chairperson's secretary's designee shall keep complete minutes of all
18proceedings before the board of canvassers or the chairperson secretary or designee.
19The minutes shall include a record of objections and offers of evidence. If the board
20of canvassers or the commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's
21secretary's designee receives exhibits from any party, the board of canvassers or the
22chairperson secretary or designee shall number and preserve the exhibits. The board
23of canvassers or the chairperson secretary or chairperson's secretary's designee shall
24make specific findings of fact with respect to any irregularity raised in the petition
25or discovered during the recount. Any member of the board of canvassers or the

1chairperson secretary or chairperson's secretary's designee may administer oaths,
2certify official acts, and issue subpoenas for purposes of this section. Witness fees
3shall be paid by the county. In the case of proceedings before the commission
4chairperson
secretary of state or chairperson's the secretary's designee, witness fees
5shall be paid by the commission secretary of state.
AB981,249 6Section 249. 9.01 (5) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,110,187 9.01 (5) (bm) Upon the completion of its proceedings, a board of canvassers
8shall deliver to the commission secretary of state one copy of the minutes of the
9proceedings kept under par. (a). In addition, in the case of a recount of an election
10for state or national office, for each candidate whose name appears on the ballot for
11that office under the name of a political party, the board of canvassers shall deliver
12one copy of the minutes to the chief officer, if any, who is named in any registration
13statement filed under s. 11.0302 by the state committee of that political party, and
14in the case of a recount of an election for county office, for each candidate whose name
15appears on the ballot for that office under the name of a political party, the board of
16canvassers shall deliver one copy of the minutes to the chief officer, if any, who is
17named in any registration statement filed under s. 11.0302 by the county committee
18of that political party.
AB981,250 19Section 250. 9.01 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,111,820 9.01 (5) (c) If the recount is made by a municipal or county board of canvassers
21and the result is required to be reported to a county board of canvassers or to the
22commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee,
23the board of canvassers making the initial recount shall immediately certify the
24results to the county board of canvassers or to the commission chairperson secretary
25of state
or designee. If a county board of canvassers receives such results, it shall

1then convene not later than 9 a.m. on the next business day following receipt to
2examine the returns and determine the results. If the commission chairperson
3secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee receives such results, the
4chairperson secretary or designee shall publicly examine the returns and determine
5the results not later than 9 a.m. on the 3rd business day following receipt, but if that
6day is earlier than the latest day permitted for that election under s. 7.70 (3) (a), the
7commission chairperson secretary or designee may examine the returns and
8determine the results not later than the day specified in s. 7.70 (3) (a).
AB981,251 9Section 251. 9.01 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,111,2510 9.01 (6) (a) Within 5 business days after completion of the recount
11determination by the board of canvassers in all counties concerned, or within 5
12business days after completion of the recount determination by the commission
13chairperson
secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee whenever a
14determination is made by the chairperson secretary or designee, any candidate, or
15any elector when for a referendum, aggrieved by the recount may appeal to circuit
16court. The appeal shall commence by serving a written notice of appeal on the other
17candidates and persons who filed a written notice of appearance before each board
18of canvassers whose decision is appealed, or in the case of a statewide recount, before
19the commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's
20designee. The appellant shall also serve notice on the commission secretary of state
21if the commission chairperson secretary or the chairperson's secretary's designee is
22responsible for determining the election. The appellant shall serve the notice by
23certified mail or in person. The appellant shall file the notice with the clerk of circuit
24court together with an undertaking and surety in the amount approved by the court,
25conditioned upon the payment of all costs taxed against the appellant.
AB981,252
1Section 252. 9.01 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,112,92 9.01 (7) (a) The court with whom an appeal is filed shall forthwith issue an
3order directing each affected county, municipal clerk, or board, and the commission
4secretary of state, to transmit immediately all ballots, papers and records affecting
5the appeal to the clerk of court or to impound and secure such ballots, papers and
6records, or both. The order shall be served upon each affected county, municipal
7clerk, or board, the commission secretary of state, and all other candidates and
8persons who filed a written notice of appearance before any board of canvassers
9involved in the recount.
AB981,253 10Section 253. 9.01 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,112,1311 9.01 (8) (a) Unless the court finds a ground for setting aside or modifying the
12determination of the board of canvassers or the commission chairperson secretary
13of state
or chairperson's secretary's designee, it shall affirm the determination.
AB981,254 14Section 254. 9.01 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,113,215 9.01 (8) (c) The court may not receive evidence not offered to the board of
16canvassers or the commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's
17secretary's designee except for evidence that was unavailable to a party exercising
18due diligence at the time of the recount or newly discovered evidence that could not
19with due diligence have been obtained during the recount, and except that the court
20may receive evidence not offered at an earlier time because a party was not
21represented by counsel in all or part of a recount proceeding. A party who fails to
22object or fails to offer evidence of a defect or irregularity during the recount waives
23the right to object or offer evidence before the court except in the case of evidence that
24was unavailable to a party exercising due diligence at the time of the recount or
25newly discovered evidence that could not with due diligence have been obtained

1during the recount or evidence received by the court due to unavailability of counsel
2during the recount.
AB981,255 3Section 255. 9.01 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,113,154 9.01 (8) (d) The court shall set aside or modify the determination of the board
5of canvassers or the commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's
6secretary's designee if it finds that the board of canvassers or the chairperson
7secretary or chairperson's secretary's designee has erroneously interpreted a
8provision of law and a correct interpretation compels a particular action. If the
9determination depends on any fact found by the board of canvassers or the
10commission chairperson secretary of state or the chairperson's secretary's designee,
11the court may not substitute its judgment for that of the board of canvassers or the
12chairperson secretary or designee as to the weight of the evidence on any disputed
13finding of fact. The court shall set aside the determination if it finds that the
14determination depends on any finding of fact that is not supported by substantial
15evidence.
AB981,256 16Section 256. 9.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,113,2317 9.01 (10) Standard forms and methods. The commission secretary of state
18shall prescribe standard forms and procedures for the making of recounts under this
19section. The procedures prescribed by the commission secretary shall require the
20boards of canvassers in recounts involving more than one board of canvassers to
21consult with the commission staff office of the secretary of state prior to beginning
22any recount in order to ensure that uniform procedures are used, to the extent
23practicable, in such recounts.
AB981,257 24Section 257. 10.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,114,9
110.01 (1) The form of the various election notices shall be prescribed by the
2commission secretary of state to standardize election notices. To accomplish this
3purpose, the commission secretary shall make rules and draft whatever forms it the
4secretary
considers necessary. Notification or certification lists of candidates or
5referenda questions sent to the county clerks shall prescribe the form in which the
6county clerks shall publish the relevant portions of the notice and any additional
7county offices and referenda questions. The commission secretary of state shall also
8prescribe the provisions for municipal notices which shall be sent to each county
9clerk who shall immediately forward them to each municipal clerk.
AB981,258 10Section 258. 10.01 (2) (intro) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,114,1411 10.01 (2) (intro.) For election purposes there shall be 5 basic types of notices,
12modified as necessary to apply to the various elections, which shall be published in
13substantially the same form as prescribed by the commission secretary of state. The
145 types of notices are:
AB981,259 15Section 259. 10.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,114,1916 10.02 (1) Before any election an appropriate type B notice shall be published
17in substantially the form prescribed by the commission secretary of state at the times
18prescribed in s. 10.06. The type B notice shall include the following relevant sections
19and be within the guidelines established in this section.
AB981,260 20Section 260. 10.02 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,115,621 10.02 (2) (c) The facsimile ballots shall follow the voting instructions. The size
22and style of type and the general display of the facsimile ballots shall be prescribed
23by the commission secretary of state and shall conform to the form prescribed by the
24commission secretary under s. 7.08 (1) (a). The party columns shall not exceed 2-1/6
25inches in width and the ballot size may be reduced. Voting machine facsimile ballots

1shall show a reduced diagram of the front of the voting machine and instructions to
2electors on how to vote on the machine. If the ballots in the wards or election districts
3within a county or municipality are identical but for the names of different
4candidates, districts or seats, the facsimile ballot may show the ballot for one ward
5or election district, accompanied by a list of candidates, districts and seats to be voted
6upon in the other wards or election districts.
AB981,261 7Section 261. 10.02 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,115,88 10.02 (3) (intro.) The notice shall contain the following:
AB981,115,99 FACSIMILE BALLOT NOTICE
AB981,115,1010 OF .... ELECTION
AB981,115,1111 Office of .... [County] [Municipal] Clerk.
AB981,115,1212 To the Electors of .... [County] [Municipality]:
AB981,115,1913 Notice is hereby given of a .... election to be held in the several wards in the
14[county] [municipality] of ...., on the .... day of ...., .... (year), at which the officers
15named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted
16for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under
17the title of the office and under the appropriate party or other designation, each in
18its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, in the sample
19ballot below.
AB981,115,2020 INFORMATION TO ELECTORS
AB981,115,2321 Except where a different statement is prescribed by the commission secretary
22of state
for use in whole or in part by municipalities using electronic voting systems
23under s. 5.95, the voting instructions shall be given substantially as follows:
AB981,262 24Section 262. 10.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,116,3
110.06 (1) Elections commission Secretary of state . (a) On or before November
215 preceding a spring election the commission secretary of state shall send a type A
3notice to each county clerk.
AB981,116,74 (c) As soon as possible after the deadline for filing nomination papers for the
5spring election, but no later than the 2nd Tuesday in January, the commission
6secretary of state shall send a type B notice certifying the list of candidates to each
7county clerk if a primary is required.
AB981,116,148 (e) As soon as possible following the state canvass of the spring primary vote,
9but no later than the first Tuesday in March, the commission secretary of state shall
10send a type B notice certifying to each county clerk the list of candidates for the
11spring election. When no state spring primary is held, this notice shall be sent under
12par. (c). When there is a referendum, the commission secretary shall send type A and
13C notices certifying each question to the county clerks as soon as possible, but no later
14than the first Tuesday in March.
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