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SB240,17,322 7.60 (4) (c) (intro.) In preparing the statements and determinations, the board
23of canvassers shall carefully review the tally sheets and inspectors' statement. The
24board of canvassers may omit the names of individuals whose names do not appear
25on the ballot and who receive a comparatively small number of votes. The board of

1canvassers shall designate votes received by such individuals as scattering votes.
2The board of canvassers shall append the following to each statement and
3determination a :
SB240,17,6 41. A tabulation of the votes cast at each election district, ward, or combination
5of wards authorized under s. 5.15 (6) (b) in the county for each office and each
6individual, whether the votes are canvassed or not, as well as the.
SB240,17,9 72. The total canvassed votes cast for each individual and each office, except
8where scattering votes are designated. If any votes are rejected, the board of
9canvassers shall specify the reasons therefor.
SB240,33 10Section 33. 7.60 (4) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB240,17,1311 7.60 (4) (c) 3. After elections at which ranked-choice voting under s. 5.20 is
12used, the number of highest-ranked preferences and lesser-ranked preferences for
13each person for each office, indicating the numbers for each choice.
SB240,34 14Section 34. 7.60 (4) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB240,17,1615 7.60 (4) (c) 4. For each rejected vote, the board of canvassers' explanation for
16rejecting the vote.
SB240,35 17Section 35 . 7.62 of the statutes is created to read:
SB240,17,20 187.62 Canvass procedure for ranked-choice voting. (1) Definition. In
19this section, “continuing candidate” means a candidate that has not been eliminated
20or elected.
SB240,17,24 21(1m) Tally sheets. The commission shall prescribe a tally sheet form for
22canvassing of elections in which ranked-choice voting is used. The inspectors shall
23use the form in preparing the returns and shall retain the form as a part of the official
24returns.
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1(2) Single-seat election. (a) For determining the winning candidate for a
2single-seat election using ranked-choice voting, the candidate that receives the
3majority of the highest-ranked preferences for an office or seat shall be elected. If
4no candidate for an office or seat receives a majority of the highest-ranked
5preferences, the candidate who receives the least number of highest-ranked
6preferences shall be eliminated and the next-ranked preferences, if any, indicated
7by the electors who voted for that candidate shall be added to the highest-ranked
8preferences received by the other continuing candidates.
SB240,18,189 (b) If more than one continuing candidate receives the least number of
10highest-ranked preferences, the tie shall be resolved as provided under sub. (6). If
11after the reapportionment of preferences a continuing candidate has a majority of
12highest-ranked preferences and reapportioned next-ranked preferences, that
13candidate shall be declared elected. If after the reapportionment of preferences no
14continuing candidate has a majority of highest-ranked preferences and
15reapportioned next-ranked preferences, the apportionment begins again with
16additional choice preferences tallied in the same manner so that the continuing
17candidate with the least number of choice preferences is eliminated and his or her
18choice preferences reapportioned to the remaining continuing candidates.
SB240,18,2519 (c) Any time during tabulation when the continuing candidate with the least
20number of highest-ranked preferences would be defeated, if there are 2 or more
21candidates for whom it is mathematically impossible to be elected, then all
22continuing candidates for whom it is mathematically impossible to be elected shall
23be eliminated simultaneously. For purposes of this paragraph, continuing
24candidates for whom it is mathematically impossible to be elected include the
25following:
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11. Continuing candidates whose vote total plus the sum of current votes for
2continuing candidates with fewer votes would not be enough to equal or surpass the
3continuing candidate with the next highest current vote total.
SB240,19,64 2. Any continuing candidate that has a lower current vote total than a
5continuing candidate for whom it is mathematically impossible to be elected under
6subd. 1.
SB240,19,147 (d) Reapportionment of preferences continues under this subsection until a
8continuing candidate has the majority of highest-ranked and reapportioned
9preferences and until the results of the reapportionment and tabulation indicate
10which 2 continuing candidates received the most highest-ranked and reapportioned
11preferences. The continuing candidate with the majority of highest-ranked and
12reapportioned preferences shall be declared elected. If the 2 continuing candidates
13with the most highest-ranked preferences are tied, the tie shall be resolved as
14provided under sub. (6) and the winner declared elected.
SB240,19,20 15(3) Multiple-seat election. (a) For determining the winning candidates for
16a multiple-seat election using ranked-choice voting, each candidate that receives no
17less than the number of threshold votes for the open office or seat shall be elected.
18The threshold shall be determined by dividing the total number of votes cast for the
19open offices or seats by the number of such offices or seats, plus one, and adding one
20to the quotient, disregarding any fractions.
SB240,20,321 (b) For purposes of this subsection, a first ranked-choice tabulation shall be
22done under this paragraph before a tabulation under par. (c). If the number of
23candidates, other than any undeclared or declared write-in candidate, whose vote
24total is equal to or greater than the threshold determined under par. (a) is equal to
25the number of seats to be filled, those candidates are declared elected. If the number

1of candidates, other than any undeclared or declared write-in candidate, whose vote
2total is equal to or greater than the threshold is less than the number of seats to be
3filled, the canvassers shall perform a tabulation under par. (c).
SB240,20,64 (c) After the tabulation under par. (b), the tabulation of votes shall proceed in
5rounds for each office to be counted and the tabulation for each round shall proceed
6sequentially as follows:
SB240,20,177 1. The number of votes cast for each continuing candidate for the current round
8shall be counted. If the number of continuing candidates, other than any undeclared
9write-in candidate, whose vote total is equal to or greater than the threshold
10determined under par. (a) is equal to the number of seats to be filled, those continuing
11candidates are elected and the tabulation is complete. Then, if the number of
12continuing candidates, including any undeclared write-in candidates, whose vote
13total is equal to or greater than the threshold determined under par. (a) is equal to
14the number of seats to be filled, those continuing candidates are elected and the
15tabulation is complete. If the number of continuing candidates whose vote total is
16equal to or greater than the threshold is not equal to the number of seats to be filled,
17a new round begins and the tabulation continues as described in subds. 2. and 3.
SB240,20,1918 2. Surplus votes for any continuing candidates whose vote total is equal to or
19greater than the threshold determined under par. (a) shall be calculated.
SB240,20,2120 3. The surplus of the elected candidate with the largest surplus is transferred
21using the Weighted Inclusive Gregory Method as follows:
SB240,20,2422 a. The number of surplus votes of the elected candidate shall be divided by the
23number of votes received by the candidate and the resulting fraction shall be the
24surplus fraction.
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1b. In relation to any particular ballots for surplus votes of the elected candidate,
2the surplus fraction shall be multiplied by the transfer value at which those ballots
3were transferred to the elected candidate, or by one if they expressed first
4preferences for the elected candidate, and the product shall be the continued transfer
5value of those particular ballots.
SB240,21,156 c. The total number of ballots for surplus votes of the elected candidate that
7express the next available preference and have a particular current value shall be
8multiplied by that transfer value. The number so obtained, disregarding any
9fraction, shall be added to the number of votes of the continuing candidate and all
10those ballots shall be transferred to the continuing candidate. If on the completion
11of the transfer of the surplus votes of the elected candidate to a particular continuing
12candidate that continuing candidate has received a number of votes equal to or
13greater than the threshold, that continuing candidate shall be elected. If no
14continuing candidate has a surplus, the tabulation continues as described in subd.
154. Otherwise, the tabulation continues as described in subd. 1.
SB240,21,2416 4. All continuing candidates for whom it is mathematically impossible to be
17elected shall be eliminated simultaneously. Votes for the eliminated candidates shall
18be transferred to each ballot's next-ranked continuing candidate, except votes for
19candidates eliminated in the final round are not transferred if, by their elimination,
20the number of continuing candidates is reduced to the number of seats yet to be filled.
21If no continuing candidate can be eliminated under this subdivision, the tabulation
22continues as described in subd. 5. Otherwise, the tabulation continues as described
23in subd. 1. For purposes of this subdivision, continuing candidates for whom it is
24mathematically impossible to be elected include the following:
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1a. Continuing candidates whose vote total plus the sum of current votes for
2continuing candidates with fewer votes would not be enough to equal or surpass the
3continuing candidate with the next highest current vote total.
SB240,22,64 b. Any continuing candidate that has a lower current vote total than a
5continuing candidate for whom it is mathematically impossible to be elected under
6subd. 4. a.
SB240,22,127 5. If there are no transferable surplus votes and no continuing candidate is
8eliminated under subd. 4., the continuing candidate with the fewest votes is
9eliminated. Votes for an eliminated candidate are transferred at their transfer value
10to each ballot's next-ranked continuing candidate, except votes for candidates
11eliminated in the final round are not transferred if, by their elimination, the number
12of continuing candidates is reduced to the number of seats yet to be filled.
SB240,22,2013 6. The procedures in subds. 1. to 5. shall be repeated until the number of
14continuing candidates whose vote total is equal to or greater than the threshold is
15equal to the number of seats to be filled, or until the number of continuing candidates
16is equal to the number of seats yet to be filled. If the number of continuing candidates
17is equal to the number of seats yet to be filled, any remaining continuing candidates
18shall be declared elected. Continuing candidates eliminated under this subdivision
19in the final round retain their votes. Any ties between continuing candidates in
20subds. 1. to 5. shall be resolved as provided in sub. (6).
SB240,23,7 21(4) Ascertainment of intent. If a ballot does not clearly show which candidate
22the voter prefers to all others, or if it contains any word, mark, or other sign
23apparently intended to identify the voter, it shall be set aside as invalid. Every ballot
24not held invalid under this subsection shall be counted according to the intent of the
25voter, so far as that can be clearly ascertained, whether marked according to the

1directions printed on it or not. No ballot shall be held invalid because the names of
2candidates on the ballot for whom the voter did not mark a choice have been stricken
3out, unless such striking out constitutes an identifying mark. A single mark on a
4ballot on which no first choice figure appears shall be considered equivalent to a first
5choice preference. If a ballot contains both figures and marks, the order of the choice
6shown by the figures shall be taken as the voter's intention insofar as the order is
7clearly indicated.
SB240,23,11 8(5) Skipped rankings, overvotes, and undervotes. (a) Ballots skipping one
9ranking shall be counted for that voter's next clearly indicated choice. Ballots with
102 or more rankings skipped consecutively shall be declared exhausted after all
11candidates ranked prior to the consecutively skipped rankings have been eliminated.
SB240,23,1412 (b) Ballots with 2 or more of the same number shall be declared exhausted when
13such duplicate rankings are reached unless only one of the candidates with the
14duplicate ranking is a continuing candidate.
SB240,23,1615 (c) Ballots that indicate no further rankings after the elector's initial
16preferences have been eliminated shall be declared exhausted.
SB240,23,1717 (d) Ballots that indicate no rankings shall be declared exhausted.
SB240,23,25 18(6) Ties. In the event of a tie that affects the outcome of the election, the tie
19shall be broken by comparing the votes of the tied candidates in the previous rounds
20of counting, starting with the count immediately preceding the round in which the
21tie occurs. If one of the tied candidates had more votes than the remaining tied
22candidates in the preceding round or an earlier round of counting, then that
23candidate shall advance and the others shall be eliminated. If the candidates were
24tied in each preceding round, or if there were no preceding rounds, then the tie shall
25be resolved by lot.
SB240,36
1Section 36. 7.70 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,24,82 7.70 (3) (a) The chairperson of the commission or a designee of the chairperson
3appointed by the chairperson to canvass a specific election shall publicly canvass the
4returns and make his or her certifications and determinations on or before the 2nd
5Tuesday following a spring primary,
the 15th day of May following a spring election,
6the 3rd Wednesday following a partisan primary, the first day of December following
7a general election, the 2nd Thursday following a special primary, or within 18 days
8after any special election.
SB240,37 9Section 37. 8.05 (1) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
SB240,24,1110 8.05 (1) (L) A town or village may not use ranked-choice voting under s. 5.20
11to nominate candidates for town or village offices at a caucus.
SB240,38 12Section 38 . 8.05 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB240,39 13Section 39 . 8.05 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,24,2214 8.05 (4) (a) If a primary is provided for the nomination of candidates for elective
15village offices under s. 8.11 (1m) (b) or (c), candidates for those offices shall file
16nomination papers. In any other case, a
A majority of the governing body of any
17village may provide that candidates for elective village office shall be nominated by
18nomination papers. Determination of the governing body to provide for nomination
19of candidates by nomination papers shall be made not later than December 1
20preceding the election. If nomination by nomination papers is not provided for under
21this paragraph and no primary is provided for under s. 8.11 (1m) (b) or (c), a village
22shall nominate candidates by caucus.
SB240,40 23Section 40 . 8.05 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB240,41 24Section 41 . 8.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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18.10 (1) Candidates for office to be filled at the spring election shall be
2nominated by nomination papers, or by nomination papers and selection at the
3primary if a primary is held,
except as provided for towns and villages under s. 8.05.
4Unless designated in this section or s. 8.05, the general provisions pertaining to
5nomination at the partisan primary apply.
SB240,42 6Section 42 . 8.11 of the statutes is repealed.
SB240,43 7Section 43 . 8.13 of the statutes is repealed.
SB240,44 8Section 44 . 8.17 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,26,29 8.17 (1) (a) Political parties qualifying for a separate ballot under s. 5.62 (1) (b)
10or (2) shall elect their party committeemen and committeewomen committee
11members
as provided under sub. (5) (b). The function of committeemen and
12committeewomen
the committee members is to represent their neighborhoods in the
13structure of a political party. Committeemen and committeewomen Committee
14members
shall act as liaison representatives between their parties and the residents
15of the election districts in which they serve. Activities of committeemen and
16committeewomen
committee members shall include , but not be limited to,
17identifying voters; assistance assisting in voter registration drives; increasing voter
18participation in political parties; polling and other methods of passing information
19from residents to political parties and elected public officials; and dissemination of
20disseminating information from public officials to residents. For assistance in those
21and other activities of interest to a political party, each committeeman and
22committeewoman
committee member may appoint a captain to engage in these
23activities in each ward, if the election district served by the committeeman or
24committeewoman
committee member includes more than one ward. In an election
25district which that includes more than one ward, the committeeman or

1committeewoman
committee member shall coordinate the activities of the ward
2captains in promoting the interests of his or her party.
SB240,45 3Section 45 . 8.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,26,64 8.17 (4) The term of office of each committeeman or committeewoman
5committee member shall end on the date of the meeting held under sub. (5) (b)
6following each partisan primary.
SB240,46 7Section 46 . 8.17 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,26,248 8.17 (5) (b) A combined meeting of the county committee and members in good
9standing of the party in the county shall be held no sooner than 15 days after the
10partisan primary and no later than April 1 of the following year. At this meeting, the
11party committeemen or committeewomen committee members and the county
12committee offices of chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary, and treasurer shall be
13filled by election by the incumbent committeemen, committeewomen committee
14members
and other party members present and voting, each of whom is entitled to
15one vote. At this meeting, the county committee shall elect the members of the
16congressional district committee as provided in sub. (6) (b), (c) , and (d). The secretary
17of the county committee shall give at least 7 days' written notice of the meeting to
18party and committee members. Individuals elected as county committee officers or
19as congressional district committee members may be, but are not required to be,
20committeemen or committeewomen party committee members. They are required
21to be party members in good standing. The terms of committeemen and
22committeewomen
party committee members, county committee officers, and
23congressional district committee members begin during the meeting immediately
24upon completion and verification of the voting for each office.
SB240,47 25Section 47. 8.50 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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18.50 (2) (a) The date for the special election shall be not less than 62 nor more
2than 77 days from the date of the order except when the special election is held to fill
3a vacancy in a national office or the special election is held on the day of the general
4election or spring election. If a special election is held concurrently with the spring
5election, the special election may be ordered not earlier than 92 106 days prior to the
6spring primary election and not later than 49 63 days prior to that primary election.
7If a special election is held concurrently with the general election or a special election
8is held to fill a national office, the special election may be ordered not earlier than
9122 days prior to the partisan primary or special primary, respectively, and not later
10than 92 days prior to that primary.
SB240,48 11Section 48 . 8.50 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,27,1912 8.50 (2) (b) If a primary is required, the primary shall be on the day 4 weeks
13before the day of the special election except when the special election is held on the
14same day as the general election the special primary shall be held on the same day
15as the partisan primary or if the special election is held concurrently with the spring
16election, the primary shall be held concurrently with the spring primary
, and except
17when the special election is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
18of an odd-numbered year, the primary shall be held on the 2nd Tuesday of August
19in that year.
SB240,49 20Section 49 . 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,28,1121 8.50 (3) (a) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the
22order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days
23before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when
24a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the
25deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall

1be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no
2later than 35 75 days prior to the date of the spring primary election or no later than
3June 1 preceding the partisan primary. Nomination papers may be filed in the
4manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15, or 8.20. Each candidate shall file a declaration of
5candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no later than the latest time provided
6in the order for filing nomination papers. If a candidate for state or local office has
7not filed a registration statement under s. 11.0202 (1) (a) at the time he or she files
8nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement with the papers. A
9candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic interests with the
10ethics commission no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day for filing
11nomination papers specified in the order.
SB240,50 12Section 50 . 8.50 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,28,2413 8.50 (3) (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions for the
14partisan primary under s. 8.15 are applicable to all partisan primaries held under
15this section, and the provisions for spring primaries election nominations under s.
168.10 are applicable to all nonpartisan primaries elections held under this section.
17In a special partisan primary or election, the order of the parties on the ballot shall
18be the same as provided under s. 5.62 (1) or 5.64 (1) (b). No primary is required for
19a nonpartisan election in which not more than 2 candidates for an office appear on
20the ballot or for
a partisan election in which not more than one candidate for an office
21appears on the ballot of each recognized political party. In every special election
22except a special election for nonpartisan state office where no candidate is certified
23to appear on the ballot, a space for write-in votes shall be provided on the ballot,
24regardless of whether a special primary is held.
SB240,51 25Section 51 . 10.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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110.01 (2) (d) Type D — The type D notice shall state the hours the polls will be
2open and the polling places to be utilized at the election or shall include a concise
3statement of how polling place information may be obtained. In cities over 500,000
4population, the board of election commissioners shall determine the form of the
5notice. In other municipalities and special purpose districts, the clerk of the
6municipality or special purpose district shall give the polling place information in the
7manner the governing body of the municipality or special purpose district decides
8will most effectively inform the electors. The type D notice shall be published by the
9municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality once on the
10day before each spring primary and election, each special national, state, county, or
11municipal election at which the electors of that municipality are entitled to vote and
12each partisan primary and general election. The clerk of each special purpose
13district which that calls a special election shall publish a type D notice on the day
14before the election, and the day before the special primary, if any, except as
15authorized in s. 8.55 (3).
SB240,52 16Section 52 . 10.01 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,30,917 10.01 (2) (e) Type E — The type E notice shall state the qualifications for
18absentee voting, the procedures for obtaining an absentee ballot in the case of
19registered and unregistered voters, the places and the deadlines for application and
20return of application, including any alternate site under s. 6.855, and the office hours
21during which an elector may cast an absentee ballot in the municipal clerk's office
22or at an alternate site under s. 6.855. The municipal clerk shall publish a type E
23notice on the 4th Tuesday preceding each spring primary and election, on the 4th
24Tuesday preceding each partisan primary and general election, on the 4th Tuesday
25preceding the primary for each special national, or state, county or municipal

1election if any, on the 4th Tuesday preceding a special county or municipal
2referendum, and on the 3rd Tuesday preceding each special national, state, county,
3or municipal election to fill an office which that is not held concurrently with the
4spring or general election. The clerk of each special purpose district which that calls
5a special election shall publish a type E notice on the 4th Tuesday preceding the
6primary for the special election, if any, on the 4th Tuesday preceding a special
7referendum, and on the 3rd Tuesday preceding a special election for an office which
8that is not held concurrently with the spring or general election except as authorized
9in s. 8.55 (3).
SB240,53 10Section 53. 10.02 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,30,1111 10.02 (3) (intro.) The notice shall contain the following:
SB240,30,1212 FACSIMILE BALLOT NOTICE
SB240,30,1313 OF .... ELECTION
SB240,30,1414 Office of .... [County] [Municipal] Clerk.
SB240,30,1515 To the Electors of .... [County] [Municipality]:
SB240,30,2216 Notice is hereby given of a .... election to be held in the several wards in the
17[county] [municipality] of ...., on the .... day of ...., .... (year), at which the officers
18named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted
19for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under
20the title of the office and under the appropriate party or other designation, each in
21its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, in the sample
22ballot below.
SB240,30,2323 INFORMATION TO ELECTORS
SB240,31,224 Except as provided in sub. (4) and except where a different statement is
25prescribed by the commission for use in whole or in part by municipalities using

1electronic voting systems under s. 5.95, the voting instructions shall be given
2substantially as follows:
SB240,54 3Section 54 . 10.02 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB240,55 4Section 55. 10.02 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB240,31,65 10.02 (4) The commission shall prescribe by rule the content of type B notices
6to be used at elections at which ranked-choice voting under s. 5.20 is used.
SB240,56 7Section 56 . 10.06 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,31,118 10.06 (1) (c) As soon as possible after the deadline for filing nomination papers
9for the spring election, but no later than the 2nd Tuesday in January, the commission
10shall send a type B notice certifying the list of candidates to each county clerk if a
11primary is required
.
SB240,57 12Section 57 . 10.06 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,31,1913 10.06 (1) (e) As soon as possible following the state canvass of the spring
14primary vote, but no later than the first Tuesday in March, the commission shall send
15a type B notice certifying to each county clerk the list of candidates for the spring
16election. When no state spring primary is held, this notice shall be sent under par.
17(c).
When there is a referendum, the commission shall send type A and C notices
18certifying each question to the county clerks as soon as possible, but no later than the
19first Tuesday in March.
SB240,58 20Section 58 . 10.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB240,59 21Section 59 . 10.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB240,60 22Section 60 . 10.06 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,32,523 10.06 (3) (am) As soon as possible following the deadline for filing nomination
24papers for any municipal election when there is to be an election for a county or state
25office or a county or statewide referendum, but no later than 3 days after such

1deadline, the municipal clerk of each municipality in which voting machines or
2ballots containing the names of candidates for both local offices and national, state,
3or county offices are used shall certify the list of candidates for municipal office to the
4county clerk if a primary is required, unless the municipality prepares its own ballots
5under s. 7.15 (2) (c).
SB240,61 6Section 61 . 10.06 (3) (as) of the statutes is repealed.
SB240,62 7Section 62 . 10.06 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB240,63 8Section 63 . 10.06 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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