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(9) Standing. The
commission secretary of state has standing to
10commence or intervene in any civil action or proceeding for the purpose of enforcing
11the laws regulating the conduct of elections or election campaigns, other than laws
12regulating campaign financing, or ensuring their proper administration.
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46. 5.05 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(10) State election administration plan. With the approval of the joint
15committee on finance as provided in this subsection, the
commission secretary of
16state shall adopt and modify as necessary a state plan that meets the requirements
17of P.L.
107-252 to enable participation by this state in federal financial assistance
18programs authorized under that law. The
commission
secretary shall adopt the plan
19and any modifications only after publishing a class 1 notice under ch. 985 or posting
20on the Internet a statement describing the proposed plan or modification and
21receiving public comment thereon. After approval of the proposed plan or any
22modification of the plan by the
commission
secretary, the
commission secretary shall
23submit the proposed plan or modification to the joint committee on finance for the
24approval of the committee. The
commission
secretary may adopt the proposed plan
25or modification only if the committee approves the proposed plan or modification.
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1Section
47. 5.05 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(11) Aids to counties and municipalities. From the appropriations under
3s.
20.510 (1) 20.575 (2) (t) and (x), the
commission secretary of state may provide
4financial assistance to eligible counties and municipalities for election
5administration costs in accordance with the plan adopted under sub. (10). As a
6condition precedent to receipt of assistance under this subsection, the
commission 7secretary shall enter into an agreement with the county or municipality receiving the
8assistance specifying the intended use of the assistance and shall ensure compliance
9with the terms of the agreement. Each agreement shall provide that if the federal
10government objects to the use of any assistance moneys provided to the county or
11municipality under the agreement, the county or municipality shall repay the
12amount of the assistance provided to the
commission
secretary.
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48. 5.05 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(12) Voter education. The
commission secretary of state may conduct or
15prescribe requirements for educational programs to inform electors about voting
16procedures, voting rights, and voting technology. The
commission secretary shall
17conduct an educational program for the purpose of educating electors who cast paper
18ballots, ballots that are counted at a central counting location, and absentee ballots
19of the effect of casting excess votes for a single office.
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49. 5.05 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(13) (a) The
commission
secretary of state shall maintain one or more
22toll-free telephone lines for electors to report possible voting fraud and voting rights
23violations, to obtain general election information, and to access information
24concerning their registration status, current polling place locations, and other
25information relevant to voting in elections.
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50. 5.05 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(13) (b) The
commission
secretary of state may maintain a free access
3system under which an elector who votes under s. 6.96 or 6.97 may ascertain current
4information concerning whether the elector's vote has been counted, and, if the vote
5will not be counted, the reason that it will not be counted.
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6Section
51. 5.05 (13) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(13) (c) The
commission
secretary of state shall maintain a freely
8accessible system under which a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an
9overseas elector who casts an absentee ballot may ascertain whether the ballot has
10been received by the appropriate municipal clerk.
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52. 5.05 (13) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(13) (d) (intro.) The
commission secretary of state shall designate and
13maintain at least one freely accessible means of electronic communication which
14shall be used for the following purposes:
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53. 5.05 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(14) Information from county and municipal clerks. (a) The
commission 17secretary of state may request information from county and municipal clerks
18relating to election administration, performance of electronic voting systems and
19voting machines, and use of paper ballots in elections.
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(b) The
commission office of the secretary of state shall establish a subscription
21service whereby a person may electronically access the absentee ballot information
22provided under s. 6.33 (5) (a), including semiweekly updates of such information.
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(c) On election night the
commission office of the secretary of state shall provide
24a link on its Internet site to the posting of each county's election returns on each
25county's Internet site.
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54. 5.05 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(15) Registration list. The
commission office of the secretary of state is
3responsible for the design and maintenance of the official registration list under s.
46.36. The
commission secretary of state shall require all municipalities to use the
5list in every election and may require any municipality to adhere to procedures
6established by the
commission office of the secretary of state for proper maintenance
7of the list.
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8Section
55. 5.05 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(16) Policies and procedures. (a) Annually, the
commission office of the
10secretary of state shall adopt written policies and procedures in order to govern its
11internal operations and management and shall annually report such policies and
12procedures to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172
13(3).
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(b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the
commission
office of the secretary of state may
15reconsider at any time any policy or procedure adopted as provided under par. (a).
16If, upon reconsideration, the
commission office revises a previously reported policy
17or procedure, the
commission office shall report the revision to the appropriate
18standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
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(c) The
commission secretary of state may reconsider at any time any written
20directives or written guidance provided to the general public or to any person subject
21to the provisions of chs. 5 to 10 and 12 with regard to the enforcement and
22administration of those provisions.
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56. 5.05 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(17) Payments. The
commission office of the secretary of state may accept
25payment by credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment mechanism for any
1amounts owed pursuant to the administration of chs. 5 to 10 or 12, and may charge
2a surcharge to the payer to recover charges associated with the acceptance of that
3electronic payment.
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57. 5.05 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(18) Electronic poll lists. The
commission secretary of state may
6facilitate the creation and maintenance of electronic poll lists for purposes of s. 6.79
7including entering into contracts with vendors and establishing programs for
8development and testing.