AB981,186 Section 186. 7.08 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,83,5 7.08 (3) (a) Be compiled by the commission secretary of state.

AB981,187 Section 187. 7.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,83,10 7.08 (4) Election laws. Publish the election laws. The commission secretary of state shall sell or distribute or arrange for the sale or distribution of copies of the election laws to county and municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners and members of the public.

AB981,188 Section 188. 7.08 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,83,19 7.08 (6) Enforcement of federal voting system standards. Following each general election, audit the performance of each voting system used in this state to determine the error rate of the system in counting ballots that are validly cast by electors. If the error rate exceeds the rate permitted under standards of the federal election commission in effect on October 29, 2002, the commission secretary of state shall take remedial action and order remedial action to be taken by affected counties and municipalities to ensure compliance with the standards. Each county and municipality shall comply with any order received under this subsection.

AB981,189 Section 189. 7.10 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,84,2 7.10 (1) (a) Each county clerk shall provide ballots for every election in the county for all national, state and county offices, including metropolitan sewerage commission elections under s. 200.09 (11) (am), for municipal judges elected under s. 755.01 (4) and for state and county referenda. The official and sample ballots shall be prepared in substantially the same form as those prescribed by the commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (1) (a).

AB981,190 Section 190. 7.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,84,11 7.10 (2) Preparing ballots. The county clerk shall prepare copy for the official ballots immediately upon receipt of the certified list of candidates' names from the commission secretary of state. Names certified by the commission secretary shall be arranged in the order certified. The county clerk shall place the names of all candidates filed in the clerk's office or certified to the clerk by the commission secretary on the proper ballot or ballots under the appropriate office and party titles. The county clerk shall prepare a special ballot under s. 5.60 (8) showing only the candidates in the presidential preference primary.

AB981,191 Section 191. 7.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,84,22 7.10 (3) (a) The county clerk shall distribute the ballots to the municipal clerks no later than 48 days before each partisan primary and general election and no later than 22 days before each other primary and election, except that the clerk shall distribute the ballots under sub. (2) for the presidential preference primary no later 48 days before the presidential preference primary. Election forms prepared by the commission secretary of state shall be distributed at the same time. If the commission secretary transmits an amended certification under s. 7.08 (2) (a) or if the commission secretary or a court orders a ballot error to be corrected under s. 5.06 (6) or 5.72 (3) after ballots have been distributed, the county clerk shall distribute corrected ballots to the municipal clerks as soon as possible.

AB981,192 Section 192. 7.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,85,3 7.10 (4) Resolving notice doubts. When in doubt as to compliance with the statutory requirements for election notices or the correct fees to be paid for them, the county clerk may consult the commission secretary of state.

AB981,193 Section 193. 7.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,85,7 7.10 (7) Voter education. Each county clerk shall assist the commission secretary of state in conducting educational programs under s. 5.05 (12) to inform electors about the voting process.

AB981,194 Section 194. 7.10 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,85,12 7.10 (8) Free election information exchange. Each county clerk shall assist the commission secretary of state and municipal clerks in maintaining toll-free telephone lines and other free access systems under s. 5.05 (13) for exchange of voting information.

AB981,195 Section 195. 7.10 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,85,15 7.10 (9) Training of election officials. Each county clerk shall assist the commission secretary of state in the training of election officials under s. 5.05 (7).

AB981,196 Section 196. 7.10 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,85,19 7.10 (10) Information to commission secretary of state . Each county clerk shall provide to the commission secretary of state any information requested under s. 5.05 (14).

AB981,197 Section 197. 7.15 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,86,5 7.15 (1) (e) Train election officials in their duties, calling them together whenever advisable, advise them of changes in laws, rules and procedures affecting the performance of their duties, and administer examinations as authorized under s. 7.30 (2) (c). The training shall conform with the requirements prescribed in rules promulgated by the commission secretary of state under ss. 7.31 and 7.315. The clerk shall assure that officials who serve at polling places where an electronic voting system is used are familiar with the system and competent to instruct electors in its proper use. The clerk shall inspect systematically and thoroughly the conduct of elections in the municipality so that elections are honestly, efficiently and uniformly conducted.

AB981,198 Section 198. 7.15 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,86,11 7.15 (1) (g) In the manner prescribed by the commission secretary of state, report suspected election frauds, irregularities, or violations of which the clerk has knowledge to the district attorney for the county where the suspected activity occurs and to the commission secretary. The commission secretary shall annually report the information obtained under this paragraph to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).

AB981,199 Section 199. 7.15 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,86,16 7.15 (1m) Attend training. Each municipal clerk shall, at least once every 2 years during the period beginning on January 1 of each even-numbered year and ending on December 31 of the following year, attend a training program sponsored by the commission secretary of state under ss. 7.31 and 7.315.

AB981,200 Section 200. 7.15 (8) of the statutes is amended to read: