Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.

Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.

Because this bill may increase or decrease, directly or indirectly, the cost of the development, construction, financing, purchasing, sale, ownership, or availability of housing in this state, the Department of Administration, as required by law, will prepare a report to be printed as an appendix to this bill.

This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

AB43,,4 The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB43,1 Section 1. 5.02 (6m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6 5.02 (6m) (f) An unexpired identification card issued by a university or college in this state that is accredited, as defined in s. 39.30 (1) (d), or by a technical college in this state that is a member of and governed by the technical college system under ch. 38, that contains the date of issuance and signature of the individual to whom it is issued and that contains an expiration date indicating that the card expires no later than 2 years after the date of issuance if the individual establishes, except that if the identification card is expired the individual shall establish that he or she is enrolled as a student at the university or college on the date that the card is presented.

AB43,2 Section 2. 5.02 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,8 5.02 (20) “Special primary” means the primary held 4 weeks before the special election, except as provided in s. 8.50 (4m) and except when the special election is held on the same day as the general election the special primary shall be held on the same day as the general primary or if the special election is held concurrently with the spring election, the primary shall be held concurrently with the spring primary.

AB43,3 Section 3. 5.02 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,10 5.02 (22) “Spring primary” means the nonpartisan primary held on the 3rd Tuesday in February to nominate nonpartisan candidates to be voted for at the spring election and partisan candidates to be voted for at a special election under s. 8.50 (4m).

AB43,4 Section 4. 5.05 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,12 5.05 (11m) Aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) (f), the commission shall reimburse counties and municipalities for costs incurred in the administration of special primaries for state or national office and special elections for state or national office.

AB43,,13 (b) A cost is eligible for reimbursement under par. (a) only if all of the following apply:

AB43,,14 1. The commission determines that the cost is reasonable.

AB43,,15 2. The cost is specified under par. (c).

AB43,,16 3. If applicable, the commission determines that the rate paid by the county or municipality for the cost does not exceed the rate customarily paid for similar costs at a primary or election that is not a special primary or election.

AB43,,17 4. If the special primary or election coincides with a primary or election that is not a special primary or election, the commission determines that the cost does not exceed the amount that would be incurred if the primaries or elections did not coincide.

AB43,,18 (c) Only the following costs are eligible for reimbursement under par. (a):

AB43,,19 1. Rental payments for polling places.

AB43,,20 2. Election day wages paid under s. 7.03 to election officials working at the polls.

AB43,,21 3. Costs for the publication of required election notices.

AB43,,22 4. Printing and postage costs for absentee ballots and envelopes.

AB43,,23 5. Costs for the design and printing of ballots and poll books.

AB43,,24 6. Purchase of ballot bags or containers, including ties or seals for chain of custody purposes.

AB43,,25 7. Costs to program electronic voting machines.