SB834,,4474477.15 (13) Information to commission secretary of state. Each municipal clerk shall provide to the commission secretary of state any information requested under s. 5.05 (14). SB834,205448Section 205. 7.30 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: SB834,,4494497.30 (2) (c) The governing body of any municipality may require all persons serving as election officials to prove their ability to read and write English and to have a general knowledge of the election laws. Examinations may be given to prove the qualifications can be met. The municipal clerk shall ensure that all training meets the training requirements prescribed in rules promulgated by the commission secretary of state under ss. 7.31 and 7.315. SB834,206450Section 206. 7.30 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: SB834,,4514517.30 (4) (e) If an appointing authority believes that, for good cause, it should not appoint an individual whose name is submitted as a first choice nominee under par. (b), it may request the commission secretary of state to authorize nonappointment. The commission secretary may permit nonappointment of an individual for cause demonstrated by an appointing authority. SB834,207452Section 207. 7.30 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: SB834,,4534537.30 (6) (b) Prior to the first election following the appointment of the inspectors, the municipal clerk shall appoint one of the inspectors at each polling place, other than an inspector who is appointed under sub. (1) (b), to serve as chief inspector. No person may serve as chief inspector at any election who is not certified by the commission secretary of state under s. 7.31 at the time of the election. The chief inspector shall hold the position for the remainder of the term unless the inspector is removed by the clerk or the inspector ceases to be certified under s. 7.31, except that whenever wards are combined or separated under s. 5.15 (6) (b), the municipal clerk shall appoint another inspector who is certified under s. 7.31 to serve as chief inspector at each polling place designated under s. 5.15 (6) (b). If a vacancy occurs in the position of chief inspector at any polling place, the municipal clerk shall appoint one of the other inspectors who is certified under s. 7.31 to fill the vacancy. SB834,208454Section 208. 7.31 of the statutes is amended to read: SB834,,4554557.31 Training and certification of chief inspectors. (1) The commission secretary of state shall establish requirements for certification of individuals to serve as chief inspectors. The requirements shall include a requirement to attend at least one training session held under sub. (5) before beginning service. SB834,,456456(2) No individual may serve as a chief inspector at a polling place in an election unless the individual is certified by the commission secretary of state to hold that office on the date of the election at which the individual serves. SB834,,457457(3) The commission secretary of state shall, upon application, issue certificates to qualified individuals who meet the requirements to be certified as chief inspectors. Each certificate shall carry an expiration date. SB834,,458458(4) The commission secretary of state shall require each individual to whom a certificate is issued under this section to meet requirements to maintain that certification. The requirements shall include a requirement to attend at least one training session held under sub. (5) every 2 years during the period beginning on January 1 of each even-numbered year and ending on December 31 of the following year. The commission secretary shall renew the certificate of any individual who requests renewal and who meets the requirements prescribed under this subsection. SB834,,459459(5) The commission secretary of state shall conduct regular training programs to ensure that individuals who are certified by the commission secretary under this section are knowledgeable concerning their authority and responsibilities. The commission secretary shall pay all costs required to conduct the training programs from the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) 20.575 (2) (bm). SB834,209460Section 209. 7.315 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: SB834,,4614617.315 (1) (a) The commission secretary of state shall, by rule, prescribe the contents of the training that municipal clerks must provide to inspectors, other than chief inspectors, and to special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875. SB834,210462Section 210. 7.315 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: SB834,,4634637.315 (2) The commission secretary of state shall, by rule, prescribe requirements for, and the content of, training required of municipal clerks under s. 7.15 (1m). The commission secretary may provide such training directly or arrange for such training to be provided by other organizations. The rules shall provide a method for notifying the relevant municipal governing body if a municipal clerk fails to attend required training. SB834,211464Section 211. 7.315 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: SB834,,4654657.315 (3) The commission secretary of state may produce and periodically reissue as necessary a video program for the purpose of training election officials, including special voting deputies and election registration officials. The commission secretary shall make any such program available for viewing electronically through an Internet-based system. SB834,212466Section 212. 7.38 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: SB834,,4674677.38 (5) In the event of failure to file the name of a current state chairperson, as required under s. 8.17 (12), the commission secretary of state may not recognize the state committee for the purpose of filling vacancies under sub. (1). SB834,213468Section 213. 7.41 (5) of the statutes is repealed. SB834,214469Section 214. 7.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: SB834,,4704707.52 (1) (a) The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance that, in lieu of canvassing absentee ballots at polling places under s. 6.88, the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers designated under s. 7.53 (2m) shall, at each election held in the municipality, canvass all absentee ballots received by the municipal clerk by 8 p.m. on election day. Prior to enacting an ordinance under this subsection, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality shall notify the elections commission secretary of state in writing of the proposed enactment and shall consult with the elections commission secretary concerning administration of this section. At every election held in the municipality following enactment of an ordinance under this subsection, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall, any time after the opening of the polls and before 10 p.m. on election day, publicly convene to count the absentee ballots for the municipality. The municipal clerk shall give at least 48 hours’ notice of any meeting under this subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of access to a meeting of the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers under this subsection that the individual would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings at a polling place. The board of absentee ballot canvassers may order the removal of any individual exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual disrupts the meeting. SB834,215471Section 215. 7.60 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: SB834,,4724727.60 (4) (a) The board of canvassers shall make separate duplicate statements showing the numbers of votes cast for the offices of president and vice president; state officials; U.S. senators and representatives in congress; state legislators; justice; court of appeals judge; circuit judges; district attorneys; and metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). If a municipal judge elected under s. 755.01 (4) serves a municipality that is located partially within the county and candidates for that judgeship file nomination papers in another county, the board of canvassers shall prepare a duplicate statement showing the numbers of votes cast for that judgeship in that county for transmittal to the other county. For partisan candidates, the statements shall include the political party or principle designation, if any, next to the name of each candidate. The board of canvassers shall also prepare a statement showing the results of any county, technical college district, or statewide referendum. Each statement shall state the total number of votes cast in the county for each office; the names of all persons for whom the votes were cast, as returned; the number of votes cast for each person; and the number of votes cast for and against any question submitted at a referendum. The board of canvassers shall use one copy of each duplicate statement to report to the elections commission secretary of state, technical college district board, or board of canvassers of any other county and shall file the other statement in the office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners. SB834,216473Section 216. 7.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: SB834,,4744747.60 (5) Reporting. (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk shall deliver or transmit to the elections commission secretary of state a certified copy of each statement of the county board of canvassers for president and vice president, state officials, senators and representatives in congress, state legislators, justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge, district attorney, and metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). The statement shall record the returns for each office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15 (6) (b) in which case the statement shall record the returns for each group of combined wards. Following primaries the county clerk shall enclose on forms prescribed by the elections commission secretary of state the names, party or principle designation, if any, and number of votes received by each candidate recorded in the same manner. The county clerk shall deliver or transmit the certified statement to the elections commission secretary of state no later than 9 days after each primary except the partisan primary, no later than 10 days after the partisan primary and any other election except the general election, and no later than 14 days after the general election. The board of canvassers shall deliver or transmit a certified copy of each statement for any technical college district referendum to the secretary of the technical college district board. SB834,,475475(b) If the board of canvassers becomes aware of a material mistake in the canvass of an election for state or national office or a statewide or technical college district referendum prior to the close of business on the day the elections commission secretary of state receives returns from the last county board of canvassers with respect to that canvass, the board of canvassers may petition the elections commission secretary of state to reopen and correct the canvass. The elections commission secretary of state shall direct the canvass to be reopened and corrected if it the secretary determines that the public interest so requires. If the elections commission secretary of state directs the canvass to be reopened, the board of canvassers shall reconvene and transmit a certified corrected copy of the canvass statement to the elections commission secretary of state or secretary of the technical college district board.