AB981,265 13Section 265. 10.06 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,117,1614 10.06 (2) (e) Upon receipt of the type B notice from the commission secretary
15of state
each county clerk shall add any county offices and referenda, prepare the
16ballots and send notice to each municipal clerk of the coming spring election.
AB981,266 17Section 266. 10.06 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,117,2218 10.06 (2) (h) On the 2nd Tuesday in April preceding a partisan primary and
19general election, the county clerk shall publish a type A notice based on the notice
20received from the commission secretary of state for all national and state offices to
21be filled at the election by any electors voting in the county and incorporating county
22offices.
AB981,267 23Section 267. 10.06 (2) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,118,224 10.06 (2) (k) Upon receipt of the type B notice from the commission secretary
25of state
preceding the general election, the county clerk shall add county offices and

1referenda, if any, and send notice to each municipal clerk of the coming general
2election and prepare the ballots.
AB981,268 3Section 268. 12.01 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are consolidated,
4renumbered 12.01 and amended to read:
AB981,118,7 512.01 Definitions. The definitions given under s. 11.0101 apply to this
6chapter, except as follows: (1) “ Candidate" that “candidate” includes a candidate for
7national office.
AB981,269 8Section 269. 12.01 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB981,270 9Section 270. 12.13 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,118,1810 12.13 (5) (a) Except as specifically authorized by law and except as provided
11in par. (b), no investigator, prosecutor, employee of an investigator or prosecutor, or
12member or employee of the commission secretary of state may disclose information
13related to an investigation or prosecution under chs. 5 to 10 or 12, or any other law
14specified in s. 978.05 (1) or (2) or provide access to any record of the investigator,
15prosecutor, or the commission secretary of state that is not subject to access under
16s. 5.05 (5s) to any person other than an employee or agent of the prosecutor or
17investigator or a member, an employee, or agent of the commission secretary of state
18prior to presenting the information or record in a court of law.
AB981,271 19Section 271. 12.13 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,118,2220 12.13 (5) (b) (intro.) This subsection does not apply to any of the following
21communications made by an investigator, prosecutor, employee of an investigator or
22prosecutor, or member or employee of the commission secretary of state:
AB981,272 23Section 272. 12.13 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,119,224 12.13 (5) (b) 3. Communications made to the attorney of an investigator,
25prosecutor, or employee, or member of the commission secretary of state or to a

1person or the attorney of a person who is investigated or prosecuted by the
2commission secretary of state.
AB981,273 3Section 273. 13.123 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,119,74 13.123 (3) (b) 2. In making the determination under subd. 1., the chief clerk is
5bound by the determination of the chairperson of the elections commission secretary
6of state
or the chairperson's secretary's designee if such determination has been
7issued.
AB981,274 8Section 274. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,119,18 913.23 Election contests; notice. Any person wishing to contest the election
10of any senator or member of the assembly shall, within 30 days after the decision of
11the board of canvassers, serve a notice in writing on the person whose election the
12contestant intends to contest, stating briefly that the election will be contested and
13the cause of such contest, and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the elections
14commission
secretary of state at least 10 days before the day fixed by law for the
15meeting of the legislature. The elections commission secretary of state shall then
16send a copy of s. 13.24 to both contestants. If any contestant fails to so file a copy of
17such notice, the contestant shall not be entitled to any mileage or salary in case
18payment has been made therefor to the sitting member.
AB981,275 19Section 275. 14.38 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,119,2520 14.38 (10m) Notification of constitutional amendment. If an amendment to
21the Wisconsin Constitution is approved that requires the legislature to provide for
22temporary succession to the powers and duties of public offices for the period of an
23emergency resulting from a cause other than an enemy action, within 30 days after
24the elections commission secretary of state records the approval under s. 7.70 (3) (h),
25notify the legislature that the amendment has been approved.
AB981,276
1Section 276. 15.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,120,122 15.01 (2) “Commission" means a 3-member governing body in charge of a
3department or independent agency or of a division or other subunit within a
4department, except for the employment relations commission which shall consist of
5one chairperson, the Wisconsin waterways commission which shall consist of 5
6members, the elections commission which shall consist of at least 6 members, the
7ethics commission which shall consist of at least 6 members, and the parole
8commission which shall consist of 4 members. A Wisconsin group created for
9participation in a continuing interstate body, or the interstate body itself, shall be
10known as a “commission", but is not a commission for purposes of s. 15.06. The parole
11commission created under s. 15.145 (1) shall be known as a “commission", but is not
12a commission for purposes of s. 15.06.
AB981,277 13Section 277. 15.06 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB981,278 14Section 278. 15.06 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB981,279 15Section 279. 15.06 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 15.06 (2) (b).
AB981,280 16Section 280. 15.06 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB981,281 17Section 281. 15.06 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,120,2318 15.06 (5) Frequency of meetings; place. Every commission shall meet on the
19call of the chairperson or a majority of its members. Every commission shall
20maintain its offices in Madison, but may meet or hold hearings at such other
21locations as will best serve the citizens of this state. The elections commission and
22the
ethics commission shall meet in person at least 4 times each year and shall
23conduct meetings in accordance with accepted parliamentary procedure.