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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.
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3Section
268. 12.01 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are consolidated,
4renumbered 12.01 and amended to read:
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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.
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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269. 12.01 (2) of the statutes is repealed.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:
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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.
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19Section
271. 12.13 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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:
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23Section
272. 12.13 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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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:
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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.
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8Section
274. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
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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.
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19Section
275. 14.38 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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.
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1Section
276. 15.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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.
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13Section
277. 15.06 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
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14Section
278. 15.06 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
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15Section
279. 15.06 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 15.06 (2) (b).
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16Section
280. 15.06 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
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17Section
281. 15.06 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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.
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24Section
282. 15.06 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.06
(6) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a commission constitutes
2a quorum to do business, except that vacancies shall not prevent a commission from
3doing business. This subsection does not apply to the parole commission
, elections
4commission, or ethics commission.
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5Section
283. 15.06 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.06
(10) Compensation. A
member of the elections commission and a member
7of the ethics commission shall receive a per diem of $115 for each day on which the
8member attends or participates by audio or video conference call in a meeting of the
9member's commission.
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10Section
284. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.