SB240,12 5Section 12 . 5.60 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,7,146 5.60 (1) (ag) There shall be one separate ballot for state superintendent,
7judicial officers, county executive, county comptroller in counties having a
8population of 750,000 or more, and county supervisor, except as authorized in s.
95.655. For county supervisor, the ballot shall be prepared in accordance with ss. 5.58
10(2) and
s. 59.10 (3). Arrangement of the names of candidates for county executive,
11county comptroller, county supervisor, and municipal judge, if the judge is elected
12under s. 755.01 (4), shall be determined by the county clerk or the executive director
13of the county board of election commissioners determining ballot arrangement under
14s. 5.58 (1c),
in the manner prescribed in par. (b).
SB240,13 15Section 13 . 5.64 (1) (ar) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,7,1916 5.64 (1) (ar) 1m. When voting for president and vice president, the ballot shall
17permit an elector to vote only for the candidates on one ticket jointly or to write in
18the names of persons in both spaces, except that the elector may rank his or her
19preference for each set of candidates as provided under s. 5.20
.
SB240,14 20Section 14 . 5.64 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,7,2421 5.64 (1) (ar) 2. When voting for governor and lieutenant governor, the ballot
22shall permit an elector to vote only for the candidates on one ticket jointly or write
23in the names of persons in both spaces, except that the elector may rank his or her
24preference for each set of candidates as provided under s. 5.20
.
SB240,15 25Section 15 . 5.66 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.66 (1) For local elections, where necessary, municipal clerks shall have
2sufficient ballots printed or otherwise prepared whenever a voting system does not
3utilize printed ballots to assure a ballot for all electors or voting machines. For all
4other elections the municipal clerks shall certify to their county clerk, on the first day
5of the 2nd month preceding the month in which the primary election is held, the
6approximate number of electors in the municipality. The county clerk shall total
7these estimates and order a sufficient supply to assure ballots for all electors and
8voting machines.
SB240,16 9Section 16 . 5.68 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,8,1610 5.68 (5) If a charge is made for the use of a polling place, the charge shall be
11paid by the municipality establishing the polling place under s. 5.25 (2) unless the
12polling place is used to conduct a special election that is called by a unit of
13government other than the state or the municipality establishing the polling place
14and the special election is not held concurrently with an election specified in s. 5.02
15(5), (12s), or (21), or (22). In such case the charge shall be paid by the unit of
16government that calls the special election.
SB240,17 17Section 17 . 6.80 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB240,9,318 6.80 (2) (g) In elections for offices at which ranked-choice voting under s. 5.20
19is used, an elector may rank as many preferences for each office or seat as there are
20candidates whose names appear on the ballot for that office or seat. If more than one
21seat on a governing body is to be filled at large, an elector may rank as many
22preferences for that office or seat as there are candidates whose names appear on the
23ballot for all of the seats to be filled. If write-in votes are permitted, a voter may vote
24for a write-in candidate in addition to any candidate whose name appears on the
25ballot. An elector who indicates preferences for candidates for an office or seat must

1indicate a different preference for each candidate for that office or seat. If an elector
2casts more than one vote for any office or seat without indicating preferences, the
3elector's intent shall be determined as provided under s. 7.62 (4).
SB240,18 4Section 18. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,9,95 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33
6(1), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3), and 7.62 (1m). All such forms
7shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration
8or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the
9commission.
SB240,19 10Section 19 . 7.10 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,9,1711 7.10 (6) Municipal judge; certified list. If candidates for the office of a
12municipal judge who is elected under s. 755.01 (4) file nomination papers in the office
13of the county clerk and any municipality served by the judge prepares its own ballots
14for voting machines or an electronic voting system, the county clerk shall certify to
15the municipal clerk of that municipality the names of the candidates for judge as soon
16as possible after the last day for filing nomination papers and after certification by
17the county board of canvassers of the results of any primary election
.
SB240,20 18Section 20 . 7.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,9,2519 7.50 (1) (b) When an elector casts more votes for any office or measure than he
20or she is entitled to cast at an election, all the elector's votes for that office or measure
21are invalid and the elector is deemed to have voted for none of them, except as
22provided in par. (c) and sub. (2) (d) and s. 7.62. If an elector casts less votes for any
23office or measure than he or she is entitled to cast at an election, all votes cast by the
24elector shall be counted but no vote shall be counted more than once , except as
25provided in s. 7.62
.
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1Section 21. 7.50 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,10,42 7.50 (1) (c) If an elector casts more than one vote for the same candidate for the
3same office, the first vote is valid and the remaining votes are invalid , except as
4provided in s. 7.62
.
SB240,22 5Section 22 . 7.50 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,10,116 7.50 (2) Ascertainment of intent. (intro.) All ballots cast at an election which
7bear the initials of 2 inspectors shall be counted for the person or referendum
8question for whom or for which they were intended, so far as the electors' intent can
9be ascertained from the ballots notwithstanding informality or failure to fully
10comply with other provisions of chs. 5 to 12. To Except as otherwise provided under
11s. 7.62, to
determine intent:
SB240,23 12Section 23 . 7.50 (2) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,10,1613 7.50 (2) (hm) In a nonpartisan primary or election using voting machines, if an
14elector is permitted to vote for more than one candidate for the same office, a write-in
15vote may not be counted if the vote is cast for a candidate whose name appears on
16the ballot for that office.
SB240,24 17Section 24. 7.51 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,11,918 7.51 (4) (a) The tally sheets shall state the total number of votes cast for each
19office and for each individual receiving votes for that office, whether or not the
20individual's name appears on the ballot, and shall state the vote for and against each
21proposition voted on. The tally sheets shall also, for each round of tabulation, state
22the total number of highest-ranked preferences received by each candidate and the
23total number of lesser-ranked preferences received by each candidate, indicating the
24total number for each preference.
Upon completion of the tally sheets, the inspectors
25shall immediately complete the inspectors' statement. The inspectors shall state the

1excess, if any, by which the number of ballots exceeds the number of electors voting
2as shown by the poll list and shall state the number of the last elector as shown by
3the poll lists. At least 3 inspectors, including the chief inspector and, unless election
4officials are appointed under s. 7.30 (4) (c) without regard to party affiliation, at least
5one inspector representing each political party, but not including any inspector
6appointed under s. 7.30 (1) (b), shall then certify to the correctness of the statement
7and tally sheets and sign their names. All other election officials assisting with the
8tally shall also certify to the correctness of the tally sheets. When the tally is
9complete, the inspectors shall publicly announce the results from the statement.
SB240,25 10Section 25. 7.51 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,11,1611 7.51 (5) (a) 3. The inspectors shall also seal the inspectors' statement, inside
12a separate carrier envelope, and shall similarly seal in a separate carrier envelope
13one tally sheet and one poll list for delivery to the municipal clerk. The inspectors
14shall enclose the tally sheet provided under s. 7.62 (1m).
For school district elections,
15except in 1st class cities, the inspectors shall seal one tally sheet and one poll list for
16delivery to the school district clerk.
SB240,26 17Section 26. 7.53 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: