SB240,7,19 5.64 (1) (ar) 1m. When voting for president and vice president, the ballot shall permit an elector to vote only for the candidates on one ticket jointly or to write in the names of persons in both spaces, except that the elector may rank his or her preference for each set of candidates as provided under s. 5.20.

SB240,14 Section 14 . 5.64 (1) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,7,24 5.64 (1) (ar) 2. When voting for governor and lieutenant governor, the ballot shall permit an elector to vote only for the candidates on one ticket jointly or write in the names of persons in both spaces, except that the elector may rank his or her preference for each set of candidates as provided under s. 5.20.

SB240,15 Section 15 . 5.66 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,8,8 5.66 (1) For local elections, where necessary, municipal clerks shall have sufficient ballots printed or otherwise prepared whenever a voting system does not utilize printed ballots to assure a ballot for all electors or voting machines. For all other elections the municipal clerks shall certify to their county clerk, on the first day of the 2nd month preceding the month in which the primary election is held, the approximate number of electors in the municipality. The county clerk shall total these estimates and order a sufficient supply to assure ballots for all electors and voting machines.

SB240,16 Section 16 . 5.68 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,8,16 5.68 (5) If a charge is made for the use of a polling place, the charge shall be paid by the municipality establishing the polling place under s. 5.25 (2) unless the polling place is used to conduct a special election that is called by a unit of government other than the state or the municipality establishing the polling place and the special election is not held concurrently with an election specified in s. 5.02 (5), (12s), or (21), or (22). In such case the charge shall be paid by the unit of government that calls the special election.

SB240,17 Section 17 . 6.80 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB240,9,3 6.80 (2) (g) In elections for offices at which ranked-choice voting under s. 5.20 is used, an elector may rank as many preferences for each office or seat as there are candidates whose names appear on the ballot for that office or seat. If more than one seat on a governing body is to be filled at large, an elector may rank as many preferences for that office or seat as there are candidates whose names appear on the ballot for all of the seats to be filled. If write-in votes are permitted, a voter may vote for a write-in candidate in addition to any candidate whose name appears on the ballot. An elector who indicates preferences for candidates for an office or seat must indicate a different preference for each candidate for that office or seat. If an elector casts more than one vote for any office or seat without indicating preferences, the elector's intent shall be determined as provided under s. 7.62 (4).

SB240,18 Section 18. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,9,9 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33 (1), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3), and 7.62 (1m). All such forms shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the commission.

SB240,19 Section 19 . 7.10 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,9,17 7.10 (6) Municipal judge; certified list. If candidates for the office of a municipal judge who is elected under s. 755.01 (4) file nomination papers in the office of the county clerk and any municipality served by the judge prepares its own ballots for voting machines or an electronic voting system, the county clerk shall certify to the municipal clerk of that municipality the names of the candidates for judge as soon as possible after the last day for filing nomination papers and after certification by the county board of canvassers of the results of any primary election.

SB240,20 Section 20 . 7.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,9,25 7.50 (1) (b) When an elector casts more votes for any office or measure than he or she is entitled to cast at an election, all the elector's votes for that office or measure are invalid and the elector is deemed to have voted for none of them, except as provided in par. (c) and sub. (2) (d) and s. 7.62. If an elector casts less votes for any office or measure than he or she is entitled to cast at an election, all votes cast by the elector shall be counted but no vote shall be counted more than once , except as provided in s. 7.62.

SB240,21 Section 21. 7.50 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,10,4 7.50 (1) (c) If an elector casts more than one vote for the same candidate for the same office, the first vote is valid and the remaining votes are invalid , except as provided in s. 7.62.

SB240,22 Section 22 . 7.50 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,10,11 7.50 (2) Ascertainment of intent. (intro.) All ballots cast at an election which bear the initials of 2 inspectors shall be counted for the person or referendum question for whom or for which they were intended, so far as the electors' intent can be ascertained from the ballots notwithstanding informality or failure to fully comply with other provisions of chs. 5 to 12. To Except as otherwise provided under s. 7.62, to determine intent:

SB240,23 Section 23 . 7.50 (2) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,10,16 7.50 (2) (hm) In a nonpartisan primary or election using voting machines, if an elector is permitted to vote for more than one candidate for the same office, a write-in vote may not be counted if the vote is cast for a candidate whose name appears on the ballot for that office.

SB240,24 Section 24. 7.51 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,11,9 7.51 (4) (a) The tally sheets shall state the total number of votes cast for each office and for each individual receiving votes for that office, whether or not the individual's name appears on the ballot, and shall state the vote for and against each proposition voted on. The tally sheets shall also, for each round of tabulation, state the total number of highest-ranked preferences received by each candidate and the total number of lesser-ranked preferences received by each candidate, indicating the total number for each preference. Upon completion of the tally sheets, the inspectors shall immediately complete the inspectors' statement. The inspectors shall state the excess, if any, by which the number of ballots exceeds the number of electors voting as shown by the poll list and shall state the number of the last elector as shown by the poll lists. At least 3 inspectors, including the chief inspector and, unless election officials are appointed under s. 7.30 (4) (c) without regard to party affiliation, at least one inspector representing each political party, but not including any inspector appointed under s. 7.30 (1) (b), shall then certify to the correctness of the statement and tally sheets and sign their names. All other election officials assisting with the tally shall also certify to the correctness of the tally sheets. When the tally is complete, the inspectors shall publicly announce the results from the statement.

SB240,25 Section 25. 7.51 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,11,16 7.51 (5) (a) 3. The inspectors shall also seal the inspectors' statement, inside a separate carrier envelope, and shall similarly seal in a separate carrier envelope one tally sheet and one poll list for delivery to the municipal clerk. The inspectors shall enclose the tally sheet provided under s. 7.62 (1m). For school district elections, except in 1st class cities, the inspectors shall seal one tally sheet and one poll list for delivery to the school district clerk.

SB240,26 Section 26. 7.53 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,12,25 7.53 (1) (a) Where the municipality constitutes one ward or combines all wards to utilize a single polling place under s. 5.15 (6) (b), the canvass of the votes cast at the polling place shall be conducted publicly under s. 7.51 and the inspectors, other than any inspector appointed under s. 7.30 (1) (b), shall act as the municipal board of canvassers. The inspectors shall then complete the return statement for all votes cast at the polling place. If there are no provisional ballots that are eligible to be counted under s. 6.97 and no absentee ballots are being canvassed under s. 7.52, the inspectors may complete and sign the canvass statement and determination on election night. In municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, after the canvass of the absentee ballots is completed under s. 7.52, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall reconcile the poll list of the electors who vote by absentee ballot with the corresponding poll list of the electors who vote in person to ensure that no elector is allowed to cast more than one ballot. If an elector who votes in person has submitted an absentee ballot, the absentee ballot is void. Except as authorized in par. (b), if one or more electors of the municipality have cast provisional ballots that are eligible to be counted under s. 6.97, the inspectors, acting as the board of canvassers, shall reconvene no later than 9 a.m. on the Monday after the election to count the valid provisional ballots and shall adjust the returns accordingly. The inspectors, acting as the board of canvassers, need not reconvene if the municipal clerk certifies that he or she has received no provisional ballots from the time that the board of canvassers completed the initial canvass and 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election. Upon completion of the canvass under this paragraph and any canvass that is conducted under s. 7.52 or 7.62 and ascertainment of the results by the inspectors or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, by the inspectors and the board of absentee ballot canvassers, the municipal clerk shall publicly read to the inspectors or the board of absentee ballot canvassers the names of the persons voted for and the number of votes for each person for each municipal office,; the number of highest-ranked preferences and the number of lesser-ranked preferences for each person for each office, indicating the numbers for each preference; the names of the persons declared by the inspectors or board of absentee ballot canvassers to have won nomination or election to each municipal office,; and the number of votes cast for and against each municipal referendum question.

SB240,27 Section 27. 7.53 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB240,13,22 7.53 (2) (d) In municipalities with one polling place, the canvass shall be conducted under sub. (1) publicly on election night. In other municipalities, the municipal board of canvassers shall publicly canvass the returns of every election. The canvass shall begin no earlier than the time that the municipal board of canvassers receives the returns from all polling places in the municipality on election night and no later than 9 a.m. on the Monday after the election. After any canvass of the absentee ballots is completed under s. 7.52, the board of canvassers shall reconcile the poll list of the electors who vote by absentee ballot with the corresponding poll list of the electors who vote in person to ensure that no elector is allowed to cast more than one ballot. If an elector who votes in person has submitted an absentee ballot, the absentee ballot is void. At the spring election, the board of canvassers shall publicly declare the results on or before the 3rd Tuesday in April. The board of canvassers shall prepare a statement showing the results of each election for any municipal office and each municipal referendum. After each primary for municipal offices, the board of canvassers shall prepare a statement certifying the names of those persons who have won nomination to office. After each other election for a municipal office and each municipal referendum, the board of canvassers shall prepare a determination showing the names of the persons who are elected to each municipal office and the results of each municipal referendum. The board of canvassers shall file each statement and determination in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners.