SB253,4,54 5.60 (1) (title) State superintendent Nonpartisan state officers; judiciary;
5county executive and county supervisors supervisor.

SB253,4,117 5.60 (1) (am) There shall be a separate ballot for the seat of each member of the
8technical college district board in the election district when so required. The
9government accountability board shall determine the official ballot arrangement for
10technical college district board candidates by using the same method as that used
11under par. (b).

SB253,4,2313 5.60 (1) (b) The board shall certify the candidates' names and designate the
14official ballot arrangement for candidates for state superintendent, justice, court of
15appeals judge, member of a technical college district board, circuit judge and, if
16commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am), the metropolitan sewerage
17commission. The arrangement of names of all candidates on the ballot whose
18nomination papers are filed with the board shall be determined by the board by the
19drawing of lots not later than the 2nd Tuesday in January, or the next day if the first
20Tuesday is a holiday. Whenever a primary is held for an office, a 2nd drawing of all
21candidates for that office shall be held by or under the supervision of the board not
22later than the 3rd day following the completion of the primary canvass to determine
23the arrangement of candidates on the election ballot.

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17.60 (4) (a) The board of canvassers shall make separate duplicate statements
2showing the numbers of votes cast for the offices of president and vice president; state
3officials; U.S. senators and representatives in congress; state legislators; justice;
4court of appeals judge; members of the technical college district boards; circuit
5judges; district attorneys; and metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the
6commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). If a municipal judge elected
7under s. 755.01 (4) serves a municipality that is located partially within the county
8and candidates for that judgeship file nomination papers in another county, the
9board of canvassers shall prepare a duplicate statement showing the numbers of
10votes cast for that judgeship in that county for transmittal to the other county. For
11partisan candidates, the statements shall include the political party or principle
12designation, if any, next to the name of each candidate. The board of canvassers shall
13also prepare a statement showing the results of any county, technical college district,
14or statewide referendum. Each statement shall state the total number of votes cast
15in the county for each office; the names of all persons for whom the votes were cast,
16as returned; the number of votes cast for each person; and the number of votes cast
17for and against any question submitted at a referendum. The board of canvassers
18shall use one copy of each duplicate statement to report to the government
19accountability board, technical college district board, or board of canvassers of any
20other county and shall file the other statement in the office of the county clerk or
21board of election commissioners.

SB253,6,15 22(5) (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk shall deliver or send
23to the government accountability board, by 1st class mail, a certified copy of each
24statement of the county board of canvassers for president and vice president, state
25officials, senators and representatives in congress, state legislators, justice, court of

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1appeals judge, members of the technical college district boards, circuit judge, district
2attorney, and metropolitan sewerage commissioners, if the commissioners are
3elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). The statement shall record the returns for each
4office or referendum by ward, unless combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15
5(6) (b) in which case the statement shall record the returns for each group of
6combined wards. Following primaries the county clerk shall enclose on forms
7prescribed by the government accountability board the names, party or principle
8designation, if any, and number of votes received by each candidate recorded in the
9same manner. The county clerk shall deliver or transmit the certified statement to
10the government accountability board no later than 7 days after each primary except
11the September primary, no later than 10 days after the September primary and any
12other election except the general election, and no later than 14 days after the general
13election. The board of canvassers shall deliver or transmit a certified copy of each
14statement for any technical college district referendum to the secretary of the
15technical college district board.

SB253,7,317 7.70 (3) (d) When the certified statements and returns are received, the
18chairperson of the board or the chairperson's designee shall proceed to examine and
19make a statement of the total number of votes cast at any election for the offices
20involved in the election for president and vice president; a statement for each of the
21offices of governor, lieutenant governor, if a primary, and a joint statement for the
22offices of governor and lieutenant governor, if a general election; a statement for each
23of the offices of secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, and state
24superintendent; for U.S. senator; representative in congress for each congressional
25district; the state legislature; justice; court of appeals judge; technical college district

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1board member; circuit judge; district attorney; metropolitan sewerage commission,
2if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am); and for any referenda
3questions submitted by the legislature.

SB253,7,95 7.70 (6) Technical college district board members; determinations. The
6government accountability board shall transmit to the secretary of the district board
7a copy of the certified determination of the chairperson of the government
8accountability board or his or her designee for the election of each member of any
9technical college district board.

SB253,7,1211 8.10 (3) (ae) For the office of member of the technical college district board from
12any election district, not less than 200 nor more than 400 electors.

SB253,7,1614 8.11 (6) Technical college district board members. A primary shall be held
15in an election for any seat on a technical college district board whenever there are
16more than 2 candidates in any election district.

SB253,7,2318 9.10 (1) (a) The qualified electors of the state, of any county, city, village, town,
19of any congressional, legislative, judicial, technical college, or school district, or of
20any prosecutorial unit may petition for the recall of any incumbent elective official
21by filing a petition with the same official or agency with whom nomination papers
22or declarations of candidacy for the office are filed demanding the recall of the
23officeholder.

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19.10 (2) (b) A recall petition for a city, village, town, technical college district,
2or school district office shall contain a statement of a reason for the recall which is
3related to the official responsibilities of the official for whom removal is sought.

SB253,8,175 9.10 (2) (d) No petition may be offered for filing for the recall of an officer unless
6the petitioner first files a registration statement under s. 11.05 (1) or (2) with the
7filing officer with whom the petition is filed. The petitioner shall append to the
8registration a statement indicating his or her intent to circulate a recall petition, the
9name of the officer for whom recall is sought and, in the case of a petition for the recall
10of a city, village, town, technical college district, or school district officer, a statement
11of a reason for the recall which is related to the official responsibilities of the official
12for whom removal is sought. No petitioner may circulate a petition for the recall of
13an officer prior to completing registration. The last date that a petition for the recall
14of an officer may be offered for filing is 5 p.m. on the 60th day commencing after
15registration. After the recall petition has been offered for filing, no name may be
16added or removed. No signature may be counted unless the date of the signature is
17within the period provided in this paragraph.

SB253,8,2219 9.10 (3) (a) This subsection applies to the recall of all elective officials other
20than city, village, town, technical college district, and school district officials. City,
21village, town, technical college district, and school district officials are recalled under
22sub. (4).

SB253,9,2424 9.10 (4) (a) Within 10 days after a petition for the recall of a city, village, town,
25technical college district, or school district official, is offered for filing, the officer

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1against whom the petition is filed may file a written challenge with the municipal
2clerk or board of election commissioners or school district clerk official or agency with
3whom it is filed, specifying any alleged insufficiency. If a challenge is filed, the
4petitioner may file a written rebuttal to the challenge with the clerk or board of
5election commissioners official or agency within 5 days after the challenge is filed.
6If a rebuttal is filed, the officer against whom the petition is filed may file a reply to
7any new matter raised in the rebuttal within 2 days after the rebuttal is filed. Within
814 days after the expiration of the time allowed for filing a reply to a rebuttal, the
9clerk or board of election commissioners official or agency shall file the certificate or
10an amended certificate. Within 31 days after the petition is offered for filing, the
11clerk or board of election commissioners official or agency shall determine by careful
12examination of the face of the petition whether the petition is sufficient and shall so
13state in a certificate attached to the petition. If the petition is found to be insufficient,
14the certificate shall state the particulars creating the insufficiency. The petition may
15be amended to correct any insufficiency within 5 days following the affixing of the
16original certificate. Within 2 days after the offering of the amended petition for filing,
17the clerk or board of election commissioners official or agency shall again carefully
18examine the face of the petition to determine sufficiency and shall attach to the
19petition a certificate stating the findings. Immediately upon finding an original or
20amended petition sufficient, except in cities over 500,000 population and in technical
21college districts, the municipal clerk or school district clerk official shall transmit the
22petition to the governing body or to the school board. Immediately upon finding an
23original or amended petition sufficient, in cities over 500,000 population, the board
24of election commissioners shall file the petition in its office. Immediately upon

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1finding an original or amended petition sufficient, in technical college districts, the
2government accountability board shall file the petition in its office.

SB253,10,83 (d) Promptly upon receipt of a certificate under par. (a), the governing body,
4school board, or board of election commissioners, or government accountability board
5shall call a recall election. The recall election shall be held on the Tuesday of the 6th
6week commencing after the date on which the certificate is filed, except that if
7Tuesday is a legal holiday the recall election shall be held on the first day after
8Tuesday which is not a legal holiday.

SB253,10,11 9(7) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the operation of article
10XIII, section 12, of the constitution and to extend the same rights to electors of cities,
11villages, towns, technical college districts, and school districts.

SB253,10,1413 11.26 (1) (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of a
14technical college district board, $500.

SB253,10,1716 11.26 (2) (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of a
17technical college district board, $500.

SB253,10,2119 11.31 (1) (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of a
20technical college district board, $17,250 total in the primary and election, with
21disbursements not exceeding $10,775 for either the primary or the election.

SB253,10,2523 11.31 (1) (g) (intro.) In any jurisdiction or district, other than a technical college
24district or judicial district or circuit, with a population of 500,000 or more according
25to the most recent federal census covering the entire jurisdiction or district:

SB253,11,32 17.01 (10m) By a member of a technical college district board, to the secretary
3of the district board.

SB253,11,75 17.02 (2) Technical college district board. Of the resignation of a member
6of a technical college district board, by the secretary of the district board to the
7government accountability board.

SB253,11,119 17.17 (2) Technical college district board. In the office of member of a
10technical college district board, by the secretary of the district board to the
11government accountability board.

SB253,11,2113 17.27 (3) Technical college district board. Except as provided in s. 9.10, a
14vacancy in the office of member of a technical college district board may be filled by
15temporary appointment of the remaining members of the district board. The
16temporary appointee shall serve until a successor is elected and qualifies. If the
17vacancy occurs in any year after the first Tuesday in April and on or before December
181, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the
19succeeding spring election. If the vacancy occurs in any year after December 1 or on
20or before the first Tuesday in April, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the
21unexpired term, if any, at the 2nd succeeding spring election.

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138.06 (6) Promptly upon issuance of a reorganization order by the board, the
2director of the board shall transmit a copy of the order to the government
3accountability board.

SB253,12,105 38.08 (1) (a) A district board shall administer the district and shall be composed
6of 9 members who are residents of the district. The members shall be elected to
7represent numbered election districts within each technical college district by the
8electors of each election district at the spring election. Each member of the district
9board shall be an elector of the numbered election district within the technical college
10district for which he or she seeks office.

SB253,12,1312 38.08 (1) (b) District board members shall take office on July 1 and shall serve
13staggered 3-year 4-year terms.

SB253,12,1915 38.08 (1) (c) Promptly upon receipt of the determinations from the government
16accountability board under s. 7.70 (6) and upon appointment of any person to fill a
17temporary vacancy on the district board, the secretary of the district board shall send
18written notification of the name and address of each member and expiration date of
19each member's term to the director of the board.

SB253,13,1122 38.08 (6) (a) Within 90 days after the population count by block, established
23in the decennial federal census of population, and maps showing the location and
24numbering of census blocks become available in printed form from the federal
25government or are published for distribution by an agency of this state or within 90

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1days after alteration of the boundaries of an existing district, the district board of
2each existing district shall apportion and prescribe the boundaries of 9 numbered
3election districts within the district, to be as nearly equal in population as possible.
4Within 90 days after the creation of any new district, the board shall similarly
5apportion and prescribe the boundaries of 9 numbered election districts within that
6district. Alterations in election districts resulting from boundary changes to existing
7districts may be made only to the extent required to facilitate the change. Insofar
8as possible, each election district shall be compact and observe the community of
9interest of existing neighborhoods. A detailed map and description of each election
10district prescribed by a district board shall be prepared and transmitted by the
11district board to the director of the board.

SB253,13,1812 (b) All proposed district boundaries established by a district board under par.
13(a) shall become effective only upon their approval by the board. If the board
14disapproves the proposed boundaries, the district board shall submit a revised
15districting plan for approval of the board. Upon approval of the election district
16boundaries within any district, the board shall promulgate the boundaries
17established under par. (a) as a rule under ch. 227. The boundaries shall become
18effective on the effective date of the rule.