SB116, s. 26 21Section 26. 6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,16,1222 6.36 (1) (a) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official
23registration list. The list shall contain the name and address of each registered
24elector in the state, the date of birth of the elector, the ward and aldermanic district
25of the elector, if any, and, for each elector, a unique registration identification number

1assigned by the board, the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector
2under ch. 343, if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account
3number, if any, any identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47
4(3), the date of any election in which the elector votes, an indication of whether the
5elector is a military elector, as defined in sub. (2) (c) s. 6.34 (1), who has so certified
6under s. 6.865 (3m), an indication of whether the elector is an overseas elector, as
7defined in s. 6.24 (1), any information relating to the elector that appears on the
8current list transmitted to the board by the department of corrections under s. 301.03
9(20m), an indication of any accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit
10voting by the elector, an indication of the method by which the elector's registration
11form was received, and such other information as may be determined by the board
12to facilitate administration of elector registration requirements.
SB116, s. 27 13Section 27. 6.50 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,17,614 6.50 (8) Any municipal governing body may direct the municipal clerk or board
15of election commissioners to arrange with the U.S. postal service pursuant to
16applicable federal regulations, to receive change of address information with respect
17to individuals residing within the municipality for revision of the elector registration
18list. If required by the U.S. postal service, the governing body may create a
19registration commission consisting of the municipal clerk or executive director of the
20board of election commissioners and 2 other electors of the municipality appointed
21by the clerk or executive director for the purpose of making application for address
22changes and processing the information received. The municipal clerk or executive
23director shall act as chairperson of the commission. Any authorization under this
24subsection shall be for a definite period or until the municipal governing body
25otherwise determines. The procedure shall apply uniformly to the entire

1municipality whenever used. The procedure shall provide for receipt of complete
2change of address information on an automatic basis, or not less often than once
3every 2 years during the 60 days preceding the close of registration for the September
4partisan primary. If a municipality adopts the procedure for obtaining address
5corrections under this subsection, it need not comply with the procedure for mailing
6address verification cards under subs. (1) and (2).
SB116, s. 28 7Section 28. 6.86 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,17,118 6.86 (1) (a) (intro.) Any elector of a municipality who is registered to vote
9whenever required and who qualifies under ss. 6.20 and 6.85 as an absent elector
10may make written application to the municipal clerk of that municipality for an
11official ballot by one of the following methods:
SB116, s. 29 12Section 29. 6.86 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,17,1413 6.86 (1) (a) 3. By signing a statement and filing a request to receive absentee
14ballots
under sub. (2) or (2m) (a) or s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4).
SB116, s. 30 15Section 30. 6.86 (1) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,17,2116 6.86 (1) (ac) Any elector qualifying under par. (a) may make written application
17to the municipal clerk for an official ballot by means of facsimile transmission or
18electronic mail. Any application under this paragraph shall need not contain a copy
19of the applicant's original signature. An elector requesting a ballot under this
20paragraph shall return with the voted ballot a copy of the request bearing an original
21signature of the elector as provided in s. 6.87 (4).
SB116, s. 31 22Section 31. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,18,1823 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
24the application, signed by the elector, shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the
255th day immediately preceding the election. If application is made in person, the

1application shall be made no later than 5 p.m. on the day preceding the election. If
2Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making written application for an
3absentee ballot at the September partisan primary or, the general election, the
4presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office,
and the
5application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c),
6the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on
7election day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee
8ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no
9later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the
10Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent
11shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror
12and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient,
13and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as
14provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who
15shall deliver it to the polling place or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are
16canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application
17is made under sub. (2) or (2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m.
18on the Friday immediately preceding the election.
SB116, s. 32 19Section 32 . 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
20(this act), is amended to read:
SB116,19,1621 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
22the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
23preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be
24made no later than 5 p.m. on the day preceding the election. Except as provided in
25par. (c), if the elector is making written application for an absentee ballot at the

1partisan primary, the general election, the presidential preference primary, or a
2special election for national office, and the application indicates that the elector is
3a military elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c) 6.34 (1), the application shall be received
4by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application
5indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a
6sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election
7day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding
8the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall immediately take the ballot
9to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge.
10The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot.
11The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall
12deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling
13place or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
14municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or (2m),
15the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
16preceding the election.
SB116, s. 33 17Section 33. 6.86 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 6.86 (2m) (a) and amended
18to read:
SB116,20,2019 6.86 (2m) (a) An Except as provided in this subsection, any elector other than
20an elector who is eligible to receive absentee ballots under sub. (2) receives an
21absentee ballot under s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4) (c)
may by written application filed with
22the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides require that an
23absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically for every election that is held
24within the same calendar year in which the application is filed. The application form
25and instructions shall be prescribed by the board, and furnished upon request to any

1elector by each municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall thereupon mail an
2absentee ballot to the elector for all elections that are held in the municipality during
3the same calendar year that the application is filed, except that the clerk shall not
4send an absentee ballot for an election if the elector's name appeared on the
5registration list in eligible status for a previous election following the date of the
6application but no longer appears on the list in eligible status. The municipal clerk
7shall ensure that the envelope containing the absentee ballot is clearly marked as
8not forwardable. If an elector who files an application under this subsection no
9longer resides at the same address that is indicated on the application form, the
10elector shall so notify the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall discontinue
11mailing absentee ballots to an elector under this subsection upon receipt of reliable
12information that the elector no longer qualifies for the service as an elector of the
13municipality. In addition, the municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee
14ballots to an elector under this subsection if the elector fails to return any absentee
15ballot mailed to the elector
. The municipal clerk shall notify the elector of any such
16action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible. An elector who
17fails to cast an absentee ballot but who remains qualified to receive absentee ballots
18under this subsection may then receive absentee ballots for subsequent elections by
19notifying the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to continue receiving absentee
20ballots for subsequent elections.
SB116,20,24 21(b) If a municipal clerk is notified by an elector that the elector's residence is
22changed to another municipality within this state, the municipal clerk shall forward
23the request to the municipal clerk of that municipality and that municipal clerk shall
24honor the request, except as provided in this subsection.
SB116, s. 34 25Section 34. 6.865 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,21,1
16.865 (title) Federal absentee ballot requests ballots.
SB116, s. 35 2Section 35. 6.865 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB116, s. 36 3Section 36. 6.865 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,21,164 6.865 (3m) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), if any elector who certifies If an
5individual who will be a military elector on election day applies for an absentee
6ballot, the individual may certify
that he or she will be a military elector on election
7day requests an absentee ballot, the municipal clerk shall send or transmit to the
8elector an absentee ballot for all elections that occur in the municipality or portion
9thereof where the elector resides beginning on the date that the clerk receives the
10request and ending on the day after the 3rd successive general election that follows
11receipt of the request, unless the elector otherwise requests. In addition, the
12municipal clerk shall continue to send or transmit to the elector an absentee ballot
13for all elections ending on the day after the 3rd successive general election that
14follows any election at which the elector returns an absentee ballot under this section
15or renews his or her request under par. (c)
and the municipal clerk shall treat the
16ballot as provided under s. 6.221
.
SB116, s. 37 17Section 37. 6.865 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,21,2318 6.865 (3m) (b) A military elector may indicate an alternate address on his or
19her absentee ballot application. If the elector's ballot is returned as undeliverable
20prior to the deadline for receipt and return of absentee ballots under sub. (3) s. 6.87
21(6)
and the elector remains eligible to receive absentee ballots under this subsection,
22the municipal clerk shall immediately send or transmit an absentee ballot to the
23elector at the alternate address.
SB116, s. 38 24Section 38. 6.865 (3m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB116, s. 39 25Section 39. 6.869 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,22,9
16.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
2for municipalities to provide to absentee voters. electors. The instructions shall
3include the specific means of electronic communication that an absentee elector may
4use to file an application for an absentee ballot and, if the absentee elector is required
5to register, to request a registration form or change his or her registration.
The
6instructions also shall include information concerning the procedure for correcting
7errors in marking a ballot and obtaining a replacement for a spoiled ballot. The
8procedure shall, to the extent possible, respect the privacy of each elector and
9preserve the confidentiality of each elector's vote.
SB116, s. 40 10Section 40. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,23,611 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk may shall, if the clerk is reliably informed by an
12absent elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail address where
13the elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of
14the absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under this subsection if,
15in the judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot through the mail
16may not be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time provided under sub.
17(6)
. An elector may receive an absentee ballot under this subsection only if the elector
18has filed a valid application for the ballot under s. 6.86 (1). If the clerk transmits an
19absentee ballot under this paragraph to an absent elector electronically, the clerk
20shall also transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that
21appears on the certificate envelope prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions
22prescribed by the board. The instructions shall require the absent elector to make
23and subscribe to the certification as required under sub. (4) and to enclose the
24absentee ballot in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall
25include the completed certificate. The elector shall then affix sufficient postage

1unless the absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free
2postage laws and shall mail the absentee ballot to the municipal clerk. Except as
3authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot received under this paragraph from an
4elector who receives the ballot electronically
shall not be counted unless it is cast in
5the manner prescribed in this paragraph and sub. (4) and in accordance with the
6instructions provided by the board.
SB116, s. 41 7Section 41. 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,23,148 6.87 (6) Except as provided in s. 6.221 (3), the ballot shall be returned so it is
9received by the municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day. Except in
10municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, if the municipal
11clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk shall secure the ballot and
12cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place serving the elector's residence
13before the closing hour. Except as provided in s. 6.221 (3), the any ballot not mailed
14or delivered as provided in this subsection may not be counted.
SB116, s. 42 15Section 42. 7.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,23,2016 7.08 (2) (b) The certified list of candidates for president and vice president
17nominated at a national convention by a party entitled to a September partisan
18primary ballot or for whom electors have been nominated under s. 8.20 shall be sent
19as soon as possible after the closing date for filing nomination papers, but no later
20than the deadlines established in s. 10.06.
SB116, s. 43 21Section 43. 7.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,24,422 7.08 (2) (c) As soon as possible after the canvass of the spring and September
23partisan primary votes, but no later than the first Tuesday in March and the 4th
24Tuesday in September August, transmit to the state treasurer a certified list of all
25eligible candidates for state office who have filed applications under s. 11.50 (2) and

1whom the board determines to be eligible to receive payments from the Wisconsin
2election campaign fund. The list shall contain each candidate's name, the mailing
3address indicated upon the candidate's registration form, the office for which the
4individual is a candidate and the party or principle which he or she represents, if any.
SB116, s. 44 5Section 44. 7.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,24,136 7.10 (3) (a) The county clerk shall distribute the ballots to the municipal clerks
7no later than 31 days before each September partisan primary and general election
8and no later than 22 days before each other primary and election. Election forms
9prepared by the board shall be distributed at the same time. If the board transmits
10an amended certification under s. 7.08 (2) (a) or if the board or a court orders a ballot
11error to be corrected under s. 5.06 (6) or 5.72 (3) after ballots have been distributed,
12the county clerk shall distribute corrected ballots to the municipal clerks as soon as
13possible.
SB116, s. 45 14Section 45. 7.15 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,24,2015 7.15 (1) (cm) Prepare official absentee ballots for delivery to electors requesting
16them, and send an official absentee ballot to each elector who has requested one no
17later than the 30th day before each September partisan primary and general election
18and no later than the 21st day before each other primary and election if the request
19is made before that day; otherwise, the municipal clerk shall send an official
20absentee ballot within one day of the time the elector's request is received.
SB116, s. 46 21Section 46. 7.15 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,24,2422 7.15 (1) (j) Send an absentee ballot automatically to each person making an
23authorized request therefor in accordance with s. 6.22 (4), 6.24 (4) (c), or 6.86 (2) or
24(2m).
SB116, s. 47 25Section 47. 7.60 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,25,19
17.60 (5) (a) Immediately following the canvass, the county clerk shall deliver
2or send to the government accountability board, by 1st class mail, a certified copy of
3each statement of the county board of canvassers for president and vice president,
4state officials, senators and representatives in congress, state legislators, justice,
5court of appeals judge, circuit judge, district attorney, and metropolitan sewerage
6commissioners, if the commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am). The
7statement shall record the returns for each office or referendum by ward, unless
8combined returns are authorized under s. 5.15 (6) (b) in which case the statement
9shall record the returns for each group of combined wards. Following primaries the
10county clerk shall enclose on forms prescribed by the government accountability
11board the names, party or principle designation, if any, and number of votes received
12by each candidate recorded in the same manner. The county clerk shall deliver or
13transmit the certified statement to the government accountability board no later
14than 7 days after each primary except the September partisan primary, no later than
1510 days after the September partisan primary and any other election except the
16general election, and no later than 14 days after the general election. The board of
17canvassers shall deliver or transmit a certified copy of each statement for any
18technical college district referendum to the secretary of the technical college district
19board.
SB116, s. 48 20Section 48. 7.70 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,26,221 7.70 (3) (a) The chairperson of the board or a designee of the chairperson
22appointed by the chairperson to canvass a specific election shall publicly canvass the
23returns and make his or her certifications and determinations on or before the 2nd
24Tuesday following a spring primary, the 15th day of May following a spring election,
25the 3rd Wednesday following a September partisan primary, the first day of

1December following a general election, the 2nd Thursday following a special primary,
2or within 18 days after any special election.
SB116, s. 49 3Section 49. 7.70 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,26,94 7.70 (3) (e) 1. After each September partisan primary, the name of each
5candidate not defeated in the primary who receives at least 6% of the total vote cast
6for all candidates on all ballots at the primary for each separate state office except
7district attorney, and the percentage of the total vote received by that candidate.
8Such percentage shall be calculated within each district in the case of legislative
9candidates.
SB116, s. 50 10Section 50. 8.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,26,1511 8.10 (1) Candidates for office to be filled at the spring election shall be
12nominated by nomination papers, or by nomination papers and selection at the
13primary if a primary is held, except as provided for towns and villages under s. 8.05.
14Unless designated in this section or s. 8.05, the general provisions pertaining to
15nomination at the September partisan primary apply.
SB116, s. 51 16Section 51. 8.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,26,17 178.15 (title) Nominations for September partisan primary.
SB116, s. 52 18Section 52. 8.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,27,1019 8.15 (1) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than June May 1
20preceding the general election and may be filed no later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd
21Tuesday of July June preceding the September partisan primary, except as
22authorized in this subsection. If an incumbent fails to file nomination papers and
23a declaration of candidacy by 5 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of July June preceding the
24September partisan primary, all candidates for the office held by the incumbent,
25other than the incumbent, may file nomination papers no later than 72 hours after

1the latest time prescribed in this subsection. No extension of the time for filing
2nomination papers applies if the incumbent files written notification with the filing
3officer or agency with whom nomination papers are filed for the office which the
4incumbent holds, no later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd Friday preceding the latest time
5prescribed in this subsection for filing nomination papers, that the incumbent is not
6a candidate for reelection to his or her office, and the incumbent does not file
7nomination papers for that office within the time prescribed in this subsection. Only
8those candidates for whom nomination papers containing the necessary signatures
9acquired within the allotted time and filed before the deadline may have their names
10appear on the official September partisan primary ballot.
SB116, s. 53 11Section 53. 8.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,27,1812 8.16 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the person who receives the greatest
13number of votes for an office on a party ballot at any partisan primary, regardless of
14whether the person's name appears on the ballot, shall be the party's candidate for
15the office, and the person's name shall so appear on the official ballot at the next
16election. All independent candidates shall appear on the general election ballot
17regardless of the number of votes received by such candidates at the September
18partisan primary.
SB116, s. 54 19Section 54. 8.16 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,28,220 8.16 (7) Nominees chosen at a national convention and under s. 8.18 (2) by each
21party entitled to a September partisan primary ballot shall be the party's candidates
22for president, vice president and presidential electors. The state or national
23chairperson of each such party shall certify the names of the party's nominees for
24president and vice president to the board no later than 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday

1in September partisan preceding a presidential election. Each name shall be in one
2of the formats authorized in s. 7.08 (2) (a).
SB116, s. 55 3Section 55. 8.17 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,28,164 8.17 (1) (b) Each political party shall elect one committeeman or
5committeewoman from each election district. In this section, each village, each town
6and each city is an "election district"; except that in cities having a population of more
7than 7,500 which are divided into aldermanic districts, each aldermanic district is
8an "election district"; and in cities having a population of more than 7,500 which are
9not divided into aldermanic districts and villages or towns having a population of
10more than 7,500, each ward or group of combined wards under s. 5.15 (6) (b)
11constituting a polling place on June May 1 of the year in which committeemen or
12committeewomen are elected is an "election district". To be eligible to serve as its
13committeeman or committeewoman, an individual shall be, at the time of filing
14nomination papers or at the time of appointment under this section, a resident of the
15election district which he or she is chosen to represent and shall be at least 18 years
16of age.
SB116, s. 56 17Section 56. 8.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,28,2018 8.17 (4) The term of office of each committeeman or committeewoman shall end
19on the date of the meeting held under sub. (5) (b) following each September partisan
20primary.
SB116, s. 57 21Section 57. 8.17 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,29,1222 8.17 (5) (b) A combined meeting of the county committee and members in good
23standing of the party in the county shall be held no sooner than 15 days after the
24September partisan primary and no later than April 1 of the following year. At this
25meeting, the party committeemen or committeewomen and the county committee

1offices of chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary and treasurer shall be filled by
2election by the incumbent committeemen, committeewomen and other party
3members present and voting, each of whom is entitled to one vote. At this meeting,
4the county committee shall elect the members of the congressional district committee
5as provided in sub. (6) (b), (c) and (d). The secretary of the county committee shall
6give at least 7 days' written notice of the meeting to party and committee members.
7Individuals elected as county committee officers or as congressional district
8committee members may be, but are not required to be, committeemen or
9committeewomen. They are required to be party members in good standing. The
10terms of committeemen and committeewomen, county committee officers and
11congressional district committee members begin during the meeting immediately
12upon completion and verification of the voting for each office.
SB116, s. 58 13Section 58. 8.19 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,29,2014 8.19 (3) Every political party entitled, under s. 5.62, to have its candidates on
15the September partisan primary and general election ballots has exclusive right to
16the use of the name designating it at any election involving political parties. The
17board shall not certify nor the county clerk print the name of any person whose
18nomination papers indicate a party name comprising a combination of existing party
19names, qualifying words, phrases, prefixes or suffixes in connection with any
20existing party name.
SB116, s. 59 21Section 59. 8.20 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,30,1222 8.20 (8) (a) Nomination papers for independent candidates for any office to be
23voted upon at a general election or September partisan primary and general election,
24except president, vice president and presidential elector, may be circulated no sooner
25than June May 1 preceding the election and may be filed no later than 5 p.m. on the

12nd Tuesday of July June preceding the September partisan primary, except as
2authorized in this paragraph. If an incumbent fails to file nomination papers and
3a declaration of candidacy by 5 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of July June preceding the
4September partisan primary, all candidates for the office held by the incumbent,
5other than the incumbent, may file nomination papers no later than 72 hours after
6the latest time prescribed in this paragraph. No extension of the time for filing
7nomination papers applies if the incumbent files written notification with the filing
8officer or agency with whom nomination papers are filed for the office which the
9incumbent holds, no later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd Friday preceding the latest time
10prescribed in this paragraph for filing nomination papers, that the incumbent is not
11a candidate for reelection to his or her office, and the incumbent does not file
12nomination papers for that office within the time prescribed in this paragraph.
SB116, s. 60 13Section 60. 8.20 (8) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,30,1714 8.20 (8) (am) Nomination papers for independent candidates for president and
15vice president, and the presidential electors designated to represent them, may be
16circulated no sooner than August July 1 and may be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the
17first Tuesday in September August preceding a presidential election.
SB116, s. 61 18Section 61. 8.20 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,31,319 8.20 (9) Persons nominated by nomination papers without a recognized
20political party designation shall be placed on the official ballot at the general election
21and at any partisan election to the right or below the recognized political party
22candidates in their own column or row designated "Independent". At the September
23partisan primary, persons nominated for state office by nomination papers without
24a recognized political party designation shall be placed on a separate ballot or, if a
25consolidated paper ballot under s. 5.655 (2), an electronic voting system or voting

1machines are used, in a column or row designated "Independent". If the candidate's
2name already appears under a recognized political party it may not be listed on the
3independent ballot, column or row.
SB116, s. 62 4Section 62. 8.50 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,31,19 58.50 Special elections. (intro.) Unless otherwise provided, this section
6applies to filling vacancies in the U.S. senate and house of representatives, executive
7state offices except the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, and district attorney,
8judicial and legislative state offices, county, city, village, and town offices, and the
9offices of municipal judge and member of the board of school directors in school
10districts organized under ch. 119. State legislative offices may be filled in
11anticipation of the occurrence of a vacancy whenever authorized in sub. (4) (e). No
12special election may be held after February 1 preceding the spring election unless it
13is held on the same day as the spring election, nor after September August 1
14preceding the general election unless it is held on the same day as the general
15election, until the day after that election. If the special election is held on the day
16of the general election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be held on
17the day of the September partisan primary. If the special election is held on the day
18of the spring election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be held on the
19day of the spring primary.
SB116, s. 63 20Section 63. 8.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,32,221 8.50 (2) Date of special election. (a) The date for the special election shall
22be not less than 62 nor more than 77 days from the date of the order except when the
23special election is held on the day of the general election or spring election. If a
24special election is held concurrently with the spring or general election, the special
25election may be ordered not earlier than 92 days prior to the spring primary or

1September partisan primary, respectively, and not later than 49 days prior to that
2primary.
SB116,32,103 (b) If a primary is required, the primary shall be on the day 4 weeks before the
4day of the special election except when the special election is held on the same day
5as the general election the special primary shall be held on the same day as the
6September partisan primary or if the special election is held concurrently with the
7spring election, the primary shall be held concurrently with the spring primary, and
8except when the special election is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
9November of an odd-numbered year, the primary shall be held on the 2nd Tuesday
10of September August in that year.
SB116, s. 64 11Section 64. 8.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,33,212 8.50 (3) (a) Nomination papers may be circulated no sooner than the day the
13order for the special election is filed and shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. 28 days
14before the day that the special primary will or would be held, if required, except when
15a special election is held concurrently with the spring election or general election, the
16deadline for filing nomination papers shall be specified in the order and the date shall
17be no earlier than the date provided in s. 8.10 (2) (a) or 8.15 (1), respectively, and no
18later than 35 days prior to the date of the spring or September partisan primary.
19Nomination papers may be filed in the manner specified in s. 8.10, 8.15, or 8.20. Each
20candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy in the manner provided in s. 8.21 no
21later than the latest time provided in the order for filing nomination papers. If a
22candidate for state or local office has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05
23at the time he or she files nomination papers, the candidate shall file the statement
24with the papers. A candidate for state office shall also file a statement of economic

1interests with the board no later than the end of the 3rd day following the last day
2for filing nomination papers specified in the order.
SB116, s. 65 3Section 65. 8.50 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,33,164 8.50 (3) (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions for
5September primaries the partisan primary under s. 8.15 are applicable to all
6partisan primaries held under this section, and the provisions for spring primaries
7under s. 8.10 are applicable to all nonpartisan primaries held under this section. In
8a special partisan primary or election, the order of the parties on the ballot shall be
9the same as provided under s. 5.62 (1) or 5.64 (1) (b). Independent candidates for
10state office at a special partisan election shall not appear on the primary ballot. No
11primary is required for a nonpartisan election in which not more than 2 candidates
12for an office appear on the ballot or for a partisan election in which not more than one
13candidate for an office appears on the ballot of each recognized political party. In
14every special election except a special election for nonpartisan state office where no
15candidate is certified to appear on the ballot, a space for write-in votes shall be
16provided on the ballot, regardless of whether a special primary is held.
SB116, s. 66 17Section 66. 8.50 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,33,2418 8.50 (3) (c) Notwithstanding ss. 5.37 (4), 5.91 (6) and 6.80 (2) (f), whenever a
19special partisan primary is held concurrently with the presidential preference
20primary, an elector may choose the party column or ballot in which the elector will
21cast his or her vote separately for each of the 2 primaries. Whenever 2 or more special
22partisan primaries or one or more special partisan primaries and a September
23partisan primary are held concurrently, the procedure prescribed in ss. 5.37 (4), 5.91
24(6) and 6.80 (2) (f) applies.
SB116, s. 67 25Section 67. 8.50 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,34,6
18.50 (4) (b) A vacancy in the office of U.S. senator or representative in congress
2occurring prior to the 2nd Tuesday in May April in the year of the general election
3shall be filled at a special primary and election. A vacancy in that office occurring
4between the 2nd Tuesday in May April and the 2nd Tuesday in July June in the year
5of the general election shall be filled at the September partisan primary and general
6election.
SB116, s. 68 7Section 68. 8.50 (4) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,34,208 8.50 (4) (fm) A permanent vacancy in the office of municipal judge may be filled
9by temporary appointment of the municipal governing body, or, if the judge is elected
10under s. 755.01 (4), jointly by the governing bodies of all municipalities served by the
11judge. The office shall then be permanently filled by special election, which shall be
12held concurrently with the next spring election following the occurrence of the
13vacancy, except that a vacancy occurring during the period after December 1 and on
14or before the date of the spring election shall be filled at the 2nd succeeding spring
15election, and except that the governing body of a city or village or, if the judge is
16elected under s. 755.01 (4), the governing bodies of the participating cities or villages
17may, if the vacancy occurs before June May 1 in the year preceding expiration of the
18term of office, order a special election to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday
19in November following the date of the order. A person so elected shall serve for the
20residue of the unexpired term.
SB116, s. 69 21Section 69. 10.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB116,35,1122 10.01 (2) (d) Type D—The type D notice shall state the hours the polls will be
23open and the polling places to be utilized at the election or shall include a concise
24statement of how polling place information may be obtained. In cities over 500,000
25population, the board of election commissioners shall determine the form of the

1notice. In other municipalities and special purpose districts, the clerk of the
2municipality or special purpose district shall give the polling place information in the
3manner the governing body of the municipality or special purpose district decides
4will most effectively inform the electors. The type D notice shall be published by the
5municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality once on the
6day before each spring primary and election, each special national, state, county or
7municipal election at which the electors of that municipality are entitled to vote and
8each September partisan primary and general election. The clerk of each special
9purpose district which calls a special election shall publish a type D notice on the day
10before the election, and the day before the special primary, if any, except as
11authorized in s. 8.55 (3).
SB116, s. 70 12Section 70. 10.01 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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