AB225,18,1712 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
13of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
14to vote. If proof of residence is provided, the type of identifying document submitted
15by the elector shall be entered on the list in the space provided. Proof of residence
16is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector
17registers by mail and has not previously voted in an election in this state.

AB225,19,319 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), the elector
20shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. The signing by the elector executing
21the registration form shall be in the presence of the special registration deputy or
22inspector who. Upon receipt of the registration form, the deputy or inspector shall
23enter the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence
24in the space provided on the form. The deputy or inspector shall then print his or her
25name on and sign the form, indicating that the deputy or inspector has accepted the

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1form. Upon compliance with this procedure, the elector shall be permitted to cast his
2or her vote, if the elector complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling
3place.

AB225,19,255 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
6(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
7municipality, may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who
8is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another
9readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the
10elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b),
11instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the
12municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
13polling place. An eligible elector who desires to register shall execute a registration
14form as prescribed under par. (a) and provide proof of residence as provided under
15s. 6.34. The signing by the person executing the registration form shall be in the
16presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy. Upon
17receipt of the registration form, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special
18registration deputy shall enter the type of identifying document submitted by the
19elector as proof of residence in the space provided on the form. The municipal clerk,
20the deputy clerk, or the special registration deputy shall then print his or her name
21and sign the form, indicating that the clerk, deputy clerk, or deputy has accepted the
22form. Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or
23special registration deputy shall serially number the registration and give one copy
24to the person for presentation at the polling place serving the person's residence or
25an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).

AB225,20,142 6.79 (2) (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered electronically, the
3municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the most current official
4registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (2) (a) for use as poll lists at the polling
5place. Except as provided in subs. (3) (b) and (c), (6), and (7), each eligible elector,
6before receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address and
7present to the officials proof of identification. The officials shall verify that the name
8on the proof of identification presented by the elector conforms to the name on the
9poll list or separate list and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that
10document reasonably resembles the elector. The officials shall then require the
11elector to enter his or her signature on the poll list, supplemental list, or separate list
12maintained under par. (c) unless the elector is exempt from the signature
13requirement under s. 6.36 (2) (a). The officials shall verify that the name and address
14stated by the elector conform to the elector's name and address on the poll list.

AB225,21,216 6.79 (2) (d) If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is
17required and the document provided by the elector under par. (a) does not constitute
18proof of residence under s. 6.34, the officials shall require the elector to provide proof
19of residence. If proof of residence is provided, the officials shall enter the type of
20identifying document submitted as proof of residence in the space provided on the
21registration form and shall verify that the name and address on the identification
22identifying document submitted as proof of residence provided is the same as the
23name and address shown on the registration list. If proof of residence is required and
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1whenever required, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the elector to vote
2under s. 6.97.

AB225,21,94 6.79 (3) (c) 1. An elector who considers himself or herself to be indigent and
5cannot obtain proof of identification without payment of a fee, an elector who has a
6religious objection to being photographed, or an elector who cannot obtain the
7documentation required to obtain proof of identification may, as an alternative to
8presenting proof of identification, swear or affirm in an oath administered by the
9chief inspector either that:

AB225,21,1110 a. The elector considers himself or herself to be indigent and cannot obtain
11proof of identification without payment of a fee.

AB225,21,1212 b. The elector has a religious objection to being photographed.

AB225,21,1413 c. The elector cannot obtain the documentation required to obtain proof of
14identification.

AB225,21,2215 2. An elector who makes an oath or affirmation under subd. 1. shall also sign
16a statement in the form prescribed by the board making the same affirmation. The
17inspector shall then write the words "Alternative identification" next to the elector's
18name on the poll list or other list maintained under this section and shall enter the
19elector's serial number on the back of the ballot before the ballot is given to the
20elector. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may investigate the
21qualifications of any elector who submits a statement under this subdivision and
22may advise the municipal board of canvassers of his or her findings.

AB225,22,2524 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an eligible elector is at the
25entrance to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling

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1place, they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any
2individual selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that
3employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.
4Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (3) (b) and (c), (6), and (7), the individual selected by
5the elector shall present to the inspectors proof of identification and, if the proof of
6identification does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, shall also provide
7proof of residence under s. 6.34 for the assisted elector, whenever required, and all
8other information necessary for the elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2). The
9inspectors shall verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the
10person assisting the elector conforms to the elector's name on the poll list or separate
11list and, shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document reasonably
12resembles the elector, and shall enter the type of identifying document submitted by
13the assisted elector as proof of residence in the space provided on the poll list or
14separate list. The inspectors shall then issue a ballot to the individual selected by
15the elector and shall accompany the individual to the polling place entrance where
16the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a paper ballot, the assisting individual
17shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked by the assisting individual. The
18assisting individual shall then immediately take the ballot into the polling place and
19give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall distinctly announce that he or she
20has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name), an elector who, as a result of
21disability, is unable to enter the polling place without assistance". The inspector
22shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this ballot?" If no objection
23is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under s. 6.79 and deposit the
24ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the poll list: "Ballot received
25at poll entrance".

AB225,23,242 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
3the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
4preceding the election. If Except as provided in par. (bb), if application is made in
5person, the application shall be made no earlier than the opening of business on the
63rd Monday preceding the election and no later than 5 p.m. or the close of business,
7whichever is later, 6 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election. Except as provided
8in par. (c), if the elector is making written application for an absentee ballot at the
9partisan primary, the general election, the presidential preference primary, or a
10special election for national office, and the application indicates that the elector is
11a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), the application shall be received by the
12municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application indicates that
13the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror,
14the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the
15application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election,
16the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall immediately take the ballot to the court
17in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall
18recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall
19then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot
20to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling place or, in
21municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal
22clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or (2m), the
23application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
24preceding the election.

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16.86 (1) (bb) An application made in person may only be received Monday to
2Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m, except that an individual may make
3an appointment with the actual city, town, or village clerk, as appropriate, so that,
4notwithstanding s. 7.21 (1), the clerk, not a member of the clerk's staff or a designated
5agent, may receive the individual's application made in person after 6 p.m. or
6anytime on Saturday or Sunday, not including the Saturday and Sunday after the
7Friday preceding the election.

AB225,24,109 6.87 (6d) If a certificate is missing the address of a witness, the ballot may not
10be counted.

AB225,25,213 6.97 (3) (b) 1. Whenever the municipal clerk or executive director of the
14municipal board of election commissioners is informed by the inspectors that a ballot
15has been cast under this section, the clerk or executive director shall promptly
16provide written notice to the board of canvassers of each municipality, special
17purpose district, and county that is responsible for canvassing the election of the
18number of ballots cast under this section in each ward or election district. The
19municipal clerk or executive director then shall determine whether each individual
20voting under this section is qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the
21individual's ballot is cast. If the elector is required to provide proof of identification
22under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) and fails to do so, the elector bears the burden of
23correcting the omission by providing the proof of identification at the polling place
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1municipal clerk or board of election commissioners serving his or her residence no
2later than 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election.

AB225,25,9 32. The municipal clerk or executive director shall make a record of the
4procedure used to determine the validity of each ballot cast under this section. If,
5prior to 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election, the municipal clerk or executive
6director determines that the individual is qualified to vote in the ward or election
7district where the individual's ballot is cast, the municipal clerk or executive director
8shall notify the board of canvassers for each municipality, special purpose district
9and county that is responsible for canvassing the election of that fact.

AB225,25,1511 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4), 6.33 (1),
126.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), 6.79 (3) (c) 2., and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such
13forms shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent
14registration or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished
15by the board.

AB225,26,317 7.15 (2) (d) Whenever the governing body of any municipality submits any
18question to a vote of the electors or whenever a proper recall petition and certificate
19are filed under s. 9.10, the municipal clerk shall issue a call for the election and
20prepare and distribute ballots as required in the authorization of submission or as
21provided in s. 9.10. The date of the referendum shall be fixed established in
22accordance with ss. 8.065 and 8.37 and shall be determined by the municipal clerk
23or board of election commissioners unless otherwise provided by law or unless the
24governing body fixes a determines the date. If the governing body determines the
25date, the date shall be established in accordance with ss. 8.065 and 8.37. The ballot

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1for any referendum shall conform to s. 5.64 (2). If there is already an official
2municipal referendum ballot for the election, the question may appear on the same
3ballot.

AB225,27,145 7.30 (2) (a) Only election officials appointed under this section or s. 6.875 may
6conduct an election. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and in ss. 7.15
7(1) (k) and 7.52 (1) (b), each election official shall be a qualified elector of the ward
8or wards, or the election district, for a county in which the polling place is established.
9A special registration deputy who is appointed under s. 6.55 (6) or an election official
10who is appointed under this section to fill a vacancy under par. (b) need not be a
11resident of the ward or wards, or the election district, but shall be a resident of the
12municipality, except that if where the official serves is located, and each chief
13inspector shall be a qualified elector of the municipality in which the chief inspector
14serves. If no qualified candidate for chief inspector is available or if the chief
15inspector is appointed to fill a vacancy under par. (b), the person so appointed need
16not be a qualified elector of the municipality. If a municipal clerk or deputy clerk
17serves as a registration deputy or is appointed to fill a vacancy under par. (b), the
18clerk or deputy clerk need not be a resident of the municipality county, but shall be
19a resident of the state. No more than 2 individuals holding the office of clerk or
20deputy clerk may serve without regard to municipal county residency in any
21municipality at any election. Special registration deputies who are appointed under
22s. 6.55 (6) may be appointed to serve more than one polling place. All officials
23appointed under this section shall be able to read and write the English language,
24be capable, and be of good understanding, and may not be a candidate for any office
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1no public office other than notary public. Except as authorized under subs. (1) (b) and
2(4) (c), all inspectors shall be affiliated with one of the 2 recognized political parties
3which received the largest number of votes for president, or governor in
4nonpresidential general election years, in the ward or combination of wards served
5by the polling place at the last election. Excluding the inspector who may be
6appointed under sub. (1) (b), the party which received the largest number of votes is
7entitled to one more inspector than the party receiving the next largest number of
8votes at each polling place. Election officials appointed under this section may serve
9the electors of more than one ward where wards are combined under s. 5.15 (6) (b).
10If a municipality is not divided into wards, the ward requirements in this paragraph
11apply to the municipality at large. Whenever 2 or more inspectors are required to
12perform a function within a polling place and both parties that are entitled to submit
13nominees have done so, the chief inspector shall assign, insofar as practicable, an
14equal number of inspectors from the nominees of each party.

AB225,28,515 (b) When a vacancy occurs in an office under this section, the vacancy shall be
16filled by appointment of the municipal clerk. Unless the vacancy occurs in the
17position of an inspector appointed under sub. (1) (b), the vacancy shall be filled from
18the remaining names on the lists submitted under sub. (4) or from additional names
19submitted by the chairperson of the county party committee of the appropriate party
20under sub. (4) whenever names are submitted under sub. (4) (d). If the vacancy is
21due to candidacy, sickness or any other temporary cause, the appointment shall be
22a temporary appointment and effective only for the election at which the temporary
23vacancy occurs. The same qualifications that applied to original appointees shall be
24required of persons who fill vacancies except that a vacancy may be filled in cases
25of emergency or because of time limitations by a person who resides in another

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1aldermanic district or ward within the municipality, and if a municipal clerk or
2deputy clerk fills the vacancy, the clerk or deputy, but not more than a total of 2
3individuals in any municipality, may serve without regard to the clerk's or deputy's
4municipality county of residence, if the clerk or deputy meets the other
5qualifications.

AB225,28,97 7.41 (3) (intro.) The chief inspector or municipal clerk may order the removal
8of any individual exercising the right under sub. (1) if that individual commits an
9overt act which does any of the following:

AB225,28,1110 (a) Disrupts the operation of the polling place, clerk's office, or alternate site
11under s. 6.855; or.

AB225,28,1513 7.51 (2) (cm) The board of canvassers may review the validity of any ballot
14submitted with a statement under s. 6.79 (3) (c) 2. in the same manner as provided
15for challenged ballots under s. 6.95.

AB225,29,417 7.51 (3) (a) The inspectors shall place together all ballots counted by them
18which relate to any national, state or county office or any state, county or technical
19college district referendum and secure them together so that they cannot be untied
20or tampered with without breaking the seal. The secured ballots together with any
21ballots marked "Defective" shall then be secured by the inspectors chief inspector,
22and, if available, one other inspector whose party affiliation is different than the
23chief inspector's party affiliation, in the ballot container in such a manner that the
24container cannot be opened without breaking the seals or locks, or destroying the
25container. The inspectors shall place the ballots cast under s. 6.97 in a separate,

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1securely sealed carrier envelope which is clearly marked "Section 6.97 ballots". The
2chief inspector and 2 other inspectors shall sign the carrier envelope. The carrier
3envelope shall not be placed in the ballot container. The inspectors shall then deliver
4the ballots to the municipal clerk in the ballot container and carrier envelope.

AB225,29,166 7.52 (8) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall make full and accurate
7return of the votes cast for each candidate and proposition on the tally sheet forms.
8Each tally sheet shall record the returns for each office or referendum by ward,
9unless combined returns are authorized in accordance with s. 5.15 (6) (b), in which
10case the tally sheet shall record the returns for each group of combined wards. After
11recording the votes, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall seal in a carrier
12envelope outside the ballot bag or container one inspector's statement under sub. (4)
13(d), one tally sheet, and one poll list for delivery to the county clerk, unless the
14election relates only to municipal or school district offices or referenda. The board
15of absentee ballot canvassers shall also similarly seal one statement, one tally sheet,
16and one poll list for delivery to the municipal clerk.

AB225,29,2318 8.05 (3) (d) The question of adoption of the nonpartisan primary under this
19subsection may be submitted to the electors at any regular an election authorized
20under s. 8.065 (2) to be held in the town or at a special election called for the purpose.
21When a petition requesting adoption of the nonpartisan primary conforming to the
22requirements of s. 8.40 and signed by at least 20 electors of the town is filed with the
23town clerk as provided in s. 8.37, the question shall be submitted to a vote.

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18.05 (3) (e) Petitions requesting a vote on the question at a regular town
2election shall be filed in accordance with s. 8.37 no later than 5 p.m. the last Tuesday
3in February. When the petition is filed, the clerk shall check its sufficiency. Whether
4at a regular or special election, the The clerk shall give separate notice by one
5publication in a newspaper at least 5 days before the election.

AB225,30,11 78.06 Special elections may be called. Towns, cities, villages, and school
8districts may call special elections for any purpose whenever such action is
9authorized or required by law. If an , and may include a call for a special referendum.
10A special election is called that includes a call for a special referendum, the election
11shall be noticed under s. 8.55.

AB225,30,17 138.065 Scheduling of referendums. (1) In this section, "local governmental
14unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this
15state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a political subdivision or special
16purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing, or an
17instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing.

AB225,30,21 18(2) Unless otherwise required by law, a referendum held by any local
19governmental unit that is authorized or required by law to hold a referendum may
20be held only concurrently with the spring primary, spring election, partisan primary,
21or general election or with a special election.

AB225,31,12 238.50 Special elections. (intro.) Unless otherwise provided, this section
24applies to filling vacancies in the U.S. senate and house of representatives, executive
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1judicial and legislative state offices, county, city, village, and town offices, and the
2offices of municipal judge and member of the board of school directors in school
3districts organized under ch. 119. State Congressional and state legislative offices
4may be filled in anticipation of the occurrence of a vacancy whenever authorized in
5sub. (4) (bm) or (e). No special election may be held after February 1 preceding the
6spring election unless it is held on the same day as the spring election, nor after
7August 1 preceding the general election unless it is held on the same day as the
8general election, until the day after that election. If the special election is held on
9the day of the general election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be
10held on the day of the partisan primary. If the special election is held on the day of
11the spring election, the primary for the special election, if any, shall be held on the
12day of the spring primary.

AB225,32,1414 8.50 (1) (a) When there is to be a special election ,: the county board of
15supervisors shall, except as provided in s. 17.21 (5), order the special election for
16county office shall be ordered by the county board of supervisors except as provided
17in s. 17.21 (5); the common council shall order the special election for city office shall
18be ordered by the common council; the board of trustees shall order the special
19election for village office shall be ordered by the board of trustees; the town board of
20supervisors shall order the special election for town office shall be ordered by the
21town board of supervisors; the school board shall order the special election for school
22board member in a school district organized under ch. 119 shall be ordered by the
23school board; the governing body of the municipality shall order the special election
24for municipal judge shall be ordered by the governing body of the municipality, except
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1bodies of all municipalities served by the judge; and the governor shall order all other
2special elections shall be ordered by the governor. When the governor or attorney
3general issues the order, it shall be filed and recorded in the office of the board. When
4the county board of supervisors issues the order, it shall be filed and recorded in the
5office of the county clerk. When the county executive issues the order, it shall be filed
6in the office of the county board of election commissioners. When the common council
7issues the order, it shall be filed in the office of the city clerk. When the board of
8trustees issues the order, it shall be filed in the office of the village clerk. When the
9town board of supervisors issues the order, it shall be filed in the office of the town
10clerk. When the school board of a school district organized under ch. 119 issues the
11order, it shall be filed and recorded in the office of the city board of election
12commissioners. If a municipal judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the order shall be
13filed in the office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners of the county
14having the largest portion of the population of the jurisdiction served by the judge.

AB225,32,2316 8.50 (1) (c) The order and notice shall specify the office to be filled, the
17expiration date of the remaining term of office, the date of the election, the earliest
18date for circulating and deadline for filing nomination papers, the area involved in
19the election, the name of the incumbent before the vacancy occurred and a
20description of how the vacancy occurred, or for an election held under sub. (4) (bm)
21or (e), the name of the incumbent and a description of how and when the vacancy is
22expected to occur. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the notice shall
23include the information specified in s. 10.01 (2) (a).

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18.50 (2) (a) The date for the special election shall be not less earlier than 62 nor
2more than 77 days from the date of the order except when the special election is held
3to fill a vacancy in a national office or the special election is held on the day of the
4general election or spring election. If a special election is held concurrently with the
5spring election, the special election may be ordered not earlier than 92 days prior to
6the spring primary and not later than 49 days prior to that the spring primary. If a
7special election is held concurrently with the general election or a special election is
8held to fill a national office, the special election may be ordered not earlier than 122
9later than 92 days prior to the partisan primary or special primary, respectively, and
10not later than 92 days prior to that primary.

AB225,33,2012 8.50 (4) (bm) Whenever a U.S. senator or representative in congress is elected
13to another office after the commencement of his or her term, and the term of the new
14office or the period during which the senator or representative is eligible to assume
15that office commences prior to the end of the senator's or representative's original
16term of office, the governor may call a special election to fill the seat of the senator
17or representative in anticipation of a vacancy, upon receipt of notice from the
18secretary of state that the secretary has received notice of the written resignation of
19that senator or representative under s. 17.02 (1) that is effective on a date not later
20than the date of the proposed special election.

AB225,34,1122 8.50 (4) (f) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., a vacancy in the office of
23justice, court of appeals judge, or circuit judge occurring in any year after the date
24of the spring election and on or before December August 1 shall be filled, if in the
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1appeals judge, at the first succeeding spring election when no other court of appeals
2judge is to be elected from the same court of appeals district; or, if in the office of
3justice, at the first succeeding spring election when no other justice is to be elected.
4A vacancy in the office of justice, court of appeals judge, or circuit judge occurring
5after December August 1 and on or before the date of the succeeding spring election
6shall be filled, if in the office of circuit judge, at the 2nd succeeding spring election;
7if in the office of court of appeals judge, at the first spring election, beginning with
8the 2nd succeeding spring election, when no other court of appeals judge is to be
9elected from the same court of appeals district; or, if in the office of justice, at the first
10spring election, beginning with the 2nd succeeding spring election, when no other
11justice is to be elected.

AB225,34,1712 2. If a vacancy in the office of justice, court of appeals judge, or circuit judge
13occurs after December August 1 and on or before the date of the succeeding spring
14election as the result of the resignation of the incumbent, if an election for that seat
15is scheduled to be held at the succeeding spring election and if the incumbent is not
16a candidate to succeed himself or herself, the vacancy shall be filled at the regularly
17scheduled election.

AB225,35,219 9.01 (1) (ag) 1m. If the difference between the votes cast for the leading
20candidate and those cast for the petitioner or the difference between the affirmative
21and negative votes cast upon any referendum question is at least 10 if 1,000 or less
22fewer votes are cast or is more than 0.5% 0.5 percent but not more than 2% 2 percent
23if more than 1,000 votes are cast following canvassing of all valid provisional and
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1petition requests a ballot recount, or $5 $25 for each municipality for which the
2petition requests a recount where no wards exist.

AB225,35,124 9.01 (1) (b) (intro.) The proper board of canvassers shall reconvene no earlier
5than 9 a.m. on the day following delivery of notice to all candidates under sub. (2) and
6no later than 9 a.m. on the day following the last day for filing of a petition. The
7municipal clerk shall provide the board of canvassers with all ballots, registrations
8under s. 6.55 (2), and other voting materials relating to the election except
9information to which access is restricted under s. 6.36 (1) (b). The board of canvassers
10shall then proceed to recount the ballots in the wards or municipalities specified and
11to review the allegations of fact contained in the petition or petitions. The recount
12shall proceed for each ward or municipality as follows:

AB225,35,2114 9.01 (1) (b) 1. The board of canvassers shall first compare the poll lists and
15determine the number of voting electors. In determining the number of voting
16electors, the board of canvassers shall hear and decide any objection to the validity
17of a voting elector's registration under s. 6.55 (2). If the board of canvassers
18determines that the registration of the voting elector is invalid, the board of
19canvassers shall reduce the number of voting electors accordingly. If an elector has
20voted in person at a polling place and is required to sign the poll list but does not do
21so, the elector shall not be considered a voting elector.

AB225,36,323 9.10 (2) (b) A recall petition for a city, village, town, town sanitary district, or
24school district office officer shall contain a statement of a reason for the recall which
25is related to the official responsibilities of indicating that the official for whom

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1removal is sought has been charged with committing a crime, as defined under s.
2939.12, violating s. 19.59 (1), or violating a local ordinance establishing a local code
3of ethics, as provided under s. 19.59 (1m).

AB225,36,205 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, town sanitary district, or school district officer, a statement
11of a reason for the recall which is related to the official responsibilities of indicating
12that the official for whom removal is sought has been charged with committing a
13crime, as defined under s. 939.12, violating s. 19.59 (1), or violating a local ordinance
14establishing a local code of ethics, as provided under s. 19.59 (1m), and a copy of the
15criminal or civil complaint alleging the crime or violation. No petitioner may
16circulate a petition for the recall of an officer prior to completing registration. The
17last date that a petition for the recall of an officer may be offered for filing is 5 p.m.
18on the 60th day commencing after registration. After the recall petition has been
19offered for filing, no name may be added or removed. No signature may be counted
20unless the date of the signature is within the period provided in this paragraph.

AB225,36,2423 9.20 (4) (intro.) The common council or village board shall, without alteration,
24either pass to the ordinance or resolution, do one of the following:

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1(a) Pass the ordinance or resolution within 30 days following the date of the
2clerk's final certificate, or submit it.

AB225,37,6 3(b) Submit the ordinance or resolution to the electors at the next spring or
4general election, if the election is more than 6 weeks after the date of the council's
5or board's action on the petition or the expiration of the 30-day period, whichever
6first occurs.

AB225,37,12 7(c) If there are 6 weeks or less before the election, the ordinance or resolution
8shall be voted on at the next succeeding election thereafter. The council or board by
9a three-fourths vote of the members-elect may order a special election for the
10purpose of voting on the ordinance or resolution at any time prior to the next election,
11but not more than one special election for direct legislation may be ordered in any
126-month period authorized under s. 8.065 (2).

AB225,37,1914 11.01 (11g) "Independent disbursement" means a disbursement to make a
15communication that expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified
16candidate, that is made without cooperation or consultation with a candidate, or any
17authorized committee or agent of a candidate, and that is not made in concert with,
18or at the request or suggestion of, any candidate, or any authorized committee or
19agent of a candidate.

AB225,37,22 20(11r) "Independent disbursement committee" means a committee that makes
21no disbursements other than independent disbursements and disbursements made
22for the administrative support of the committee.

AB225,38,1124 11.01 (16) (intro.) An act is for "political purposes" when it is done for the
25purpose of influencing the election or nomination for election of any individual to

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1state or local office, for the purpose of influencing the recall from or retention in office
2of an individual holding a state or local office, for the purpose of payment of expenses
3incurred as a result of a recount at an election, or for the purpose of influencing a
4particular vote at a referendum, except as provided in par. (b). In the case of a
5candidate, or a committee or group which is organized primarily for the purpose of
6influencing the election or nomination for election of any individual to state or local
7office, for the purpose of influencing the recall from or retention in office of an
8individual holding a state or local office, or for the purpose of influencing a particular
9vote at a referendum, all administrative and overhead expenses for the maintenance
10of an office or staff which are used principally for any such purpose are deemed to
11be for a political purpose.

AB225,38,1413 11.01 (16) (a) (intro.) Acts which are for "political purposes" include but are not
14limited to:

AB225,38,1916 11.01 (16) (a) 1. The making of a communication that contains one or more
17terms such as the following or their functional equivalents with reference to a clearly
18identified candidate that expressly advocates the election or defeat of that candidate
19and that unambiguously relates to the campaign of that candidate:

AB225,38,2020 a. "Vote for."