2012 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
20. Appropriations and budget management.
20.511 Government accountability board.
20.511 Government accountability board. There is appropriated from the general fund, except where otherwise indicated, to the government accountability board for the following programs:
(1) Administration of election, ethics, and lobbying laws.
(a) General program operations; general purpose revenue. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the board, including the printing of forms, materials, manuals, and election laws under ss. 7.08 (1) (b), (3), and (4) and 11.21 (3) and (14), and the training of election officials under s. 5.05 (7).
(be) Investigations. A sum sufficient for the purpose of financing the costs of investigations authorized by the board of potential violations of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, and subch. III of ch. 19.
(bm) Training of chief inspectors. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for training of chief inspectors under s. 7.31.
(c) Voter identification training. The amounts in the schedule for training of county and municipal clerks concerning voter identification requirements provided in 2011 Wisconsin Act 23.
(d) Election administration transfer. The amounts in the schedule to meet federal requirements for the conduct of federal elections under P.L. 107-252, to be transferred to the appropriation account under par. (t).
(g) Recount fees. All moneys received on account of recount petitions filed with it, to be apportioned to the county clerks or county board of election commissioners as prescribed in s. 9.01 (1) (ag).
(h) Materials and services. The amounts in the schedule for the costs of publishing documents, locating and copying records, and conducting programs under s. 19.48 (9) and administrative meetings and conferences, for compiling, disseminating, and making available information prepared by and filed with the board under s. 19.48 (10), and for supplies, postage, and shipping. All moneys received by the board from collections for sales of publications, for copies of records, for supplies, for postage, for shipping and records location fees, from fees assessed under s. 19.48 (9) and (10), and for charges assessed to participants in administrative meetings and conferences, except moneys received from requesters from sales of copies of the official registration list, shall be credited to this appropriation account.
(i) Elections administration; program revenue. The amounts in the schedule for the administration of chs. 5 to 12. All moneys received from fees imposed under s. 11.055 (1) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
(im) Lobbying administration; program revenue. The amounts in the schedule for the administration of subch. III of ch. 13. All moneys received from the fees imposed under s. 13.75 shall be credited to this appropriation account.
(j) Electronic filing software. All moneys received from registrants who purchase software to be utilized for electronic filing of campaign finance reports under s. 11.21 (16), for the purpose of providing that software.
(jm) Gifts and grants. All moneys received by the board from gifts, grants, and bequests to carry out the purposes, not inconsistent with the law, for which made or received.
(m) Federal aid. All moneys received from the federal government, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, that are not appropriated under par. (x), to be used for the administration of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19.
(t) Election administration. From the election administration fund, the amounts in the schedule to meet federal requirements for the conduct of federal elections under P.L. 107-252. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under par. (d) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
(x) Federal aid; election administration fund. From the election administration fund, all moneys received from the federal government, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, to be used for election administration costs under P.L. 107-252.
History: 2007 a. 1 ss. 141 to 145, 149 to 155, 159, 161; 2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 28, 89; 2011 a. 32; s. 35.17 correction in (1) (h).
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