Senate Bill 220 proposes amendments to the residency requirements for individuals circulating nomination papers and recall petitions in Wisconsin. Under the current law, any person eligible to vote in Wisconsin or a U.S. citizen aged 18 or older who would not be disqualified from voting if they were a resident can circulate these papers. The bill modifies this by requiring that only individuals who are eligible to vote in Wisconsin can circulate nomination papers and have their signatures counted for recall petitions. However, it maintains that for the offices of president and vice president, the previous eligibility criteria still apply.

The bill includes specific legal language changes, such as the insertion of "who is a qualified elector of this state" in various sections, which clarifies that circulators must be qualified electors. Additionally, it creates a new provision stating that for recall petitions, the circulator must be a qualified elector. The bill renumbers and amends existing statutes to reflect these changes, ensuring that the certification process for circulators is more stringent and clearly defined.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 8.10(3)(intro.), 8.10, 8.15(4)(a), 8.15, 8.20(3), 8.20, 9.10(2)(em)2, 9.10