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 recall petitions, with the exception of those for the offices of president and vice president, which can still be circulated by any eligible voter or U.S. citizen aged 18 or older.

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 of Wisconsin. The bill renumbers existing statutes and amends several sections to reflect these changes, ensuring that the circulators' qualifications are clearly defined and that the integrity of the petition process is maintained.

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