1. (1) Upon receipt of a certification of residence form under s. EL 19.02, the commission shall first examine it for sufficiency. If the application is insufficient or does not include acceptable proof of residence under s. 19.03, the commission should contact the judicial officer within 3 business days to notify them of the deficiency and provide instructions for how it can be corrected.
2. (2) If the application is sufficient, the commission shall then examine the provided proof of residence document to ensure that it meets the requirements of s. 6.34 (3) (a), Stats. If it does, the commission shall conclude that the judicial officer or judicial candidate’s residential address is verified.
3. (3) If both the certification of residence form and proof of residence are sufficient, the commission shall issue an acknowledgement of the filing of the certification of residence. If a sufficient certification of residence is received by the commission, the commission shall notify the judicial officer within 3 business days of the determination of whether the residence can be certified.
4. (4) The acknowledgement of the certification of residence shall be issued on commission letterhead and shall state substantially the following: “The Wisconsin Elections Commission has verified the residential address of (Name of Judicial Officer or judicial candidate) pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 8.10(8) and EL Chapter 19. (Name of Judicial Officer or judicial candidate) is exempt from providing his or her residential address on his or her own nomination papers and declarations of candidacy.” If the individual is judicial officer, the acknowledgement shall also state that the judicial officer is exempt from providing his or her residential address as a circulator or as signatory on the nomination papers of a nonpartisan candidate.
5. (5) Nothing in this section exempts a judicial candidate from a ballot access challenge, or guarantees placement on the ballot.

History

History: CR 25-031: cr. Register December 2025 No. 840, eff. 1-1-26; correction in (1), (3) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register December 2025 No. 840.