Amendment SSA1-AB7

With certain limited exceptions, this substitute amendment requires each eligible elector who wishes to vote at the polls on election day to present "proof of identification." Under the substitute amendment, "proof of identification" means an identification document that contains the name of the individual to whom the document was issued, which name conforms to the individual's voter registration, if the individual is required to register to vote, and that contains a photograph of the individual, except as otherwise permitted by the substitute amendment (see below). "Identification" means a) one of the following documents issued to the individual that is unexpired or if expired has expired after the date of the most recent general election: an operator's license issued by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT), an identification card issued by DOT, an identification card issued by a U.S. uniformed service, or a U.S. passport; b) a certificate of U.S. naturalization that was issued not earlier than two years before the date of an election at which it is presented; c) an unexpired driving receipt issued by DOT (see below); d) an unexpired identification card receipt issued by DOT; e) an identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state; f) an unexpired identification card approved by the Government Accountability Board (GAB) issued by an accredited university or college or by a technical college in this state; or g) an unexpired identification card issued by a state agency, a local governmental unit in this state, or by the federal government. A person who states that he or she is at least 65 years of age and has resided at his or her current residence for a period that includes at least the two most recent presidential elections is exempt from the requirement. In addition, the substitute amendment provides that if an individual is not able to present any of the above documents, the individual may present as proof of identification an affidavit in the form prescribed by GAB specifying the individual's name and address and stating that this is the address of the individual's residence. A person whose address is confidential as a result of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking or in certain cases a person who has been required by a law enforcement officer to surrender his or her license (see below) is also exempted from the requirement. If a person has applied to DOT for a driver's license or identification card, the person may also present the unexpired driving receipt or identification card receipt (DOT receipt) that DOT issues to the person while the application is processed. The substitute amendment continues current requirements for certain electors to verify residence in order to register or to vote. If a person receives a citation from a law enforcement officer in any jurisdiction that is dated within 60 days of the date of an election and is required to surrender his or her Wisconsin driver's license at the time the citation is issued, the elector may present an original copy of the citation or notice of intent to revoke or suspend the elector's driver's license in lieu of his or her driver's license or, if the elector is voting an absentee ballot by mail, may enclose a copy of the citation or notice in lieu of a copy of his or her driver's license. In this case, the substitute amendment provides that the elector's ballot is received and counted if otherwise valid, but the ballot is marked so it can be identified during the canvassing and recount process if the validity of the ballot is questioned. Under the substitute amendment, if a person who votes at a polling place fails to provide proof of identification, the person may vote provisionally. If a person votes by absentee ballot and fails to provide proof of identification or a copy thereof, unless exempted from the requirement, the ballot is treated as a provisional ballot. A provisional ballot is marked by the poll workers, who immediately contact the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. The person may then provide the required proof of identification either at the polling place before the closing hour or at the office of the clerk or board. If the person does not provide the required identification to the clerk or board by 4 p.m. on the Friday following the election, the person's vote is not counted.

The substitute amendment also directs GAB, in conjunction with the first regularly scheduled primary and election at which the voter identification requirements created by the substitute amendment initially apply, to conduct a public informational campaign for the purpose of informing prospective voters of the voter identification requirements created by the substitute amendment. In addition, the substitute amendment directs the board to conduct an ongoing outreach effort to identify and contact groups of electors who may need assistance in obtaining or renewing documents that constitute proof of identification for voting purposes and to provide assistance in obtaining or renewing those documents.

The voting identification requirement under the substitute amendment initially applies to voting at the 2012 spring primary. The substitute amendment also provides that an elector who votes at a polling place at an election held after the substitute amendment becomes law but before the date of the 2012 spring primary shall be requested to present proof of identification but if the elector fails to do so, his or her ballot will still be counted if the elector is otherwise qualified. The substitute amendment directs election officials to provide information to electors who do not present proof of identification at elections held prior to the date of the 2012 spring primary so that the electors will be prepared to provide proof of identification at future elections.

Issuance of operator's licenses and identification cards

This substitute amendment also permits a person who is eligible to obtain a Wisconsin identification card to obtain the card from DOT free of charge if the person identifies himself or herself on the application as a qualified elector. The application must include a statement that there is no fee for an identification card for a qualified elector.

Under 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 (the biennial budget act), certain provisions specified in the federal REAL ID Act are incorporated into state law when DOT provides notice that it is ready to implement the federal REAL ID Act. Among these provisions is the requirement that DOT follow certain procedures in processing applications for driver's licenses and identification cards and that each driver's license and identification card include a photograph.

This substitute amendment allows DOT, upon the implementation of the federal REAL ID Act in Wisconsin, to process applications for driver's licenses and identification cards in a manner other than that required by REAL ID if the driver's licenses and identification cards are marked to indicate that they are not REAL ID compliant and DOT processes the applications in compliance with DOT practices and procedures applicable immediately prior to implementation of REAL ID. An applicant for a REAL ID noncompliant driver's license or identification card will still be required to provide to DOT: 1) an identification document that includes either the applicant's photograph or both the applicant's full legal name and date of birth; 2) documentation showing the applicant's date of birth, which may be the same as item 1); 3) proof of the applicant's social security number or verification that the applicant is not eligible for a social security number; 4) documentation showing the applicant's name and address of principal residence; and 5) documentary proof that the applicant is a U.S. citizen or is otherwise lawfully present in the United States. However, in processing an application for a REAL ID noncompliant driver's license or identification card, DOT is not required to meet the standards for document retention and verification that are imposed for REAL ID compliant products.

Current law provides for limited exceptions allowing DOT to issue a driver's license that does not contain a photograph of the license holder, including, by DOT rule, a religious belief exception. There are no similar photograph exceptions under current law for identification cards. Under current law, after the implementation of REAL ID, all REAL ID compliant driver's licenses and identification cards must contain a photograph.

Under this substitute amendment, until the implementation of the federal REAL ID Act, the photograph exception for driver's licenses continues and a new religious belief photograph exception is created for identification cards. After the implementation of REAL ID, this substitute amendment creates a religious belief photograph exception for REAL ID noncompliant driver's licenses and identification cards.

This substitute amendment also requires DOT's drivers license examining stations (DMV service centers) to be open for business until at least 8 p.m. on the day before and the day of an election.

Signature requirement for electors voting in person

This substitute amendment provides, with limited exceptions, that an elector must also enter his or her signature on the poll list or other separate list when voting in person at a polling place at an election. Under the substitute amendment, the election officials must require each elector to enter his or her signature on the poll list or other separate list before being permitted to vote. If an elector registers at a polling place on election day, the officials must require the elector to enter the elector's signature on a separate list. The substitute amendment also provides that if an elector, due to physical disability, authorized another elector to sign his or her registration form on his or her behalf, the elector is exempt from the signature requirement. In addition, if an elector signed his or her registration form but claims to be unable, due to physical disability, to enter his or her signature on the poll list or other separate list when voting at a particular election, the substitute amendment permits the election officials to waive the signature requirement if they find that, due to physical disability, the elector is unable to enter his or her signature.

Voting a straight party ticket

Under current law, at the general election, an elector may vote a straight party ticket for the candidates of any political party that has a separate ballot or column on the ballot.

This substitute amendment eliminates the authority for any elector, other than an overseas or military elector, to vote a straight party ticket. Under federal law, an overseas or military elector may vote a straight party ticket on a write-in absentee ballot for national offices. The substitute amendment first applies with respect to the 2012 general election.

Late registration and absentee voting in person

Currently, the deadline for late registration for an election in person at the office of a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners is 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on the day before the election. The deadline for absentee voting in person at the office of a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners is 5 p.m. on the day before the election. This substitute amendment changes the deadline for late registration in person to 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on the Friday before the election. The substitute amendment also provides that an elector may vote an absentee ballot in person only during the period beginning with opening of business on the 3rd Monday preceding an election and ending at 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on the Friday preceding an election. The changes are effective for elections held on or after the first day of the 2nd month beginning after publication.

Absentee voting in residential care apartment complexes and adult family homes

Currently, municipalities must send two special voting deputies (one designated by each major political party if the party wishes) to conduct absentee voting in nursing homes. Municipalities may also send the deputies to conduct absentee voting in community-based residential facilities and retirement homes that qualify for the service in accordance with standards prescribed by law. This substitute amendment permits municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners to send two special voting deputies to conduct absentee voting in adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes that qualify for the service in accordance with similar standards prescribed by law.

Appointment of special registration deputies

Currently, GAB or the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of any municipality may appoint special registration deputies to assist qualified electors in completing their voter registration forms prior to the close of registration at locations other than the office of GAB, the office of a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners, or a polling place. Registration forms that are obtained by a special registration deputy are treated in the same manner as registration forms that are received by mail. Any qualified elector of this state may qualify to serve as a special registration deputy. A deputy who is appointed by a municipality may register any qualified elector of the municipality and a deputy who is appointed by the board may register any qualified elector of this state. GAB or a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may revoke the appointment of an individual for cause, and no individual whose appointment is revoked is eligible for reappointment. This substitute amendment discontinues appointment and revocation of special registration deputies by GAB.

Voter registration information

This substitute amendment requires an elector who registers to vote on or after the day the substitute amendment becomes law to provide, in addition to his or her current residence location as presently required, the location of his or her previous residence immediately before moving to his or her current residence location. The substitute amendment also requires the registration form to include the following statement below the space for the elector's signature: "Falsification of information on this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony.".

Access to voter registration list

Currently, the statewide voter registration list is open to public inspection. However, only authorized election officials may view certain personal information in the list. This substitute amendment permits a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners to provide a law enforcement agency of the federal government or any state or local government with access to this personal information to be used for law enforcement purposes. The substitute amendment also permits GAB to provide this personal information to a subunit of the state government of another state to be used for official purposes.

Revision of registration list

Currently, municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners must enter registration changes received on the date of an election in the statewide voter registration system within 30 days after the date of that election. This substitute amendment permits these updates to be entered within 45 days after a general (November) election and also permits the legal counsel of GAB, upon request of a clerk or board, to permit the clerk or board to enter changes received on the date of the general election within 60 days after the date of that election.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB7-SSA1, s. 1 Section 1. 5.02 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB7-SSA1,8,2 5.02 (6m) "Identification" means any of the following documents issued to an individual:

AB7-SSA1,8,4 (a) One of the following documents that is unexpired or if expired has expired after the date of the most recent general election:

AB7-SSA1,8,5 1. An operator's license issued under ch. 343.

AB7-SSA1,8,6 2. An identification card issued under s. 343.50.

AB7-SSA1,8,7 3. An identification card issued by a U.S. uniformed service.

AB7-SSA1,8,8 4. A U.S. passport.

AB7-SSA1,8,10 (b) A certificate of U.S. naturalization that was issued not earlier than 2 years before the date of an election at which it is presented.

AB7-SSA1,8,11 (c) An unexpired driving receipt under s. 343.11.

AB7-SSA1,8,12 (d) An unexpired identification card receipt issued under s. 343.50.

AB7-SSA1,8,14 (e) An identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state.

AB7-SSA1,8,17 (f) An unexpired identification card approved by the board that is issued by a university or college in this state that is accredited, as defined in s. 39.30 (1) (d), or by a technical college created under ch. 38.

AB7-SSA1,8,20 (g) An unexpired identification card issued by a state agency, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), by a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 19.42 (7u), or by the federal government.

AB7-SSA1,9,2 (h) If an individual is not able to present any of the documents specified in pars. (a) to (g), an affidavit in the form prescribed by the board specifying the individual's name and address, affirming the individual's identity and stating that this is the address of the individual's residence. The affidavit shall include the following statement: "I am aware that falsification of the information in this affidavit is punishable as a Class H felony."

AB7-SSA1, s. 2 Section 2. 5.02 (16c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB7-SSA1,9,8 5.02 (16c) "Proof of identification" means identification that contains the name of the individual to whom the document was issued, which name conforms to the individual's voter registration form, if the individual is required to register to vote, and that contains a photograph of the individual, except as authorized in ss. 5.02 (6m) (h) and 343.14 (3m) or 343.50 (4g).

AB7-SSA1, s. 3 Section 3 . 5.35 (6) (a) 4a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,9,12 5.35 (6) (a) 4a. Instructions prescribed by the board for electors for whom proof of identification is required under s. 6.79 (2) or for whom proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required under s. 6.55 (2).

AB7-SSA1, s. 4 Section 4. 5.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,9,23 5.37 (1) Voting machines shall give every elector a reasonable opportunity to vote for any person for any office and on any proposition the elector is entitled to vote on, assure privacy to the elector so no one will know how the elector is voting or has voted, preclude the electors from voting for persons or propositions upon which they are not entitled to vote and from voting more than once for the same office or on the same proposition. Voting machines shall be constructed to lock so they cannot be manipulated, tampered with, or show the number of votes registered for any candidate or proposition while voting is in progress. The machines shall provide a method for electors to vote a straight party ticket, shall permit voting a split ticket and shall record each vote cast.

AB7-SSA1, s. 5 Section 5. 5.64 (1) (ar) 1. a. of the statutes is repealed.

AB7-SSA1, s. 6 Section 6. 5.64 (1) (ar) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB7-SSA1,10,3 5.64 (1) (ar) 1m. When voting for president and vice president, the ballot shall permit an elector to vote only for the candidates on one ticket jointly or to write in the names of persons in both spaces.

AB7-SSA1, s. 7 Section 7. 5.64 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,10,19 5.64 (1) (b) The names of the candidates for the offices of president and vice president that are certified under s. 8.16 (7) or that are contained in nomination papers filed under s. 8.20 shall appear on the ballot in the form prescribed in s. 7.08 (2) (a). The names of the candidates on the regular party tickets nominated at the primary or replacements appointed under s. 8.35 (2) shall appear in a separate column under the party designation. The columns shall be arranged from left to right according to rank, based on the number of votes received by each party's candidate for president or governor at the last general election beginning with the party that received the most votes. To the right of the columns for parties qualifying under s. 5.62 (1) (b) shall be placed the columns for parties qualifying under s. 5.62 (2) in the same order in which the parties filed petitions with the board. Any column required under par. (e) 2. shall be placed next in order. To the right of the party columns shall be a column for the names of independent candidates for each office, or more than one column if the first column does not provide sufficient space for the names of all such candidates.

AB7-SSA1, s. 8 Section 8. 5.91 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB7-SSA1, s. 9 Section 9. 6.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,11,5 6.10 (3) When an elector moves from one ward to another or his or her residence from one ward or municipality to another ward or municipality within the state after the last registration day but at least 10 days before the election, the elector may vote in and be considered a resident of the new ward or municipality where residing upon transferring registration under s. 6.40 (1) or upon registering at the proper polling place or other registration location in the new ward or municipality under s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If the elector moves within his or her residence later than 10 days of before an election, the elector shall vote in the elector's old former ward or municipality if otherwise qualified to vote there.

AB7-SSA1, s. 10 Section 10. 6.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,11,12 6.15 (1) Qualifications. Any person who was or who is a qualified an eligible elector under ss. 6.02 and 6.03, except that he or she has been a resident of this state for less than 10 days prior to the date of the presidential election, is entitled to vote for the president and vice president but for no other offices. The fact that the person was not registered to vote in the state from which he or she moved does not prevent voting in this state if the elector is otherwise qualified.

AB7-SSA1, s. 11 Section 11 . 6.15 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB7-SSA1,11,22 6.15 (2) (bm) Except as authorized in ss. 6.79 (7) and 6.86 (1) (ar), when making application in person at the office of the municipal clerk, each applicant shall present proof of identification. If any document presented by the applicant is not proof of residence under s. 6.34, the applicant shall also present proof of residence under s. 6.34 or have his or her residence corroborated by another elector of the municipality in the manner provided in par. (d) 1r. The clerk shall verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the elector conforms to the name on the elector's application and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document reasonably resembles the elector.

AB7-SSA1, s. 12 Section 12. 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,12,10 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card, the municipal clerk shall require the elector to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector cannot provide proof of residence, the elector may have his or her residence corroborated in a statement that is signed by another elector of the municipality and that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. If the residence is corroborated by another elector, that elector shall then provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector provides proof of residence or a corroborator corroborates the elector's residence, the clerk shall permit the elector to cast his or her ballot for president and vice president. The elector shall then mark the ballot in the clerk's presence in a manner that will not disclose his or her vote. The elector shall then fold the ballot so as to conceal his or her vote. The clerk or elector shall then place the ballot in an envelope furnished by the clerk.

AB7-SSA1, s. 13 Section 13. 6.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,13,4 6.15 (3) Procedure at polling place. An eligible elector may appear at the polling place for the ward or election district where he or she resides and make application for a ballot under sub. (2). Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an elector who casts a ballot under this subsection shall follow the same procedure required for casting a ballot at the municipal clerk's office under sub. (2). The inspectors shall perform the duties of the municipal clerk, except that the inspectors shall return the cancellation card under sub. (2) (b) to the municipal clerk and the clerk shall forward the card as provided in sub. (2) (c) if required. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card and submittal of proof of residence under s. 6.34 or providing corroboration of residence verification of the proof of identification and proof of residence or corroboration of residence, whenever required, as provided in sub. (2) (bm), the inspectors shall permit the elector to cast his or her ballot for president and vice president. The elector shall mark the ballot and, unless the ballot is utilized with an electronic voting system, the elector shall fold the ballot, and deposit the ballot into the ballot box or give it to the inspector. The inspector shall deposit it directly into the ballot box. Voting machines or ballots utilized with electronic voting systems may only be used by electors voting under this section if they permit voting for president and vice president only.

AB7-SSA1, s. 14 Section 14. 6.22 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,13,10 6.22 (4) (b) A military elector's application may be received at any time. The municipal clerk shall not send or transmit a ballot for an election if the application is received later than 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding that election. The municipal clerk shall send or transmit a ballot, as soon as available, to each military elector who requests files a timely request for a ballot.

AB7-SSA1, s. 15 Section 15. 6.24 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,13,17 6.24 (4) (c) Upon receipt of a timely application from an individual who qualifies as an overseas elector and who has registered to vote in a municipality under sub. (3), the municipal clerk of the municipality shall send or transmit an absentee ballot to the individual for all subsequent elections for national office to be held during the year in which the ballot is requested, unless the individual otherwise requests or until the individual no longer qualifies as an overseas elector.

AB7-SSA1, s. 16 Section 16. 6.24 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,14,2 6.24 (4) (d) An overseas elector who is not registered may request both a registration form and an absentee ballot at the same time, and the municipal clerk shall send or transmit the ballot automatically if the registration form is received within the time prescribed in s. 6.28 (1). The board shall prescribe a special certificate form for the envelope in which the absentee ballot for overseas electors is contained, which shall be substantially similar to that provided under s. 6.87 (2). An overseas elector shall make and subscribe to the special certificate form before a witness who is an adult U.S. citizen.

AB7-SSA1, s. 17 Section 17. 6.26 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

AB7-SSA1, s. 18 Section 18. 6.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,14,11 6.26 (2) (b) The municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners, or government accountability board may appoint any applicant who qualifies under this subsection, unless the applicant's appointment has been revoked by a municipality or by the board for cause. The municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners, or government accountability board may revoke an appointment made by the clerk, or board of election commissioners, or government accountability board for cause at any time.

AB7-SSA1, s. 19 Section 19. 6.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,14,17 6.26 (2) (c) No individual may serve as a special registration deputy in a municipality unless the individual is appointed by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality or the individual is appointed by the government accountability board to serve all municipalities and the individual completes training required under s. 7.315.

AB7-SSA1, s. 20 Section 20. 6.26 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,14,23 6.26 (2) (cm) The board and each Each municipal clerk shall maintain a record of the names and addresses of each individual who is appointed by the board or the clerk to serve as a special registration deputy under this section and who has complied with the training requirements for service as a special registration deputy under s. 7.315 (1) (b) 1.

AB7-SSA1, s. 21 Section 21. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,15,5 6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with this section, if the person complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling place.

AB7-SSA1, s. 22 Section 22. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,16,2 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on the day Friday before an election at the office of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2), a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The registration form shall also contain the following certification: "I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election". The elector shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34, the information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed by any other elector of the municipality and that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector shall then provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector is registering after the close of registration for the general election and the elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another state, the municipal clerk or agent shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license.

AB7-SSA1, s. 23 Section 23. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,17,10 6.33 (1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration forms. All forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms shall be designed to obtain from each applicant information as to name; date; residence location; location of previous residence immediately before moving to current residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for at least 10 days; whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the applicant is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant is currently registered to vote at any other location. The form shall include a space for the applicant's signature and the signature of any corroborating elector . Below the space for the signature, the form shall state "Falsification of information on this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony.". The form shall include a space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name, affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form. The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form shall also include a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by mail, a space where the clerk may record an indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34, whenever required, and a space where the clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).

AB7-SSA1, s. 24 Section 24. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,17,25 6.33 (5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address under an existing registration and whenever a municipal clerk changes a registration from eligible to ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall promptly enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection, except that the. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, the municipal clerk may update any entries that change on the date of an election in the municipality other than a general election within 30 days after that the date, and the of that election, and may update any entries that change on the date of a general election within 45 days after the date of that election. The legal counsel of the board may, upon request of a municipal clerk, permit the clerk to update entries that change on the date of a general election within 60 days after that election. The municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.

AB7-SSA1, s. 25 Section 25. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,18,13 6.34 (2) Except as authorized in ss. 6.29 (2) (a) and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., upon Upon completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33, each eligible elector who is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, and who registers after the close of registration under s. 6.29 or 6.86 (3) (a) 2., shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). Each eligible elector who is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, who registers by mail, and who has not voted in an election in this state shall, if voting in person, provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3) or, if voting by absentee ballot, provide a copy of an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail, the identifying document may not be a residential lease.

AB7-SSA1, s. 26 Section 26. 6.34 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 6.34 (3) (a) 7. (intro.) and amended to read: