SB295-SSA1,22,1813 6.33 (5) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a
14municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address
15under an existing registration and whenever a municipal clerk or changes a
16registration from eligible to ineligible status, the municipal clerk or the clerk's
17designee
shall promptly enter electronically on the list maintained by the board
18under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection.
SB295-SSA1,22,25 193. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, the municipal clerk may
20or the clerk's designee shall update any entries that change on the date of an election
21other than a general election within 30 days after the date of that election, and may
22shall update any entries that change on the date of a general election within 45 days
23after the date of that election. The legal counsel of the board may, upon request of
24a municipal clerk, permit the clerk to update entries that change on the date of a
25general election within 60 days after that election.
SB295-SSA1,23,2
14. The municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is
2confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.
SB295-SSA1,38 3Section 38. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Acts 118
4and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,23,105 6.33 (5) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a
6municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address
7under an existing registration or changes a registration from eligible to ineligible
8status the municipal clerk or the clerk's designee shall promptly enter electronically
9on the list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) the information required
10under that subsection.
SB295-SSA1,23,1911 2. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a municipal
12clerk mails an absentee ballot to an elector or receives an in-person absentee ballot
13application or an absentee ballot the municipal clerk shall, no later than 48 hours
14after mailing an absentee ballot or receiving an in-person absentee ballot
15application or an absentee ballot, enter electronically on the list maintained by the
16commission under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection or
17submit the information to the clerk's designee who shall, no later than 24 hours after
18receiving the information from the clerk, enter electronically on the list maintained
19by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection.
SB295-SSA1,24,220 3. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, the municipal clerk or the
21clerk's designee shall update any entries that change on the date of an election other
22than a general election within 30 days after the date of that election, and shall update
23any entries that change on the date of a general election within 45 days after the date
24of that election. The commission administrator may, upon request of a municipal

1clerk permit the clerk to update entries that change on the date of a general election
2within 60 days after that election.
SB295-SSA1,24,43 4. The municipal clerk shall provide to the commission information that is
4confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the commission prescribes.
SB295-SSA1,39 5Section 39. 6.33 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA1,24,146 6.33 (5) (a) 2. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a
7municipal clerk mails an absentee ballot to an elector or receives an in-person
8absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot the municipal clerk shall, no later
9than 48 hours after mailing an absentee ballot or receiving an in-person absentee
10ballot application or an absentee ballot, enter electronically on the list maintained
11by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection or
12submit the information to the clerk's designee who shall, no later than 24 hours after
13receiving the information from the clerk, enter electronically on the list maintained
14by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection.
SB295-SSA1,40 15Section 40. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,24,2116 6.34 (2) Upon Except as provided in sub. (2m), upon completion of a registration
17form prescribed under s. 6.33, each eligible elector who is required to register under
18s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, shall provide an
19identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). If the elector
20registered by mail or by electronic application, the identifying document may not be
21a residential lease.
SB295-SSA1,41 22Section 41. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA1,25,423 6.34 (2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
24is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of
25registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license

1issued under ch. 343, or the number of a current and valid identification card issued
2under s. 343.50, together with the elector's name and date of birth and the board is
3able to verify the information specified under sub. (3) (b) using the system
4maintained under sub. (4).
SB295-SSA1,42 5Section 42. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
6act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,25,137 6.34 (2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
8is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of
9registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license
10issued under ch. 343, or the number of a current and valid identification card issued
11under s. 343.50, together with the elector's name and date of birth and the
12commission is able to verify the information specified under sub. (3) (b) using the
13system maintained under sub. (4).
SB295-SSA1,43 14Section 43. 6.34 (3) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,25,2215 6.34 (3) (a) 7. b. An identification card issued by a university, college or
16technical college that contains a photograph of the cardholder if the university,
17college, or technical college that issued the card provides a certified and current list
18of students who reside in housing sponsored by the university, college, or technical
19college and who are U.S. citizens to the municipal clerk prior to the election showing
20the current address of the students and if the municipal clerk, special registration
21deputy
election registration official, or inspector verifies that the student presenting
22the card is included on the list.
SB295-SSA1,44 23Section 44. 6.34 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA1,26,324 6.34 (3) (a) 12. For an occupant of a residential care facility, as defined in s.
256.875 (1) (bm), for the purpose of registering at the facility, a contract or intake

1document prepared by the residential care facility that specifies that the occupant
2currently resides in the facility. The contract or intake document may also identify
3the room or unit in which the occupant resides.
SB295-SSA1,45 4Section 45. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA1,26,135 6.34 (4) The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an
6instant basis, information specified under sub. (3) (b) from the information
7submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m), using the information
8maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to the board's agreement
9with the secretary of transportation under s. 85.61 (1). If a prospective elector enters
10information specified under sub. (3) (b) 2. into the system that does not match such
11information maintained by the department of transportation, the system shall
12redirect the elector to the department of transportation's Internet site so that the
13elector may update his or her information with the department of transportation.
SB295-SSA1,46 14Section 46. 6.34 (4) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
15act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,26,2416 6.34 (4) The commission shall maintain a system that electronically verifies,
17on an instant basis, information specified under sub. (3) (b) from the information
18submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m), using the information
19maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to the commission's
20agreement with the secretary of transportation under s. 85.61 (1). If a prospective
21elector enters information specified under sub. (3) (b) 2. into the system that does not
22match such information maintained by the department of transportation, the system
23shall redirect the elector to the department of transportation's Internet site so that
24the elector may update his or her information with the department of transportation.
SB295-SSA1,47 25Section 47. 6.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,27,3
16.35 (1) (intro.) Under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election
2commissioners, the original registration forms shall be filed in one of the following
3ways, except as provided in sub. subs. (1m) and (2):
SB295-SSA1,48 4Section 48. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA1,27,75 6.35 (2) The board shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which
6municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of
7registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
SB295-SSA1,49 8Section 49. 6.35 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
9act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,27,1210 6.35 (2) The commission shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods
11by which municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain
12records of registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
SB295-SSA1,50 13Section 50. 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
14Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,27,1615 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) The commission shall compile and maintain electronically
16an official registration list. The list shall contain all of the following:
SB295-SSA1,51 17Section 51. 6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) and
18amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,27,2019 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an
20official registration list. The list shall contain all of the following:
SB295-SSA1,27,21 211. The name and address of each registered elector in the state, the.
SB295-SSA1,27,22 222. The elector's date of birth of the elector, the.
SB295-SSA1,27,23 233. The ward and aldermanic district of the elector, if any, and, for.
SB295-SSA1,27,25 244. For each elector, a unique registration identification number assigned by the
25board, the.
SB295-SSA1,28,2
15. The number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343,
2if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number, if any, any.
SB295-SSA1,28,3 36. Any identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47 (3), the.
SB295-SSA1,28,4 47. The date of any election in which the elector votes, an.
SB295-SSA1,28,6 58. An indication of whether the elector is an overseas elector, as defined in s.
66.24 (1), any.
SB295-SSA1,28,8 79. Any information relating to the elector that appears on the current list
8transmitted to the board by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m), an.
SB295-SSA1,28,10 910. An indication of any accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit
10voting by the elector, an.
SB295-SSA1,28,12 1111. An indication of the method by which the elector's registration form was
12received, and an.
SB295-SSA1,28,20 1312. An indication of whether the elector was required under s. 6.34 to provide
14proof of residence and, if so, the type of identifying document submitted as proof of
15residence, the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document,
16and, if the identifying document included a number that applies only to the
17individual holding that document, up to the last 4 digits of that number. If the
18number on the identifying document submitted by the elector had 6 or fewer digits,
19the list under this paragraph may not contain more than the last 2 digits of that
20number.
SB295-SSA1,28,23 21(am) The list under this paragraph par. (a) may contain such other information
22as may be determined by the board to facilitate administration of elector registration
23requirements.
SB295-SSA1,52 24Section 52. 6.36 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
25(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,29,2
16.36 (1) (a) 4. For each elector, a unique registration identification number
2assigned by the commission.
SB295-SSA1,53 3Section 53. 6.36 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
4(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,29,75 6.36 (1) (a) 9. Any information relating to the elector that appears on the
6current list transmitted to the commission by the department of corrections under
7s. 301.03 (20m).
SB295-SSA1,54 8Section 54. 6.36 (1) (a) 13. to 16. of the statutes are created to read:
SB295-SSA1,29,109 6.36 (1) (a) 13. A separate column indicating the date on which an elector
10applied to vote by in-person absentee ballot.
SB295-SSA1,29,1311 14. Separate columns indicating the date on which the clerk mailed an
12absentee ballot to an elector and the date on which the elector returned the absentee
13ballot.
SB295-SSA1,29,1514 15. A separate column indicating the polling location associated with each
15elector's address and ward or aldermanic district, if any.
SB295-SSA1,29,1716 16. A separate column indicating the mailing address for the municipal clerk
17associated with each polling location identified under subd. 15.
SB295-SSA1,55 18Section 55. 6.36 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA1,29,2319 6.36 (1) (ae) 1. The chief election officer shall enter into a membership
20agreement with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for the purpose of
21maintaining the official registration list under this section. Prior to entering into an
22agreement under this subdivision, the chief election officer shall ensure that the
23agreement satisfies all of the following conditions:
SB295-SSA1,30,3
1a. It safeguards the confidentiality of information or data in the registration
2list that may be subject to transfer under the agreement and to which access is
3restricted under par. (b) 1. a.
SB295-SSA1,30,64 b. It prohibits the sale or distribution of the information or data in the
5registration list to a 3rd-party vendor and it prohibits any other action not
6associated with administration of or compliance with the agreement.
SB295-SSA1,30,87 c. It does not affect the exemption for this state under the national voter
8registration act.
SB295-SSA1,30,109 d. It allows the state to make contact with electors by electronic mail, whenever
10possible.
SB295-SSA1,30,1511 2. If the chief election officer enters into an agreement under subd. 1., the chief
12election officer shall comply with the terms of the agreement, including the
13transmission of information and data related to the registration of electors in this
14state to the Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for processing and
15sharing with other member states and governmental units.
SB295-SSA1,56 16Section 56. 6.36 (1) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
17(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,30,2018 6.36 (1) (am) The list under par. (a) may contain such other information as may
19be determined by the commission to facilitate administration of elector registration
20requirements.
SB295-SSA1,57 21Section 57. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,31,522 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. Except as provided in pars. (ae), (bm), and (bn), no person other
23than an employee of the board, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an executive
24director of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated by the
25executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive director

1of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the executive
2director may view the date of birth, operator's license number, or social security
3account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an identification
4serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an accommodation
5required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
SB295-SSA1,58 6Section 58. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Acts
7118
and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,31,168 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. Except as provided in pars. (ae), (bm), and (bn), no person other
9than an employee of the commission, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an
10executive director of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated
11by the executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive
12director of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the
13executive director may view the date of birth, operator's license number, or social
14security account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an
15identification serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an
16accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
SB295-SSA1,59 17Section 59. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,32,218 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
19of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
20to vote. If proof of residence is provided, the type of identifying document submitted
21by the elector and the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying
22document, or an indication that the information provided by the elector in lieu of
23proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m),
shall be entered on the list in the
24space provided. Proof Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is
25required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector

1registers by mail or by electronic application and has not previously voted in an
2election in this state.
SB295-SSA1,60 3Section 60. 6.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,32,114 6.36 (6) The board shall establish by rule the fee for obtaining a copy of the
5official registration list, or a portion of the list, including access to the subscription
6service established under s. 5.05 (14) (b)
. The amount of the fee shall be set, after
7consultation with county and municipal election officials, at an amount estimated to
8cover both the cost of reproduction and the cost of maintaining the list at the state
9and local level. The rules shall require that revenues from fees received be shared
10between the state and municipalities or their designees under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and shall
11specify a method for such allocation.
SB295-SSA1,61 12Section 61. 6.36 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
13act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,32,2114 6.36 (6) The commission shall establish by rule the fee for obtaining a copy of
15the official registration list, or a portion of the list, including access to the
16subscription service established under s. 5.05 (14) (b). The amount of the fee shall
17be set, after consultation with county and municipal election officials, at an amount
18estimated to cover both the cost of reproduction and the cost of maintaining the list
19at the state and local level. The rules shall require that revenues from fees received
20be shared between the state and municipalities or their designees under s. 6.33 (5)
21(b), and shall specify a method for such allocation.
SB295-SSA1,62 22Section 62. 6.40 of the statutes is repealed.
SB295-SSA1,63 23Section 63. 6.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,33,1324 6.50 (3) Upon receipt of reliable information that a registered elector has
25changed his or her residence to a location outside of the municipality, the municipal

1clerk or board of election commissioners shall notify the elector by mailing a notice
2by 1st class mail to the elector's registration address stating the source of the
3information. All municipal departments and agencies receiving information that a
4registered elector has changed his or her residence shall notify the clerk or board of
5election commissioners. If the elector no longer resides in the municipality or fails
6to apply for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date the notice is
7mailed, the clerk or board of election commissioners shall change the elector's
8registration from eligible to ineligible status. Upon receipt of reliable information
9that a registered elector has changed his or her residence within the municipality,
10the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall transfer change the
11elector's registration and mail the elector a notice of the transfer under s. 6.40 (2)
12change. This subsection does not restrict the right of an elector to challenge any
13registration under s. 6.325, 6.48, 6.925, 6.93, or 7.52 (5).
SB295-SSA1,64 14Section 64. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,33,1915 6.50 (10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
16ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
17(2), or 6.55 (2), or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to
18the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s.
19343.50, may reregister under s. 6.30 (5)
.
SB295-SSA1,65 20Section 65. 6.55 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB295-SSA1,66 21Section 66. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,34,922 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), the elector
23shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. The signing by the elector executing
24the registration form shall be in the presence of the special election registration
25deputy official or inspector. Upon receipt of the registration form, the deputy official

1or inspector shall enter both the type of identifying document submitted by the
2elector as proof of residence and the name of the entity or institution that issued the
3identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number that
4applies only to the individual holding that document, that number in the space
5provided on the form. The deputy official or inspector shall then print his or her name
6on and sign the form, indicating that the deputy official or inspector has accepted the
7form. Upon compliance with this procedure, the elector shall be permitted to cast his
8or her vote, if the elector complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling
9place.
SB295-SSA1,67 10Section 67. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,35,1211 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
12(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
13municipality, may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who
14is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another
15readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the
16elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b),
17instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the
18municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
19polling place. An eligible elector who desires to register shall execute a registration
20form as prescribed under par. (a) and provide proof of residence as provided under
21s. 6.34. The signing by the person executing the registration form shall be in the
22presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special election registration deputy
23official. Upon receipt of the registration form, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or
24special election registration deputy official shall enter the type of identifying
25document submitted by the elector as proof of residence, the name of the entity or

1institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document
2includes a number that applies only to the individual holding that document, the last
34 digits of that number in the space provided on the form. If the number on the
4identifying document submitted by the elector has 6 or fewer digits, the clerk shall
5enter only the last 2 digits of that number. The municipal clerk, the deputy clerk,
6or the special election registration deputy official shall then print his or her name
7and sign the form, indicating that the clerk, deputy clerk, or deputy official has
8accepted the form. Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk,
9deputy clerk, or special election registration deputy official shall serially number the
10registration and give one copy to the person for presentation at the polling place
11serving the person's residence or an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5)
12(b).
SB295-SSA1,68 13Section 68. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,36,414 6.55 (2) (cs) The board shall provide to each municipal clerk a list prepared for
15use at each polling place showing the name and address of each person whose name
16appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m)
17as ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located in the area
18served by that polling place, and whose name does not appear on the poll list for that
19polling place. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this subsection
20or s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the inspectors or special election registration deputies officials
21shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears
22on the list, the inspectors or special election registration deputies officials shall
23inform the elector or the elector's agent that the elector is ineligible to register to vote.
24If the elector or the elector's agent maintains that the elector is eligible to vote in the
25election, the inspectors or special election registration deputies officials shall permit

1the elector to register but shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to
2vote per Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors
3shall require the elector to vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided
4in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
SB295-SSA1,69 5Section 69. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
6(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,36,217 6.55 (2) (cs) The commission shall provide to each municipal clerk a list
8prepared for use at each polling place showing the name and address of each person
9whose name appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s.
10301.03 (20m) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located
11in the area served by that polling place, and whose name does not appear on the poll
12list for that polling place. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this
13subsection or s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the inspectors or election registration officials shall
14review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on
15the list, the inspectors or election registration officials shall inform the elector or the
16elector's agent that the elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector or the
17elector's agent maintains that the elector is eligible to vote in the election, the
18inspectors or election registration officials shall permit the elector to register but
19shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to vote per Department of
20Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors shall require the elector to
21vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
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