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).
SB295-SSA1,70 22Section 70. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,37,423 6.55 (2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
24at the same address, and has not notified previously provided notice of the change
25to
the municipal clerk under s. 6.40 (1) (c), shall notify the inspector of the change

1before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at the time when
2materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed both a name and
3address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other registration location
4under pars. (a) and (b).
SB295-SSA1,71 5Section 71. 6.55 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 39, is
6amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,37,167 6.55 (6) Any of the registration duties of inspectors under sub. (2) may be
8carried out in the municipality by the municipal clerk or by special registration
9deputies appointed by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners at any
10polling place or other registration location whenever the clerk or board of election
11commissioners determines that the registration process provided for in that
12subsection will be facilitated thereby
. The municipal clerk, however, may not carry
13out the registration duties of the inspectors under sub. (2) if the municipal clerk is
14a candidate on the ballot for that election day. The deputies shall be specially
15appointed by the clerk or board of election commissioners for one election only to
16conduct elector registration only.
SB295-SSA1,72 17Section 72. 6.79 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,38,718 6.79 (1m) Separate poll lists. Two election officials at each election ward shall
19be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists containing information
20relating to all persons voting.
The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the
21information on the lists poll list manually or electronically. If the lists are
22maintained
clerk elects to maintain the list electronically, the board shall prescribe
23a supplemental list that contains the full name, address, and space for the entry of
24the signature of each elector, or if the elector is exempt from the signature
25requirement under s. 6.36 (2) (a), the word "exempt". If the lists are maintained

1electronically, the officials shall enter the information into an electronic data
2recording system that enables retrieval of printed copies of the lists at the polling
3place
an election official at each election ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain
4the poll list
. The system employed to maintain the list electronically is subject to the
5approval of the board. If the clerk elects to maintain the information manually, 2
6election officials at each election ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain 2
7separate poll lists.
SB295-SSA1,73 8Section 73. 6.79 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
9act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,38,1610 6.79 (1m) Separate poll lists. The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the
11information on the poll list manually or electronically. If the clerk elects to maintain
12the list electronically, an election official at each election ward shall be in charge of
13and shall maintain the poll list. The system employed to maintain the list
14electronically is subject to the approval of the commission. If the clerk elects to
15maintain the information manually, 2 election officials at each election ward shall
16be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists.
SB295-SSA1,74 17Section 74. 6.79 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,39,318 6.79 (2) (d) If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is
19required and the proof of identification document provided by the elector under par.
20(a) does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, the officials shall require the
21elector to provide proof of residence. If proof of residence is provided, the officials
22shall enter both the type of identifying document submitted as proof of residence and
23the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document in the
24space provided on the poll list and shall verify that the name and address on the
25identifying document is the same as the name and address shown on the registration

1list. If proof of residence is required and not provided, or if the elector does not
2present proof of identification under par. (a), whenever required, the officials shall
3offer the opportunity for the elector to vote under s. 6.97.
SB295-SSA1,75 4Section 75. 6.86 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,39,125 6.86 (3) (b) When each properly executed form and statement required under
6par. (a) is presented to the municipal clerk, if the elector who proposes to vote is
7qualified, an absentee ballot shall be issued and the name of such hospitalized elector
8shall be recorded by the clerk or special registration deputy. An agent who is issued
9an absentee ballot under this section shall present documentation of his or her
10identity, provide his or her name and address, and attest to a statement that the
11ballot is received solely for the benefit of a named elector who is hospitalized, and the
12agent will promptly transmit the ballot to such person.
SB295-SSA1,76 13Section 76. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,40,1514 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
15absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an
16adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the
17ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
18shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
19so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
20envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
21ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
22proper envelope. If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the document
23enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute proof of residence
24under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the
25envelope. Proof Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if

1the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registered
2by mail or by electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state. If
3the elector requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail
4under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request
5which bears an original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance
6under sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be
7a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to
8the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a
9location outside the United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the
10ballot qualifies for delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an
11unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes
12are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot
13prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary
14which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by
15the elector for candidates in the primary.
SB295-SSA1,77 16Section 77. 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,40,2417 6.87 (6) Except as provided in s. 7.515 (3), the The ballot shall be returned so
18it is received by the municipal clerk delivered to the polling place no later than 8 p.m.
19on election day. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
20under s. 7.52, if the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the
21clerk shall secure the ballot and cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place
22serving the elector's residence before the closing hour. Except as provided in s. 7.515
23(3), any
8 p.m. Any ballot not mailed or delivered as provided in this subsection may
24not be counted.
SB295-SSA1,78 25Section 78. 6.87 (6d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA1,41,2
16.87 (6d) If a certificate is missing the address of a witness, the ballot may not
2be counted.
SB295-SSA1,79 3Section 79. 7.03 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,41,84 7.03 (1) (d) Except as otherwise provided in par. (a), special registration
5deputies appointed under s. 6.55 (6),
special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875
6(4) and other officials and trainees who attend training sessions under s. 7.15 (1) (e)
7or 7.25 (5) may also be compensated by the municipality where they serve at the
8option of the municipality.
SB295-SSA1,80 9Section 80. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,41,1410 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33
11(1), 6.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms
12shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration
13or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the
14board.
SB295-SSA1,81 15Section 81. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
16(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,41,2017 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33
18(1), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms shall contain
19a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration or voting
20through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the commission.
SB295-SSA1,82 21Section 82. 7.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,42,2322 7.30 (2) (a) Only election officials appointed under this section or s. 6.875 may
23conduct an election. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and in ss. 7.15
24(1) (k) and 7.52 (1) (b), each election official shall be a qualified elector of a county in
25which the municipality where the official serves is located, and each chief inspector

1shall be a qualified elector of the municipality in which the chief inspector serves.
2If no qualified candidate for chief inspector is available or if the chief inspector is
3appointed to fill a vacancy under par. (b), the person so appointed need not be a
4qualified elector of the municipality. If a municipal clerk or deputy clerk serves as
5a registration deputy or
is appointed to fill a vacancy under par. (b), the clerk or
6deputy clerk need not be a resident of the county, but shall be a resident of the state.
7No more than 2 individuals holding the office of clerk or deputy clerk may serve
8without regard to county residency in any municipality at any election. Special
9registration deputies who are appointed under s. 6.55 (6) may be appointed to serve
10more than one polling place.
All officials appointed under this section shall be able
11to read and write the English language, be capable, and be of good understanding,
12and may not be a candidate for any office to be voted for at an election at which they
13serve. In 1st class cities, they may hold no public office other than notary public.
14Except as authorized under subs. (1) (b) and (4) (c), all inspectors shall be affiliated
15with one of the 2 recognized political parties which received the largest number of
16votes for president, or governor in nonpresidential general election years, in the ward
17or combination of wards served by the polling place at the last election. Excluding
18the inspector who may be appointed under sub. (1) (b), the party which received the
19largest number of votes is entitled to one more inspector than the party receiving the
20next largest number of votes at each polling place. Whenever 2 or more inspectors
21are required to perform a function within a polling place and both parties that are
22entitled to submit nominees have done so, the chief inspector shall assign, insofar as
23practicable, an equal number of inspectors from the nominees of each party.
SB295-SSA1,83 24Section 83. 7.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,43,4
17.31 (1) The board shall, by rule, prescribe establish requirements for
2certification of individuals to serve as chief inspectors. The requirements shall
3include a requirement to attend at least one training session held under sub. (5)
4before beginning service. The requirements shall not include taking an examination.
SB295-SSA1,84 5Section 84. 7.31 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
6act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,43,107 7.31 (1) The commission shall establish requirements for certification of
8individuals to serve as chief inspectors. The requirements shall include a
9requirement to attend at least one training session held under sub. (5) before
10beginning service.
SB295-SSA1,85 11Section 85. 7.315 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,43,1512 7.315 (1) (a) The board shall, by rule, prescribe the contents of the training that
13municipal clerks must provide to inspectors, other than chief inspectors, and to
14special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875, and to special registration deputies
15appointed under ss. 6.26 and 6.55 (6)
.
SB295-SSA1,86 16Section 86. 7.315 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
17(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,43,2018 7.315 (1) (a) The commission shall, by rule, prescribe the contents of the
19training that municipal clerks must provide to inspectors, other than chief
20inspectors, and to special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875.
SB295-SSA1,87 21Section 87. 7.315 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,44,422 7.315 (1) (b) 1. Each inspector other than a chief inspector and each special
23voting deputy appointed under s. 6.875 and special registration deputy appointed
24under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6)
shall view or attend at least one training program every 2
25years. Except as provided in subd. 2., no individual may serve as an inspector, other

1than a chief inspector, or as a special voting deputy under s. 6.875, or as a special
2registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6)
at any election unless the individual has
3completed training for that election provided by the municipal clerk pursuant to
4rules promulgated under par. (a) within 2 years of the date of the election.
SB295-SSA1,88 5Section 88. 7.315 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,44,126 7.315 (1) (b) 2. Only when an individual who has received training under subd.
71. is unavailable to perform his or her election duties due to sickness, injury, or other
8unforeseen occurrence may an individual who has not received training under subd.
91. be appointed to serve as an inspector, other than chief inspector, or a special voting
10deputy or special registration deputy. The appointment of an individual to serve
11under this subdivision shall be for a specific election and no individual may be
12appointed under this subdivision more than one time in a 2-year period.
SB295-SSA1,89 13Section 89. 7.315 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,44,1814 7.315 (3) The board may produce and periodically reissue as necessary a video
15program for the purpose of training election officials, including special voting
16deputies and special registration deputies election registration officials. The board
17shall make any such program available for viewing electronically through an
18Internet-based system.
SB295-SSA1,90 19Section 90. 7.315 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
20act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB295-SSA1,44,2421 7.315 (3) The commission may produce and periodically reissue as necessary
22a video program for the purpose of training election officials, including special voting
23deputies and election registration officials. The commission shall make any such
24program available for viewing electronically through an Internet-based system.
SB295-SSA1,91 25Section 91. 7.315 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA1,45,2
17.315 (4) Election registration officials shall receive the training as provided
2under this section for inspectors, other than chief inspectors.
SB295-SSA1,92 3Section 92. 7.37 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,45,104 7.37 (13) Closing of polls. For each polling place, the municipal clerk shall
5designate an official of the municipality who shall position himself or herself at the
6end of the line of individuals waiting to vote, if any, at the time that the polls officially
7close. The official may be an appointed inspector or special registration deputy
8appointed under s. 6.55 (6)
who serves at that polling place, an employee of the
9municipal clerk or a police officer. Only individuals in line ahead of the official shall
10be permitted to vote under s. 6.78 (4).
SB295-SSA1,93 11Section 93. 7.51 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA1,45,1412 7.51 (4) (c) On election night the municipalities shall report the returns, by
13ward or reporting unit, to the county clerk no later than 2 hours after the votes are
14tabulated.
SB295-SSA1,94 15Section 94. 7.51 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA1,46,816 7.51 (5) (b) The municipal clerk shall deliver all ballots, statements, tally
17sheets, lists, and envelopes relating to a school district election to the school district
18clerk, excluding any absentee ballots that are received after the closing hour on
19election night and
any provisional ballots, by 4 p.m. on the day following each such
20election and shall deliver to the school district clerk any amended statements, tally
21sheets, and lists for additional provisional and absentee ballots canvassed under s.
226.97 (4) or 7.515 (6) (b) no later than 4 p.m. on the Monday after the election. The
23municipal clerk shall deliver to the county clerk the ballots, statements, tally sheets,
24lists, and envelopes for his or her municipality relating to any county, technical
25college district, state, or national election no later than 4 p.m. on the day following

1each such election or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under
2s. 7.52, by 4 p.m. on the 2nd day following each such election, and shall deliver to the
3county clerk any additional provisional and absentee ballots canvassed under s. 6.97
4(4) or 7.515 (6) (b) together with amended statements, tally sheets, lists, and
5envelopes no later than 4 p.m. on the Monday after the election. The person
6delivering the returns shall be paid out of the municipal treasury. Each clerk shall
7retain ballots, statements, tally sheets, or envelopes received by the clerk until
8destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1).
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