In addition, the bill deletes the authority for an elector to utilize corroboration
in order to register to vote or to vote on election day.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB111, s. 1 1Section 1. 5.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,2,42 5.40 (6) A municipality which utilizes voting machines or an electronic voting
3system at a polling place may permit use of the machines or system by electors voting
4under s. 6.15 only as authorized under s. 6.15 (3) (b).
AB111, s. 2
1Section 2. 6.15 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,3,22 6.15 (2) (title) Application for ballot Procedure at clerk's office.
AB111, s. 3 3Section 3. 6.15 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,3,134 6.15 (2) (a) (intro.) The elector's request for the application form may be made
5to the proper municipal clerk either in person or in writing any time during the
610-day period in which the elector's residence requirement is incomplete, but not
7later than the applicable deadline for making application for an absentee ballot
.
8Except as provided in par. (e), application may be made not sooner than 9 days nor
9later than 5 p.m. on the day before the election
, or may be made at the proper polling
10place in for the ward or election district in which the elector resides. The application
11form shall be returned to the municipal clerk after the affidavit has been signed in
12the presence of the clerk or any officer authorized by law to administer oaths. The
13affidavit shall be in substantially the following form:
AB111, s. 4 14Section 4. 6.15 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB111,3,1815 6.15 (2) (bm) When making application in person at the office of the municipal
16clerk, each applicant shall present a valid operator's license issued to the person
17under ch. 343 that contains a photograph of the license holder or present a valid
18identification card issued to the person under s. 343.50.
AB111, s. 5 19Section 5. 6.15 (2) (d) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB111,3,2420 6.15 (2) (d) 1g. If the elector makes application in person at the office of the
21municipal clerk, the clerk shall verify that the name on the identification provided
22by the elector under par. (bm) is the same as the name on the elector's application
23and shall verify that the photograph contained in the identification reasonably
24resembles the elector.
AB111, s. 6 25Section 6. 6.15 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB111,4,6
16.15 (2) (e) If the elector makes application in writing but does not appear in
2person, and the clerk receives a properly completed application and cancellation card
3from the elector, the clerk shall provide the elector with a ballot. If the ballot is to be
4mailed, the application must be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday before
5the election. In order to be counted, the ballot must be received by the municipal
6clerk no later than 5 p.m. on the day before the election.
AB111, s. 7 7Section 7. 6.15 (3) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB111, s. 8 8Section 8. 6.15 (3) (a) 1., 2. and 3. of the statutes are renumbered 6.15 (2) (d)
91r., 2. and 3., and 6.15 (2) (d) 1r., as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB111,4,2010 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card,
11and compliance with subd. 1g., the municipal clerk shall inform the elector that he
12or she may vote for the presidential electors not sooner than 9 days nor later than
135 p.m. on the day before the election at the office of the municipal clerk, or at a
14specified polling place on election day. When voting at the municipal clerk's office,
15the applicant shall provide identification and
permit the elector to cast his or her
16ballot for president and vice president. The elector
shall then mark the ballot in the
17clerk's presence in a manner that will not disclose his or her vote. Unless the ballot
18is utilized with an electronic voting system, the applicant elector shall fold the ballot
19so as to conceal his or her vote. The applicant elector shall then deposit the ballot
20and seal it in an envelope furnished by the clerk.
AB111, s. 9 21Section 9. 6.15 (3) (b) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB111, s. 10 22Section 10. 6.15 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 6.15 (3) and amended to
23read:
AB111,5,1624 6.15 (3) Voting procedure Procedure at polling place. An eligible elector
25may appear at the polling place for the ward or election district where he or she

1resides and make application for a ballot under sub. (2). In such case, the inspector
2or special registration deputy
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an
3elector who casts a ballot under this subsection shall follow the same procedure
4required for casting a ballot at the municipal clerk's office under sub. (2). The
5inspectors
shall perform the duties of the municipal clerk. The elector shall provide
6identification. If the elector is qualified, he or she shall be permitted to vote
, except
7that the inspectors shall return the cancellation card under sub. (2) (b) to the
8municipal clerk and the clerk shall forward the card as provided under sub. (2) (c)
9if required. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card and
10compliance with sub. (2) (d) 1g., the inspectors shall permit the elector to cast his or
11her ballot for president and vice president
. The elector shall then mark the ballot
12and, unless the ballot is utilized with an electronic voting system, the elector shall
13fold the ballot, and shall deposit the ballot into the ballot box or give it to the
14inspector. The inspector shall deposit it directly into the ballot box. Voting machines
15or ballots utilized with electronic voting systems may only be used by electors voting
16under this section if they permit voting for president and vice president only.
AB111, s. 11 17Section 11. 6.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,5,2018 6.22 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 6.87 (4) (b), a military elector shall make and
19subscribe to the certification under s. 6.87 (2) before a witness who is an adult U.S.
20citizen.
AB111, s. 12 21Section 12. 6.24 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,6,422 6.24 (4) (d) An overseas elector who is not registered may request both a
23registration form and an absentee ballot at the same time, and the municipal clerk
24shall send the ballot automatically if the registration form is received within the time
25prescribed in s. 6.28 (1). The board shall prescribe a special certificate form for the

1envelope in which the absentee ballot for overseas electors is contained, which shall
2be substantially similar to that provided under s. 6.87 (2). Notwithstanding s. 6.87
3(4) (b), an overseas elector shall make and subscribe to the special certificate form
4before a witness who is an adult U.S. citizen.
AB111, s. 13 5Section 13. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,6,116 6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
7close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.28 (1), 6.55 (2),
8or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is
9otherwise a qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with
10this section, if the person complies with all other requirements for voting at the
11polling place
.
AB111, s. 14 12Section 14. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,7,213 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), the person
14shall be required by a special registration deputy or inspector to present a valid
15operator's license issued to the person under ch. 343 that contains the photograph
16of the license holder or a valid identification card issued to the person under s. 343.50.
17If the identification presented is not acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7), the
18person shall also present
acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7). If the person
19cannot supply such proof, the registration form shall be substantiated and signed by
20one other elector who resides in the same municipality as the registering elector,
21corroborating all the material statements therein. The corroborator shall then
22provide acceptable proof of residence.
The signing by the elector executing the
23registration form and by any elector who corroborates the information in the form
24under par. (a) shall be in the presence of the special registration deputy or inspector.

1Upon compliance with this procedure and all other requirements for voting at the
2polling place
, such person shall then be given the right to vote.
AB111, s. 15 3Section 15. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,8,24 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
5(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
6municipality in which registration is required may by resolution require a person
7who qualifies as an elector and who is not registered and desires to register on the
8day of an election to do so at another readily accessible location in the same building
9as the polling place serving the elector's residence or at an alternate polling place
10assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b), instead of at the polling place serving the elector's
11residence. In such case, the municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the
12registration location at the polling place. The municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or
13special registration deputy at the registration location shall require such person to
14execute a registration form as prescribed under par. (a) and to present a valid
15operator's license issued to the person under ch. 343 that contains the photograph
16of the license holder or a valid identification card issued to the person under s. 343.50.
17If the identification presented is not acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7), the
18person shall also
provide acceptable proof of residence as provided under sub. (7).
19If the person cannot supply such proof, the registration form shall be corroborated
20in the manner provided in par. (b).
The signing by the elector executing the
21registration form and by any corroborating elector as prescribed under par. (a) shall
22be in the presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy.
23Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special
24registration deputy shall serially number the registration and give one copy to the

1elector for presentation at the polling place serving the elector's residence or an
2alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
AB111, s. 16 3Section 16. 6.55 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,8,114 6.55 (2) (c) 2. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the
5municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors
6of the proper polling place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her
7vote. If the elector's registration is corroborated, the clerk shall enter the name and
8address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate
if the elector complies with
9all requirements for voting at the polling place
. The certificate shall be numbered
10serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall preserve one copy in his
11or her office.
AB111, s. 17 12Section 17. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,8,1913 6.55 (2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
14at the same address, and has not notified the municipal clerk under s. 6.40 (1) (c),
15shall notify the inspector of the change before voting. The inspector shall then notify
16the municipal clerk at the time which materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an
17elector changes has changed both a name and address, the elector shall complete a
18registration form
register at the polling place or other registration location under
19pars. (a) and (b).
AB111, s. 18 20Section 18. 6.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,9,2121 6.55 (3) Any qualified elector in the ward or election district where the elector
22desires to vote whose name does not appear on the registration list where
23registration is required but who claims to be registered to vote in the election may
24request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district.
25When the request is made, the inspector shall require the person to give his or her

1name and address. If the elector is not at the polling place which serves the ward or
2election district where the elector resides, the inspector shall provide the elector with
3directions to the correct polling place. If the elector is at the correct polling place, the
4elector shall then execute the following written statement: "I, ...., hereby certify that
5to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least
610 days immediately preceding this election, and that I am not disqualified on any
7ground from voting, and I have not voted at this election and am properly registered
8to vote in this election." The person shall be required to provide present a valid
9operator's license issued to the person under ch. 343 that contains a photograph of
10the license holder or present a valid identification card issued to the person under
11s. 343.50. If any identification presented by the person is not
acceptable proof of
12residence as provided under sub. (7), the person shall also present acceptable proof
13of residence as provided under sub. (7)
and shall then be given the right to vote. If
14acceptable proof is presented, the elector need not have the information corroborated
15by any other elector. If acceptable proof is not presented, the statement shall be
16certified by the elector and shall be corroborated by another elector who resides in
17the municipality. The corroborator shall then provide acceptable proof of residence
18as provided in sub. (7).
Whenever the question of identity or residence cannot be
19satisfactorily resolved and the elector cannot be permitted to vote, an inspector shall
20telephone the office of the municipal clerk to reconcile the records at the polling place
21with those at the office.
AB111, s. 19 22Section 19. 6.55 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,9,2423 6.55 (7) (c) 1. A Wisconsin motor vehicle An operator's license issued under ch.
24343
.
AB111, s. 20 25Section 20. 6.55 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,10,2
16.55 (7) (c) 2. A Wisconsin An identification card issued under s. 125.08, 1987
2stats.
343.50.
AB111, s. 21 3Section 21. 6.56 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB111, s. 22 4Section 22. 6.79 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,11,35 6.79 (1) Municipalities without registration. Except as provided in sub. (6)
6(a), where there is no registration, before being permitted to vote, each person elector
7shall state his or her full name and address and present to the officials a valid
8operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 that contains a photograph of
9the license holder or present a valid identification card issued to the elector under
10s. 343.50
. The officials shall enter each name and address on a poll list in the same
11order as the votes are cast. If the residence of the elector does not have a number,
12the election officials shall, in the appropriate space, enter "none". Alternatively, the
13municipal clerk may maintain a poll list consisting of the full name and address of
14electors compiled from previous elections. Whenever an elector appears to vote, the
15officials shall verify the correctness of the elector's name and address, and shall enter
16a serial number next to the name of the elector in the order that the votes are cast,
17beginning with the number one. If the name and address of an elector do not appear
18on the prepared poll list, the officials shall enter the name, address and serial
19number of the elector at the bottom of the list. Except as provided in sub. (6), before
20being permitted to vote, each elector shall present to the officials a valid operator's
21license issued to the elector under ch. 343 that contains a photograph of the license
22holder or present a valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50.
The
23officials may require any elector to provide identification, including acceptable proof
24of residence, or to have another elector corroborate his or her information in
25accordance with the procedure specified in s. 6.55 (2) (b)
under s. 6.55 (7) before

1permitting the elector to vote. An elector who presents an identification card under
2sub. (6) (a) is not required to provide separate identification.
The officials shall
3maintain a separate list of those persons voting under ss. 6.15 and 6.24.
AB111, s. 23 4Section 23. 6.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,11,165 6.79 (2) Municipalities with registration. Except as provided in sub. (6) (b),
6where there is registration, each person elector, before receiving a voting number,
7shall state his or her full name and address and present to the officials a valid
8operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 that contains a photograph of
9the license holder or present a valid identification card issued to the elector under
10s. 343.50
. Upon the prepared registration list, after the name of each elector, the
11officials shall enter the serial number of the vote as it is polled, beginning with
12number one. Each elector shall receive a slip bearing the same serial number. A
13separate list shall be maintained for electors who are voting under s. 6.15, 6.29 or
146.55 (2) or (3) and electors who are reassigned from another polling place under s.
155.25 (5) (b). Each such elector shall have his or her full name, address and serial
16number likewise entered and shall be given a slip bearing such number.
AB111, s. 24 17Section 24. 6.79 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,11,1918 6.79 (3) (title) Refusal to give name and address and failure to present
19identification
.
AB111, s. 25 20Section 25. 6.79 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.79 (3) (a).
AB111, s. 26 21Section 26. 6.79 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB111,11,2422 6.79 (3) (b) If identification is not provided or if the document that is provided
23cannot be verified by the officials, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the
24elector to vote under s. 6.97.
AB111, s. 27 25Section 27. 6.79 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,12,13
16.79 (4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides identification
2under sub. (1) or s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2) or (3), the election officials shall enter the
3type of identification on the poll or registration list, or supplemental list maintained
4under sub. (2). If the form of identification includes a number which applies only to
5the individual holding that piece of identification, the election officials shall also
6enter that number on the list. When any elector corroborates the registration
7identity or residence of any person offering to vote under sub. (1) or s. 6.55 (2) (b) or
8(c) or (3), or the registration identity or residence of any person registering on election
9day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the name and address of the corroborator shall also be
10entered next to the name of the elector whose information is being corroborated on
11the registration or poll list, or the separate list maintained under sub. (2).
When any
12person offering to vote has been challenged and taken the oath, following the person's
13name on the registration or poll list, the officials shall enter the word "Sworn".
AB111, s. 28 14Section 28. 6.79 (6) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB111,12,1515 6.79 (6) (title) Exceptions regarding identification.
AB111, s. 29 16Section 29. 6.79 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,12,2417 6.79 (6) (a) In municipalities where there is no registration, an elector who has
18a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present an identification card issued
19under s. 6.47 (3) in lieu of providing his or her name and address and presenting
20identification under sub. (1)
. If the elector resides in the area served by the polling
21place, the inspectors shall then enter the elector's name and identification serial
22number on the poll list in a section following the other names, shall issue a voting
23serial number to the elector and shall record that number on the poll list and permit
24the elector to vote.
AB111, s. 30 25Section 30. 6.79 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,13,8
16.79 (6) (b) In municipalities where registration is required, an elector who has
2a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present his or her identification card
3issued under s. 6.47 (3) or may give his or her name and identification serial number
4issued under s. 6.47 (3), in lieu of stating his or her name and address and presenting
5identification under sub. (2)
. If the elector's name and identification serial number
6appear on the confidential portion of the list, the inspectors shall issue a voting serial
7number to the elector, record that number on the registration list and permit the
8elector to vote.
AB111, s. 31 9Section 31. 6.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,14,210 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an elector is at the entrance
11to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place,
12they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any individual
13selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or
14an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The
15individual selected by the elector shall provide all information necessary for the
16elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (1) or (2).
The inspectors shall then issue a
17ballot to the individual selected by the elector and shall accompany the individual
18to the polling place entrance where the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a
19paper ballot, the assisting individual shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked
20by the assisting individual. The assisting individual shall then immediately take the
21ballot into the polling place and give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall
22distinctly announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name),
23an elector who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the polling place without
24assistance". The inspector shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this
25ballot?" If no objection is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under

1s. 6.79 and deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the
2registration or poll list: "Ballot received at poll entrance".
AB111, s. 32 3Section 32. 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,14,114 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not
5issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from
6a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot
7application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). If an elector applies for
8an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's office, the clerk shall not issue the elector
9an absentee ballot unless the elector presents a valid operator's license issued to the
10elector under ch. 343 that contains a photograph of the license holder or presents a
11valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50.
AB111, s. 33 12Section 33. 6.86 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,14,2113 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered, or otherwise qualified where
14registration is not required, and who is hospitalized, may apply for and obtain an
15official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot for the
16hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
17containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
18by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
19hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
20corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address
. The
21agent shall provide the identification required under sub. (1) (ar)
.
AB111,15,1322 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered where registration is required, the
23elector may register by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the elector
24applies for an official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this
25subdivision, the agent shall present a completed registration form that contains the

1required information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the
2elector is unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may
3authorize another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on
4another elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the application is made on
5request and by authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due
6to physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
7information required under this subdivision. Except as otherwise provided in this
8subdivision, the
The agent shall in every case present acceptable proof of the elector's
9residence under s. 6.55 (7). If the agent cannot present this proof, the registration
10form shall be signed and substantiated by another elector residing in the elector's
11municipality of residence, corroborating the information in the form. The form shall
12contain the full name and address of the corroborating elector. The agent shall then
13present acceptable proof of the corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.55 (7).
AB111, s. 34 14Section 34. 6.869 of the statutes is created to read:
AB111,15,18 156.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
16for absentee voters. The instructions shall include information concerning whether
17identification is required to be submitted and, if so, the form of identification that is
18required.
AB111, s. 35 19Section 35. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,16,1220 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk of a municipality may, if the clerk is reliably
21informed by an absent elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail
22address where the elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or
23electronic copy of the absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under
24this subsection if, in the judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot
25through the mail may not be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time

1provided under sub. (6). An elector may receive an absentee ballot under this
2subsection only if the elector has filed a valid application for the ballot under sub. (1).
3If the clerk transmits an absentee ballot under this paragraph, the clerk shall also
4transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the
5certificate envelope prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions prescribed by
6the board. The instructions shall require the absent elector to make and subscribe
7to the certification as required under sub. (4) (b) and to enclose the absentee ballot
8in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the
9completed certificate. The elector shall then mail the absentee ballot with postage
10prepaid to the municipal clerk. An absentee ballot received under this paragraph
11shall not be counted unless it is cast in the manner prescribed in this paragraph and
12in accordance with the instructions provided by the board.
AB111, s. 36 13Section 36. 6.87 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 6.87 (4) (b) and amended to
14read:
AB111,17,815 6.87 (4) (b) Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting absentee
16shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness. The absent elector,
17in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in a manner that will not disclose
18how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then, still in the presence of the
19witness, fold the ballots if they are paper ballots so each is separate and so that the
20elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If
21a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot if it is a
22paper ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot
23in the proper envelope. The elector shall enclose identification in the envelope,
24unless the elector is a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.87 (4)
25(a).
The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5). The return envelope shall

1then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed
2by the elector, postage prepaid, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing
3the ballot or ballots. Failure to return an unused ballot in a primary does not
4invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return of more than one
5marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot
6used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked for candidates
7of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for candidates in the
8primary.
AB111, s. 37 9Section 37. 6.87 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB111,17,1010 6.87 (4) (a) In this paragraph:
AB111,17,1711 1. "Military elector" means a member of a unformed service on active duty who,
12by reason of that duty, is absent from the residence where the member is otherwise
13qualified to vote; a member of the merchant marine, as defined in s. 6.22 (1) (a), who,
14by reason of service in the merchant marine, is absent from the residence where the
15member is otherwise qualified to vote; or the spouse or dependent of any such
16member who, by reason of the duty or service of the member, is absent from the
17residence where the spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote.
AB111,17,2118 2. "Overseas elector" means an elector who resides outside the United States
19and who is qualified under federal law to vote in elections for national office in this
20state because the elector was last domiciled in this state immediately prior to the
21elector's departure from the United States.
AB111, s. 38 22Section 38. 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,18,1523 6.88 (3) (a) Any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election
24day, the inspectors shall open the carrier envelope only, and announce the name of
25the absent elector or the identification serial number of the absent elector if the

1elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the
2certification has been properly executed, the applicant is a qualified elector of the
3ward or election district, and the applicant has not voted in the election, they shall
4enter an indication on the poll or registration list next to the applicant's name
5indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then open the envelope
6containing the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification
7thereon. The inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or permitting
8it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the inspectors
9shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If the elector is
10required to provide identification and no identification is enclosed or the name or
11address on the document that is provided cannot be verified by the inspectors, the
12elector's ballot may not be counted.
The inspectors shall then deposit the ballot into
13the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or voting number after his
14or her name on the poll or registration list in the same manner as if the elector had
15been present and voted in person.
AB111, s. 39 16Section 39. 6.97 of the statutes is created to read:
AB111,19,19 176.97 Voting procedure for individuals not providing required
18identification.
Whenever any individual appears to vote at a polling place and
19cannot provide the required identification or inspectors cannot verify the document
20submitted by the individual, the inspectors shall offer the opportunity for the
21individual to vote under this section. If the individual wishes to vote, the inspectors
22shall require the individual to execute a written affirmation before the inspectors
23stating that the individual is a qualified elector of the ward or election district where
24he or she offers to vote and is eligible to vote in the election. The inspectors shall then
25give the individual a ballot. Before depositing the ballot, the inspectors shall write

1on the back of the ballot the serial number of the individual corresponding to the
2number kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79.
3If voting machines are used in the municipality where the individual is voting, the
4individual's vote may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the
5municipal clerk which shall have the corresponding number from the poll list or
6other list maintained under s. 6.79 written on the back of the ballot before the ballot
7is deposited. The inspectors shall indicate on the list the fact that the individual did
8not provide identification or the document submitted by the individual could not be
9verified by the inspectors. The inspectors shall notify the individual that he or she
10may provide to the municipal clerk a valid operator's license issued to the individual
11under ch. 343 that contains a photograph of the license holder or present a valid
12identification card issued to the individual under s. 343.50. The inspectors shall also
13promptly notify the municipal clerk of the name, address, and serial number of the
14individual. If by 4 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on the day after
15the election the elector provides a valid license or identification card to the the
16municipal clerk, the municipal clerk shall promptly notify the board of canvassers
17that the individual is qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the
18individual's ballot was cast, and the vote of the individual shall be counted.
19Otherwise, the vote of the individual may not be counted.
AB111, s. 40 20Section 40. 10.02 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,20,421 10.02 (3) (a) Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote,
22an elector shall give state his or her name and address before being permitted to vote
23and shall present identification as required by law. Where ballots are distributed to
24electors, the initials of 2 inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted
25to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth or machine and cast his or her

1ballot, except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the
2elector's minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the
3proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or
4indicate a particular voting choice.
AB111, s. 41 5Section 41. 20.395 (5) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB111,20,106 20.395 (5) (cr) Identification cards, state funds. A sum sufficient from moneys
7lapsed to the transportation fund as a result of 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9152
8(2cd) (b), equal to the amount of fees not collected under s. 343.50 (5) and (6) for the
9issuance or renewal of identification cards without charge, for the purpose of issuing
10or renewing such identification cards.
AB111, s. 42 11Section 42. 20.395 (5) (cr) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act
12.... (this act), is repealed.
AB111, s. 43 13Section 43. 343.50 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB111,20,1814 343.50 (5) Valid period; fees. The fee for an original card and for the
15reinstatement of an identification card after cancellation under sub. (10) shall be $9
16or, upon request of the applicant, without charge. The card shall be valid for the
17succeeding period of 4 years from the applicant's next birthday after the date of
18issuance.
AB111, s. 44 19Section 44. 343.50 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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