The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB63, s. 1 1Section 1. 5.35 (6) (a) 4a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,3,42 5.35 (6) (a) 4a. Instructions prescribed by the board for electors for whom a
3license or identification card is required under s. 6.79 (2) or for whom
identification
4is required under s. 6.36 (2) (c) 2.
AB63, s. 2 5Section 2. 6.15 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB63,3,106 6.15 (2) (bm) Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (7), when making application in
7person at the office of the municipal clerk, each applicant shall present a valid
8operator's license issued to the person under ch. 343, a valid, current identification
9card issued to the person by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid identification card
10issued to the person under s. 343.50.
AB63, s. 3 11Section 3. 6.15 (2) (d) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
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16.15 (2) (d) 1g. If the elector makes application in person at the office of the
2municipal clerk, the clerk shall verify that the name on the license or identification
3card provided by the elector under par. (bm) is the same as the name on the elector's
4application and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document
5reasonably resembles the elector.
AB63, s. 4 6Section 4. 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,4,177 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card,
8the municipal clerk shall require the elector to provide acceptable proof of residence
9under s. 6.55 (7). If the elector cannot provide acceptable proof of residence, the
10elector may have his or her residence corroborated in a statement that is signed by
11another elector of the municipality and that contains the current street address of
12the corroborating elector. If the residence is corroborated by another elector, that
13elector shall then provide proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7)
permit the elector to cast
14his or her ballot for president and vice president
. The elector shall then mark the
15ballot in the clerk's presence in a manner that will not disclose his or her vote. The
16elector shall then fold the ballot so as to conceal his or her vote. The clerk or elector
17shall then place the ballot in an envelope furnished by the clerk.
AB63, s. 5 18Section 5. 6.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,5,1019 6.15 (3) Procedure at polling place. An eligible elector may appear at the
20polling place for the ward or election district where he or she resides and make
21application for a ballot under sub. (2). Except as otherwise provided in this
22subsection, an elector who casts a ballot under this subsection shall follow the same
23procedure required for casting a ballot at the municipal clerk's office under sub. (2).
24The inspectors shall perform the duties of the municipal clerk, except that the
25inspectors shall return the cancellation card under sub. (2) (b) to the municipal clerk

1and the clerk shall forward the card as provided in sub. (2) (c) if required. Upon
2proper completion of the application and cancellation card and submittal of
3acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7) or providing corroboration of residence

4compliance with sub. (2) (d) 1g., the inspectors shall permit the elector to cast his or
5her ballot for president and vice president. The elector shall mark the ballot and,
6unless the ballot is utilized with an electronic voting system, the elector shall fold the
7ballot, and deposit the ballot into the ballot box or give it to the inspector. The
8inspector shall deposit it directly into the ballot box. Voting machines or ballots
9utilized with electronic voting systems may only be used by electors voting under this
10section if they permit voting for president and vice president only.
AB63, s. 6 11Section 6. 6.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,5,1412 6.22 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 6.87 (4) (b), a military elector shall make and
13subscribe to the certification under s. 6.87 (2) before a witness who is an adult U.S.
14citizen.
AB63, s. 7 15Section 7. 6.24 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,5,2316 6.24 (4) (d) An overseas elector who is not registered may request both a
17registration form and an absentee ballot at the same time, and the municipal clerk
18shall send the ballot automatically if the registration form is received within the time
19prescribed in s. 6.28 (1). The board shall prescribe a special certificate form for the
20envelope in which the absentee ballot for overseas electors is contained, which shall
21be substantially similar to that provided under s. 6.87 (2). Notwithstanding s. 6.87
22(4) (b), an overseas elector shall make and subscribe to the special certificate form
23before a witness who is an adult U.S. citizen.
AB63, s. 8 24Section 8. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
2close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.28 (1), 6.55 (2),
3or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is
4otherwise a qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with
5this section, if the person complies with all other requirements for voting at the
6polling place
.
AB63, s. 9 7Section 9. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,6,238 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), except as
9authorized under s. 6.79 (7),
the elector shall be required by a special registration
10deputy or inspector to present a valid operator's license issued to the elector under
11ch. 343, a valid, current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed
12service, or a valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50. If any
13document presented is not acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7), the elector
14shall also
provide acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7). If the elector cannot
15provide acceptable proof of residence, the information contained in the registration
16form shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed by any elector who resides
17in the same municipality as the registering elector and that contains the current
18street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborator shall then provide
19acceptable proof of residence as provided in sub. (7).
The signing by the elector
20executing the registration form and by any corroborator shall be in the presence of
21the special registration deputy or inspector. Upon compliance with this procedure,
22the elector shall be permitted to cast his or her vote, if the elector complies with all
23other requirements for voting at the polling place.
AB63, s. 10 24Section 10. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
2(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
3municipality may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who
4is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another
5readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the
6elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b),
7instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the
8municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
9polling place. The municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy at the
10registration location shall require such person to execute a registration form as
11prescribed under par. (a) and, except as authorized in s. 6.79 (7), to present a valid
12operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid, current identification
13card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid identification card
14issued to the elector under s. 343.50. If any document presented by the elector is not
15acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7), the person shall also
provide acceptable
16proof of residence as provided under sub. (7). If the elector cannot provide acceptable
17proof of residence, the information contained in the registration form shall be
18corroborated in the manner provided in par. (b).
The signing by the elector executing
19the registration form and by any corroborator, except as provided under par. (a) shall
20be in the presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy.
21Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special
22registration deputy shall serially number the registration and give one copy to the
23elector for presentation at the polling place serving the elector's residence or an
24alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
AB63, s. 11 25Section 11. 6.55 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.55 (2) (c) 2. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the
2municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors
3of the proper polling place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her
4vote if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The
5clerk shall enter the name and address of the elector on the face of the certificate.
6If the elector's registration is corroborated, the clerk shall also enter the name and
7address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate.
The certificate shall be
8numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall preserve one
9copy in his or her office.
AB63, s. 12 10Section 12. 6.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,9,1111 6.55 (3) Any qualified elector in the ward or election district where the elector
12desires to vote whose name does not appear on the registration list but who claims
13to be registered to vote in the election may request permission to vote at the polling
14place for that ward or election district. When the request is made, the inspector shall
15require the person elector to give his or her name and address. If the elector is not
16at the polling place which serves the ward or election district where the elector
17resides, the inspector shall provide the elector with directions to the correct polling
18place. If the elector is at the correct polling place, the elector shall then execute the
19following written statement: "I, ...., hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge,
20I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately
21preceding this election, and that I am not disqualified on any ground from voting, and
22I have not voted at this election and am properly registered to vote in this election."
23The person Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (7), the elector shall be required to provide
24present a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid, current
25identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid

1identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50. If any document presented
2by the elector is not
acceptable proof of residence, the elector shall also present
3acceptable proof of residence
as provided under sub. (7) and shall then be given the
4right to vote. If the elector cannot provide acceptable proof of residence, the
5statement shall be certified by the elector and shall be corroborated in a statement
6that is signed by any other elector who resides in the municipality and that contains
7the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborator shall then
8provide acceptable proof of residence as provided in sub. (7).
Whenever the question
9of identity or residence cannot be satisfactorily resolved and the elector cannot be
10permitted to vote, an inspector shall telephone the office of the municipal clerk to
11reconcile the records at the polling place with those at the office.
AB63, s. 13 12Section 13. 6.56 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB63, s. 14 13Section 14. 6.79 (2) (a) and (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin
14Act 265
, section 96, are amended to read:
AB63,9,2415 6.79 (2) Voting procedure. (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered
16electronically, the municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the
17most current official registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (2) (a) for use as
18poll lists at the polling place. Except as provided in sub. subs. (6) and (7) , each person
19elector, before receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address
20and present to the officials a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch.
21343, a valid, current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed
22service, or a valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50
. The
23officials shall verify that the name and address provided by the person elector are the
24same as the person's elector's name and address on the poll list.
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1(d) If the poll list indicates that identification is required and the document
2provided by the elector under par. (a) does not constitute identification
, the officials
3shall require the elector to provide identification. If identification is provided, the
4officials shall verify that the name and address on the identification provided is the
5same as the name and address shown on the registration list. If identification is
6required and not provided, or if the elector does not present a license or identification
7card under par. (a), whenever required,
the officials shall offer the opportunity for
8the elector to vote under s. 6.97.
AB63, s. 15 9Section 15. 6.79 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,10,1110 6.79 (3) (title) Refusal to give name and address and failure to present
11identification
.
AB63, s. 16 12Section 16. 6.79 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.79 (3) (a).
AB63, s. 17 13Section 17. 6.79 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB63,10,1914 6.79 (3) (b) If a license or identification card under sub. (2) is not provided by
15the elector or if the name or any photograph appearing on the document that is
16provided cannot be verified by the officials, the elector shall not be permitted to vote,
17except as authorized under sub. (6) or (7) and except that if the elector is entitled to
18cast a provisional ballot under s. 6.97, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the
19elector to vote under s. 6.97.
AB63, s. 18 20Section 18. 6.79 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,11,921 6.79 (4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides acceptable
22proof of residence under s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2) or (3), the election officials shall enter
23the type of identifying document provided on the poll list, or separate list maintained
24under sub. (2) (c). If the document submitted as proof of identity or residence
25includes a number which applies only to the individual holding that document, the

1election officials shall also enter that number on the list. When any elector
2corroborates the registration identity or residence of any person offering to vote
3under s. 6.55 (2) (b) or (c) or (3), or the registration identity or residence of any person
4registering on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the election officials shall also enter
5the name and address of the corroborator next to the name of the elector whose
6information is being corroborated on the poll list, or the separate list maintained
7under sub. (2) (c).
When any person offering to vote has been challenged and taken
8the oath, following the person's name on the poll list, the officials shall enter the word
9"Sworn".
AB63, s. 19 10Section 19. 6.79 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,11,1811 6.79 (6) Confidential names and addresses. An elector who has a confidential
12listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present his or her identification card issued under s. 6.47
13(3), or give his or her name and identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3),
14in lieu of stating his or her name and address and presenting a license or
15identification card
under sub. (2). If the elector's name and identification serial
16number appear on the confidential portion of the list, the inspectors shall issue a
17voting serial number to the elector, record that number on the poll list and permit
18the elector to vote.
AB63, s. 20 19Section 20. 6.79 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB63,11,2520 6.79 (7) License surrender. If an elector receives a citation from a law
21enforcement officer in any jurisdiction that is dated within 60 days of the date of an
22election and is required to surrender his or her operator's license issued to the elector
23under ch. 343 at the time the citation is issued, the elector may present an original
24copy of the citation in lieu of an operator's license under ch. 343. In such case, the
25elector shall cast his or her ballot under s. 6.965.
AB63, s. 21
1Section 21. 6.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,12,242 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an elector is at the entrance
3to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place,
4they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any individual
5selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or
6an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The Except
7as authorized in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), the
individual selected by the elector shall present
8to the inspectors a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid,
9current identification card issued to the elector by a uniformed service, or a valid
10identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50 and, if the license or
11identification card does not constitute identification, shall also
provide identification
12for the assisted elector, whenever required, and all other information necessary for
13the elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2). The inspectors shall issue a ballot to
14the individual selected by the elector and shall accompany the individual to the
15polling place entrance where the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a paper
16ballot, the assisting individual shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked by the
17assisting individual. The assisting individual shall then immediately take the ballot
18into the polling place and give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall
19distinctly announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name),
20an elector who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the polling place without
21assistance". The inspector shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this
22ballot?" If no objection is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under
23s. 6.79 and deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the poll
24list: "Ballot received at poll entrance".
AB63, s. 22 25Section 22. 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not
2issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from
3a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot
4application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). Except as authorized
5in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), if an elector applies for an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's
6office, the clerk shall not issue the elector an absentee ballot unless the elector
7presents a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid, current
8identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid
9identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50. The clerk shall make a copy
10of the document presented by the elector and shall enclose the copy in the certificate
11envelope.
AB63, s. 23 12Section 23. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,13,2313 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
14for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
15for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
16containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
17by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
18hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
19corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address
. Except
20as authorized for an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) or as
21authorized in s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the agent shall present the license or identification
22card required under sub. (1) (ar). The clerk shall make a copy of the document
23presented by the elector and shall enclose the copy in the certificate envelope
.
AB63, s. 24 24Section 24. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.86 (3) (a) 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered, the elector may register
2by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the elector applies for an
3official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this subdivision,
4the agent shall present a completed registration form that contains the required
5information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the elector is
6unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize
7another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on another
8elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request
9and by authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due to
10physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
11information required under this subdivision. Except as otherwise provided in this
12subdivision, the
The agent shall in every case provide acceptable proof of the elector's
13residence under s. 6.55 (7). If the agent cannot present this proof, the registration
14form shall be signed and substantiated by another elector residing in the elector's
15municipality of residence, corroborating the information in the form. The form shall
16contain the full name and address of the corroborating elector. The agent shall then
17present acceptable proof of the corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.55 (7).
AB63, s. 25 18Section 25. 6.869 of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265, is
19amended to read:
AB63,14,25 206.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
21for absentee voters. The instructions shall include information concerning whether
22identification is required under s. 6.87 (4) or a copy of a license or identification card
23is required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) and
information concerning whether a copy of
24identification is required to be submitted and, if so, the form of identification that is
25required.
AB63, s. 26
1Section 26. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,15,202 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk of a municipality may, if the clerk is reliably
3informed by an absent elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail
4address where the elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or
5electronic copy of the absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under
6this subsection if, in the judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot
7through the mail may not be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time
8provided under sub. (6). An elector may receive an absentee ballot under this
9subsection only if the elector has filed a valid application for the ballot under sub. (1).
10If the clerk transmits an absentee ballot under this paragraph, the clerk shall also
11transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the
12certificate envelope prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions prescribed by
13the board. The instructions shall require the absent elector to make and subscribe
14to the certification as required under sub. (4) (b) and to enclose the absentee ballot
15in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the
16completed certificate. The elector shall then mail the absentee ballot with postage
17prepaid to the municipal clerk. Except as authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot
18received under this paragraph shall not be counted unless it is cast in the manner
19prescribed in this paragraph and in accordance with the instructions provided by the
20board.
AB63, s. 27 21Section 27. 6.87 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265,
22section 112a, is renumbered 6.87 (4) (b) 1. and amended to read:
AB63,16,2423 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
24absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness. The
25absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in a manner that

1will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then, still in the
2presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the elector
3conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If a
4consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that the
5elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper envelope.
6Except as authorized in subs. 2. to 4., and notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), the elector
7shall enclose a copy of the license or identification card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar)
8in the envelope, unless the elector is a military elector or an overseas elector, as
9defined in sub. (4) (a), or the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
If the
10elector has registered by mail and has not, or is not certain whether the elector has,
11previously voted in an election for national office in this state
identification is
12required and the document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not
13constitute identification
, the elector shall also enclose identification in the envelope.
14Identification is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector,
15as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c), and the elector registered by mail and has not voted in
16an election for national office in this state. The elector may receive assistance under
17sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a
18candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, postage prepaid, or delivered
19in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. Failure to return an
20unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes
21are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot
22prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary
23which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by
24the elector for candidates in the primary.
AB63, s. 28 25Section 28. 6.87 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.87 (4) (a) In this paragraph:
AB63,17,82 1. "Military elector" means a member of a uniformed service on active duty who,
3by reason of that duty, is absent from the residence where the member is otherwise
4qualified to vote; a member of the merchant marine, as defined in s. 6.22 (1) (a), who,
5by reason of service in the merchant marine, is absent from the residence where the
6member is otherwise qualified to vote; or the spouse or dependent of any such
7member who, by reason of the duty or service of the member, is absent from the
8residence where the spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote.
AB63,17,129 2. "Overseas elector" means an elector who resides outside the United States
10and who is qualified under federal law to vote in elections for national office in this
11state because the elector was last domiciled in this state immediately prior to the
12elector's departure from the United States.
AB63, s. 29 13Section 29. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. to 4. of the statutes are created to read:
AB63,17,1914 6.87 (4) (b) 2. Unless subd. 3. applies, if the absentee elector has applied for and
15qualified to receive absentee ballots automatically under s. 6.86 (2) (a), the elector
16may, in lieu of providing a copy of a license or identification card required under s.
176.86 (1) (ar), submit with his or her absentee ballot a statement signed by the same
18individual who witnesses voting of the ballot which contains the name and address
19of the elector and verifies that the name and address are correct.
AB63,17,2420 3. If the absentee elector has received an absentee ballot from the municipal
21clerk by mail for a previous election, has provided a copy of a license or identification
22card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) with that ballot, and has not changed his or her
23name or address since providing that identification, the elector is not required to
24provide a copy of the identification required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar).
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14. If the absentee elector has received a citation from a law enforcement officer
2in any jurisdiction that is dated within 60 days of the date of the election and is
3required to surrender his or her operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343
4at the time the citation is issued, the elector may enclose a copy of the citation in lieu
5of an operator's license under ch. 343 if the elector is voting by mail, or may present
6an original copy of the citation in lieu of an operator's license under ch. 343 if the
7elector is voting at the office of the municipal clerk.
AB63, s. 30 8Section 30. 6.875 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,20,29 6.875 (6) Special voting deputies in each municipality shall, not later than 5
10p.m. on the Friday preceding an election, arrange one or more convenient times with
11the administrator of each nursing home, qualified retirement home, and qualified
12community-based residential facility in the municipality from which one or more
13occupants have filed an application under s. 6.86 to conduct absentee voting for the
14election. The time may be no earlier than the 4th Monday preceding the election and
15no later than 5 p.m. on the Monday preceding the election. Upon request of a relative
16of an occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified
17community-based residential facility, the administrator may notify the relative of
18the time or times at which special voting deputies will conduct absentee voting at the
19home or facility, and permit the relative to be present in the room where the voting
20is conducted. At the designated time, 2 deputies appointed under sub. (4) shall visit
21the home or facility. The municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
22commissioners shall issue a supply of absentee ballots to the deputies sufficient to
23provide for the number of valid applications received by the clerk, and a reasonable
24additional number of ballots. The municipal clerk or executive director shall keep
25a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputies and shall require the deputies to

1return every ballot issued to them. The deputies shall personally offer each elector
2who has filed a proper application the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot.
3Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), the deputies shall not issue the elector an
4absentee ballot unless the elector presents a valid operator's license issued to the
5elector under ch. 343, a valid, current identification card issued to the elector by a
6U.S. uniformed service, or a valid identification card issued to the elector under s.
7343.50. The deputies shall make a copy of the document presented by the elector and
8shall enclose the copy in the certificate envelope.
If an elector is present who has not
9filed a proper application, the 2 deputies may accept an application from the elector
10and shall issue a ballot to the elector if the elector is qualified , the elector presents
11a license or identification card whenever required,
and the application is proper. The
12deputies shall each witness the certification and may, upon request of the elector,
13assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot. Upon request of the elector, a
14relative of the elector who is present in the room may assist the elector in marking
15the elector's ballot. All voting shall be conducted in the presence of the deputies. No
16individual other than a deputy may witness the certification and no individual other
17than a deputy or relative of an elector may render voting assistance to the elector.
18Upon completion of the voting, the deputies shall promptly deliver, either personally
19or by 1st class mail, any absentee ballot applications and the sealed certificate
20envelope containing each ballot to the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
21municipality in which the elector casting the ballot resides, within such time as will
22permit delivery to the polling place serving the elector's residence on election day.
23Personal delivery may be made by the deputies no later than noon on election day.
24If a qualified elector is not able to cast his or her ballot on 2 separate visits by the
25deputies to the home or facility, they shall so inform the municipal clerk or executive

1director of the board of election commissioners, who may then send the ballot to the
2elector no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election.
AB63, s. 31 3Section 31. 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,20,254 6.88 (3) (a) Any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election
5day, the inspectors shall open the carrier envelope only, and announce the name of
6the absent elector or the identification serial number of the absent elector if the
7elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the
8certification has been properly executed, the applicant is a qualified elector of the
9ward or election district, and the applicant has not voted in the election, they shall
10enter an indication on the poll list next to the applicant's name indicating an
11absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then open the envelope containing
12the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The
13inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be
14unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the inspectors shall
15verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates
16that identification is required and no identification is enclosed or the name or
17address on the document that is provided is not the same as the name and address
18shown on the poll list, or if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector,
19as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c), and the elector is required to provide a copy of a license
20or identification card under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) and no copy of the license or identification
21card is enclosed or the name on the document cannot be verified by the inspectors,

22the inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall then
23deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or
24voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the
25elector had been present and voted in person.
AB63, s. 32
1Section 32. 6.965 of the statutes is created to read:
AB63,21,20 26.965 Voting procedure for electors presenting citation in lieu of
3license.
Whenever any elector is allowed to vote at a polling place under s. 6.79 (7)
4by presenting a citation in lieu of an operator's license issued to the elector under ch.
5343, the inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the
6ballot the serial number of the elector corresponding to the number kept at the
7election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s.
86.965." If voting machines are used in the municipality where the elector is voting,
9the elector's vote may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the
10municipal clerk which shall have the notation "s. 6.965" written on the back of the
11ballot by the inspectors before the ballot is given to the elector. If the municipal clerk
12receives an absentee ballot from an elector who presents a citation or copy thereof
13under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the clerk shall enter a notation on the certificate envelope
14"Ballot under s. 6.965, stats." Upon receiving the envelope, the inspectors shall open
15and write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the elector corresponding to
16the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79
17and the notation "s. 6.965." The inspectors shall indicate on the poll list or other list
18maintained under s. 6.79 the fact that the elector is voting by using a citation in lieu
19of a license. The inspectors shall then deposit the ballot. The ballot shall then be
20counted under s. 5.85 or 7.51.
AB63, s. 33 21Section 33. 6.97 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB63,23,222 6.97 (1) Whenever any individual who is required to provide identification in
23order to be permitted to vote appears to vote at a polling place and cannot provide
24the required identification, the inspectors shall offer the opportunity for the
25individual to vote under this section. Whenever any individual, other than a military

1elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c), or an elector who has a
2confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), appears to vote at a polling place and does not
3present a license or identification card under s. 6.79 (2), whenever required, the
4inspectors or the municipal clerk shall similarly offer the opportunity for the
5individual to vote under this section.
If the individual wishes to vote, the inspectors
6shall provide the elector with an envelope marked "Ballot under s. 6.97, stats." on
7which the serial number of the elector is entered and shall require the individual to
8execute on the envelope a written affirmation stating that the individual is a
9qualified elector of the ward or election district where he or she offers to vote and is
10eligible to vote in the election. The inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot,
11write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the individual corresponding to
12the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79
13and the notation "s. 6.97". If voting machines are used in the municipality where the
14individual is voting, the individual's vote may be received only upon an absentee
15ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which shall have the corresponding number
16from the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97"
17written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors before the ballot is given to the
18elector. When receiving the individual's ballot, the inspectors shall provide the
19individual with written voting information prescribed by the board under s. 7.08 (8).
20The inspectors shall indicate on the list the fact that the individual is required to
21provide identification or a license or identification card under s. 6.79 (2) but did not
22do so. The inspectors shall notify the individual that he or she may provide the
23identification, license, or identification card to the municipal clerk or executive
24director of the municipal board of election commissioners. The inspectors shall also
25promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the name, address, and

1serial number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside the
2envelope and place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
AB63,23,21 3(2) Whenever any individual who votes by absentee ballot is required to
4provide identification in order to be permitted to vote and does not provide the
5required identification, the inspectors shall treat the ballot as a provisional ballot
6under this section. Whenever any individual, other than a military elector or an
7overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c), an individual who has a confidential
8listing under s. 6.47 (2), or an individual who is exempted under s. 6.87 (4), votes by
9absentee ballot and does not enclose a copy of the license or identification card
10required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), the inspectors shall similarly treat the ballot as a
11provisional ballot under this section. Upon removing the ballot from the envelope,
12the
inspectors shall write on the back of the absentee ballot the serial number of the
13individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other
14list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". The inspectors shall indicate
15on the list the fact that the individual is required to provide identification or a copy
16of a license or identification card under s. 6.86 (1) (ar)
but did not do so. The
17inspectors shall promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the
18municipal board of election commissioners of the name, address, and serial number
19of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside an envelope on
20which the name and serial number of the elector is entered and shall place the
21envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
AB63, s. 34 22Section 34. 6.97 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.97 (3) (b) and amended to
23read:
AB63,24,1824 6.97 (3) (b) Whenever the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal
25board of election commissioners is informed by the inspectors that a ballot has been

1cast under this section, the clerk or executive director shall promptly provide written
2notice to the board of canvassers of each municipality, special purpose district, and
3county that is responsible for canvassing the election of the number of ballots cast
4under this section in each ward or election district. The municipal clerk or executive
5director then shall determine whether each individual voting under this section is
6qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the individual's ballot is cast.
7If the elector is required to provide a license or identification card or copy thereof
8under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) and fails to do so, the elector bears the burden of
9correcting the omission by providing the license or identification card or copy thereof
10at the polling place before the closing hour or at the office of the municipal clerk or
11board of election commissioners no later than 4 p.m. on the day after the election.

12The municipal clerk or executive director shall make a record of the procedure used
13to determine the validity of each ballot cast under this section. If, prior to 4 p.m. on
14the day after the election, the municipal clerk or executive director determines that
15the individual is qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the
16individual's ballot is cast, the municipal clerk or executive director shall notify the
17board of canvassers for each municipality, special purpose district and county that
18is responsible for canvassing the election of that fact.
AB63, s. 35 19Section 35. 6.97 (3) (a) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB63,25,420 6.97 (3) (a) Whenever an elector who votes by provisional ballot under sub. (2)
21because the elector does not provide a license or identification card or copy thereof
22under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) later appears at the polling place where the ballot is
23cast before the closing hour and provides the license or identification card or copy
24thereof, the inspectors shall remove the elector's ballot from the separate carrier
25envelope, shall note on the poll list that the elector's provisional ballot is withdrawn,

1and shall deposit the elector's ballot in the ballot box. If the inspectors have notified
2the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners that
3the elector's ballot was cast under this section, the inspectors shall notify the clerk
4or executive director that the elector's provisional ballot is withdrawn.
AB63,25,95 (c) A ballot cast under this section by an elector for whom a valid license or
6identification card or copy thereof is required under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) shall
7not be counted unless the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of
8election commissioners provides timely notification that the elector has provided a
9valid license or identification card or copy thereof under this section.
AB63, s. 36 10Section 36. 7.08 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,25,1211 7.08 (8) (title) Electors voting without identification proof of identity or
12pursuant to court order.
AB63, s. 37 13Section 37. 10.02 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,25,2414 10.02 (3) (a) Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote,
15an elector shall state his or her name and address and , shall provide identification
16if required by federal law, and shall present a valid Wisconsin operator's license, a
17current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a
18Wisconsin identification card unless the elector is exempted from this requirement
.
19Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of 2 inspectors must appear on
20the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting
21booth or machine and cast his or her ballot, except that an elector who is a parent or
22guardian may be accompanied by the elector's minor child or minor ward. An
23election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but
24the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.
AB63, s. 38 25Section 38. 343.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,26,9
1343.50 (3) Design and contents of card. The card shall be the same size as
2an operator's license but shall be of a design which is readily distinguishable from
3the design of an operator's license and bear upon it the words "IDENTIFICATION
4CARD ONLY". The information on the card shall be the same as specified under s.
5343.17 (3). The card may serve as a document of gift under s. 157.06 (2) (b) and (c)
6and the holder may affix a sticker thereto as provided in s. 343.175 (3). The card may
7also serve as a document of refusal to make an anatomical gift under s. 157.06 (2) (i).
8The Except as provided in sub. (4g), the card shall contain the holder's photograph
9and, if applicable, shall be of the design specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a) 12.
AB63, s. 39 10Section 39. 343.50 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,26,1911 343.50 (4) Application. The application for an identification card shall include
12any information required under ss. 85.103 (2) and 343.14 (2) (a), (b), (bm), (br), and
13(em), and such further information as the department may reasonably require to
14enable it to determine whether the applicant is entitled by law to an identification
15card. The Except as provided in sub.(4g), the department shall, as part of the
16application process, take a photograph of the applicant to comply with sub. (3). No
17Except as provided in sub.(4g), no application may be processed without the
18photograph being taken. Misrepresentations in violation of s. 343.14 (5) are
19punishable as provided in s. 343.14 (9).
AB63, s. 40 20Section 40. 343.50 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB63,27,321 343.50 (4g) Photograph requirement; exception. An application may be
22processed and an original or renewal identification card issued under this section
23without a photograph being taken to comply with subs. (3) and (4) to an applicant
24who requests the identification card without charge under sub. (5) or (6) and who
25provides to the department an affidavit stating that the applicant has a sincerely

1held religious belief against being photographed; identifying the religion to which he
2or she belongs or the tenets of which he or she adheres to; and stating that the tenets
3of the religion prohibit him or her from being photographed.
AB63, s. 41 4Section 41. 343.50 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB63,27,95 343.50 (5) Valid period; fees. The fee for an original card and for the
6reinstatement of an identification card after cancellation under sub. (10) shall be $9
7or, upon request of the applicant, without charge. The card shall be valid for the
8succeeding period of 4 years from the applicant's next birthday after the date of
9issuance.
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