SB672: Bill Text

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

2015 Senate BILL 672

February 1, 2016 - Introduced by Senators L. Taylor, Harris Dodd, Carpenter and C. Larson, cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Brostoff, Doyle, Pope, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck, Zepnick, Ohnstad and Billings. Referred to Committee on Elections and Local Government.

SB672,1,3 An Act to amend 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a.; and to create 6.36 (1) (am) of the statutes; relating to: authorizing Wisconsin to enter into a membership agreement to share information related to the registration and voting of electors.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill permits the chief election officer to enter into the Electronic Registration Information Center, an agreement with a group of states to share data and information related to the registration and voting of electors in this state and the other participating states for the purpose of maintaining this state's statewide voter registration list.

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

SB672,1 Section 1. 6.36 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB672,2,7 6.36 (1) (am) The chief election officer may enter into a membership agreement with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for the purpose of maintaining the official registration list under this section. Prior to entering into an agreement under this paragraph, the chief election officer shall ensure that the agreement safeguards the confidentiality of information or data in the registration list that may be subject to transfer under the agreement and to which access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. If the chief election officer enters into an agreement under this paragraph, the chief election officer shall comply with the terms of the agreement, including the transmission of information and data related to the registration of electors in this state to the Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for processing and sharing with other member states and governmental units.

SB672,2 Section 2. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB672,2,17 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. Except as provided in pars. (am), (bm), and (bn), no person other than an employee of the board, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an executive director of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated by the executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive director of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the executive director may view the date of birth, operator's license number, or social security account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an identification serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.

SB672,2,18 (End)