SB110-engrossed,14,524
6.55
(2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
25at the same address, and has not
notified the municipal clerk transferred his or her
1registration to his or her legal name under s. 6.40 (1) (c), shall notify the inspector
2of the change before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at
3the time which materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector changes both
4a name and address, the elector shall complete a registration form at the polling
5place or other registration location under pars. (a) and (b).
SB110-engrossed,14,107
6.56
(1) The list containing the names of persons voting under
ss. 6.29 and s. 86.55 (2)
and or (3)
or persons voting after presenting a certificate issued under s.
96.285 (2) (b) 2. or 6.29 (2) (b) shall be returned together with all forms and certificates
10to the municipal clerk.
SB110-engrossed,14,1812
6.77
(1) An elector may vote only at the polling place for his or her residence
13designated by the governing body or board of election commissioners
of the
14municipality where the elector resides, at a satellite absentee voting station
15designated under s. 6.873 (1) by the municipality where the elector resides, or at a
16nursing home, qualified retirement home, or qualified community-based residential
17facility where absentee voting is conducted under s. 6.875 (6) in the municipality
18where the elector resides.
SB110-engrossed,14,2120
6.78
(1) In
1st, 2nd and 3rd class cities municipalities having a population of
218,000 or more, from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
SB110-engrossed,15,423
6.78
(2) In
4th class cities, villages and towns other municipalities, from 9 a.m.
24until 8 p.m.; extendable by the governing body to not earlier than 7 a.m. Notice of
25the change of hours shall be given by publication in a newspaper, under ch. 985, once
1each week for 2 successive weeks, with the first insertion not less than 8 days before
2the election. The new hours shall take effect only after the notice provisions have
3been complied with. When the ordinance applies to all future elections, notice need
4be given only for the first election affected by the change.
SB110-engrossed,15,177
6.79
(2) Municipalities with registration. Except as provided in sub. (6) (b),
8where there is registration, each person, before receiving a voting number, shall state
9his or her full name and address. Upon the prepared registration list, after the name
10of each elector, the officials shall enter the serial number of the vote as it is polled,
11beginning with number one. Each elector shall receive a slip bearing the same serial
12number. A separate list shall be maintained for electors who are voting under s. 6.15
, 136.29 or 6.55 (2) or (3)
, electors who are voting after presenting a certificate issued
14under s. 6.285 (2) (b) 2. or 6.29 (2) (b), and electors who are reassigned from another
15polling place under s. 5.25 (5) (b). Each such elector shall have his or her full name,
16address
, and serial number likewise entered and shall be given a slip bearing such
17number.
SB110-engrossed,15,2019
6.86
(1) (a) 5. By delivering an application to a special voting deputy under s.
206.873 (4) or 6.875 (6).
SB110-engrossed,16,222
6.86
(1) (ar) Except as authorized in
s. ss. 6.873 (3) (b) and 6.875 (6), the
23municipal clerk shall not issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written
24application therefor from a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall
1retain each absentee ballot application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23
2(1).
SB110-engrossed,16,74
6.87
(3) (a) Except as authorized under par. (d) and as otherwise provided in
5s. ss. 6.873 and 6.875, the municipal clerk shall mail the absentee ballot postage
6prepaid for return to the elector's residence unless otherwise directed, or shall
7deliver it to the elector personally at the clerk's office.
SB110-engrossed,16,21
96.873 Absentee voting at satellite absentee voting stations. (1) 10Designation of satellite absentee voting stations. The municipal clerk or board
11of election commissioners of any municipality may designate any location, other than
12the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners and other than
13a nursing or retirement home or community-based residential facility under s.
146.875, as a satellite absentee voting station where electors of the municipality may
15vote by absentee ballot. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may
16designate a station on private property only if the person who owns the property or
17otherwise has authority to consent to its use by the municipality consents to the
18designation and consents to the enforcement of s. 12.03 (2m) on property owned or
19controlled by the person. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners
20may not designate a location as a satellite absentee voting station if there is a charge
21for the municipality to use the location.
SB110-engrossed,17,9
22(2) Appointment of special voting deputies. (a)
Appointment. The municipal
23clerk or board of election commissioners shall appoint at least one qualified elector
24as a special voting deputy to receive absentee ballots at each station established
25under sub. (1). The appointment shall be made without regard to political party
1affiliation. The special voting deputy shall be able to read and write the English
2language, be capable, and be of good understanding, and may not be a candidate for
3any office to be voted for at an election for which he or she serves. The governing body
4of the municipality may require a special voting deputy to have a general knowledge
5of the election laws. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may
6administer examinations to determine whether an individual qualifies for
7appointment under this paragraph. The municipal clerk or board of election
8commissioners shall instruct the special voting deputy in the deputy's duties and
9responsibilities.
SB110-engrossed,17,2010
(b)
Oath. Before performing his or her duties, each special voting deputy
11appointed under par. (a) shall file the oath required by s. 7.30 (5). In the oath, the
12individual shall swear that he or she is qualified to act as a deputy under this section,
13that he or she has read the statutes governing absentee voting, that he or she
14understands the proper absentee voting procedure, that he or she understands the
15penalties for noncompliance with the procedure under s. 12.13, that his or her sacred
16obligation will be to fully and fairly implement the absentee voting law and seek to
17have the intent of the electors ascertained. In addition, the oath shall state that the
18individual realizes that any error in conducting the voting procedure may result in
19invalidation of an elector's vote under s. 7.51 (2) (e) and that the individual realizes
20that absentee voting is a privilege and not a constitutional right.
SB110-engrossed,17,2421
(c)
Term of office. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, each special
22voting deputy appointed under par. (a) shall hold office for 2 years and until his or
23her successor is appointed and qualified. The municipal clerk or board of election
24commissioners may revoke a special voting deputy's appointment at any time.
SB110-engrossed,18,15
1(d)
Authority and duties. For the purpose of ensuring compliance with this
2section and s. 6.285, each special voting deputy appointed under par. (a) has
3supervision over the satellite absentee voting station to which he or she is dispatched
4under sub. (3) (a). The special voting deputy is subject to the supervision of the
5municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. The special voting deputy has
6full authority to maintain order and to enforce obedience to his or her lawful
7commands at any time during which absentee ballots may be cast at the station. The
8special voting deputy shall prevent any person from taking notice of how another
9person has voted, except when assistance is given under s. 6.87 (5). The special
10voting deputy shall enforce s. 5.35 (5) and prevent electioneering from taking place
11in violation of s. 12.03 (1m) or (2m). If any person refuses to obey the lawful
12commands of a special voting deputy, is disorderly in the presence or hearing of the
13special voting deputy, or interrupts or disturbs the proceedings, the special voting
14deputy may order any law enforcement officer to remove the person from the voting
15area or to take the person into custody.
SB110-engrossed,18,23
16(3) Operation of satellite absentee voting stations. (a)
Operation. The
17municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may dispatch a special voting
18deputy appointed under sub. (2) to a satellite absentee voting station designated
19under sub. (1) for the purpose of permitting qualified electors of the municipality to
20vote by absentee ballot at that station. No station may be open for purposes of this
21subsection or s. 6.285 at any time before the official absentee ballots for the
22applicable election are prepared under s. 7.15 (1) (cm) or at any time after 5 p.m. on
23the day before the election.
SB110-engrossed,19,524
(b)
Supplies for satellite absentee voting stations. The municipal clerk or board
25of election commissioners shall issue a supply of absentee ballots to the special voting
1deputy that is sufficient to provide for the number of valid applications that the clerk
2or board of election commissioners reasonably expects will be made at the satellite
3absentee voting station. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners
4shall keep a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputy and shall require the
5deputy to return every ballot that he or she is issued.
SB110-engrossed,19,8
6(4) Absentee voting procedure. (a)
Registration. Where registration is
7required, a qualified elector may register under s. 6.285 (2) at the satellite absentee
8voting station.
SB110-engrossed,19,219
(b)
Voting. The special voting deputy shall personally offer any qualified elector
10of the municipality, served by the deputy, who makes a proper application with the
11deputy the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot. The deputy shall write on
12the official ballot, in the space for the official endorsement, his or her initials and
13official title. The elector and a witness shall then make and subscribe to the
14certification on the certificate envelope and the elector shall vote the ballot in the
15manor prescribed in s. 6.87 (4). The elector may receive assistance in marking or
16punching the ballot as approved in s. 6.87 (5). Notwithstanding s. 6.87 (4), the elector
17shall then seal the ballot inside the certificate envelope and give the sealed certificate
18envelope containing the ballot to the deputy. The deputy shall promptly forward the
19sealed certificate envelope containing each ballot to the municipal clerk or board of
20election commissioners in the manner specified by the municipal clerk or board of
21election commissioners.
SB110-engrossed,20,1223
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
or special voting
10deputy. The inspectors shall deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter
11the absent elector's name or voting number after his or her name on the poll or
12registration list the same as if the elector had been present and voted in person.
SB110-engrossed,20,1714
7.03
(1) (d) Special registration deputies appointed under s.
6.285 (1) or 6.55
15(6), special voting deputies appointed under s.
6.873 (2) or 6.875 (4)
, and officials and
16trainees who attend training sessions under s. 7.15 (1) (e) or 7.25 (5) may be
17compensated at the option of the municipality.
SB110-engrossed,20,2319
7.08
(5) Notice of voter eligibility requirements. Prescribe by rule the form
20and content of a sign, to be posted under s. 5.35 (6) (a) 4. at each polling place, for the
21purpose of notifying electors of the voter eligibility requirements under the laws of
22this state, including voter eligibility requirements applicable to individuals who
23have been convicted of felonies and applicable to immigrants.
SB110-engrossed,21,10
17.15
(1) (e) Instruct election officials in their duties, calling them together
2whenever advisable
,; advise them of
the voter eligibility requirements under the
3laws of this state, including voter eligibility requirements applicable to individuals
4who have been convicted of felonies and applicable to immigrants, and of changes in
5laws, rules
, and procedures affecting the performance of their duties
,; and
6administer examinations as authorized under s. 7.30 (2) (c). The clerk shall assure
7that officials who serve at polling places where an electronic voting system is used
8are familiar with the system and competent to instruct electors in its proper use. The
9clerk shall inspect systematically and thoroughly the conduct of elections in the
10municipality so that elections are honestly, efficiently
, and uniformly conducted.
SB110-engrossed,22,712
7.30
(2) (a) Only election officials appointed under this section
or s. 6.285 or
136.873 may conduct an election. Except as authorized in s. 7.15 (1) (k), each inspector
14shall be a qualified elector in the ward for which the polling place is established.
15Special registration deputies appointed under s. 6.55 (6) and election officials
16appointed under this section serving more than one ward or when necessary to fill
17a vacancy under par. (b) need not be a resident of that ward, but shall be a resident
18of the municipality. Special registration deputies
appointed under s. 6.55 (6) may be
19appointed to serve more than one polling place. All officials
appointed under this
20section shall be able to read and write the English language, be capable, be of good
21understanding, and may not be a candidate for any office to be voted for at an election
22at which they serve. In 1st class cities, they may hold no public office other than
23notary public. Except as authorized under sub. (4) (c), all inspectors shall be
24affiliated with one of the 2 recognized political parties which received the largest
25number of votes for president, or governor in nonpresidential general election years,
1in the ward or combination of wards served by the polling place at the last election.
2The party which received the largest number of votes is entitled to one more inspector
3than the party receiving the next largest number of votes at each polling place. The
4same election officials
appointed under this section may serve the electors of more
5than one ward where wards are combined under s. 5.15 (6) (b). If a municipality is
6not divided into wards, the ward requirements in this paragraph apply to the
7municipality at large.
SB110-engrossed,22,199
7.30
(2) (b) When a vacancy occurs
in an office under this section, the vacancy
10shall be filled by appointment of the municipal clerk. The vacancy shall be filled from
11the remaining names on the lists submitted under sub. (4) or from additional names
12submitted by the chairperson of the county party committee of the appropriate party
13under sub. (4) whenever names are submitted under sub. (4) (d). If the vacancy is
14due to candidacy, sickness or any other temporary cause, the appointment shall be
15a temporary appointment and effective only for the election at which the temporary
16vacancy occurs. The same qualifications shall be required of persons who fill
17vacancies. Vacancies may be filled in cases of emergency or because of time
18limitations by a person from another aldermanic district or ward within the
19municipality.
SB110-engrossed,23,221
7.30
(6) (c) If any election official
appointed under this section lacks the
22qualifications set forth in this section, fails to attend training sessions required
23under s. 7.15 (1) (e) unless excused therefrom, is guilty of neglecting his or her official
24duties or commits official misconduct, the municipal clerk or board of election
1commissioners shall summarily remove the official from office and the vacancy shall
2be filled under sub. (2) (b).
SB110-engrossed,23,94
7.33
(3) Every employer shall grant to each employee who is appointed to serve
5as an election official
under s. 7.30 a leave of absence for the entire 24-hour period
6of each election day in which the official serves in his or her official capacity. An
7employee who serves as an election official shall provide his or her employer with at
8least 7 days' notice of application for a leave. The municipal clerk shall verify
9appointments upon request of any employer.
SB110-engrossed,23,2111
7.33
(4) Each Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each local
12governmental unit, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), may, and each state agency shall, upon
13proper application under sub. (3), permit each of its employees to serve as an election
14official without loss of fringe benefits or seniority privileges earned for scheduled
15working hours during the period specified in sub. (3),
and without loss of pay for
16scheduled working hours during the period specified in sub. (3) except as provided
17in sub. (5), and
shall not impose without any other penalty
upon an employee who
18serves as an election official. For employees who are included in a collective
19bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. V
20of ch. 111, this subsection shall apply unless otherwise provided in a collective
21bargaining agreement.
SB110-engrossed,24,1324
7.33
(5) (b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, any employee of
25a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), who obtains a paid leave of
1absence under sub. (4) in order to serve as an election official under s. 7.30, shall
2certify in writing to the head of the local governmental unit by which he or she is
3employed the amount of compensation that the employee receives for the service.
4Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, upon receipt of the certification, the
5head of the local governmental unit shall deduct that amount from the employee's
6pay earned for scheduled working hours during the period specified in sub. (2) when
7the employee is on a paid leave of absence. If the local governmental unit is also the
8employer for purposes of the employee's service as an election official, the local
9governmental unit may require the employee, before the service begins, to assign his
10or her interest in any compensation earned for the service to the local governmental
11unit. If the employee makes this assignment, he or she need not make the
12certification required under this paragraph and the employer may not make the
13deduction required under this paragraph.
SB110-engrossed,24,2415
7.37
(2) Preserve order. The inspectors shall possess full authority to
16maintain order and to enforce obedience to their lawful commands during the
17election and the canvass of the votes. They shall permit only one person in a voting
18booth at a time and shall prevent any person from taking notice of how another
19person has voted, except when assistance is given under s. 6.82. They shall enforce
20s. 5.35 (5) and prevent electioneering from taking place in violation of s. 12.03
(1) or
21(2). If any person refuses to obey the lawful commands of an inspector, or is disorderly
22in the presence or hearing of the inspectors, interrupts or disturbs the proceedings,
23they may order any law enforcement officer to remove the person from the voting
24area or to take the person into custody.
SB110-engrossed,25,6
17.41
(1) Any member of the public may be present at any polling place
or at any
2satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1) for the purpose of
3observation of an election, except a candidate at that election. The chief inspector
4at the polling place or a special voting deputy at the station may reasonably limit the
5number of persons representing the same organization who are permitted to observe
6an election at the same time.
SB110-engrossed,25,148
7.41
(2) The chief inspector
at a polling place or a special voting deputy at a
9satellite absentee voting station may restrict the location of any individual
10exercising the right under sub. (1) to certain areas within
a the polling place
or
11station. The chief inspector
or special voting deputy shall clearly designate such an
12area as an observation area. Designated observation areas shall be so positioned to
13permit any authorized individual to readily observe all public aspects of the voting
14process.
SB110-engrossed,25,1816
7.41
(3) (intro.) The chief inspector
or special voting deputy may order the
17removal of any individual exercising the right under sub. (1) if that individual
18commits an overt act which:
SB110-engrossed,25,2120
7.41
(3) (a) Disrupts the operation of the polling place
or satellite absentee
21voting station; or
SB110-engrossed,25,2323
7.41
(3) (b) Violates s. 12.03 (2)
or (2m).
SB110-engrossed,25,25
2512.03 (title)
Election day
Restricted campaigning restricted.
SB110-engrossed,26,42
12.03
(1) No election official may engage in electioneering on election day.
This
3subsection dose not apply to an election official who is appointed under s. 6.285 or
46.873 and is not serving as an election official on election day.
SB110-engrossed,26,86
12.03
(1m) No election official appointed under s. 6.285 or 6.873 may engage
7in electioneering at a satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1)
8on any day during which absentee ballots may be cast at the station.
SB110-engrossed,26,1510
12.03
(2m) (a) No person may engage in electioneering within any building, or
11at the doors to any building, in which a satellite absentee voting station is designated
12under s. 6.873 (1) on any day during which absentee ballots may be cast at the
13station. This paragraph applies to electioneering on private property only if the
14property is owned or controlled by the person who consented under s. 6.873 (1) to the
15designation of the station.
SB110-engrossed,26,2216
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no person may engage in
17electioneering within 100 feet of a satellite absentee voting station that is designated
18under s. 6.873 (1) and that is not located within a building on any day during which
19absentee ballots may be cast at the station. This paragraph applies to electioneering
20on private property only if the property is owned or controlled by the person who
21consented under s. 6.873 (1) to the designation of the station. This paragraph does
22not apply to the placement of any material on the bumper of a motor vehicle.
SB110-engrossed,27,3
112.07
(2) No employer may refuse to allow an employee to serve as an election
2official
under s. 7.30 or make any threats or offer any inducements of any kind to the
3employee for the purpose of preventing the employee from so serving.
SB110-engrossed,27,95
12.13
(3) (x) Refuse to obey a lawful order of an inspector
or special voting
6deputy made for the purpose of enforcing the election laws; engage in disorderly
7behavior at or near a polling place
or at or near a satellite absentee voting station
8designated under s. 6.873 (1); or interrupt or disturb the voting or canvassing
9proceedings.
SB110-engrossed,27,17
1117.29 Effect of chapter. The provisions of this chapter supersede all contrary
12provisions in either the general law or in special acts, except
ch. 7 ss. 6.26 (2) (b), 6.28
13(2) (b), 6.285, 6.873, 6.875, and 7.30 relating to
appointed election
officers appointed
14for the election wards or polling places in the state officials and ch. 21 relating to the
15military staff of the governor and to officers of the Wisconsin national guard; and
16shall govern all offices whether created by general law or special act, unless
17otherwise specially provided.
SB110-engrossed,27,2219
19.32
(1c) "Incarcerated person" means a person who is incarcerated in a penal
20facility or who is placed on probation and given confinement under s. 973.09 (4)
(a) 21as a condition of placement, during the period of confinement for which the person
22has been sentenced.
SB110-engrossed,28,324
20.921
(2) (b) The head of each state agency or the chief executive officer of the
25University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall deduct from the salary
1of any employee the amount certified under s. 7.33 (5)
(a) which is received by the
2employee for service as an election official while the employee is on a paid leave of
3absence under s. 7.33 (3).
SB110-engrossed,28,225
67.05
(3) (f) If a special purpose district calls a referendum to be held in
6conjunction with a state, county, municipal
, or judicial election, the polling places for
7the state, county, municipal
, or judicial election shall be the polling places for the
8special purpose district referendum and the municipal election hours shall apply. If
9no state, county, municipal
, or judicial election is held on the day of the special
10purpose district referendum, the governing body of the special purpose district may
11set the election hours and select the polling places to be used, except as otherwise
12provided in s. 120.06 (9) (b) in the case of a school district. If a polling place located
13in the special purpose district that was utilized at the most recent spring or general
14election is not utilized by the special purpose district, the governing body of the
15special purpose district shall post a notice on the door of the polling place indicating
16all polling places open for voting.
Election hours set by the governing body of the
17special purpose district for each polling place shall be the same as those provided by
18the governing body of the municipality in which the polling place is located, except
19that if the opening hour is later than 7 a.m., the governing body of the special purpose
20district may extend the opening hour to not earlier than 7 a.m. The municipal clerk
21of each municipality in which a polling place is located shall provide the necessary
22equipment to operate the polling place.
SB110-engrossed,29,724
111.93
(3) Except as provided in ss.
7.33 (4), 40.05, 40.80 (3), 111.91 (1) (cm),
25230.35 (2d), 230.35 (3) (e) 6., and 230.88 (2) (b), if a collective bargaining agreement
1exists between the employer and a labor organization representing employees in a
2collective bargaining unit, the provisions of that agreement shall supersede the
3provisions of civil service and other applicable statutes, as well as rules and policies
4of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, related to wages, fringe
5benefits, hours
, and conditions of employment whether or not the matters contained
6in those statutes, rules
, and policies are set forth in the collective bargaining
7agreement.
SB110-engrossed,29,209
120.06
(9) (a) The primary and spring elections for school board members shall
10be conducted by the election officials for state and municipal elections. In a school
11board election held in conjunction with a state, county, municipal
, or judicial election,
12the polling places for the state, county, municipal
, or judicial election shall be the
13polling places for the school board election and the municipal election hours shall
14apply. If no state, county, municipal
, or judicial election is held on the day of the
15school board election, the school board may
set the election hours and select the
16polling places to be used. The election costs shall be charged as provided in ss. 5.68
17and 7.03.
Election hours set by the school board shall be the same as those provided
18by the municipal governing body in which the polling place is located, except that if
19the opening hour is later than 7 a.m., the school board may extend the opening hour
20to not earlier than 7 a.m.
SB110-engrossed,29,25
22302.117 Notice regarding ineligibility to vote. When an inmate who is
23disqualified from voting under s. 6.03 (1) (b) is released to parole or extended
24supervision, the department shall inform the person that he or she may not vote in
25any election until his or her civil rights are restored.