AB600-engrossed,21,2520
6.26
(2) (b) The municipal clerk
or, board of election commissioners
, or elections
21board may appoint
an any applicant who qualifies under this subsection, unless the
22applicant's appointment has been revoked by a municipality
or by the board for
23cause.
A The municipal clerk
or, board of election commissioners
, or elections board 24may revoke an appointment
made by the clerk, board of election commissioners, or
25elections board for cause at any time.
AB600-engrossed,22,4
1(c) No individual may serve as a special registration deputy in a municipality
2unless the individual is appointed by the municipal clerk or board of election
3commissioners of the municipality
or the individual is appointed by the elections
4board to serve all municipalities.
AB600-engrossed,22,8
66.27 Elector registration required. Each elector shall register under this
7chapter before voting in any election, except as authorized under ss. 6.15, 6.18, and
86.22.
AB600-engrossed,22,1310
6.275
(1) (b)
Where registration applies, the The total number of electors of the
11municipality residing in that county who were preregistered on the deadline
12specified in s. 6.28 (1), including valid mail registrations which are postmarked by
13that day.
AB600-engrossed,22,1614
(c)
Where registration applies, the The total number of electors of the
15municipality residing in that county who registered after the close of registration and
16prior to the day of the primary or election under ss. 6.28 (1), 6.29, and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
AB600-engrossed,22,1917
(d)
Where registration applies, the The total number of electors of the
18municipality residing in that county who registered on the day of the primary or
19election under ss. 6.55 and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
AB600-engrossed,22,22
216.276 Federal absentee voting statistics. (1) In this section, "military
22elector" and "overseas elector" have the meanings given in s. 6.36 (2) (c).
AB600-engrossed,23,2
23(2) Within 30 days after each general election, each municipal clerk shall
24transmit to the board a report of the number of absentee ballots transmitted by the
1clerk to absent military electors and overseas electors for that election and the
2combined number of those ballots that were cast by those electors in that election.
AB600-engrossed,23,5
3(3) Within 90 days after each general election, the board shall compile the
4information contained in the reports received from municipal clerks under sub. (2)
5and transmit the information to the federal Election Assistance Commission.
AB600-engrossed,24,27
6.28
(2) (b) The municipal clerk of each municipality
in which elector
8registration is required shall notify the school board of each school district in which
9the municipality is located that high schools shall be used for registration pursuant
10to par. (a). The school board and the municipal clerk shall agree upon the
11appointment of at least one qualified elector at each high school as a special school
12registration deputy. The municipal clerk shall appoint such person as a school
13registration deputy and explain the person's duties and responsibilities. Students
14and staff may register at the high school on any day that classes are regularly held.
15The school registration deputies shall promptly forward properly completed
16registration forms to the municipal clerk of the municipality in which the registering
17student or staff member resides. The municipal clerk, upon receiving such
18registration forms, shall add all those registering electors who have met the
19registration requirements to the registration list. The municipal clerk may reject
20any registration form and shall promptly notify the person whose registration is
21rejected of the rejection and the reason therefor. A person whose registration is
22rejected may reapply for registration if he or she is qualified. The form of each high
23school student who is qualified and will be eligible to vote at the next election shall
24be filed in such a way that when a student attains the age of 18 years the student is
1registered to vote automatically. Each school board shall assure that the principal
2of every high school communicates elector registration information to students.
AB600-engrossed,24,114
6.28
(3) At office of register of deeds. Any person
who resides in a
5municipality requiring registration of electors shall be given an opportunity to
6register to vote at the office of the register of deeds
for the county in which the
7person's residence is located. An applicant may fill out the required registration form
8under s. 6.33. Upon receipt of a completed form, the register of deeds shall forward
9the form within 5 days to the appropriate municipal clerk, or to the board of election
10commissioners in cities over 500,000 population. The register of deeds shall forward
11the form immediately whenever registration closes within 5 days of receipt.
AB600-engrossed,25,1113
6.29
(2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality
where registration is
14required who has not previously filed a registration form or whose name does not
15appear on the registration list of the municipality
shall be entitled to vote at the
16election if he or she delivers to the municipal clerk may register after the close of
17registration but not later than 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on
18the day before an election at the office of the municipal clerk and at the office of the
19clerk's agent if the clerk delegates responsibility for electronic maintenance of the
20registration list to an agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the
21manner provided under s. 6.33 (2), a registration form
executed by the elector. The
22form shall contain a certification by the elector that all statements are true and
23correct. Alternatively, if the elector cannot obtain a registration form, the elector
24may deliver a statement, signed by the elector, containing all of the information
25required on the registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33
1(1). The elector shall
present also provide acceptable proof of residence
as provided
2in under s. 6.55 (7).
If no proof is presented Alternatively, if the elector is unable to
3provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7), the
information contained in
4the registration form
or the listing of required information shall be
substantiated 5corroborated in a statement that is signed by
one any other elector of the
6municipality
, corroborating all the material statements therein and that contains
7the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector
8shall then provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7).
The signing of the
9form by the registering elector and statement by the corroborating elector shall be
10done in the presence of the municipal clerk or deputy clerk not later than 5 p.m. of
11the day before an election.
AB600-engrossed,25,2213
6.29
(2) (b)
Upon Unless the municipal clerk determines that the registration
14list will be revised to incorporate the registration in time for the election, upon the
15filing of the registration form required by this section, the municipal clerk
or clerk's
16agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b) shall issue a certificate
containing the name and address
17of the elector addressed to the inspectors of the proper ward
or election district 18directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her vote
, unless the clerk
19determines that the registration list will be revised to incorporate the registration
20in time for the election if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the
21polling place. The certificate shall be numbered serially, prepared in duplicate and
22one copy preserved in the office of the municipal clerk.
AB600-engrossed,26,624
6.30
(4) By mail. Any eligible elector may register by mail on a form prescribed
25by the board and provided by each municipality. The form shall be designed to obtain
1the information required in ss. 6.33 (1) and
to provide for changes authorized under
2s. 6.40 (1) (a)
and (b). The form shall contain a certification by the elector that all
3statements are true and correct. The form shall be prepostpaid for return when
4mailed at any point within the United States. The form shall be available in the
5municipal clerk's office and may be distributed by any elector of the municipality.
6The clerk shall mail a registration form to any elector upon written or oral request.
AB600-engrossed,26,188
6.32
(4) If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the clerk has no
9reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector is not qualified, the clerk
10shall enter the elector's name on the registration list and transmit a 1st class letter
11or postcard to the registrant, specifying the elector's ward or aldermanic district
, or
12both, if any, and polling place. If
such the letter or postcard is returned, or if the clerk
13is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector, the clerk shall
14strike the name change the status of the elector
from on the list
from eligible to
15ineligible. The letter or postcard shall
specify "Address correction requested" or
16"Do not forward—", and if a postcard, "Return postage guaranteed" be marked in
17accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if
18the elector does not reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.
AB600-engrossed,27,6
206.325 Disqualification of electors. No person may be disqualified as an
21elector unless the municipal clerk, board of election commissioners or a challenging
22elector under s. 6.48 demonstrates beyond a reasonable doubt that the person does
23not qualify as an elector or is not properly registered. If it appears that the
24challenged elector
or proposed elector is registered
in another location at a residence
25in this state other than the one where the elector now resides, the municipal clerk
1or board of election commissioners
may shall, before permitting the elector to vote, 2require the
challenged elector to
sign an authorization to cancel transfer his or her 3registration under s. 6.40 (1)
(b) (a) and shall notify the
proper official municipal
4clerk or board of election commissioners at
that location the former residence. The
5municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may require naturalized
6applicants to show their naturalization certificates.
AB600-engrossed,27,8
86.33 (title)
Registration forms; manner of completing.
AB600-engrossed,27,2110
6.33
(1) The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient registration forms as
11prescribed by the board printed on loose-leaf sheets or cards to obtain from each
12applicant information as to name, date, residence location, citizenship, age, whether
13the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for at least 10 days,
14whether the applicant has lost his or her right to vote, and whether the applicant is
15currently registered to vote at any other location, and shall provide a space for the
16applicant's signature. The forms shall also include a space
where the clerk may
17record an indication of whether the form is received by mail and a space for the
18identification serial number of any elector who is issued such a number under s. 6.47
19(3). Each register of deeds shall obtain sufficient registration forms at the expense
20of the unit of government by which he or she is employed for completion by any elector
21who desires to register to vote.
AB600-engrossed,28,5
22(2) (a) The information may be recorded by any person,
but the except that the
23indication of whether the registration is received by mail shall be recorded by the
24clerk. Each applicant shall sign his or her own name unless the applicant is unable
25to sign his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the applicant may
1authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the applicant so
2authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the
3application is made upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is
4unable to sign the form due to physical disability. Ward and aldermanic district
5information shall be filled in by the clerk.
AB600-engrossed,28,106
(b) Except as provided
under ss. 6.30 (4) and in s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the registration
7form shall be signed by the registering elector and any corroborating elector under
8s. 6.29 (2) (a) or 6.55 (2) before the clerk, issuing officer or registration deputy. The
9form shall contain a certification by the registering elector that all statements are
10true and correct.
AB600-engrossed, s. 49b
11Section 49b. 6.33 (1) and (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin
12Act .... (this act), are amended to read:
AB600-engrossed,29,613
6.33
(1) The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient registration forms as
14prescribed by the board printed on loose-leaf sheets or cards to obtain from each
15applicant information as to name
,; date
,; residence location
,; citizenship
,; date of
16birth; age
,; the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343
17or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether the
18applicant has resided within the ward or election district for at least 10 days
,; 19whether the applicant has lost his or her right to vote
,
; and whether the applicant
20is currently registered to vote at any other location
, and. The forms shall
also provide
21a space for the applicant's signature
and the ward and aldermanic district, if any,
22where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices
23and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The forms shall also include
24a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by
25mail and a space
for the identification serial number of any elector who is issued such
1a number under s. 6.47 (3) where the clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid
2voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the
3identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each
4register of deeds shall obtain sufficient registration forms at the expense of the unit
5of government by which he or she is employed for completion by any elector who
6desires to register to vote
at the office of the register of deeds under s. 6.28 (3).
AB600-engrossed,29,17
7(2) (a)
The All information may be recorded by any person, except that the
ward
8and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information under sub. (1), the 9indication of whether the registration is received by mail
, and any information
10relating to an applicant's voting identification card shall be recorded by the clerk.
11Each applicant shall sign his or her own name unless the applicant is unable to sign
12his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the applicant may authorize
13another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the applicant so authorizes,
14the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the application is made
15upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is unable to sign the form
16due to physical disability.
Ward and aldermanic district information shall be filled
17in by the clerk.
AB600-engrossed,29,2220
6.33
(4) When an individual's registration is
canceled changed from eligible to
21ineligible status, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall enter
22the date and reason for
cancellation change on the
individual's registration
form list.
AB600-engrossed,30,724
6.33
(5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), whenever a municipal clerk receives
25a valid registration or valid change of a name or address under an existing
1registration and whenever a municipal clerk changes a registration from eligible to
2ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall promptly enter electronically on the list
3maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that
4subsection, except that the municipal clerk may update any entries that change on
5the date of an election in the municipality within 30 days after that date, and the
6municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is confidential under s.
76.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.
AB600-engrossed,30,188
(b) The municipal clerk of any municipality may, by mutual consent, designate
9any other municipal clerk or any county clerk as the clerk's agent to carry out the
10functions of the municipal clerk under this section for that municipality. The
11municipal clerk shall notify the county clerk of each county in which the municipality
12is located and the board of any such designation in writing. The municipal clerk may,
13by similar notice to the clerk's agent at least 14 days prior to the effective date of any
14change, discontinue the designation. If the municipal clerk designates another
15municipal clerk or a county clerk as his or her agent, the municipal clerk shall
16immediately forward all registration changes filed with the clerk and voting record
17information obtained by the clerk to the clerk's agent for electronic entry on the
18registration list.
AB600-engrossed,30,2321
6.35
(3) In municipalities employing data processing for keeping of registration
22records, original Original registration records shall be maintained in the office of the
23municipal clerk or board of election commissioners at all times.
AB600-engrossed,31,13
16.36
(1) (a) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official
2registration list. The list shall contain the name and address of each registered
3elector in the state, the date of birth of the elector, the ward and aldermanic district
4of the elector, if any, and, for each elector, a unique registration identification number
5assigned by the board, the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector
6under ch. 343, if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account
7number, if any, any identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47
8(3), the date of any election in which the elector votes, an indication of whether the
9elector is an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.24 (1), an indication of any
10accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by the elector, an
11indication of the method by which the elector's registration form was received, and
12such other information as may be determined by the board to facilitate
13administration of elector registration requirements.
AB600-engrossed,31,1514
(b) 1. The list shall be open to public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) and shall be
15electronically accessible by any person, except that:
AB600-engrossed,31,2216
a. No person other than an employee of the board, a municipal clerk, a deputy
17clerk, an executive director of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy
18designated by the executive director may view the date of birth, registration
19identification number, operator's license number, or social security account number
20of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an identification serial number is
21issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an accommodation required under s. 5.25
22(4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
AB600-engrossed,31,2423
b. No person other than an employee of the board, a municipal clerk, or an
24election official who is authorized by a municipal clerk may make a change in the list.
AB600-engrossed,32,3
12. The list shall be electronically accessible by name and shall also be accessible
2in alphabetical order of the electors' names for the entire state and for each county,
3municipality, ward, and combination of wards authorized under s. 5.15 (6) (b).
AB600-engrossed,32,94
(c) The list shall be designed in such a way that the municipal clerk or board
5of election commissioners of any municipality and any election official who is
6authorized by the clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners
7may, by electronic transmission, add entries to or change entries on the list for any
8elector who resides in, or who the list identifies as residing in, that municipality and
9no other municipality.
AB600-engrossed,32,1510
(d) Upon receipt of official notification by the appropriate election
11administrative authority of another state, territory, or possession that an elector
12whose name appears on the list has registered to vote in that state, territory, or
13possession, the board or the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector
14formerly resided shall change the elector's registration from eligible to ineligible
15status.
AB600-engrossed,32,2516
(e) If the board adds the name of any elector to the list, the board shall promptly
17notify the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides. If the board
18changes the registration of any elector from eligible to ineligible status, the board
19shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector
20resides or, if the elector has changed his or her residence from one municipality to
21another municipality in this state, shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the
22municipality where the elector resided prior to the change. Notification shall be
23made in writing or by electronic transmission. If the board changes the registration
24of any elector from eligible to ineligible status, the board shall make an entry on the
25list giving the date of and the reason for the change.
AB600-engrossed,33,3
1(f) The board shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the list is
2maintained in a manner that precludes unauthorized persons from making
3alterations to the list.
AB600-engrossed,33,125
6.36
(2) (a) Except as provided in
par. pars. (b)
, the and (c), each registration
6lists list prepared for use as a poll list at a polling place shall contain the full name
7and address of each registered elector
,; a blank column for the entry of the serial
8number of the electors when they vote
,; if the list is prepared for use at an election
9for national office, an indication next to the name of each elector for whom
10identification is required under par. (c) 2.; and a form of a certificate stating that
each
11the list is a true and complete
combined check and registration list of the
respective 12municipality or the ward or wards
for which the list is prepared.
AB600-engrossed, s. 58b
13Section 58b. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act ....
14(this act), is amended to read:
AB600-engrossed,33,2215
6.36
(2) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), each registration list
16prepared for use as a poll list at a polling place shall contain the full name and
17address of each registered elector; a blank column for the entry of the serial number
18of the electors when they vote; if the list is prepared for use at an election for national
19office, an indication next to the name of each elector for whom identification is
20required under par. (c) 2.; and a form of certificate
bearing the certification of the
21executive director of the board stating that the list is a true and complete registration
22list of the municipality or the ward or wards for which the list is prepared.
AB600-engrossed,33,2424
6.36
(2) (c) 1. In this paragraph:
AB600-engrossed,34,7
1a. "Military elector" means a member of a uniformed service on active duty who,
2by reason of that duty, is absent from the residence where the member is otherwise
3qualified to vote; a member of the merchant marine, as defined in s. 6.22 (1) (a), who
4by reason of service in the merchant marine, is absent from the residence where the
5member is otherwise qualified to vote; or the spouse or dependent of any such
6member who, by reason of the duty or service of the member, is absent from the
7residence where the spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote.
AB600-engrossed,34,118
b. "Overseas elector" means an elector who resides outside the United States
9and who is qualified under federal law to vote in elections for national office in this
10state because the elector was last domiciled in this state immediately prior to the
11elector's departure from the United States.
AB600-engrossed,34,1813
6.36
(2) (c) 2. If the registration list is prepared for use at an election for
14national office, the list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
15of whether identification is required for the elector to be permitted to vote.
16Identification is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector
17and the elector registers by mail and has not previously voted in an election for
18national office in the municipality where the elector is voting.
AB600-engrossed, s. 59b
19Section 59b. 6.36 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act
20.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB600-engrossed,35,221
6.36
(2) (c) 2. If the registration list is prepared for use an at election for
22national office, the list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
23of whether identification is required for the elector to be permitted to vote.
24Identification is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector
1and the elector registers by mail and has not previously voted in an election for
2national office in
the municipality where the elector is voting this state.
AB600-engrossed,35,74
6.36
(3) Municipalities shall prepare at least 2 copies of the registration list for
5each ward and bind them in book form. The original registration forms
constitute the
6official registration list and shall be controlling whenever discrepancies occur
in
7entering information from the forms under s. 6.33 (5).
AB600-engrossed,35,99
6.40
(1) (a) (title)
Change of residence.
AB600-engrossed, s. 62
10Section
62. 6.40 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 6.40 (1) (a) 1. and
11amended to read:
AB600-engrossed,35,2112
6.40
(1) (a) 1. Any registered elector shall transfer registration after a change
13of residence within the
municipality in which he or she is registered state by
14appearing filing in person
with the municipal clerk or by mailing to the municipal
15clerk a signed request stating his or her present address, affirming that this will be
16the elector's his or her residence for 10 days prior to the election and providing the
17address where he or she was last registered. Alternatively, the elector may transfer
18his or her registration at the proper polling place or other registration location under
19s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a). If an elector is voting
at a former in the 20ward or election district
where the elector formerly resided, the change shall be
21effective for the next election.
AB600-engrossed,36,223
6.40
(1) (a) 2. If a municipal clerk receives a request from an elector to transfer
24his or her registration to another municipality in this state, the clerk shall change
1the elector's registration and shall notify the municipal clerk of the municipality to
2which the elector is changing his or her residence.
AB600-engrossed,36,73
3. If a municipal clerk receives a request from an elector who is registered in
4another municipality to transfer his or her registration to the municipality served
5by the clerk, the clerk shall change the elector's registration and shall notify the
6municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector formerly resided of the elector's
7change of residence.
AB600-engrossed,36,2410
6.40
(2) (b) In addition to the revision which is required under s. 6.50,
11municipal clerks may conduct door-to-door and mail registration canvasses at any
12time. The door-to-door canvass shall consist of both the
deletion from the
13registration list of the names identification of electors who no longer reside at the
14address for which they are registered and the addition to the registration list of the
15names of electors who reside at that address. The mail canvass shall consist of
the
16municipal clerk examining the registration records and canceling the registration of 17verification that eligible electors
continue to reside at the addresses shown on the
18registration list after the mailing of notices in accordance with s. 6.50 (1) and (2)
or
19(2m). The mail canvass may also consist of adding to the registration list the names
20of eligible electors
whose names do not appear on the list. Both door-to-door and
21mail canvasses whenever made shall be made throughout the municipality in a
22uniform manner. An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47
23(2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the
24elector resides.
AB600-engrossed,37,14
16.47
(2) Except as authorized in sub. (8), the
board, each municipal clerk
, each
2agent designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and each election official shall withhold from
3public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the name and address of any eligible individual
4whose name appears on a poll list or registration list if the individual
files provides
5the municipal clerk with a valid written request
with the clerk to protect the
6individual's confidentiality. To be valid, a request under this subsection must be
7accompanied by a copy of a protective order that is in effect, an affidavit under sub.
8(1) (a) 2. that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request or a statement signed
9by the operator or an authorized agent of the operator of a shelter that is dated within
1030 days of the date of the request and that indicates that the operator operates the
11shelter and that the individual making the request resides in the shelter. A
12physically disabled individual who appears personally at the office of the municipal
13clerk accompanied by another elector of this state may designate that elector to make
14a request under this subsection on his or her behalf.
AB600-engrossed,37,2316
6.47
(3) Upon
listing of receiving a valid written request from an elector under
17sub. (2), the municipal clerk shall issue to the elector a voting identification card on
18a form prescribed by the board that shall contain the name of the
elector's 19municipality
issuing the card of residence and
, in the case of a town, the county in
20which the town is located, the elector's name, the ward in which the elector resides,
21if any, and a unique identification serial number issued by the board. The number
22issued to an elector under this subsection shall not be changed for so long as the
23elector continues to qualify for a listing under sub. (2).
AB600-engrossed,38,9
16.47
(6) Upon expiration of a confidential listing on a registration list under
2sub. (2), the municipal clerk shall
cancel change the registration of the protected
3individual
to ineligible status unless the individual files a new request and qualifies
4under sub. (2) to obtain a renewal of the listing or unless the individual applies for
5and qualifies to obtain a nonconfidential voter registration. Except as authorized in
6sub. (8), the municipal clerk shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1)
7the name and address of any individual whose registration is
canceled changed 8under this subsection if the individual qualified for a confidential listing at the time
9of that listing.
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(1) (d) If the clerk determines that the challenged elector is not qualified,
12the clerk shall
cancel change the challenged elector's registration
, make the
13necessary change in from eligible to ineligible status on the registration list and
14notify the inspectors for the ward or election district where the elector was
15registered.
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(2) (b) Upon appearing in person, objectors shall be examined, under oath,
18by the commissioners and testimony taken. Judgment rests with the board of
19election commissioners and decisions shall be rendered as soon as heard. All cases
20are heard and decided summarily. The commissioners shall determine whether the
21person objected to is qualified. If they determine that a person is not qualified, the
22name executive director of the board of election commissioners shall
be stricken from
23change the elector from eligible to ineligible status on the registration list and
shall
24notify the proper ward officials
notified of the change immediately.