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.
AB600-engrossed,38,1511
6.48
(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.
AB600-engrossed,38,2417
6.48
(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.
AB600-engrossed,39,5
16.50
(1) Within 90 days following each general election, the municipal clerk or
2board of election commissioners of each municipality
in which registration is
3required shall examine the registration records and identify each elector who has not
4voted within the previous 4 years if qualified to do so during that entire period and
5shall mail a notice to the elector in substantially the following form:
AB600-engrossed,39,7
6"NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF
7
REGISTRATION
AB600-engrossed,39,128
You are hereby notified that your voter registration will be
canceled suspended,
9according to state law, for failure to vote within the previous 4-year period, unless
10you apply for continuation of your registration within 30 days. You may continue
11your registration by signing the statement below and returning it to this office by
12mail or in person.
AB600-engrossed,39,1413
APPLICATION FOR CONTINUATION
14
OF REGISTRATION
AB600-engrossed,39,1615
I hereby certify that I still reside at the address at which I am registered and
16apply for continuation of registration.
AB600-engrossed,39,1818
Present Address ....
AB600-engrossed,39,2019
If you have
moved changed your residence within this municipality or changed
20your name, please contact this office to complete a change of name or address form.
AB600-engrossed,39,2121
[Office of clerk or board of election commissioners
AB600-engrossed,40,4
16.50
(2) The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall
cancel 2change the registration of all notified electors under sub. (1) who have not applied
3for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date of mailing of the notice of
4suspension
from eligible to ineligible status.
AB600-engrossed,40,217
6.50
(3) Upon receipt of reliable information that a registered elector has
8changed his or her residence to a location outside of the municipality, the municipal
9clerk or board of election commissioners shall notify the elector by mailing a notice
10by 1st class mail to the elector's registration address stating the source of the
11information. All municipal departments and agencies receiving information that a
12registered elector has changed his or her residence shall notify the clerk or board of
13election commissioners. If the elector no longer resides in the municipality or fails
14to apply for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date the notice is
15mailed, the clerk or board of election commissioners shall
cancel change the elector's
16registration
from eligible to ineligible status. Upon receipt of reliable information
17that a registered elector has changed his or her residence within the municipality,
18the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall transfer the elector's
19registration and mail the elector a notice of the transfer under s. 6.40 (2). This
20subsection does not restrict the right of an elector to challenge any registration under
21s. 6.325, 6.48, 6.925 or 6.93.
AB600-engrossed,40,25
22(4) The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall
cancel change 23the registration of deceased electors
from eligible to ineligible status by means of
24checking vital statistics reports. No notice need be sent of
registrations canceled 25registration changes made under this subsection.
AB600-engrossed,41,10
1(5) The registration of any elector whose address is listed at a building which
2has been condemned for human habitation by the municipality under s. 66.0413 (1)
3(j) shall be investigated by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners.
4If the clerk or board of election commissioners can find no reason why the
5registration of such an elector should not be
stricken
changed from
the registration
6list eligible to ineligible status, the
clerk or board of election commissioners shall
7change the elector's registration
shall be canceled status. If the elector has left a
8forwarding address with the U.S. postal service, a notice of
cancellation change in
9status shall be mailed by the clerk or board of election commissioners to the
10forwarding address.
AB600-engrossed,41,12
11(6) The municipal clerk, upon authorization by an elector, shall
cancel change 12the elector's registration
from eligible to ineligible status.
AB600-engrossed,41,1614
6.50
(7) When an elector's registration is
canceled changed from eligible to
15ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall make an entry
upon on the registration
16card list, giving the date
of and cause
of cancellation reason for the change.
AB600-engrossed,42,1018
6.50
(8) Any municipal governing body may direct the municipal clerk or board
19of election commissioners to arrange with the U.S. postal service pursuant to
20applicable federal regulations, to receive change of address information with respect
21to individuals residing within the municipality for revision of the elector registration
22list. If required by the U.S. postal service, the governing body may create a
23registration commission consisting of the municipal clerk or executive director of the
24board of election commissioners and 2 other electors of the municipality appointed
25by the clerk or executive director for the purpose of making application for address
1changes and processing the information received. The municipal clerk or executive
2director shall act as chairperson of the commission. Any authorization under this
3subsection shall be for a definite period or until the municipal governing body
4otherwise determines. The procedure shall apply uniformly to the entire
5municipality whenever used. The procedure shall provide for receipt of complete
6change of address information on an automatic basis, or not less often than once
7every 2 years during the 60 days preceding the close of registration for the September
8primary. If a municipality adopts the procedure for obtaining address corrections
9under this subsection, it need not comply with the procedure for mailing address
10verification cards under subs. (1) and (2)
or (2m).
AB600-engrossed,42,1613
6.50
(10) Any
qualified elector whose registration is
canceled changed from
14eligible to ineligible status under this section may
have his or her registration
15reinstated by filing a new registration form reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1),
166.29 (2), or 6.55 (2).
AB600-engrossed,43,218
6.55
(2) (a) 1. (intro.) Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is
19employed, any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district
20where he or she desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, or
21was registered at another location
in a municipality where registration is required,
22may request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district,
23or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request
24is made, the inspector shall require the person to execute a registration form
25prescribed by the board
that. The registration form shall be completed in the manner
1provided under s. 6.33 (2) and shall contain
all information required under s. 6.33
2(1), together with the following certification:
AB600-engrossed,43,64
6.55
(2) (a) 2. If a change of address is made from outside the municipality, the
5elector municipal clerk shall file
a cancellation the notice required under s. 6.40 (1)
6(b) (a) 3.
AB600-engrossed,43,228
6.55
(2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), the
person 9elector shall
be required by a special registration deputy or inspector to present 10provide acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7). If the
person elector cannot
11supply such provide acceptable proof
of residence, the
information contained in the 12registration form shall be
substantiated and signed
corroborated in a statement that
13is signed by
one other any elector who resides in the same municipality as the
14registering elector
, corroborating all the material statements therein and that
15contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborator
16shall then provide acceptable proof of residence
as provided in sub. (7). The signing
17by the elector executing the
registration form and by any
elector who corroborates
18the information in the form corroborator shall be in the presence of the special
19registration deputy or inspector. Upon compliance with this procedure,
such person
20shall then be given the right to vote the elector shall be permitted to cast his or her
21vote, if the elector complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling
22place.
AB600-engrossed,44,1824
6.55
(2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
25(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
1municipality
in which registration is required may by resolution require a person
2who qualifies as an elector and who is not registered and desires to register on the
3day of an election to do so at another readily accessible location in the same building
4as the polling place serving the elector's residence or at an alternate polling place
5assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b), instead of at the polling place serving the elector's
6residence. In such case, the municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the
7registration location at the polling place. The municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special
8registration deputy at the registration location shall require such person to execute
9a registration form as prescribed under par. (a) and to provide acceptable proof of
10residence as provided under sub. (7). If the
person
elector cannot
supply such provide
11acceptable proof
of residence, the
information contained in the registration form
12shall be corroborated in the manner provided in par. (b). The signing by the elector
13executing the
registration form and by any
corroborating elector corroborator shall
14be in the presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy.
15Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special
16registration deputy shall serially number the registration and give one copy to the
17elector for presentation at the polling place serving the elector's residence or an
18alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
AB600-engrossed,45,320
6.55
(2) (c) 2. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the
21municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors
22of the proper polling place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her
23vote
if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The
24clerk shall enter the name and address of the elector on the face of the certificate.
25If the elector's registration is corroborated, the clerk shall
also enter the name and
1address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate. The certificate shall be
2numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall preserve one
3copy in his or her office.
AB600-engrossed,45,115
6.55
(2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
6at the same address, and has not notified the municipal clerk under s. 6.40 (1) (c),
7shall notify the inspector of the change before voting. The inspector shall then notify
8the municipal clerk at the time
which when materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1).
9If an elector
changes has changed both a name and address, the elector shall
10complete a registration form register at the polling place or other registration
11location under pars. (a) and (b).
AB600-engrossed,46,1113
6.55
(3) Any qualified elector in the ward or election district where the elector
14desires to vote whose name does not appear on the registration list
where
15registration is required but who claims to be registered to vote in the election may
16request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district.
17When the request is made, the inspector shall require the person to give his or her
18name and address. If the elector is not at the polling place which serves the ward or
19election district where the elector resides, the inspector shall provide the elector with
20directions to the correct polling place. If the elector is at the correct polling place, the
21elector shall then execute the following written statement: "I, ...., hereby certify that
22to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least
2310 days immediately preceding this election, and that I am not disqualified on any
24ground from voting, and I have not voted at this election and am properly registered
25to vote in this election." The person shall be required to provide acceptable proof of
1residence as provided under sub. (7) and shall then be given the right to vote.
If
2acceptable proof is presented, the elector need not have the information corroborated
3by any other elector. If
acceptable the elector cannot provide acceptable proof
is not
4presented of residence, the statement shall be certified by the elector and shall be
5corroborated
in a statement that is signed by
another any other elector who resides
6in the municipality
and that contains the current street address of the corroborating
7elector. The corroborator shall then provide acceptable proof of residence as provided
8in sub. (7). Whenever the question
of identity or residence cannot be satisfactorily
9resolved and the elector
cannot be permitted to vote, an inspector shall telephone the
10office of the municipal clerk to reconcile the records at the polling place with those
11at the office.