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.
AB600-engrossed,46,1413
6.55
(7) (a) (intro.) For purposes of this section,
a form of identification an
14identifying document constitutes acceptable proof of residence if it includes:
AB600-engrossed,46,1816
6.55
(7) (b) If an elector's address has changed since
a piece of identification
17an identifying document was issued, the new information may be typed or printed
18on the
identification document by hand, in ink.
AB600-engrossed,46,2220
6.55
(7) (c) (intro.)
Forms of identification Identifying documents which
21constitute acceptable proof of residence under this section, when they contain the
22information specified in par. (a), include the following:
AB600-engrossed,46,2524
6.55
(7) (c) 1.
A Wisconsin motor vehicle An operator's license
issued under ch.
25343.
AB600-engrossed,47,32
6.55
(7) (c) 2.
A Wisconsin An identification card issued under
s. 125.08, 1987
3stats s. 343.50.
AB600-engrossed,47,75
6.55
(7) (d)
Forms of identification
Identifying documents specified in par. (c)
6which are valid for use during a specified period shall be valid on the day of an
7election in order to constitute acceptable proof of residence at that election.
AB600-engrossed,47,219
6.56
(2) Upon receipt of the list, the municipal clerk shall make a check to
10determine whether each person who has been allowed to vote under s. 6.55 (3) is
11properly registered. If so, the clerk shall correct the registration list. If the address
12on the registration list is not correct, the clerk shall correct the address. The clerk
13shall then notify the elector by postcard when he or she is properly registered. If such
14person is found not to be properly registered, the clerk shall send the person a 1st
15class letter with that information, containing a mail registration form under s. 6.30
16(4). The letter shall be marked
"Address correction requested" in accordance with
17postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if the elector does not
18reside at the address given on the postcard. If such letter is returned undelivered,
19or if the U.S. postal service notifies the clerk of an improper address which was
20apparently improper on the day of the election, the clerk shall notify the district
21attorney.
AB600-engrossed,48,11
22(3) Upon receipt of the list under sub. (1), the municipal clerk or board of
23election commissioners shall make an audit of all electors registering to vote at the
24polling place or other registration location under s. 6.55 (2) and all electors
25registering by agent on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. The audit shall be made
1by 1st class postcard. The postcard shall be
labeled "Address correction requested"
2or "Do not forward—return postage guaranteed
" marked in accordance with postal
3regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk or board of election
4commissioners if the elector does not reside at the address given on the postcard. If
5any postcard is returned undelivered, or if the clerk or board of election
6commissioners is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector
7which was apparently improper on the day of the election, the clerk or board shall
8remove the elector's name from change the status of the elector from eligible to
9ineligible on the registration list
, and mail the elector a notice of the
removal change
10in status and provide the name to the district attorney for the county where the
11polling place is located.
AB600-engrossed,48,22
12(4) After each election, the municipal clerk shall carefully check to assure that
13no person has been allowed to vote more than once. Whenever the municipal clerk
14has good reason to believe that a person has voted more than once in an election, the
15clerk shall send the person a 1st class letter
with return receipt and address
16correction requested, informing him or her marked in accordance with postal
17regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if the elector does not reside
18at the address given on the letter. The letter shall inform the person that all
19registrations relating to that person may be
canceled
changed from eligible to
20ineligible status within 7 days unless the person contacts the office of the clerk to
21clarify the matter. A copy of
such the letter and
of any subsequent information
22received from or about the addressee shall be sent to the district attorney.
AB600-engrossed,49,2
246.57 Registration list for special elections. The municipal clerk of each
25municipality where a special election is held nonconcurrently with a regularly
1scheduled election shall obtain a copies of the current registration list from the board
2for use in the special election.
AB600-engrossed, s. 94
3Section
94. 6.79 (intro.) (except 6.79 (title)) of the statutes is renumbered 6.79
4(1m) and amended to read:
AB600-engrossed,49,115
6.79
(1m) Separate poll lists. Two election officials at each election ward shall
6be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate
poll lists
of containing information
7relating to all persons voting. The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the
8information on the
poll list lists manually or electronically. If the
list is lists are 9maintained electronically, the officials shall enter the information into an electronic
10data recording system that enables retrieval of
a printed
copy copies of the
poll list 11lists at the polling place. The system employed is subject to the approval of the board.
AB600-engrossed, s. 96
14Section
96. 6.79 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act .... (this
15act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB600-engrossed,49,2216
6.79
(2) Voting procedure. (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered
17electronically, the municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the
18most current official registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (2) (a) for use as
19poll lists at the polling place. Except as provided in sub. (6), each person, before
20receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address. The officials
21shall verify that the name and address provided by the person are the same as the
22person's name and address on the poll list.
AB600-engrossed,49,2523
(b) Upon the poll list, after the name of each elector, the officials shall enter a
24serial number for each elector in the order that votes are cast, beginning with
25number one.
AB600-engrossed,50,7
1(c) The officials shall maintain separate lists for electors who are voting under
2s. 6.15, 6.29, or 6.55 (2) or (3) and electors who are reassigned from another polling
3place under s. 5.25 (5) (b) and shall enter the full name, address, and serial number
4of each of these electors on the appropriate separate list. Alternatively, if the poll list
5is maintained electronically, the officials may enter on the poll list the information
6that would otherwise appear on a separate list if the information that would be
7obtainable from a separate list is entered on the poll list.
AB600-engrossed,50,138
(d) If the poll list indicates that identification is required, the officials shall
9require the elector to provide identification. If identification is provided, the officials
10shall verify that the name and address on the identification provided is the same as
11the name and address shown on the registration list. If identification is required and
12not provided, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the elector to vote under s.
136.97.
AB600-engrossed,50,1514
(e) The officials shall then provide each elector with a slip bearing the same
15serial number as is recorded for the elector upon the poll list or separate list.
AB600-engrossed,50,2417
6.79
(2) (b) If the poll list is to be used at an election for national office, the
18municipal clerk shall enter on the poll list an indication next to the name of each
19elector for whom identification is required. If the poll list indicates that
20identification is required, the officials shall require the elector to provide
21identification. If identification is provided, the officials shall verify that the name
22and address on the identification provided is the same as the name and address
23shown on the registration list. If identification is required and not provided, the
24officials shall offer the opportunity for the elector to vote under s. 6.97.
AB600-engrossed,51,16
16.79
(4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides
identification
2acceptable proof of residence under
sub. (1) or s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2) or (3), the
3election officials shall enter the type of
identification identifying document provided 4on the poll
or registration list, or
supplemental separate list maintained under sub.
5(2)
(c). If the
form of identification document submitted as proof of identity or
6residence includes a number which applies only to the individual holding that
piece
7of identification document, the election officials shall also enter that number on the
8list. When any elector corroborates the registration identity or residence of any
9person offering to vote under
sub. (1) or s. 6.55 (2) (b) or (c) or (3), or the registration
10identity or residence of any person registering on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a)
112., the
election officials shall also enter the name and address of the corroborator
12shall also be entered next to the name of the elector whose information is being
13corroborated on the
registration or poll list, or the separate list maintained under
14sub. (2)
(c). When any person offering to vote has been challenged and taken the oath,
15following the person's name on the
registration or poll list, the officials shall enter
16the word "Sworn".
AB600-engrossed,52,321
6.79
(6) Confidential names and addresses. In municipalities where
22registration is required, an An elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2)
23may present his or her identification card issued under s. 6.47 (3)
, or
may give his
24or her name and identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3)
, in lieu of
25stating his or her name and address under sub. (2). If the elector's name and
1identification serial number appear on the confidential portion of the list, the
2inspectors shall issue a voting serial number to the elector, record that number on
3the
registration poll list and permit the elector to vote.
AB600-engrossed,52,235
6.82
(1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an elector is at the entrance
6to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place,
7they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any individual
8selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or
9an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.
The
10individual selected by the elector shall provide identification for the assisted elector,
11whenever required, and all other information necessary for the elector to obtain a
12ballot under s. 6.79 (2). The inspectors shall issue a ballot to the individual selected
13by the elector and shall accompany the individual to the polling place entrance where
14the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a paper ballot, the assisting individual
15shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked by the assisting individual. The
16assisting individual shall then immediately take the ballot into the polling place and
17give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall distinctly announce that he or she
18has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name), an elector who, as a result of
19disability, is unable to enter the polling place without assistance". The inspector
20shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this ballot?" If no objection
21is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under s. 6.79 and deposit the
22ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the
registration or poll list:
23"Ballot received at poll entrance".
AB600-engrossed,53,8
16.86
(3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered
, or otherwise qualified where
2registration is not required, and who is hospitalized, may apply for and obtain an
3official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot for the
4hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
5containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
6by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
7hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
8corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address.
AB600-engrossed,54,210
6.86
(3) (a) 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered
where registration is
11required, the elector may register by agent under this subdivision at the same time
12that the elector applies for an official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the
13elector under this subdivision, the agent shall present a completed registration form
14that contains the required information supplied by the elector and the elector's
15signature, unless the elector is unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case,
16the elector may authorize another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector
17signing a form on another elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the
18application is made on request and by authorization of the named elector, who is
19unable to sign the form due to physical disability. The agent shall present this
20statement along with all other information required under this subdivision. Except
21as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the agent shall in every case
present 22provide acceptable proof of the elector's residence under s. 6.55 (7). If the agent
23cannot present this proof, the registration form shall be signed and substantiated by
24another elector residing in the elector's municipality of residence, corroborating the
25information in the form. The form shall contain the full name and address of the
1corroborating elector. The agent shall then present acceptable proof of the
2corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.55 (7).
AB600-engrossed,54,114
6.86
(3) (b) When each properly executed form and statement required under
5par. (a) is presented to the municipal clerk, if the elector who proposes to vote is
6qualified, an absentee ballot shall be issued and the name of such hospitalized elector
7shall be recorded by the clerk or special registration deputy. An agent who is issued
8an absentee ballot under this section shall present
identification documentation of
9his or her identity, provide his or her name and address, and attest to a statement
10that the ballot is received solely for the benefit of a named elector who is hospitalized,
11and the agent will promptly transmit the ballot to such person.
AB600-engrossed,54,2313
6.86
(3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
14under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
15than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
16A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
17the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
18absentee ballot.
If identification is required, the municipal clerk shall so inform the
19agent and the elector shall enclose identification in the envelope with the ballot. The
20ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail
21or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the
22election, the agent shall make personal delivery at the polling place serving the
23hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour for the ballot to be counted.
AB600-engrossed,54,25
256.865 (title)
Federal postcard request form absentee ballot requests.
AB600-engrossed,55,43
6.865
(1) In this section, "military elector" and "overseas elector" have the
4meanings given under s. 6.36 (2) (c).
AB600-engrossed,55,166
6.865
(3) If the elector making a timely request for an absentee ballot is a
7military elector or an overseas elector and the elector requests that he or she be sent
8an absentee ballot for the next 2 general elections, the municipal clerk or board of
9election commissioners shall comply with the request except that no ballot shall be
10sent for a succeeding general election if the elector's name appeared on the
11registration list for a previous general election and no longer appears on the
12registration list for the succeeding general election. If the elector's address for the
13succeeding general election is in a municipality that is different from the
14municipality in which the elector resided for the first general election, the clerk or
15board of election commissioners shall forward the request to the clerk or board of
16election commissioners of the municipality where the elector resides.