AB600,15,1413
4a. Instructions prescribed by the board for electors for whom identification is
14required under s. 6.36 (2) (c) 2.
AB600,15,1715
4b. General information prescribed by the board concerning voting rights
16under applicable state and federal laws, including the method of redress for any
17alleged violations of those rights.
AB600, s. 14
18Section
14. 5.36 of the statutes is created to read:
AB600,15,22
195.36 Notice of voting by individuals with disabilities. Any individual
20with a disability may notify a municipal clerk that he or she intends to vote at a
21polling place on election day and may request that a specific type of accommodation
22be provided that will facilitate his or her voting.
AB600, s. 15
23Section
15. 5.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,16,3
15.40
(6) A municipality which utilizes voting machines or an electronic voting
2system at a polling place may permit use of the machines or system by electors voting
3under s. 6.15 only as authorized under s. 6.15 (3)
(b).
AB600, s. 16
4Section
16. 5.55 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,16,5
55.55 (title)
Ballot identification Information.
AB600, s. 17
6Section
17. 5.87 of the statutes is renumbered 5.87 (1).
AB600, s. 18
7Section
18. 5.87 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB600,16,128
5.87
(2) The board shall, by rule, prescribe uniform standards for determining
9the validity of votes cast or attempted to be cast with each electronic voting system
10approved for use in this state under s. 5.91. The rules shall apply only to situations
11that may arise in which the validity of a vote or attempted vote cast by an elector
12utilizing a particular system cannot be determined under s. 7.50.
AB600, s. 19
13Section
19. 5.91 (15) to (18) of the statutes are created to read:
AB600,16,1514
5.91
(15) It permits an elector to privately verify the votes selected by the
15elector before casting his or her ballot.
AB600,16,18
16(16) It provides an elector with the opportunity to change his or her votes and
17to correct any error or to obtain a replacement for a spoiled ballot prior to casting his
18or her ballot.
AB600,16,23
19(17) Unless the ballot is counted at a central counting location, it includes a
20mechanism for notifying an elector who attempts to cast an excess number of votes
21for a single office that his or her votes for that office will not be counted, and provides
22the elector with an opportunity to correct his or her ballot or to receive and cast a
23replacement ballot.
AB600,16,25
24(18) It produces a permanent paper record of the vote cast by each elector at
25the time that it is cast that enables a manual count or recount of the elector's vote.
AB600, s. 20
1Section
20. 6.06 of the statutes is created to read:
AB600,17,6
26.06 Information for uniformed service members. The board is the
3agency designated by this state under
42 USC 1973ff-1 to provide information
4regarding voter registration and absentee balloting procedures to absent members
5of the uniformed services and overseas voters with respect to elections for national
6office.
AB600, s. 21
7Section
21. 6.15 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,17,88
6.15
(2) (title)
Application for ballot Procedure at clerk's office.
AB600, s. 22
9Section
22. 6.15 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,17,2010
6.15
(2) (a) (intro.) The elector's request for the application form may be made
11in person to the
proper municipal clerk
either in person or in writing any time during
12the 10-day period in which the elector's residence requirement is incomplete, but not
13later than the applicable deadline for making application for an absentee ballot of
14the municipality where the person resides. Application may be made not sooner than
159 days nor later than 5 p.m. on the day before the election, or may be made at the
16proper polling place in the ward or election district in which the elector resides.
The 17If an elector makes application before election day, the application form shall be
18returned to the municipal clerk after the affidavit has been signed in the presence
19of the clerk or any officer authorized by law to administer oaths. The affidavit shall
20be in substantially the following form:
AB600, s. 23
21Section
23. 6.15 (3) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB600, s. 24
22Section
24. 6.15 (3) (a) 1., 2. and 3. of the statutes are renumbered 6.15 (2) (d)
231r., 2. and 3., and 6.15 (2) (d) 1r., as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB600,18,1424
6.15
(2) (d) 1r. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card,
25the municipal clerk shall
inform the elector that he or she may vote for the
1presidential electors not sooner than 9 days nor later than 5 p.m. on the day before
2the election at the office of the municipal clerk, or at a specified polling place on
3election day. When voting at the municipal clerk's office, the applicant shall provide
4identification and require the elector to provide acceptable proof of residence under
5s. 6.55 (7). If the elector cannot provide acceptable proof of residence, the elector may
6have his or her residence corroborated in a statement that is signed by another
7elector of the municipality and that contains the current street address of the
8corroborating elector. If the residence is corroborated by another elector, that elector
9shall then provide proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7). The elector shall
then mark
10the ballot in the clerk's presence in a manner that will not disclose his or her vote.
11Unless the ballot is utilized with an electronic voting system, the applicant The
12elector shall
then fold the ballot so as to conceal his or her vote. The
applicant clerk
13or elector shall then
deposit the ballot and seal it in place the ballot in an envelope
14furnished by the clerk.
AB600, s. 25
15Section
25. 6.15 (3) (b) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB600, s. 26
16Section
26. 6.15 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 6.15 (3) and amended to
17read:
AB600,19,1118
6.15
(3) Voting procedure
Procedure at polling place. An eligible elector
19may appear at the polling place for the ward or election district where he or she
20resides and make application for a ballot under sub. (2).
In such case, the inspector
21or special registration deputy Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an
22elector who casts a ballot under this subsection shall follow the same procedure
23required for casting a ballot at the municipal clerk's office under sub. (2). The
24inspectors shall perform the duties of the municipal clerk
. The elector shall provide
25identification. If the elector is qualified, he or she shall be permitted to vote, except
1that the inspectors shall return the cancellation card under sub. (2) (b) to the
2municipal clerk and the clerk shall forward the card as provided in sub. (2) (c) if
3required. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card and
4submittal of acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7) or providing corroboration
5of residence, the inspectors shall permit the elector to cast his or her ballot for
6president and vice president. The elector shall mark the ballot and, unless the ballot
7is utilized with an electronic voting system, the elector shall fold the ballot, and
shall 8deposit the ballot into the ballot box or give it to the inspector. The inspector shall
9deposit it directly into the ballot box. Voting machines or ballots utilized with
10electronic voting systems may only be used by electors voting under this section if
11they permit voting for president and vice president only.
AB600, s. 27
12Section
27. 6.15 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,19,1713
6.15
(4) (d) Upon satisfactory completion of the procedure under pars. (b) and
14(c) the inspectors shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box. The inspectors shall enter
15the name of each elector voting under this section on
the poll list with an indication
16that the elector is voting under this section or on a separate list maintained for the
17purpose under s. 6.79
(2) (c).
AB600, s. 28
18Section
28. 6.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,19,20
196.20 Absent electors. Any qualified elector of this state who registers
where
20required may vote by absentee ballot under ss. 6.84 to 6.89.
AB600, s. 29
21Section
29. 6.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,20,322
6.24
(3) Registration. If registration is required in the municipality where the 23The overseas elector
resided or where the elector's parent resided, the elector shall
24register
in the municipality where he or she was last domiciled or where the overseas
25elector's parent was last domiciled on a form prescribed by the board designed to
1ascertain the elector's qualifications under this section. The form shall be
2substantially similar to the original form under s. 6.33 (1), insofar as applicable.
3Registration shall be accomplished in accordance with s. 6.30 (4).
AB600, s. 30
4Section
30. 6.24 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,20,65
6.24
(4) (a) An overseas elector who is properly registered
where registration
6is required may request an absentee ballot in writing under ss. 6.86 to 6.89.
AB600, s. 31
7Section
31. 6.24 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,20,148
6.24
(4) (c) Upon receipt of a timely application from an individual who
9qualifies as an overseas elector and who has registered to vote in a municipality
10under sub. (3)
whenever registration is required in that municipality, the municipal
11clerk of the municipality shall send an absentee ballot to the individual for all
12subsequent elections for national office to be held during the year in which the ballot
13is requested, unless the individual otherwise requests or until the individual no
14longer qualifies as an overseas elector.
AB600, s. 32
15Section
32. 6.24 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB600, s. 33
16Section
33. 6.26 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB600,20,17
176.26 (title)
Special registration deputies.
AB600, s. 34
18Section
34. 6.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,20,2319
6.26
(1) Where registration is applicable under s. 6.27, the The municipal clerk
20or the board of election commissioners of each municipality shall administer elector
21registration within the municipality in accordance with the procedures prescribed
22under sub. (3).
The clerk or board of election commissioners shall prepare and
23maintain the registration list under this chapter.
AB600, s. 35
24Section
35. 6.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,21,5
16.26
(2) (a) A qualified elector of the state may apply to any municipal clerk or
2board of election commissioners to be appointed as a special registration deputy for
3the purpose of registering electors
of the municipality prior to the close of
4registration. An applicant may be appointed by more than one municipal clerk or
5board of election commissioners to serve more than one municipality.
AB600, s. 36
6Section
36. 6.26 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB600,21,97
6.26
(2) (am) A qualified elector of this state may apply to the board to be
8appointed as a special registration deputy for the purpose of registering electors of
9any municipality prior to the close of registration.
AB600, s. 37
10Section
37. 6.26 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB600,21,1611
6.26
(2) (b) The municipal clerk
or, board of election commissioners
, or elections
12board may appoint
an any applicant who qualifies under this subsection, unless the
13applicant's appointment has been revoked by a municipality
or by the board for
14cause.
A The municipal clerk
or, board of election commissioners
, or elections board 15may revoke an appointment
made by the clerk, board of election commissioners, or
16elections board for cause at any time.
AB600,21,2017
(c) No individual may serve as a special registration deputy in a municipality
18unless the individual is appointed by the municipal clerk or board of election
19commissioners of the municipality
or the individual is appointed by the elections
20board to serve all municipalities.
AB600, s. 38
21Section
38. 6.27 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB600,21,24
226.27 Elector registration required. Each elector shall register under this
23chapter before voting in any election, except as authorized under ss. 6.15, 6.18, and
246.22.
AB600, s. 39
25Section
39. 6.275 (1) (b) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB600,22,4
16.275
(1) (b)
Where registration applies, the The total number of electors of the
2municipality residing in that county who were preregistered on the deadline
3specified in s. 6.28 (1), including valid mail registrations which are postmarked by
4that day.
AB600,22,75
(c)
Where registration applies, the The total number of electors of the
6municipality residing in that county who registered after the close of registration and
7prior to the day of the primary or election under ss. 6.28 (1), 6.29, and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
AB600,22,108
(d)
Where registration applies, the The total number of electors of the
9municipality residing in that county who registered on the day of the primary or
10election under ss. 6.55 and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
AB600, s. 40
11Section
40. 6.276 of the statutes is created to read:
AB600,22,13
126.276 Federal absentee voting statistics. (1) In this section, "military
13elector" and "overseas elector" have the meanings given in s. 6.36 (2) (c).
AB600,22,17
14(2) Within 30 days after each general election, each municipal clerk shall
15transmit to the board a report of the number of absentee ballots transmitted by the
16clerk to absent military electors and overseas electors for that election and the
17combined number of those ballots that were cast by those electors in that election.
AB600,22,20
18(3) Within 90 days after each general election, the board shall compile the
19information contained in the reports received from municipal clerks under sub. (2)
20and transmit the information to the federal Election Assistance Commission.
AB600, s. 41
21Section
41. 6.28 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,23,1622
6.28
(2) (b) The municipal clerk of each municipality
in which elector
23registration is required shall notify the school board of each school district in which
24the municipality is located that high schools shall be used for registration pursuant
25to par. (a). The school board and the municipal clerk shall agree upon the
1appointment of at least one qualified elector at each high school as a special school
2registration deputy. The municipal clerk shall appoint such person as a school
3registration deputy and explain the person's duties and responsibilities. Students
4and staff may register at the high school on any day that classes are regularly held.
5The school registration deputies shall promptly forward properly completed
6registration forms to the municipal clerk of the municipality in which the registering
7student or staff member resides. The municipal clerk, upon receiving such
8registration forms, shall add all those registering electors who have met the
9registration requirements to the registration list. The municipal clerk may reject
10any registration form and shall promptly notify the person whose registration is
11rejected of the rejection and the reason therefor. A person whose registration is
12rejected may reapply for registration if he or she is qualified. The form of each high
13school student who is qualified and will be eligible to vote at the next election shall
14be filed in such a way that when a student attains the age of 18 years the student is
15registered to vote automatically. Each school board shall assure that the principal
16of every high school communicates elector registration information to students.
AB600, s. 42
17Section
42. 6.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,23,2518
6.28
(3) At office of register of deeds. Any person
who resides in a
19municipality requiring registration of electors shall be given an opportunity to
20register to vote at the office of the register of deeds
for the county in which the
21person's residence is located. An applicant may fill out the required registration form
22under s. 6.33. Upon receipt of a completed form, the register of deeds shall forward
23the form within 5 days to the appropriate municipal clerk, or to the board of election
24commissioners in cities over 500,000 population. The register of deeds shall forward
25the form immediately whenever registration closes within 5 days of receipt.
AB600, s. 43
1Section
43. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,24,252
6.29
(2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality
where registration is
3required who has not previously filed a registration form or whose name does not
4appear on the registration list of the municipality
shall be entitled to vote at the
5election if he or she delivers to the municipal clerk may register after the close of
6registration but not later than 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on
7the day before an election at the office of the municipal clerk and at the office of the
8clerk's agent if the clerk delegates responsibility for electronic maintenance of the
9registration list to an agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the
10manner provided under s. 6.33 (2), a registration form
executed by the elector. The
11form shall contain a certification by the elector that all statements are true and
12correct. Alternatively, if the elector cannot obtain a registration form, the elector
13may deliver a statement, signed by the elector, containing all of the information
14required on the registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33
15(1). The elector shall
present also provide acceptable proof of residence
as provided
16in under s. 6.55 (7).
If no proof is presented Alternatively, if the elector is unable to
17provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7), the
information contained in
18the registration form
or the listing of required information shall be
substantiated 19corroborated in a statement that is signed by
one any other elector of the
20municipality
, corroborating all the material statements therein and that contains
21the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector
22shall then provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7).
The signing of the
23form by the registering elector and statement by the corroborating elector shall be
24done in the presence of the municipal clerk or deputy clerk not later than 5 p.m. of
25the day before an election.
AB600, s. 44
1Section
44. 6.29 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,25,112
6.29
(2) (b)
Upon Unless the municipal clerk determines that the registration
3list will be revised to incorporate the registration in time for the election, upon the
4filing of the registration form required by this section, the municipal clerk
or clerk's
5agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b) shall issue a certificate
containing the name and address
6of the elector addressed to the inspectors of the proper ward
or election district 7directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her vote
, unless the clerk
8determines that the registration list will be revised to incorporate the registration
9in time for the election if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the
10polling place. The certificate shall be numbered serially, prepared in duplicate and
11one copy preserved in the office of the municipal clerk.
AB600, s. 45
12Section
45. 6.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,25,2013
6.30
(4) By mail. Any eligible elector may register by mail on a form prescribed
14by the board and provided by each municipality. The form shall be designed to obtain
15the information required in ss. 6.33 (1) and
to provide for changes authorized under
16s. 6.40 (1) (a)
and (b). The form shall contain a certification by the elector that all
17statements are true and correct. The form shall be prepostpaid for return when
18mailed at any point within the United States. The form shall be available in the
19municipal clerk's office and may be distributed by any elector of the municipality.
20The clerk shall mail a registration form to any elector upon written or oral request.
AB600, s. 46
21Section
46. 6.32 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,26,722
6.32
(4) If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the clerk has no
23reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector is not qualified, the clerk
24shall enter the elector's name on the registration list and transmit a 1st class letter
25or postcard to the registrant, specifying the elector's ward or aldermanic district
, or
1both, if any, and polling place. If
such
the letter or postcard is returned, or if the clerk
2is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector, the clerk shall
3strike the name change the status of the elector
from on the list
from eligible to
4ineligible. The letter or postcard shall
specify "Address correction requested" or
5"Do not forward—", and if a postcard, "Return postage guaranteed" be marked in
6accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if
7the elector does not reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.
AB600, s. 47
8Section
47. 6.325 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,26,20
96.325 Disqualification of electors. No person may be disqualified as an
10elector unless the municipal clerk, board of election commissioners or a challenging
11elector under s. 6.48 demonstrates beyond a reasonable doubt that the person does
12not qualify as an elector or is not properly registered. If it appears that the
13challenged elector
or proposed elector is registered
in another location at a residence
14in this state other than the one where the elector now resides, the municipal clerk
15or board of election commissioners
may shall, before permitting the elector to vote, 16require the
challenged elector to
sign an authorization to cancel transfer his or her 17registration under s. 6.40 (1)
(b) (a) and shall notify the
proper official municipal
18clerk or board of election commissioners at
that location the former residence. The
19municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may require naturalized
20applicants to show their naturalization certificates.
AB600, s. 48
21Section
48. 6.33 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,26,22
226.33 (title)
Registration forms; manner of completing.
AB600, s. 49
23Section
49. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,27,1724
6.33
(1) The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient registration forms as
25prescribed by the board printed on loose-leaf sheets or cards to obtain from each
1applicant information as to name
,; date
,; residence location
,
; citizenship
,; date of
2birth; age
,; the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343
3or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether the
4applicant has resided within the ward or election district for at least 10 days
,; 5whether the applicant has lost his or her right to vote
,
; and whether the applicant
6is currently registered to vote at any other location
, and. The forms shall
also provide
7a space for the applicant's signature
and the ward and aldermanic district, if any,
8where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices
9and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The forms shall also include
10a space
for the identification serial number of any elector who is issued such a
11number under s. 6.47 (3) where the clerk may record an indication of whether the
12form is received by mail and a space where the clerk, for any applicant who possesses
13a valid voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record
14the identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each
15register of deeds shall obtain sufficient registration forms at the expense of the unit
16of government by which he or she is employed for completion by any elector who
17desires to register to vote
at the office of the register of deeds under s. 6.28 (3).
AB600, s. 50
18Section
50. 6.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,28,419
6.33
(2) (a)
The All information may be recorded by any person,
but the
except
20that the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information under
21sub. (1) the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and any
22information relating to an applicant's voting identification card shall be recorded by
23the clerk. Each applicant shall sign his or her own name unless the applicant is
24unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the applicant
25may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the applicant
1so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the
2application is made upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is
3unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
Ward and aldermanic district
4information shall be filled in by the clerk.
AB600,28,95
(b) Except as provided
under ss. 6.30 (4) and in s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the registration
6form shall be signed by the registering elector and any corroborating elector under
7s. 6.29 (2) (a) or 6.55 (2) before the clerk, issuing officer or registration deputy. The
8form shall contain a certification by the registering elector that all statements are
9true and correct.
AB600, s. 51
10Section
51. 6.33 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB600, s. 52
11Section
52. 6.33 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,28,1412
6.33
(4) When an individual's registration is
canceled changed from eligible to
13ineligible status, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall enter
14the date and reason for
cancellation change on the
individual's registration
form list.
AB600, s. 53
15Section
53. 6.33 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB600,28,2416
6.33
(5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), whenever a municipal clerk receives
17a valid registration or valid change of a name or address under an existing
18registration and whenever a municipal clerk changes a registration from eligible to
19ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall promptly enter electronically on the list
20maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that
21subsection, except that the municipal clerk may update any entries that change on
22the date of an election in the municipality within 30 days after that date, and the
23municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is confidential under s.
246.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.
AB600,29,11
1(b) The municipal clerk of any municipality may, by mutual consent, designate
2any other municipal clerk or any county clerk as the clerk's agent to carry out the
3functions of the municipal clerk under this section for that municipality. The
4municipal clerk shall notify the county clerk of each county in which the municipality
5is located and the board of any such designation in writing. The municipal clerk may,
6by similar notice to the clerk's agent at least 14 days prior to the effective date of any
7change, discontinue the designation. If the municipal clerk designates another
8municipal clerk or a county clerk as his or her agent, the municipal clerk shall
9immediately forward all registration changes filed with the clerk and voting record
10information obtained by the clerk to the clerk's agent for electronic entry on the
11registration list.
AB600, s. 54
12Section
54. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB600, s. 55
13Section
55. 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: