AB600, s. 59
7Section
59. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB600,32,88
6.36
(2) (c) 1. In this paragraph:
AB600,32,159
a. "Military elector" means a member of a uniformed service on active duty who,
10by reason of that duty, is absent from the residence where the member is otherwise
11qualified to vote; a member of the merchant marine, as defined in s. 6.22 (1) (a), who
12by reason of service in the merchant marine, is absent from the residence where the
13member is otherwise qualified to vote; or the spouse or dependent of any such
14member who, by reason of the duty or service of the member, is absent from the
15residence where the spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote.
AB600,32,1916
b. "Overseas elector" means an elector who resides outside the United States
17and who is qualified under federal law to vote in elections for national office in this
18state because the elector was last domiciled in this state immediately prior to the
19elector's departure from the United States.
AB600,32,2520
2. If the registration list is prepared for use at an election for national office,
21the list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication of whether
22identification is required for the elector to be permitted to vote. Identification is
23required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector
24registers by mail and has not previously voted in an election for national office in this
25state.
AB600, s. 60
1Section
60. 6.36 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,33,52
6.36
(3) Municipalities shall prepare at least 2 copies of the registration list for
3each ward and bind them in book form. The original registration forms
constitute the
4official registration list and shall be controlling whenever discrepancies occur
in
5entering information from the forms under s. 6.33 (5).
AB600, s. 61
6Section
61. 6.40 (1) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB600,33,77
6.40
(1) (a) (title)
Change of residence.
AB600, s. 62
8Section
62. 6.40 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 6.40 (1) (a) 1. and
9amended to read:
AB600,33,1910
6.40
(1) (a) 1. Any registered elector shall transfer registration after a change
11of residence within the
municipality in which he or she is registered state by
12appearing filing in person
with the municipal clerk or by mailing to the municipal
13clerk a signed request stating his or her present address, affirming that this will be
14the elector's his or her residence for 10 days prior to the election and providing the
15address where he or she was last registered. Alternatively, the elector may transfer
16his or her registration at the proper polling place or other registration location under
17s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a). If an elector is voting
at a former in the 18ward or election district
where the elector formerly resided, the change shall be
19effective for the next election.
AB600, s. 63
20Section
63. 6.40 (1) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:
AB600,33,2421
6.40
(1) (a) 2. If a municipal clerk receives a request from an elector to transfer
22his or her registration to another municipality in this state, the clerk shall change
23the elector's registration and shall notify the municipal clerk of the municipality to
24which the elector is changing his or her residence.
AB600,34,5
13. If a municipal clerk receives a request from an elector who is registered in
2another municipality to transfer his or her registration to the municipality served
3by the clerk, the clerk shall change the elector's registration and shall notify the
4municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector formerly resided of the elector's
5change of residence.
AB600, s. 64
6Section
64. 6.40 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB600, s. 65
7Section
65. 6.40 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,34,228
6.40
(2) (b) In addition to the revision which is required under s. 6.50,
9municipal clerks may conduct door-to-door and mail registration canvasses at any
10time. The door-to-door canvass shall consist of both the
deletion from the
11registration list of the names identification of electors who no longer reside at the
12address for which they are registered and the addition to the registration list of the
13names of electors who reside at that address. The mail canvass shall consist of
the
14municipal clerk examining the registration records and canceling the registration of 15verification that eligible electors
continue to reside at the addresses shown on the
16registration list after the mailing of notices in accordance with s. 6.50 (1) and (2)
or
17(2m). The mail canvass may also consist of adding to the registration list the names
18of eligible electors
whose names do not appear on the list. Both door-to-door and
19mail canvasses whenever made shall be made throughout the municipality in a
20uniform manner. An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47
21(2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the
22elector resides.
AB600, s. 66
23Section
66. 6.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,35,1224
6.47
(2) Except as authorized in sub. (8), the
board, each municipal clerk
, each
25agent designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and each election official shall withhold from
1public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the name and address of any eligible individual
2whose name appears on a poll list or registration list if the individual
files provides
3the municipal clerk with a valid written request
with the clerk to protect the
4individual's confidentiality. To be valid, a request under this subsection must be
5accompanied by a copy of a protective order that is in effect, an affidavit under sub.
6(1) (a) 2. that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request or a statement signed
7by the operator or an authorized agent of the operator of a shelter that is dated within
830 days of the date of the request and that indicates that the operator operates the
9shelter and that the individual making the request resides in the shelter. A
10physically disabled individual who appears personally at the office of the municipal
11clerk accompanied by another elector of this state may designate that elector to make
12a request under this subsection on his or her behalf.
AB600, s. 67
13Section
67. 6.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,35,2114
6.47
(3) Upon
listing of receiving a valid written request from an elector under
15sub. (2), the municipal clerk shall issue to the elector a voting identification card on
16a form prescribed by the board that shall contain the name of the
elector's 17municipality
issuing the card of residence and
, in the case of a town, the county in
18which the town is located, the elector's name, the ward in which the elector resides,
19if any, and a unique identification serial number issued by the board. The number
20issued to an elector under this subsection shall not be changed for so long as the
21elector continues to qualify for a listing under sub. (2).
AB600, s. 68
22Section
68. 6.47 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,36,623
6.47
(6) Upon expiration of a confidential listing on a registration list under
24sub. (2), the municipal clerk shall
cancel change the registration of the protected
25individual
to ineligible status unless the individual files a new request and qualifies
1under sub. (2) to obtain a renewal of the listing or unless the individual applies for
2and qualifies to obtain a nonconfidential voter registration. Except as authorized in
3sub. (8), the municipal clerk shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1)
4the name and address of any individual whose registration is
canceled changed 5under this subsection if the individual qualified for a confidential listing at the time
6of that listing.
AB600, s. 69
7Section
69. 6.48 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,36,128
6.48
(1) (d) If the clerk determines that the challenged elector is not qualified,
9the clerk shall
cancel change the challenged elector's registration
, make the
10necessary change in from eligible to ineligible status on the registration list and
11notify the inspectors for the ward or election district where the elector was
12registered.
AB600, s. 70
13Section
70. 6.48 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,36,2114
6.48
(2) (b) Upon appearing in person, objectors shall be examined, under oath,
15by the commissioners and testimony taken. Judgment rests with the board of
16election commissioners and decisions shall be rendered as soon as heard. All cases
17are heard and decided summarily. The commissioners shall determine whether the
18person objected to is qualified. If they determine that a person is not qualified, the
19name executive director of the board of election commissioners shall
be stricken from
20change the elector from eligible to ineligible status on the registration list and
shall
21notify the proper ward officials
notified of the change immediately.
AB600, s. 71
22Section
71. 6.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,37,223
6.50
(1) Within 90 days following each general election, the municipal clerk or
24board of election commissioners of each municipality
in which registration is
25required shall examine the registration records and identify each elector who has not
1voted within the previous 4 years if qualified to do so during that entire period and
2shall mail a notice to the elector in substantially the following form:
AB600,37,4
3"NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF
4
REGISTRATION
AB600,37,95
You are hereby notified that your voter registration will be
canceled suspended,
6according to state law, for failure to vote within the previous 4-year period, unless
7you apply for continuation of your registration within 30 days. You may continue
8your registration by signing the statement below and returning it to this office by
9mail or in person.
AB600,37,1110
APPLICATION FOR CONTINUATION
11
OF REGISTRATION
AB600,37,1312
I hereby certify that I still reside at the address at which I am registered and
13apply for continuation of registration.
AB600,37,1414
Signed ....
AB600,37,1515
Present Address ....
AB600,37,1716
If you have
moved changed your residence within this municipality or changed
17your name, please contact this office to complete a change of name or address form.
AB600,37,1818
[Office of clerk or board of election commissioners
AB600,37,2020
Telephone]".
AB600, s. 72
21Section
72. 6.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,37,2522
6.50
(2) The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall
cancel 23change the registration of all notified electors under sub. (1) who have not applied
24for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date of mailing of the notice of
25suspension
from eligible to ineligible status.
AB600, s. 73
1Section
73. 6.50 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB600, s. 74
2Section
74. 6.50 (3) to (6) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB600,38,173
6.50
(3) Upon receipt of reliable information that a registered elector has
4changed his or her residence to a location outside of the municipality, the municipal
5clerk or board of election commissioners shall notify the elector by mailing a notice
6by 1st class mail to the elector's registration address stating the source of the
7information. All municipal departments and agencies receiving information that a
8registered elector has changed his or her residence shall notify the clerk or board of
9election commissioners. If the elector no longer resides in the municipality or fails
10to apply for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date the notice is
11mailed, the clerk or board of election commissioners shall
cancel change the elector's
12registration
from eligible to ineligible status. Upon receipt of reliable information
13that a registered elector has changed his or her residence within the municipality,
14the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall transfer the elector's
15registration and mail the elector a notice of the transfer under s. 6.40 (2). This
16subsection does not restrict the right of an elector to challenge any registration under
17s. 6.325, 6.48, 6.925 or 6.93.
AB600,38,21
18(4) The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall
cancel change 19the registration of deceased electors
from eligible to ineligible status by means of
20checking vital statistics reports. No notice need be sent of
registrations canceled 21registration changes made under this subsection.
AB600,39,6
22(5) The registration of any elector whose address is listed at a building which
23has been condemned for human habitation by the municipality under s. 66.0413 (1)
24(j) shall be investigated by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners.
25If the clerk or board of election commissioners can find no reason why the
1registration of such an elector should not be
stricken changed from
the registration
2list eligible to ineligible status, the
clerk or board of election commissioners shall
3change the elector's registration
shall be canceled status. If the elector has left a
4forwarding address with the U.S. postal service, a notice of
cancellation change in
5status shall be mailed by the clerk or board of election commissioners to the
6forwarding address.
AB600,39,8
7(6) The municipal clerk, upon authorization by an elector, shall
cancel change 8the elector's registration
from eligible to ineligible status.
AB600, s. 75
9Section
75. 6.50 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,39,1210
6.50
(7) When an elector's registration is
canceled changed from eligible to
11ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall make an entry
upon on the registration
12card list, giving the date
of and cause
of cancellation reason for the change.
AB600, s. 76
13Section
76. 6.50 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,40,614
6.50
(8) Any municipal governing body may direct the municipal clerk or board
15of election commissioners to arrange with the U.S. postal service pursuant to
16applicable federal regulations, to receive change of address information with respect
17to individuals residing within the municipality for revision of the elector registration
18list. If required by the U.S. postal service, the governing body may create a
19registration commission consisting of the municipal clerk or executive director of the
20board of election commissioners and 2 other electors of the municipality appointed
21by the clerk or executive director for the purpose of making application for address
22changes and processing the information received. The municipal clerk or executive
23director shall act as chairperson of the commission. Any authorization under this
24subsection shall be for a definite period or until the municipal governing body
25otherwise determines. The procedure shall apply uniformly to the entire
1municipality whenever used. The procedure shall provide for receipt of complete
2change of address information on an automatic basis, or not less often than once
3every 2 years during the 60 days preceding the close of registration for the September
4primary. If a municipality adopts the procedure for obtaining address corrections
5under this subsection, it need not comply with the procedure for mailing address
6verification cards under subs. (1) and (2)
or (2m).
AB600, s. 77
7Section
77. 6.50 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
AB600, s. 78
8Section
78. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,40,129
6.50
(10) Any
qualified elector whose registration is
canceled changed from
10eligible to ineligible status under this section may
have his or her registration
11reinstated by filing a new registration form reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1),
126.29 (2), or 6.55 (2).
AB600, s. 79
13Section
79. 6.55 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,40,2314
6.55
(2) (a) 1. (intro.) Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is
15employed, any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district
16where he or she desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, or
17was registered at another location
in a municipality where registration is required,
18may request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district,
19or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request
20is made, the inspector shall require the person to execute a registration form
21prescribed by the board
that. The registration form shall be completed in the manner
22provided under s. 6.33 (2) and shall contain
all information required under s. 6.33
23(1), together with the following certification:
AB600, s. 80
24Section
80. 6.55 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,41,3
16.55
(2) (a) 2. If a change of address is made from outside the municipality, the
2elector municipal clerk shall file
a cancellation the notice required under s. 6.40 (1)
3(b) (a) 3.
AB600, s. 81
4Section
81. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,41,195
6.55
(2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), the
person 6elector shall
be required by a special registration deputy or inspector to present 7provide acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7). If the
person elector cannot
8supply such provide acceptable proof
of residence, the
information contained in the 9registration form shall be
substantiated and signed
corroborated in a statement that
10is signed by
one other any elector who resides in the same municipality as the
11registering elector
, corroborating all the material statements therein and that
12contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborator
13shall then provide acceptable proof of residence
as provided in sub. (7). The signing
14by the elector executing the
registration form and by any
elector who corroborates
15the information in the form corroborator shall be in the presence of the special
16registration deputy or inspector. Upon compliance with this procedure,
such person
17shall then be given the right to vote the elector shall be permitted to cast his or her
18vote, if the elector complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling
19place.
AB600, s. 82
20Section
82. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,42,1521
6.55
(2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
22(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
23municipality
in which registration is required may by resolution require a person
24who qualifies as an elector and who is not registered and desires to register on the
25day of an election to do so at another readily accessible location in the same building
1as the polling place serving the elector's residence or at an alternate polling place
2assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b), instead of at the polling place serving the elector's
3residence. In such case, the municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the
4registration location at the polling place. The municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special
5registration deputy at the registration location shall require such person to execute
6a registration form as prescribed under par. (a) and to provide acceptable proof of
7residence as provided under sub. (7). If the
person
elector cannot
supply such provide
8acceptable proof
of residence, the
information contained in the registration form
9shall be corroborated in the manner provided in par. (b). The signing by the elector
10executing the
registration form and by any
corroborating elector corroborator shall
11be in the presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy.
12Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special
13registration deputy shall serially number the registration and give one copy to the
14elector for presentation at the polling place serving the elector's residence or an
15alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
AB600, s. 83
16Section
83. 6.55 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,42,2517
6.55
(2) (c) 2. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the
18municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors
19of the proper polling place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her
20vote
if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The
21clerk shall enter the name and address of the elector on the face of the certificate.
22If the elector's registration is corroborated, the clerk shall
also enter the name and
23address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate. The certificate shall be
24numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall preserve one
25copy in his or her office.
AB600, s. 84
1Section
84. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,43,82
6.55
(2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
3at the same address, and has not notified the municipal clerk under s. 6.40 (1) (c),
4shall notify the inspector of the change before voting. The inspector shall then notify
5the municipal clerk at the time
which when materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1).
6If an elector
changes has changed both a name and address, the elector shall
7complete a registration form register at the polling place or other registration
8location under pars. (a) and (b).
AB600, s. 85
9Section
85. 6.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,44,810
6.55
(3) Any qualified elector in the ward or election district where the elector
11desires to vote whose name does not appear on the registration list
where
12registration is required but who claims to be registered to vote in the election may
13request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district.
14When the request is made, the inspector shall require the person to give his or her
15name and address. If the elector is not at the polling place which serves the ward or
16election district where the elector resides, the inspector shall provide the elector with
17directions to the correct polling place. If the elector is at the correct polling place, the
18elector shall then execute the following written statement: "I, ...., hereby certify that
19to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least
2010 days immediately preceding this election, and that I am not disqualified on any
21ground from voting, and I have not voted at this election and am properly registered
22to vote in this election." The person shall be required to provide acceptable proof of
23residence as provided under sub. (7) and shall then be given the right to vote.
If
24acceptable proof is presented, the elector need not have the information corroborated
25by any other elector. If
acceptable the elector cannot provide acceptable proof
is not
1presented of residence, the statement shall be certified by the elector and shall be
2corroborated
in a statement that is signed by
another any other elector who resides
3in the municipality
and that contains the current street address of the corroborating
4elector. The corroborator shall then provide acceptable proof of residence as provided
5in sub. (7). Whenever the question
of identity or residence cannot be satisfactorily
6resolved and the elector
cannot be permitted to vote, an inspector shall telephone the
7office of the municipal clerk to reconcile the records at the polling place with those
8at the office.
AB600, s. 86
9Section
86. 6.55 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,44,1110
6.55
(7) (a) (intro.) For purposes of this section,
a form of identification an
11identifying document constitutes acceptable proof of residence if it includes:
AB600, s. 87
12Section
87. 6.55 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,44,1513
6.55
(7) (b) If an elector's address has changed since
a piece of identification
14an identifying document was issued, the new information may be typed or printed
15on the
identification document by hand, in ink.
AB600, s. 88
16Section
88. 6.55 (7) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,44,1917
6.55
(7) (c) (intro.)
Forms of identification Identifying documents which
18constitute acceptable proof of residence under this section, when they contain the
19information specified in par. (a), include the following:
AB600, s. 89
20Section
89. 6.55 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,44,2221
6.55
(7) (c) 1.
A Wisconsin motor vehicle An operator's license
issued under ch.
22343.
AB600, s. 90
23Section
90. 6.55 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,44,2524
6.55
(7) (c) 2.
A Wisconsin An identification card issued under
s. 125.08, 1987
25stats s. 343.50.
AB600, s. 91
1Section
91. 6.55 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600,45,42
6.55
(7) (d)
Forms of identification
Identifying documents specified in par. (c)
3which are valid for use during a specified period shall be valid on the day of an
4election in order to constitute acceptable proof of residence at that election.
AB600, s. 92
5Section
92. 6.56 (2) to (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB600,45,186
6.56
(2) Upon receipt of the list, the municipal clerk shall make a check to
7determine whether each person who has been allowed to vote under s. 6.55 (3) is
8properly registered. If so, the clerk shall correct the registration list. If the address
9on the registration list is not correct, the clerk shall correct the address. The clerk
10shall then notify the elector by postcard when he or she is properly registered. If such
11person is found not to be properly registered, the clerk shall send the person a 1st
12class letter with that information, containing a mail registration form under s. 6.30
13(4). The letter shall be marked
"Address correction requested" in accordance with
14postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if the elector does not
15reside at the address given on the postcard. If such letter is returned undelivered,
16or if the U.S. postal service notifies the clerk of an improper address which was
17apparently improper on the day of the election, the clerk shall notify the district
18attorney.
AB600,46,8
19(3) Upon receipt of the list under sub. (1), the municipal clerk or board of
20election commissioners shall make an audit of all electors registering to vote at the
21polling place or other registration location under s. 6.55 (2) and all electors
22registering by agent on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. The audit shall be made
23by 1st class postcard. The postcard shall be
labeled "Address correction requested"
24or "Do not forward—return postage guaranteed
" marked in accordance with postal
25regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk or board of election
1commissioners if the elector does not reside at the address given on the postcard. If
2any postcard is returned undelivered, or if the clerk or board of election
3commissioners is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector
4which was apparently improper on the day of the election, the clerk or board shall
5remove the elector's name from change the status of the elector from eligible to
6ineligible on the registration list
, and mail the elector a notice of the
removal change
7in status and provide the name to the district attorney for the county where the
8polling place is located.
AB600,46,19
9(4) After each election, the municipal clerk shall carefully check to assure that
10no person has been allowed to vote more than once. Whenever the municipal clerk
11has good reason to believe that a person has voted more than once in an election, the
12clerk shall send the person a 1st class letter
with return receipt and address
13correction requested, informing him or her marked in accordance with postal
14regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if the elector does not reside
15at the address given on the letter. The letter shall inform the person that all
16registrations relating to that person may be
canceled
changed from eligible to
17ineligible status within 7 days unless the person contacts the office of the clerk to
18clarify the matter. A copy of
such the letter and
of any subsequent information
19received from or about the addressee shall be sent to the district attorney.
AB600, s. 93
20Section
93. 6.57 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB600,46,24
216.57 Registration list for special elections. The municipal clerk of each
22municipality where a special election is held nonconcurrently with a regularly
23scheduled election shall obtain a copies of the current registration list from the board
24for use in the special election.
AB600, s. 94
1Section
94. 6.79 (intro.) (except 6.79 (title)) of the statutes is renumbered 6.79
2(1m) and amended to read:
AB600,47,93
6.79
(1m) Separate poll lists. Two election officials at each election ward shall
4be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate
poll lists
of containing information
5relating to all persons voting. The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the
6information on the
poll list lists manually or electronically. If the
list is lists are 7maintained electronically, the officials shall enter the information into an electronic
8data recording system that enables retrieval of
a printed
copy copies of the
poll list 9lists at the polling place. The system employed is subject to the approval of the board.
AB600, s. 95
10Section
95. 6.79 (1) of the statutes is repealed.