Amendment ASA1-SB42

Currently, beginning with registration for voting at the 2006 spring primary election, registration is required in all municipalities for all electors except military electors, as defined by law. The registration list consists of certain information relating to registered or formerly registered electors specified by law. Certain items of information on the list may be publicly inspected or accessed electronically. Other items of information, including an elector's date of birth, may only be viewed or accessed by employees of the Elections Board and county and municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners or their employees.

This substitute amendment provides that an individual who appears in person at the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of a municipality may examine information relating to the date of birth of any registered or formerly registered elector of the state, as shown on the registration list, upon presentation of a current, valid identification card issued by a governmental unit or other proof of residence that is acceptable for voter registration purposes. Under the substitute amendment, an individual who examines this information may receive a copy of the information or any other information on the registration list to which access is permitted under current law. The substitute amendment directs the clerk or board of election commissioners to record the name of any individual who requests to examine information under the substitute amendment, together with the type of identification presented by the individual and any unique number shown on the face of the identification. Under the substitute amendment, no person who obtains birth date information from a registration list may use the information for commercial purposes or post the information on the Internet. Violators are guilty of a felony and may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than three years and six months or both.

Posting of polling place information

This substitute amendment provides that in each municipality that is served by more than one polling place at any election, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners must prominently post a map of the municipality, in the format prescribed by the Elections Board, at each polling place for that election. The posting is required to display the boundaries of the ward or wards served by each polling place for that election, to show the location of each polling place on the map, and to provide the building name and address for each polling place. The substitute amendment directs the Elections Board to pay for the cost of the posting. Currently, polling place information must be published or posted prior to an election, but there is no requirement for posting at polling places.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB42-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. 5.02 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,10,6 5.02 (15) "Polling place" means the actual location wherein the elector's vote is cast. "Polling place" does not include a satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1) or a nursing home, qualified retirement home, or qualified community-based residential facility where absentee voting is conducted under s. 6.875 (6).

SB42-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. 5.05 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,11,2 5.05 (1) (e) Delegate to its executive director the authority to issue a subpoena under par. (b), apply for a search warrant under par. (b), commence an action under par. (d), intervene in an action or proceeding under sub. (9), issue an order under s. 5.06, exempt a polling place or exempt a satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1) from accessibility requirements under s. 5.25 (4) (a), exempt a municipality from the requirement to use voting machines or an electronic voting system under s. 5.40 (5m), approve an electronic data recording system for maintaining poll lists under s. 6.79, or authorize nonappointment of an individual who is nominated to serve as an election official under s. 7.30 (4) (e), subject to such limitations as the board deems appropriate.

SB42-ASA1, s. 3 Section 3. 5.25 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265, is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,11,12 5.25 (4) (a) Each Except as otherwise specifically authorized by the board, each polling place and satellite absentee voting station under s. 6.873 (1) shall be accessible to all individuals with disabilities. The board shall ensure that the voting system used at each polling place and satellite absentee voting station under s. 6.873 (1) will permit all individuals with disabilities to vote without the need for assistance and with the same degree of privacy that is accorded to nondisabled electors voting at the same polling place or voting station. This paragraph does not apply to any individual who is disqualified from voting under s. 6.03 (1) (a).

SB42-ASA1, s. 4 Section 4. 5.25 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,11,18 5.25 (4) (b) In any jurisdiction that is subject to the requirement under 42 USC 1973aa-1a to provide voting materials in any language other than English, the board shall ensure that the voting system used at each polling place and at each satellite absentee voting station under s. 6.873 (1) located in that jurisdiction is in compliance with 42 USC 1973aa-1a.

SB42-ASA1, s. 5 Section 5. 5.35 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,11,20 5.35 (title) Polling place and voting station requirements.

SB42-ASA1, s. 6 Section 6. 5.35 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,12,3 5.35 (5) Activities restricted. No polling place or satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1) may be situated so as to interfere with or distract election officials from carrying out their duties. The municipal clerk and election inspectors shall prevent interference with and distraction of electors at polling places, and the special voting deputies shall prevent interference with and distraction of electors at satellite absentee voting stations designated under s. 6.873 (1).

SB42-ASA1, s. 7 Section 7. 5.35 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,12,9 5.35 (6) (a) (intro.) At each polling place and at each satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1) in the state, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall post ensure that all of the following materials, are posted and positioned so that they may be readily observed by electors entering the polling place, approaching the voting station, or waiting in line to vote:

SB42-ASA1, s. 8 Section 8. 5.35 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,12,13 5.35 (6) (a) 3. Two sample ballots prepared under s. 5.66 (2), in the case of a polling place, and one sample ballot prepared under s. 5.66 (2), in the case of a satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1).

SB42-ASA1, s. 9 Section 9. 5.35 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,12,16 5.35 (6) (a) 4. The date of the election and the hours during which the polling place or satellite absentee voting station is open.

SB42-ASA1, s. 10 Section 10. 5.35 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB42-ASA1,12,24 5.35 (6) (c) At each polling place located in a municipality that is served by more than one polling place for an election, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall prominently post a map of the municipality, in the format prescribed by the board, at each polling place for that election. The posting shall clearly show the boundaries of the ward or wards served by each polling place for that election, show the location of each polling place on the map, and shall provide the building name and address for each polling place.

SB42-ASA1, s. 11 Section 11. 5.51 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

SB42-ASA1,13,3 5.51 (9) On the back of each ballot, above the space for the initials, the ballot shall contain a space for the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special voting deputy to indicate whether the ballot is cast in person under s. 6.86 (1) (a) 2. or under s. 6.873.

SB42-ASA1, s. 12 Section 12. 6.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,13,18 6.10 (3) When If an elector moves from one ward to another or from one municipality to another within the state before the close of registration under s. 6.28 (1), the elector may vote in and be considered a resident of the new ward or municipality where residing upon updating his or her registration under s. 6.28 (4) (b), transferring his or her registration under s. 6.40 (1), or registering at the proper polling place or other registration location in the new ward or municipality under s. 6.285 (2) or 6.55 (2). If an elector moves from one ward to another or from one municipality to another within the state after the last registration day but at least 10 days before the election, the elector may vote in and be considered a resident of the new ward or municipality where residing upon transferring registration under s. 6.40 (1) or upon registering at the proper polling place or other registration location in the new ward or municipality under s. 6.285 (2) or 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If the elector moves within 10 days of an election, the elector shall vote in the elector's old ward or municipality if otherwise qualified to vote there.

SB42-ASA1, s. 13 Section 13. 6.15 (4) (a) to (e) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,13,23 6.15 (4) (a) Clerks holding new resident ballots shall deliver them to the election inspectors in the proper ward or election district where the new residents reside municipal board of canvassers when it convenes under s. 7.52 (1), as provided by s. 6.88 for absentee ballots.

SB42-ASA1,14,3 (b) During polling hours, the inspectors The board of canvassers shall open each carrier envelope, announce the elector's name, check the affidavit for proper execution, and check the voting qualifications for the ward, if any.

SB42-ASA1,14,6 (c) The inspectors board of canvassers shall open the inner envelope without examination of the ballot other than is necessary to see that the issuing clerk has endorsed it.

SB42-ASA1,14,11 (d) Upon satisfactory completion of the procedure under pars. (b) and (c) the inspectors board of canvassers shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box. The inspectors board of canvassers shall enter the name of each elector voting under this section on the poll list with an indication that the elector is voting under this section or on a separate list maintained for the purpose under s. 6.79 (2) (c).

SB42-ASA1,14,15 (e) If the person is not a qualified elector in the ward or municipality, or if the envelope is open or has been opened and resealed, the inspectors shall reject the vote. Rejected ballots shall be processed the same as rejected absentee ballots, under s. 6.88 (3) (b).

SB42-ASA1, s. 14 Section 14. 6.15 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,14,20 6.15 (6) Death of elector. When it appears by due proof to the inspectors board of canvassers that a person voting under this section at an election has died before the date of the election, the inspectors board of canvassers shall return the ballot with defective ballots to the issuing official.

SB42-ASA1, s. 15 Section 15. 6.21 of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (9) and amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,15,2 7.52 (9) When by due proof it appears to the inspectors board of canvassers that a person voting under this section casting an absentee ballot at an election has died before the date of the election, they the board of canvassers shall return the ballot with defective ballots to the issuing official. The casting of the ballot of a deceased elector does not invalidate the election.

SB42-ASA1, s. 16 Section 16. 6.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,15,8 6.26 (2) (c) No individual may serve as a special registration deputy in a municipality unless the individual is certified by the board under s. 7.31 to serve in that position and is either appointed by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality or the individual is appointed by the elections board to serve all municipalities.

SB42-ASA1, s. 17 Section 17. 6.26 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,15,11 6.26 (2) (d) This subsection does not apply to deputies serving under s. 6.28 (4) or to deputies appointed under s. ss. 6.285 (1) and 6.55 (6).

SB42-ASA1, s. 18 Section 18. 6.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,15,20 6.26 (3) The board shall, by rule, prescribe procedures for appointment of special registration deputies, for revocation of appointments of special registration deputies, and for training of special registration deputies by municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners. The procedures shall be coordinated with training programs for special registration deputies produced and conducted by the board under s. 7.31 and shall be formulated to promote increased registration of electors consistent with the needs of municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners to efficiently administer the registration process.

SB42-ASA1, s. 19 Section 19. 6.275 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,15,22 6.275 (title) Registration and voting statistics information.

SB42-ASA1, s. 20 Section 20. 6.275 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,16,3 6.275 (2) Upon receipt of each report filed under this section sub. (1), the county clerk or board of election commissioners shall forward one copy to the board within 7 days.

SB42-ASA1, s. 21 Section 21. 6.275 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB42-ASA1,16,7 6.275 (3) The board shall withhold from access under s. 19.35 (1) any registration information received from the department of transportation with respect to which confidentiality is guaranteed under s. 6.33 (1m) (a) 3. and 4.

SB42-ASA1, s. 22 Section 22. 6.28 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB42-ASA1,16,9 6.28 (title) Open registration.

SB42-ASA1, s. 23 Section 23. 6.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,17,9 6.28 (1) Registration locations; deadline. Except as authorized in ss. 6.29, 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for any election shall close at 5 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under s. 6.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later than the 2nd Wednesday preceding the election. An application for registration in person or by mail may be accepted for placement on the registration list after the specified deadline, if the municipal clerk determines that the registration list can be revised to incorporate the registration in time for the election. All applications for registration corrections and additions may be made throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners, at the office of the municipal clerk, at the office of any register of deeds, at any office of the department of transportation where the department receives applications for operators' licenses or identification cards, or for renewals of operators' licenses or identification cards, under ch. 343, or at other locations permitted under s. 6.285 or provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common council, village or town board in all other municipalities and may also be made during the school year at any high school by qualified persons under sub. (2) (a). Other registration locations may include but are not limited to fire houses, police stations, public libraries, institutions of higher education, supermarkets, community centers, plants and factories, banks, savings and loan associations and savings banks. Special registration deputies shall be appointed for all locations. An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.

SB42-ASA1, s. 24 Section 24. 6.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,17,18 6.28 (3) At office of register of deeds. Any person shall be given an opportunity to register to vote at the office of the register of deeds for the county in which the person's residence is located. An applicant may fill out the required registration form under s. 6.33 (1). Upon receipt of a completed form, the register of deeds shall forward the form within 5 days to the appropriate municipal clerk, or to the board of election commissioners in cities over 500,000 population. The register of deeds shall forward the form immediately whenever registration closes within 5 days of receipt.

SB42-ASA1, s. 25 Section 25. 6.28 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB42-ASA1,18,9 6.28 (4) At department of transportation offices. (a) Each person who is employed as a license examiner by the department of transportation is a special registration deputy for the municipality in which the person's place of employment is located. The department shall notify the municipal clerk of the municipality of the name and address of each such employee and of the beginning and ending date of his or her service at that place of employment. The municipal clerk of the municipality shall designate one employee at each office of the department of transportation where more than one license examiner is employed as the primary special registration deputy for that office. This employee shall coordinate and supervise registration activities at that office. The municipal clerk shall explain to each special registration deputy, or if there is more than one deputy at the office, to the primary special registration deputy the responsibilities of the special registration deputies at the office. The primary special registration deputy shall explain those responsibilities to each other special registration deputy at the office where the deputy serves.

SB42-ASA1,19,3 (b) Any individual who applies for an operator's license or identification card, or for renewal of an operator's license or identification card, under ch. 343, may register for any election before the close of registration in person at the time of making an application under ch. 343 by completing a registration form. Any registered elector whose residence has changed within this state or whose name has changed may update his or her registration information in person by completing an updated form before the close of registration at any office of the department of transportation where applications for operators' licenses or identification cards, or for renewals of operators' licenses or identification cards, are accepted. The special registration deputy under par. (a) who receives the individual's properly completed registration form or updated form shall promptly enter on the form any information required by the board under s. 6.33 (1m) (b) and, if the deputy is not the primary registration deputy at an office where a primary special registration deputy is designated, give the form to the primary registration deputy. No later than 10 days after the applicant completes the form, each special registration deputy or, if there is more than one special registration deputy at an office, the primary registration deputy shall forward the form to the board except that, if the applicant submits the form within 5 days of the close of registration, the deputy shall forward the form no later than the close of registration.

SB42-ASA1,19,11 (c) The board, upon receiving a properly completed registration form or updated form from a qualified elector under par. (b), shall add the name of the registering elector to the registration list or update the elector's registration information, as appropriate. If the board rejects any registration form or updated form under this paragraph, the board shall promptly notify the individual whose registration form or updated form is rejected of the reasons for the rejection. An individual whose registration is rejected may reapply for registration if he or she is qualified.

SB42-ASA1, s. 26 Section 26. 6.285 of the statutes is created to read:

SB42-ASA1,20,2 6.285 Registration at satellite absentee voting stations. (1) Special registration deputy. In every municipality that designates a satellite absentee voting station under s. 6.873 (1), the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall appoint at least one qualified elector of this state as a special registration deputy for the voting station if registration is required in the municipality. The appointment shall be made without regard to party affiliation. The special registration deputy shall be able to read and write the English language, be capable, and be of good understanding, and may not be a candidate for any office to be voted for at an election at which he or she serves. In coordination with the board, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall instruct the special registration deputy in the deputy's duties and responsibilities. No individual may serve as a special registration deputy unless that individual is certified by the board under s. 7.31 to serve in that position. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may revoke the deputy's appointment at any time.

SB42-ASA1,20,8 (2) Registration procedure. (a) Generally. Except as provided under par. (c), any qualified elector of a municipality who is not registered may register in person at any satellite absentee voting station designated by the municipal governing body under s. 6.873 (1) at any time during which absentee ballots may be cast at the voting station. The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2), a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1).

SB42-ASA1,20,17 (b) During late registration. 1. `Proof of residence.' Any elector who registers under par. (a) after the close of registration under s. 6.28 (1) shall provide acceptable proof of residence as provided in s. 6.55 (7). Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7), the information contained in the elector's registration information shall be corroborated in a statement signed by another elector of the municipality that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector shall then provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7). The statement shall be signed by the corroborating elector in the presence of the special registration deputy.

SB42-ASA1,21,5 2. `Registration by ineligible felons.' The board shall provide to each municipal clerk a list prepared for use at each satellite absentee voting station showing the name and address of each person whose name appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located in the municipality, and whose name does not appear on the registration list for that municipality. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this subsection, the special registration deputy shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the special registration deputy shall inform the elector that the elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the special registration deputy shall permit the elector to register to vote but shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to vote due to per Department of Corrections."

SB42-ASA1,22,2 3. `Voting procedure.' A qualified elector who completes a registration form under par. (a) and complies with subd. 1. after the close of registration under s. 6.28 (1) may vote by absentee ballot at the satellite absentee voting station under s. 6.873. If the registering elector does not wish to vote by absentee ballot at the voting station, and the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners determines that the registration list will not be revised to incorporate the registration in time for the election, the special registration deputy shall issue a certificate containing the name and address of the elector addressed to the inspectors of the proper ward or election district directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her vote if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The certificate shall be numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall file one copy in the clerk's or board's office. At the time that he or she appears at the correct polling place, the elector shall deliver any certificate issued under this subdivision to the inspectors. Any certificate shall be annexed to any absentee ballot voted by the elector, other than an absentee ballot voted at the satellite absentee voting station immediately after completing the registration, and shall be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk together with the absentee ballot. The inspectors shall record the names of electors who present certificates in person or for whom certificates are presented with absentee ballots on the list maintained under s. 6.56 (1). The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall then add the names of these electors to the registration list if the electors are qualified.

SB42-ASA1,22,5 (c) Confidential registration. Any elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.

SB42-ASA1,22,21 (3) Completed registration forms and certificates. The special registration deputy shall promptly arrange the completed registration forms and certificates issued under sub. (2) (b) 3. in the manner specified by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. The special voting deputy that has supervision under s. 6.873 (2) (d) over the satellite absentee voting station shall ensure that the registration forms and certificates are properly kept and shall promptly forward the forms and certificates to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners in the manner specified by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall file the registration forms as provided under s. 6.35 and shall preserve the certificates in the same manner as certificates issued under s. 6.29 (2) (b). The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may reject any incomplete or defective registration form received under this subsection and shall promptly notify each individual whose registration is rejected of the rejection and the reason for the rejection. A person whose registration is rejected under this subsection may reapply for registration if he or she is qualified.

SB42-ASA1, s. 27 Section 27. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,23,2 6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.28 (1), 6.285, 6.55 (2), or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with this section.

SB42-ASA1, s. 28 Section 28. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,23,21 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on the day before an election at the office of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2), a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The registration form shall also contain the following certification: "I, ...., hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election." The elector shall also provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7). Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7), the information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed by any other elector of the municipality and that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector shall then provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7).

SB42-ASA1, s. 29 Section 29. 6.29 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB42-ASA1,24,11 6.29 (2) (am) The board shall provide to each municipal clerk a list prepared for use at each municipal clerk's office showing the name and address of each person whose name appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located in the municipality, and whose name does not appear on the registration list for that municipality. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this subsection, the municipal clerk shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the municipal clerk shall inform the elector that the elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the municipal clerk shall permit the elector to register to vote but shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to vote per Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the municipal clerk shall challenge the elector's ballot in the same manner as provided for inspectors who challenge ballots under s. 6.79 (2) (dm).

SB42-ASA1, s. 30 Section 30. 6.32 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,24,17 6.32 (3) If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the clerk shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she may register at the clerk's office under s. 6.29 or, at the proper polling place or other location designated under s. 6.55 (2), or, if applicable, at a satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1).

SB42-ASA1, s. 31 Section 31. 6.33 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265, section 49b, is amended to read:

SB42-ASA1,25,19 6.33 (1) The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient registration forms as prescribed by Except as provided in sub. (1m), the board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration forms. All forms shall be printed on loose-leaf sheets or cards and each item of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms shall be designed to obtain from each applicant information as to name; date; residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for at least 10 days; whether the applicant has lost his or her right to vote been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the application is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant is currently registered to vote at any other location. The forms shall also provide a space for the applicant's signature and the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The forms shall also include a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by mail and a space where the clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each register of deeds shall obtain sufficient registration forms at the expense of the unit of government by which he or she is employed for completion by any elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the register of deeds under s. 6.28 (3).

SB42-ASA1, s. 32 Section 32. 6.33 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB42-ASA1,25,23 6.33 (1m) (a) The board, in consultation with the department of transportation, shall prescribe the registration form and update form for use at the offices of the department of transportation under s. 6.28 (4). The registration form shall include:

SB42-ASA1,25,25 1. A list of the qualifications for voting under s. 6.02 and the grounds for disqualification under s. 6.03.

SB42-ASA1,26,3 2. A statement to be signed by the applicant affirming that the applicant meets the qualifications for voting under s. 6.02 and is not disqualified from voting under s. 6.03.

SB42-ASA1,26,6 3. A notice indicating that the applicant may decide whether or not to register to vote at the time of filing the application and that the applicant's decision not to register will remain confidential.

SB42-ASA1,26,9 4. A notice indicating that, if the applicant registers to vote at the time of filing the application, the location of the office at which the applicant files the application will remain confidential.

SB42-ASA1,26,12 5. A notice indicating that, if the applicant wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), the applicant must register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.

SB42-ASA1,26,21 (b) Except as provided in par. (a) and this paragraph, the forms prescribed under this subsection may require the applicant or the special registration deputy who receives the completed form to provide any information that the board determines to be necessary to administer voter registration and the election process, to prevent duplicate voter registrations, and to enable the election officials of the applicant's municipality of residence to assess the applicant's eligibility to vote. The registration form may not require the applicant to provide any information that duplicates information required in the operator's license, identification card, or renewal portion of the application, other than the applicant's signature.

SB42-ASA1, s. 33 Section 33. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265, section 49b, is amended to read: