SB42-SSA1,2,2 1An Act to repeal 6.56 (5) and 12.13 (3) (v); to renumber 6.79 (3); to renumber
2and amend
6.87 (4) and 6.97 (3); to amend 5.35 (6) (a) 2., 5.35 (6) (a) 4a., 6.15
3(2) (d) 1r., 6.15 (3), 6.22 (2) (b), 6.24 (4) (d), 6.29 (1), 6.29 (2) (a), 6.33 (2) (b), 6.55
4(2) (b), 6.55 (2) (c) 1., 6.55 (2) (c) 2., 6.55 (3), 6.79 (2) (a) and (d), 6.79 (3) (title),
56.79 (4), 6.79 (6), 6.82 (1) (a), 6.86 (1) (ar), 6.86 (3) (a) 1., 6.86 (3) (a) 2., 6.869,
66.87 (3) (d), 6.875 (title), 6.875 (2) (a), 6.875 (3) and (4), 6.875 (6), 6.88 (3) (a),
76.97 (1) and (2), 7.08 (8) (title), 10.02 (3) (a), 12.13 (2) (b) 6m., 12.13 (4), 343.50
8(3), 343.50 (4), 343.50 (5) and 343.50 (6); and to create 6.15 (2) (bm), 6.15 (2)
9(d) 1g., 6.79 (3) (b), 6.79 (7), 6.87 (4) (a), 6.87 (4) (b) 2. to 5., 6.875 (1) (ap) and
10(asm), 6.875 (2) (d), 6.965, 6.97 (3) (a) and (c) and 343.50 (4g) of the statutes;
11relating to: requiring certain identification in order to vote at a polling place
12or obtain an absentee ballot, verification of the addresses of electors, absentee
13voting procedure in certain residential care apartment complexes and adult

1family homes, and the fee for an identification card issued by the Department
2of Transportation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
With certain limited exceptions, before being permitted to vote at any polling
place, an elector currently must provide his or her name and address. If registration
is required in order to vote and the elector is not registered, the elector must provide
a specified form of proof of residence in order to register. If an elector claims to be
registered but his or her name does not appear on the appropriate registration list,
the elector must complete a certification of eligibility and present acceptable proof
of residence in order to vote. In addition, an elector may be required to provide
acceptable proof of residence even if registration is not required. (Beginning with the
2006 spring primary election, registration will be required on a statewide basis.) If
an elector is not able to present any required proof of residence, as an alternative,
current law permits another qualified elector who resides in the same municipality
to corroborate the elector's information. In addition, an elector other than a military
elector or an overseas elector, as defined by federal law, who registers by mail and
who has not voted in a federal election in the municipality where the elector is voting
(beginning January 1, 2006, in this state) must provide one of the forms of
identification specified by federal law, or a copy thereof if voting by absentee ballot,
in order to be permitted to vote. Corroboration may not be substituted for this
identification requirement, but an elector who cannot provide the required
identification may cast a provisional ballot. The municipal clerk or board of election
commissioners must determine whether electors casting provisional ballots are
qualified to vote by 4 p.m. on the day after an election.
With certain limited exceptions, this substitute amendment requires each
person attempting to register or vote at the polls on election day to present a valid
Wisconsin driver's license issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to the
person, a valid, current identification card issued to the person by a U.S. uniformed
service, or a valid Wisconsin identification card issued by DOT to the person. A
person whose address is confidential as a result of domestic abuse or in certain cases
a person who has been required by a law enforcement officer to surrender his or her
license (see below) is exempted from the requirement. Under the substitute
amendment, any person who applies for an absentee ballot, except a military or
overseas elector, as defined by federal law, or a person whose address is confidential
as a result of domestic abuse, must provide a copy of the license or identification card,
unless: 1) the person has already provided a copy of his or her license or identification
card in connection with an absentee ballot cast at a previous election and has not
changed his or her name or address since that election; 2) the person has been
required by a law enforcement officer to surrender his or her license (see below); 3)
the person is indefinitely confined, in which case the person may submit a statement
signed by the person who witnesses his or her absentee ballot verifying his or her
identity; or 4) the person is an occupant of any nursing home, or of a

community-based residential facility, adult family home, or residential care
apartment complex where a municipality sends special voting deputies, in which
case the person may submit a statement signed by the deputies verifying his or her
identity. The substitute amendment continues current requirements for certain
electors to provide proof of residence in order to register or to vote, but discontinues
the use of corroborating electors to verify residence. If a person who votes at a polling
place fails to provide a license or identification card, the person may vote
provisionally. If a person who votes by absentee ballot and fails to provide a copy of
the license or identification card, unless exempted from the requirement, the ballot
is treated as a provisional ballot. A provisional ballot is marked by the poll workers,
who immediately contact the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners.
The person may then provide the required identification either at the polling place
before the closing hour or at the office of the clerk or board. If the person does not
provide the required identification to the clerk or board by 4 p.m. on the day following
the election, the person's vote is not counted. If a person receives a citation from a
law enforcement officer in any jurisdiction that is dated within 60 days of the date
of an election and is required to surrender his or her Wisconsin operator's license at
the time the citation is issued, the elector may present an original copy of the citation
or notice of intent to revoke or suspend the elector's operator's license in lieu of his
or her operator's license or, if the elector is voting an absentee ballot by mail, may
enclose a copy of the citation or notice in lieu of a copy of his or her operator's license.
In this case, the substitute amendment provides that the elector's ballot is received
and counted if otherwise valid, but the ballot is marked so it can be identified during
the canvassing and recount process if the validity of the ballot is questioned.
The substitute amendment also permits an elector who is eligible to obtain a
Wisconsin identification card to obtain the card from DOT free of charge, if the elector
specifically requests not to be charged. The substitute amendment permits an
applicant to receive a Wisconsin identification card without a photograph being
taken, as currently required, if the applicant provides an affidavit stating that he or
she has sincerely held religious beliefs against being photographed, that he or she
is a member of a religious organization or identifies with the tenets of a religious
organization and names that organization, and that the religious tenets of that
organization prohibit such photographing.
Currently, municipalities must send two special voting deputies (one
designated by each major political party if the party wishes) to conduct absentee
voting in nursing homes. Municipalities may also send the deputies to conduct
absentee voting in community-based residential facilities and retirement homes
that qualify for the service in accordance with standards prescribed by law. This
substitute amendment permits municipal clerks and boards of election
commissioners to send two special voting deputies to conduct absentee voting in

adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes that qualify for the
service in accordance with similar standards prescribed by law.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB42-SSA1, s. 1g 1Section 1g. 5.35 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,4,42 5.35 (6) (a) 2. A copy of the election fraud laws provided in s. 12.13 (1) and (3)
3(intro), (d), (f), (g), (k), (L), (o), (q), (r), (u), (v) and (x), together with the applicable
4penalties provided in s. 12.60 (1).
SB42-SSA1, s. 1r 5Section 1r. 5.35 (6) (a) 4a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,4,86 5.35 (6) (a) 4a. Instructions prescribed by the board for electors for whom a
7license or identification card is required under s. 6.79 (2) or for whom
identification
8is required under s. 6.36 (2) (c) 2.
SB42-SSA1, s. 2 9Section 2. 6.15 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB42-SSA1,4,1610 6.15 (2) (bm) Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (7), when making application in
11person at the office of the municipal clerk, each applicant shall present a valid
12operator's license issued to the person under ch. 343, a valid, current identification
13card issued to the person by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid identification card
14issued to the person under s. 343.50. If any document presented by the applicant is
15not acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7), the applicant shall also present
16acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7).
SB42-SSA1, s. 3 17Section 3. 6.15 (2) (d) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB42-SSA1,5,218 6.15 (2) (d) 1g. If the elector makes application in person at the office of the
19municipal clerk, the clerk shall verify that the name on the license or identification
20card provided by the elector under par. (bm) is the same as the name on the elector's

1application and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document
2reasonably resembles the elector.
SB42-SSA1, s. 4 3Section 4. 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,5,144 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card,
5the municipal clerk shall require the elector to provide acceptable proof of residence
6under s. 6.55 (7). If the elector cannot provide acceptable proof of residence, the
7elector may have his or her residence corroborated in a statement that is signed by
8another elector of the municipality and that contains the current street address of
9the corroborating elector. If the residence is corroborated by another elector, that
10elector shall then provide proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7)
permit the elector to cast
11his or her ballot for president and vice president
. The elector shall then mark the
12ballot in the clerk's presence in a manner that will not disclose his or her vote. The
13elector shall then fold the ballot so as to conceal his or her vote. The clerk or elector
14shall then place the ballot in an envelope furnished by the clerk.
SB42-SSA1, s. 5 15Section 5. 6.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,6,716 6.15 (3) Procedure at polling place. An eligible elector may appear at the
17polling place for the ward or election district where he or she resides and make
18application for a ballot under sub. (2). Except as otherwise provided in this
19subsection, an elector who casts a ballot under this subsection shall follow the same
20procedure required for casting a ballot at the municipal clerk's office under sub. (2).
21The inspectors shall perform the duties of the municipal clerk, except that the
22inspectors shall return the cancellation card under sub. (2) (b) to the municipal clerk
23and the clerk shall forward the card as provided in sub. (2) (c) if required. Upon
24proper completion of the application and cancellation card and submittal of
25acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7) or providing corroboration of residence


1compliance with sub. (2) (d) 1g., the inspectors shall permit the elector to cast his or
2her ballot for president and vice president. The elector shall mark the ballot and,
3unless the ballot is utilized with an electronic voting system, the elector shall fold the
4ballot, and deposit the ballot into the ballot box or give it to the inspector. The
5inspector shall deposit it directly into the ballot box. Voting machines or ballots
6utilized with electronic voting systems may only be used by electors voting under this
7section if they permit voting for president and vice president only.
SB42-SSA1, s. 6 8Section 6. 6.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,6,119 6.22 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 6.87 (4) (b), a military elector shall make and
10subscribe to the certification under s. 6.87 (2) before a witness who is an adult U.S.
11citizen.
SB42-SSA1, s. 7 12Section 7. 6.24 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,6,2013 6.24 (4) (d) An overseas elector who is not registered may request both a
14registration form and an absentee ballot at the same time, and the municipal clerk
15shall send the ballot automatically if the registration form is received within the time
16prescribed in s. 6.28 (1). The board shall prescribe a special certificate form for the
17envelope in which the absentee ballot for overseas electors is contained, which shall
18be substantially similar to that provided under s. 6.87 (2). Notwithstanding s. 6.87
19(4) (b), an overseas elector shall make and subscribe to the special certificate form
20before a witness who is an adult U.S. citizen.
SB42-SSA1, s. 8 21Section 8. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,7,222 6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
23close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.28 (1), 6.55 (2),
24or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is
25otherwise a qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with

1this section, if the person complies with all other requirements for voting at the
2polling place
.
SB42-SSA1, s. 8g 3Section 8g. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,7,174 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
5a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
6municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
7the close of business, whichever is later, on the day before an election at the office of
8the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
9responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
10s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),
11a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The elector
12shall also provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7). Alternatively, if the
13elector is unable to provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7), the
14information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in a statement
15that is signed by any other elector of the municipality and that contains the current
16street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector shall then
17provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7).
SB42-SSA1, s. 8r 18Section 8r. 6.33 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,7,2319 6.33 (2) (b) Except as provided in s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the registration form shall
20be signed by the registering elector and any corroborating elector under s. 6.29 (2)
21(a) or 6.55 (2)
before the clerk, issuing officer or registration deputy. The form shall
22contain a certification by the registering elector that all statements are true and
23correct.
SB42-SSA1, s. 9 24Section 9. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,8,16
16.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), except as
2authorized under s. 6.79 (7),
the elector shall be required by a special registration
3deputy or inspector to present a valid operator's license issued to the elector under
4ch. 343, a valid, current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed
5service, or a valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50. If any
6document presented is not acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7), the elector
7shall also
provide acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7). If the elector cannot
8provide acceptable proof of residence, the information contained in the registration
9form shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed by any elector who resides
10in the same municipality as the registering elector and that contains the current
11street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborator shall then provide
12acceptable proof of residence as provided in sub. (7).
The signing by the elector
13executing the registration form and by any corroborator shall be in the presence of
14the special registration deputy or inspector. Upon compliance with this procedure,
15the elector shall be permitted to cast his or her vote, if the elector complies with all
16other requirements for voting at the polling place.
SB42-SSA1, s. 10 17Section 10. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,9,1718 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
19(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
20municipality may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who
21is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another
22readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the
23elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b),
24instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the
25municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the

1polling place. The municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy at the
2registration location shall require such person to execute a registration form as
3prescribed under par. (a) and, except as authorized in s. 6.79 (7), to present a valid
4operator's license issued to the person under ch. 343, a valid, current identification
5card issued to the person by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid identification card
6issued to the person under s. 343.50. If any document presented by the person is not
7acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7), the person shall also
provide acceptable
8proof of residence as provided under sub. (7). If the elector cannot provide acceptable
9proof of residence, the information contained in the registration form shall be
10corroborated in the manner provided in par. (b).
The signing by the elector person
11executing the registration form and by any corroborator , except as provided under
12par. (a)
shall be in the presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special
13registration deputy. Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk,
14deputy clerk, or special registration deputy shall serially number the registration
15and give one copy to the elector person for presentation at the polling place serving
16the
elector's person's residence or an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25
17(5) (b).
SB42-SSA1, s. 11 18Section 11. 6.55 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,9,2519 6.55 (2) (c) 2. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the
20municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors
21of the proper polling place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her
22vote if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The
23clerk shall enter the name and address of the elector on the face of the certificate.
24If the elector's registration is corroborated, the clerk shall also enter the name and
25address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate.
The certificate shall be

1numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall preserve one
2copy in his or her office.
SB42-SSA1, s. 12 3Section 12. 6.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,11,44 6.55 (3) Any qualified elector in the ward or election district where the elector
5desires to vote whose name does not appear on the registration list but who claims
6to be registered to vote in the election may request permission to vote at the polling
7place for that ward or election district. When the request is made, the inspector shall
8require the person elector to give his or her name and address. If the elector is not
9at the polling place which serves the ward or election district where the elector
10resides, the inspector shall provide the elector with directions to the correct polling
11place. If the elector is at the correct polling place, the elector shall then execute the
12following written statement: "I, ...., hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge,
13I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately
14preceding this election, and that I am not disqualified on any ground from voting, and
15I have not voted at this election and am properly registered to vote in this election."
16The person Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (7), the elector shall be required to provide
17present a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid, current
18identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid
19identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50. If any document presented
20by the elector is not
acceptable proof of residence, the elector shall also present
21acceptable proof of residence
as provided under sub. (7) and shall then be given the
22right to vote. If the elector cannot provide acceptable proof of residence, the
23statement shall be certified by the elector and shall be corroborated in a statement
24that is signed by any other elector who resides in the municipality and that contains
25the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborator shall then

1provide acceptable proof of residence as provided in sub. (7).
Whenever the question
2of identity or residence cannot be satisfactorily resolved and the elector cannot be
3permitted to vote, an inspector shall telephone the office of the municipal clerk to
4reconcile the records at the polling place with those at the office.
SB42-SSA1, s. 13 5Section 13. 6.56 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB42-SSA1, s. 14 6Section 14. 6.79 (2) (a) and (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin
7Act 265
, section 96, are amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,11,178 6.79 (2) Voting procedure. (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered
9electronically, the municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the
10most current official registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (2) (a) for use as
11poll lists at the polling place. Except as provided in sub. subs. (6) and (7) , each person
12elector, before receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address
13and present to the officials a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch.
14343, a valid, current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed
15service, or a valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50
. The
16officials shall verify that the name and address provided stated by the person elector
17are the same as the person's elector's name and address on the poll list.
SB42-SSA1,11,2518 (d) If the poll list indicates that identification is required and the document
19provided by the elector under par. (a) does not constitute identification
, the officials
20shall require the elector to provide identification. If identification is provided, the
21officials shall verify that the name and address on the identification provided is the
22same as the name and address shown on the registration list. If identification is
23required and not provided, or if the elector does not present a license or identification
24card under par. (a), whenever required,
the officials shall offer the opportunity for
25the elector to vote under s. 6.97.
SB42-SSA1, s. 15
1Section 15. 6.79 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,12,32 6.79 (3) (title) Refusal to give name and address provide name, address,
3license, or identification card
.
SB42-SSA1, s. 16 4Section 16. 6.79 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.79 (3) (a).
SB42-SSA1, s. 17 5Section 17. 6.79 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB42-SSA1,12,116 6.79 (3) (b) If a license or identification card under sub. (2) is not provided by
7the elector or if the name or any photograph appearing on the document that is
8provided cannot be verified by the officials, the elector shall not be permitted to vote,
9except as authorized under sub. (6) or (7) and except that if the elector is entitled to
10cast a provisional ballot under s. 6.97, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the
11elector to vote under s. 6.97.
SB42-SSA1, s. 18 12Section 18. 6.79 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,13,213 6.79 (4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides acceptable
14proof of residence under s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2) or (3), the election officials shall enter
15the type of identifying document provided on the poll list, or separate list maintained
16under sub. (2) (c). If the document submitted as proof of identity or residence
17includes a number which applies only to the individual holding that document, the
18election officials shall also enter that number on the list. When any elector
19corroborates the registration identity or residence of any person offering to vote
20under s. 6.55 (2) (b) or (c) or (3), or the registration identity or residence of any person
21registering on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the election officials shall also enter
22the name and address of the corroborator next to the name of the elector whose
23information is being corroborated on the poll list, or the separate list maintained
24under sub. (2) (c).
When any person offering to vote has been challenged and taken

1the oath, following the person's name on the poll list, the officials shall enter the word
2"Sworn".
SB42-SSA1, s. 19 3Section 19. 6.79 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,13,114 6.79 (6) Confidential names and addresses. An elector who has a confidential
5listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present his or her identification card issued under s. 6.47
6(3), or give his or her name and identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3),
7in lieu of stating his or her name and address and presenting a license or
8identification card
under sub. (2). If the elector's name and identification serial
9number appear on the confidential portion of the list, the inspectors shall issue a
10voting serial number to the elector, record that number on the poll list and permit
11the elector to vote.
SB42-SSA1, s. 20 12Section 20. 6.79 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB42-SSA1,13,1913 6.79 (7) License surrender. If an elector receives a citation or notice of intent
14to revoke or suspend an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any
15jurisdiction that is dated within 60 days of the date of an election and is required to
16surrender his or her operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 at the time
17the citation or notice is issued, the elector may present an original copy of the citation
18or notice in lieu of an operator's license under ch. 343. In such case, the elector shall
19cast his or her ballot under s. 6.965.
SB42-SSA1, s. 21 20Section 21. 6.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,14,1821 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an elector is at the entrance
22to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place,
23they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any individual
24selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or
25an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The Except

1as authorized in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), the
individual selected by the elector shall present
2to the inspectors a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid,
3current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid
4identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50 and, if the license or
5identification card does not constitute identification, shall also
provide identification
6for the assisted elector, whenever required, and all other information necessary for
7the elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2). The inspectors shall issue a ballot to
8the individual selected by the elector and shall accompany the individual to the
9polling place entrance where the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a paper
10ballot, the assisting individual shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked by the
11assisting individual. The assisting individual shall then immediately take the ballot
12into the polling place and give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall
13distinctly announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name),
14an elector who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the polling place without
15assistance". The inspector shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this
16ballot?" If no objection is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under
17s. 6.79 and deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the poll
18list: "Ballot received at poll entrance".
SB42-SSA1, s. 22 19Section 22. 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,15,520 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not
21issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from
22a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot
23application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). Except as authorized
24in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), if an elector applies for an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's
25office, the clerk shall not issue the elector an absentee ballot unless the elector

1presents a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid, current
2identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid
3identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50. The clerk shall make a copy
4of the document presented by the elector and shall enclose the copy in the certificate
5envelope.
SB42-SSA1, s. 23 6Section 23. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,15,177 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
8for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
9for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
10containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
11by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
12hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
13corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address
. Except
14as authorized for an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) or as
15authorized in s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the agent shall present the license or identification
16card required under sub. (1) (ar). The clerk shall make a copy of the document
17presented by the agent and shall enclose the copy in the certificate envelope
.
SB42-SSA1, s. 24 18Section 24. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,16,1019 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered, the elector may register
20by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the elector applies for an
21official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this subdivision,
22the agent shall present a completed registration form that contains the required
23information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the elector is
24unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize
25another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on another

1elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request
2and by authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due to
3physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
4information required under this subdivision. Except as otherwise provided in this
5subdivision, the
The agent shall in every case provide acceptable proof of the elector's
6residence under s. 6.55 (7). If the agent cannot present this proof, the registration
7form shall be signed and substantiated by another elector residing in the elector's
8municipality of residence, corroborating the information in the form. The form shall
9contain the full name and address of the corroborating elector. The agent shall then
10present acceptable proof of the corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.55 (7).
SB42-SSA1, s. 25 11Section 25. 6.869 of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265, is
12amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,16,18 136.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
14for absentee voters. The instructions shall include information concerning whether
15identification is required under s. 6.87 (4) or a copy of a license or identification card
16is required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) and
information concerning whether a copy of
17identification is required to be submitted and, if so, the form of identification that is
18required.
SB42-SSA1, s. 26 19Section 26. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,17,1320 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk of a municipality may, if the clerk is reliably
21informed by an absent elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail
22address where the elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or
23electronic copy of the absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under
24this subsection if, in the judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot
25through the mail may not be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time

1provided under sub. (6). An elector may receive an absentee ballot under this
2subsection only if the elector has filed a valid application for the ballot under sub. (1).
3If the clerk transmits an absentee ballot under this paragraph, the clerk shall also
4transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the
5certificate envelope prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions prescribed by
6the board. The instructions shall require the absent elector to make and subscribe
7to the certification as required under sub. (4) (b) and to enclose the absentee ballot
8in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the
9completed certificate. The elector shall then mail the absentee ballot with postage
10prepaid to the municipal clerk. Except as authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot
11received under this paragraph shall not be counted unless it is cast in the manner
12prescribed in this paragraph and in accordance with the instructions provided by the
13board.
SB42-SSA1, s. 27 14Section 27. 6.87 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265,
15section 112a, is renumbered 6.87 (4) (b) 1. and amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,18,1716 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
17absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness. The
18absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in a manner that
19will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then, still in the
20presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the elector
21conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If a
22consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that the
23elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper envelope.
24Except as authorized in subds. 2. to 5. and s. 6.875 (6) notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1)
25(f), the elector shall enclose a copy of the license or identification card required under

1s. 6.86 (1) (ar) in the envelope, unless the elector is a military elector or an overseas
2elector or the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
If the elector has
3registered by mail and has not, or is not certain whether the elector has, previously
4voted in an election for national office in this state
identification is required and the
5document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute
6identification
, the elector shall also enclose identification in the envelope.
7Identification is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector,
8as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c),
and the elector registered by mail and has not voted in
9an election for national office in this state. The elector may receive assistance under
10sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a
11candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, postage prepaid, or delivered
12in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. Failure to return an
13unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes
14are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot
15prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary
16which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by
17the elector for candidates in the primary.
SB42-SSA1, s. 28 18Section 28. 6.87 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB42-SSA1,18,1919 6.87 (4) (a) In this subsection:
SB42-SSA1,19,220 1. "Military elector" means a member of a U.S. uniformed service on active duty
21who, by reason of that duty, is absent from the residence where the member is
22otherwise qualified to vote; a member of the merchant marine, as defined in s. 6.22
23(1) (a), who, by reason of service in the merchant marine, is absent from the residence
24where the member is otherwise qualified to vote; or the spouse or dependent of any

1such member who, by reason of the duty or service of the member, is absent from the
2residence where the spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote.
SB42-SSA1,19,63 2. "Overseas elector" means an elector who resides outside the United States
4and who is qualified under federal law to vote in elections for national office in this
5state because the elector was last domiciled in this state immediately prior to the
6elector's departure from the United States.
SB42-SSA1, s. 29 7Section 29. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. to 5. of the statutes are created to read:
SB42-SSA1,19,138 6.87 (4) (b) 2. Unless subd. 3. applies, if the absentee elector has applied for and
9qualified to receive absentee ballots automatically under s. 6.86 (2) (a), the elector
10may, in lieu of providing a copy of a license or identification card required under s.
116.86 (1) (ar), submit with his or her absentee ballot a statement signed by the same
12individual who witnesses voting of the ballot which contains the name and address
13of the elector and verifies that the name and address are correct.
SB42-SSA1,19,1814 3. If the absentee elector has received an absentee ballot from the municipal
15clerk by mail for a previous election, has provided a copy of a license or identification
16card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) with that ballot, and has not changed his or her
17name or address since providing that identification, the elector is not required to
18provide a copy of the identification required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar).
SB42-SSA1,20,219 4. If the absentee elector has received a citation or notice of intent to revoke or
20suspend an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any jurisdiction that
21is dated within 60 days of the date of the election and is required to surrender his or
22her operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 at the time the citation or
23notice is issued, the elector may enclose a copy of the citation or notice in lieu of an
24operator's license under ch. 343 if the elector is voting by mail, or may present an

1original copy of the citation or notice in lieu of an operator's license under ch. 343 if
2the elector is voting at the office of the municipal clerk.
SB42-SSA1,20,143 5. Unless subd. 3. or 4. applies, if the absentee elector resides in a residential
4care apartment complex that is certified or registered under s. 50.034 (1) or an adult
5family home that is certified under s. 50.032 and the municipal clerk or board of
6election commissioners of the municipality where the complex or home is located
7does not send special voting deputies to visit the complex or home at the election
8under s. 6.875, the elector may, in lieu of providing a copy of a license or identification
9card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), submit with his or her absentee ballot a
10statement signed by the same individual who witnesses voting of the ballot that
11contains the certification of the manager that the elector resides in the complex or
12home and the complex or home is certified or registered as required by law, that
13contains the name and address of the elector, and that verifies that the name and
14address are correct.
SB42-SSA1, s. 29c 15Section 29c. 6.875 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,20,17 166.875 (title) Absentee voting in nursing and retirement certain homes
17and certain community-based residential
, facilities, and complexes.
SB42-SSA1, s. 29m 18Section 29m. 6.875 (1) (ap) and (asm) of the statutes are created to read:
SB42-SSA1,20,2119 6.875 (1) (ap) "Qualified adult family home" means a facility that is certified
20to operate as an adult family home under s. 50.032 that qualifies under sub. (2) (d)
21to utilize the procedures under this section.
SB42-SSA1,20,2422 (asm) "Qualified residential care apartment complex" means a facility that is
23certified or registered to operate as a residential care apartment complex under s.
2450.034 (1) that qualifies under sub. (2) (d) to utilize the procedures under this section.
SB42-SSA1, s. 29p 25Section 29p. 6.875 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,21,4
16.875 (2) (a) The procedures prescribed in this section are the exclusive means
2of absentee voting for electors who are occupants of nursing homes, qualified
3community-based residential facilities or, qualified retirement homes, qualified
4residential care apartment complexes, and qualified adult family homes
.
SB42-SSA1, s. 29r 5Section 29r. 6.875 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB42-SSA1,21,166 6.875 (2) (d) The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of any
7municipality where a residential care apartment complex certified or registered
8under s. 50.034 (1) or an adult family home certified under s. 50.032 is located may
9adopt the procedures under this section for absentee voting in any residential care
10apartment complex or adult family home located in the municipality if the municipal
11clerk or board of election commissioners finds that there are a significant number of
12the occupants of the complex or home who lack adequate transportation to the
13appropriate polling place, a significant number of the occupants of the complex or
14home may need assistance in voting, there are a significant number of the occupants
15of the complex or home aged 60 or over, or there are a significant number of
16indefinitely confined electors who are occupants of the complex or home.
SB42-SSA1, s. 29t 17Section 29t. 6.875 (3) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,22,1318 6.875 (3) An occupant of a nursing home or a qualified retirement home or,
19qualified community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment
20complex, or qualified adult family home
who qualifies as an absent elector and
21desires to receive an absentee ballot shall make application under s. 6.86 (1) or (2)
22with the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality in
23which the elector is a resident. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a
24municipality receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing
25home or qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential

1facility, qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
2located in a different municipality shall, as soon as possible, notify and transmit an
3absentee ballot for the elector to the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
4municipality in which the home or qualified community-based residential, facility,
5or complex
is located. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a municipality
6receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing home or,
7qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility,
8qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
located
9in the municipality but who is a resident of a different municipality shall, as soon as
10possible, notify and request transmission of an absentee ballot from the clerk or
11board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the elector is a resident.
12The clerk or board of election commissioners shall make a record of all absentee
13ballots to be transmitted, delivered and voted under this section.
SB42-SSA1,23,17 14(4) For the purpose of absentee voting in nursing homes and, qualified
15retirement homes and, qualified community-based residential facilities, qualified
16residential care apartment complexes, and qualified adult family homes
the
17municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality in which one
18or more nursing homes or, qualified retirement homes or, qualified
19community-based residential facilities, qualified residential care apartment
20complexes, and qualified adult family homes
are located shall appoint at least 2
21special voting deputies for the municipality. Upon application under s. 6.86 (1) or (2)
22by one or more qualified electors who are occupants of such a nursing home or
23qualified retirement home or qualified community-based residential
, facility, or
24complex
the clerk or board of election commissioners shall dispatch 2 special voting
25deputies to visit the home or qualified community-based residential, facility or

1complex
for the purpose of supervising absentee voting procedure by occupants of the
2home or qualified community-based residential facility or complex. The 2 deputies
3designated to visit each nursing home or, qualified retirement home and, qualified
4community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment complex,
5and qualified adult family home
shall be affiliated with different political parties
6whenever deputies representing different parties are available. Nominations for
7deputy positions may be submitted by the 2 recognized political parties whose
8candidates for governor or president received the greatest numbers of votes in the
9municipality at the most recent general election. The deputies shall be specially
10appointed to carry out duties under this section for the period specified in s. 7.30 (6)
11(a). The clerk or board of election commissioners may revoke an appointment at any
12time. No individual who is employed or retained, or within the 2 years preceding
13appointment has been employed or retained at a nursing home or, qualified
14retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility, qualified
15residential care apartment complex, and qualified adult family home
in the
16municipality, or any member of the immediate family of such an individual as defined
17in s. 19.42 (7), may be appointed to serve as a deputy.
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