Public access to birth date information
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 bill 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 bill, 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 bill directs the clerk or board of election commissioners to record the name of any
individual who requests to examine information under the bill, together with the
type of identification presented by the individual and any unique number shown on
the face of the identification. Under the bill, 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 bill 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 bill 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.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a
report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to
result if the bill is enacted.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB542, s. 1
1Section
1. 5.02 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,10,62
5.02
(15) "Polling place" means the actual location wherein the elector's vote
3is cast.
"Polling place" does not include a satellite absentee voting station designated
4under s. 6.873 (1) or a nursing home, qualified retirement home, or qualified
5community-based residential facility where absentee voting is conducted under s.
66.875 (6).
AB542, s. 2
7Section
2. 5.05 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,10,178
5.05
(1) (e) Delegate to its executive director the authority to issue a subpoena
9under par. (b), apply for a search warrant under par. (b), commence an action under
10par. (d), intervene in an action or proceeding under sub. (9), issue an order under s.
115.06, exempt a polling place
or exempt a satellite absentee voting station designated
12under s. 6.873 (1) from accessibility requirements under s. 5.25 (4) (a), exempt a
13municipality from the requirement to use voting machines or an electronic voting
14system under s. 5.40 (5m), approve an electronic data recording system for
15maintaining poll lists under s. 6.79, or authorize nonappointment of an individual
16who is nominated to serve as an election official under s. 7.30 (4) (e), subject to such
17limitations as the board deems appropriate.
AB542,11,620
5.25
(4) (a)
Each Except as otherwise specifically authorized by the board, each 21polling place
and satellite absentee voting station under s. 6.873 (1) shall be
1accessible to all individuals with disabilities. The board shall ensure that the voting
2system used at each polling place
and satellite absentee voting station under s. 6.873
3(1) will permit all individuals with disabilities to vote without the need for assistance
4and with the same degree of privacy that is accorded to nondisabled electors voting
5at the same polling place
or voting station. This paragraph does not apply to any
6individual who is disqualified from voting under s. 6.03 (1) (a).
AB542, s. 4
7Section
4. 5.25 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,11,128
5.25
(4) (b) In any jurisdiction that is subject to the requirement under
42 USC
91973aa-1a to provide voting materials in any language other than English, the board
10shall ensure that the voting system used at each polling place
and at each satellite
11absentee voting station under s. 6.873 (1) located in that jurisdiction is in compliance
12with
42 USC 1973aa-1a.
AB542, s. 5
13Section
5. 5.35 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,11,14
145.35 (title)
Polling place and voting station requirements.
AB542, s. 6
15Section
6. 5.35 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,11,2216
5.35
(5) Activities restricted. No polling place
or satellite absentee voting
17station designated under s. 6.873 (1) may be situated so as to interfere with or
18distract election officials from carrying out their duties. The municipal clerk and
19election inspectors shall prevent interference with and distraction of electors at
20polling places
, and the special voting deputies shall prevent interference with and
21distraction of electors at satellite absentee voting stations designated under s. 6.873
22(1).
AB542, s. 7
23Section
7. 5.35 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,12,324
5.35
(6) (a) (intro.) At each polling place
and at each satellite absentee voting
25station designated under s. 6.873 (1) in the state, the municipal clerk or board of
1election commissioners shall
post ensure that all of the following materials
, are
2posted and positioned so that they may be readily observed by electors entering the
3polling place
, approaching the voting station, or waiting in line to vote:
AB542, s. 8
4Section
8. 5.35 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,12,75
5.35
(6) (a) 3. Two sample ballots prepared under s. 5.66 (2)
, in the case of a
6polling place, and one sample ballot prepared under s. 5.66 (2), in the case of a
7satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1).
AB542, s. 9
8Section
9. 5.35 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,12,109
5.35
(6) (a) 4. The date of the election and the hours during which the polling
10place
or satellite absentee voting station is open.
AB542, s. 10
11Section
10. 5.35 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB542,12,1812
5.35
(6) (c) At each polling place located in a municipality that is served by more
13than one polling place for an election, the municipal clerk or board of election
14commissioners shall prominently post a map of the municipality, in the format
15prescribed by the board, at each polling place for that election. The posting shall
16clearly show the boundaries of the ward or wards served by each polling place for that
17election, show the location of each polling place on the map, and shall provide the
18building name and address for each polling place.
AB542, s. 11
19Section
11. 5.51 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB542,12,2220
5.51
(9) On the back of each ballot, above the space for the initials, the ballot
21shall contain a space for the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special voting deputy
22to indicate whether the ballot is cast in person under s. 6.86 (1) (a) 2. or under s. 6.873.
AB542, s. 12
23Section
12. 6.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,13,1224
6.10
(3) When If an elector moves from one ward to another or from one
25municipality to another within the state
before the close of registration under s. 6.28
1(1), the elector may vote in and be considered a resident of the new ward or
2municipality where residing upon updating his or her registration under s. 6.28 (4)
3(b), transferring his or her registration under s. 6.40 (1), or registering at the proper
4polling place or other registration location in the new ward or municipality under s.
56.285 (2) or 6.55 (2). If an elector moves from one ward to another or from one
6municipality to another within the state after the last registration day but at least
710 days before the election, the elector may vote in and be considered a resident of
8the new ward or municipality where residing upon transferring registration under
9s. 6.40 (1) or upon registering at the proper polling place or other registration location
10in the new ward or municipality under s.
6.285 (2) or 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If the
11elector moves within 10 days of an election, the elector shall vote in the elector's old
12ward or municipality if otherwise qualified to vote there.
AB542, s. 13
13Section
13. 6.15 (4) (a) to (e) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB542,13,1714
6.15
(4) (a) Clerks holding new resident ballots shall deliver them to the
15election inspectors in the proper ward or election district where the new residents
16reside municipal board of canvassers when it convenes under s. 7.52 (1), as provided
17by s. 6.88 for absentee ballots.
AB542,13,2018
(b)
During polling hours, the inspectors The board of canvassers shall open
19each carrier envelope, announce the elector's name, check the affidavit for proper
20execution, and check the voting qualifications for the ward, if any.
AB542,13,2321
(c) The
inspectors board of canvassers shall open the inner envelope without
22examination of the ballot other than is necessary to see that the issuing clerk has
23endorsed it.
AB542,14,324
(d) Upon satisfactory completion of the procedure under pars. (b) and (c) the
25inspectors board of canvassers shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box. The
1inspectors board of canvassers shall enter the name of each elector voting under this
2section on the poll list with an indication that the elector is voting under this section
3or on a separate list maintained for the purpose under s. 6.79 (2) (c).
AB542,14,74
(e) If the person is not a qualified elector in the ward or municipality, or if the
5envelope is open or has been opened and resealed, the inspectors shall reject the vote.
6Rejected ballots shall be processed the same as rejected absentee ballots, under s.
76.88 (3)
(b).
AB542, s. 14
8Section
14. 6.15 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,14,129
6.15
(6) Death of elector. When it appears by due proof to the
inspectors board
10of canvassers that a person voting
under this section at an election has died before
11the date of the election, the
inspectors board of canvassers shall return the ballot
12with defective ballots to the issuing official.
AB542, s. 15
13Section
15. 6.21 of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (9) and amended to read:
AB542,14,1814
7.52
(9) When by due proof it appears to the
inspectors board of canvassers that
15a person
voting under this section casting an absentee ballot at an election has died
16before the date of the election,
they the board of canvassers shall return the ballot
17with defective ballots to the issuing official. The casting of the ballot of a deceased
18elector does not invalidate the election.
AB542, s. 16
19Section
16. 6.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,14,2420
6.26
(2) (c) No individual may serve as a special registration deputy in a
21municipality unless the individual is
certified by the board under s. 7.31 to serve in
22that position and is either appointed by the municipal clerk or board of election
23commissioners of the municipality or
the individual is appointed by the elections
24board to serve all municipalities.
AB542, s. 17
25Section
17. 6.26 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,15,2
16.26
(2) (d) This subsection does not apply to deputies
serving under s. 6.28 (4)
2or to deputies appointed under
s. ss. 6.285 (1) and 6.55 (6).
AB542, s. 18
3Section
18. 6.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,15,114
6.26
(3) The board shall, by rule, prescribe procedures for appointment of
5special registration deputies, for revocation of appointments of special registration
6deputies, and for training of special registration deputies by municipal clerks and
7boards of election commissioners. The procedures shall
be coordinated with training
8programs for special registration deputies produced and conducted by the board
9under s. 7.31 and shall be formulated to promote increased registration of electors
10consistent with the needs of municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners
11to efficiently administer the registration process.
AB542, s. 19
12Section
19. 6.275 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,15,13
136.275 (title)
Registration and voting
statistics information.
AB542, s. 20
14Section
20. 6.275 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,15,1715
6.275
(2) Upon receipt of each report filed under
this section sub. (1), the county
16clerk or board of election commissioners shall forward one copy to the board within
177 days.
AB542, s. 21
18Section
21. 6.275 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB542,15,2119
6.275
(3) The board shall withhold from access under s. 19.35 (1) any
20registration information received from the department of transportation with
21respect to which confidentiality is guaranteed under s. 6.33 (1m) (a) 3. and 4.
AB542, s. 22
22Section
22. 6.28 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB542,15,23
236.28 (title)
Open registration.
AB542, s. 23
24Section
23. 6.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,16,24
16.28
(1) Registration locations; deadline. Except as authorized in ss. 6.29,
26.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for any election shall close at 5 p.m.
3on the 2nd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under s.
46.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later
5than the 2nd Wednesday preceding the election. An application for registration in
6person or by mail may be accepted for placement on the registration list after the
7specified deadline, if the municipal clerk determines that the registration list can be
8revised to incorporate the registration in time for the election. All applications for
9registration corrections and additions may be made throughout the year at the office
10of the city board of election commissioners, at the office of the municipal clerk, at the
11office of any register of deeds
, at any office of the department of transportation where
12the department receives applications for operators' licenses or identification cards,
13or for renewals of operators' licenses or identification cards, under ch. 343, or at other
14locations
permitted under s. 6.285 or provided by the board of election commissioners
15or the common council in cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the
16municipal clerk, or the common council, village or town board in all other
17municipalities and may also be made during the school year at any high school by
18qualified persons under sub. (2) (a). Other registration locations may include but are
19not limited to fire houses, police stations, public libraries, institutions of higher
20education, supermarkets, community centers, plants and factories, banks, savings
21and loan associations and savings banks. Special registration deputies shall be
22appointed for all locations. An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing
23under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality
24where the elector resides.
AB542, s. 24
25Section
24. 6.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,17,8
16.28
(3) At office of register of deeds. Any person shall be given an
2opportunity to register to vote at the office of the register of deeds for the county in
3which the person's residence is located. An applicant may fill out the required
4registration form under s. 6.33
(1). Upon receipt of a completed form, the register of
5deeds shall forward the form within 5 days to the appropriate municipal clerk, or to
6the board of election commissioners in cities over 500,000 population. The register
7of deeds shall forward the form immediately whenever registration closes within 5
8days of receipt.
AB542, s. 25
9Section
25. 6.28 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB542,17,2410
6.28
(4) At department of transportation offices. (a) Each person who is
11employed as a license examiner by the department of transportation is a special
12registration deputy for the municipality in which the person's place of employment
13is located. The department shall notify the municipal clerk of the municipality of the
14name and address of each such employee and of the beginning and ending date of his
15or her service at that place of employment. The municipal clerk of the municipality
16shall designate one employee at each office of the department of transportation
17where more than one license examiner is employed as the primary special
18registration deputy for that office. This employee shall coordinate and supervise
19registration activities at that office. The municipal clerk shall explain to each special
20registration deputy, or if there is more than one deputy at the office, to the primary
21special registration deputy the responsibilities of the special registration deputies
22at the office. The primary special registration deputy shall explain those
23responsibilities to each other special registration deputy at the office where the
24deputy serves.
AB542,18,19
1(b) Any individual who applies for an operator's license or identification card,
2or for renewal of an operator's license or identification card, under ch. 343, may
3register for any election before the close of registration in person at the time of
4making an application under ch. 343 by completing a registration form. Any
5registered elector whose residence has changed within this state or whose name has
6changed may update his or her registration information in person by completing an
7updated form before the close of registration at any office of the department of
8transportation where applications for operators' licenses or identification cards, or
9for renewals of operators' licenses or identification cards, are accepted. The special
10registration deputy under par. (a) who receives the individual's properly completed
11registration form or updated form shall promptly enter on the form any information
12required by the board under s. 6.33 (1m) (b) and, if the deputy is not the primary
13registration deputy at an office where a primary special registration deputy is
14designated, give the form to the primary registration deputy. No later than 10 days
15after the applicant completes the form, each special registration deputy or, if there
16is more than one special registration deputy at an office, the primary registration
17deputy shall forward the form to the board except that, if the applicant submits the
18form within 5 days of the close of registration, the deputy shall forward the form no
19later than the close of registration.
AB542,19,220
(c) The board, upon receiving a properly completed registration form or
21updated form from a qualified elector under par. (b), shall add the name of the
22registering elector to the registration list or update the elector's registration
23information, as appropriate. If the board rejects any registration form or updated
24form under this paragraph, the board shall promptly notify the individual whose
25registration form or updated form is rejected of the reasons for the rejection. An
1individual whose registration is rejected may reapply for registration if he or she is
2qualified.
AB542, s. 26
3Section
26. 6.285 of the statutes is created to read:
AB542,19,17
46.285 Registration at satellite absentee voting stations. (1) Special
5registration deputy. In every municipality that designates a satellite absentee
6voting station under s. 6.873 (1), the municipal clerk or board of election
7commissioners shall appoint at least one qualified elector of this state as a special
8registration deputy for the voting station if registration is required in the
9municipality. The appointment shall be made without regard to party affiliation.
10The special registration deputy shall be able to read and write the English language,
11be capable, and be of good understanding, and may not be a candidate for any office
12to be voted for at an election at which he or she serves. In coordination with the board,
13the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall instruct the special
14registration deputy in the deputy's duties and responsibilities. No individual may
15serve as a special registration deputy unless that individual is certified by the board
16under s. 7.31 to serve in that position. The municipal clerk or board of election
17commissioners may revoke the deputy's appointment at any time.
AB542,19,23
18(2) Registration procedure. (a)
Generally. Except as provided under par. (c),
19any qualified elector of a municipality who is not registered may register in person
20at any satellite absentee voting station designated by the municipal governing body
21under s. 6.873 (1) at any time during which absentee ballots may be cast at the voting
22station. The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2), a
23registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1).
AB542,20,724
(b)
During late registration. 1. `Proof of residence.' Any elector who registers
25under par. (a) after the close of registration under s. 6.28 (1) shall provide acceptable
1proof of residence as provided in s. 6.55 (7). Alternatively, if the elector is unable to
2provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7), the information contained in
3the elector's registration information shall be corroborated in a statement signed by
4another elector of the municipality that contains the current street address of the
5corroborating elector. The corroborating elector shall then provide acceptable proof
6of residence under s. 6.55 (7). The statement shall be signed by the corroborating
7elector in the presence of the special registration deputy.
AB542,20,208
2. `Registration by ineligible felons.' The board shall provide to each municipal
9clerk a list prepared for use at each satellite absentee voting station showing the
10name and address of each person whose name appears on the list provided by the
11department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20) as ineligible to vote on the date of the
12election, whose address is located in the municipality, and whose name does not
13appear on the registration list for that municipality. Prior to permitting an elector
14to register to vote under this subsection, the special registration deputy shall review
15the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list,
16the special registration deputy shall inform the elector that the elector is ineligible
17to register to vote. If the elector maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the
18election, the special registration deputy shall permit the elector to register to vote
19but shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to vote due to per
20Department of Corrections."
AB542,21,1721
3. `Voting procedure.' A qualified elector who completes a registration form
22under par. (a) and complies with subd. 1. after the close of registration under s. 6.28
23(1) may vote by absentee ballot at the satellite absentee voting station under s. 6.873.
24If the registering elector does not wish to vote by absentee ballot at the voting station,
25and the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners determines that the
1registration list will not be revised to incorporate the registration in time for the
2election, the special registration deputy shall issue a certificate containing the name
3and address of the elector addressed to the inspectors of the proper ward or election
4district directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her vote if the elector
5complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The certificate shall
6be numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk or board of
7election commissioners shall file one copy in the clerk's or board's office. At the time
8that he or she appears at the correct polling place, the elector shall deliver any
9certificate issued under this subdivision to the inspectors. Any certificate shall be
10annexed to any absentee ballot voted by the elector, other than an absentee ballot
11voted at the satellite absentee voting station immediately after completing the
12registration, and shall be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk together with
13the absentee ballot. The inspectors shall record the names of electors who present
14certificates in person or for whom certificates are presented with absentee ballots on
15the list maintained under s. 6.56 (1). The municipal clerk or board of election
16commissioners shall then add the names of these electors to the registration list if
17the electors are qualified.
AB542,21,2018
(c)
Confidential registration. Any elector who wishes to obtain a confidential
19listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the
20municipality where the elector resides.
AB542,22,11
21(3) Completed registration forms and certificates. The special registration
22deputy shall promptly arrange the completed registration forms and certificates
23issued under sub. (2) (b) 3. in the manner specified by the municipal clerk or board
24of election commissioners. The special voting deputy that has supervision under s.
256.873 (2) (d) over the satellite absentee voting station shall ensure that the
1registration forms and certificates are properly kept and shall promptly forward the
2forms and certificates to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners in
3the manner specified by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. The
4municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall file the registration forms
5as provided under s. 6.35 and shall preserve the certificates in the same manner as
6certificates issued under s. 6.29 (2) (b). The municipal clerk or board of election
7commissioners may reject any incomplete or defective registration form received
8under this subsection and shall promptly notify each individual whose registration
9is rejected of the rejection and the reason for the rejection. A person whose
10registration is rejected under this subsection may reapply for registration if he or she
11is qualified.
AB542, s. 27
12Section
27. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,22,1713
6.29
(1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
14close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.28 (1),
6.285, 6.55
15(2), or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who
16is otherwise a qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with
17this section.
AB542, s. 28
18Section
28. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,23,1119
6.29
(2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
20a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
21municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
22the close of business, whichever is later, on the day before an election at the office of
23the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
24responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
25s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),
1a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1).
The
2registration form shall also contain the following certification: "I, ...., hereby certify
3that to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for
4at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this
5election." The elector shall also provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55
6(7). Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide acceptable proof of residence
7under s. 6.55 (7), the information contained in the registration form shall be
8corroborated in a statement that is signed by any other elector of the municipality
9and that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The
10corroborating elector shall then provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55
11(7).
AB542, s. 29
12Section
29. 6.29 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB542,24,213
6.29
(2) (am) The board shall provide to each municipal clerk a list prepared
14for use at each municipal clerk's office showing the name and address of each person
15whose name appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s.
16301.03 (20) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located
17in the municipality, and whose name does not appear on the registration list for that
18municipality. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this subsection,
19the municipal clerk shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to
20register to vote appears on the list, the municipal clerk shall inform the elector that
21the elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector maintains that he or she is
22eligible to vote in the election, the municipal clerk shall permit the elector to register
23to vote but shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to vote per
24Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the municipal clerk shall
1challenge the elector's ballot in the same manner as provided for inspectors who
2challenge ballots under s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
AB542, s. 30
3Section
30. 6.32 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB542,24,84
6.32
(3) If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the clerk
5shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she may register at the
6clerk's office under s. 6.29
or, at the proper polling place or other location designated
7under s. 6.55 (2)
, or, if applicable, at a satellite absentee voting station designated
8under s. 6.873 (1).
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6.33
(1) The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient registration forms as
12prescribed by Except as provided in sub. (1m), the board
shall prescribe the format,
13size, and shape of registration forms. All forms shall be printed on
loose-
leaf sheets
14or cards
and each item of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by
15the board. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient forms to meet voter
16registration needs. The forms shall be designed to obtain from each applicant
17information as to name; date; residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the
18number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4
19digits of the elector's social security account number; whether the applicant has
20resided within the ward or election district for at least 10 days; whether the applicant
21has
lost his or her right to vote been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not
22been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is incarcerated, or on parole,
23probation, or extended supervision; whether the application is disqualified on any
24other ground from voting; and whether the applicant is currently registered to vote
25at any other location. The forms shall also provide a space for the applicant's
1signature and the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and
2any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which the
3elector is certified to vote. The forms shall also include a space where the clerk may
4record an indication of whether the form is received by mail and a space where the
5clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the
6person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on
7the voting identification card. Each register of deeds shall obtain sufficient
8registration forms at the expense of the unit of government by which he or she is
9employed for completion by any elector who desires to register to vote at the office
10of the register of deeds under s. 6.28 (3).
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11Section
32. 6.33 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.33
(1m) (a) The board, in consultation with the department of transportation,
13shall prescribe the registration form and update form for use at the offices of the
14department of transportation under s. 6.28 (4). The registration form shall include:
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1. A list of the qualifications for voting under s. 6.02 and the grounds for
16disqualification under s. 6.03.
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2. A statement to be signed by the applicant affirming that the applicant meets
18the qualifications for voting under s. 6.02 and is not disqualified from voting under
19s. 6.03.
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3. A notice indicating that the applicant may decide whether or not to register
21to vote at the time of filing the application and that the applicant's decision not to
22register will remain confidential.