The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB808, s. 1 1Section 1. 5.02 (6s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB808,5,22 5.02 (6s) "Identifying document" means:
AB808,5,33 (a) In the case of an individual who votes in person at a polling place:
AB808,5,74 1. A valid operator's license issued to the individual under ch. 343, a valid,
5current identification card issued to the individual by a tribal governing body or a
6U.S. uniformed service, or a valid identification card issued to the individual under
7s. 343.50.
AB808,5,98 2. If the individual cannot provide any of the documents specified in subd. 1.,
9acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7).
AB808,5,1310 3. If the individual cannot provide any of the documents specified in subds. 1.
11and 2., the last 4 digits of the individual's social security account number, together
12with an affidavit signed by the individual containing the individual's name and
13current voting residence and swearing that the name and residence are correct.
AB808,5,1514 (b) In the case of an individual who votes by absentee ballot, a copy of a
15document specified in par. (a) 1. to 3.
AB808, s. 2 16Section 2. 5.02 (24c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB808,5,1817 5.02 (24c) "Tribal governing body" means a federally recognized tribal
18governing body in this state.
AB808, s. 3 19Section 3. 5.35 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,6,3
15.35 (6) (a) 2. A copy of the election fraud laws provided in s. 12.13 (1) and (3)
2(intro), (d), (f), (g), (k), (L), (o), (q), (r), (u), (v) and (x), together with the applicable
3penalties provided in s. 12.60 (1).
AB808, s. 4 4Section 4. 5.35 (6) (a) 4a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,6,75 5.35 (6) (a) 4a. Instructions prescribed by the board for electors for whom an
6identifying document is required under s. 6.79 (2) or for whom
identification is
7required under s. 6.36 (2) (c) 2.
AB808, s. 5 8Section 5. 6.15 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB808,6,129 6.15 (2) (bm) When making application in person at the office of the municipal
10clerk, each applicant shall present an identifying document. If any document
11presented by the applicant is not acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7), the
12applicant shall also present acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7).
AB808, s. 6 13Section 6. 6.15 (2) (d) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB808,6,1814 6.15 (2) (d) 1g. If the elector makes application in person at the office of the
15municipal clerk, the clerk shall verify that the name on any identifying document
16provided by the elector under par. (bm) is the same as the name on the elector's
17application and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document
18reasonably resembles the elector.
AB808, s. 7 19Section 7. 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,7,520 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card,
21the municipal clerk shall require the elector to provide acceptable proof of residence
22under s. 6.55 (7). If the elector cannot provide acceptable proof of residence, the
23elector may have his or her residence corroborated in a statement that is signed by
24another elector of the municipality and that contains the current street address of
25the corroborating elector. If the residence is corroborated by another elector, that

1elector shall then provide proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7)
permit the elector to cast
2his or her ballot for president and vice president
. The elector shall then mark the
3ballot in the clerk's presence in a manner that will not disclose his or her vote. The
4elector shall then fold the ballot so as to conceal his or her vote. The clerk or elector
5shall then place the ballot in an envelope furnished by the clerk.
AB808, s. 8 6Section 8. 6.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,7,237 6.15 (3) Procedure at polling place. An eligible elector may appear at the
8polling place for the ward or election district where he or she resides and make
9application for a ballot under sub. (2). Except as otherwise provided in this
10subsection, an elector who casts a ballot under this subsection shall follow the same
11procedure required for casting a ballot at the municipal clerk's office under sub. (2).
12The inspectors shall perform the duties of the municipal clerk, except that the
13inspectors shall return the cancellation card under sub. (2) (b) to the municipal clerk
14and the clerk shall forward the card as provided in sub. (2) (c) if required. Upon
15proper completion of the application and cancellation card and submittal of
16acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7) or providing corroboration of residence

17compliance with sub. (2) (d) 1g., the inspectors shall permit the elector to cast his or
18her ballot for president and vice president. The elector shall mark the ballot and,
19unless the ballot is utilized with an electronic voting system, the elector shall fold the
20ballot, and deposit the ballot into the ballot box or give it to the inspector. The
21inspector shall deposit it directly into the ballot box. Voting machines or ballots
22utilized with electronic voting systems may only be used by electors voting under this
23section if they permit voting for president and vice president only.
AB808, s. 9 24Section 9. 6.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,8,3
16.22 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 6.87 (4) (b), a military elector shall make and
2subscribe to the certification under s. 6.87 (2) before a witness who is an adult U.S.
3citizen.
AB808, s. 10 4Section 10. 6.24 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,8,125 6.24 (4) (d) An overseas elector who is not registered may request both a
6registration form and an absentee ballot at the same time, and the municipal clerk
7shall send the ballot automatically if the registration form is received within the time
8prescribed in s. 6.28 (1). The board shall prescribe a special certificate form for the
9envelope in which the absentee ballot for overseas electors is contained, which shall
10be substantially similar to that provided under s. 6.87 (2). Notwithstanding s. 6.87
11(4) (b), an overseas elector shall make and subscribe to the special certificate form
12before a witness who is an adult U.S. citizen.
AB808, s. 11 13Section 11. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,8,1914 6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
15close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.28 (1), 6.55 (2),
16or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is
17otherwise a qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with
18this section, if the person complies with all other requirements for voting at the
19polling place
.
AB808, s. 12 20Section 12. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,9,1321 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
22a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
23municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
24the close of business, whichever is later, on the day before an election at the office of
25the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates

1responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
2s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),
3a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The
4registration form shall also contain the following certification: "I, ...., hereby certify
5that to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for
6at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this
7election."
The elector shall also provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55
8(7). Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide acceptable proof of residence
9under s. 6.55 (7), the information contained in the registration form shall be
10corroborated in a statement that is signed by any other elector of the municipality
11and that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The
12corroborating elector shall then provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55
13(7).
AB808, s. 13 14Section 13. 6.29 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB808,9,2515 6.29 (2) (am) The board shall provide to each municipal clerk a list prepared
16for use at each municipal clerk's office showing the name and address of each person
17whose name appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s.
18301.03 (20) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located
19in the municipality, and whose name does not appear on the registration list for that
20municipality. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this subsection,
21the municipal clerk shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to
22register to vote appears on the list, the municipal clerk shall inform the elector that
23the elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector maintains that he or she is
24eligible to vote in the election, the municipal clerk shall permit the elector to register
25to vote but shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to vote per

1Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the municipal clerk shall
2challenge the elector's ballot in the same manner as provided for inspectors who
3challenge ballots under s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
AB808, s. 14 4Section 14. 6.33 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265,
5section 49b, is amended to read:
AB808,11,26 6.33 (1) The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient registration forms as
7prescribed by the board printed on loose-leaf sheets or cards to obtain from each
8applicant information as to name; date; residence location; citizenship; date of birth;
9age; the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the
10last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether the applicant
11has resided within the ward or election district for at least 10 days; whether the
12applicant has lost his or her right to vote been convicted of a felony for which he or
13she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is incarcerated, or on
14parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the application is disqualified
15on any other ground from voting
; and whether the applicant is currently registered
16to vote at any other location. The forms shall also provide a space for the applicant's
17signature and the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and
18any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which the
19elector is certified to vote. The forms shall also include a space where the clerk may
20record an indication of whether the form is received by mail and a space where the
21clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the
22person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on
23the voting identification card. Each register of deeds shall obtain sufficient
24registration forms at the expense of the unit of government by which he or she is

1employed for completion by any elector who desires to register to vote at the office
2of the register of deeds under s. 6.28 (3).
AB808, s. 15 3Section 15. 6.33 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,11,84 6.33 (2) (b) Except as provided in s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the registration form shall
5be signed by the registering elector and any corroborating elector under s. 6.29 (2)
6(a) or 6.55 (2)
before the clerk, issuing officer or registration deputy. The form shall
7contain a certification by the registering elector that all statements are true and
8correct.
AB808, s. 16 9Section 16. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,11,2010 6.33 (5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), whenever a municipal clerk receives
11a valid registration or valid change of a name or address under an existing
12registration and whenever a municipal clerk changes a registration from eligible to
13ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall promptly enter electronically on the list
14maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that
15subsection, except that the municipal clerk may update any entries that change on
16the date of an election in the municipality within 30 days after that date, and the
17municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is confidential under s.
186.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes. If an elector registers after the close
19of registration for an election, the municipal clerk shall enter a notation to that effect
20indicating the date of registration.
AB808, s. 17 21Section 17. 6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,12,1122 6.36 (1) (a) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official
23registration list. The list shall contain the name and address of each registered
24elector in the state, the date of birth of the elector, the ward and aldermanic district
25of the elector, if any, and, for each elector, a unique registration identification number

1assigned by the board, the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector
2under ch. 343, if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account
3number, if any, any identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47
4(3), the date of any election in which the elector votes, an indication of whether the
5elector is an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.24 (1), any information relating to the
6elector that appears on the list transmitted to the board by the department of
7corrections under s. 301.03 (20),
an indication of any accommodation required under
8s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by the elector, an indication of the method by which
9the elector's registration form was received, and such other information as may be
10determined by the board to facilitate administration of elector registration
11requirements.
AB808, s. 18 12Section 18. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265,
13section 58b, is amended to read:
AB808,12,2314 6.36 (2) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), each registration list
15prepared for use as a poll list at a polling place shall contain the full name and
16address of each registered elector; a blank column for the entry of the serial number
17of the electors when they vote; if the list is prepared for use at an election for national
18office, an indication next to the name of each elector for whom identification is
19required under par. (c) 2.; if the elector's name appears on the current list
20transmitted to the board by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20), a
21notation to that effect;
and a form of certificate bearing the certification of the
22executive director of the board stating that the list is a true and complete registration
23list of the municipality or the ward or wards for which the list is prepared.
AB808, s. 19 24Section 19. 6.55 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,13,9
16.55 (2) (a) 1. Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is employed,
2any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district where he or she
3desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, or was registered at
4another location, may request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward
5or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
6When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person to execute a
7registration form prescribed by the board. The registration form shall be completed
8in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2) and shall contain all information required
9under s. 6.33 (1), together with the following certification:
AB808,13,13 10"I, ...., hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector,
11having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and
12that I am not disqualified on any ground from voting,
and I have not voted, at this
13election."
AB808, s. 20 14Section 20. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,14,615 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), the elector
16shall be required by a special registration deputy or inspector to present an
17identifying document. If any document presented is not acceptable proof of residence
18under sub. (7), the elector shall also
provide acceptable proof of residence under sub.
19(7). If the elector cannot provide acceptable proof of residence, the information
20contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed
21by any elector who resides in the same municipality as the registering elector and
22that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The
23corroborator shall then provide acceptable proof of residence as provided in sub. (7).

24The signing by the elector executing the registration form and by any corroborator
25shall be in the presence of the special registration deputy or inspector. Upon

1compliance with this procedure, the elector shall be permitted to cast his or her vote,
2if the elector complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling place,
3except that if the elector cannot provide an identifying document, the special
4registration deputy or inspector shall accept the elector's registration, but shall
5advise the elector that if the elector wishes to vote, his or her ballot will be challenged
6under s. 6.92 (1m)
.
AB808, s. 21 7Section 21. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,15,88 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
9(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
10municipality may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who
11is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another
12readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the
13elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b),
14instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the
15municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
16polling place. The municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy at the
17registration location shall require such person to execute a registration form as
18prescribed under par. (a) and to present an identifying document. If any document
19presented by the person is not acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7), the person
20shall also
provide acceptable proof of residence as provided under sub. (7). If the
21elector cannot provide acceptable proof of residence, the information contained in the
22registration form shall be corroborated in the manner provided in par. (b).
The
23signing by the elector person executing the registration form and by any
24corroborator
, except as provided under par. (a) shall be in the presence of the
25municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy. Upon Except as

1provided in this subdivision, upon
proper completion of registration, the municipal
2clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy shall serially number the
3registration and give one copy to the elector person for presentation at the polling
4place serving the elector's person's residence or an alternate polling place assigned
5under s. 5.25 (5) (b). If the elector cannot provide an identifying document, the
6municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy shall accept the elector's
7registration, but shall advise the elector that if the elector wishes to vote, his or her
8ballot will be challenged under s. 6.92 (1m).
AB808, s. 22 9Section 22. 6.55 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,15,1810 6.55 (2) (c) 2. Upon compliance with completion of the procedures under subd.
111., the municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the
12inspectors of the proper polling place directing that the elector be permitted to cast
13his or her vote if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling
14place. The clerk shall enter the name and address of the elector on the face of the
15certificate. If the elector's registration is corroborated, the clerk shall also enter the
16name and address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate.
The certificate
17shall be numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall
18preserve one copy in his or her office.
AB808, s. 23 19Section 23. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
AB808,16,920 6.55 (2) (cs) The board shall provide to each municipal clerk a list prepared for
21use at each polling place showing the name and address of each person whose name
22appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20) as
23ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located in the area
24served by that polling place, and whose name does not appear on the poll list for that
25polling place. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this subsection

1or s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the special registration deputies shall review the list. If the name
2of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the special registration
3deputies shall inform the elector or the elector's agent that the elector is ineligible
4to register to vote. If the elector or the elector's agent maintains that the elector is
5eligible to vote in the election, the special registration deputies shall permit the
6elector to register but shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to vote
7per Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors shall
8require the elector to vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s.
96.79 (2) (dm).
AB808, s. 24 10Section 24. 6.55 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.55 (3) (a) and amended to
11read:
AB808,17,812 6.55 (3) (a) Any qualified elector in the ward or election district where the
13elector desires to vote whose name does not appear on the registration list but who
14claims to be registered to vote in the election may request permission to vote at the
15polling place for that ward or election district. When the request is made, the
16inspector shall require the person to give his or her name and address. If the elector
17is not at the polling place which serves the ward or election district where the elector
18resides, the inspector shall provide the elector with directions to the correct polling
19place. If the elector is at the correct polling place, the elector shall then execute the
20following written statement: "I, ...., hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge,
21I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately
22preceding this election, and that I am not disqualified on any ground from voting, and
23I have not voted at this election and am properly registered to vote in this election."
24The person shall be required to provide acceptable proof of residence as provided
25under sub. (7) and shall then be given the right to vote. If the elector cannot provide

1acceptable proof of residence, the statement shall be certified by the elector and shall
2be corroborated in a statement that is signed by any other elector who resides in the
3municipality and that contains the current street address of the corroborating
4elector. The corroborator shall then provide acceptable proof of residence as provided
5in sub. (7). Whenever the question of identity or residence cannot be satisfactorily
6resolved and the elector cannot be permitted to vote, an inspector shall telephone the
7office of the municipal clerk to reconcile the records at the polling place with those
8at the office.
AB808, s. 25 9Section 25. 6.55 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB808,17,1610 6.55 (3) (b) Prior to permitting an elector to vote under this subsection, the
11inspectors shall review the list provided by the board under sub. (2) (cs). If the name
12of the elector appears on the list, the inspectors shall inform the elector that he or
13she is ineligible to vote at the election. If the elector maintains that he or she is
14eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors shall permit the elector to vote, but shall
15require the elector to vote by ballot, and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s.
166.79 (2) (dm).
AB808, s. 26 17Section 26. 6.56 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB808,18,318 6.56 (3m) As soon as possible after all information relating to registrations
19after the close of registration for an election is entered on the registration list
20following the election under s. 6.33 (5) (a), the board shall compare the list of new
21registrants with the list containing the names transmitted to the board by the
22department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20) as of election day but whose names
23do not appear on the poll lists for the election because the names were added after
24the board certified the poll lists for use at the election. If the board finds that the
25name of any person whose name appears on the list transmitted under s. 301.03 (20)

1has been added to the registration list, the board shall enter on the list the
2information transmitted to the board under s. 301.03 (20) and shall notify the district
3attorney that the person appears to have voted illegally at the election.
AB808, s. 27 4Section 27. 6.56 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB808, s. 28 5Section 28. 6.79 (2) (a) and (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin
6Act 265
, section 96, are amended to read:
AB808,18,167 6.79 (2) Voting procedure. (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered
8electronically, the municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the
9most current official registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (2) (a) for use as
10poll lists at the polling place. Except as provided in sub. subs. (6) and (7) , each person
11elector, before receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address
12and present to the officials an identifying document. If the elector cannot provide an
13identifying document, the inspectors shall permit the elector to vote but shall
14challenge the elector's ballot under s. 6.92 (1m)
. The officials shall also verify that
15the name and address provided stated by the person elector are the same as the
16person's elector's name and address on the poll list.
AB808,18,2317 (d) If the poll list indicates that identification is required and the document
18provided by the elector under par. (a) does not constitute identification
, the officials
19shall require the elector to provide identification. If identification is provided, the
20officials shall verify that the name and address on the identification provided is the
21same as the name and address shown on the registration list. If identification is
22required and not provided, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the elector to
23vote under s. 6.97.
AB808, s. 29 24Section 29. 6.79 (2) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB808,19,7
16.79 (2) (dm) If the poll list indicates that the elector is ineligible to vote because
2the elector's name appears on the current list provided by the department of
3corrections under s. 301.03 (20), the inspectors shall inform the elector of this fact.
4If the elector maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors
5shall provide the elector with a ballot and, after the elector casts his or her vote, shall
6challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.92 and treat the ballot in the manner provided
7in s. 6.95.
AB808, s. 30 8Section 30. 6.79 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,19,229 6.79 (4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides acceptable
10proof of residence under s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2) or (3), the election officials shall enter
11the type of identifying document provided on the poll list, or separate list maintained
12under sub. (2) (c). If the document submitted as proof of identity or residence
13includes a number which applies only to the individual holding that document, the
14election officials shall also enter that number on the list. When any elector
15corroborates the registration identity or residence of any person offering to vote
16under s. 6.55 (2) (b) or (c) or (3), or the registration identity or residence of any person
17registering on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the election officials shall also enter
18the name and address of the corroborator next to the name of the elector whose
19information is being corroborated on the poll list, or the separate list maintained
20under sub. (2) (c).
When any person offering to vote has been challenged and taken
21the oath, following the person's name on the poll list, the officials shall enter the word
22"Sworn".
AB808, s. 31 23Section 31. 6.79 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,20,624 6.79 (6) Confidential names and addresses. An elector who has a confidential
25listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present his or her identification card issued under s. 6.47

1(3), or give his or her name and identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3),
2in lieu of stating his or her name and address and presenting an identifying
3document
under sub. (2). If the elector's name and identification serial number
4appear on the confidential portion of the list, the inspectors shall issue a voting serial
5number to the elector, record that number on the poll list and permit the elector to
6vote.
AB808, s. 32 7Section 32. 6.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,21,58 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an elector is at the entrance
9to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place,
10they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any individual
11selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or
12an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The Except
13as authorized in s. 6.79 (6) and this paragraph, the
individual selected by the elector
14shall present to the inspectors an identifying document and, if the identifying
15document does not constitute identification, shall also
provide identification for the
16assisted elector, whenever required, and all other information necessary for the
17elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2). If the individual cannot provide an
18identifying document on behalf of the elector, the inspectors shall permit the elector
19to vote, but shall challenge the elector's ballot under s. 6.92 (1m).
The inspectors
20shall issue a ballot to the individual selected by the elector and shall accompany the
21individual to the polling place entrance where the assistance is to be given. If the
22ballot is a paper ballot, the assisting individual shall fold the ballot after the ballot
23is marked by the assisting individual. The assisting individual shall then
24immediately take the ballot into the polling place and give the ballot to an inspector.
25The inspector shall distinctly announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by ....

1(stating person's name), an elector who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the
2polling place without assistance". The inspector shall then ask, "Does anyone object
3to the reception of this ballot?" If no objection is made, the inspectors shall record
4the elector's name under s. 6.79 and deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and shall
5make a notation on the poll list: "Ballot received at poll entrance".
AB808, s. 33 6Section 33. 6.86 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,21,87 6.86 (1) (a) 5. By delivering an application to a special voting deputy under s.
86.873 (4) or 6.875 (6).
AB808, s. 34 9Section 34. 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,21,1410 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. ss. 6.873 (3) (b) and 6.875 (6), the
11municipal clerk shall not issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written
12application therefor from a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall
13retain each absentee ballot application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23
14(1).
AB808, s. 35 15Section 35. 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,22,216 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not
17issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from
18a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot
19application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). Except as authorized
20in s. 6.79 (6) and this paragraph, if an elector applies for an absentee ballot in person
21at the clerk's office, the clerk shall not issue the elector an absentee ballot unless the
22elector presents an identifying document. If the elector cannot provide an identifying
23document on behalf of the elector, the clerk shall permit the elector to cast his or her
24ballot, but shall advise the elector that his or her ballot will be challenged under s.

16.92 (1m). The clerk shall make a copy of any document presented by the elector and
2shall enclose the copy in the certificate envelope.
AB808, s. 36 3Section 36. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,22,174 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
5for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
6for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
7containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
8by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
9hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
10corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address
. Except
11as authorized for an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) and this
12subdivision, the agent shall present an identifying document. If the agent cannot
13provide an identifying document on behalf of the elector, the clerk shall permit the
14agent to cast ballot on behalf of the elector, but shall advise the agent that the
15elector's ballot will be challenged under s. 6.92 (1m). The clerk shall make a copy of
16any document presented by the agent and shall enclose the copy in the certificate
17envelope
.
AB808, s. 37 18Section 37. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,23,1019 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).
AB808, s. 38 11Section 38. 6.869 of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265, is
12amended to read:
AB808,23,17 136.869 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 an identifying document is required
16under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) and
information concerning whether a copy of identification is
17required to be submitted and, if so, the form of identification that is required.
AB808, s. 39 18Section 39. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB808,24,1219 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk of a municipality may, if the clerk is reliably
20informed by an absent elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail
21address where the elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or
22electronic copy of the absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under
23this subsection if, in the judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot
24through the mail may not be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time
25provided under sub. (6). An elector may receive an absentee ballot under this

1subsection only if the elector has filed a valid application for the ballot under sub. (1).
2If the clerk transmits an absentee ballot under this paragraph, the clerk shall also
3transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the
4certificate envelope prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions prescribed by
5the board. The instructions shall require the absent elector to make and subscribe
6to the certification as required under sub. (4) (b) and to enclose the absentee ballot
7in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the
8completed certificate. The elector shall then mail the absentee ballot with postage
9prepaid to the municipal clerk. Except as authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot
10received under this paragraph shall not be counted unless it is cast in the manner
11prescribed in this paragraph and in accordance with the instructions provided by the
12board.
AB808, s. 40 13Section 40. 6.87 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265,
14section 112a, is renumbered 6.87 (4) (b) 1. and amended to read:
AB808,25,1615 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
16absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness. The
17absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in a manner that
18will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then, still in the
19presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the elector
20conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If a
21consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that the
22elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper envelope.
23Except as authorized in subds. 2. to 4. and s. 6.875 (6) and this subdivision and
24notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), the elector shall enclose a copy of the identifying
25document under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) in the envelope, unless the elector is a military elector

1or an overseas elector or the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
If the
2elector has registered by mail and has not, or is not certain whether the elector has,
3previously voted in an election for national office in this state
identification is
4required and the document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not
5constitute identification
, the elector shall also enclose identification in the envelope.
6Identification is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector,
7as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c),
and the elector registered by mail and has not voted in
8an election for national office in this state. The elector may receive assistance under
9sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a
10candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, postage prepaid, or delivered
11in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. Failure to return an
12unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes
13are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot
14prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary
15which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by
16the elector for candidates in the primary.
AB808, s. 41 17Section 41. 6.87 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
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