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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2007 SENATE BILL 40
July 10, 2007 - Offered by Representative Huebsch.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,1,2 21. Page 1, line 3: delete lines 3 to 11.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,1,3 32. Page 2, line 1: delete lines 1 to 7.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,1,4 43. Page 2, line 7: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,1,5 5" Section 1e. 5.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,2,36 5.37 (1) Voting machines shall give every elector a reasonable opportunity to
7vote for any person for any office and on any proposition the elector is entitled to vote
8on, assure privacy to the elector so no one will know how the elector is voting or has
9voted, preclude the electors from voting for persons or propositions upon which they
10are not entitled to vote and from voting more than once for the same office or on the
11same proposition. Voting machines shall be constructed to lock so they cannot be
12manipulated, tampered with, or show the number of votes registered for any

1candidate or proposition while voting is in progress. The machines shall provide a
2method for electors to vote a straight party ticket,
shall permit voting a split ticket
3and shall record each vote cast.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1f 4Section 1f. 5.64 (1) (ar) 1. a. of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1g 5Section 1g. 5.64 (1) (ar) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,2,86 5.64 (1) (ar) 1m. When voting for president and vice president, the ballot shall
7permit an elector to vote only for the candidates on one ticket jointly or to write in
8the names of persons in both spaces.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1h 9Section 1h. 5.64 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,2,2410 5.64 (1) (b) The names of the candidates for the offices of president and vice
11president that are certified under s. 8.16 (7) or that are contained in nomination
12papers filed under s. 8.20 shall appear on the ballot in the form prescribed in s. 7.08
13(2) (a).
The names of the candidates on the regular party tickets nominated at the
14primary or replacements appointed under s. 8.35 (2) shall appear in a separate
15column under the party designation. The columns shall be arranged from left to right
16according to rank, based on the number of votes received by each party's candidate
17for president or governor at the last general election beginning with the party that
18received the most votes. To the right of the columns for parties qualifying under s.
195.62 (1) (b) shall be placed the columns for parties qualifying under s. 5.62 (2) in the
20same order in which the parties filed petitions with the board. Any column required
21under par. (e) 2. shall be placed next in order. To the right of the party columns shall
22be a column for the names of independent candidates for each office, or more than
23one column if the first column does not provide sufficient space for the names of all
24such candidates.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1i 25Section 1i. 5.91 (2) of the statutes is repealed.".
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14. Page 2, line 7: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,3,2 2" Section 1i. 5.66 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,3,103 5.66 (1) For Except as provided in sub. (1m), for local elections, where
4necessary, municipal clerks shall have sufficient ballots printed or otherwise
5prepared whenever a voting system does not utilize printed ballots to assure a ballot
6for all electors or voting machines. For all other elections the municipal clerks shall
7certify to their county clerk, on the first day of the 2nd month preceding the month
8in which the primary is held, the approximate number of electors in the municipality.
9The county clerk shall total these estimates and order a sufficient supply to assure
10ballots for all electors and voting machines.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1j 11Section 1j. 5.66 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,3,2112 5.66 (1m) No 1st class city that prints ballots for distribution to electors may
13print ballots for any election prior to election day in a number greater than 200
14percent of the votes cast in the city at the most recent election that corresponds to
15the election for which ballots are to be printed. For purposes of this subsection, the
16most recent spring election corresponds to a current spring election; the most recent
17presidential election corresponds to a current general election at which the president
18is to be elected; the most recent gubernatorial election corresponds to a current
19general election at which the governor is to be elected; and the most recent regular
20election for an office to be filled at a special election corresponds to a special election
21called to fill the same office.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,3,22 225. Page 2, line 7: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,3,23 23" Section 1d. 5.35 (6) (a) 4a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.35 (6) (a) 4a. Instructions prescribed by the board for electors for whom
2identification is required under s. 6.345 or for whom proof of residence under s. 6.34
3is required under s. 6.55 (2).
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1k 4Section 1k. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,4,95 6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
6close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3)
7(a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a
8qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with this section,
9if the person complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling place
.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1kb 10Section 1kb. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,5,1611 6.33 (1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration
12forms. All forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information shall be of
13uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. The municipal clerk shall supply
14sufficient form forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms shall be designed
15to obtain from each applicant information as to name; date; residence location;
16citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a valid operator's license issued to the
17elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account
18number; whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for
19at least 10 days; whether the applicant elects to be subject to an identification
20requirement under s. 6.345 (1);
whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony
21for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is
22incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the applicant
23is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant is
24currently registered to vote at any other location. The form shall include a space for
25the applicant's signature and the signature of any corroborating elector. The form

1shall include a space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s.
26.26 or 6.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who
3obtains the form and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign
4his or her name, affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has
5accepted the form. The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and
6aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information
7required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to
8vote. The form shall also include a space where the clerk may record an indication
9of whether the form is received by mail, a space where the clerk may record an
10indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of
11residence under s. 6.34, whenever required, and a space where the clerk, for any
12applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under
13s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting
14identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for
15completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk
16under s. 6.28 (4).
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1kc 17Section 1kc. 6.345 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,5,20 186.345 Optional identification requirement. (1) Any elector may, at the
19time of registration, elect to be required to present identification whenever the
20elector votes at an election.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,2 21(2) Any elector who is registered to vote may, by appearing in person at the
22office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality
23where the elector resides, elect to be required to present identification whenever the
24elector votes at an election. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners
25shall require an elector who makes a request under this subsection to present

1identification and sign a request on a form prescribed by the government
2accountability board.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,5 3(3) Except as provided in ss. 6.79 (7) and 6.87 (4) (b), if an elector has elected
4to be required to present identification under this section, the elector may not vote
5in an election unless the elector presents identification.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,9 6(4) An elector who files an election under sub. (1) or (2) may, by appearing
7personally at the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of
8the municipality where the elector resides, file a written revocation of the election
9on a form prescribed by the government accountability board.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,13 10(5) An election or revocation under this section becomes effective on the 31st
11day before the next election occurring in the municipality after the election is filed,
12or if filed later than the 31st day before the next election, on the 31st day before the
132nd succeeding election occurring in the municipality after the election is filed.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,14 14(6) In this section, "identification" means any of the following:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,1515 (a) A valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,1616 (b) A valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,1817 (c) A valid, current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed
18service.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1kd 19Section 1kd. 6.36 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,2220 6.36 (2) (d) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
21of whether the elector has elected to be required to provide identification under s.
226.345.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,23 236. Page 2, line 7: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,24 24" Section 1p. 6.79 (2) (a) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
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16.79 (2) (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered electronically, the
2municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the most current official
3registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (2) (a) for use as poll lists at the polling
4place. Except as provided in sub. subs. (6) and (7) , each person elector, before
5receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address and, if the poll
6list indicates that the elector has elected to be subject to an identification
7requirement under s. 6.345, present to the officials a valid operator's license issued
8to the elector under ch. 343, a valid, current identification card issued to the elector
9by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid identification card issued to the elector under
10s. 343.50
. The officials shall verify that the name and address provided stated by the
11person elector are the same as the person's elector's name and address on the poll list.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,7,2012 (d) If the poll list, indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and
13any document provided by the elector under par. (a) does not constitute proof of
14residence under s. 6.34
, the officials shall require the elector to provide proof of
15residence. If proof of residence is provided, the officials shall verify that the name
16and address on the document submitted as proof of residence provided is the same
17as the name and address shown on the registration list. If proof of residence is
18required and not provided, or if the elector does not present a license or identification
19card under par. (a), whenever required,
the officials shall offer the opportunity for
20the elector to vote under s. 6.97.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1pb 21Section 1pb. 6.79 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,7,2322 6.79 (3) (title) Refusal to give name and address provide name, address,
23license, or identification card
.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1pc 24Section 1pc. 6.79 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.79 (3) (a).
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1pd 25Section 1pd. 6.79 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.79 (3) (b) If the poll list indicates that the elector has elected to be subject to
2an identification requirement under s. 6.345 and identification under sub. (2) is not
3provided by the elector, or if the name or any photograph appearing on the document
4that is provided cannot be verified by the officials, the elector shall not be permitted
5to vote, except as authorized under sub. (7), but if the elector is entitled to cast a
6provisional ballot under s. 6.97, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the elector
7to vote under s. 6.97.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1pe 8Section 1pe. 6.79 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,8,169 6.79 (7) License surrender. If an elector is required to provide identification
10under s. 6.345 and the elector receives a citation or notice of intent to revoke or
11suspend an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any jurisdiction that
12is dated within 60 days of the date of an election and the elector is required to
13surrender his or her operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 at the time
14the citation or notice is issued, the elector may present an original copy of the citation
15or notice in lieu of an operator's license under ch. 343. In such case, the elector shall
16cast his or her ballot under s. 6.965.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1pf 17Section 1pf. 6.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,9,1618 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an elector is at the entrance
19to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place,
20they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any individual
21selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or
22an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The If the
23elector is required to provide identification under s. 6.345, except as authorized in
24s. 6.79 (7), the
individual selected by the elector shall present to the inspectors a valid
25operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid, current identification

1card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid identification card
2issued to the elector under s. 343.50 and, if the license or identification card does not
3constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, shall also
provide proof of residence under
4s. 6.34 for the assisted elector, whenever required, and all other information
5necessary for the elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2). The inspectors shall issue
6a ballot to the individual selected by the elector and shall accompany the individual
7to the polling place entrance where the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a
8paper ballot, the assisting individual shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked
9by the assisting individual. The assisting individual shall then immediately take the
10ballot into the polling place and give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall
11distinctly announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name),
12an elector who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the polling place without
13assistance". The inspector shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this
14ballot?" If no objection is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under
15s. 6.79 and deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the poll
16list: "Ballot received at poll entrance".".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,9,17 177. Page 2, line 7: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,9,18 18"" Section 1pg. 6.86 (1) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,9,2419 6.86 (1) (ac) Any elector qualifying under par. (a) may make written application
20to the municipal clerk for an official ballot by means of facsimile transmission or
21electronic mail. Any application under this paragraph shall contain a copy of the
22applicant's original signature. An elector requesting a ballot under this paragraph
23shall return with the voted ballot a copy of the request bearing an original signature
24of the elector as provided in s. 6.87 (4) (a).
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1ph
1Section 1ph. 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,10,122 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not
3issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from
4a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot
5application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). Except as authorized
6in s. 6.79 (7), if an elector is required to provide identification under s. 6.345 and the
7elector applies for an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's office, the clerk shall not
8issue the elector an absentee ballot unless the elector presents a valid operator's
9license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid, current identification card issued
10to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid identification card issued to the
11elector under s. 343.50. The clerk shall make a copy of the document presented by
12the elector and shall enclose the copy in the certificate envelope.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1pi 13Section 1pi. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,10,2414 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
15for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
16for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
17containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
18by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
19hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
20corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address. Except
21as authorized in s. 6.87 (4) (b), if the elector is required to provide identification under
22s. 6.345, the agent shall present the identification required under sub. (1) (ar). The
23clerk shall make a copy of the document presented by the agent and shall enclose the
24copy in the certificate envelope.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1pj 25Section 1pj. 6.869 of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
2for absentee voters. The instructions shall include information concerning the
3procedure for correcting errors in marking a ballot and obtaining a replacement for
4a spoiled ballot. The procedure shall, to the extent possible, respect the privacy of
5each elector and preserve the confidentiality of each elector's vote. For electors who
6are subject to an identification requirement under s. 6.345, the instructions shall
7include information regarding the identification that is required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar)
8or the copy of the identification that is required under s. 6.87 (4).
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1pk 9Section 1pk. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,12,410 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk may, if the clerk is reliably informed by an absent
11elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail address where the
12elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the
13absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under this subsection if, in the
14judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot through the mail may not
15be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time provided under sub. (6). An
16elector may receive an absentee ballot under this subsection only if the elector has
17filed a valid application for the ballot under s. 6.86 (1). If the clerk transmits an
18absentee ballot under this paragraph, the clerk shall also transmit a facsimile or
19electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the certificate envelope
20prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions prescribed by the board. The
21instructions shall require the absent elector to make and subscribe to the
22certification as required under sub. (4) (a) and to enclose the absentee ballot in a
23separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the
24completed certificate. The elector shall then affix sufficient postage unless the
25absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws

1and shall mail the absentee ballot to the municipal clerk. Except as authorized in
2s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot received under this paragraph shall not be counted
3unless it is cast in the manner prescribed in this paragraph and in accordance with
4the instructions provided by the board.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1pL 5Section 1pL. 6.87 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 6.87 (4) (a) and amended
6to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,13,107 6.87 (4) (a) Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting absentee
8shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an adult U.S.
9citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in
10a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then,
11still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the
12elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If
13a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that
14the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper
15envelope. If proof of residence is required Except as authorized in par. (b) and
16notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), if the elector is required to provide identification
17under s. 6.345, the elector shall enclose a copy of the identification in the envelope.
18If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the document enclosed by the
19elector under this paragraph does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34
, the
20elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope. Proof of
21residence is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector, as
22defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector registered by mail and has not voted in an
23election in this state. If the elector requested a ballot by means of facsimile
24transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the
25envelope a copy of the request which bears an original signature of the elector. The

1elector may receive assistance under sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be
2sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the
3elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots.
4If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the United States, the elector shall
5affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for delivery free of postage under
6federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the
7ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot
8in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an
9electronic voting system in a primary which is marked for candidates of more than
10one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for candidates in the primary.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1pm 11Section 1pm. 6.87 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,13,2012 6.87 (4) (b) If the absentee elector is required to provide identification under
13s. 6.345 and the elector has received a citation or notice of intent to revoke or suspend
14an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any jurisdiction that is dated
15within 60 days of the date of the election and the elector is required to surrender his
16or her operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 at the time the citation
17or notice is issued, the elector may enclose a copy of the citation or notice in lieu of
18an operator's license under ch. 343 if the elector is voting by mail, or may present an
19original copy of the citation or notice in lieu of an operator's license under ch. 343 if
20the elector is voting at the office of the municipal clerk.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 1pn 21Section 1pn. 6.875 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,14,922 6.875 (6) (c) 1. Upon their visit to the home or facility under par. (a), the
23deputies shall personally offer each elector who has filed a proper application for an
24absentee ballot the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot. If an elector is
25present who has not filed a proper application for an absentee ballot, the 2 deputies

1may accept an application from the elector and shall issue a ballot to the elector if
2the elector is qualified, the elector presents identification, whenever required under
3s. 6.345,
and the application is proper. The deputies shall each witness the
4certification and may, upon request of the elector, assist the elector in marking the
5elector's ballot. All voting shall be conducted in the presence of the deputies. Upon
6request of the elector, a relative of the elector who is present in the room may assist
7the elector in marking the elector's ballot. No individual other than a deputy may
8witness the certification and no individual other than a deputy or relative of an
9elector may render voting assistance to the elector.
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