SB567, s. 42 22Section 42. 7.08 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB567,30,2423 7.08 (8) (title) Electors voting without proof of residence or identification
24or pursuant to court order.
SB567, s. 43 25Section 43. 7.52 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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17.52 (3) (a) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall first open the carrier
2envelope only, and, in such a manner that a member of the public, if he or she desired,
3could hear, announce the name of the absent elector or the identification serial
4number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
5When the board of absentee ballot canvassers finds that the certification has been
6properly executed and the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election
7district, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall enter an indication on the poll
8list next to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector.
9The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall then open the envelope containing the
10ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The board
11of absentee ballot canvassers shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or
12permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the
13board of absentee ballot canvassers shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by
14the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence is required and no
15proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is provided
16is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, or if the elector is not
17a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector is
18required to provide a copy of a license or identification card under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) and
19no copy of the license or identification card is enclosed or the name on the document
20cannot be verified by the canvassers,
the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall
21proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall
22mark the poll list number of each elector who casts an absentee ballot on the back
23of the elector's ballot. The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall then deposit the
24ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or poll list
25number after his or her name on the poll list.
SB567, s. 44
1Section 44. 10.02 (3) (form) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB567,32,162 10.02 (3) (form) (a) Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted
3to vote, an elector shall state his or her name and address. If an elector is not
4registered to vote, an elector may register to vote at the polling place serving his or
5her residence if the elector provides proof of residence or the elector's registration is
6verified by another elector of the same municipality where the elector resides

7presents a valid Wisconsin operator's license, a valid, current identification card
8issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid Wisconsin identification
9card unless the elector is exempted from this requirement, and, if the document
10presented does not constitute proof of residence, if the elector provides proof of
11residence
. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of 2 inspectors must
12appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to
13a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot, except that an elector who is a
14parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector's minor child or minor ward.
15An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote,
16but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.
SB567, s. 45 17Section 45. 12.13 (2) (b) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB567,32,2118 12.13 (2) (b) 6m. Obtain an absentee ballot for voting in a nursing home or
19qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility,
20qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
under
21s. 6.875 (6) and fail to return the ballot to the issuing officer.
SB567, s. 46 22Section 46. 12.13 (3) (v) of the statutes is repealed.
SB567, s. 47 23Section 47. 343.50 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 126,
24is amended to read:
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1343.50 (3) Design and contents of card. The card shall be the same size as
2an operator's license but shall be of a design which is readily distinguishable from
3the design of an operator's license and bear upon it the words "IDENTIFICATION
4CARD ONLY". The information on the card shall be the same as specified under s.
5343.17 (3). The card may serve as a document of gift under s. 157.06 (2) (b) and (c)
6and the holder may affix a sticker thereto as provided in s. 343.175 (3). The card may
7also serve as a document of refusal to make an anatomical gift under s. 157.06 (2) (i).
8The Except as provided in sub. (4g), the card shall contain the holder's photograph
9and, if applicable, shall be of the design specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a) 12.
SB567, s. 48 10Section 48. 343.50 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 126,
11is amended to read:
SB567,33,2012 343.50 (4) Application. The application for an identification card shall include
13any information required under ss. 85.103 (2) and 343.14 (2) (a), (b), (bm), (br), (em),
14and (er), and such further information as the department may reasonably require to
15enable it to determine whether the applicant is entitled by law to an identification
16card. The Except as provided in sub. (4g), the department shall, as part of the
17application process, take a photograph of the applicant to comply with sub. (3). No
18Except as provided in sub. (4g), no application may be processed without the
19photograph being taken. Misrepresentations in violation of s. 343.14 (5) are
20punishable as provided in s. 343.14 (9).
SB567, s. 49 21Section 49. 343.50 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB567,34,422 343.50 (4g) Photograph requirement; exception. An application may be
23processed and an original or renewal identification card issued under this section
24without a photograph being taken to comply with subs. (3) and (4) to an applicant
25who requests the identification card without charge under sub. (5) or (6) and who

1provides to the department an affidavit stating that the applicant has a sincerely
2held religious belief against being photographed; identifying the religion to which he
3or she belongs or the tenets of which he or she adheres to; and stating that the tenets
4of the religion prohibit him or her from being photographed.
SB567, s. 50 5Section 50. 343.50 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 126
6and 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:
SB567,34,177 343.50 (5) Valid period; fees. The fee for an original card and for the
8reinstatement of an identification card after cancellation under sub. (10) shall be $18
9or, upon request of the applicant, without charge. The card shall be valid for the
10succeeding period of 8 years from the applicant's next birthday after the date of
11issuance, except that a card that is issued to a person who is not a United States
12citizen and who provides documentary proof of legal status as provided under s.
13343.14 (2) (er) shall expire on the date that the person's legal presence in the United
14States is no longer authorized. If the documentary proof as provided under s. 343.14
15(2) (er) does not state the date that the person's legal presence in the United States
16is no longer authorized, then the card shall be valid for the succeeding period of 8
17years from the applicant's next birthday after the date of issuance.
SB567, s. 51 18Section 51. 343.50 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act ....
19(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB567,34,2220 343.50 (5) Valid period; fees. (a) The fee for an original card, for renewal of
21a card, and for the reinstatement of an identification card after cancellation under
22sub. (10) shall be $18 or, upon request of the applicant, without charge.
SB567,35,223 (b) Except as provided in par. (c) and s. 343.165 (4) (c), an original or reinstated
24card shall be valid for the succeeding period of 8 years from the applicant's next

1birthday after the date of issuance, and a renewed card shall be valid for the
2succeeding period of 8 years from the card's last expiration date.
SB567,35,133 (c) Except as provided in s. 343.165 (4) (c) and as otherwise provided in this
4paragraph, an identification card that is issued to a person who is not a United States
5citizen and who provides documentary proof of legal status as provided under s.
6343.14 (2) (es) shall expire on the date that the person's legal presence in the United
7States is no longer authorized or on the expiration date determined under par. (b),
8whichever date is earlier. If the documentary proof as provided under s. 343.14 (2)
9(es) does not state the date that the person's legal presence in the United States is
10no longer authorized, then the card shall be valid for the period specified in par. (b)
11except that, if the card was issued or renewed based upon the person's presenting of
12any documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7., the card shall, subject
13to s. 343.165 (4) (c), expire one year after the date of issuance or renewal.
SB567, s. 52 14Section 52. 343.50 (5m) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20,
15is amended to read:
SB567,35,2116 343.50 (5m) Federal security verification mandate fee. In addition to any
17other fee under this section, for the issuance of an original identification card or
18duplicate identification card or for the renewal or reinstatement of an identification
19card after cancellation under sub. (10), a federal security verification mandate fee of
20$10 shall be paid to the department unless the applicant requests that the
21identification card be issued without charge
.
SB567, s. 53 22Section 53. 343.50 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 126,
23is amended to read:
SB567,36,1224 343.50 (6) Renewal. At least 30 days prior to the expiration of the card, the
25department shall mail a renewal application to the last-known address of each

1identification card holder. The department shall include with the application
2information, as developed by all organ procurement organizations in cooperation
3with the department, that promotes anatomical donations and which relates to the
4anatomical donation opportunity available under s. 343.175. The fee for a renewal
5identification card shall be $9, which or, upon request of the identification card
6holder, without charge. The renewal identification
card shall be valid for 4 years,
7except that a card that is issued to a person who is not a United States citizen and
8who provides documentary proof of legal status as provided under s. 343.14 (2) (er)
9shall expire on the date that the person's legal presence in the United States is no
10longer authorized. If the documentary proof as provided under s. 343.14 (2) (er) does
11not state the date that the person's legal presence in the United States is no longer
12authorized, then the card shall be valid for 4 years.
SB567, s. 54 13Section 54.0 Initial applicability.
SB567,36,1614 (1) Identification required for voting. This act first applies with respect to
15voting at the first spring or September primary election that follows the effective
16date of this act by at least 60 days.
SB567, s. 55 17Section 55. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
18except as follows:
SB567,36,2219 (1) The treatment of section 343.50 (5m) of the statutes and the repeal and
20recreation of section 343.50 (5) of the statutes take effect on the day after publication
21or on the date on which the creation of section 343.165 of the statutes by 2007
22Wisconsin Act 20
takes effect, whichever is later.
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