AB39, s. 32 25Section 32. 6.56 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,18,8
16.56 (5) Whenever any letter or postcard mailed under this section is returned
2undelivered, or whenever the U.S. postal service notifies the clerk of an improper
3address which was apparently improper on the day of the election or whenever it
4otherwise appears that a person has voted who is not qualified or has voted more
5than once in an election, and the person has been permitted to vote after
6corroboration was made under s. 6.285 (2) (b), 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the municipal
7clerk shall also provide the
name of the corroborator shall also be provided to the
8district attorney for the county where the person resides and the board.
AB39, s. 33 9Section 33. 6.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,18,1610 6.77 (1) An elector may vote only at the polling place for his or her residence
11designated by the governing body or board of election commissioners of the
12municipality where the elector resides, at a satellite absentee voting station
13designated under s. 6.873 (1) in the municipality where the elector resides, or at a
14nursing home, qualified retirement home, or qualified community-based residential
15facility where absentee voting is conducted under s. 6.875 (6) in the municipality
16where the elector resides
.
AB39, s. 34 17Section 34. 6.79 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,19,218 6.79 (2) (c) The officials shall maintain separate lists for electors who are voting
19under s. 6.15, 6.29, or 6.55 (2) or (3), electors who are voting after presenting a
20certificate issued under s. 6.285 (2) (b) 2. or 6.29 (2) (b),
and electors who are
21reassigned from another polling place under s. 5.25 (5) (b) and shall enter the full
22name, address, and serial number of each of these electors on the appropriate
23separate list. Alternatively, if the poll list is maintained electronically, the officials
24may enter on the poll list the information that would otherwise appear on a separate

1list if the information that would be obtainable from a separate list is entered on the
2poll list.
AB39, s. 35 3Section 35. 6.82 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,20,44 6.82 (1) Receipt of ballot at poll entrance. (a) When any of the inspectors
5are at a polling place or a special voting deputy at a satellite absentee voting station
6designated under s. 6.873 (1) is
informed that an elector is at the entrance to the
7polling place or station who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place
8or station, they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any
9individual selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that
10employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.
11The individual selected by the elector shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34
12for the assisted elector, whenever required, and all other information necessary for
13the elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.873 (4). The inspectors or the
14special voting deputy
shall issue a ballot to the individual selected by the elector and
15shall accompany the individual to the polling place or satellite absentee voting
16station
entrance where the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a paper ballot,
17the assisting individual shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked by the
18assisting individual. The assisting individual shall then immediately take the ballot
19into the polling place or satellite absentee voting station and give the ballot to an
20inspector or special voting deputy. The inspector or special voting deputy shall
21distinctly announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name),
22an elector who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the polling place or satellite
23absentee voting station
without assistance". The inspector shall then ask, "Does
24anyone object to the reception of this ballot?" If no objection is made, the inspectors
25or special voting deputy shall record the elector's name under s. 6.79 and on the poll

1or registration list. The inspector shall
deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and the
2special voting deputy shall seal and secure the absentee ballot. The inspector or
3deputy
shall make a notation on the poll or registration list: "Ballot received at poll
4entrance" or "Ballot received at voting station entrance".
AB39,20,65 (b) If objection to receiving the ballot is made by any qualified elector present,
6the inspectors or special voting deputy shall receive the ballot under s. 6.95.
AB39, s. 36 7Section 36. 6.82 (2) (a) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB39,20,198 6.82 (2) (a) If an elector declares to the presiding election official at a polling
9place or to a special voting deputy at a satellite absentee voting station designated
10under s. 6.873 (1)
that he or she cannot read or write, or has difficulty in reading,
11writing or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to mark a ballot
12or depress a button or lever on a voting machine, the elector shall be informed by the
13officials or deputy that he or she may have assistance. When assistance is requested,
14the elector may select any individual to assist in casting his or her vote. The selected
15individual rendering assistance may not be the elector's employer or an agent of that
16employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.
17The selected individual shall certify on the back of the ballot that it was marked with
18his or her assistance. Where voting machines are used, certification shall be made
19on the registration list.
AB39,20,2320 (d) The election officials or special voting deputy shall enter upon the poll or
21registration
list after the name of any elector who had assistance in voting the word
22"assisted". The officials shall also record on the poll or registration list the full name
23and address of the individual who renders assistance.
AB39, s. 37 24Section 37. 6.82 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,21,7
16.82 (3) Use of paper ballots. Whenever, in a municipality in which voting
2machines are
an electronic voting system is used, an elector declares to the chief
3inspector at a polling place or a special voting deputy at a satellite absentee voting
4station designated under s. 6.873 (1)
that, due to physical disability, the elector is
5unable to depress a button or lever on a voting machine mark the ballot used with
6an electronic voting system
, the inspectors or deputy shall permit the elector to vote
7using a paper ballot and voting booth.
AB39, s. 38 8Section 38. 6.855 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,22,29 6.855 (1) The governing body of a municipality may elect to designate a site
10other than the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners as the
11primary location from which electors of the municipality may request and vote
12absentee ballots and to which voted absentee ballots shall be returned by electors for
13any election. The designated site shall be located as near as practicable to the office
14of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners and no site may be
15designated that affords an advantage to any political party. Unless one or more
16satellite absentee voting stations are designated under s. 6.873 (1), this site shall be
17the sole location that absentee voting is conducted by the municipality.
An election
18by a governing body to designate an alternate site under this section shall be made
19no fewer than 14 days prior to the time that absentee ballots are available for the
20primary under s. 7.15 (1) (cm), if a primary is scheduled to be held, or at least 14 days
21prior to the time that absentee ballots are available for the election under s. 7.15 (1)
22(cm), if a primary is not scheduled to be held, and shall remain in effect until at least
23the day after the election. If the governing body of a municipality makes an election
24under this section, no function related to voting and return of absentee ballots that

1is to be conducted at the alternate site may be conducted in the office of the municipal
2clerk or board of election commissioners.
AB39, s. 39 3Section 39. 6.86 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,22,54 6.86 (1) (a) 5. By delivering an application to a special voting deputy under s.
56.873 (4) or 6.875 (6).
AB39, s. 40 6Section 40. 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,22,117 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. ss. 6.873 (3) (b) and 6.875 (6), the
8municipal clerk shall not issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written
9application therefor from a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall
10retain each absentee ballot application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23
11(1).
AB39, s. 41 12Section 41. 6.87 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,22,2513 6.87 (3) (a) Except as authorized under par. (d) and as otherwise provided in
14s. ss. 6.873 and 6.875, the municipal clerk shall mail the absentee ballot to the
15elector's residence unless otherwise directed by the elector, or shall deliver it to the
16elector personally at the clerk's office or at an alternate site under s. 6.855. If the
17ballot is mailed, and the ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free
18postage laws, the clerk shall affix the appropriate legend required by U.S. postal
19regulations. Otherwise, the clerk shall pay the postage required for return when the
20ballot is mailed from within the United States. If the ballot is not mailed by the
21absentee elector from within the United States, the absentee elector shall provide
22return postage. If the ballot is delivered to the elector at the clerk's office, or an
23alternate site under s. 6.855, or a satellite absentee voting station designated under
24s. 6.873 (1),
the ballot shall be voted at the office or, alternate site, or station and may
25not be removed by the elector therefrom.
AB39, s. 42
1Section 42. 6.873 of the statutes is created to read:
AB39,23,20 26.873 Absentee voting at satellite absentee voting stations. (1)
3Designation of satellite absentee voting stations. The municipal clerk or board
4of election commissioners of any municipality may designate any location, other than
5the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners and other than
6a nursing or retirement home or community-based residential facility under s.
76.875, as a satellite absentee voting station where electors of the municipality may
8vote by absentee ballot. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may
9designate a station on private property only if the person who owns the property or
10otherwise has authority to consent to its use by the municipality consents to the
11designation and consents to the enforcement of s. 12.03 (2m) on property owned or
12controlled by the person. Any designation of a satellite absentee voting station for
13an election under this subsection shall be made no fewer than 14 days prior to the
14time that absentee ballots are available for the primary under s. 7.15 (1) (cm), if a
15primary is scheduled to be held, or at least 14 days prior to the time that absentee
16ballots are available for the election under s. 7.15 (1) (cm), if a primary is not
17scheduled to be held, and shall remain in effect until at least the day after the
18election. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall not designate
19a location as a satellite absentee voting station if there is a charge for the
20municipality to use the location.
AB39,24,11 21(2) Appointment of special voting deputies. (a) Appointment. The municipal
22clerk or board of election commissioners shall appoint at least one qualified elector
23of this state as a special voting deputy to receive absentee ballots at each station
24established under sub. (1). The appointment shall be made without regard to
25political party affiliation. The special voting deputy shall be able to read and write

1the English language, be capable, and be of good understanding, and may not be a
2candidate for any office to be voted for at an election for which he or she serves. The
3governing body of the municipality may require a special voting deputy to prove his
4or her ability to read and write English and to have a general knowledge of the
5election laws. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may
6administer examinations to determine whether an individual qualifies for
7appointment under this paragraph. The municipal clerk or board of election
8commissioners shall instruct the special voting deputy in the deputy's duties and
9responsibilities. The municipal clerk or board of election commissions shall ensure
10that all training meets the requirements prescribed in the rules promulgated by the
11board under s. 7.315.
AB39,24,2212 (b) Oath. Before performing his or her duties, each special voting deputy
13appointed under par. (a) shall file the oath required by s. 7.30 (5). In the oath, the
14individual shall swear that he or she is qualified to act as a deputy under this section,
15that he or she has read the statutes governing absentee voting, that he or she
16understands the proper absentee voting procedure, that he or she understands the
17penalties for noncompliance with the procedure under s. 12.13, that his or her sacred
18obligation will be to fully and fairly implement the absentee voting law and seek to
19have the intent of the electors ascertained. In addition, the oath shall state that the
20individual realizes that any error in conducting the voting procedure may result in
21invalidation of an elector's vote under s. 7.51 (2) (e) and that the individual realizes
22that absentee voting is a privilege and not a constitutional right.
AB39,25,223 (c) Term of office. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, each special
24voting deputy appointed under par. (a) shall hold office for 2 years and until his or

1her successor is appointed and qualified. The municipal clerk or board of election
2commissioners may revoke a special voting deputy's appointment at any time.
AB39,25,173 (d) Authority and duties. For the purpose of ensuring compliance with this
4section and s. 6.285, each special voting deputy appointed under par. (a) has
5supervision over the satellite absentee voting station to which he or she is assigned.
6The special voting deputy is subject to the supervision of the municipal clerk or board
7of election commissioners. The special voting deputy has full authority to maintain
8order and to enforce obedience to his or her lawful commands at any time during
9which absentee ballots may be cast at the station. The special voting deputy shall
10prevent any person from taking notice of how another person has voted, except when
11assistance is given under s. 6.87 (5). The special voting deputy shall enforce s. 5.35
12(5) and prevent electioneering from taking place in violation of ss. 12.03 (1m) or (2m)
13or 12.035. If any person refuses to obey the lawful commands of a special voting
14deputy, is disorderly in the presence or hearing of the special voting deputy, or
15interrupts or disturbs the proceedings, the special voting deputy may order any law
16enforcement officer to remove the person from the voting area or to take the person
17into custody.
AB39,26,11 18(3) Operation of satellite absentee voting stations. (a) Operation. No
19satellite absentee voting station may be open for purposes of this subsection or s.
206.285 at any time before the official absentee ballots for the applicable election are
21prepared under s. 7.15 (1) (cm) or at any time after 5 p.m. on the day before the
22election. All voting booths and machines shall be placed apart from other activities
23at the satellite absentee voting station, with their exteriors in full view of each
24special voting deputy. Only the special voting and registration deputies, persons
25observing the proceedings under s. 7.41, persons assisting voters under s. 6.82 (2),

1and electors receiving, preparing or depositing their ballots or casting their votes on
2the machines are permitted in the voting area. Except where assistance is
3authorized, only one elector at a time is permitted in a voting booth or machine. No
4satellite absentee voting station may be situated so as to interfere with or distract
5election officials from carrying out their duties. The municipal clerk or board of
6election commissioners and special voting deputies shall prevent interference with
7and distraction of electors at satellite absentee voting stations. At each satellite
8absentee voting station, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall
9post the materials specified in s. 5.35 (6) (a) 1. to 3. and 4a. to 5. and (b), positioned
10so that they may be readily observed by electors entering the satellite absentee
11voting station or waiting in line to vote.
AB39,27,312 (b) Supplies and equipment for satellite absentee voting stations. If an
13electronic voting machine is used at a satellite absentee voting station the machine
14must be of a type that produces a ballot for enclosure in the certified envelope. The
15municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall issue a copy of the current
16registration list for the municipality and a supply of absentee ballots to the special
17voting deputy that is sufficient to provide for the number of valid applications that
18the clerk or board of election commissioners reasonably expects will be made at the
19satellite absentee voting station. The municipal clerk or board of election
20commissioners shall provide for each satellite absentee voting station a copy of the
21list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) of individuals
22who are ineligible to vote at the next election. In any jurisdiction that is subject to
23the requirement under 42 USC 1973aa-1a to provide voting materials in any
24language other than English, the board shall ensure that the voting system used at
25each satellite absentee voting station in that jurisdiction is in compliance with 42

1USC 1973aa-1a. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall keep
2a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputy and shall require the deputy to
3return every ballot that he or she is issued.
AB39,27,6 4(4) Absentee voting procedure. (a) Registration. Any qualified elector of a
5municipality may register to vote under s. 6.285 (2) at a satellite absentee voting
6station located in the municipality.
AB39,28,37 (b) Voting. The special voting deputy shall personally offer any qualified elector
8of the municipality who makes a proper written application with the deputy the
9opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot. The deputy shall write on the official
10ballot, in the space for the official endorsement, his or her initials and official title.
11If proof of residence is required, the elector shall provide proof of residence under s.
126.34. If proof of residence is provided, the special voting deputy shall verify that the
13name and address on the identification document submitted as proof of residence
14provided is the same as the name and address shown on the registration list. Prior
15to permitting an elector to vote, the special voting deputy shall review the copy of the
16current list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m). If the
17elector's name appears on the list, the special voting deputy shall inform the elector
18of this fact. If the elector maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the election,
19the special voting deputy shall provide the elector with a ballot and, after the elector
20casts his or her vote, shall challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.92 and treat the
21ballot in the manner provided in s. 6.95. The elector and a witness shall then make
22and subscribe to the certification on the certificate envelope and the elector shall vote
23the ballot in the manner prescribed in s. 6.87 (4). Notwithstanding s. 6.87 (4), the
24elector shall then seal the ballot inside the certificate envelope and give the sealed
25certificate envelope containing the ballot to the deputy. The deputy shall promptly

1forward the ballot application and sealed certificate envelope containing each ballot
2to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners in the manner specified by
3the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners.
AB39,28,84 (c) Return of materials. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners
5shall ensure that whenever a satellite absentee voting station is closed, all materials
6and equipment are fully secured, and after the last day of operation before an
7election, all materials are promptly returned to the office of the clerk or board of
8election commissioners in a secure manner.
AB39, s. 43 9Section 43. 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,29,510 6.88 (3) (a) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
11under s. 7.52, at any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day,
12the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being cast, in such a manner
13that members of the public can hear and see the procedures, open the carrier
14envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the identification
15serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s.
166.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been properly executed,
17the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district, and the applicant
18has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the poll list next to the
19applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then
20open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the
21certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it
22or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95,
23the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk or
24special voting deputy
. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34
25is required and no proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the

1document that is provided is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll
2list, the inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall
3then deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name
4or voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the
5elector had been present and voted in person.
AB39, s. 44 6Section 44. 6.92 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,29,157 6.92 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), each inspector and each special voting
8deputy
shall challenge for cause any person offering to vote whom the inspector or
9deputy
knows or suspects is not a qualified elector. If a person is challenged as
10unqualified by an inspector, one of the inspectors or deputy, the inspector or deputy
11shall administer the following oath or affirmation to the person: "You do solemnly
12swear (or affirm) that you will fully and truly answer all questions put to you
13regarding your place of residence and qualifications as an elector of this election";
14and shall then ask questions which are appropriate as determined by the board, by
15rule, to test the person's qualifications.
AB39, s. 45 16Section 45. 6.95 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,30,16 176.95 Voting procedure for challenged electors. Whenever the inspectors
18under ss. 6.92 to 6.94 receive the vote ballot of a person offering to vote who has been
19challenged, the inspectors shall, before giving the elector person a ballot, write on the
20back of the ballot the serial number of the challenged person corresponding to the
21number kept at the election on the poll list, or other list maintained under s. 6.79,
22and the notation "s. 6.95". Whenever a special voting deputy under s. 6.873 (4)
23receives the ballot of a person offering to vote who has been challenged, the deputy
24shall, before giving the person a ballot, write on the back of the ballot a unique
25number and the notation "s. 6.95" and shall enter the person's name and address and

1the number on a separate list.
If voting machines are used in the municipality at the
2polling place
where the person is voting, the person's vote may be received only upon
3an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which shall have the
4corresponding serial number from the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79
5and the notation "s. 6.95" written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors before
6the ballot is given to the elector. The inspectors or special voting deputy shall
7indicate on the list the reason for the challenge. The If the ballot is cast at a polling
8place, the
inspectors shall then deposit the ballot. The challenged ballots shall be
9counted under s. 5.85 or 7.51. The municipal board of canvassers may decide any
10challenge when making its canvass under s. 7.53. If the returns are reported under
11s. 7.60, a challenge may be reviewed by the county board of canvassers. If the returns
12are reported under s. 7.70, a challenge may be reviewed by the chairperson of the
13board or the chairperson's designee. The decision of any board of canvassers or of the
14chairperson or chairperson's designee may be appealed under s. 9.01. The standard
15for disqualification specified in s. 6.325 shall be used to determine the validity of
16challenged ballots.
AB39, s. 46 17Section 46. 7.03 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,30,2218 7.03 (1) (d) Except as otherwise provided in par. (a), special registration
19deputies appointed under s. 6.285 (1) or 6.55 (6), special voting deputies appointed
20under s. 6.873 (2) or 6.875 (4) and officials and trainees who attend training sessions
21under s. 7.15 (1) (e) or 7.25 (5) may also be compensated by the municipality where
22they serve at the option of the municipality.
AB39, s. 47 23Section 47. 7.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,30,2524 7.15 (1) (a) Equip polling places and satellite absentee voting stations
25designated under s. 6.873 (1)
.
AB39, s. 48
1Section 48. 7.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,31,52 7.15 (1) (c) Prepare ballots for municipal elections, and distribute ballots and
3provide other supplies for conducting all elections. The municipal clerk shall deliver
4the ballots to the polling places and satellite absentee voting stations designated
5under s. 6.873 (1)
before the polls polling places and stations open.
AB39, s. 49 6Section 49. 7.15 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,31,167 7.15 (1) (e) Train election officials in their duties, calling them together
8whenever advisable, advise them of changes in laws, rules and procedures affecting
9the performance of their duties, and administer examinations as authorized under
10s. 7.30 (2) (c). The training shall conform with the requirements prescribed in rules
11promulgated by the board under ss. 7.31 and 7.315. The clerk shall assure that
12officials who serve at polling places and satellite absentee voting stations designated
13under s. 6.873 (1)
where an electronic voting system is used are familiar with the
14system and competent to instruct electors in its proper use. The clerk shall inspect
15systematically and thoroughly the conduct of elections in the municipality so that
16elections are honestly, efficiently and uniformly conducted.
AB39, s. 50 17Section 50. 7.15 (1) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,31,2218 7.15 (1) (L) Compile and, no later than 7 days after each general election,
19transmit to the board the lists of electors registering to vote under ss. 6.285 (2), 6.29
20(2) (a), 6.55 (2) (b) and (c) 1. and 6.86 (3) (a) 2. who presented valid drivers' licenses
21issued by other states. The clerk shall withhold access to the lists from inspection or
22copying under s. 19.35 (1).
AB39, s. 51 23Section 51. 7.22 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,32,3
17.22 (5) The chief of police shall station a police officer at polling places and
2satellite absentee voting stations
designated by under s. 6.873 (1) upon request of the
3municipal board of election commissioners for each election.
AB39, s. 52 4Section 52. 7.25 (5) and (6) (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB39,32,115 7.25 (5) Before an election each election official serving at a polling place or
6satellite absentee voting stations designated under s. 6.873 (1)
where voting
7machines are used shall be instructed in their use and their duties in connection with
8them by the municipal clerk, who shall call as many meetings to give instructions to
9the election officials as are necessary. Officials and trainees may be compensated for
10attendance. Any person who does not understand the machines shall not be paid nor
11be allowed to serve.
AB39,32,17 12(6) (a) Where voting machines are used at any polling place or satellite
13absentee voting stations designated under s. 6.873 (1)
, the election officials for each
14ward
shall meet at their proper polling place and the special voting deputy or
15deputies at each station shall be present
at least 15 minutes before the time set for
16opening of the polls polling place or station to arrange the voting machines and
17furniture to properly conduct the election.
AB39, s. 53 18Section 53. 7.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,33,2119 7.30 (2) (a) Only election officials appointed under this section or s. 6.285, 6.873
20or
6.875 may conduct an election. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph
21and in ss. 7.15 (1) (k) and 7.52 (1) (b), each election official who serves at a polling
22place
shall be a qualified elector of the ward or wards, or the election district, for
23which the polling place is established. A special registration deputy who is appointed
24under s. 6.55 (6) or an election official who is appointed under this section to fill a
25vacancy under par. (b) need not be a resident of the ward or wards, or the election

1district, but shall be a resident of the municipality, except that if a municipal clerk
2or deputy clerk serves as a registration deputy or is appointed to fill a vacancy under
3par. (b), the clerk or deputy clerk need not be a resident of the municipality, but shall
4be a resident of the state. No more than 2 individuals holding the office of clerk or
5deputy clerk may serve without regard to municipal residency in any municipality
6at any election. Special registration deputies who are appointed under s. 6.55 (6)
7may be appointed to serve more than one polling place. All officials appointed under
8this section shall be able to read and write the English language, be capable, and be
9of good understanding, and may not be a candidate for any office to be voted for at
10an election at which they serve. In 1st class cities, they may hold no public office
11other than notary public. Except as authorized under subs. (1) (b) and (4) (c), all
12inspectors shall be affiliated with one of the 2 recognized political parties which
13received the largest number of votes for president, or governor in nonpresidential
14general election years, in the ward or combination of wards served by the polling
15place at the last election. Excluding the inspector who may be appointed under sub.
16(1) (b), the party which received the largest number of votes is entitled to one more
17inspector than the party receiving the next largest number of votes at each polling
18place. Election officials appointed under this section may serve the electors of more
19than one ward where wards are combined under s. 5.15 (6) (b). If a municipality is
20not divided into wards, the ward requirements in this paragraph apply to the
21municipality at large.
AB39, s. 54 22Section 54. 7.315 (1) (a) and (b) 1. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB39,34,223 7.315 (1) (a) The board shall, by rule, prescribe the contents of the training that
24municipal clerks must provide to inspectors, other than chief inspectors, to special

1voting deputies appointed under s. ss. 6.873 and 6.875, and to special registration
2deputies appointed under ss. 6.26, 6.285, and 6.55 (6).
AB39,34,113 (b) 1. Each inspector other than a chief inspector and , each special voting
4deputy appointed under s. 6.873 or 6.875, and each special registration deputy
5appointed under s. 6.26, 6.285, or 6.55 (6) shall view or attend at least one training
6program every 2 years. Except as provided in subd. 2., no individual may serve as
7an inspector, other than a chief inspector, as a special voting deputy under s. 6.873
8or
6.875, or as a special registration deputy under s. 6.26, 6.285, or 6.55 (6) at any
9election unless the individual has completed training for that election provided by
10the municipal clerk pursuant to rules promulgated under par. (a) within 2 years of
11the date of the election.
AB39, s. 55 12Section 55. 7.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,34,2313 7.37 (2) Preserve order. The inspectors shall possess full authority to
14maintain order and to enforce obedience to their lawful commands during the
15election and the canvass of the votes. They shall permit only one person in a voting
16booth at a time and shall prevent any person from taking notice of how another
17person has voted, except when assistance is given under s. 6.82. They shall enforce
18s. 5.35 (5) and prevent electioneering and distribution of election-related material
19from taking place in violation of ss. 12.03 (1) and (2) and 12.035. If any person refuses
20to obey the lawful commands of an inspector, or is disorderly in the presence or
21hearing of the inspectors, interrupts or disturbs the proceedings, they may order any
22law enforcement officer to remove the person from the voting area or to take the
23person into custody.
AB39, s. 56 24Section 56. 7.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,35,11
17.41 (1) Any member of the public may be present at any polling place or at any
2satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1)
, in the office of any
3municipal clerk whose office is located in a public building on any day that absentee
4ballots may be cast in that office, or at an alternate site under s. 6.855 on any day that
5absentee ballots may be cast at that site for the purpose of observation of an election
6and the absentee ballot voting process, except a candidate whose name appears on
7the ballot at the polling place or on an absentee ballot to be cast at the clerk's office
8or alternate site at that election. The municipal clerk, or the chief inspector or
9municipal clerk
at a polling place or a special voting deputy at a satellite absentee
10voting station
may reasonably limit the number of persons representing the same
11organization who are permitted to observe under this subsection at the same time.
AB39, s. 57 12Section 57. 7.41 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,35,2113 7.41 (2) The municipal clerk, the chief inspector or municipal clerk at a polling
14place, or a special voting deputy at a satellite absentee voting station designated
15under s. 6.873 (1)
may restrict the location of any individual exercising the right
16under sub. (1) to certain areas within a polling place, the clerk's office, or an alternate
17site under s. 6.855, a polling place, or a satellite absentee voting station. The
18municipal clerk, chief inspector, or municipal clerk special voting deputy shall
19clearly designate such an area as an observation area. Designated observation areas
20shall be so positioned to permit any authorized individual to readily observe all
21public aspects of the voting process.
AB39, s. 58 22Section 58. 7.41 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,35,2523 7.41 (3) (intro.) The municipal clerk, chief inspector or municipal clerk special
24voting deputy
may order the removal of any individual exercising the right under
25sub. (1) if that individual commits an overt act which:
AB39, s. 59
1Section 59. 7.41 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,36,42 7.41 (3) (a) Disrupts the operation of the clerk's office, an alternate site
3designated under s. 6.855, a
polling place, clerk's office, or alternate site under s.
46.855
or a satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1); or
AB39, s. 60 5Section 60. 7.41 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,36,66 7.41 (3) (b) Violates s. 12.03 (2) or (2m) or 12.035.
AB39, s. 61 7Section 61. 7.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,36,158 7.41 (4) No individual exercising the right under sub. (1) may view the
9confidential portion of a registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (4) or a poll list
10maintained under s. 6.79 (6). However, the inspectors or municipal clerk, or a special
11voting deputy appointed under s. 6.873,
shall disclose to such an individual, upon
12request, the existence of such a list, the number of electors whose names appear on
13the list, and the number of those electors who have voted at any point in the
14proceedings. No such individual may view the certificate of an absent elector who
15obtains a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
AB39, s. 62 16Section 62. 7.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,37,217 7.50 (1) (d) Whenever an electronic voting system is used at a polling place or
18satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1)
in a partisan primary,
19and the same ballot is utilized to cast votes for candidates of more than one
20recognized political party or candidates of a party and independent candidates, if an
21elector designates a preference for a party or for independent candidates, only votes
22cast within that preference category may be counted. If an elector does not designate
23a preference and makes a mark or affixes a sticker opposite candidates of more than
24one recognized political party or opposite a candidate in the independent candidates'
25column and a candidate of a recognized political party, no votes cast by the elector

1for any candidate for partisan office are valid. Votes for other candidates and votes
2on ballot questions, if any, shall be counted if otherwise valid.
AB39, s. 63 3Section 63. 7.50 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,37,94 7.50 (2) Ascertainment of intent. (intro.) All ballots cast at an election which
5bear the initials of 2 inspectors or of the municipal clerk or special voting deputy who
6issued the ballot
shall be counted for the person or referendum question for whom
7or for which they were intended, so far as the electors' intent can be ascertained from
8the ballots notwithstanding informality or failure to fully comply with other
9provisions of chs. 5 to 12. To determine intent:
AB39, s. 64 10Section 64. 7.51 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,37,2111 7.51 (2) (c) Whenever the number of ballots exceeds the number of voting
12electors as indicated on the poll list, the inspectors shall place all ballots face up to
13check for blank ballots. In this paragraph, "blank ballot" means a ballot on which
14no votes are cast for any office or question. The inspectors shall mark, lay aside and
15preserve any blank ballots. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are
16canvassed under s. 7.52, if the number of ballots still exceeds the number of voting
17electors, the inspectors shall place all ballots face down and proceed to check for the
18initials. The inspectors shall mark, lay aside and preserve any ballot not bearing the
19initials of 2 inspectors or any absentee ballot not bearing the initials of the municipal
20clerk or special voting deputy who issued the ballot. During the count the inspectors
21shall count those ballots cast by challenged electors the same as the other ballots.
AB39, s. 65 22Section 65. 7.52 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB39,38,423 7.52 (1) (c) In each municipality where absentee ballots are canvassed under
24this section, no later than the closing hour of the polls, the municipal clerk shall post
25at his or her office and on the Internet at a site announced by the clerk before the polls

1open, and shall make available to any person upon request, a statement of the
2number of absentee ballots that the clerk municipality has mailed or, transmitted ,
3or delivered
to electors and that have been returned by the closing hour on election
4day. The posting shall not include the names or addresses of any electors.
AB39, s. 66 5Section 66. 7.52 (3) (a) and (4) (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB39,39,26 7.52 (3) (a) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall first open the carrier
7envelope only, and, in such a manner that a member of the public, if he or she desired,
8could hear, announce the name of the absent elector or the identification serial
9number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
10When the board of absentee ballot canvassers finds that the certification has been
11properly executed and the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election
12district, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall enter an indication on the poll
13list next to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector.
14The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall then open the envelope containing the
15ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The board
16of absentee ballot canvassers shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or
17permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the
18board of absentee ballot canvassers shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by
19the issuing clerk or special voting deputy. If the poll list indicates that proof of
20residence is required and no proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on
21the document that is provided is not the same as the name and address shown on the
22poll list, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall proceed as provided under s.
236.97 (2). The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall mark the poll list number of
24each elector who casts an absentee ballot on the back of the elector's ballot. The board
25of absentee ballot canvassers shall then deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box

1and enter the absent elector's name or poll list number after his or her name on the
2poll list.
AB39,39,13 3(4) (c) Whenever the number of ballots exceeds the number of voting electors
4as indicated on the poll list, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall place all
5ballots face up to check for blank ballots. In this paragraph, "blank ballot" means
6a ballot on which no votes are cast for any office or question. The board of absentee
7ballot canvassers shall mark, lay aside, and preserve any blank ballots. If the
8number of ballots still exceeds the number of voting electors, the board of absentee
9ballot canvassers shall place all ballots face down and proceed to check for the
10initials. The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall mark, lay aside, and preserve
11any ballot not bearing the initials of the municipal clerk or special voting deputy who
12issued the ballot
. During the count, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall
13count those ballots cast by challenged electors the same as the other ballots.
AB39, s. 67 14Section 67. 12.03 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 12.03 (1) (a) and amended
15to read:
AB39,39,1816 12.03 (1) (a) No election official may engage in electioneering on election day.
17This paragraph does not apply to an election official who is appointed under s. 6.285
18or 6.873 and is not serving as an election official on election day.
AB39,39,21 19(b) No municipal clerk or employee of the clerk may engage in electioneering in
20the clerk's office or at the alternate site under s. 6.855 during the hours that ballots
21may be cast at those locations.
AB39, s. 68 22Section 68. 12.03 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB39,39,2523 12.03 (1m) No election official appointed under s. 6.285 or 6.873 may engage
24in electioneering at a satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1)
25during the hours that absentee ballots may be cast at the station.
Loading...
Loading...