AB895, s. 122
8Section
122. 12.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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12.60
(1) (a) Whoever violates s.
12.09, 12.11 or 12.13 (1), (2) (b) 1. to 7. or (3)
10(a), (e), (f), (j), (k), (L), (m), (y) or (z) is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB895, s. 123
11Section
123. 12.60 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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12.60
(1) (am) Whoever violates s. 12.17 (2) with the intent to prevent any
13person from exercising the right to vote in an election is guilty of a Class D felony.
AB895, s. 124
14Section
124. 12.60 (1) (an) of the statutes is created to read:
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12.60
(1) (an) Whoever violates s. 12.09 is guilty of a Class D felony.
AB895, s. 125
16Section
125. 12.60 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
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12.60
(1) (ap) Whoever violates s. 12.19 is guilty of a Class E felony.
AB895, s. 126
18Section
126. 12.60 (1) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
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12.60
(1) (bn) If a municipal clerk or executive director of a board of election
20commissioners fails to ensure compliance with s. 5.25 (4) (b) or to post the materials
21specified in s. 5.35 (6) (a) at each polling place located in the municipality served by
22the clerk or executive director at any election, except as authorized in s. 5.35 (6) (d),
23or the executive director of the government accountability board fails to include any
24of the materials specified in s. 7.08 (3) in the election manual, the violator may be
25required to forfeit not more than $500 for each violation.
AB895, s. 127
1Section
127. 12.60 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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12.60
(4) Prosecutions
of civil offenses under this chapter shall be conducted
3in the manner prescribed in s. 11.60 (4). Prosecutions of criminal offenses under this
4chapter shall be conducted in
accordance with the manner prescribed in s. 11.61 (2).
AB895, s. 128
5Section
128. 19.685 of the statutes is created to read:
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619.685 Access to information provided by Government Accountability
7Board. No state authority and no officer or employee thereof may provide access to
8information in any record of the authority that was obtained by the authority from
9the government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1) (bm).
AB895, s. 129
10Section
129. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.61
(1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
12division of the government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to
13match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained
14by the government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1)
, the information specified
15in s. 6.34 (2n), and other information specified in s. 6.256 (2) with personally
16identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and
17vehicle registration records under ch. 341
, notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1)
18(eg), and 343.14 (2j), to the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation
19and the administrator of the elections division of the government accountability
20board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter
21registration.
Notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), the
22agreement shall provide for the transfer of electronic information under s. 6.256 (2)
23to the board on a continuous basis, no less often than monthly.
AB895, s. 130
24Section
130. 939.50 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1939.50
(3) (d) For a Class D felony, a fine not to exceed $100,000 or
2imprisonment not to exceed 25 years, or both
, except that for a violation of s. 12.09,
3the term of imprisonment may not exceed 3 years and for a violation of s. 12.17, the
4term of imprisonment may not exceed 5 years.
AB895, s. 131
5Section
131. 939.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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939.50
(3) (e) For a Class E felony, a fine not to exceed $50,000 or imprisonment
7not to exceed 15 years, or both
, except that for a violation of s. 12.19, the term of
8imprisonment may not exceed 2 years.
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(1)
Study of options for corrective action. The government accountability
11board, in consultation with the department of justice and the federal election
12assistance commission, shall study the feasibility of providing corrective information
13that may be required under section 12.17 (5) of the statutes, as created by this act,
14through public service announcements, other uses of broadcast media, or an
15emergency alert system. No later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after
16the effective date of this subsection, the board shall report its findings and
17recommendations to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, in the manner
18provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes, for referral to the appropriate
19standing committees of each house.
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(2)
Hardship waiver request; study of absentee voting timeline.
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(a) Prior to the 2010 September primary, the legal counsel to the Government
22Accountability Board shall apply on behalf of this state to the presidential designee
23under
42 USC 1973ff-1 (g) for a determination that this state is unable to meet the
24requirement under
42 USC 1973ff-1 (a) (8) with respect to transmittal of absentee
25ballots to military and overseas electors at the 2010 September primary and general
1election. The application shall include a description of this state's efforts to enable
2delivery of absentee ballots to military and overseas electors as expeditiously as
3possible. If the waiver is not granted, the legal counsel shall promptly report the
4response of the designee to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature
5in the manner prescribed in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes.
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(b) No later than January 1, 2011, the Government Accountability Board shall
7report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, in the manner
8prescribed in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, concerning the timeline used by this
9state for the absentee voting process and the feasibility of making adjustments to
10enable compliance with the timeline prescribed in
42 USC 1973ff-1 (a) (8) (A).
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(3)
Initial sharing of registration information. Notwithstanding sections
1285.61 (1), 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j) of the statutes, as affected by this
13act, the department of transportation shall enter into and begin transferring
14information under a revised agreement with the administrator of the elections
15division of the government accountability board pursuant to section 85.61 (1) of the
16statutes, as affected by this act, no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning
17after the effective date of this subsection.
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(4)
Report on voter registration information integration. No later than July
191, 2011, the board shall report to the appropriate standing committees of the
20legislature, in the manner specified in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, concerning
21its progress in initially implementing a system to ensure the complete and
22continuous registration of all eligible electors in this state, specifically including the
23operability and utility of information integration with the department of
24transportation and the desirability and feasibility of integrating public information
25maintained by other state agencies with the board's registration information to
1enhance the completeness and accuracy of the information. At a minimum, the
2report shall contain an assessment of the feasibility and desirability of the
3integration of registration information with information maintained by the
4departments of health services, children and families, workforce development,
5revenue, regulation and licensing, and natural resources and the University of
6Wisconsin System.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and except with respect to the
9requirements in section 7.08 (3) (d) to (g) of the statutes, as created by this act, this
10act first applies with respect to elections held on the effective date of this subsection.
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(2) The treatment of sections 6.24 (4) (c), 6.86 (1) (a) 3. (by
Section 65) and (b)
12(by
Section 70
), (2), and (2m), 6.865 (title) (3), and (3m) (a), (b), and (c), 6.875 (3) and
13(4) (a), 7.08 (1) (c), and 7.15 (1) (j) of the statutes first applies with respect to requests
14for absentee ballots made for voting at elections held on or after the effective date of
15this subsection.
AB895, s. 134
16Section
134.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
17publication, except as follows:
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(1) The treatment of sections 6.24 (4) (c), 6.86 (1) (a) 3. (by
Section 65) and (b)
19(by
Section 70
), (2), and (2m), 6.865 (title), (3), and (3m) (a), (b), and (c), 6.875 (3) and
20(4) (a), 7.08 (1) (c), and 7.15 (1) (j) of the statutes and
Section 133 (2) of this act take
21effect on the 90th day beginning after publication.
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(2)
The treatment of section 7.08 (3) (d) to (g) of the statutes takes effect on
23January 1, 2011.