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6.22
(6) Military elector list. Each municipal clerk shall keep an up-to-date
5list of all eligible military electors who reside in the municipality
; city clerks shall
6keep the lists by wards in the format prescribed by the board. The list shall contain
7the name, latest-known military residence and military mailing address of each
8military elector. The list shall indicate whether each elector whose name appears on
9the list is a military elector, as defined in s.
6.36 (2) (c) 6.34 (1), and has so certified
10under s. 6.865 (3m). All persons over 18 years of age or who will be 18 years old prior
11to an election shall be listed and remain on the list for the duration of their tour of
12duty. The list shall be kept current through all possible means. Each clerk shall
13exercise reasonable care to avoid duplication of names or listing anyone who is not
14eligible to vote. Each clerk shall distribute
2 copies of one copy of the list to the
15appropriate ward each polling place in the municipality for use on election day.
SB640, s. 24
16Section
24. 6.221 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.221
(1) In this section, "military elector" has the meaning given in s.
6.36 (2)
18(c) 6.34 (1) and active duty status for any election is determined as of election day.
SB640, s. 25
19Section
25. 6.221 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.221
(3) (b) At the general election,
the presidential preference primary, or a
21special election for national office, a ballot that is cast under s. 6.22 by an elector who
22is a military elector, that is received by mail from the U.S. postal service, and that
23is postmarked no later than election day shall be counted as provided in this section
24if it is received by a municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on the 10th day after the
25election.
SB640, s. 26
1Section
26. 6.24 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.24
(4) (c) Upon receipt of a timely application from an individual who
3qualifies as an overseas elector and who has registered to vote in a municipality
4under sub. (3), the municipal clerk of the municipality shall send an absentee ballot
5to the individual for all subsequent elections for national office to be held during the
6year in which the ballot is requested,
except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, 7unless the individual otherwise requests or until the individual no longer qualifies
8as an overseas elector
. of the municipality. The clerk shall not send an absentee ballot
9for an election if the overseas elector's name appeared on the registration list in
10eligible status for a previous election following the date of the application but no
11longer appears on the list in eligible status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that
12the envelope containing the absentee ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable.
13If an overseas elector who files an application under this subsection no longer resides
14at the same address that is indicated on the application form, the elector shall so
15notify the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee
16ballots to an overseas elector under this subsection if the elector fails to return any
17absentee ballot mailed to the elector. The municipal clerk shall notify the elector of
18any such action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible. An
19overseas elector who fails to cast an absentee ballot but who remains qualified to
20receive absentee ballots under this subsection may then receive absentee ballots for
21subsequent elections by notifying the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to
22continue receiving absentee ballots for subsequent elections.
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23Section
27. 6.24 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.24
(4) (e) An overseas elector may file an application for an absentee ballot
25by means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s.
16.86 (1) (ac). Upon receipt of a valid application, the municipal clerk shall send the
2elector an absentee ballot or, if the elector so requests, shall transmit an absentee
3ballot to the elector by means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the
4manner prescribed in s. 6.87 (3) (d).
SB640, s. 28
5Section
28. 6.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.25
(1) Any individual who qualifies as a military elector under s. 6.22 (1) (b)
7or an overseas elector under s. 6.24 (1) and who transmits an application for an
8official absentee ballot for
a general election
an election for national office, including
9a primary election, no later than
30 days before election day the latest time specified
10for the elector in s. 6.86 (1) (b) may, in lieu of the official ballot, cast a federal write-in
11absentee ballot prescribed under
42 USC 1973ff-2 for any candidate or for all of the
12candidates of any recognized political party for national office listed on the official
13ballot at
the general that election if the federal write-in absentee ballot is received
14by the appropriate municipal clerk no later than the
applicable time prescribed in
15s.
6.221 (3) or 6.87 (6).
SB640, s. 29
16Section
29. 6.25 (4) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
17renumbered 6.25 (4) and amended to read:
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6.25
(4) A write-in absentee ballot issued under sub. (1), (2) or (3) is valid only
19if
all of the following apply: (a) The ballot is submitted from a location outside the
20United States. (b) The the elector submitting the ballot does not submit an official
21ballot within the time prescribed in s. 6.87 (6)
and, if the elector is an overseas elector,
22the ballot is submitted from a location outside the United States.
SB640, s. 30
23Section
30. 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:
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246.256 Board shall facilitate registration of electors. (1) Except as
25provided for electors specified in sub. (8) and as otherwise expressly provided, the
1board shall use all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible electors
2of this state who are subject to a registration requirement and the maintenance of
3the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain eligible.
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4(2) For the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1), the board shall
5obtain the following information from the department of transportation, to the
6extent that the department has the information:
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(a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator's license
8issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the
9individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to
10that individual:
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1. The current address of the individual together with any address history
12maintained by the department of transportation.
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2. The date of birth of the individual.
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3. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.
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4. The individual's citizenship and any information pertaining to that
16citizenship and whether the individual provided proof of citizenship or other
17attestation of citizenship to the department of transportation.
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(b) For each item of information specified in this subsection, the most recent
19date that the item of information was provided or obtained by the department of
20transportation.
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21(3) The board shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with the
22information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) and shall update that
23information, correct inaccuracies in that information, and eliminate duplications in
24the list.
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1(4) Except as provided in sub. (8) and this subsection, if the board concludes
2that an individual appears eligible to vote in this state but is not registered, and the
3board has obtained from reliable sources all the information required under s. 6.33
4(1) to complete the individual's registration, the board shall enter the individual's
5name on the registration list. If the board has not obtained from reliable sources all
6the information pertaining to an individual that is required under s. 6.33 (1), the
7board shall attempt to obtain from reliable sources the necessary information under
8s. 6.33 (1) that is required to complete the individual's registration. If a
9municipality has changed the status of an elector from eligible to ineligible under s.
106.50 (1) and the elector's eligibility, name, or residence have not changed, the board
11shall not change the individual's name to eligible status unless the board first
12verifies that the individual is eligible and wishes to change his or her status to
13eligible.
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14(5) The board shall attempt to contact individuals described in sub. (4) if
15necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
16individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
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17(6) If the board is able to obtain all the required information specified in s. 6.33
18(1) pertaining to an individual, the board shall enter the name of the individual on
19the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a).
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20(7) If an individual's name is entered on the registration list by initiative of the
21board, the individual's registration is not valid until the individual confirms the
22registration under this subsection on a form prescribed by the board. If any
23information obtained by the board is not correct or accurate as of the confirmation
24date, the individual shall correct the information before confirming his or her
25registration. The confirmation shall affirm that all information is correct and
1accurate as of the date of confirmation, subject to all penalties prescribed by law for
2falsifying information or registration. An individual may confirm his or her
3registration by any of the following means:
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(a) By electronic means on the Internet using a secure procedure prescribed by
5the board.
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(c) By appearing in person at the office of the municipal clerk serving the
8municipality where the elector resides or at the polling place serving his or her
9residence.
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10(8) Any individual may file a request with the board to exclude his or her name
11from the registration list. Any individual whose name is added to the registration
12list by the board may file a request with the board to have his or her name deleted
13from the list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed on a form prescribed
14by the board and may be filed by any means specified in sub. (7). An individual who
15files an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection may revoke his or her
16request by the same means that an individual may request an exclusion or deletion.
17The board shall ensure that the name of any individual who has filed an exclusion
18or deletion request under this subsection is excluded from the registration list or if
19the individual's name appears on the list, is removed from the registration list and
20is not added to the list at any subsequent time unless the individual files a revocation
21of his or her request under this subsection.
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22(9) If the board removes from the registration list the name of an elector who
23does not request that his or her name be deleted, other than to correct an entry that
24the board positively determines to be a duplication or to change the name of an
25individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the board shall mail the
1individual a notice of the removal or change in status by 1st class postcard at the
2individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide that the individual may
3apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or she is a qualified elector.
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4(10) The board shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all eligible
5electors, except as otherwise provided in this section, no later than July 1, 2015.
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6(11) The board shall maintain the confidentiality of all information obtained
7from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this information
8only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s. 6.34 (2n) and
9in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
SB640, s. 31
10Section
31. 6.275 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.275
(1) (c) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that
12county who registered
or confirmed their registrations after the close of registration
13and prior to the day of the primary or election under ss. 6.29 and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
SB640, s. 32
14Section
32. 6.275 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.275
(1) (d) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that
16county who registered
or confirmed their registrations on the day of the primary or
17election under ss. 6.55 and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
SB640, s. 33
18Section
33. 6.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.28
(1) Registration locations; deadline. Except as authorized in ss. 6.29,
206.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for any election shall close at 5 p.m.
21on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under s.
226.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later
23than the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. All applications for registration
24corrections and additions
and registration confirmations may be made throughout
25the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners, at the office of the
1municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other locations provided by the
2board of election commissioners or the common council in cities over 500,000
3population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common council, village
4or town board in all other municipalities and may also be made during the school year
5at any high school by qualified persons under sub. (2) (a). Other registration
6locations may include but are not limited to fire houses, police stations, public
7libraries, institutions of higher education, supermarkets, community centers, plants
8and factories, banks, savings and loan associations and savings banks. Special
9registration deputies shall be appointed for each location unless the location can be
10sufficiently staffed by the board of election commissioners or the municipal clerk or
11his or her deputies. An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s.
126.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where
13the elector resides.
SB640, s. 34
14Section
34. 6.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.28
(4) At the office of the county clerk. Any person shall be given an
16opportunity to register to vote
or to file a registration confirmation form under s.
176.256 (7) at the office of the county clerk for the county in which the person's residence
18is located. An applicant
for registration may complete the required registration form
19under s. 6.33. Unless the county clerk performs registration functions for the
20municipality where the elector resides under s. 6.33 (5) (b), the county clerk shall
21forward
the each form submitted by an elector to the appropriate municipal clerk,
22or to the board of election commissioners in cities over 500,000 population within 5
23days of receipt. The clerk shall forward the form immediately whenever registration
24closes within 5 days of receipt.
SB640, s. 35
25Section
35. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.29
(1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
2close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3)
3(a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a
4qualified elector
and any elector whose name appears on the registration list but
5whose registration has not been confirmed is entitled to vote at the election upon
6compliance with this section.
SB640, s. 36
7Section
36. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.29
(2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
9a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
10municipality may register
and any elector whose name appears on the registration
11list but whose registration has not been confirmed may confirm his or her
12registration after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or the close of
13business, whichever is later, on the day before an election at the office of the
14municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
15responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
16s. 6.33 (5) (b).
The An elector
whose name does not appear on the registration list 17shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2), a registration form
18containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The registration form shall also
19contain the following certification: "I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my
20knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for at least 10 days
21immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election".
The An 22elector
who registers or confirms his or her registration shall also provide proof of
23residence under s. 6.34. Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide proof of
24residence under s. 6.34, the information contained in the registration form shall be
25corroborated in a statement that is signed by any other elector of the municipality
1and that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The
2corroborating elector shall then provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector
3is registering
or confirming his or her registration after the close of registration for
4the general election and the elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another
5state, the municipal clerk or agent shall record on a separate list the name and
6address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number and expiration
7date of the license.
SB640, s. 37
8Section
37. 6.29 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.29
(2) (b) Upon the filing of the registration form
or confirmation form 10required by this section, the municipal clerk or clerk's agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b) shall
11offer to provide the elector with an absentee ballot. If the elector does not cast an
12absentee ballot at the office of the municipal clerk or agent, the clerk or agent shall 13issue a certificate containing the name and address of the elector addressed to the
14inspectors of the proper ward or election district directing that the elector be
15permitted to cast his or her vote if the elector complies with all requirements for
16voting at the polling place. The certificate shall be numbered serially, prepared in
17duplicate and one copy preserved in the office of the municipal clerk.
SB640, s. 38
18Section
38. 6.29 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.29
(2) (d) The inspectors shall record the names of electors who present
20certificates in person
or for whom certificates are presented with absentee ballots 21under this section on the list maintained under s. 6.56 (1).
These names shall then
22be added to the registration list if the electors are qualified.
SB640, s. 39
23Section
39. 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.29
(2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names
25of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list.
1The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of qualified electors who vote at their
2polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33 (5) (a).
SB640, s. 40
3Section
40. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.33
(5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), whenever a municipal clerk receives
5a valid registration or valid change of a name or address under an existing
6registration
or a change of information when a registration is confirmed under s.
76.256 (7) and whenever a municipal clerk changes a
person's registration from
8eligible to ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall promptly enter electronically
9on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under
10that subsection, except
that the as provided in this paragraph. The municipal clerk
11may update any entries that change on the date of an election
in the municipality 12other than a general election within 30 days after
that the date
, and the of that
13election, and shall update any entries that change on the date of a general election
14within 45 days after the date of that election, except that the legal counsel of the
15board may, upon application of a municipal clerk, permit the clerk to update entries
16that change on the date of a general election within 60 days after that election. The 17municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is confidential under s.
186.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.
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19Section
41. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.34
(2) Except as authorized in ss. 6.29 (2) (a) and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., upon
21completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33
or registration
22confirmation form under s. 6.256 (7), each elector who is required to register under
23s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector and who registers
or
24confirms his or her registration after the close of registration under s. 6.29 or 6.86
25(3) (a) 2., shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence
1under sub. (3). Each elector
other than a military elector or an overseas elector who
2is required to register under s. 6.27
who is not a military elector or an overseas
3elector, who registers by mail
or confirms a registration entered by the board after
4the close of registration, and who has not voted in an election in this state shall, if
5voting in person, provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence
6under sub. (3) or, if voting by absentee ballot, provide a copy of an identifying
7document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). If the elector registered
8by mail
or the elector is confirming a registration entered by the board after the close
9of registration, the identifying document may not be a residential lease.
SB640, s. 42
10Section
42. 6.34 (2n) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.34
(2n) If an elector who confirms a registration that has been entered by the
12board under s. 6.256 (7) would otherwise be required to provide proof of residence
13under sub. (2) but provides, in lieu of proof of residence, the number of a current and
14valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social
15security account number together with the elector's name and date of birth, and the
16board is able to verify the information electronically at the time of confirmation, the
17elector is not required to provide proof of residence.
SB640, s. 43
18Section
43. 6.34 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.34
(3) (a) 7. A university, college, or technical college fee or identification card
20that contains a photograph of the cardholder.
A card under this subdivision that does
21not contain the information specified in par. (b) shall be considered proof of residence
22if the university, college, or technical college that issued the card provides a certified
23and current list of students who reside in housing sponsored by the university,
24college, or technical college to the municipal clerk prior to the election showing the
25current address of the students and if the municipal clerk, special registration
1deputy, or inspector verifies that the student presenting the card is included on the
2list.
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3Section
44. 6.34 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.34
(3) (b) (intro.)
The Except as provided in par. (d), identifying documents
5prescribed in par. (a) shall contain all of the following in order to be considered proof
6of residence:
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7Section
45. 6.34 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.34
(3) (d) The municipal clerk and the inspectors of election shall accept a
9university, college, or technical college fee or identification card that contains a
10photograph of the cardholder as proof of residence at any election regardless of
11whether the card contains the information specified in par. (b) if the university,
12college, or technical college that issued the card provides to the municipal clerk, for
13use at the election, a certified copy of a current list of students who reside in housing
14sponsored by the university, college, or technical college showing the names and
15current addresses of the students. Upon presentation of such a card, the municipal
16clerk, special registration deputy, or inspector shall verify that the name of the
17student presenting the card is included on the list.
SB640, s. 46
18Section
46. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.34
(4) The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an
20instant basis, the validity of information specified in sub. (2n) submitted by an
21elector who registers electronically with the information maintained by the
22department of transportation pursuant to the board's agreement with the secretary
23of transportation under s. 5.056.
SB640, s. 47
24Section
47. 6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.36
(1) (a) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official
2registration list. The list shall contain the name and address of each registered
3elector in the state, the date of birth of the elector, the ward and aldermanic district
4of the elector, if any, and, for each elector, a unique registration identification number
5assigned by the board, the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector
6under ch. 343, if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account
7number, if any, any identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47
8(3), the date of any election in which the elector votes, an indication of whether the
9elector is a military elector, as defined in
sub. (2) (c) s. 6.34 (1), who has so certified
10under s. 6.865 (3m), an indication of whether the elector is an overseas elector, as
11defined in s. 6.24 (1), any information relating to the elector that appears on the
12current list transmitted to the board by the department of corrections under s. 301.03
13(20m), an indication of any accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit
14voting by the elector, an indication of the method by which the elector's registration
15form was received,
if any information in the elector's registration was obtained by
16initiative of the board, whether the registration of the individual has been confirmed
17under s. 6.256 (7), and such other information as may be determined by the board to
18facilitate administration of elector registration requirements.
SB640, s. 48
19Section
48. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(1) (b) 1. a.
No Except as provided in par. (bm), no person other than an
21employee of the board, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an executive director
22of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated by the executive
23director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive director of a city
24board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the executive director
25may view the
date of birth birthday, operator's license number, or social security
1account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an identification
2serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an accommodation
3required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
SB640, s. 49
4Section
49. 6.36 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.36
(1) (bm) 1. In this paragraph, "state authority" has the meaning given in
6s. 19.62 (8).
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2. Except as provided in s. 6.256 (11), the board may transfer any information
8in the official registration list to which access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. to any
9state authority or to a subunit of the state government of another state.
SB640, s. 50
10Section
50. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use
12as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an
13election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank
14column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll
15list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing
16absentee ballots;
an indication whether the registration of an elector has been
17confirmed under s. 6.256 (7), if confirmation is required; an indication next to the
18name of each elector for whom proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required; and a form
19of certificate bearing the certification of the administrator of the elections division
20of the board stating that the list is a true and complete registration list of the
21municipality or the ward or wards for which the list is prepared.
SB640, s. 51
22Section
51. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
24of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
25to vote. Proof of residence is required if the elector is not a military elector or an
1overseas elector and the elector registers by mail
or has not confirmed his or her
2registration under s. 6.256 (7) and has not previously voted in an election in this
3state.
SB640, s. 52
4Section
52. 6.54 of the statutes is amended to read:
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56.54 Failure to register; rights. No name may be added to the registration
6list after the close of registration, but any person whose name is not on the
7registration list
or whose registration has not been confirmed under s. 6.256 (7), if
8confirmation is required, but who is otherwise a qualified elector
, is entitled to vote
9at the election upon compliance with s. 6.29 or 6.55.
SB640, s. 53
10Section
53. 6.55 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.55 (title)
Polling place registration
and registration confirmation;
12voting by certification.
SB640, s. 54
13Section
54. 6.55 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.55
(2) (a) 1. Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is employed,
15any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district where he or she
16desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form,
whose registration
17appears on the registration list but has not been confirmed under s. 6.256 (7) or
who 18was registered at another location, may request permission to vote at the polling
19place for that ward or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under
20s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person
21to execute a registration form
or confirmation form prescribed by the board.
The An
22original registration form shall be completed in the manner provided under s. 6.33
23(2) and shall contain all information required under s. 6.33 (1), together with the
24following certification:
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1"I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector,
2having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and I
3have not voted at this election."
SB640, s. 55
4Section
55. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.55
(2) (b) Upon executing
the a registration form
or confirmation form under
6par. (a), the elector shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector cannot
7provide proof of residence, the information contained in the
elector's registration
8form
or confirmation form shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed by
any 9another elector who resides in the same municipality as the registering elector and
10that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The
11corroborator shall then provide proof of residence as provided in s. 6.34. If the elector
12is registering to vote
or confirming his or her registration in the general election and
13the elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another state, the inspector or
14deputy shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name
15of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license. The signing
16by the elector executing the registration form
or confirmation form and
the signing 17by any corroborator shall be in the presence of the special registration deputy or
18inspector who shall then print his or her name on and sign the form, indicating that
19the deputy or inspector has accepted the form. Upon compliance with this procedure,
20the elector shall be permitted to cast his or her vote, if the elector complies with all
21other requirements for voting at the polling place.
SB640, s. 56
22Section
56. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
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6.55
(2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration
or confirmation of registration
24under par. (a) at
the a polling place under pars. (a) and (b), the board of election
25commissioners
, or the governing body of any municipality may by resolution require
1a person who qualifies as an elector and who is not registered
or confirmed and
2desires to register
or confirm his or her registration on the day of an election to do
3so at another readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place
4serving the elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25
5(5) (b), instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case,
6the municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
7polling place. The elector who desires to register
or confirm his or her registration 8shall execute a registration form
or confirmation form as prescribed under par. (a)
9and provide proof of residence as provided under s. 6.34. If the elector cannot provide
10proof of residence, the information contained in the registration form
or confirmation
11form shall be corroborated in the manner provided in par. (b). If the elector is
12registering to vote
or confirming his or her registration in the general election and
13the elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another state, the municipal
14clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy shall record on a separate list the
15name and address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number and
16expiration date of the license. The signing by the elector executing the registration
17form
or confirmation form and
the signing by any corroborator shall be in the
18presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy. The
19municipal clerk, the deputy clerk, or the special registration deputy shall then print
20his or her name and sign the form, indicating that the clerk, deputy clerk, or deputy
21has accepted the form.
Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk,
22deputy clerk or special registration deputy shall serially number the registration and
23give one copy to the elector for presentation at the polling place serving the elector's
24residence or an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
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12. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the municipal clerk or
2deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors of the proper polling
3place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her vote if the elector
4complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The clerk shall enter
5the name and address of the elector on the face of the certificate. If the elector's
6registration
or confirmation is corroborated, the clerk shall also enter the name and
7address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate. The certificate shall be
8numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall preserve one
9copy in his or her office.