AB7-ASA1,22,6
16.10 (1m) In determining the principal or primary home or place of abode of
2a person, the following circumstances may be taken into account: business pursuits;
3employment; income sources; residence for income or other tax purposes; residence
4of the person's parents, spouse, or children, if any; leaseholds; situs of real and
5personal property; location of any homestead for which a credit is elected under
6subch. VIII of ch. 71; and motor vehicle registrations.
AB7-ASA1, s. 25 7Section 25. 6.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,22,168 6.10 (3) When an elector moves from one ward to another or his or her residence
9from one ward or municipality to another ward or municipality within the state after
10the last registration day but
at least 10 28 days before the election, the elector may
11vote in and be considered a resident of the new ward or municipality where residing
12upon transferring registration under s. 6.40 (1) or upon registering at the proper
13polling place or other registration location in the new ward or municipality under s.
146.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If the elector moves within 10 his or her residence later than
1528
days of before an election, the elector shall vote in the elector's old former ward
16or municipality if otherwise qualified to vote there.
AB7-ASA1, s. 26 17Section 26. 6.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,23,418 6.10 (4) The residence of an unmarried person sleeping in one ward and
19boarding in another is the place where the person sleeps. The residence of an
20unmarried person in a transient vocation, a teacher or a student who boards at
21different places for part of the week, month, or year, if one of the places is the
22residence of the person's parents, is the place of the parents' residence unless through
23registration or similar act the person elects to establish a residence elsewhere. If the
24person has no parents and if the person has not registered elsewhere, the person's
25residence shall be at the place which that the person considered his or her residence

1in preference to any other for at least 10 28 consecutive days before an election. If
2this place is within the municipality, the person is entitled to all the privileges and
3subject to all the duties of other citizens having their residence there, including
4voting.
AB7-ASA1, s. 27 5Section 27. 6.10 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,23,96 6.10 (8) No person gains a residence in any ward or election district of this state
7while there for temporary purposes only without the intention of making that ward
8or election district the person's home but with the intention of leaving it when the
9person has accomplished the purpose that brought the person there
.
AB7-ASA1, s. 28 10Section 28. 6.10 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,23,1411 6.10 (10) If a person who established residence in this state moves to another
12state with an intent to make a permanent residence there, or, if while there the
13person exercises the right to vote as a citizen of that state by voting, the person loses
14Wisconsin residence in this state.
AB7-ASA1, s. 29 15Section 29. 6.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,23,2116 6.15 (1) Qualifications. Any person who was or who is a qualified an eligible
17elector under ss. 6.02 and 6.03, except that he or she has been a resident of this state
18for less than 10 28 consecutive days prior to the date of the presidential election, is
19entitled to vote for the president and vice president but for no other offices. The fact
20that the person was not registered to vote in the state from which he or she moved
21does not prevent voting in this state if the elector is otherwise qualified.
AB7-ASA1, s. 30 22Section 30. 6.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,24,523 6.15 (2) (a) The elector's request for the application form may be made in person
24to the municipal clerk of the municipality where the person resides. Application may
25be made not sooner than 9 27 days nor later than 5 p.m. on the day before the election,

1or may be made at the proper polling place in the ward or election district in which
2the elector resides. If an elector makes application before election day, the
3application form shall be returned to the municipal clerk after the affidavit has been
4signed in the presence of the clerk or any officer authorized by law to administer
5oaths. The affidavit shall be in substantially the following form:
AB7-ASA1,24,66 STATE OF WISCONSIN
AB7-ASA1,24,77 County of ....
AB7-ASA1,24,188 I, ...., do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United States; that prior to
9establishing Wisconsin residence, my legal residence was in the .... (town) (village)
10(city) of ...., state of ...., residing at .... (street address); that on the day of the next
11presidential election, I shall be at least 18 years of age and that I have been a legal
12resident of the state of Wisconsin since ...., .... (year), residing at .... (street address),
13in the [.... ward of the .... aldermanic district of] the (town) (village) (city) of ...., county
14of ....; that I have resided in the state less than 10 28 consecutive days, that I am
15qualified to vote for president and vice president at the election to be held November
16...., .... (year), that I am not voting at any other place in this election and that I hereby
17make application for an official presidential ballot, in accordance with section 6.15
18of the Wisconsin statutes.
AB7-ASA1,24,1919 Signed ....
AB7-ASA1,24,2020 P.O. Address ....
AB7-ASA1,24,2121 Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of ...., .... (year)
AB7-ASA1,24,2222 ....(Name)
AB7-ASA1,24,2323 ....(Title)
AB7-ASA1, s. 31 24Section 31 . 6.15 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,25,7
16.15 (2) (bm) Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (7), when making application in
2person at the office of the municipal clerk, each applicant shall present proof of
3identification. If any document presented by the applicant is not proof of residence
4under s. 6.34, the applicant shall also present proof of residence under s. 6.34. The
5clerk shall verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the elector
6conforms to the name on the elector's application and shall verify that any
7photograph appearing on that document reasonably resembles the elector.
AB7-ASA1, s. 32 8Section 32. 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,25,199 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card,
10the municipal clerk shall require the elector to provide proof of residence under s.
116.34. If the elector cannot provide proof of residence, the elector may have his or her
12residence corroborated in a statement that is signed by another elector of the
13municipality and that contains the current street address of the corroborating
14elector. If the residence is corroborated by another elector, that elector shall then
15provide proof of residence under s. 6.34
permit the elector to cast his or her ballot for
16president and vice president
. The elector shall then mark the ballot in the clerk's
17presence in a manner that will not disclose his or her vote. The elector shall then fold
18the ballot so as to conceal his or her vote. The clerk or elector shall then place the
19ballot in an envelope furnished by the clerk.
AB7-ASA1, s. 33 20Section 33. 6.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,26,1321 6.15 (3) Procedure at polling place. An eligible elector may appear at the
22polling place for the ward or election district where he or she resides and make
23application for a ballot under sub. (2). Except as otherwise provided in this
24subsection, an elector who casts a ballot under this subsection shall follow the same
25procedure required for casting a ballot at the municipal clerk's office under sub. (2).

1The inspectors shall perform the duties of the municipal clerk, except that the
2inspectors shall return the cancellation card under sub. (2) (b) to the municipal clerk
3and the clerk shall forward the card as provided in sub. (2) (c) if required. Upon
4proper completion of the application and cancellation card and submittal of proof of
5residence under s. 6.34 or providing corroboration of residence
verification of the
6proof of identification and proof of residence, whenever required, as provided in sub.
7(2) (bm)
, the inspectors shall permit the elector to cast his or her ballot for president
8and vice president. The elector shall mark the ballot and, unless the ballot is utilized
9with an electronic voting system, the elector shall fold the ballot, and deposit the
10ballot into the ballot box or give it to the inspector. The inspector shall deposit it
11directly into the ballot box. Voting machines or ballots utilized with electronic voting
12systems may only be used by electors voting under this section if they permit voting
13for president and vice president only.
AB7-ASA1, s. 34 14Section 34. 6.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,27,6 156.18 Former residents. If ineligible to qualify as an elector in the state to
16which the elector has moved, any former qualified Wisconsin elector may vote an
17absentee ballot in the ward of the elector's prior residence in any presidential election
18occurring within 24 months after leaving Wisconsin by requesting an application
19form and returning it, properly executed, to the municipal clerk of the elector's prior
20Wisconsin residence. When requesting an application form for an absentee ballot,
21the applicant shall specify the applicant's eligibility for only the presidential ballot.
22Unless application is made under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), or the applicant is exempted from
23providing proof of identification under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. or 3., or the applicant is a
24military or overseas elector, the elector shall enclose a copy of his or her proof of
25identification or any authorized substitute document with his or her application.

1The municipal clerk shall verify that the name on the proof of identification conforms
2to the name on the application. The clerk shall not issue a ballot to an elector who
3is required to enclose a copy of proof of identification or an authorized substitute
4document with his or her application unless the copy is enclosed and the proof is
5verified by the clerk.
The application form shall require the following information
6and be in substantially the following form:
AB7-ASA1,27,107 This form shall be returned to the municipal clerk's office. Application must be
8received in sufficient time for ballots to be mailed and returned prior to any
9presidential election at which applicant wishes to vote. Complete all statements in
10full.
AB7-ASA1,27,1111 APPLICATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL
AB7-ASA1,27,1212 ELECTOR'S ABSENTEE BALLOT.
AB7-ASA1,27,1313 (To be voted at the Presidential Election
AB7-ASA1,27,1414 on November ...., .... (year)
AB7-ASA1,27,2315 I, .... hereby swear or affirm that I am a citizen of the United States, formerly
16residing at .... in the .... ward .... aldermanic district (city, town, village) of ...., County
17of .... for 10 28 consecutive days prior to leaving the State of Wisconsin. I, .... do
18solemnly swear or affirm that I do not qualify to register or vote under the laws of
19the State of ....(State you now reside in) where I am presently residing. A citizen must
20be a resident of: State ....(Insert time) County ....(Insert time) City, Town or Village
21....(Insert time), in order to be eligible to register or vote therein. I further swear or
22affirm that my legal residence was established in the State of ....(the State where you
23now reside) on .... Month .... Day .... Year.
AB7-ASA1,27,2424 Signed ....
AB7-ASA1,27,2525 Address ....(Present address)
AB7-ASA1,28,1
1....(City) ....(State)
AB7-ASA1,28,22 Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of .... .... (year)
AB7-ASA1,28,33 ....(Notary Public, or other officer authorized to administer oaths.)
AB7-ASA1,28,44 ....(County)
AB7-ASA1,28,55 My Commission expires
AB7-ASA1,28,66 MAIL BALLOT TO:
AB7-ASA1,28,77 NAME ....
AB7-ASA1,28,88 ADDRESS ....
AB7-ASA1,28,99 CITY .... STATE .... ZIP CODE ....
AB7-ASA1,28,14 10Penalties for Violations. Whoever swears falsely to any absent elector affidavit
11under this section may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than
126 months or both. Whoever intentionally votes more than once in an election may
13be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years and 6 months
14or both.
AB7-ASA1,28,1515 ....(Municipal Clerk)
AB7-ASA1,28,1616 ....(Municipality)
AB7-ASA1, s. 35 17Section 35. 6.22 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,28,2318 6.22 (2) (e) A military elector may file an application for an absentee ballot by
19means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s. 6.86
20(1) (ac). Upon receipt of a valid application, the municipal clerk shall send the elector
21an absentee ballot or, if the elector so requests, shall transmit an absentee ballot to
22the elector by means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner
23prescribed in s. 6.87 (3) (d).
AB7-ASA1, s. 36 24Section 36. 6.22 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,29,7
16.22 (4) (a) A request for an absentee ballot by an individual who qualifies as
2a military elector shall be treated as a request for an absentee ballot for all elections
3unless the individual otherwise requests
. Upon receiving a timely request for an
4absentee ballot under par. (b) by an individual who qualifies as a military elector, the
5municipal clerk shall send or transmit to the elector an absentee ballot for all
6elections that occur in the municipality or portion thereof where the elector resides
7beginning on the date that the clerk receives the request.
AB7-ASA1, s. 37 8Section 37. 6.22 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,29,139 6.22 (4) (b) A military elector's application may be received at any time. The
10municipal clerk shall not send or transmit a ballot for an election if the application
11is received later than 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding that election. The municipal
12clerk shall send or transmit a ballot, as soon as available, to each military elector who
13requests files a timely request for a ballot.
AB7-ASA1, s. 38 14Section 38. 6.22 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,29,2515 6.22 (4) (e) Whenever the material is mailed, the material shall be prepared
16and mailed to make use of the federal free postage laws. If the material does not
17qualify for mailing without postage under federal free postage laws, the municipal
18clerk shall pay the postage required for mailing to the military elector. If the return
19envelope qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws, the
20clerk shall affix the appropriate legend required by U.S. postal regulations.
21Otherwise the municipal clerk shall pay the postage required for return when the
22ballot is mailed from within the United States. If the ballot is not mailed by the
23military elector from within the United States the military elector shall provide
24return postage. The mailing list established under this subsection shall be kept
25current in the same manner as provided in s. 6.86 (2) (b).
AB7-ASA1, s. 39
1Section 39. 6.22 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,30,132 6.22 (6) Military elector list. Each municipal clerk shall keep an up-to-date
3list of all eligible military electors who reside in the municipality ; city clerks shall
4keep the lists by wards
in the format prescribed by the board. The list shall contain
5the name, latest-known military residence and military mailing address of each
6military elector. The list shall indicate whether each elector whose name appears on
7the list is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c) 6.34 (1), and has so certified
8under s. 6.865 (3m). All persons over 18 years of age or who will be 18 years old prior
9to an election shall be listed and remain on the list for the duration of their tour of
10duty. The list shall be kept current through all possible means. Each clerk shall
11exercise reasonable care to avoid duplication of names or listing anyone who is not
12eligible to vote. Each clerk shall distribute 2 copies of one copy of the list to the
13appropriate ward each polling place in the municipality for use on election day.
AB7-ASA1, s. 40 14Section 40. 6.22 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,30,1715 6.22 (7) Extension of privilege. This section applies to all military electors for
1610 28 days after the date of discharge from a uniformed service or termination of
17services or employment of individuals specified in sub. (1) (b) 1. to 4.
AB7-ASA1, s. 41 18Section 41. 6.221 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,30,20 196.221 (title) Counting of absentee ballots for certain military electors;
20September partisan primary and general election.
AB7-ASA1, s. 42 21Section 42. 6.221 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,30,2322 6.221 (1) In this section, "military elector" has the meaning given in s. 6.36 (2)
23(c)
6.34 (1) and active duty status for any election is determined as of election day.
AB7-ASA1, s. 43 24Section 43. 6.221 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,31,5
16.221 (3) (a) At the September partisan primary, a ballot that is cast under s.
26.22 by an elector who is a military elector, that is received by mail from the U. S.
3postal service, and that is postmarked no later than election day shall be counted as
4provided in this section if it is received by a municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on
5the 7th day after the election.
AB7-ASA1,31,116 (b) At the general election, the presidential preference primary, or a special
7election for national office,
a ballot that is cast under s. 6.22 by an elector who is a
8military elector, that is received by mail from the U.S. postal service, and that is
9postmarked no later than election day shall be counted as provided in this section if
10it is received by a municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on the 10th day after the
11election.
AB7-ASA1, s. 44 12Section 44. 6.221 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,31,2013 6.221 (5) No later than the closing hour of the polls on the day of the September
14partisan primary and the day of the general election, the municipal clerk of each
15municipality shall post at his or her office and on the Internet at a site announced
16by the clerk before the polls open, and shall make available to any person upon
17request, a statement of the number of absentee ballots that the clerk has mailed or
18transmitted to military electors under this section and that have not been returned
19to the polling places where the electors reside by the closing hour on election day. The
20posting shall not include the names or addresses of any military electors.
AB7-ASA1, s. 45 21Section 45. 6.24 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,32,222 6.24 (2) Eligibility. An overseas elector under sub. (1) may vote in any election
23for national office, including the September partisan primary and presidential
24preference primary and any special primary or election. Such elector may not vote
25in an election for state or local office. An overseas elector shall vote in the ward or

1election district in which the elector was last domiciled or in which the elector's
2parent was last domiciled prior to departure from the United States.
AB7-ASA1, s. 46 3Section 46. 6.24 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,32,174 6.24 (4) (c) Upon receipt of a timely application from an individual who
5qualifies as an overseas elector and who has registered to vote in a municipality
6under sub. (3), the municipal clerk of the municipality shall send or transmit an
7absentee ballot to the individual for all subsequent elections for national office to be
8held during the year in which the ballot is requested, except as otherwise provided
9in this paragraph,
unless the individual otherwise requests or until the individual
10no longer qualifies as an overseas elector. of the municipality. The clerk shall not
11send or transmit an absentee ballot for an election if the overseas elector's name
12appeared on the registration list in eligible status for a previous election following
13the date of the application but no longer appears on the list in eligible status. The
14municipal clerk shall ensure that any envelope containing the absentee ballot is
15clearly marked as not forwardable. If an overseas elector who files an application
16under this subsection no longer resides at the same address that is indicated on the
17application form, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk.
AB7-ASA1, s. 47 18Section 47. 6.24 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,33,219 6.24 (4) (d) An overseas elector who is not registered may request both a
20registration form and an absentee ballot at the same time, and the municipal clerk
21shall send or transmit the ballot automatically if the registration form is received
22within the time prescribed in s. 6.28 (1). The board shall prescribe a special
23certificate form for the envelope in which the absentee ballot for overseas electors is
24contained, which shall be substantially similar to that provided under s. 6.87 (2). An

1overseas elector shall make and subscribe to the special certificate form before a
2witness who is an adult U.S. citizen.
AB7-ASA1, s. 48 3Section 48. 6.24 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,33,94 6.24 (4) (e) An overseas elector may file an application for an absentee ballot
5by means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s.
66.86 (1) (ac). Upon receipt of a valid application, the municipal clerk shall send the
7elector an absentee ballot or, if the elector so requests, shall transmit an absentee
8ballot to the elector by means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the
9manner prescribed in s. 6.87 (3) (d).
AB7-ASA1, s. 49 10Section 49. 6.25 (1) of the statutes is is renumbered 6.25 (1) (a) and amended
11to read:
AB7-ASA1,33,2112 6.25 (1) (a) Any individual who qualifies as a military elector under s. 6.22 (1)
13(b) or an overseas elector under s. 6.24 (1) and who transmits an application for an
14official absentee ballot for a general election any election, including a primary
15election,
no later than 30 days before election day the latest time specified for the
16elector in s. 6.86 (1) (b)
may, in lieu of the official ballot, cast a federal write-in
17absentee ballot prescribed under 42 USC 1973ff-2 for any candidate for an office
18listed on the official ballot
or for all of the candidates of any recognized political party
19for national office the offices listed on the official ballot at the general that election
20if the federal write-in absentee ballot is received by the appropriate municipal clerk
21no later than the applicable time prescribed in s. 6.221 (3) or 6.87 (6).
AB7-ASA1, s. 50 22Section 50. 6.25 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,34,623 6.25 (1) (b) Any individual who qualifies as an overseas elector under s. 6.24
24(1) and who transmits an application for an official absentee ballot for an election for
25national office, including a primary election, no later than the latest time specified

1for an elector in s. 6.86 (1) (b) may, in lieu of the official ballot, cast a federal write-in
2absentee ballot prescribed under 42 USC 1973ff-2 for any candidate or for all
3candidates of any recognized political party for national office listed on the official
4ballot at that election, if the federal write-in absentee ballot is received by the
5appropriate municipal clerk no later than the applicable time prescribed in s. 6.87
6(6).
AB7-ASA1, s. 51 7Section 51. 6.25 (4) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
8renumbered 6.25 (4) and amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,34,139 6.25 (4) A write-in absentee ballot issued under sub. (1), (2) or (3) is valid only
10if all of the following apply: (a) The ballot is submitted from a location outside the
11United States. (b) The
the elector submitting the ballot does not submit an official
12ballot within the time prescribed in s. 6.87 (6) and, if the elector is an overseas elector,
13the elector resides outside the United States
.
AB7-ASA1, s. 52 14Section 52. 6.26 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB7-ASA1, s. 53 15Section 53. 6.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,34,2216 6.26 (2) (b) The municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners, or
17government accountability board
may appoint any applicant who qualifies under
18this subsection, unless the applicant's appointment has been revoked by a
19municipality or by the board for cause. The municipal clerk, or board of election
20commissioners, or government accountability board may revoke an appointment
21made by the clerk, or board of election commissioners, or government accountability
22board
for cause at any time.
AB7-ASA1, s. 54 23Section 54. 6.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,35,324 6.26 (2) (c) No individual may serve as a special registration deputy in a
25municipality unless the individual is appointed by the municipal clerk or board of

1election commissioners of the municipality or the individual is appointed by the
2government accountability board to serve all municipalities
and the individual
3completes training required under s. 7.315.
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