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.
AB7-ASA1, s. 55
4Section
55. 6.26 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,35,95
6.26
(2) (cm)
The board and each
Each municipal clerk shall maintain a record
6of the names and addresses of each individual who is appointed by
the board or the
7clerk to serve as a special registration deputy under this section and who has
8complied with the training requirements for service as a special registration deputy
9under s. 7.315 (1) (b) 1.
AB7-ASA1,35,1511
6.29
(1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
12close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3)
13(a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a
14qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with this section
,
15if the person complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling place.
AB7-ASA1, s. 57
16Section
57. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,36,1217
6.29
(2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
18a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
19municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
20the close of business, whichever is later, on the
day
Friday before an election at the
21office of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
22responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
23s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),
24a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The
25registration form shall also contain the following certification: "I, ...., hereby certify
1that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for
2at least
10 28 consecutive days immediately preceding this election, and I have not
3voted at this election". The elector shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34.
4Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34, the
5information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in a statement
6that is signed by any other elector of the municipality and that contains the current
7street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector shall then
8provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector is registering after the close
9of registration for the general election and the elector presents a valid driver's license
10issued by another state, the municipal clerk or agent shall record on a separate list
11the name and address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number
12and expiration date of the license.
AB7-ASA1,37,1914
6.33
(1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration
15forms. All forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information shall be of
16uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. The municipal clerk shall supply
17sufficient forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms shall be designed to
18obtain from each applicant information as to name; date; residence location;
location
19of previous residence immediately before moving to current residence location; 20citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a
current and valid operator's license
21issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security
22account number; whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election
23district for at least
10 28 consecutive days; whether the applicant has been convicted
24of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant
25is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the
1applicant is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant
2is currently registered to vote at any other location. The form shall include a space
3for the applicant's signature
and the signature of any corroborating elector. The form
4shall include a space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s.
56.26 or 6.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who
6obtains the form and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign
7his or her name, affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has
8accepted the form. The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and
9aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information
10required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to
11vote. The form shall also include a space where the clerk may record an indication
12of whether the form is received by mail, a space where the clerk may record an
13indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of
14residence under s. 6.34, whenever required, and a space where the clerk, for any
15applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under
16s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting
17identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for
18completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk
19under s. 6.28 (4).
AB7-ASA1, s. 59
20Section
59. 6.33 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,37,2521
6.33
(2) (b) Except as provided in s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the registration form shall
22be signed by the registering elector
and any corroborating elector under s. 6.29 (2)
23(a) or 6.55 (2) before the clerk, issuing officer or registration deputy. The form shall
24contain a certification by the registering elector that all statements are true and
25correct.
AB7-ASA1, s. 60
1Section
60. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,38,152
6.33
(5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b)
and this paragraph, whenever a
3municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address
4under an existing registration and whenever a municipal clerk changes a
5registration from eligible to ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall promptly
6enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the
7information required under that subsection
, except that the. Except as provided in
8par. (b) and this paragraph, the municipal clerk may update any entries that change
9on the date of an election
in the municipality other than a general election within 30
10days after
that the date
, and the of that election, and may update any entries that
11change on the date of a general election within 45 days after the date of that election.
12The legal counsel of the board may, upon request of a municipal clerk, permit the
13clerk to update entries that change on the date of a general election within 60 days
14after that election. The municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that
15is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.
AB7-ASA1,39,317
6.34
(2) Except as authorized in ss. 6.29 (2) (a) and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., upon Upon 18completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33, each
eligible elector who
19is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas
20elector
, and who registers after the close of registration under s. 6.29 or 6.86 (3) (a)
212., shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under
22sub. (3). Each
eligible elector who is required to register under s. 6.27
, who is not a
23military elector or an overseas elector
, who registers by mail, and who has not voted
24in an election in this state shall, if voting in person, provide an identifying document
25that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3) or, if voting by absentee ballot,
1provide a copy of an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under
2sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail, the identifying document may not be a
3residential lease.
AB7-ASA1, s. 62
4Section
62. 6.34 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,39,165
6.34
(3) (a) 7. A university, college, or technical college
fee or identification card
6issued by a university, college or technical college in this state that contains a
7photograph of the cardholder
. A card under this subdivision that does not contain
8the information specified in par. (b) shall be considered proof of residence if the
9university, college, or technical college that issued the card provides a certified and
10current list of students who reside in housing sponsored by the university, college,
11or technical college to the municipal clerk prior to the election showing the current
12address of the students and if the municipal clerk, special registration deputy, or
13inspector verifies that the student presenting the card is included on the list together
14with a fee payment receipt that contains the full name of the person to whom it is
15issued and that is dated no earlier than 9 months before the date of the election at
16which the receipt is presented.
AB7-ASA1, s. 63
17Section
63. 6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,40,818
6.36
(1) (a) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official
19registration list. The list shall contain the name and address of each registered
20elector in the state, the date of birth of the elector, the ward and aldermanic district
21of the elector, if any, and, for each elector, a unique registration identification number
22assigned by the board, the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector
23under ch. 343, if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account
24number, if any, any identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47
25(3), the date of any election in which the elector votes, an indication of whether the
1elector is a military elector, as defined in
sub. (2) (c) s. 6.34 (1), who has so certified
2under s. 6.865 (3m), an indication of whether the elector is an overseas elector, as
3defined in s. 6.24 (1), any information relating to the elector that appears on the
4current list transmitted to the board by the department of corrections under s. 301.03
5(20m), an indication of any accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit
6voting by the elector, an indication of the method by which the elector's registration
7form was received, and such other information as may be determined by the board
8to facilitate administration of elector registration requirements.
AB7-ASA1, s. 64
9Section
64. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,40,1810
6.36
(1) (b) 1. a.
No Except as provided in pars. (bm) and (bn), no person other
11than an employee of the board, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an executive
12director of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated by the
13executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive director
14of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the executive
15director may view the date of birth, operator's license number, or social security
16account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an identification
17serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an accommodation
18required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
AB7-ASA1, s. 65
19Section
65. 6.36 (1) (bm) and (bn) of the statutes are created to read:
AB7-ASA1,40,2320
6.36
(1) (bm) The board or any municipal clerk or board of election
21commissioners may transfer any information in the registration list to which access
22is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. to a law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.77
23(1) (b), to be used for law enforcement purposes.
AB7-ASA1,41,3
1(bn) The board may transfer any information in the registration list to which
2access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. to a subunit of the state government of another
3state to be used for official purposes.
AB7-ASA1, s. 66
4Section
66. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,41,195
6.36
(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use
6as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an
7election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank
8column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll
9list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing
10absentee ballots; an indication next to the name of each elector for whom proof of
11residence under s. 6.34 is required;
a space for entry of the elector's signature, or if
12another person signed the elector's registration form for the elector by reason of the
13elector's physical disability, the word "exempt"; and a form of certificate bearing the
14certification of the administrator of the elections division of the board stating that
15the list is a true and complete registration list of the municipality or the ward or
16wards for which the list is prepared.
The board shall, by rule, prescribe the space and
17location for entry of each elector's signature on the poll list which shall provide for
18entry of the signature without changing the orientation of the poll list from the
19orientation used by the election officials.
AB7-ASA1, s. 68
21Section
68. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,42,622
6.40
(1) (a) 1. Any registered elector
shall may transfer registration after a
23change of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk
of
24the municipality where the elector resides or by mailing to the municipal clerk a
25signed request stating his or her present address, affirming that this will be his or
1her residence for
10 28 consecutive days prior to the election and providing the
2address where he or she was last registered. Alternatively, the elector may transfer
3his or her registration at the proper polling place or other registration location under
4s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a). If an elector is voting in the ward or
5election district where the elector formerly resided, the change shall be effective for
6the next election.
AB7-ASA1,42,258
6.50
(8) Any municipal governing body may direct the municipal clerk or board
9of election commissioners to arrange with the U.S. postal service pursuant to
10applicable federal regulations, to receive change of address information with respect
11to individuals residing within the municipality for revision of the elector registration
12list. If required by the U.S. postal service, the governing body may create a
13registration commission consisting of the municipal clerk or executive director of the
14board of election commissioners and 2 other electors of the municipality appointed
15by the clerk or executive director for the purpose of making application for address
16changes and processing the information received. The municipal clerk or executive
17director shall act as chairperson of the commission. Any authorization under this
18subsection shall be for a definite period or until the municipal governing body
19otherwise determines. The procedure shall apply uniformly to the entire
20municipality whenever used. The procedure shall provide for receipt of complete
21change of address information on an automatic basis, or not less often than once
22every 2 years during the 60 days preceding the close of registration for the
September
23partisan primary. If a municipality adopts the procedure for obtaining address
24corrections under this subsection, it need not comply with the procedure for mailing
25address verification cards under subs. (1) and (2).
AB7-ASA1, s. 70
1Section
70. 6.55 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,43,102
6.55
(2) (a) 1. Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is employed,
3any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district where he or she
4desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, or was registered at
5another location, may request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward
6or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
7When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person to execute a
8registration form prescribed by the board. The registration form shall be completed
9in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2) and shall contain all information required
10under s. 6.33 (1), together with the following certification:
AB7-ASA1,43,13
11"I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector,
12having resided at .... for at least
10 28 consecutive days immediately preceding this
13election, and I have not voted at this election."
AB7-ASA1, s. 71
14Section
71. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,44,1015
6.55
(2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a),
the except as
16authorized under s. 6.79 (7), each elector shall
be required by a special registration
17deputy or inspector to present proof of identification. The deputy or inspector shall
18verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the elector conforms
19to the elector's registration form and shall verify that any photograph appearing on
20that document reasonably resembles the elector. If any document presented is not
21proof of residence under s. 6.34, the elector shall also provide proof of residence under
22s. 6.34.
If the elector cannot provide proof of residence, the information contained
23in the registration form shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed by any
24elector who resides in the same municipality as the registering elector and that
25contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborator
1shall then provide proof of residence as provided in s. 6.34. If the elector is registering
2to vote in the general election and the elector presents a valid driver's license issued
3by another state, the inspector or deputy shall record on a separate list the name and
4address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number and expiration
5date of the license. The signing by the elector executing the registration form
and
6by any corroborator shall be in the presence of the special registration deputy or
7inspector who shall then print his or her name on and sign the form, indicating that
8the deputy or inspector has accepted the form. Upon compliance with this procedure,
9the elector shall be permitted to cast his or her vote, if the elector complies with all
10other requirements for voting at the polling place.
AB7-ASA1, s. 72
11Section
72. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,45,1712
6.55
(2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
13(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
14municipality may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who
15is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another
16readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the
17elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b),
18instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the
19municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
20polling place.
The An eligible elector who desires to register shall execute a
21registration form as prescribed under par. (a) and
, except as authorized in s. 6.79 (7),
22present proof of identification. The municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special
23registration deputy shall verify that the name on the proof of identification presented
24by the elector conforms to the elector's registration form and shall verify that any
25photograph appearing on that document reasonably resembles the elector. If any
1document presented by the person is not acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.34,
2the person shall also provide proof of residence as provided under s. 6.34.
If the
3elector cannot provide proof of residence, the information contained in the
4registration form shall be corroborated in the manner provided in par. (b). If the
5elector is registering to vote in the general election and the elector presents a valid 6driver's license issued by another state, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special
7registration deputy shall record on a separate list the name and address of the 8elector, the name of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the
9license. The signing by the
elector person executing the registration form
and by any
10corroborator shall be in the presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special
11registration deputy. The municipal clerk, the deputy clerk, or the special registration
12deputy shall then print his or her name and sign the form, indicating that the clerk,
13deputy clerk, or deputy has accepted the form. Upon proper completion of
14registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy shall
15serially number the registration and give one copy to the
elector person for
16presentation at the polling place serving the
elector's person's residence or an
17alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
AB7-ASA1, s. 73
18Section
73. 6.55 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,46,219
6.55
(2) (c) 2. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the
20municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors
21of the proper polling place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her
22vote if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The
23clerk shall enter the name and address of the elector on the face of the certificate.
24If the elector's registration is corroborated, the clerk shall also enter the name and
25address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate. The certificate shall be
1numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall preserve one
2copy in his or her office.
AB7-ASA1,46,145
6.79
(1m) Separate poll lists. Two election officials at each election ward shall
6be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists containing information
7relating to all persons voting. The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the
8information on the lists manually or electronically.
If the lists are maintained
9electronically, the board shall prescribe a supplemental list that contains the full
10name, address, and space for the entry of the signature of each elector, or if the elector
11is exempt from the signature requirement under s. 6.36 (2) (a), the word "exempt". 12If the lists are maintained electronically, the officials shall enter the information into
13an electronic data recording system that enables retrieval of printed copies of the
14lists at the polling place. The system employed is subject to the approval of the board.
AB7-ASA1, s. 76
15Section
76. 6.79 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,47,416
6.79
(2) (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered electronically, the
17municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the most current official
18registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (2) (a) for use as poll lists at the polling
19place. Except as provided in
sub. subs. (6)
and (7), each
person eligible elector, before
20receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address
and present
21to the officials proof of identification. The officials shall verify that the name on the
22proof of identification presented by the elector conforms to the name on the poll list
23or separate list and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document
24reasonably resembles the elector. The officials shall then require the elector to enter
25his or her signature on the poll list, supplemental list, or separate list maintained
1under par. (c) unless the elector is exempt from the signature requirement under s.
26.36 (2) (a). The officials shall verify that the name and address
provided stated by
3the
person are the same as elector conform to the
person's elector's name and address
4on the poll list.
AB7-ASA1, s. 77
5Section
77. 6.79 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,47,186
6.79
(2) (am) If an elector previously signed his or her registration form or is
7exempt from a registration requirement and is unable, due to physical disability, to
8enter his or her signature at the election, the officials shall waive the signature
9requirement if the officials determine that the elector is unable, due to physical
10disability, to enter his or her signature. In this case, the officials shall enter next to
11the name and address of the elector on the poll, supplemental, or separate list the
12words "exempt by order of inspectors". If both officials do not waive the signature
13requirement and the elector wishes to vote, the official or officials who do not waive
14the requirement shall require the elector to vote by ballot and shall challenge the
15elector's ballot as provided in s. 6.92 and treat the ballot in the manner provided in
16s. 6.95. The challenged elector may then provide evidence of his or her physical
17disability to the board of canvassers charged with initially canvassing the returns
18prior to the completion of the initial canvass.
AB7-ASA1, s. 78
19Section
78. 6.79 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,48,320
6.79
(2) (d) If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is
21required
and the document provided by the elector under par. (a) does not constitute
22proof of residence under s. 6.34, the officials shall require the elector to provide proof
23of residence. If proof of residence is provided, the officials shall verify that the name
24and address on the identification document submitted as proof of residence provided
25is the same as the name and address shown on the registration list. If proof of
1residence is required and not provided,
or if the elector does not present proof of
2identification under par. (a), whenever required, the officials shall offer the
3opportunity for the elector to vote under s. 6.97.
AB7-ASA1, s. 79
4Section
79. 6.79 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,48,65
6.79
(3) (title)
Refusal to give name and address provide name, address, or
6proof of identification.
AB7-ASA1, s. 80
7Section
80. 6.79 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.79 (3) (a).
AB7-ASA1, s. 81
8Section
81. 6.79 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,48,159
6.79
(3) (b) If proof of identification under sub. (2) is not presented by the
10elector, if the name appearing on the document presented does not conform to the
11name on the poll list or separate list, or if any photograph appearing on the document
12does not reasonably resemble the elector, the elector shall not be permitted to vote,
13except as authorized under sub. (6) or (7), but if the elector is entitled to cast a
14provisional ballot under s. 6.97, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the elector
15to vote under s. 6.97.
AB7-ASA1,49,417
6.79
(4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides proof of
18residence under s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2), the election officials shall enter the type of
19identifying document provided on the poll list, or separate list maintained under sub.
20(2) (c). If the document submitted as proof of identity or residence includes a number
21which applies only to the individual holding that document, the election officials
22shall also enter that number on the list.
When any elector corroborates the
23registration identity or residence of any person offering to vote under s. 6.55 (2) (b)
24or (c), or the registration identity or residence of any person registering on election
25day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the election officials shall also enter the name and address
1of the corroborator next to the name of the elector whose information is being
2corroborated on the poll list, or the separate list maintained under sub. (2) (c). When
3any person offering to vote has been challenged and taken the oath, following the
4person's name on the poll list, the officials shall enter the word "Sworn".
AB7-ASA1,49,126
6.79
(6) Confidential names and addresses. An elector who has a confidential
7listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present his or her identification card issued under s. 6.47
8(3), or give his or her name and identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3),
9in lieu of stating his or her name and address
and presenting proof of identification 10under sub. (2). If the elector's name and identification serial number appear on the
11confidential portion of the list, the inspectors shall issue a voting serial number to
12the elector, record that number on the poll list and permit the elector to vote.
AB7-ASA1,49,2014
6.79
(7) License surrender. If an elector receives a citation or notice of intent
15to revoke or suspend an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any
16jurisdiction that is dated within 60 days of the date of an election and is required to
17surrender his or her operator's license or driving receipt issued to the elector under
18ch. 343 at the time the citation or notice is issued, the elector may present an original
19copy of the citation or notice in lieu of an operator's license or driving receipt issued
20under ch. 343. In such case, the elector shall cast his or her ballot under s. 6.965.
AB7-ASA1, s. 85
21Section
85. 6.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,50,2122
6.82
(1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an
eligible elector is at the
23entrance to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling
24place, they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any
25individual selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that
1employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.
2The Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), the individual selected by the elector
3shall
present to the inspectors proof of identification and, if the proof of identification
4does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, shall also provide proof of
5residence under s. 6.34 for the assisted elector, whenever required, and all other
6information necessary for the elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2).
The
7inspectors shall verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the
8person assisting the elector conforms to the elector's name on the poll list or separate
9list and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document reasonably
10resembles the elector. The inspectors shall
then issue a ballot to the individual
11selected by the elector and shall accompany the individual to the polling place
12entrance where the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a paper ballot, the
13assisting individual shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked by the assisting
14individual. The assisting individual shall then immediately take the ballot into the
15polling place and give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall distinctly
16announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name), an elector
17who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the polling place without assistance".
18The inspector shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this ballot?" If
19no objection is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under s. 6.79 and
20deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the poll list: "Ballot
21received at poll entrance".
AB7-ASA1, s. 86
22Section
86. 6.82 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.82
(2) (a) If an elector declares to the presiding election official that he or she
24cannot read or write, or has difficulty in reading, writing or understanding English
25or that due to disability is unable to mark a ballot or depress a button or lever on a
1voting machine, the elector shall be informed by the officials that he or she may have
2assistance. When assistance is requested, the elector may select any individual to
3assist in casting his or her vote. The selected individual rendering assistance may
4not be the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a
5labor organization which represents the elector.
The selected individual shall certify
6on the back of the ballot that it was marked with his or her assistance. Where voting
7machines are used, certification shall be made on the registration list.
AB7-ASA1, s. 87
8Section
87. 6.85 of the statutes is renumbered 6.85 (1) and amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,51,119
6.85
(1) An absent elector is any otherwise qualified elector who for any reason
10is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in his or her ward
or election
11district.
AB7-ASA1,51,15
12(2) Any otherwise qualified elector who changes residence within this state by
13moving to a different ward or municipality later than
10 28 days prior to an election
14may vote an absentee ballot in the ward or municipality where he or she was
15qualified to vote before moving.
AB7-ASA1,51,17
16(3) An elector qualifying under this section may vote by absentee ballot under
17ss. 6.86 to 6.89.
AB7-ASA1, s. 88
18Section
88. 6.86 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,51,2219
6.86
(1) (a) (intro.) Any elector
of a municipality who is registered to vote
20whenever required and who qualifies under ss. 6.20 and 6.85 as an absent elector
21may make written application to the municipal clerk
of that municipality for an
22official ballot by one of the following methods:
AB7-ASA1, s. 89
23Section
89. 6.86 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,51,2524
6.86
(1) (a) 3. By signing a statement
and filing a request to receive absentee
25ballots under sub. (2)
(a) or (2m) (a)
or s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4).
AB7-ASA1, s. 90
1Section
90. 6.86 (1) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,52,72
6.86
(1) (ac) Any elector qualifying under par. (a) may make written application
3to the municipal clerk for an official ballot by means of facsimile transmission or
4electronic mail. Any application under this paragraph
shall need not contain a copy
5of the applicant's original signature. An elector requesting a ballot under this
6paragraph shall return with the voted ballot a copy of the request bearing an original
7signature of the elector as provided in s. 6.87 (4)
(b).
AB7-ASA1, s. 91
8Section
91. 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,52,209
6.86
(1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not
10issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from
11a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot
12application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1).
Except as authorized
13in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), if a qualified elector applies for an absentee ballot in person at
14the clerk's office, the clerk shall not issue the elector an absentee ballot unless the
15elector presents proof of identification. The clerk shall verify that the name on the
16proof of identification presented by the elector conforms to the name on the elector's
17application and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document
18reasonably resembles the elector. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials on the
19certificate envelope indicating that the absentee elector presented proof of
20identification to the clerk.
AB7-ASA1, s. 92
21Section
92. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,53,1922
6.86
(1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
23the application
, signed by the elector, shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the
245th day immediately preceding the election. If application is made in person, the
25application shall be made
no earlier than the opening of business on the 2nd Monday
1preceding the election and no later than 5 p.m.
or the close of business, whichever
2is later, on the
day Friday preceding the election.
If Except as provided in par. (c),
3if the elector is making written application for an absentee ballot at the
September 4partisan primary
or, the general election
, the presidential preference primary, or a
5special election for national office, and the application indicates that the elector is
6a military elector, as defined in s.
6.36 (2) (c)
6.34 (1), the application shall be received
7by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application
8indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a
9sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election
10day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding
11the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall immediately take the ballot
12to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge.
13The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot.
14The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall
15deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling
16place or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
17municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or (2m),
18the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
19preceding the election.
AB7-ASA1, s. 93
20Section
93. 6.86 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 6.86 (2m) (a) and amended
21to read:
AB7-ASA1,54,2422
6.86
(2m) (a)
An Except as provided in this subsection, any elector other than
23an elector who
is eligible to receive absentee ballots under sub. (2) receives an
24absentee ballot under s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4) (c) may by written application filed with
25the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides require that an
1absentee ballot be sent
or transmitted to the elector automatically for every election
2that is held within the same calendar year in which the application is filed. The
3application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the board, and furnished
4upon request to any elector by each municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall
5thereupon mail
or transmit an absentee ballot to the elector for all elections that are
6held in the municipality during the same calendar year that the application is filed,
7except that the clerk shall not send an absentee ballot for an election if the elector's
8name appeared on the registration list in eligible status for a previous election
9following the date of the application but no longer appears on the list in eligible
10status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that
the
any envelope containing the
11absentee ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable. If an elector who files an
12application under this subsection no longer resides at the same address that is
13indicated on the application form, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk. The
14municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing
or transmitting absentee ballots to an
15elector under this subsection upon receipt of reliable information that the elector no
16longer qualifies
for the service as an elector of the municipality. In addition, the
17municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing or transmitting absentee ballots to an
18elector under this subsection if the elector fails to return any absentee ballot mailed
19or transmitted to the elector. The
municipal clerk shall notify the elector of any such
20action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible.
An elector who
21fails to cast an absentee ballot but who remains qualified to receive absentee ballots
22under this subsection may then receive absentee ballots for subsequent elections by
23notifying the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to continue receiving absentee
24ballots for subsequent elections.
AB7-ASA1,55,4
1(b) If a municipal clerk is notified by an elector that the elector's residence is
2changed to another municipality within this state, the
municipal clerk shall forward
3the request to the municipal clerk of that municipality and that municipal clerk shall
4honor the request, except as provided in this subsection.
AB7-ASA1, s. 94
5Section
94. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.86
(3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
7for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
8for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
9containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
10by that elector
and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
11hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
12corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address. The
13form shall include a space for the municipal clerk or deputy clerk to enter his or her
14initials indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to the clerk on
15behalf of the elector. Except as authorized for an elector who has a confidential
16listing under s. 6.47 (2) or as authorized under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the agent shall
17present the proof of identification required under sub. (1) (ar) and s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1.
AB7-ASA1, s. 95
18Section
95. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,56,1419
6.86
(3) (a) 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered, the elector may register
20by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the elector applies for an
21official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this subdivision,
22the agent shall present a completed registration form that contains the required
23information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the elector is
24unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize
25another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on another
1elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request
2and by authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due to
3physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
4information required under this subdivision.
Except as otherwise provided in this
5subdivision, the The agent shall
in every case provide proof of the elector's residence
6under s. 6.34.
If the elector is registering to vote in the general election and the agent
7presents a valid driver's license issued to the elector by another state, the municipal
8clerk shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name
9of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license. If the agent
10cannot present proof of residence, the registration form shall be signed and
11substantiated by another elector residing in the elector's municipality of residence
12corroborating the information in the form. The form shall contain the full name and
13address of the corroborating elector. The agent shall then present proof of the
14corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.34.
AB7-ASA1, s. 96
15Section
96. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,57,916
6.86
(3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
17under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
18than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
19A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
20the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
21absentee ballot. If the elector is registering for the election after the close of
22registration or if the elector registered by mail and has not voted in an election in this
23state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34
24is required and the elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the
25envelope with the ballot.
The clerk shall verify that the name on the proof of
1identification presented by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's
2application. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope
3indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is
4not required to enter a signature on the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed
5by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail or by personal
6delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the election, the agent
7shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the hospitalized elector's
8residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are
9canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
AB7-ASA1, s. 97
10Section
97. 6.865 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.865 (title)
Federal absentee ballot requests ballots.