AB7-SSA1, s. 14 5Section 14. 6.22 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,13,106 6.22 (4) (b) A military elector's application may be received at any time. The
7municipal clerk shall not send or transmit a ballot for an election if the application
8is received later than 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding that election. The municipal
9clerk shall send or transmit a ballot, as soon as available, to each military elector who
10requests files a timely request for a ballot.
AB7-SSA1, s. 15 11Section 15. 6.24 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,13,1712 6.24 (4) (c) Upon receipt of a timely application from an individual who
13qualifies as an overseas elector and who has registered to vote in a municipality
14under sub. (3), the municipal clerk of the municipality shall send or transmit an
15absentee ballot to the individual for all subsequent elections for national office to be
16held during the year in which the ballot is requested, unless the individual otherwise
17requests or until the individual no longer qualifies as an overseas elector.
AB7-SSA1, s. 16 18Section 16. 6.24 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,14,219 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AB7-SSA1, s. 17 3Section 17. 6.26 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB7-SSA1, s. 18 4Section 18. 6.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,14,115 6.26 (2) (b) The municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners, or
6government accountability board
may appoint any applicant who qualifies under
7this subsection, unless the applicant's appointment has been revoked by a
8municipality or by the board for cause. The municipal clerk, or board of election
9commissioners, or government accountability board may revoke an appointment
10made by the clerk, or board of election commissioners, or government accountability
11board
for cause at any time.
AB7-SSA1, s. 19 12Section 19. 6.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,14,1713 6.26 (2) (c) No individual may serve as a special registration deputy in a
14municipality unless the individual is appointed by the municipal clerk or board of
15election commissioners of the municipality or the individual is appointed by the
16government accountability board to serve all municipalities
and the individual
17completes training required under s. 7.315.
AB7-SSA1, s. 20 18Section 20. 6.26 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,14,2319 6.26 (2) (cm) The board and each Each municipal clerk shall maintain a record
20of the names and addresses of each individual who is appointed by the board or the
21clerk to serve as a special registration deputy under this section and who has
22complied with the training requirements for service as a special registration deputy
23under s. 7.315 (1) (b) 1.
AB7-SSA1, s. 21 24Section 21. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,15,5
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 is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with this section,
5if the person complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling place
.
AB7-SSA1, s. 22 6Section 22. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,16,27 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
8a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
9municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
10the close of business, whichever is later, on the day Friday before an election at the
11office of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
12responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
13s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),
14a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The
15registration form shall also contain the following certification: "I, ...., hereby certify
16that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for
17at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this
18election". The elector shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34.
19Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34, the
20information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in a statement
21that is signed by any other elector of the municipality and that contains the current
22street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector shall then
23provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector is registering after the close
24of registration for the general election and the elector presents a valid driver's license
25issued by another state, the municipal clerk or agent shall record on a separate list

1the name and address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number
2and expiration date of the license.
AB7-SSA1, s. 23 3Section 23. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,17,104 6.33 (1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration
5forms. All forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information shall be of
6uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. The municipal clerk shall supply
7sufficient forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms shall be designed to
8obtain from each applicant information as to name; date; residence location; location
9of previous residence immediately before moving to current residence location;

10citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license
11issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security
12account number; whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election
13district for at least 10 days; whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony for
14which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is
15incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the applicant
16is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant is
17currently registered to vote at any other location. The form shall include a space for
18the applicant's signature and the signature of any corroborating elector . Below the
19space for the signature, the form shall state "Falsification of information on this form
20is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony."
. The form shall include a
21space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6)
22or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form
23and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name,
24affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form.
25The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any,

1where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices
2and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form shall also include
3a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by
4mail, a space where the clerk may record an indication of the type of identifying
5document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34, whenever
6required, and a space where the clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid voting
7identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the
8identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each
9county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector
10who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
AB7-SSA1, s. 24 11Section 24. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,17,2512 6.33 (5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a
13municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address
14under an existing registration and whenever a municipal clerk changes a
15registration from eligible to ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall promptly
16enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the
17information required under that subsection, except that the. Except as provided in
18par. (b) and this paragraph, the
municipal clerk may update any entries that change
19on the date of an election in the municipality other than a general election within 30
20days after that the date, and the of that election, and may update any entries that
21change on the date of a general election within 45 days after the date of that election.
22The legal counsel of the board may, upon request of a municipal clerk, permit the
23clerk to update entries that change on the date of a general election within 60 days
24after that election. The
municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that
25is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.
AB7-SSA1, s. 25
1Section 25. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,18,132 6.34 (2) Except as authorized in ss. 6.29 (2) (a) and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., upon Upon
3completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33, each eligible elector who
4is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas
5elector, and who registers after the close of registration under s. 6.29 or 6.86 (3) (a)
62., shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under
7sub. (3). Each eligible elector who is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a
8military elector or an overseas elector, who registers by mail, and who has not voted
9in an election in this state shall, if voting in person, provide an identifying document
10that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3) or, if voting by absentee ballot,
11provide a copy of an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under
12sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail, the identifying document may not be a
13residential lease.
AB7-SSA1, s. 26 14Section 26. 6.34 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 6.34 (3) (a) 7. (intro.)
15and amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,18,1716 6.34 (3) (a) 7. (intro.) Any of the following documents without the address
17specified in par. (b):
AB7-SSA1,18,23 18a. A university, college, or technical college fee or identification card that
19contains a photograph of the cardholder. A card under this subdivision that does not
20contain the information specified in par. (b) shall be considered proof of residence

21together with a fee payment receipt issued to the cardholder by the university,
22college, or technical college dated no earlier than 9 months before the date of the
23election at which the receipt is presented.
AB7-SSA1,19,5 24b. An identification card issued by a university, college or technical college that
25contains a photograph of the cardholder
if the university, college, or technical college

1that issued the card provides a certified and current list of students who reside in
2housing sponsored by the university, college, or technical college and who are U.S.
3citizens
to the municipal clerk prior to the election showing the current address of
4the students and if the municipal clerk, special registration deputy, or inspector
5verifies that the student presenting the card is included on the list.
AB7-SSA1, s. 27 6Section 27. 6.34 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,19,97 6.34 (3) (b) (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (a) 7., the identifying
8documents prescribed in par. (a) shall contain all of the following in order to be
9considered proof of residence:
AB7-SSA1, s. 28 10Section 28. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,19,1911 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. No Except as provided in pars. (bm) and (bn), no person other
12than an employee of the board, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an executive
13director of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated by the
14executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive director
15of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the executive
16director may view the date of birth, operator's license number, or social security
17account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an identification
18serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an accommodation
19required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
AB7-SSA1, s. 29 20Section 29. 6.36 (1) (bm) and (bn) of the statutes are created to read:
AB7-SSA1,19,2421 6.36 (1) (bm) The board or any municipal clerk or board of election
22commissioners may transfer any information in the registration list to which access
23is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. to a law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.77
24(1) (b), to be used for law enforcement purposes.
AB7-SSA1,20,3
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-SSA1, s. 30 4Section 30. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,20,195 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-SSA1, s. 31 20Section 31. 6.36 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB7-SSA1, s. 32 21Section 32. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,21,522 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 days prior to the election and providing the address where he or
2she was last registered. Alternatively, the elector may transfer his or her registration
3at the proper polling place or other registration location under s. 6.02 (2) in
4accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a). If an elector is voting in the ward or election district
5where the elector formerly resided, the change shall be effective for the next election.
AB7-SSA1, s. 33 6Section 33. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,21,227 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), the elector
8shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector cannot provide proof of
9residence, the information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated
10in a statement that is signed by any elector who resides in the same municipality as
11the registering elector and that contains the current street address of the
12corroborating elector. The corroborator shall then provide proof of residence as
13provided in s. 6.34. If the elector is registering to vote in the general election and the
14elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another state, the inspector or
15deputy shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name
16of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license.
The signing
17by the elector executing the registration form and by any corroborator shall be in the
18presence of the special registration deputy or inspector who shall then print his or
19her name on and sign the form, indicating that the deputy or inspector has accepted
20the form. Upon compliance with this procedure, the elector shall be permitted to cast
21his or her vote, if the elector complies with all other requirements for voting at the
22polling place.
AB7-SSA1, s. 34 23Section 34. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,22,2324 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
25(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any

1municipality may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who
2is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another
3readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the
4elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b),
5instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the
6municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
7polling place. The An eligible elector who desires to register shall execute a
8registration form as prescribed under par. (a) and provide proof of residence as
9provided under s. 6.34. If the elector cannot provide proof of residence, the
10information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in the manner
11provided in par. (b). If the elector is registering to vote in the general election and
12the elector presents a valid
driver's license issued by another state, the municipal
13clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy shall record on a separate list the
14name and address of the
elector, the name of the state, and the license number and
15expiration date of the license.
The signing by the elector person executing the
16registration form and by any corroborator shall be in the presence of the municipal
17clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy. The municipal clerk, the deputy
18clerk, or the special registration deputy shall then print his or her name and sign the
19form, indicating that the clerk, deputy clerk, or deputy has accepted the form. Upon
20proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special
21registration deputy shall serially number the registration and give one copy to the
22elector person for presentation at the polling place serving the elector's person's
23residence or an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
AB7-SSA1, s. 35 24Section 35. 6.55 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,23,9
16.55 (2) (c) 2. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the
2municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors
3of the proper polling place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her
4vote if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The
5clerk shall enter the name and address of the elector on the face of the certificate.
6If the elector's registration 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.
AB7-SSA1, s. 36 10Section 36. 6.79 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,23,2011 6.79 (1m) Separate poll lists. Two election officials at each election ward shall
12be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists containing information
13relating to all persons voting. The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the
14information on the lists manually or electronically. If the lists are maintained
15electronically, the board shall prescribe a supplemental list that contains the full
16name, address, and space for the entry of the signature of each elector, or if the elector
17is exempt from the signature requirement under s. 6.36 (2) (a), the word "exempt".

18If the lists are maintained electronically, the officials shall enter the information into
19an electronic data recording system that enables retrieval of printed copies of the
20lists at the polling place. The system employed is subject to the approval of the board.
AB7-SSA1, s. 37 21Section 37. 6.79 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,24,1022 6.79 (2) (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered electronically, the
23municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the most current official
24registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (2) (a) for use as poll lists at the polling
25place. Except as provided in sub. subs. (6) to (8), each person eligible elector, before

1receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address and present
2to the officials proof of identification. The officials shall verify that the name on the
3proof of identification presented by the elector conforms to the name on the poll list
4or separate list and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document
5reasonably resembles the elector. The officials shall then require the elector to enter
6his or her signature on the poll list, supplemental list, or separate list maintained
7under par. (c) unless the elector is exempt from the signature requirement under s.
86.36 (2) (a)
. The officials shall verify that the name and address provided stated by
9the person are the same as elector conform to the person's elector's name and address
10on the poll list.
AB7-SSA1, s. 38 11Section 38. 6.79 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-SSA1,24,2412 6.79 (2) (am) If an elector previously signed his or her registration form or is
13exempt from a registration requirement and is unable, due to physical disability, to
14enter his or her signature at the election, the officials shall waive the signature
15requirement if the officials determine that the elector is unable, due to physical
16disability, to enter his or her signature. In this case, the officials shall enter next to
17the name and address of the elector on the poll, supplemental, or separate list the
18words "exempt by order of inspectors". If both officials do not waive the signature
19requirement and the elector wishes to vote, the official or officials who do not waive
20the requirement shall require the elector to vote by ballot and shall challenge the
21elector's ballot as provided in s. 6.92 and treat the ballot in the manner provided in
22s. 6.95. The challenged elector may then provide evidence of his or her physical
23disability to the board of canvassers charged with initially canvassing the returns
24prior to the completion of the initial canvass.
AB7-SSA1, s. 39 25Section 39. 6.79 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,25,9
16.79 (2) (d) If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is
2required and the document provided by the elector under par. (a) does not constitute
3proof of residence under s. 6.34
, the officials shall require the elector to provide proof
4of residence. If proof of residence is provided, the officials shall verify that the name
5and address on the identification document submitted as proof of residence provided
6is the same as the name and address shown on the registration list. If proof of
7residence is required and not provided, or if the elector does not present proof of
8identification under par. (a), whenever required,
the officials shall offer the
9opportunity for the elector to vote under s. 6.97.
AB7-SSA1, s. 40 10Section 40. 6.79 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,25,1211 6.79 (3) (title) Refusal to give name and address provide name, address, or
12proof of identification
.
AB7-SSA1, s. 41 13Section 41. 6.79 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.79 (3) (a).
AB7-SSA1, s. 42 14Section 42. 6.79 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-SSA1,25,2115 6.79 (3) (b) If proof of identification under sub. (2) is not presented by the
16elector, if the name appearing on the document presented does not conform to the
17name on the poll list or separate list, or if any photograph appearing on the document
18does not reasonably resemble the elector, the elector shall not be permitted to vote,
19except as authorized under subs. (6) to (8), but if the elector is entitled to cast a
20provisional ballot under s. 6.97, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the elector
21to vote under s. 6.97.
AB7-SSA1, s. 43 22Section 43. 6.79 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,26,423 6.79 (6) Confidential names and addresses. An elector who has a confidential
24listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present his or her identification card issued under s. 6.47
25(3), or give his or her name and identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3),

1in lieu of stating his or her name and address and presenting proof of identification
2under sub. (2). If the elector's name and identification serial number appear on the
3confidential portion of the list, the inspectors shall issue a voting serial number to
4the elector, record that number on the poll list and permit the elector to vote.
AB7-SSA1, s. 44 5Section 44. 6.79 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-SSA1,26,126 6.79 (7) License surrender. If an elector receives a citation or notice of intent
7to revoke or suspend an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any
8jurisdiction that is dated within 60 days of the date of an election and is required to
9surrender his or her operator's license or driving receipt issued to the elector under
10ch. 343 at the time the citation or notice is issued, the elector may present an original
11copy of the citation or notice in lieu of an operator's license or driving receipt issued
12under ch. 343. In such case, the elector shall cast his or her ballot under s. 6.965.
AB7-SSA1, s. 45 13Section 45. 6.79 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-SSA1,26,1914 6.79 (8) Electors who are at least 65 years of age. If an elector states to the
15election officials that he or she is at least 65 years of age and has resided at his or her
16current residence for a period that includes at least the 2 most recent presidential
17elections, the elector is exempt from the requirement to present proof of
18identification. The inspectors shall enter on the poll list next to the name of each such
19elector the word "exempt."
AB7-SSA1, s. 46 20Section 46. 6.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,27,2021 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an eligible elector is at the
22entrance to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling
23place, they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any
24individual selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that
25employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.

1The Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (6) to (8), the individual selected by the elector
2shall present to the inspectors proof of identification and, if the proof of identification
3does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, shall also
provide proof of
4residence under s. 6.34 for the assisted elector, whenever required, and all other
5information necessary for the elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2). The
6inspectors shall verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the
7person assisting the elector conforms to the elector's name on the poll list or separate
8list and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document reasonably
9resembles the elector.
The inspectors shall then issue a ballot to the individual
10selected by the elector and shall accompany the individual to the polling place
11entrance where the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a paper ballot, the
12assisting individual shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked by the assisting
13individual. The assisting individual shall then immediately take the ballot into the
14polling place and give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall distinctly
15announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name), an elector
16who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the polling place without assistance".
17The inspector shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this ballot?" If
18no objection is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under s. 6.79 and
19deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the poll list: "Ballot
20received at poll entrance".
AB7-SSA1, s. 47 21Section 47. 6.85 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,27,24 226.85 Absent elector; definition electors. (1) An absent elector is any
23otherwise qualified elector who for any reason is unable or unwilling to appear at the
24polling place in his or her ward or election district.
AB7-SSA1,28,4
1(2) Any otherwise qualified elector who changes residence within this state by
2moving to a different ward or municipality later than 10 days prior to an election may
3vote an absentee ballot in the ward or municipality where he or she was qualified to
4vote before moving.
AB7-SSA1,28,6 5(3) An absent elector qualifying under this section may vote by absentee ballot
6under ss. 6.86 to 6.89.
AB7-SSA1, s. 48 7Section 48. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,29,48 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
9the application, signed by the elector, shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the
105th day immediately preceding the election. If application is made in person, the
11application shall be made no earlier than the opening of business on the 3rd Monday
12preceding the election and
no later than 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever
13is later,
on the day Friday preceding the election. If Except as provided in par. (c),
14if
the elector is making written application for an absentee ballot at the September
15primary or general election and the application indicates that the elector is a military
16elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c) 6.34 (1), the application shall be received by the
17municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application indicates that
18the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror,
19the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the
20application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election,
21the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall immediately take the ballot to the court
22in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall
23recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall
24then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot
25to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling place or, in

1municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal
2clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or (2m), the
3application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
4preceding the election.
AB7-SSA1, s. 49 5Section 49. 6.86 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 6.86 (2m) (a) and amended
6to read:
AB7-SSA1,30,97 6.86 (2m) (a) An Except as provided in this subsection, any elector other than
8an elector who is eligible to receive absentee ballots under sub. (2) receives an
9absentee ballot under sub. (2) or s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4) (c)
may by written application
10filed with the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides require
11that an absentee ballot be sent or transmitted to the elector automatically for every
12election that is held within the same calendar year in which the application is filed.
13The application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the board, and
14furnished upon request to any elector by each municipal clerk. The municipal clerk
15shall thereupon mail or transmit an absentee ballot to the elector for all elections
16that are held in the municipality during the same calendar year that the application
17is filed, except that the clerk shall not send an absentee ballot for an election if the
18elector's name appeared on the registration list in eligible status for a previous
19election following the date of the application but no longer appears on the list in
20eligible status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that the any envelope containing
21the absentee ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable. If an elector who files an
22application under this subsection no longer resides at the same address that is
23indicated on the application form, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk. The
24municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing or transmitting absentee ballots to an
25elector under this subsection upon receipt of reliable information that the elector no

1longer qualifies for the service as an elector of the municipality. In addition, the
2municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing or transmitting absentee ballots to an
3elector under this subsection if the elector fails to return any absentee ballot mailed
4or transmitted to the elector
. The municipal clerk shall notify the elector of any such
5action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible. An elector who
6fails to cast an absentee ballot but who remains qualified to receive absentee ballots
7under this subsection may then receive absentee ballots for subsequent elections by
8notifying the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to continue receiving absentee
9ballots for subsequent elections.
AB7-SSA1,30,13 10(b) If a municipal clerk is notified by an elector that the elector's residence is
11changed to another municipality within this state, the municipal clerk shall forward
12the request to the municipal clerk of that municipality and that municipal clerk shall
13honor the request, except as provided in this subsection.
AB7-SSA1, s. 50 14Section 50. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,31,215 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
16for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
17for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
18containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
19by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
20hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
21corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address, unless
22the elector is unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may
23authorize another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing an
24application on another elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the

1application is made on request and by authorization of the named elector, who is
2unable to sign the application due to physical disability
.
AB7-SSA1, s. 51 3Section 51. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,31,244 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered, the elector may register
5by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the elector applies for an
6official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this subdivision,
7the agent shall present a completed registration form that contains the required
8information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the elector is
9unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize
10another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on another
11elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request
12and by authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due to
13physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
14information required under this subdivision. Except as otherwise provided in this
15subdivision, the
The agent shall in every case provide proof of the elector's residence
16under s. 6.34. If the elector is registering to vote in the general election and the agent
17presents a valid driver's license issued to the elector by another state, the municipal
18clerk shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name
19of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license.
If the agent
20cannot present proof of residence, the registration form shall be signed and
21substantiated by another elector residing in the elector's municipality of residence,
22corroborating the information in the form. The form shall contain the full name and
23address of the corroborating elector. The agent shall then present proof of the
24corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.34.
AB7-SSA1, s. 52 25Section 52. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,32,19
16.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
2under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
3than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
4A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
5the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
6absentee ballot. If the elector is registering for the election after the close of
7registration or if the elector registered by mail and has not voted in an election in this
8state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34
9is required and the elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the
10envelope with the ballot. The clerk shall verify that the name on any required proof
11of identification presented by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's
12application. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope
13indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is
14not required to enter a signature on the registration list.
The ballot shall be sealed
15by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail or by personal
16delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the election, the agent
17shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the hospitalized elector's
18residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are
19canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
AB7-SSA1, s. 53 20Section 53. 6.87 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-SSA1,33,321 6.87 (2) Except as authorized under sub. (3) (d), the municipal clerk shall place
22the ballot in an unsealed envelope furnished by the clerk. The envelope shall have
23the name, official title and post-office address of the clerk upon its face. The other
24side of the envelope shall have a printed certificate. The certificate shall also include
25a space for the municipal clerk or deputy clerk to enter his or her initials indicating

1that the elector is exempt from providing proof of identification because the
2individual is a military or overseas elector. The certificate shall be
in substantially
3the following form:
AB7-SSA1,33,44 [STATE OF ....
AB7-SSA1,33,55 County of ....]
AB7-SSA1,33,77 [(name of foreign country and city or other jurisdictional unit)]
AB7-SSA1,33,208 I, ...., certify subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis. Stats., for false
9statements, that I am a resident of the [.... ward of the] (town) (village) of ...., or of
10the .... aldermanic district in the city of ...., residing at ....* in said city, the county
11of ...., state of Wisconsin, and am entitled to vote in the (ward) (election district) at
12the election to be held on ....; that I am not voting at any other location in this election;
13that I am unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in the (ward) (election
14district) on election day or have changed my residence within the state from one ward
15or election district to another within later than 10 days before the election. I certify
16that I exhibited the enclosed ballot unmarked to the witness, that I then in (his) (her)
17presence and in the presence of no other person marked the ballot and enclosed and
18sealed the same in this envelope in such a manner that no one but myself and any
19person rendering assistance under s. 6.87 (5), Wis. Stats., if I requested assistance,
20could know how I voted.
AB7-SSA1,33,2121 Signed ....
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