The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB225-ASA1,1
1Section 1. 5.02 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,16,32 5.02 (19) "Special election" means any election, other than those described in
3subs. (5), (18) (12s), (21) and (22), to fill vacancies or to conduct a referendum.
AB225-ASA1,2 4Section 2. 5.056 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,16,10 55.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The
6administrator of the elections division of the board shall enter into the agreement
7with the secretary of transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally
8identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the board
9under s. 6.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with personally
10identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation.
AB225-ASA1,3 11Section 3. 5.15 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,17,1412 5.15 (6) (b) No later than 30 days before each election, the governing body of
13any municipality may by resolution combine 2 or more wards for voting purposes to
14facilitate using a common polling place. Whenever wards are so combined, the
15original ward numbers shall continue to be utilized for all official purposes. Except
16as otherwise authorized under this paragraph, every municipality having a
17population of 35,000 or more shall maintain separate returns for each ward so
18combined. In municipalities having a population of 35,000 or more, the governing
19body may provide in a resolution that returns for any ward having a population of
2020 or less be combined with returns for any adjacent ward, if the total population of
21the combined wards does not exceed the applicable population range under sub. (2)
22(b) for wards in that municipality.
In municipalities having a population of less than
2335,000, the governing body may provide in the resolution that returns shall be
24maintained only for each group of combined wards at any election. Whenever a
25governing body provides for common ballot boxes and ballots or voting machines,

1that returns shall be maintained only for combined wards under this paragraph, the
2municipality shall report
separate returns shall be maintained results for each
3separate ballot required under ss. 5.62 and 5.58 to 5.64 at the partisan primary and
4general election
. The municipal clerk shall transmit a copy of the resolution to the
5county clerk of each county in which the municipality is contained. In municipalities
6having a population of less than 35,000, the resolution shall remain in effect for each
7election until modified or rescinded, or until a new division is made under this
8section. Whenever needed for purposes of this paragraph, the municipal clerk shall
9determine the population of each ward in his or her municipality. If the population
10of a ward cannot be determined from census results, the clerk shall determine the
11population of the smallest unit encompassing the entire ward that can be determined
12from census results. The clerk shall then divide the land area of the ward by the land
13area of that unit. The clerk shall then multiply that result by the population of the
14unit to determine the population of the ward for purposes of this paragraph.
AB225-ASA1,4 15Section 4. 5.90 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,18,816 5.90 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, recounts of votes cast
17on an electronic voting system shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in s. 9.01.
18Except as provided in this subsection, sub. (2), and s. 9.01 (1) (b) 8s., if the ballots are
19distributed to the electors, the board of canvassers shall recount the ballots with
20automatic tabulating equipment. The board of canvassers shall test the automatic
21tabulating equipment to be used prior to the recount as provided in s. 5.84, and then
22the official ballots or the record of the votes cast shall be recounted on the automatic
23tabulating equipment. In addition, the board of canvassers shall check the ballots
24for the presence or absence of the initials and other distinguishing marks, shall
25examine the ballots marked "Rejected", "Defective" and "Objected to" to determine

1the propriety of such labels, and shall compare the "Duplicate Overvoted Ballots"
2and "Duplicate Damaged Ballots" with their respective originals to determine the
3correctness of the duplicates. Unless a court orders a recount to be conducted by
4another method under sub. (2), the board of canvassers may determine to conduct the
5recount of a specific election by hand and may determine to conduct the recount by
6hand for only certain wards or election districts.
If electronic voting machines are
7used, the board of canvassers shall perform the recount using the permanent paper
8record of the votes cast by each elector, as generated by the machines.
AB225-ASA1,5 9Section 5. 6.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,18,1510 6.24 (3) Registration. The overseas elector shall register in the municipality
11where he or she was last domiciled or where the overseas elector's parent was last
12domiciled on a form prescribed by the board designed to ascertain the elector's
13qualifications under this section. The form shall be substantially similar to the
14original form under s. 6.33 (1), insofar as applicable. Registration shall be
15accomplished in accordance with s. 6.30 (4) or (5).
AB225-ASA1,6 16Section 6. 6.275 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,18,2017 6.275 (1) (b) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that
18county who were preregistered on the deadline specified in s. 6.28 (1), including valid
19mail registrations which are postmarked by that day and valid electronic
20registrations entered under s. 6.30 (5)
.
AB225-ASA1,7 21Section 7. 6.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,19,1522 6.28 (1) Registration locations; deadline. Except as authorized in ss. 6.29,
236.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for any election shall close at 5 p.m.
24on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under s.
256.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later

1than the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Electronic registration for an
2election under s. 6.30 (5) shall close at midnight on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the
3election.
All applications for registration corrections and additions may be made
4throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners, at the
5office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other locations
6provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in cities over
7500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common council,
8village or town board in all other municipalities. Other registration locations may
9include but are not limited to fire houses, police stations, public libraries, institutions
10of higher education, supermarkets, community centers, plants and factories, banks,
11savings and loan associations and savings banks. Special registration deputies shall
12be appointed for each location unless the location can be sufficiently staffed by the
13board of election commissioners or the municipal clerk or his or her deputies. An
14elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at
15the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.
AB225-ASA1,8 16Section 8. 6.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,19,1817 6.30 (1) In person. An elector shall apply for registration in person, except as
18provided under sub. subs. (4) and (5) and s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
AB225-ASA1,9 19Section 9. 6.30 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB225-ASA1,20,1620 6.30 (5) By electronic application. Any eligible elector who holds a current
21and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification
22card issued under s. 343.50 may register electronically in the manner prescribed by
23the board. The board shall maintain on the Internet a secure registration form that
24enables the elector to enter the information required under s. 6.33 (1) electronically.
25The form shall contain an authorization for the board to obtain from the department

1of transportation an electronic copy of the applicant's signature, which signature
2shall constitute an affirmance that all information provided by the elector is correct
3and shall have the same effect as if the applicant had signed the application
4personally. Upon submittal of the electronic application, the board shall obtain from
5the department of transportation a copy of the electronic signature of the applicant
6and shall integrate the signature into the applicant's electronic application. The
7board shall maintain the electronically integrated application on file together with
8nonelectronic applications and shall notify the municipal clerk or board of election
9commissioners of the municipality where the applicant resides of its receipt of each
10completed application. The board shall also permit any elector who has a current and
11valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid
12identification card issued under s. 343.50 to make changes in his or her registration
13authorized under s. 6.40 (1) at the same Internet site that is used by electors for
14original registration under this subsection. An elector shall attest to the correctness
15of any changes in the same manner as provided in this subsection for information
16entered on an application for original registration.
AB225-ASA1,10 17Section 10. 6.32 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,20,22 186.32 Verification of certain registrations. (1) Upon receipt of a
19registration form that is submitted by mail under s. 6.30 (4) or by electronic
20application under s. 6.30 (5)
or that is submitted by a special registration deputy
21appointed under s. 6.26, the board or municipal clerk shall examine the form for
22sufficiency.
AB225-ASA1,21,2 23(2) If the form is insufficient to accomplish registration or the board or clerk
24knows or has reliable information that the proposed elector is not qualified, the board
25or
clerk shall notify the proposed elector within 5 days, if possible, and request that

1the elector appear at the clerk's office or other another registration center location
2to complete a proper registration or substantiate the information presented.
AB225-ASA1,21,6 3(3) If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the board or
4clerk shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she may register
5at the clerk's office under s. 6.29 or at the proper polling place or other location
6designated under s. 6.55 (2).
AB225-ASA1,21,17 7(4) If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the board or clerk has
8no reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector is not qualified, the
9board or clerk shall enter the elector's name on the registration list and transmit a
101st class letter or postcard to the registrant, specifying the elector's ward or and
11aldermanic district, or both, if any, and polling place. The letter or postcard shall be
12sent within 10 days of receipt of the form. If the letter or postcard is returned, or if
13the board or clerk is informed of a different address than the one specified by the
14elector, the board or clerk shall change the status of the elector on the list from
15eligible to ineligible. The letter or postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal
16regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the board or clerk if the elector does
17not reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.
AB225-ASA1,11 18Section 11. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,23,419 6.33 (1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration
20forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information
21shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. Except as provided in this
22subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same information as nonelectronic
23forms.
The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient forms to meet voter registration
24needs. The forms shall be designed to obtain from each applicant information as to
25name; date; residence location; location of previous residence immediately before

1moving to current residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of
2a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last
34 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether the applicant has
4resided within the ward or election district for at least 28 the number of consecutive
5days specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony for
6which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is
7incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the applicant
8is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant is
9currently registered to vote at any other location. The Except as provided in s. 6.30
10(5), the
form shall include a space for the applicant's signature. Below the space for
11the signature, the form shall state "Falsification of information on this form is
12punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony.". The form shall include a space
13to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6) or
14inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and
15a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name,
16affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form.
17The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any,
18where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices
19and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form shall also include
20a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by
21mail or by electronic application, a space where the clerk may record an indication
22of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence
23under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of
24residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m)
, whenever required, and a space where the
25clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the

1person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on
2the voting identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration
3forms for completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the
4county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
AB225-ASA1,12 5Section 12. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,23,186 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the ward
7and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information under sub. (1), the
8indication of whether the registration is received by mail or by electronic application,
9the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under
10s. 6.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence
11under s. 6.34 (2m)
, whenever required, and any information relating to an applicant's
12voting identification card shall be recorded by the clerk. Each Except as provided in
13s. 6.30 (5), each
applicant shall sign his or her own name unless the applicant is
14unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the applicant
15may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the applicant
16so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the
17application is made upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is
18unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
AB225-ASA1,13 19Section 13. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,24,820 6.34 (2) Upon completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33, each
21eligible elector who is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector
22or an overseas elector, and who registers after the close of registration under s. 6.29
23or 6.86 (3) (a) 2., shall provide an one of the identifying document that establishes
24documents specified in sub. (3) to establish proof of residence under sub. (3). Each.
25Except as authorized in sub. (2m), each
eligible elector who is required to register

1under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, who registers by
2mail or by electronic application, and who has not voted in an election in this state
3shall, if voting in person, provide an one of the identifying document that establishes
4documents specified in sub. (3) to establish proof of residence under sub. (3) or, if
5voting by absentee ballot, provide a copy of an identifying document specified in sub.
6(3)
that establishes proof of residence under in sub. (3). If the elector registered by
7mail or by electronic application, the identifying document may not be a residential
8lease.
AB225-ASA1,14 9Section 14. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB225-ASA1,24,1410 6.34 (2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
11is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of
12registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license
13issued under ch. 343 together with the elector's name and date of birth and the board
14is able to verify the information using the system maintained under sub. (4).
AB225-ASA1,15 15Section 15. 6.34 (3) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,24,1816 6.34 (3) (a) 8. A utility bill, including a bill for cellular or wireless telephone
17service,
for the period commencing not earlier than 90 days before the day
18registration is made.
AB225-ASA1,16 19Section 16. 6.34 (3) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,24,2120 6.34 (3) (a) 9. A bank statement from a financial institution, as defined in s.
21705.01 (3)
.
AB225-ASA1,17 22Section 17. 6.34 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
AB225-ASA1,24,2423 6.34 (3) (a) 12. A credit card statement for the period commencing not earlier
24than 90 days before the day registration is made.
AB225-ASA1,18 25Section 18. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB225-ASA1,25,4
16.34 (4) The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an
2instant basis, information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m),
3using the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to
4the board's agreement with the secretary of transportation under s. 85.61 (1).
AB225-ASA1,19 5Section 19. 6.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,25,86 6.35 (1) (intro.) Under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election
7commissioners, the original registration forms shall be filed in one of the following
8ways, except as provided in sub. subs. (1m) and (2):
AB225-ASA1,20 9Section 20. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB225-ASA1,25,1210 6.35 (2) The board shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which
11municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of
12registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
AB225-ASA1,21 13Section 21. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,26,314 6.36 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use
15as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an
16election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank
17column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll
18list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing
19absentee ballots; an indication next to the name of each elector for whom proof of
20residence under s. 6.34 is required; a space for entry of the elector's signature, or if
21another person signed the elector's registration form for the elector by reason of the
22elector's physical disability, the word "exempt"; and a form of certificate bearing the
23certification of the administrator of the elections division of the board stating that
24the list is a true and complete registration list of the municipality or the ward or
25wards for which the list is prepared. The board shall, by rule, prescribe determine

1the space and location for entry of each elector's signature on the poll list which. The
2board
shall provide for entry of the elector's signature without changing the
3orientation of the poll list from the orientation used by the election officials.
AB225-ASA1,22 4Section 22. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,26,105 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
6of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
7to vote. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if
8the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registers by
9mail or by electronic application and has not previously voted in an election in this
10state.
AB225-ASA1,23 11Section 23. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,26,2412 6.40 (1) (a) 1. Any registered elector may transfer registration after a change
13of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk of the
14municipality where the elector resides or by mailing to the municipal clerk a signed
15request stating his or her present address, affirming that this will be his or her
16residence for 28 the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1) prior to the
17election, and providing the address where he or she was last registered.
18Alternatively, the elector may transfer his or her registration at the proper polling
19place or other registration location under s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a),
20or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under
21ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50,
22the elector may transfer his or her registration electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
. If an
23elector is voting in the ward or election district where the elector formerly resided,
24the change shall be effective for the next election.
AB225-ASA1,24 25Section 24. 6.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,27,9
16.40 (1) (c) Name change. Whenever an elector's name is legally changed,
2including a change by marriage or divorce, the elector shall transfer his or her
3registration to his or her legal name by appearing in person or mailing to the
4municipal clerk a signed request for a transfer of registration to such name.
5Alternatively, a registered elector may make notification of a name change at his or
6her polling place under s. 6.55 (2) (d), or, if the elector has a current and valid
7operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid
8identification card issued under s. 343.50, the elector may make notification of a
9name change electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
.
AB225-ASA1,25 10Section 25. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,27,1511 6.50 (10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
12ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
13(2), or 6.55 (2), or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to
14the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s.
15343.50, may reregister under s. 6.30 (5)
.
AB225-ASA1,26 16Section 26. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,27,2317 6.55 (2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
18at the same address, and has not notified the municipal clerk previously provided
19notice of the change
under s. 6.40 (1) (c), shall notify the inspector of the change
20before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at the time when
21materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed both a name and
22address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other registration location
23under pars. (a) and (b).
AB225-ASA1,27 24Section 27. 6.79 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 6.79 (1).
AB225-ASA1,28 25Section 28. 6.79 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,28,9
16.79 (2) (c) The officials shall maintain separate lists for electors who are voting
2under s. 6.15, 6.29, or 6.55 (2) or (3), or 6.82 (1) and electors who are reassigned from
3another polling place under s. 5.25 (5) (b) and shall enter the full name, address, and
4serial number of each of these electors on the appropriate separate list.
5Alternatively, if the poll list is maintained electronically, the officials may enter on
6the poll list the information that would otherwise appear on a separate list if the
7information that would be obtainable from a separate list is entered on the poll list.
8The board shall prescribe the form of the separate list for electors voting under s. 6.82
9(1).
AB225-ASA1,29 10Section 29. 6.86 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,28,2111 6.86 (2) (b) The mailing list established under this subsection shall be kept
12current through all possible means. If an elector fails to cast and return an absentee
13ballot received under this subsection in 2 successive regular elections, the clerk shall
14notify the elector by 1st class letter or postcard that his or her name will be removed
15from the mailing list unless the clerk receives a renewal of the application within 30
16days of the notification. The clerk shall remove from the list the name of each elector
17who does not apply for renewal within the 30-day period. The clerk shall remove the
18name of any other elector from the list upon request of the elector or upon receipt of
19reliable information that an elector no longer qualifies for the service. The clerk shall
20notify the elector of such action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if
21possible.
AB225-ASA1,30 22Section 30. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,29,1723 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
24under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
25than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.

1A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
2the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
3absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
4the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail or by
5electronic application
and has not voted in an election in this state, the municipal
6clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the
7elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot.
8The clerk shall verify that the name on any required proof of identification presented
9by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then
10enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented
11proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on
12the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the
13municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot
14is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the
15polling place serving the hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or,
16in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
17municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
AB225-ASA1,31 18Section 31. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,30,2019 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
20absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an
21adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the
22ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
23shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
24so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
25envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the

1ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
2proper envelope. If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the document
3enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute proof of residence
4under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the
5envelope. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required
6if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registered
7by mail or by electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state. If
8the elector requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail
9under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request
10which bears an original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance
11under sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be
12a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to
13the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a
14location outside the United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the
15ballot qualifies for delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an
16unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes
17are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot
18prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary
19which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by
20the elector for candidates in the primary.
AB225-ASA1,32 21Section 32. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,31,222 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33
23(1), 6.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), 6.79 (2) (c), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All
24such forms shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent

1registration or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished
2by the board.
AB225-ASA1,33 3Section 33. 7.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,31,154 7.15 (2) (d) Whenever the governing body of any municipality submits any
5question to a vote of the electors or whenever a proper recall petition and certificate
6are filed under s. 9.10, the municipal clerk shall issue a call for the election and
7prepare and distribute ballots as required in the authorization of submission or as
8provided in s. 9.10. The date of the referendum shall be fixed established in
9accordance with ss. 8.065 and 8.37 and shall be determined
by the municipal clerk
10or board of election commissioners unless otherwise provided by law or unless the
11governing body fixes a determines the date. If the governing body determines the
12date, the date shall be established in accordance with ss. 8.065 and 8.37.
The ballot
13for any referendum shall conform to s. 5.64 (2). If there is already an official
14municipal referendum ballot for the election, the question may appear on the same
15ballot.
AB225-ASA1,34 16Section 34. 7.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,32,2217 7.30 (2) (a) Only election officials appointed under this section or s. 6.875 may
18conduct an election. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and in ss. 7.15
19(1) (k) and 7.52 (1) (b), each election official shall be a qualified elector of the ward
20or wards, or the election district, for which the polling place is established. A special
21registration deputy who is appointed under s. 6.55 (6) or an election official who is
22appointed under this section to fill a vacancy under par. (b) need not be a resident
23of the ward or wards, or the election district, but shall be a resident of the
24municipality, except that if a municipal clerk or deputy clerk serves as a registration
25deputy or is appointed to fill a vacancy under par. (b), the clerk or deputy clerk need

1not be a resident of the municipality county, but shall be a resident of the state. No
2more than 2 individuals holding the office of clerk or deputy clerk may serve without
3regard to municipal county residency in any municipality at any election. Special
4registration deputies who are appointed under s. 6.55 (6) may be appointed to serve
5more than one polling place. All officials appointed under this section shall be able
6to read and write the English language, be capable, and be of good understanding,
7and may not be a candidate for any office to be voted for at an election at which they
8serve. In 1st class cities, they may hold no public office other than notary public.
9Except as authorized under subs. (1) (b) and (4) (c), all inspectors shall be affiliated
10with one of the 2 recognized political parties which received the largest number of
11votes for president, or governor in nonpresidential general election years, in the ward
12or combination of wards served by the polling place at the last election. Excluding
13the inspector who may be appointed under sub. (1) (b), the party which received the
14largest number of votes is entitled to one more inspector than the party receiving the
15next largest number of votes at each polling place. Election officials appointed under
16this section may serve the electors of more than one ward where wards are combined
17under s. 5.15 (6) (b). If a municipality is not divided into wards, the ward
18requirements in this paragraph apply to the municipality at large. Whenever 2 or
19more inspectors are required to perform a function within a polling place and both
20parties that are entitled to submit nominees have done so, the chief inspector shall
21assign, insofar as practicable, an equal number of inspectors from the nominees of
22each party.
AB225-ASA1,35 23Section 35. 7.30 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,33,2024 7.30 (2) (am) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a pupil who is
2516 or 17 years of age and who is enrolled in grades 9 to 12 in a public or private school

1or in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), may serve as an inspector at the
2a polling place serving located in the county in which the pupil's residence is located,
3with the approval of the pupil's parent or guardian. Any pupil who has at least a 3.0
4grade point average or the equivalent may serve. In addition, a school board or
5governing body of a private school or tribal school may establish criteria for service
6by a pupil who does not have at least a 3.0 grade point average or the equivalent.
7A pupil may serve as an inspector at a polling place under this paragraph only if at
8least one election official at the polling place other than the chief inspector is a
9qualified elector of this state. No pupil may serve as chief inspector at a polling place
10under this paragraph. Before appointment by any municipality of a pupil as an
11inspector under this paragraph, the municipal clerk shall obtain written
12authorization from the pupil's parent or guardian for the pupil to serve for the
13election for which he or she is appointed. In addition, if a pupil does not have at least
14a 3.0 grade point average or the equivalent, the municipal clerk shall obtain written
15certification from the principal of the school where the pupil is enrolled that the pupil
16meets any criteria established by the school board or governing body for service as
17an inspector. Upon appointment of a pupil to serve as an inspector, the municipal
18clerk shall notify the principal of the school where the pupil is enrolled of the name
19of the pupil and the date of the election at which the pupil has been appointed to
20serve.
AB225-ASA1,36 21Section 36. 7.30 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,34,1822 7.30 (4) (b) 1. In cities where there is a board of election commissioners, the
23aldermanic district committeemen or committeewomen committee members under
24s. 8.17 of each of the 2 dominant recognized political parties shall submit a certified
25list no later than November 30 of each odd-numbered year containing the names of

1at least as many nominees as there are inspectors from that party for each of the
2voting wards in the aldermanic district. The committee members shall include the
3address of each nominee in the list and may, for not more than 50 percent of the
4positions to be filled, specify the ward for which the nominee is nominated to serve.

5For inspectors serving under s. 7.52 (1) (b), the aldermanic district committeemen
6and committeewomen
committee members under s. 8.17 of the 2 dominant
7recognized political parties shall jointly submit a certified list of nominees containing
8at least twice as many nominees as there are inspectors from that party who are to
9be appointed under s. 7.52 (1) (b). The chairperson may designate any individual
10whose name is submitted as a first choice nominee. The board of election
11commissioners shall appoint, no later than December 31 of odd-numbered years, at
12least 5 inspectors for each ward. The board of election commissioners shall appoint
13all first choice nominees and, for at least 50 percent of the positions being filled, shall
14appoint those nominees who are nominated to serve at the polling place for a
15specified ward to serve at the polling place for that ward
for so long as positions are
16available, unless nonappointment is authorized under par. (e), and. The board of
17election commissioners
shall appoint other individuals in its discretion. The board
18of election commissioners
and may designate such alternates as it deems advisable.
AB225-ASA1,37 19Section 37. 7.30 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,35,1320 7.30 (4) (b) 2. a. In municipalities a municipality other than cities and villages
21a city or village located in counties a county having a population of more than
22500,000, the committees each committee organized under s. 8.17 from each of the 2
23dominant parties described under sub. (2) shall submit a list containing at least as
24many names as there are needed appointees from that party. The list shall be
25submitted by the
chairperson of each of the 2 committees shall submit the list to the

1mayor, president, or chairperson of the municipality. If committees are organized in
2subdivisions of a city, the list shall be submitted through the chairperson of the city
3committee shall submit the list. If there is no municipal committee, the list shall be
4submitted by the
chairperson of the county or legislative district committee shall
5submit the list. The appropriate committee or chairperson shall include the address
6of each nominee and the municipality for which the nominee is nominated to serve
7in the list and may, for not more than 50 percent of the positions to be filled within
8a municipality, specify the ward, if any, for which the nominee is nominated to serve
.
9Except as provided in par. (c), only those persons submitted by the chairperson of
10each committee under s. 8.17 may act as election officials. The chairperson may
11designate any individual whose name is submitted as a first choice nominee. The list
12shall contain the signature of the
chairperson and secretary of the submitting
13committee shall sign the list.
AB225-ASA1,36,1514 b. In cities a city or villages village located in counties a county having a
15population of more than 500,000, other than cities a city where there is a board of
16election commissioners, the aldermanic district or village committeeman or
17committeewoman
committee member for the ward or wards where each polling place
18is located, if there is one, or, for inspectors serving to be appointed under s. 7.52 (1)
19(b), the committeemen and committeewomen committee members for the
20municipality acting jointly, shall submit a list containing at least as many names as
21there are needed appointees for inspector positions from the party represented by the
22committeeman or committeewoman committee member or by the committeemen and
23committeewomen
committee members acting jointly. For appointments of
24Nominations for inspectors to be appointed in cities and villages a city or village
25where there is no aldermanic district or village committeeman or committeewoman,

1nominations
committee member shall proceed in the same manner as in
2municipalities a municipality located in counties a county having a population of
3500,000 or less. The list appropriate committee member, committee members, or
4chairperson
shall be submitted submit the list to the mayor or president. The
5appropriate committee member, committee members, or chairperson shall include
6the address of each nominee and the municipality for which the nominee is
7nominated to serve in the list and may, for not more than 50 percent of the positions
8to be filled within a municipality, specify the ward, if any, for which the nominee is
9nominated to serve.
Except as provided in par. (c), only those persons whose names
10are submitted as provided in this paragraph may act as election officials. The
11committeeman or committeewoman appropriate committee member, committee
12members, or chairperson
may designate any individual whose name is submitted as
13a first choice nominee. The list shall contain the signature of the committee member
14of the
aldermanic district or village committeeman or committeewoman or the
15chairperson of the appropriate committee shall sign the list.
AB225-ASA1,36,2516 c. Upon submission of each nominee's name, the governing body shall appoint
17each first choice nominee for so long as positions are available, unless
18nonappointment is authorized under par. (e), and shall appoint other nominees in its
19discretion. In addition, for at least 50 percent of the positions being filled, the
20governing body shall appoint those nominees who are nominated to serve at the
21polling place for a specified ward to serve at the polling place for that ward, unless
22nonappointment is authorized under par. (e).
If any nominee is not appointed, the
23mayor, president, or chairperson of the municipality shall immediately nominate
24another person from the appropriate lists submitted and continue until the
25necessary number of election officials from each party is achieved at that meeting.
AB225-ASA1,38
1Section 38. 7.30 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,37,102 7.30 (4) (e) If an appointing authority believes that, for good cause, it should
3not appoint an individual whose name is submitted as a first choice nominee under
4par. (b) or it should not appoint an individual who is nominated as an inspector for
5a specified ward to serve in the ward specified
, it may request the board to authorize
6nonappointment. The board or the attorney general may permit nonappointment of
7an individual for cause demonstrated by an appointing authority. If the board finds
8that there is good cause for nonappointment of an individual, the individual may,
9within 30 days of issuance of the board's decision, appeal the decision of the board
10to the attorney general, who may affirm or reverse the decision of the board.
AB225-ASA1,39 11Section 39. 7.51 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,37,2412 7.51 (3) (a) The inspectors shall place together all ballots counted by them
13which relate to any national, state or county office or any state, county or technical
14college district referendum and secure them together so that they cannot be untied
15or tampered with without breaking the seal. The secured ballots together with any
16ballots marked "Defective" shall then be secured by the inspectors chief inspector,
17and, if available, one other inspector whose party affiliation is different from the
18chief inspector's party affiliation,
in the ballot container in such a manner that the
19container cannot be opened without breaking the seals or locks, or destroying the
20container. The inspectors shall place the ballots cast under s. 6.97 in a separate,
21securely sealed carrier envelope which is clearly marked "Section 6.97 ballots". The
22chief inspector and 2 other inspectors shall sign the carrier envelope. The carrier
23envelope shall not be placed in the ballot container. The inspectors shall then deliver
24the ballots to the municipal clerk in the ballot container and carrier envelope.
AB225-ASA1,40 25Section 40. 7.52 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,38,11
17.52 (8) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall make full and accurate
2return of the votes cast for each candidate and proposition on the tally sheet forms.
3Each tally sheet shall record the returns for each office or referendum by ward,
4unless combined returns are authorized in accordance with s. 5.15 (6) (b), in which
5case the tally sheet shall record the returns for each group of combined wards. After
6recording the votes, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall seal in a carrier
7envelope outside the ballot bag or container one inspector's statement under sub. (4)
8(d), one tally sheet, and one poll list for delivery to the county clerk, unless the
9election relates only to municipal or school district offices or referenda. The board
10of absentee ballot canvassers shall also similarly seal one statement, one tally sheet,
11and one poll list for delivery to the municipal clerk.
AB225-ASA1,41 12Section 41. 8.05 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB225-ASA1,38,1813 8.05 (3) (d) The question of adoption of the nonpartisan primary under this
14subsection may be submitted to the electors at any regular an election authorized
15under s. 8.065 (2) to be
held in the town or at a special election called for the purpose.
16When a petition requesting adoption of the nonpartisan primary conforming to the
17requirements of s. 8.40 and signed by at least 20 electors of the town is filed with the
18town clerk as provided in s. 8.37, the question shall be submitted to a vote.
AB225-ASA1,42 19Section 42. 8.05 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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