AB753,9,128 6.34 (2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
9is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of
10registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license
11issued under ch. 343 together with the elector's name and date of birth and the board
12is able to verify the information using the system maintained under sub. (4).
AB753,12 13Section 12. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB753,9,1714 6.34 (4) The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an
15instant basis, information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m),
16using the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to
17the board's agreement with the secretary of transportation under s. 85.61 (1).
AB753,13 18Section 13. 6.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB753,9,2119 6.35 (1) (intro.) Under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election
20commissioners, the original registration forms shall be filed in one of the following
21ways, except as provided in sub. subs. (1m) and (2):
AB753,14 22Section 14. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB753,9,2523 6.35 (2) The board shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which
24municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of
25registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
AB753,15
1Section 15. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB753,10,72 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
3of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
4to vote. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if
5the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registers by
6mail or by electronic application and has not previously voted in an election in this
7state.
AB753,16 8Section 16. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB753,10,219 6.40 (1) (a) 1. Any registered elector may transfer registration after a change
10of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk of the
11municipality where the elector resides or by mailing to the municipal clerk a signed
12request stating his or her present address, affirming that this will be his or her
13residence for 28 the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1) prior to the
14election, and providing the address where he or she was last registered.
15Alternatively, the elector may transfer his or her registration at the proper polling
16place or other registration location under s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a),
17or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under
18ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50,
19the elector may transfer his or her registration electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
. If an
20elector is voting in the ward or election district where the elector formerly resided,
21the change shall be effective for the next election.
AB753,17 22Section 17. 6.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB753,11,623 6.40 (1) (c) Name change. Whenever an elector's name is legally changed,
24including a change by marriage or divorce, the elector shall transfer his or her
25registration to his or her legal name by appearing in person or mailing to the

1municipal clerk a signed request for a transfer of registration to such name.
2Alternatively, a registered elector may make notification of a name change at his or
3her polling place under s. 6.55 (2) (d), or, if the elector has a current and valid
4operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid
5identification card issued under s. 343.50, the elector may make notification of a
6name change electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
.
AB753,18 7Section 18. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB753,11,128 6.50 (10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
9ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
10(2), or 6.55 (2), or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to
11the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s.
12343.50, may reregister under s. 6.30 (5)
.
AB753,19 13Section 19. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB753,11,2014 6.55 (2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
15at the same address, and has not notified the municipal clerk previously provided
16notice of the change
under s. 6.40 (1) (c), shall notify the inspector of the change
17before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at the time when
18materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed both a name and
19address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other registration location
20under pars. (a) and (b).
AB753,20 21Section 20. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB753,12,1622 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
23under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
24than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
25A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by

1the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
2absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
3the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail or by
4electronic application
and has not voted in an election in this state, the municipal
5clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the
6elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot.
7The clerk shall verify that the name on any required proof of identification presented
8by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then
9enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented
10proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on
11the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the
12municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot
13is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the
14polling place serving the hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or,
15in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
16municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
AB753,21 17Section 21. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB753,13,1918 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
19absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an
20adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the
21ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
22shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
23so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
24envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
25ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the

1proper envelope. If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the document
2enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute proof of residence
3under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the
4envelope. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required
5if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registered
6by mail or by electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state. If
7the elector requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail
8under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request
9which bears an original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance
10under sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be
11a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to
12the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a
13location outside the United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the
14ballot qualifies for delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an
15unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes
16are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot
17prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary
18which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by
19the elector for candidates in the primary.
AB753,22 20Section 22. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB753,13,2521 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33
22(1), 6.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms
23shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration
24or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the
25board.
AB753,23
1Section 23. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB753,14,102 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
3division of the government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to
4match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained
5by the government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1) and the information
6specified in s. 6.34 (2m)
with personally identifiable information in the operating
7record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to
8the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the administrator
9of the elections division of the government accountability board to verify the accuracy
10of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.
AB753,24 11Section 24. 343.027 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB753,14,17 12343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this
13chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except
14that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the
15department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting
16debt, to the government accountability board, in electronic or digital format, for the
17purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5),
or to the person to whom the signature relates.
AB753,25 18Section 25. 343.027 of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Acts 20 and
192013 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB753,15,2 20343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this
21chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except
22that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the
23department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting
24debt, to the government accountability board, in electronic or digital format, for the
25purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5), to the person to whom the signature relates, to a

1court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney,
2law enforcement agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.
AB753,26 3Section 26. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB753,15,104 (1) No later than the 20th day following the end of each calendar quarter, the
5government accountability board and the department of transportation shall each
6report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner
7provided in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes concerning its progress in implementing
8an electronic voter registration system. The board and department shall continue
9to file reports under this subsection until the board determines that implementation
10is complete and the performance of the system is satisfactory.
AB753,27 11Section 27. Fiscal changes.
AB753,15,2012 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
13to the government accountability board under section 20.511 (1) (a) of the statutes,
14as affected by the acts of 2013, the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for the first
15fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to implement
16the provisions of this act. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for
17the appropriation to the government accountability board under section 20.511 (1)
18(a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2013, the dollar amount is increased by
19$-0- for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes
20effect to implement the provisions of this act.
AB753,16,421 (2) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
22to the department of transportation under section 20.395 (4) (aq) of the statutes, as
23affected by the acts of 2013, the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for the first fiscal
24year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to implement the
25provisions of this act. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the

1appropriation to the department of transportation under section 20.395 (4) (aq) of the
2statutes, as affected by the acts of 2013, the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for
3the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to
4implement the provisions of this act.
AB753,28 5Section 28. Initial applicability.
AB753,16,86 (1) This act first applies with respect to registration for voting at the first spring
7or partisan primary election that follows the effective date of this subsection by at
8least 6 months.
AB753,29 9Section 29. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
10except as follows:
AB753,16,1311 (1) The repeal and recreation of section 343.027 of the statutes takes effect on
12the day after publication, or on the date on which the creation of section 343.165 of
13the statutes by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 takes effect, whichever is later.
AB753,16,1414 (End)
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