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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO SENATE BILL 295
February 16, 2016 - Offered by Representatives Berceau, Zamarripa and Kessler.
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1An Act to amend 5.056, 6.24 (3), 6.275 (1) (b), 6.28 (1), 6.30 (1), 6.32, 6.33 (1),
26.33 (2) (a), 6.34 (2), 6.35 (1) (intro.), 6.36 (2) (c), 6.40 (1) (a) 1., 6.40 (1) (c), 6.50
3(10), 6.55 (2) (d), 6.86 (3) (c), 6.87 (4) (b) 1., 7.08 (1) (c), 85.61 (1) and 343.027;
4to repeal and recreate 5.056, 6.24 (3), 6.30 (5), 6.32, 6.33 (1), 6.34 (4), 6.35 (2),
57.08 (1) (c), 85.61 (1) and 343.027; and
to create 6.30 (5), 6.34 (2m), 6.34 (4) and
66.35 (2) of the statutes;
relating to: electronic voter registration, verification
7of certain registrations, and proof of residence for voting in an election and
8granting rule-making authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Currently, a qualified elector may register to vote at any election by mail, in
person at the office of the municipal or county clerk or board of election
commissioners for the municipality or county where the elector resides, or by
completing a registration form with a special registration deputy no later than the
20th day before the election. A qualified elector may also register to vote at an
election in person at the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
commissioners for the municipality where the elector resides no later than 5 p.m. on
the Friday before the election. In order to register, an elector must provide his or her
name and address and certain other information required to ascertain his or her
eligibility and must sign the form. An elector must also provide proof of residence.
Currently, the clerk or board of election commissioners must verify each registration
received by mail or submitted by a special registration deputy by sending a
first-class letter or postcard to the registrant at the registrant's address.
This substitute amendment permits a qualified elector who has a current and
valid driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of
Transportation (DOT) to register to vote at an election electronically on a secure
Internet site maintained by the Government Accountability Board (GAB). The
substitute amendment requires an electronic registration to be completed no later
than the 20th day before an election in order to be valid for that election. Under the
substitute amendment, a qualified elector enters the same information that appears
on the current registration form and authorizes DOT to forward a copy of his or her
electronic signature to GAB. The authorization affirms that all information provided
by the elector is correct and has the same effect as if the elector signed the form
personally. If an elector does not have a current and valid driver's license or
identification card, the elector may complete an electronic registration by uploading
a copy of the elector's signature and providing the last four digits of the elector's
social security number, except that the elector may check a box on the electronic
application attesting to the accuracy of the information contained in the application
instead of uploading his or her signature. An eligible elector who does not have a
driver's license or identification card must also upload a copy of his or her proof of
residence. The substitute amendment also permits an elector who is currently
registered to vote to electronically enter a change of name or address using a similar
procedure. In accordance with the existing procedure for verifying registrations that
are not received at the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
commissioners, the substitute amendment provides that when an electronic
registration is received, GAB or the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
elector's municipality of residence must verify each electronic registration by
sending a first-class letter or postcard to the registrant at the registrant's address.
Currently, each municipal clerk and board of election commissioners must
maintain a file of voter registration forms for the electors of the municipality. This
substitute amendment provides that the clerk or board must maintain registrations
that are entered electronically in the manner prescribed by GAB, by rule.
The changes first apply with respect to registration for voting at the first spring
or partisan primary election that follows the day on which the substitute amendment
becomes law by at least six months.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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1Section
1. 5.056 of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The
2administrator of the elections division of the board shall enter into the agreement
3with the secretary of transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally
4identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the board
5under s. 6.36 (1)
and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with personally
6identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation.
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95.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The
10commission administrator shall enter into the agreement with the secretary of
11transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally identifiable
12information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.
136.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable
14information maintained by the department of transportation.
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15Section
3. 6.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.24
(3) Registration. The overseas elector shall register in the municipality
17where he or she was last domiciled or where the overseas elector's parent was last
18domiciled on a form prescribed by the board designed to ascertain the elector's
19qualifications under this section. The form shall be substantially similar to the
20original form under s. 6.33 (1), insofar as applicable. Registration shall be
21accomplished in accordance with s. 6.30 (4)
or (5).
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22Section
4. 6.24 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
23act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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6.24
(3) Registration. The overseas elector shall register in the municipality
25where he or she was last domiciled or where the overseas elector's parent was last
1domiciled on a form prescribed by the commission designed to ascertain the elector's
2qualifications under this section. The commission shall ensure that the form is
3substantially similar to the original form under s. 6.33 (1), insofar as applicable.
4Registration shall be accomplished in accordance with s. 6.30 (4) or (5).
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5Section
5. 6.275 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.275
(1) (b) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that
7county who were preregistered on the deadline specified in s. 6.28 (1), including valid
8mail registrations which are postmarked by that day
and valid electronic
9registrations entered under s. 6.30 (5).
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10Section
6. 6.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.28
(1) Registration locations; deadline. Except as authorized in ss. 6.29,
126.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for any election shall close at 5 p.m.
13on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under s.
146.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later
15than the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election.
Electronic registration for an
16election under s. 6.30 (5) shall close at midnight on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the
17election. All applications for registration corrections and additions may be made
18throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners, at the
19office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other locations
20provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in cities over
21500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common council,
22village or town board in all other municipalities. Other registration locations may
23include but are not limited to fire houses, police stations, public libraries, institutions
24of higher education, supermarkets, community centers, plants and factories, banks,
25savings and loan associations and savings banks. Special registration deputies shall
1be appointed for each location unless the location can be sufficiently staffed by the
2board of election commissioners or the municipal clerk or his or her deputies. An
3elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at
4the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.
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5Section
7. 6.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.30
(1) In person. An elector shall apply for registration in person, except as
7provided under
sub. subs. (4)
and (5) and s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
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8Section
8. 6.30 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.30
(5) By electronic application. Any eligible elector may register
10electronically in the manner prescribed by the board. The board shall maintain on
11the Internet a secure registration form that enables the elector to enter the
12information required under s. 6.33 (1) electronically. The form shall contain an
13authorization for the board to obtain from the department of transportation an
14electronic copy of the applicant's signature, which signature shall constitute an
15affirmance that all information provided by the elector is correct and shall have the
16same effect as if the applicant had signed the application personally. Upon submittal
17of the electronic application, the board shall obtain from the department of
18transportation a copy of the electronic signature of the applicant and shall integrate
19the signature into the applicant's electronic application. If an eligible elector does
20not hold a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or a current and
21valid identification card issued under s. 343.50, the elector shall upload a copy of the
22elector's signature to the registration form and provide on the registration form the
23last 4 digits of the elector's social security number, except that an eligible elector may
24check a box on the electronic application attesting to the accuracy of the information
25contained in the application instead of uploading his or her signature. An eligible
1elector who does not hold a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343
2or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 shall also upload to
3the registration form a copy of his or her identifying document to establish proof of
4residence, as provided under s. 6.34. The board shall maintain the electronically
5integrated application on file together with nonelectronic applications and shall
6notify the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality
7where the applicant resides of its receipt of each completed application. The board
8shall also permit any elector to make changes in his or her registration authorized
9under s. 6.40 (1) at the same Internet site that is used by electors for original
10registration under this subsection. An elector shall attest to the correctness of any
11changes in the same manner as provided in this subsection for information entered
12on an application for original registration.
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13Section
9. 6.30 (5) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
14act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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6.30
(5) By electronic application. Any eligible elector may register
16electronically in the manner prescribed by the commission. The commission shall
17maintain on the Internet a secure registration form that enables the elector to enter
18the information required under s. 6.33 (1) electronically. The form shall contain an
19authorization for the commission to obtain from the department of transportation an
20electronic copy of the applicant's signature, which signature shall constitute an
21affirmance that all information provided by the elector is correct and shall have the
22same effect as if the applicant had signed the application personally. Upon submittal
23of the electronic application, the commission shall obtain from the department of
24transportation a copy of the electronic signature of the applicant and shall integrate
25the signature into the applicant's electronic application. If an eligible elector does
1not hold a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or a current and
2valid identification card issued under s. 343.50, the elector shall upload a copy of the
3elector's signature to the registration form and provide on the registration form the
4last 4 digits of the elector's social security number, except that an eligible elector may
5check a box on the electronic application attesting to the accuracy of the information
6contained in the application instead of uploading his or her signature. An eligible
7elector who does not hold a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343
8or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 shall also upload to
9the registration form a copy of his or her identifying document to establish proof of
10residence, as provided under s. 6.34. The commission shall maintain the
11electronically integrated application on file together with nonelectronic applications
12and shall notify the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the
13municipality where the applicant resides of its receipt of each completed application.
14The commission shall also permit any elector to make changes in his or her
15registration authorized under s. 6.40 (1) at the same Internet site that is used by
16electors for original registration under this subsection. An elector shall attest to the
17correctness of any changes in the same manner as provided in this subsection for
18information entered on an application for original registration.
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19Section
10. 6.32 of the statutes is amended to read:
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206.32 Verification of certain registrations. (1) Upon receipt of a
21registration form that is submitted by mail under s. 6.30 (4)
or by electronic
22application under s. 6.30 (5) or that is submitted by a special registration deputy
23appointed under s. 6.26, the
board or municipal clerk shall examine the form for
24sufficiency.
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1(2) If the form is insufficient to accomplish registration or the
board or clerk
2knows or has reliable information that the proposed elector is not qualified, the
board
3or clerk shall notify the proposed elector within 5 days, if possible, and request that
4the elector appear at the clerk's office or
other
another registration
center location 5to complete a proper registration or substantiate the information presented.
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6(3) If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the
board or 7clerk shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she may register
8at the clerk's office under s. 6.29 or at the proper polling place or other location
9designated under s. 6.55 (2).
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10(4) If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the
board or clerk has
11no reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector is not qualified, the
12board or clerk shall enter the elector's name on the registration list and transmit a
131st class letter or postcard to the registrant, specifying the elector's ward
or and 14aldermanic district, or both, if any, and polling place. The letter or postcard shall be
15sent within 10 days of receipt of the form. If the letter or postcard is returned, or if
16the
board or clerk is informed of a different address than the one specified by the
17elector, the
board or clerk shall change the status of the elector on the list from
18eligible to ineligible. The letter or postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal
19regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the
board or clerk if the elector does
20not reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.
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21Section
11. 6.32 of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act),
22is repealed and recreated to read:
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236.32 Verification of certain registrations. (1) Upon receipt of a
24registration form that is submitted by mail under s. 6.30 (4) or by electronic
25application under s. 6.30 (5) or that is submitted by a special registration deputy
1appointed under s. 6.26, the commission or municipal clerk shall examine the form
2for sufficiency.
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3(2) If the form is insufficient to accomplish registration or the commission or
4clerk knows or has reliable information that the proposed elector is not qualified, the
5commission or clerk shall notify the proposed elector within 5 days, if possible, and
6request that the elector appear at the clerk's office or another registration location
7to complete a proper registration or substantiate the information presented.
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8(3) If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the commission
9or clerk shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she may register
10at the clerk's office under s. 6.29 or at the proper polling place or other location
11designated under s. 6.55 (2).
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12(4) If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the commission or
13clerk has no reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector is not qualified,
14the commission or clerk shall enter the elector's name on the registration list and
15transmit a 1st class letter or postcard to the registrant, specifying the elector's ward
16and aldermanic district, or both, if any, and polling place. The letter or postcard shall
17be sent within 10 days of receipt of the form. If the letter or postcard is returned, or
18if the commission or clerk is informed of a different address than the one specified
19by the elector, the commission or clerk shall change the status of the elector on the
20list from eligible to ineligible. The letter or postcard shall be marked in accordance
21with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the commission or clerk
22if the elector does not reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.
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23Section
12. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.33
(1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration
25forms. All
nonelectronic forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information
1shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the board.
Except as otherwise
2provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same information as
3nonelectronic forms. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient forms to meet voter
4registration needs. The forms shall be designed to obtain from each applicant
5information as to name; date; residence location; location of previous residence
6immediately before moving to current residence location; citizenship; date of birth;
7age; the number of a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under
8ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether
9the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for
at least 28 the
10number of consecutive days
specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the applicant has been
11convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether
12the applicant is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision;
13whether the applicant is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether
14the applicant is currently registered to vote at any other location.
The Except as
15provided in s. 6.30 (5), the form shall include a space for the applicant's signature.
16Below the space for the signature, the form shall state "Falsification of information
17on this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony.". The form shall
18include a space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or
196.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains
20the form and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her
21name, affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the
22form. The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district,
23if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the
24offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form shall also
25include a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is
1received by mail
or by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an
2indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of
3residence under s. 6.34
or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof
4of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of the entity or institution that
5issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number
6that applies only to the individual holding that document, that number. The form
7shall also include a space where the clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid
8voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the
9identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each
10county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector
11who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
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12Section
13. 6.33 (1) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
13act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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6.33
(1) The commission shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of
15registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed on cards and each item
16of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the commission. Except
17as otherwise provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same
18information as nonelectronic forms. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient
19forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms shall be designed to obtain from
20each applicant information as to name; date; residence location; location of previous
21residence immediately before moving to current residence location; citizenship; date
22of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector
23under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number;
24whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for the number
25of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the applicant has been convicted
1of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant
2is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the
3applicant is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant
4is currently registered to vote at any other location. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5),
5the form shall include a space for the applicant's signature. Below the space for the
6signature, the form shall state "Falsification of information on this form is
7punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony.". The form shall include a space
8to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6) or
9inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and
10a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name,
11affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form.
12The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any,
13where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices
14and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form shall also include
15a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by
16mail or by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an indication
17of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence
18under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of
19residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of the entity or institution that
20issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number
21that applies only to the individual holding that document, that number. The form
22shall also include a space where the clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid
23voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the
24identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each
1county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector
2who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
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3Section
14. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.33
(2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the ward
5and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information under sub. (1), the
6indication of whether the registration is received by mail
or by electronic application,
7the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under
8s. 6.34
or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence was
9verified under s. 6.34 (2m), and any information relating to an applicant's voting
10identification card shall be recorded by the clerk.
Each Except as provided in s. 6.30
11(5), each applicant shall sign his or her own name unless the applicant is unable to
12sign his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the applicant may
13authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the applicant so
14authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the
15application is made upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is
16unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
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17Section
15. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.34
(2) Upon Except as provided in sub. (2m), upon completion of a registration
19form prescribed under s. 6.33, each eligible elector who is required to register under
20s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, shall provide an
21identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). If the elector
22registered by mail
or by electronic application, the identifying document may not be
23a residential lease.
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24Section
16. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.34
(2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
2is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of
3registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license
4issued under ch. 343 together with the elector's name and date of birth and the board
5is able to verify the information using the system maintained under sub. (4).
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6Section
17. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.34
(4) The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an
8instant basis, information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m),
9using the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to
10the board's agreement with the secretary of transportation under s. 85.61 (1).
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11Section
18. 6.34 (4) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
12act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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6.34
(4) The commission shall maintain a system that electronically verifies,
14on an instant basis, information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub.
15(2m), using the information maintained by the department of transportation
16pursuant to the commission's agreement with the secretary of transportation under
17s. 85.61 (1).
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18Section
19. 6.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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):
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22Section
20. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
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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).
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1Section
21. 6.35 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
2act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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6.35
(2) The commission shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods
4by which municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain
5records of registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
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6Section
22. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
8of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
9to vote. If proof of residence is provided, the type of identifying document submitted
10by the elector and the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying
11document
, or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence
12was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), shall be entered on the list in the space provided.
13Proof Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if the elector
14is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registers by mail
or by
15electronic application and has not previously voted in an election in this state.
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16Section
23. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.40
(1) (a) 1. Any registered elector may transfer registration after a change
18of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk of the
19municipality where the elector resides or by mailing to the municipal clerk a signed
20request stating his or her present address, affirming that this will be his or her
21residence for
28 the number of consecutive days
specified in s. 6.02 (1) prior to the
22election
, and providing the address where he or she was last registered.
23Alternatively, the elector may transfer his or her registration at the proper polling
24place or other registration location under s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a)
,
25or the elector may transfer his or her registration electronically under s. 6.30 (5). If
1an elector is voting in the ward or election district where the elector formerly resided,
2the change shall be effective for the next election.
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24. 6.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.40
(1) (c)
Name change. Whenever an elector's name is legally changed,
5including a change by marriage or divorce, the elector shall transfer his or her
6registration to his or her legal name by appearing in person or mailing to the
7municipal clerk a signed request for a transfer of registration to such name.
8Alternatively, a registered elector may make notification of a name change at his or
9her polling place under s. 6.55 (2) (d)
, or the elector may make notification of a name
10change electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
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25. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.50
(10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
13ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
14(2),
6.30 (5), or 6.55 (2).
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26. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.55
(2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
17at the same address, and has not
notified the municipal clerk previously provided
18notice of the change under s. 6.40 (1) (c), shall notify the inspector of the change
19before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at the time when
20materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed both a name and
21address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other registration location
22under pars. (a) and (b).
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27. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: