SB295-SSA2,11,18
16.33 (1) The commission shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of
2registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed on cards and each item
3of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the commission. Except
4as otherwise provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same
5information as nonelectronic forms.
The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient
6forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms commission shall be designed
7design the form to obtain from each applicant elector information as to name; date;
8residence location; location of previous residence immediately before moving to
9current residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current
10and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of
11the elector's social security account number; whether the applicant elector has
12resided within the ward or election district for at least 28 the number of consecutive
13days specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the applicant elector has been convicted of a
14felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant
15elector is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the
16applicant elector is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the
17applicant elector is currently registered to vote at any other location. The form
18commission shall include on the nonelectronic form a space for the applicant's
19elector's signature and on the electronic form the authorization specified under s.
206.30 (5)
. Below the space for the signature or authorization, respectively, the form
21commission shall state include the following statement: "Falsification of information
22on this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony." . The form
23commission shall include on the form a space to enter the name of any special
24registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy
25clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and a space for the deputy, inspector,

1clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name, affirming that the deputy, inspector,
2clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form. The form commission shall include on
3the form
a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the
4elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices and
5referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form commission shall also
6include on the form a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the
7form is received by mail or by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall
8record an indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as
9proof of residence under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu
10of proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m)
, the name of the entity or
11institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document
12includes a number that applies only to the individual holding that document, that
13number. The form commission shall also include on the form a space where the clerk,
14for any applicant elector who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to
15the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing
16on the voting identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient
17registration forms for completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the
18office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
SB295-SSA2,23 19Section 23. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,12,620 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk
21shall record
the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information
22under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the
23type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
246.34, and any information relating to an applicant's voting identification card shall
25be recorded by the clerk. Each applicant
. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each

1elector
shall sign his or her own name unless the applicant elector is unable to sign
2his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the applicant elector may
3authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the applicant elector
4so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the
5application is made upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is
6unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
SB295-SSA2,24 7Section 24. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 118,
8is renumbered 6.33 (5) (a) 1. and amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,12,149 6.33 (5) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a
10municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address
11under an existing registration and whenever a municipal clerk or changes a
12registration from eligible to ineligible status, the municipal clerk or the clerk's
13designee
shall promptly enter electronically on the list maintained by the
14commission under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection.
SB295-SSA2,12,21 153. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, the municipal clerk may
16or the clerk's designee shall update any entries that change on the date of an election
17other than a general election within 30 days after the date of that election, and may
18shall update any entries that change on the date of a general election within 45 days
19after the date of that election. The commission administrator may, upon request of
20a municipal clerk, permit the clerk to update entries that change on the date of a
21general election within 60 days after that election.
SB295-SSA2,12,23 224. The municipal clerk shall provide to the commission information that is
23confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the commission prescribes.
SB295-SSA2,25 24Section 25. 6.33 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA2,13,10
16.33 (5) (a) 2. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a
2municipal clerk mails an absentee ballot to an elector or receives an in-person
3absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot the municipal clerk shall, no later
4than 48 hours after mailing an absentee ballot or receiving an in-person absentee
5ballot application or an absentee ballot, enter electronically on the list maintained
6by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection
7or submit the information to the clerk's designee who shall, no later than 24 hours
8after receiving the information from the clerk, enter electronically on the list
9maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that
10subsection.
SB295-SSA2,26 11Section 26. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,13,1712 6.34 (2) Upon Except as provided in sub. (2m), upon completion of a registration
13form prescribed under s. 6.33, each eligible elector who is required to register under
14s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, shall provide an
15identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). If the elector
16registered by mail or by electronic application, the identifying document may not be
17a residential lease.
SB295-SSA2,27 18Section 27. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA2,13,2519 6.34 (2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
20is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of
21registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license
22issued under ch. 343, or the number of a current and valid identification card issued
23under s. 343.50, together with the elector's name and date of birth and the
24commission is able to verify the information specified under sub. (3) (b) using the
25system maintained under sub. (4).
SB295-SSA2,28
1Section 28. 6.34 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA2,14,62 6.34 (3) (a) 12. For an occupant of a residential care facility, as defined in s.
36.875 (1) (bm), for the purpose of registering at the facility, a contract or intake
4document prepared by the residential care facility that specifies that the occupant
5currently resides in the facility. The contract or intake document may also identify
6the room or unit in which the occupant resides.
SB295-SSA2,29 7Section 29. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA2,14,168 6.34 (4) The commission shall maintain a system that electronically verifies,
9on an instant basis, information specified under sub. (3) (b) from the information
10submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m), using the information
11maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to the commission's
12agreement with the secretary of transportation under s. 85.61 (1). If a prospective
13elector enters information specified under sub. (3) (b) 2. into the system that does not
14match such information maintained by the department of transportation, the system
15shall redirect the elector to the department of transportation's Internet site so that
16the elector may update his or her information with the department of transportation.
SB295-SSA2,30 17Section 30. 6.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,14,2018 6.35 (1) (intro.) Under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election
19commissioners, the original registration forms shall be filed in one of the following
20ways, except as provided in sub. subs. (1m) and (2):
SB295-SSA2,31 21Section 31. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA2,14,2422 6.35 (2) The commission shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods
23by which municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain
24records of registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
SB295-SSA2,32
1Section 32. 6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) and
2amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,15,43 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) The commission shall compile and maintain electronically
4an official registration list. The list shall contain all of the following:
SB295-SSA2,15,5 51. The name and address of each registered elector in the state, the.
SB295-SSA2,15,6 62. The elector's date of birth of the elector, the.
SB295-SSA2,15,7 73. The ward and aldermanic district of the elector, if any, and, for.
SB295-SSA2,15,9 84. For each elector, a unique registration identification number assigned by the
9commission, the.
SB295-SSA2,15,11 105. The number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343,
11if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number, if any, any.
SB295-SSA2,15,12 126. Any identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47 (3), the.
SB295-SSA2,15,13 137. The date of any election in which the elector votes, an.
SB295-SSA2,15,15 148. An indication of whether the elector is an overseas elector, as defined in s.
156.24 (1), any.
SB295-SSA2,15,18 169. Any information relating to the elector that appears on the current list
17transmitted to the commission by the department of corrections under s. 301.03
18(20m), an.
SB295-SSA2,15,20 1910. An indication of any accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit
20voting by the elector, an.
SB295-SSA2,15,22 2111. An indication of the method by which the elector's registration form was
22received, and an.
SB295-SSA2,16,5 2312. An indication of whether the elector was required under s. 6.34 to provide
24proof of residence and, if so, the type of identifying document submitted as proof of
25residence, the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document,

1and, if the identifying document included a number that applies only to the
2individual holding that document, up to the last 4 digits of that number. If the
3number on the identifying document submitted by the elector had 6 or fewer digits,
4the list under this paragraph may not contain more than the last 2 digits of that
5number.
SB295-SSA2,16,8 6(am) The list under this paragraph par. (a) may contain such other information
7as may be determined by the commission to facilitate administration of elector
8registration requirements.
SB295-SSA2,33 9Section 33. 6.36 (1) (a) 13. to 16. of the statutes are created to read:
SB295-SSA2,16,1110 6.36 (1) (a) 13. A separate column indicating the date on which an elector
11applied to vote by in-person absentee ballot.
SB295-SSA2,16,1412 14. Separate columns indicating the date on which the clerk mailed an
13absentee ballot to an elector and the date on which the elector returned the absentee
14ballot.
SB295-SSA2,16,1615 15. A separate column indicating the polling location associated with each
16elector's address and ward or aldermanic district, if any.
SB295-SSA2,16,1817 16. A separate column indicating the mailing address for the municipal clerk
18associated with each polling location identified under subd. 15.
SB295-SSA2,34 19Section 34. 6.36 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA2,16,2420 6.36 (1) (ae) 1. The chief election officer shall enter into a membership
21agreement with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for the purpose of
22maintaining the official registration list under this section. Prior to entering into an
23agreement under this subdivision, the chief election officer shall ensure that the
24agreement satisfies all of the following conditions:
SB295-SSA2,17,3
1a. It safeguards the confidentiality of information or data in the registration
2list that may be subject to transfer under the agreement and to which access is
3restricted under par. (b) 1. a.
SB295-SSA2,17,64 b. It prohibits the sale or distribution of the information or data in the
5registration list to a 3rd-party vendor and it prohibits any other action not
6associated with administration of or compliance with the agreement.
SB295-SSA2,17,87 c. It does not affect the exemption for this state under the national voter
8registration act.
SB295-SSA2,17,109 d. It allows the state to make contact with electors by electronic mail, whenever
10possible.
SB295-SSA2,17,1511 2. If the chief election officer enters into an agreement under subd. 1., the chief
12election officer shall comply with the terms of the agreement, including the
13transmission of information and data related to the registration of electors in this
14state to the Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for processing and
15sharing with other member states and governmental units.
SB295-SSA2,35 16Section 35. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
17118
, is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,18,218 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. Except as provided in pars. (ae), (bm), and (bn), no person other
19than an employee of the commission, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an
20executive director of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated
21by the executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive
22director of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the
23executive director may view the date of birth, operator's license number, or social
24security account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an

1identification serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an
2accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
SB295-SSA2,36 3Section 36. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,18,134 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
5of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
6to vote. If proof of residence is provided, the type of identifying document submitted
7by the elector and the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying
8document, or an indication that the information provided by the elector in lieu of
9proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m),
shall be entered on the list in the
10space provided. Proof Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is
11required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector
12registers by mail or by electronic application and has not previously voted in an
13election in this state.
SB295-SSA2,37 14Section 37. 6.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,18,2215 6.36 (6) The commission shall establish by rule the fee for obtaining a copy of
16the official registration list, or a portion of the list, including access to the
17subscription service established under s. 5.05 (14) (b)
. The amount of the fee shall
18be set, after consultation with county and municipal election officials, at an amount
19estimated to cover both the cost of reproduction and the cost of maintaining the list
20at the state and local level. The rules shall require that revenues from fees received
21be shared between the state and municipalities or their designees under s. 6.33 (5)
22(b), and shall specify a method for such allocation.
SB295-SSA2,38 23Section 38. 6.40 of the statutes is repealed.
SB295-SSA2,39 24Section 39. 6.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,19,15
16.50 (3) Upon receipt of reliable information that a registered elector has
2changed his or her residence to a location outside of the municipality, the municipal
3clerk or board of election commissioners shall notify the elector by mailing a notice
4by 1st class mail to the elector's registration address stating the source of the
5information. All municipal departments and agencies receiving information that a
6registered elector has changed his or her residence shall notify the clerk or board of
7election commissioners. If the elector no longer resides in the municipality or fails
8to apply for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date the notice is
9mailed, the clerk or board of election commissioners shall change the elector's
10registration from eligible to ineligible status. Upon receipt of reliable information
11that a registered elector has changed his or her residence within the municipality,
12the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall transfer change the
13elector's registration and mail the elector a notice of the transfer under s. 6.40 (2)
14change. This subsection does not restrict the right of an elector to challenge any
15registration under s. 6.325, 6.48, 6.925, 6.93, or 7.52 (5).
SB295-SSA2,40 16Section 40. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,19,2117 6.50 (10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
18ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
19(2), or 6.55 (2), or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to
20the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s.
21343.50, may reregister under s. 6.30 (5)
.
SB295-SSA2,41 22Section 41. 6.55 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB295-SSA2,42 23Section 42. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,20,524 6.55 (2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
25at the same address, and has not notified previously provided notice of the change

1to
the municipal clerk under s. 6.40 (1) (c), shall notify the inspector of the change
2before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at the time when
3materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed both a name and
4address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other registration location
5under pars. (a) and (b).
SB295-SSA2,43 6Section 43. 6.79 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,20,217 6.79 (1m) Separate poll lists. Two election officials at each election ward shall
8be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists containing information
9relating to all persons voting.
The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the
10information on the lists poll list manually or electronically. If the lists are
11maintained
clerk elects to maintain the list electronically, the commission shall
12prescribe a supplemental list that contains the full name, address, and space for the
13entry of the signature of each elector, or if the elector is exempt from the signature
14requirement under s. 6.36 (2) (a), the word "exempt". If the lists are maintained
15electronically, the officials shall enter the information into an electronic data
16recording system that enables retrieval of printed copies of the lists at the polling
17place
an election official at each election ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain
18the poll list
. The system employed to maintain the list electronically is subject to the
19approval of the commission. If the clerk elects to maintain the information manually,
202 election officials at each election ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain 2
21separate poll lists.
SB295-SSA2,44 22Section 44. 6.79 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,21,823 6.79 (2) (d) If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is
24required and the proof of identification document provided by the elector under par.
25(a) does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, the officials shall require the

1elector to provide proof of residence. If proof of residence is provided, the officials
2shall enter both the type of identifying document submitted as proof of residence and
3the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document in the
4space provided on the poll list and shall verify that the name and address on the
5identifying document is the same as the name and address shown on the registration
6list. If proof of residence is required and not provided, or if the elector does not
7present proof of identification under par. (a), whenever required, the officials shall
8offer the opportunity for the elector to vote under s. 6.97.
SB295-SSA2,45 9Section 45. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,22,1110 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
11absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an
12adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the
13ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
14shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
15so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
16envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
17ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
18proper envelope. If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the document
19enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute proof of residence
20under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the
21envelope. Proof Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if
22the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registered
23by mail or by electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state. If
24the elector requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail
25under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request

1which bears an original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance
2under sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be
3a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to
4the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a
5location outside the United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the
6ballot qualifies for delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an
7unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes
8are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot
9prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary
10which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by
11the elector for candidates in the primary.
SB295-SSA2,46 12Section 46. 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,22,2013 6.87 (6) Except as provided in s. 7.515 (3), the The ballot shall be returned so
14it is received by the municipal clerk delivered to the polling place no later than 8 p.m.
15on election day. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
16under s. 7.52, if the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the
17clerk shall secure the ballot and cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place
18serving the elector's residence before the closing hour. Except as provided in s. 7.515
19(3), any
8 p.m. Any ballot not mailed or delivered as provided in this subsection may
20not be counted.
SB295-SSA2,47 21Section 47. 6.87 (6d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA2,22,2322 6.87 (6d) If a certificate is missing the address of a witness, the ballot may not
23be counted.
SB295-SSA2,48 24Section 48. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,23,5
17.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33
2(1), 6.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms
3shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration
4or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the
5commission.
SB295-SSA2,49 6Section 49. 7.51 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295-SSA2,23,97 7.51 (4) (c) On election night the municipalities shall report the returns, by
8ward or reporting unit, to the county clerk no later than 2 hours after the votes are
9tabulated.
SB295-SSA2,50 10Section 50. 7.51 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,24,311 7.51 (5) (b) The municipal clerk shall deliver all ballots, statements, tally
12sheets, lists, and envelopes relating to a school district election to the school district
13clerk, excluding any absentee ballots that are received after the closing hour on
14election night and
any provisional ballots, by 4 p.m. on the day following each such
15election and shall deliver to the school district clerk any amended statements, tally
16sheets, and lists for additional provisional and absentee ballots canvassed under s.
176.97 (4) or 7.515 (6) (b) no later than 4 p.m. on the Monday after the election. The
18municipal clerk shall deliver to the county clerk the ballots, statements, tally sheets,
19lists, and envelopes for his or her municipality relating to any county, technical
20college district, state, or national election no later than 4 p.m. on the day following
21each such election or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under
22s. 7.52, by 4 p.m. on the 2nd day following each such election, and shall deliver to the
23county clerk any additional provisional and absentee ballots canvassed under s. 6.97
24(4) or 7.515 (6) (b) together with amended statements, tally sheets, lists, and
25envelopes no later than 4 p.m. on the Monday after the election. The person

1delivering the returns shall be paid out of the municipal treasury. Each clerk shall
2retain ballots, statements, tally sheets, or envelopes received by the clerk until
3destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1).
SB295-SSA2,51 4Section 51. 7.515 of the statutes is repealed.
SB295-SSA2,52 5Section 52. 7.53 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 37,
6is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,25,167 7.53 (1) (a) Where the municipality constitutes one ward or combines all wards
8to utilize a single polling place under s. 5.15 (6) (b), the canvass of the votes cast at
9the polling place shall be conducted publicly under s. 7.51 and the inspectors, other
10than any inspector appointed under s. 7.30 (1) (b), shall act as the municipal board
11of canvassers. The inspectors shall then complete the return statement for all votes
12cast at the polling place. If there are no provisional ballots that are eligible to be
13counted under s. 6.97 and the municipal clerk has not mailed or transmitted
14absentee ballots to any electors of the municipality that have not been returned by
15election night,
and no absentee ballots are being canvassed under s. 7.52, the
16inspectors may complete and sign the canvass statement and determination on
17election night. In municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52,
18after the canvass of the absentee ballots is completed under s. 7.52, the board of
19absentee ballot canvassers shall reconcile the poll list of the electors who vote by
20absentee ballot with the corresponding poll list of the electors who vote in person to
21ensure that no elector is allowed to cast more than one ballot. If an elector who votes
22in person has submitted an absentee ballot, the absentee ballot is void. Except as
23authorized in par. (b), if one or more electors of the municipality have cast provisional
24ballots that are eligible to be counted under s. 6.97 or if the municipal clerk receives
25one or more absentee ballots by 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election that are eligible

1to be counted under s. 7.515 (6) (b)
, the inspectors, acting as the board of canvassers,
2shall reconvene no later than 9 a.m. on the Monday after the election to count the
3valid provisional and absentee ballots and shall adjust the returns accordingly. The
4inspectors, acting as the board of canvassers, need not reconvene if the municipal
5clerk certifies that he or she has received no provisional or absentee ballots from the
6time that the board of canvassers completed the initial canvass and 4 p.m. on the
7Friday after the election. Upon completion of the canvass under this paragraph and
8any canvass that is conducted under s. 7.52 and ascertainment of the results by the
9inspectors or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52,
10by the inspectors and the board of absentee ballot canvassers, the municipal clerk
11shall publicly read to the inspectors or the board of absentee ballot canvassers the
12names of the persons voted for and the number of votes for each person for each
13municipal office, the names of the persons declared by the inspectors or board of
14absentee ballot canvassers to have won nomination or election to each municipal
15office, and the number of votes cast for and against each municipal referendum
16question.
SB295-SSA2,53 17Section 53. 7.53 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,26,1918 7.53 (3) (a) In a common, union high or unified school district, the school district
19clerk shall appoint 2 qualified electors of the school district prior to the date of the
20election being canvassed who shall, with the school district clerk, constitute the
21school district board of canvassers. If the school district clerk is a candidate at the
22election being canvassed, the other 2 members of the board of canvassers shall
23designate a 3rd member to serve in lieu of the clerk for that election. The school
24district clerk shall appoint a member to fill any other temporary vacancy on the board
25of canvassers. The canvass shall begin no later than 9 a.m. on the Tuesday after the

1election, and shall continue, without adjournment, until completed. The board of
2canvassers may return defective returns to the municipal board of canvassers in the
3manner provided in s. 7.60 (3). If the board of canvassers meets before 4 p.m. on the
4Monday after the election and thereafter receives amended statements, tally sheets,
5and lists from a municipal clerk for provisional or absentee ballots that are eligible
6to be counted under s. 6.97 (4) or 7.515 (6) (b), the board of canvassers shall reconvene
7no later than 9 a.m. on the Tuesday after the election and shall adjust the returns
8accordingly. No later than 4 p.m. on the Tuesday after the election, the board of
9canvassers shall complete the canvass and shall prepare a written statement
10showing the numbers of votes cast for each person for each office and for and against
11each question and shall prepare a determination showing the names of the persons
12who are elected to the school board and the results of any school district referendum.
13Following each primary election, the board of canvassers shall prepare a statement
14certifying the names of the persons who have won nomination to the school board.
15Each statement and determination shall be attested by each of the canvassers. The
16board of canvassers shall file each statement and determination in the school district
17office. The school district clerk shall certify nominations after each primary and
18issue certificates of election to persons who are elected to the school board after each
19election in the manner provided in sub. (4).
SB295-SSA2,54 20Section 54. 7.60 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,26,2521 7.60 (1) Keep office open. On election night the county clerk shall keep the
22clerk's office open to receive reports from the ward inspectors and shall post all
23returns. On election night the clerk shall post all returns, by ward or reporting unit,
24on an Internet site maintained by the county no later than 2 hours after receiving
25the returns.
SB295-SSA2,55
1Section 55 . 9.01 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 118,
2is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,27,223 9.01 (1) (a) 1. Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted
4upon any referendum question at any election may petition for a recount. The
5petitioner shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under
6par. (ar) not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass following canvassing
7of any valid provisional and absentee ballots under ss. 6.97 (4) and 7.515 (6) and,
8except as provided in this subdivision, not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day
9following the last meeting day of the municipal or county board of canvassers
10determining the election for that office or on that referendum question following
11canvassing of all valid provisional and absentee ballots or, if more than one board of
12canvassers makes the determination, not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day
13following the last meeting day of the last board of canvassers which makes a
14determination following canvassing of all valid provisional and absentee ballots. If
15the commission chairperson or chairperson's designee makes the determination for
16the office or the referendum question, the petitioner shall file the petition not earlier
17than the last meeting day of the last county board of canvassers to make a statement
18in the election or referendum following canvassing of all valid provisional and
19absentee
ballots and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the day
20on which the commission receives the last statement from a county board of
21canvassers for the election or referendum following canvassing of all valid
22provisional and absentee ballots.
SB295-SSA2,56 23Section 56. 11.1104 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 117,
24is amended to read:
SB295-SSA2,28,5
111.1104 (6) Contributions paid to a segregated fund established and
2administered by a political party or legislative campaign committee for purposes
3other than making contributions to a candidate committee or making disbursements
4for express advocacy, except that a political action committee may contribute no more
5than $12,000 in any calendar year to such a fund
.
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