2021 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act to create 5.05 (5g) and 756.04 (11) (am) of the statutes;
relating to: notifications to local elections officials and the elections commission regarding certain prospective jurors.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB945,1
Section 1
. 5.05 (5g) of the statutes is created to read:
5.05 (5g) Notification of disqualified prospective jurors. If the commission receives a notification under s. 756.04 (11) (am), the commission shall examine the registration list to determine if any prospective juror identified in the notification is registered to vote or has voted. If the commission determines that a prospective juror who is registered to vote or has voted does not have the necessary elector qualifications or does not satisfy the residence requirements, the commission shall remove the person's name from the registration list and send notice to the person and to the district attorney or attorney general of the commission's action.
SB945,2
Section 2
. 756.04 (11) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
756.04 (11) (am) Notwithstanding par. (a), each clerk of circuit court shall notify the appropriate county clerk and the elections commission of any prospective juror included on the list of prospective jurors received by the clerk of circuit court under sub. (3m) whose returned juror qualification form shows that the person is not qualified for jury service in that circuit under s. 756.02 because the person either is not a U.S. citizen or does not live in the circuit for which he or she was called for jury duty. The clerk of circuit court shall determine the appropriate county clerk for notification under this paragraph on the basis of the address information used for mailing the juror qualification forms. Unless otherwise ordered by a court upon a showing of good cause, notifications provided under this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
