AB604,13,19 17(10) The commission shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all
18eligible electors, except as otherwise provided in this section, no later than July 1,
192025.
AB604,13,23 20(11) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all information
21obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this
22information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s.
236.34 (2m) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
AB604,15 24Section 15 . 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the name
2of a qualified elector who registers and votes under this section to the registration
3list. The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the name of a qualified elector who votes at
4the elector's polling place in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33 (5) (a).
AB604,16 5Section 16 . 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB604,14,166 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk
7shall record the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information
8under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the
9type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
106.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence under
11s. 6.34 (2m)
. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector shall sign his or her own
12name unless the elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability.
13In such case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her
14behalf. If the elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a
15statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named
16elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
AB604,17 17Section 17 . 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB604,14,2218 6.35 (3) Original Except for electronic registrations, original registration forms
19shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
20commissioners at all times. The commission shall maintain electronic registration
21forms and make such forms available for inspection by the municipal clerk, the
22clerk's designated agent, or the board of election commissioners.
AB604,18 23Section 18 . 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB604,16,224 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
25the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately

1preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be
2made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday
3preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal holiday. A
4municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e). The
5municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any in-person
6absentee ballot cast. Any elector waiting to cast an in-person absentee ballot at the
7time the municipal clerk's office officially closes on the last day for which such ballots
8may be cast, whether the elector is waiting within or in the line outside the municipal
9clerk's office, shall be permitted to cast his or her in-person absentee ballot.
Except
10as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making written application for an absentee
11ballot at the partisan primary, the general election, the presidential preference
12primary, or a special election for national office, and the application indicates that
13the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), the application shall be
14received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application
15indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a
16sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election
17day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding
18the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall immediately take the ballot
19to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge.
20The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot.
21The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall
22deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling
23place or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
24municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or (2m),

1the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
2preceding the election.
AB604,19 3Section 19 . 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB604,16,234 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
5under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
6than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
7A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
8the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
9absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
10the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail and has
11not voted in an election in this state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that
12proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the elector shall enclose proof of
13residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot. The clerk shall verify that
14the name on any required proof of identification presented by the agent conforms to
15the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials
16on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to
17the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on the registration list. The
18ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail
19or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the
20election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the
21hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where
22absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8
23p.m. on election day.
AB604,20 24Section 20 . 7.08 (3) (d) to (g) of the statutes are created to read:
AB604,16,2525 7.08 (3) (d) Be written in clear, unambiguous language.
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1(e) Be indexed by subject.
AB604,17,32 (f) Contain specific examples of common problems encountered at polling
3places on election day and detailed, specific procedures for resolving those problems.
AB604,17,44 (g) Include an explanation of all of the following:
AB604,17,65 1. Laws and rules governing solicitation by individuals and groups at a polling
6place.
AB604,17,87 2. Procedures to be followed with respect to electors whose names do not appear
8on the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a).
AB604,17,109 3. Procedures to be followed with respect to electors attempting to vote on
10election day who have cast an absentee ballot in the election.
AB604,17,1211 4. Procedures for assisting voters who need help due to language barriers or
12disabilities.
AB604,17,1313 5. Proper operation of any electronic voting system used at a polling place.
AB604,17,1414 6. Procedures for handling ballots.
AB604,17,1515 7. Procedures governing spoiled ballots.
AB604,17,1616 8. Procedures to be followed after a polling place closes.
AB604,17,1717 9. Rights of electors at the polls.
AB604,17,1818 10. Procedures for handling emergency situations.
AB604,17,1919 11. Procedures for handling and processing provisional ballots.
AB604,17,2020 12. Security procedures.
AB604,21 21Section 21 . 7.08 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB604,17,2522 7.08 (13) Remedies for deceptive election practices. Disseminate through
23the Internet and radio, television, and newspaper advertisements information
24concerning complaint procedures and remedies for deceptive election practices
25under s. 12.17.
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1Section 22. 7.08 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
AB604,18,72 7.08 (14) Withhold personal information provided to commission. Withhold
3from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the telephone number and email address
4of any elector who voluntarily provides that information to the commission or to a
5county or municipal clerk. The commission may transfer the information to any
6official or employee who has access to the information in the registration list under
7s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. to be used for the administration of elections.
AB604,23 8Section 23 . 7.10 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB604,18,149 7.10 (11) Withhold personal information provided to clerk. The county clerk
10shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the telephone number and
11email address of any elector who voluntarily provides that information to the clerk
12or to the commission or a municipal clerk. The county clerk may transfer the
13information to any official or employee who has access to the information in the
14registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. to be used for the administration of elections.
AB604,24 15Section 24 . 7.15 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
AB604,18,2116 7.15 (16) Withhold personal information provided to clerk. The municipal
17clerk shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the telephone number
18and email address of any elector who voluntarily provides that information to the
19clerk or to the commission or a county clerk. The municipal clerk may transfer the
20information to any official or employee who has access to the information in the
21registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. to be used for the administration of elections.
AB604,25 22Section 25 . 12.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB604,19,223 12.09 (1) No person may personally or through an agent make use of or
24threaten to make use of force, violence, or restraint , or any tactic of coercion or

1intimidation
in order to induce or compel any person to vote or refrain from voting
2or to refrain from registering to vote at an election.
AB604,26 3Section 26 . 12.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB604,19,84 12.09 (3) No person may personally or through an agent, by make use of or
5threaten to make use of force, violence, restraint, or
any act tactic of coercion or
6intimidation in order to
compel, induce, or prevail upon an elector either to vote or
7refrain from voting at any election for or against a particular candidate or question
8at a
referendum.
AB604,27 9Section 27 . 12.17 of the statutes is created to read:
AB604,19,11 1012.17 Deceptive election practices. (1) In this section, “election-related
11information" means information concerning any of the following:
AB604,19,1212 (a) The date, time, place, or manner of conducting an election.
AB604,19,1513 (b) The qualifications for or restrictions on the eligibility of electors voting at
14an election, including any criminal penalties associated with voting in an election or
15an elector's registration status or eligibility.
AB604,19,1616 (c) The explicit endorsement by any person of a candidate at an election.
AB604,19,19 17(2) No person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, may
18intentionally induce another person to refrain from registering or voting at an
19election by knowingly providing that person with false election-related information.
AB604,19,22 20(3) Any person who is aggrieved by an alleged violation of sub. (2) may bring
21an action for injunctive relief in circuit court for the county where the violation is
22alleged to occur.
AB604,19,25 23(4) Any person may file a verified complaint with the commission alleging facts
24that the person believes to constitute a violation of sub. (2). The complaint shall be
25filed as provided under s. 5.05 (2m) (c).
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1(5) (a) Notwithstanding s. 5.05 (2m) (c), the commission shall promptly review
2each complaint received under sub. (4), and if the commission finds that the facts
3alleged in the complaint, if true, would constitute a violation of sub. (2), the
4commission shall promptly investigate the complaint. Notwithstanding s. 5.05 (2m)
5(c) 11., if the commission finds that a violation of sub. (2) has occurred or is occurring,
6the commission shall take all measures necessary to provide correct information to
7electors who may have been deceived by the actions of the alleged violator, and shall
8refer the matter to the appropriate authority for prosecution in accordance with ss.
95.05 (2m) (i) and 12.60 (4).
AB604,20,1110 (b) The commission shall promulgate rules concerning the methods and means
11of providing corrective information to electors under par. (a).
AB604,20,18 12(6) (a) No later than 90 days after each general election, the commission shall
13report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for referral to the appropriate
14standing committees under s. 13.172 (2) concerning any complaints under sub. (4)
15that were acted upon or referred by the commission under sub. (5) during the period
16beginning with the date of the 2nd preceding general election and ending with the
17preceding general election. Except as provided in par. (b), the report shall include
18all of the following:
AB604,20,2019 1. A description of the alleged deceptive election practices that were the subject
20of each complaint.
AB604,20,2221 2. Any corrective measures taken by the commission with regard to the subject
22matter of each complaint.
AB604,20,2423 3. The commission's evaluation of the effectiveness of those corrective
24measures.
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14. The status of any prosecution relating to the subject matter of each
2complaint.
AB604,21,43 5. A compilation of the number and types of allegations made that were acted
4upon or referred by the commission under sub. (5).
AB604,21,65 6. The locations and segments of the population that were affected by the
6alleged deceptive election practices.
AB604,21,77 7. The status of any investigations conducted by the commission under sub. (5).
AB604,21,108 (b) The commission may exclude from the report under par. (a) any information
9that, if disclosed, would interfere with a pending investigation of a violation of the
10law.
AB604,21,1211 (c) The commission shall post a copy of each report submitted under this
12subsection on the commission's website.
AB604,28 13Section 28 . 12.19 of the statutes is created to read:
AB604,21,17 1412.19 Voter suppression. No person may knowingly attempt to prevent or
15deter another person from voting or registering to vote based upon fraudulent,
16deceptive, or spurious grounds or information. Violations of this section include any
17of the following:
AB604,21,19 18(1) Challenging another person's right to register or vote at an election based
19upon information the person knows is false.
AB604,21,21 20(2) Attempting to induce another person to refrain from registering or voting
21by providing that person with information the person knows is false.
AB604,29 22Section 29 . 12.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB604,21,2423 12.60 (1) (a) Whoever violates s. 12.09, 12.11 or 12.13 (1), (2) (b) 1. to 7., or (3)
24(a), (e), (f), (j), (k), (L), (m), (y), or (z) is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB604,30 25Section 30 . 12.60 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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112.60 (1) (am) Whoever violates s. 12.17 (2) with the intent to prevent any
2person from exercising the right to vote in an election is guilty of a Class D felony,
3except that the term of imprisonment may not exceed 5 years.
AB604,31 4Section 31 . 12.60 (1) (an) of the statutes is created to read:
AB604,22,65 12.60 (1) (an) Whoever violates s. 12.09 is guilty of a Class D felony, except that
6the term of imprisonment may not exceed 3 years.
AB604,32 7Section 32 . 12.60 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
AB604,22,98 12.60 (1) (ap) Whoever violates s. 12.19 is guilty of a Class E felony, except that
9the term of imprisonment may not exceed 2 years.
AB604,33 10Section 33 . 12.60 (1) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
AB604,22,1711 12.60 (1) (bn) If a municipal clerk or executive director of a board of election
12commissioners fails to ensure compliance with s. 5.25 (4) (b) or to post the materials
13specified in s. 5.35 (6) (a) at each polling place located in the municipality served by
14the clerk or executive director at any election, except as authorized in s. 5.35 (6) (d),
15or the administrator of the commission fails to include any of the materials specified
16in s. 7.08 (3) in the election manual, the violator may be required to forfeit not more
17than $500 for each violation.
AB604,34 18Section 34 . 12.60 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB604,22,2119 12.60 (4) Prosecutions of civil offenses under this chapter shall be conducted
20in the manner prescribed in s. 11.1400 (5). Prosecutions of criminal offenses
under
21this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with s. 11.1401 (2).
AB604,35 22Section 35 . 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB604,23,923 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
24commission shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable
25information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.

16.36 (1) and the information specified in s. ss. 6.256 (2) and 6.34 (2m) with personally
2identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and
3vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the
4secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections commission to
5verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.
6Notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), but subject to s.
7343.14 (2p) (b), the agreement shall provide for the transfer of electronic information
8under s. 6.256 (2) to the commission on a continuous basis, no less often than
9monthly.
AB604,36 10Section 36 . 343.14 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB604,23,1511 343.14 (2p) (a) The forms for application for a license or identification card or
12for renewal thereof shall inform the applicant of the department's duty to make
13available to the elections commission the information described in s. 6.256 (2) for the
14purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3) and shall provide the applicant an
15opportunity to elect not to have this information made available for these purposes.
AB604,23,2116 (b) If the applicant elects not to have the information described in s. 6.256 (2)
17made available for the purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3), the department shall
18not make this information available for these purposes. This paragraph does not
19preclude the department from making available to the elections commission
20information for the purposes specified in s. 6.34 (2m) or for any purpose other than
21those specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3).
AB604,37 22Section 37 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB604,24,223 (1) Initial sharing of registration information. Notwithstanding ss. 85.61
24(1), 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), the department of transportation shall
25enter into and begin transferring information under a revised agreement with the

1elections commission administrator pursuant to s. 85.61 (1) no later than the first
2day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
AB604,24,173 (2) Report on voter registration information integration. No later than July
41, 2025, the elections commission shall report to the appropriate standing
5committees of the legislature, in the manner specified in s. 13.172 (3), its progress
6in initially implementing a system to ensure the complete and continuous
7registration of all eligible electors in this state, specifically including the operability
8and utility of information integration with the department of transportation and the
9feasibility and desirability of integrating public information maintained by other
10state agencies and by technical colleges with the commission's registration
11information to enhance the completeness and accuracy of the information. At a
12minimum, the report shall contain an assessment of the feasibility and desirability
13of the integration of registration information with information maintained by the
14departments of health services, children and families, workforce development,
15revenue, safety and professional services, and natural resources; the University of
16Wisconsin System; and the technical college system board, as well as the technical
17colleges within each technical college district.
AB604,25,218 (3) Study of options for corrective action. The elections commission, in
19consultation with the department of justice and the federal election assistance
20commission, shall study the feasibility of providing corrective information that may
21be required under s. 12.17 (5) (a) through public service announcements, other uses
22of broadcast, Internet, or social media, or an emergency alert system. No later than
23the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection,
24the elections commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

1appropriate standing committees of the legislature, in the manner specified in s.
213.172 (3).
AB604,25,33 (End)
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