SB548,17,1616 8. Procedures to be followed after a polling place closes.
SB548,17,1717 9. Rights of electors at the polls.
SB548,17,1818 10. Procedures for handling emergency situations.
SB548,17,1919 11. Procedures for handling and processing provisional ballots.
SB548,17,2020 12. Security procedures.
SB548,21 21Section 21 . 7.08 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
SB548,17,2522 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.
SB548,22
1Section 22. 7.08 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
SB548,18,72 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.
SB548,23 8Section 23 . 7.10 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
SB548,18,149 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.
SB548,24 15Section 24 . 7.15 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
SB548,18,2116 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.
SB548,25 22Section 25 . 12.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB548,19,223 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.
SB548,26 3Section 26 . 12.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB548,19,84 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.
SB548,27 9Section 27 . 12.17 of the statutes is created to read:
SB548,19,11 1012.17 Deceptive election practices. (1) In this section, “election-related
11information" means information concerning any of the following:
SB548,19,1212 (a) The date, time, place, or manner of conducting an election.
SB548,19,1513 (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.
SB548,19,1616 (c) The explicit endorsement by any person of a candidate at an election.
SB548,19,19 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.
SB548,19,22 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.
SB548,19,25 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).
SB548,20,9
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).
SB548,20,1110 (b) The commission shall promulgate rules concerning the methods and means
11of providing corrective information to electors under par. (a).
SB548,20,18 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:
SB548,20,2019 1. A description of the alleged deceptive election practices that were the subject
20of each complaint.
SB548,20,2221 2. Any corrective measures taken by the commission with regard to the subject
22matter of each complaint.
SB548,20,2423 3. The commission's evaluation of the effectiveness of those corrective
24measures.
SB548,21,2
14. The status of any prosecution relating to the subject matter of each
2complaint.
SB548,21,43 5. A compilation of the number and types of allegations made that were acted
4upon or referred by the commission under sub. (5).
SB548,21,65 6. The locations and segments of the population that were affected by the
6alleged deceptive election practices.
SB548,21,77 7. The status of any investigations conducted by the commission under sub. (5).
SB548,21,108 (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.
SB548,21,1211 (c) The commission shall post a copy of each report submitted under this
12subsection on the commission's website.
SB548,28 13Section 28 . 12.19 of the statutes is created to read:
SB548,21,17 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:
SB548,21,19 18(1) Challenging another person's right to register or vote at an election based
19upon information the person knows is false.
SB548,21,21 20(2) Attempting to induce another person to refrain from registering or voting
21by providing that person with information the person knows is false.
SB548,29 22Section 29 . 12.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB548,21,2423 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.
SB548,30 25Section 30 . 12.60 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB548,22,3
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.
SB548,31 4Section 31 . 12.60 (1) (an) of the statutes is created to read:
SB548,22,65 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.
SB548,32 7Section 32 . 12.60 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
SB548,22,98 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.
SB548,33 10Section 33 . 12.60 (1) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
SB548,22,1711 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.
SB548,34 18Section 34 . 12.60 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB548,22,2119 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).
SB548,35 22Section 35 . 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB548,23,923 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.
SB548,36 10Section 36 . 343.14 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB548,23,1511 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.
SB548,23,2116 (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).
SB548,37 22Section 37 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB548,24,223 (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.
SB548,24,173 (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.
SB548,25,218 (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).
SB548,25,33 (End)
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