SB70,183,15 14 The right to report any illegal or fraudulent election activity to an
15elections official or the State of Wisconsin Elections Commission.
SB70,9 16Section 9 . 5.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,184,1017 5.84 (1) Where any municipality employs an electronic voting system which
18utilizes automatic tabulating equipment, either at the polling place or at a central
19counting location,
the municipal clerk shall, on any day not more than 10 days prior
20to the election day on which the equipment is to be utilized in an election, have the
21equipment tested to ascertain that it will correctly count the votes cast for all offices
22and on all measures. Public notice of the time and place of the test shall be given by
23the clerk at least 48 hours prior to the test by publication of a class 1 notice under
24ch. 985 in one or more newspapers published within the municipality if a newspaper
25is published therein, otherwise in a newspaper of general circulation therein. The

1test shall be open to the public. The test shall be conducted by processing a
2preaudited group of ballots so marked as to record a predetermined number of valid
3votes for each candidate and on each referendum. The test shall include for each
4office one or more ballots which have votes in excess of the number allowed by law
5and, for a partisan primary election, one or more ballots which have votes cast for
6candidates of more than one recognized political party, in order to test the ability of
7the automatic tabulating equipment to reject such votes. If any error is detected, the
8municipal clerk shall ascertain the cause and correct the error. The clerk shall make
9an errorless count before the automatic tabulating equipment is approved by the
10clerk for use in the election.
SB70,10 11Section 10 . 5.86 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,185,212 5.86 (1) All proceedings at each central counting location shall be under the
13direction of the municipal clerk or an election official designated by the clerk unless
14the central counting location is at the county seat and the municipal clerk delegates
15the responsibility to supervise the location to the county clerk
, in which case the
16proceedings shall be under the direction of the county clerk or an election official
17designated by the county clerk. If for any municipality the central counting location
18is at the county seat and the municipal clerk authorizes the early canvassing of
19absentee ballots under s. 7.525, the county clerk or the county clerk's designee shall
20begin the proceedings for that municipality on the day before the election consistent
21with that section.
Unless election officials are selected under s. 7.30 (4) (c) without
22regard to party affiliation, the employees at each central counting location, other
23than any specially trained technicians who are required for the operation of the
24automatic tabulating equipment, shall be equally divided between members of the
252 major political parties under s. 7.30 (2) (a) and all duties performed by the

1employees shall be by teams consisting of an equal number of members of each
2political party whenever sufficient persons from each party are available.
SB70,11 3Section 11. 6.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,185,64 6.02 (1) Every U.S. citizen age 18 or older who has resided in an election district
5or ward for 28 10 consecutive days before any election where the citizen offers to vote
6is an eligible elector.
SB70,12 7Section 12. 6.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,185,128 6.02 (2) Any U.S. citizen age 18 or older who moves within this state later than
928 10 days before an election shall vote at his or her previous ward or election district
10if the person is otherwise qualified. If the elector can comply with the 28-day 10-day
11residence requirement at the new address and is otherwise qualified, he or she may
12vote in the new ward or election district.
SB70,13 13Section 13. 6.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,185,2114 6.10 (3) When an elector moves his or her residence from one ward or
15municipality to another ward or municipality within the state at least 28 10 days
16before the election, the elector may vote in and be considered a resident of the new
17ward or municipality where residing upon registering at the proper polling place or
18other registration location in the new ward or municipality under s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86
19(3) (a) 2. If the elector moves his or her residence later than 28 10 days before an
20election, the elector shall vote in the elector's former ward or municipality if
21otherwise qualified to vote there.
SB70,14 22Section 14. 6.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,186,823 6.10 (4) The residence of an unmarried person sleeping in one ward and
24boarding in another is the place where the person sleeps. The residence of an
25unmarried person in a transient vocation, a teacher or a student who boards at

1different places for part of the week, month, or year, if one of the places is the
2residence of the person's parents, is the place of the parents' residence unless through
3registration or similar act the person elects to establish a residence elsewhere. If the
4person has no parents and if the person has not registered elsewhere, the person's
5residence shall be at the place that the person considered his or her residence in
6preference to any other for at least 28 10 consecutive days before an election. If this
7place is within the municipality, the person is entitled to all the privileges and subject
8to all the duties of other citizens having their residence there, including voting.
SB70,15 9Section 15. 6.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,186,1510 6.15 (1) Qualifications. Any person who was or who is an eligible elector under
11ss. 6.02 and 6.03, except that he or she has been a resident of this state for less than
1228 10 consecutive days prior to the date of the presidential election, is entitled to vote
13for the president and vice president but for no other offices. The fact that the person
14was not registered to vote in the state from which he or she moved does not prevent
15voting in this state if the elector is otherwise qualified.
SB70,16 16Section 16. 6.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,186,2417 6.15 (2) (a) The elector's request for the application form may be made in person
18to the municipal clerk of the municipality where the person resides. Application may
19be made not sooner than 27 9 days nor later than 5 p.m. on the day before the election,
20or may be made at the proper polling place in the ward or election district in which
21the elector resides. If an elector makes application before election day, the
22application form shall be returned to the municipal clerk after the affidavit has been
23signed in the presence of the clerk or any officer authorized by law to administer
24oaths. The affidavit shall be in substantially the following form:
SB70,186,2525 STATE OF WISCONSIN
SB70,187,1
1County of ....
SB70,187,122 I, ...., do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United States; that prior to
3establishing Wisconsin residence, my legal residence was in the .... (town) (village)
4(city) of ...., state of ...., residing at .... (street address); that on the day of the next
5presidential election, I shall be at least 18 years of age and that I have been a legal
6resident of the state of Wisconsin since ...., .... (year), residing at .... (street address),
7in the [.... ward of the .... aldermanic district of] the (town) (village) (city) of ...., county
8of ....; that I have resided in the state less than 28 10 consecutive days, that I am
9qualified to vote for president and vice president at the election to be held November
10...., .... (year), that I am not voting at any other place in this election and that I hereby
11make application for an official presidential ballot, in accordance with section 6.15
12of the Wisconsin statutes.
SB70,187,1313 Signed ....
SB70,187,1414 P.O. Address ....
SB70,187,1515 Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of ...., .... (year)
SB70,187,1616 ....(Name)
SB70,187,1717 ....(Title)
SB70,17 18Section 17 . 6.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,187,2519 6.15 (4) (b) During polling hours, or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before
20the election if authorized for that election under s. 7.525,
the inspectors shall open
21each carrier envelope, announce the elector's name, check the affidavit for proper
22execution, and check the voting qualifications for the ward, if any. In municipalities
23where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, the municipal board of absentee
24ballot canvassers shall perform this function at a meeting of the board of absentee
25ballot canvassers.
SB70,18
1Section 18. 6.18 (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,188,5 26.18 (form) This form shall be returned to the municipal clerk's office.
3Application must be received in sufficient time for ballots to be mailed and returned
4prior to any presidential election at which applicant wishes to vote. Complete all
5statements in full.
SB70,188,66 APPLICATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL
SB70,188,77 ELECTOR'S ABSENTEE BALLOT
SB70,188,88 (To be voted at the Presidential Election
SB70,188,99 on November ...., .... (year)
SB70,188,1810 I, .... hereby swear or affirm that I am a citizen of the United States, formerly
11residing at .... in the .... ward .... aldermanic district (city, town, village) of ...., County
12of .... for 28 10 consecutive days prior to leaving the State of Wisconsin. I, .... do
13solemnly swear or affirm that I do not qualify to register or vote under the laws of
14the State of ....(State you now reside in) where I am presently residing. A citizen must
15be a resident of: State ....(Insert time) County ....(Insert time) City, Town or Village
16....(Insert time), in order to be eligible to register or vote therein. I further swear or
17affirm that my legal residence was established in the State of ....(the State where you
18now reside) on .... Month .... Day .... Year.
SB70,188,1919 Signed ....
SB70,188,2020 Address ....(Present address)
SB70,188,2121 ....(City) ....(State)
SB70,188,2222 Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of .... .... (year)
SB70,188,2323 ....(Notary Public, or other officer authorized to administer oaths.)
SB70,188,2424 ....(County)
SB70,188,2525 My Commission expires
SB70,189,1
1MAIL BALLOT TO:
SB70,189,22 NAME ....
SB70,189,33 ADDRESS ....
SB70,189,44 CITY .... STATE .... ZIP CODE ....
SB70,189,9 5Penalties for Violations. Whoever swears falsely to any absent elector affidavit
6under this section may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than
76 months or both. Whoever intentionally votes more than once in an election may
8be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years and 6 months
9or both.
SB70,189,1010 ....(Municipal Clerk)
SB70,189,1111 ....(Municipality)
SB70,19 12Section 19. 6.22 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,189,1513 6.22 (7) Extension of privilege. This section applies to all military electors for
1428 10 days after the date of discharge from a uniformed service or termination of
15services or employment of individuals specified in sub. (1) (b) 1. to 4.
SB70,20 16Section 20 . 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,189,20 176.256 Facilitating registration of electors. (1) The commission shall use
18all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible electors of this state and
19the maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain
20eligible.
SB70,189,24 21(2) Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions
22under sub. (1), the commission shall obtain the following information from the
23department of transportation, to the extent that the department has the
24information:
SB70,190,4
1(a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator's license
2issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the
3individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to
4that individual:
SB70,190,65 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history and
6any name history maintained by the department of transportation.
SB70,190,77 2. The date of birth of the individual.
SB70,190,88 3. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.
SB70,190,119 4. A copy of each document that the applicant provided as proof of citizenship
10and a statement from the department of transportation indicating that the
11department verified the applicant's citizenship.
SB70,190,1412 (b) For each item of information specified in par. (a), the most recent date that
13the item of information was provided to or obtained by the department of
14transportation.
SB70,190,21 15(3) The commission shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with
16the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission finds
17any discrepancy between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an
18elector and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that
19elector, the commission shall attempt to contact the elector to resolve the discrepancy
20and update the registration list accordingly. If the commission is unable to resolve
21the discrepancy, the information in the registration list shall control.
SB70,191,9 22(4) If the commission concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in
23this state but is not registered and the commission has obtained from reliable sources
24all the information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's
25registration, the commission shall enter the individual's name on the registration list

1maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission has not obtained from reliable
2sources all the information pertaining to an individual that is required under s. 6.33
3(1), the commission shall attempt to obtain from reliable sources the necessary
4information under s. 6.33 (1) that is required to complete the individual's
5registration. If an elector's status has been changed from eligible to ineligible under
6s. 6.50 and the elector's eligibility, name, or residence has not changed, the
7commission may not change the individual's name to eligible status unless the
8commission first verifies that the individual is eligible and wishes to change his or
9her status to eligible.
SB70,191,12 10(5) The commission shall attempt to contact an individual described in sub. (4)
11if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
12individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
SB70,191,17 13(6) The commission shall mail a notice to each individual whose name the
14commission enters under sub. (4) on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36
15(1) (a). The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken
16by a significant number of state residents, as determined by the commission, and
17shall include all of the following:
SB70,191,2018 (a) A statement informing the individual that his or her name has been entered
19on the registration list and showing the current address for the individual based on
20the commission's records.
SB70,191,2221 (b) A statement informing the individual that he or she may request to have
22his or her name deleted from the registration list and instructions for doing so.
SB70,191,2323 (c) Instructions for notifying the commission of a change in name or address.
SB70,191,2524 (d) Instructions for obtaining a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) and a
25description of how an individual qualifies for a confidential listing.
SB70,192,12
1(7) Any individual may file a request with the commission to exclude his or her
2name from the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). Any individual
3whose name is added to the registration list by the commission may file a request
4with the commission or a municipal clerk to have his or her name deleted from the
5list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the
6commission. An individual who files an exclusion or deletion request under this
7subsection may revoke his or her request by the same means that an individual may
8request an exclusion or deletion. The commission shall ensure that the name of any
9individual who has filed an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is
10excluded from the registration list or, if the individual's name appears on the list, is
11removed from the registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time
12unless the individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection.
SB70,192,21 13(8) If the commission removes from the registration list maintained under s.
146.36 (1) (a) the name of an elector who does not request that his or her name be
15deleted, or changes the elector's status from eligible to ineligible, other than to
16correct an entry that the commission determines to be a duplication or to change the
17name of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the
18commission shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by
191st class postcard at the individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide
20that the individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or
21she is a qualified elector.
SB70,192,23 22(9) The commission shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all
23eligible electors as soon as practicable.
SB70,193,2 24(10) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all information
25obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this

1information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s.
26.34 (2m) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
SB70,21 3Section 21. 6.28 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,193,124 6.28 (1) (b) All applications for registration corrections and additions may be
5made throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners,
6at the office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other
7locations provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in
8cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common
9council, village or town board in all other municipalities and may also be made
10during the school year at any high school by qualified persons under sub. (2m) (a)
.
11An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register
12at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.
SB70,22 13Section 22. 6.28 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,193,1514 6.28 (2m) At high schools. (a) Public high schools shall be used for
15registration for enrolled students and members of the high school staff.
SB70,194,916 (b) The municipal clerk of each municipality shall notify the school board of
17each school district in which the municipality is located that high schools shall be
18used for registration pursuant to par. (a). The school board and the municipal clerk
19shall agree upon the appointment of at least one qualified elector at each high school
20as a special school registration deputy. The municipal clerk shall appoint such
21person as a school registration deputy and explain the person's duties and
22responsibilities. Students and staff may register at the high school on any day that
23classes are regularly held. The school registration deputies shall promptly forward
24properly completed registration forms to the municipal clerk of the municipality in
25which the registering student or staff member resides. The municipal clerk, upon

1receiving such registration forms, shall add all those registering electors who have
2met the registration requirements to the registration list. The municipal clerk may
3reject any registration form and shall promptly notify the person whose registration
4is rejected of the rejection and the reason therefor. A person whose registration is
5rejected may reapply for registration if he or she is qualified. The form of each high
6school student who is qualified and will be eligible to vote at the next election shall
7be filed in such a way that when a student attains the age of 18 years the student is
8registered to vote automatically. Each school board shall assure that the principal
9of every high school communicates elector registration information to students.
SB70,194,1710 (c) The principal of any private high school or of any tribal school, as defined
11in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates high school grades that has a substantial number
12of students residing in a municipality may request the municipal clerk to appoint a
13special school registration deputy in accordance with par. (b). Students and staff
14may register at the high school on any day that classes are regularly held. The clerk
15shall appoint a special school registration deputy in the high school if the clerk
16determines the school to have a substantial number of students residing in the
17municipality.
SB70,23 18Section 23. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,195,519 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
20a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
21municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
22the close of business, whichever is later, on the Friday before an election at the office
23of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
24responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
25s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),

1a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The
2registration form shall also contain the following certification: “I, ...., hereby certify
3that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for
4at least 28 10 consecutive days immediately preceding this election, and I have not
5voted at this election". The elector shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34.
SB70,24 6Section 24 . 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,195,117 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names
8of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list
9maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of
10qualified electors who vote at their polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33
11(5) (a).
SB70,25 12Section 25 . 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,195,2313 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk
14shall record the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information
15under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the
16type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
176.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence under
18s. 6.34 (2m)
. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector shall sign his or her own
19name unless the elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability.
20In such case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her
21behalf. If the elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a
22statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named
23elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
SB70,26 24Section 26 . 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,196,6
16.35 (3) Original Except for electronic registrations, original registration forms
2shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
3commissioners at all times. The commission shall maintain records of registrations
4that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5) and make such records available for
5inspection by the municipal clerk, the clerk's designated agent, or the board of
6election commissioners.
SB70,27 7Section 27. 6.55 (2) (a) (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,196,108 6.55 (2) (a) (form) “I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am
9a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 28 10 consecutive days
10immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election."
SB70,28 11Section 28. 6.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,196,1512 6.85 (2) Any otherwise qualified elector who changes residence within this
13state by moving to a different ward or municipality later than 28 10 days prior to an
14election may vote an absentee ballot in the ward or municipality where he or she was
15qualified to vote before moving.
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