SB834,129
9Section
129. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.33
(5) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a
11municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address
12under an existing registration or changes a registration from eligible to ineligible
13status the municipal clerk or the clerk's designee shall promptly enter electronically
14on the list maintained by the
commission secretary of state under s. 6.36 (1) the
15information required under that subsection.
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2. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a municipal
17clerk mails an absentee ballot to an elector or receives an in-person absentee ballot
18application or an absentee ballot the municipal clerk shall, no later than 48 hours
19after mailing an absentee ballot or receiving an in-person absentee ballot
20application or an absentee ballot, enter electronically on the list maintained by the
21commission secretary of state under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that
22subsection or submit the information to the clerk's designee who shall, no later than
2324 hours after receiving the information from the clerk, enter electronically on the
24list maintained by the
commission secretary of state under s. 6.36 (1) the information
1required under that subsection. If a deadline under this subdivision falls on a
2Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is extended to the next business day.
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3. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, the municipal clerk or the
4clerk's designee shall update any entries that change on the date of an election other
5than a general election within 30 days after the date of that election, and shall update
6any entries that change on the date of a general election within 45 days after the date
7of that election. The
commission administrator
secretary of state may, upon request
8of a municipal clerk
, permit the clerk to update entries that change on the date of a
9general election within 60 days after that election.
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4. The municipal clerk shall provide to the
commission secretary of state 11information that is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the
commission 12secretary prescribes.
SB834,130
13Section
130. 6.33 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.33
(5) (b) The municipal clerk of any municipality may, by mutual consent,
15designate any other municipal clerk or any county clerk as the clerk's agent to carry
16out the functions of the municipal clerk under this section for that municipality. The
17municipal clerk shall notify the county clerk of each county in which the municipality
18is located and the
commission secretary of state of any such designation in writing.
19The municipal clerk may, by similar notice to the clerk's agent at least 14 days prior
20to the effective date of any change, discontinue the designation. If the municipal
21clerk designates another municipal clerk or a county clerk as his or her agent, the
22municipal clerk shall immediately forward all registration changes filed with the
23clerk and voting record information obtained by the clerk to the clerk's agent for
24electronic entry on the registration list.
SB834,131
25Section
131. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.34
(2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
2is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of
3registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license
4issued under ch. 343, or the number of a current and valid identification card issued
5under s. 343.50, together with the elector's name and date of birth and the
6commission secretary of state is able to verify the information specified under sub.
7(3) (b) using the system maintained under sub. (4).
SB834,132
8Section
132. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.34
(4) The
commission secretary of state shall maintain a system that
10electronically verifies, on an instant basis, information specified under sub. (3) (b)
11from the information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m), using
12the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to the
13commission's secretary of state's agreement with the secretary of transportation
14under s. 85.61 (1). If a prospective elector enters information specified under sub.
15(3) (b) 2. into the system that does not match such information maintained by the
16department of transportation, the system shall redirect the elector to the department
17of transportation's
Internet site website so that the elector may update his or her
18information with the department of transportation.
SB834,133
19Section
133. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.35
(2) The
commission secretary of state shall prescribe, by rule, the
21procedure and methods by which municipal clerks and boards of election
22commissioners shall maintain records of registrations that are entered electronically
23under s. 6.30 (5).
SB834,134
24Section
134. 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.36
(1) (a) (intro.) The
commission secretary of state shall compile and
2maintain electronically an official registration list. The list shall contain all of the
3following:
SB834,135
4Section
135. 6.36 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,61,65
6.36
(1) (a) 4. For each elector, a unique registration identification number
6assigned by the
commission secretary of state.
SB834,136
7Section
136. 6.36 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(1) (a) 9. Any information relating to the elector that appears on the
9current list transmitted to the
commission secretary of state by the department of
10corrections under s. 301.03 (20m)
containing the name of each living person who has
11been convicted of a felony under the laws of this state and whose civil rights have not
12been restored.
SB834,137
13Section
137. 6.36 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(1) (am) The list under par. (a) may contain such other information as may
15be determined by the
commission secretary of state to facilitate administration of
16elector registration requirements.
SB834,138
17Section
138. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(1) (b) 1. a. Except as provided in pars. (ae), (bm), and (bn), no person other
19than an employee of the
commission secretary of state, a county clerk, a deputy
20county clerk, an executive director of a county board of election commissioners, a
21deputy designated by the executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal
22clerk, an executive director of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy
23designated by the executive director may view the date of birth, operator's license
24number, or social security account number of an elector, the address of an elector to
1whom an identification serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication
2of an accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
SB834,139
3Section
139. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(1) (b) 1. b. No person other than an employee of the
commission secretary
5of state, a municipal clerk, or an election official who is authorized by a municipal
6clerk may make a change in the list.
SB834,140
7Section
140. 6.36 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(1) (bm) The
commission
secretary of state or any municipal clerk or board
9of election commissioners may transfer any information in the registration list to
10which access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. to a law enforcement agency, as defined
11in s. 165.77 (1) (b), to be used for law enforcement purposes.
SB834,141
12Section
141. 6.36 (1) (bn) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(1) (bn) The
commission
secretary of state may transfer any information
14in the registration list to which access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. to a subunit
15of the state government of another state to be used for official purposes.
SB834,142
16Section
142. 6.36 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,62,2217
6.36
(1) (d) Upon receipt of official notification by the appropriate election
18administrative authority of another state, territory, or possession that an elector
19whose name appears on the list has registered to vote in that state, territory, or
20possession, the
commission secretary of state or the municipal clerk of the
21municipality where the elector formerly resided shall change the elector's
22registration from eligible to ineligible status.
SB834,143
23Section
143. 6.36 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(1) (e) If the
commission
secretary of state adds the name of any elector
25to the list, the
commission secretary shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the
1municipality where the elector resides. If the
commission secretary changes the
2registration of any elector from eligible to ineligible status, the
commission secretary 3shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector
4resides or, if the elector has changed his or her residence from one municipality to
5another municipality in this state, shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the
6municipality where the elector resided prior to the change. Notification shall be
7made in writing or by electronic transmission. If the
commission secretary changes
8the registration of any elector from eligible to ineligible status, the
commission 9secretary shall make an entry on the list giving the date of and the reason for the
10change.
SB834,144
11Section
144. 6.36 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(1) (f) The
commission
secretary of state shall make all reasonable efforts
13to ensure that the list is maintained in a manner that precludes unauthorized
14persons from making alterations to the list.
SB834,145
15Section
145. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use
17as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an
18election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank
19column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll
20list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing
21absentee ballots; an indication next to the name of each elector for whom proof of
22residence under s. 6.34 is required; a space for entry of the type of and the name of
23the entity or institution that issued the identifying document submitted by the
24elector as proof of residence when proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required; a space
25for entry of the elector's signature, or if another person signed the elector's
1registration form for the elector by reason of the elector's physical disability, the word
2“exempt"; and a form of certificate bearing the certification of the
commission
3administrator secretary of state stating that the list is a true and complete
4registration list of the municipality or the ward or wards for which the list is
5prepared. The
commission secretary of state shall, by rule, prescribe the space and
6location for entry of each elector's signature on the poll list which shall provide for
7entry of the signature without changing the orientation of the poll list from the
8orientation used by the election officials.
SB834,146
9Section
146. 6.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(6) The
commission secretary of state shall establish by rule the fee for
11obtaining a copy of the official registration list, or a portion of the list, including
12access to the subscription service established under s. 5.05 (14) (b). The amount of
13the fee shall be set, after consultation with county and municipal election officials,
14at an amount estimated to cover both the cost of reproduction and the cost of
15maintaining the list at the state and local level. The rules shall require that revenues
16from fees received be shared between the state and municipalities or their designees
17under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and shall specify a method for such allocation.
The secretary
18of state shall make publicly available the amount and distribution of the fees
19received under this subsection and the method of allocation.
SB834,147
20Section
147. 6.47 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.47
(1) (ag) “Domestic abuse victim service provider" means an organization
22that is certified by the department of children and families as eligible to receive
23grants under s. 49.165 (2) and whose name is included on the list provided by the
24commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (10).
SB834,148
25Section
148. 6.47 (1) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.47
(1) (am) 2. An individual who files an affidavit with the municipal clerk
2of the municipality where the individual resides, on a form prescribed by the
3commission secretary of state, that is signed by a sheriff, the chief of a police
4department, or a district attorney or the authorized representative of a sheriff, chief,
5or district attorney and directed to the municipal clerk, and that verifies that a
6person has been charged with or convicted of an offense relating to domestic abuse,
7sexual assault, or stalking in which the individual was a victim and reasonably
8continues to be threatened by that person.
SB834,149
9Section
149. 6.47 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.47
(1) (dm) “Sexual assault victim service provider" means an organization
11that is certified by the department of justice as eligible to receive grants under s.
12165.93 (2) and whose name is included on the list provided by the
commission 13secretary of state under s. 7.08 (10).
SB834,150
14Section
150. 6.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.47
(2) Except as authorized in sub. (8), the
commission secretary of state,
16each municipal clerk, each agent designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and each election
17official shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the name and address
18of any eligible individual whose name appears on a poll list or registration list if the
19individual provides the municipal clerk with a valid written request to protect the
20individual's confidentiality. To be valid, a request under this subsection must be
21accompanied by a copy of a protective order that is in effect, an affidavit under sub.
22(1) (am) 2. that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request, confirmation from
23the department of justice that the person is a program participant, as provided under
24s. 165.68 (4) (c), a statement signed by the operator or an authorized agent of the
25operator of a shelter that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request and that
1indicates that the operator operates the shelter and that the individual making the
2request resides in the shelter, or a statement signed by an authorized representative
3of a domestic abuse victim service provider or a sexual assault victim service provider
4under sub. (1) (am) 4. that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request. A
5physically disabled individual who appears personally at the office of the municipal
6clerk accompanied by another elector of this state may designate that elector to make
7a request under this subsection on his or her behalf.
SB834,151
8Section
151. 6.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.47
(3) Upon receiving a valid written request from an elector under sub. (2),
10the municipal clerk shall issue to the elector a voting identification card on a form
11prescribed by the
commission secretary of state that shall contain the name of the
12elector's municipality of residence and, in the case of a town, the county in which the
13town is located, the elector's name, the ward in which the elector resides, if any, and
14a unique identification serial number issued by the
commission secretary. The
15number issued to an elector under this subsection shall not be changed for so long
16as the elector continues to qualify for a listing under sub. (2).
SB834,152
17Section
152. 6.50 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.50
(1) (intro.) No later than June 15 following each general election, the
19commission secretary of state shall examine the registration records for each
20municipality and identify each elector who has not voted within the previous 4 years
21if qualified to do so during that entire period and shall mail a notice to the elector in
22substantially the following form:
SB834,153
23Section
153. 6.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.50
(2) If an elector to whom a notice of suspension was mailed under sub. (1)
25has not applied for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date of mailing,
1the
commission secretary of state shall change the registration status of that elector
2from eligible to ineligible on the day that falls 30 days after the date of mailing.
SB834,154
3Section
154. 6.50 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.50
(2g) The
commission secretary of state may delegate to a municipal clerk
5or board of election commissioners of a municipality the responsibility to change the
6registration status of electors when required under sub. (2).
SB834,155
7Section
155. 6.50 (2r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.50
(2r) (intro.) As soon as practicable, but no later than August 1 following
9the completion of the process under subs. (1) and (2), the
commission secretary of
10state shall publish on
its Internet site
the website of the office of secretary of state 11the following information obtained through that process:
SB834,156
12Section
156. 6.50 (2r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.50
(2r) (b) The number of notices described under par. (a) that were returned
14to the
commission secretary of state as undeliverable.
SB834,157
15Section
157. 6.50 (2r) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.50
(2r) (h) Any other information requested by the legislature or that the
17commission secretary of state considers relevant.
SB834,158
18Section
158. 6.50 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.50
(7) When an elector's registration is changed from eligible to ineligible
20status, the
commission secretary of state, municipal clerk, or board of election
21commissioners shall make an entry on the registration list, giving the date of and
22reason for the change.
SB834,159
23Section
159. 6.55 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.55
(2) (a) (intro.) Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is
25employed, any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district
1where he or she desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, or
2was registered at another location, may request permission to vote at the polling
3place for that ward or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under
4s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person
5to execute a registration form prescribed by the
commission secretary of state. The
6registration form shall be completed in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2) and
7shall contain all information required under s. 6.33 (1), together with the following
8certification:
SB834,160
9Section
160. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.55
(2) (cs) The
commission
secretary of state shall provide to each municipal
11clerk a list prepared for use at each polling place showing the name and address of
12each person whose name appears on the list provided by the department of
13corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election,
14whose address is located in the area served by that polling place, and whose name
15does not appear on the poll list for that polling place. Prior to permitting an elector
16to register to vote under this subsection or s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the inspectors or election
17registration officials shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to
18register to vote appears on the list, the inspectors or election registration officials
19shall inform the elector or the elector's agent that the elector is ineligible to register
20to vote. If the elector or the elector's agent maintains that the elector is eligible to
21vote in the election, the inspectors or election registration officials shall permit the
22elector to register but shall mark the elector's registration form as “ineligible to vote
23per Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors shall
24require the elector to vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s.
256.79 (2) (dm).
SB834,161
1Section
161. 6.55 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.55
(3) (b) Prior to permitting an elector to vote under this subsection, the
3inspectors shall review the list provided by the
commission secretary of state under
4sub. (2) (cs). If the name of the elector appears on the list, the inspectors shall inform
5the elector that he or she is ineligible to vote at the election. If the elector maintains
6that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors shall permit the elector
7to vote, but shall require the elector to vote by ballot, and shall challenge the ballot
8as provided in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
SB834,162
9Section
162. 6.56 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.56
(3) Upon receipt of the list under sub. (1), the municipal clerk or board of
11election commissioners shall make an audit of all electors registering to vote at the
12polling place or other registration location under s. 6.55 (2) and all electors
13registering by agent on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. unless the clerk or board
14of election commissioners receives notice from the
elections commission secretary of
15state under sub. (7) that the
elections commission office of the secretary of state will
16perform the audit. The audit shall be made by 1st class postcard. The postcard shall
17be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned
18to the clerk, board of election commissioners, or
elections commission secretary of
19state if the elector does not reside at the address given on the postcard. If any
20postcard is returned undelivered, or if the clerk, board of election commissioners, or
21elections commission secretary of state is informed of a different address than the
22one specified by the elector which was apparently improper on the day of the election,
23the clerk, board of election commissioners, or
elections commission secretary of state 24shall change the status of the elector from eligible to ineligible on the registration
25list, mail the elector a notice of the change in status, and provide the name of the
1elector to the district attorney for the county where the polling place is located and
2the
elections commission secretary of state.
SB834,163
3Section
163. 6.56 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.56
(3m) As soon as possible after all information relating to registrations
5after the close of registration for an election is entered on the registration list
6following the election under s. 6.33 (5) (a), the
commission secretary of state shall
7compare the list of new registrants whose names do not appear on the poll lists for
8the election because the names were added after the
commission secretary certified
9the poll lists for use at the election with the list containing the names transmitted
10to the
commission secretary by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m)
11as of election day. If the
commission secretary finds that the name of any person
12whose name appears on the list transmitted under s. 301.03 (20m) has been added
13to the registration list, the
commission secretary shall enter on the list the
14information transmitted to the
commission secretary under s. 301.03 (20m) and shall
15notify the district attorney for the county where the polling place is located that the
16person appears to have voted illegally at the election.
SB834,164
17Section
164. 6.56 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.56
(4) After each election, the municipal clerk shall perform an audit to
19assure that no person has been allowed to vote more than once. Whenever the
20municipal clerk has good reason to believe that a person has voted more than once
21in an election, the clerk shall send the person a 1st class letter marked in accordance
22with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if the elector
23does not reside at the address given on the letter. The letter shall inform the person
24that all registrations relating to that person may be changed from eligible to
25ineligible status within 7 days unless the person contacts the office of the clerk to
1clarify the matter. A copy of the letter and of any subsequent information received
2from or about the addressee shall be sent to the district attorney for the county where
3the person resides and the
commission secretary of state.
SB834,165
4Section
165. 6.56 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.56
(7) The
commission secretary of state may elect to perform the duties of
6municipal clerks to conduct the audits required under subs. (3) and (4) for any
7election on behalf of all municipalities in the state. If the
commission secretary so
8elects, the
commission secretary shall, no later than the date of the election for which
9the audits will be performed, notify the municipal clerk of each municipality that the
10commission secretary will perform the audits.
SB834,166
11Section
166. 6.57 of the statutes is amended to read:
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126.57 Registration list for special elections. The municipal clerk of each
13municipality where a special election is held nonconcurrently with a regularly
14scheduled election shall obtain a copies of the current registration list from the
15commission secretary of state for use in the special election.
SB834,167
16Section
167. 6.79 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.79
(1m) Separate poll lists. The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the
18information on the poll list manually or electronically. If the clerk elects to maintain
19the list electronically, an election official at each election ward shall be in charge of
20and shall maintain the poll list. The system employed to maintain the list
21electronically is subject to the approval of the
commission secretary of state. If the
22clerk elects to maintain the information manually, 2 election officials at each election
23ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists.
SB834,168
24Section
168. 6.86 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.86
(2) (a) An elector who is indefinitely confined because of age, physical
2illness or infirmity or is disabled for an indefinite period may by signing a statement
3to that effect require that an absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically for
4every election. The application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the
5commission secretary of state, and furnished upon request to any elector by each
6municipality. The envelope containing the absentee ballot shall be clearly marked
7as not forwardable. If any elector is no longer indefinitely confined, the elector shall
8so notify the municipal clerk.
SB834,169
9Section
169. 6.86 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,73,1010
6.86
(2m) (a) Except as provided in this subsection, any elector other than an
11elector who receives an absentee ballot under sub. (2) or s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4) (c) may
12by written application filed with the municipal clerk of the municipality where the
13elector resides require that an absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically for
14every election that is held within the same calendar year in which the application is
15filed. The application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the
commission 16secretary of state, and furnished upon request to any elector by each municipal clerk.
17The municipal clerk shall thereupon mail an absentee ballot to the elector for all
18elections that are held in the municipality during the same calendar year that the
19application is filed, except that the clerk shall not send an absentee ballot for an
20election if the elector's name appeared on the registration list in eligible status for
21a previous election following the date of the application but no longer appears on the
22list in eligible status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that any envelope containing
23the absentee ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable. If an elector who files an
24application under this subsection no longer resides at the same address that is
25indicated on the application form, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk. The
1municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee ballots to an elector under this
2subsection upon receipt of reliable information that the elector no longer qualifies as
3an elector of the municipality. In addition, the municipal clerk shall discontinue
4mailing absentee ballots to an elector under this subsection if the elector fails to
5return any absentee ballot mailed to the elector. The municipal clerk shall notify the
6elector of any such action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible.
7An elector who fails to cast an absentee ballot but who remains qualified to receive
8absentee ballots under this subsection may then receive absentee ballots for
9subsequent elections by notifying the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to
10continue receiving absentee ballots for subsequent elections.
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11Section
170. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.86
(3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
13for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
14for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the
commission 15secretary of state and containing the required information supplied by the
16hospitalized elector and signed by that elector, unless the elector is unable to sign due
17to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign
18on his or her behalf. Any elector signing an application on another elector's behalf
19shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request and by
20authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the application due to
21physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
22information required under this subdivision. Except as authorized for an elector who
23has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) or as authorized under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the
24agent shall present any proof of identification required under sub. (1) (ar). The form
25shall include a space for the municipal clerk or deputy clerk to enter his or her initials
1indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to the clerk on behalf of the
2elector.
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3Section
171. 6.869 of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.869 Uniform instructions. The
commission secretary of state shall
5prescribe uniform instructions for municipalities to provide to absentee electors. The
6instructions shall include the specific means of electronic communication that an
7absentee elector may use to file an application for an absentee ballot and, if the
8absentee elector is required to register, to request a registration form or change his
9or her registration. The instructions shall include information concerning whether
10proof of identification is required to be presented or enclosed. The instructions shall
11also include information concerning the procedure for correcting errors in marking
12a ballot and obtaining a replacement for a spoiled ballot. The procedure shall, to the
13extent possible, respect the privacy of each elector and preserve the confidentiality
14of each elector's vote.