(3) If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the commission or clerk shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she may register at the clerk's office under s. 6.29 or at the proper polling place or other location designated under s. 6.55 (2).
(4) If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the commission or clerk has no reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector is not qualified, the commission or clerk shall enter the elector's name on the registration list and transmit a 1st class letter or postcard to the registrant, specifying the elector's ward or aldermanic district, or both, if any, and polling place. The letter or postcard shall be sent within 10 days of receipt of the form. If the letter or postcard is returned, or if the commission or clerk is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector, the commission or clerk shall change the status of the elector on the list from eligible to ineligible. The letter or postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the commission or clerk if the elector does not reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.
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32. 6.325 of the statutes is amended to read:
6.325 Disqualification of electors. No person may be disqualified as an elector unless the municipal clerk, board of election commissioners or a challenging elector under s. 6.48 demonstrates beyond a reasonable doubt that the person does not qualify as an elector or is not properly registered. If it appears that the challenged elector is registered at a residence in this state other than the one where the elector now resides, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall, before permitting the elector to vote, require the elector to transfer his or her registration under s. 6.40 (1) (a) properly register and shall notify the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners at the former residence. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may require naturalized applicants to show their naturalization certificates.
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33. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.33 (1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same information as nonelectronic forms. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms board shall be designed design the form to obtain from each applicant elector information as to name; date; residence location; location of previous residence immediately before moving to current residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether the applicant elector has resided within the ward or election district for at least 28 the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the applicant elector has been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant elector is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the applicant elector is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant elector is currently registered to vote at any other location. The form
board shall include on the nonelectronic form a space for the
applicant's elector's signature and on the electronic form the authorization specified under s. 6.30 (5). Below the space for the signature or authorization, respectively, the form board shall state include the following statement: "Falsification of information on this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony.". The
form board shall include on the form a space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name, affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form. The form board shall include on the form a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form board shall also include on the form a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by mail or by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number that applies only to the individual holding that document, that number. The form
board shall also include on the form a space where the clerk, for any applicant elector who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
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34. 6.33 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.33 (1) The commission shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed and each item of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the commission. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same information as nonelectronic forms. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient forms to meet voter registration needs. The commission shall design the form to obtain from each elector information as to name; date; residence location; location of previous residence immediately before moving to current residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether the elector has resided within the ward or election district for the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the elector has been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the elector is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the elector is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the elector is currently registered to vote at any other location. The commission shall include on the nonelectronic form a space for the elector's signature and on the electronic form the authorization specified under s. 6.30 (5). Below the space for the signature or authorization, respectively, the commission shall include the following statement: "Falsification of information on this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony." The commission shall include on the form a space to enter the name of any inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and a space for the inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name, affirming that the inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form. The commission shall include on the form a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The commission shall also include on the form a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by mail or by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number that applies only to the individual holding that document, that number. The commission shall also include on the form a space where the clerk, for any elector who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
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35. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk shall record the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34, and any information relating to an applicant's voting identification card shall be recorded by the clerk. Each applicant. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector shall sign his or her own name unless the applicant elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the applicant elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the applicant elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
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36. 6.33 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.33 (2) (b) Except as provided in s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the registration form shall be signed by the registering elector before the clerk, issuing officer or registration deputy election registration official. The form shall contain a certification by the registering elector that all statements are true and correct.
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37. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 6.33 (5) (a) 1. and amended to read:
6.33 (5) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address under an existing registration and whenever a municipal clerk or changes a registration from eligible to ineligible status, the municipal clerk or the clerk's designee shall promptly enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection.
3. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, the municipal clerk may or the clerk's designee shall update any entries that change on the date of an election other than a general election within 30 days after the date of that election, and may shall update any entries that change on the date of a general election within 45 days after the date of that election. The legal counsel of the board may, upon request of a municipal clerk, permit the clerk to update entries that change on the date of a general election within 60 days after that election.
4. The municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.
6.33 (5) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address under an existing registration or changes a registration from eligible to ineligible status the municipal clerk or the clerk's designee shall promptly enter electronically on the list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection.
2. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a municipal clerk mails an absentee ballot to an elector or receives an in-person absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot the municipal clerk shall, no later than 48 hours after mailing an absentee ballot or receiving an in-person absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot, enter electronically on the list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection or submit the information to the clerk's designee who shall, no later than 24 hours after receiving the information from the clerk, enter electronically on the list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection. If a deadline under this subdivision falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is extended to the next business day.
3. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, the municipal clerk or the clerk's designee shall update any entries that change on the date of an election other than a general election within 30 days after the date of that election, and shall update any entries that change on the date of a general election within 45 days after the date of that election. The commission administrator may, upon request of a municipal clerk permit the clerk to update entries that change on the date of a general election within 60 days after that election.
4. The municipal clerk shall provide to the commission information that is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the commission prescribes.
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39. 6.33 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
6.33 (5) (a) 2. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a municipal clerk mails an absentee ballot to an elector or receives an in-person absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot the municipal clerk shall, no later than 48 hours after mailing an absentee ballot or receiving an in-person absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot, enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection or submit the information to the clerk's designee who shall, no later than 24 hours after receiving the information from the clerk, enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection. If a deadline under this subdivision falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is extended to the next business day.
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40. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.34 (2) Upon Except as provided in sub. (2m), upon completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33, each eligible elector who is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail or by electronic application, the identifying document may not be a residential lease.
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41. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
6.34 (2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5) is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343, or the number of a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50, together with the elector's name and date of birth and the board is able to verify the information specified under sub. (3) (b) using the system maintained under sub. (4).
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42. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.34 (2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5) is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343, or the number of a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50, together with the elector's name and date of birth and the commission is able to verify the information specified under sub. (3) (b) using the system maintained under sub. (4).
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43. 6.34 (3) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
6.34 (3) (a) 7. b. An identification card issued by a university, college or technical college that contains a photograph of the cardholder if the university, college, or technical college that issued the card provides a certified and current list of students who reside in housing sponsored by the university, college, or technical college and who are U.S. citizens to the municipal clerk prior to the election showing the current address of the students and if the municipal clerk, special registration deputy
election registration official, or inspector verifies that the student presenting the card is included on the list.
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44. 6.34 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
6.34 (3) (a) 12. For an occupant of a residential care facility, as defined in s. 6.875 (1) (bm), for the purpose of registering at the facility, a contract or intake document prepared by the residential care facility that specifies that the occupant currently resides in the facility. The contract or intake document may also identify the room or unit in which the occupant resides.
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45. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
6.34 (4) The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an instant basis, information specified under sub. (3) (b) from the information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m), using the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to the board's agreement with the secretary of transportation under s. 85.61 (1). If a prospective elector enters information specified under sub. (3) (b) 2. into the system that does not match such information maintained by the department of transportation, the system shall redirect the elector to the department of transportation's Internet site so that the elector may update his or her information with the department of transportation.
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46. 6.34 (4) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.34 (4) The commission shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an instant basis, information specified under sub. (3) (b) from the information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m), using the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to the commission's agreement with the secretary of transportation under s. 85.61 (1). If a prospective elector enters information specified under sub. (3) (b) 2. into the system that does not match such information maintained by the department of transportation, the system shall redirect the elector to the department of transportation's Internet site so that the elector may update his or her information with the department of transportation.
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47. 6.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.35 (1) (intro.) Under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners, the original registration forms shall be filed in one of the following ways, except as provided in sub. subs. (1m) and (2):
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48. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
6.35 (2) The board shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
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49. 6.35 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.35 (2) The commission shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
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50. 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) The commission shall compile and maintain electronically an official registration list. The list shall contain all of the following:
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51. 6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official registration list. The list shall contain all of the following:
1. The name and address of each registered elector in the state, the.
2. The elector's date of birth of the elector, the.
3. The ward and aldermanic district of the elector, if any, and, for.
4. For each elector, a unique registration identification number assigned by the board, the.
5. The number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number, if any, any
.
6. Any identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47 (3), the.
7. The date of any election in which the elector votes, an.
8. An indication of whether the elector is an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.24 (1), any.
9. Any information relating to the elector that appears on the current list transmitted to the board by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m), an.
10. An indication of any accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by the elector, an.
11. An indication of the method by which the elector's registration form was received, and an.
12. An indication of whether the elector was required under s. 6.34 to provide proof of residence and, if so, the type of identifying document submitted as proof of residence, the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document included a number that applies only to the individual holding that document, up to the last 4 digits of that number. If the number on the identifying document submitted by the elector had 6 or fewer digits, the list under this paragraph may not contain more than the last 2 digits of that number.
(am) The list under this paragraph par. (a) may contain such other information as may be determined by the board to facilitate administration of elector registration requirements.
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52. 6.36 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.36 (1) (a) 4. For each elector, a unique registration identification number assigned by the commission.
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53. 6.36 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.36 (1) (a) 9. Any information relating to the elector that appears on the current list transmitted to the commission by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m).
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54. 6.36 (1) (a) 13. to 16. of the statutes are created to read:
6.36 (1) (a) 13. A separate column indicating the date on which an elector applied to vote by in-person absentee ballot.
14. Separate columns indicating the date on which the clerk mailed an absentee ballot to an elector and the date on which the elector returned the absentee ballot.
15. A separate column indicating the polling location associated with each elector's address and ward or aldermanic district, if any.
16. A separate column indicating the mailing address for the municipal clerk associated with each polling location identified under subd. 15.
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55. 6.36 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
6.36 (1) (ae) 1. The chief election officer shall enter into a membership agreement with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for the purpose of maintaining the official registration list under this section. Prior to entering into an agreement under this subdivision, the chief election officer shall ensure that the agreement satisfies all of the following conditions:
a. It safeguards the confidentiality of information or data in the registration list that may be subject to transfer under the agreement and to which access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a.
b. It prohibits the sale or distribution of the information or data in the registration list to a 3rd-party vendor and it prohibits any other action not associated with administration of or compliance with the agreement.
c. It does not affect the exemption for this state under the national voter registration act.
d. It allows the state to make contact with electors by electronic mail, whenever possible.
2. If the chief election officer enters into an agreement under subd. 1., the chief election officer shall comply with the terms of the agreement, including the transmission of information and data related to the registration of electors in this state to the Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for processing and sharing with other member states and governmental units.
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56. 6.36 (1) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.36 (1) (am) The list under par. (a) may contain such other information as may be determined by the commission to facilitate administration of elector registration requirements.
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57. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. Except as provided in pars.
(ae), (bm), and (bn), no person other than an employee of the board, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an executive director of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated by the executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive director of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the executive director may view the date of birth, operator's license number, or social security account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an identification serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
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58. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes, as affected by
2015 Wisconsin Acts 118 and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. Except as provided in pars. (ae), (bm), and (bn), no person other than an employee of the commission, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an executive director of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated by the executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive director of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the executive director may view the date of birth, operator's license number, or social security account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an identification serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
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59. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted to vote. If proof of residence is provided, the type of identifying document submitted by the elector and the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document, or an indication that the information provided by the elector in lieu of proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), shall be entered on the list in the space provided. Proof Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registers by mail or by electronic application and has not previously voted in an election in this state.
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60. 6.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.36 (6) The board shall establish by rule the fee for obtaining a copy of the official registration list, or a portion of the list, including access to the subscription service established under s. 5.05 (14) (b). The amount of the fee shall be set, after consultation with county and municipal election officials, at an amount estimated to cover both the cost of reproduction and the cost of maintaining the list at the state and local level. The rules shall require that revenues from fees received be shared between the state and municipalities or their designees under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and shall specify a method for such allocation.
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61. 6.36 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.36 (6) The commission shall establish by rule the fee for obtaining a copy of the official registration list, or a portion of the list, including access to the subscription service established under s. 5.05 (14) (b). The amount of the fee shall be set, after consultation with county and municipal election officials, at an amount estimated to cover both the cost of reproduction and the cost of maintaining the list at the state and local level. The rules shall require that revenues from fees received be shared between the state and municipalities or their designees under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and shall specify a method for such allocation.
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62. 6.40 of the statutes is repealed.
