SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2cL 16Section 2cL. 6.15 (2) (d) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,2,2117 6.15 (2) (d) 1g. If the elector makes application in person at the office of the
18municipal clerk, the clerk shall verify that the name on the identification provided
19by the elector under par. (bm) is the same as the name on the elector's application
20and shall verify that the photograph contained in the identification reasonably
21resembles the elector.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2cn 22Section 2cn. 6.15 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,3,323 6.15 (2) (e) If the elector makes application in writing but does not appear in
24person, and the clerk receives a properly completed application and cancellation card
25from the elector, the clerk shall provide the elector with a ballot. If the ballot is to be

1mailed, the application must be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday before
2the election. In order to be counted, the ballot must be received by the municipal
3clerk no later than 5 p.m. on the day before the election.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2cp 4Section 2cp. 6.15 (3) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2cr 5Section 2cr. 6.15 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
616
, is renumbered 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. and amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,3,177 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card,
8and compliance with subd. 1g., the municipal clerk shall inform the elector that he
9or she may vote for the presidential electors not sooner than 9 days nor later than
105 p.m. on the day before the election at the office of the municipal clerk, or at a
11specified polling place on election day. When voting at the municipal clerk's office,
12the applicant shall provide identification and
permit the elector to cast his or her
13ballot for president and vice president. The elector
shall then mark the ballot in the
14clerk's presence in a manner that will not disclose his or her vote. Unless the ballot
15is utilized with an electronic voting system, the applicant elector shall fold the ballot
16so as to conceal his or her vote. The applicant elector shall then deposit the ballot
17and seal it in an envelope furnished by the clerk.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2cs 18Section 2cs. 6.15 (3) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are renumbered 6.15 (2) (d)
192. and 3.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2ct 20Section 2ct. 6.15 (3) (b) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2cv 21Section 2cv. 6.15 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
22is renumbered 6.15 (3) and amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,4,1523 6.15 (3) Voting procedure Procedure at polling place. An eligible elector
24may appear at the polling place for the ward or election district where he or she
25resides and make application for a ballot under sub. (2). In such case, the inspector

1or special registration deputy
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an
2elector who casts a ballot under this subsection shall follow the same procedure
3required for casting a ballot at the municipal clerk's office under sub. (2). The
4inspectors
shall perform the duties of the municipal clerk. The elector shall provide
5identification. If the elector is qualified, he or she shall be permitted to vote
, except
6that the inspectors shall return the cancellation card under sub. (2) (b) to the
7municipal clerk and the clerk shall forward the card as provided under sub. (2) (c)
8if required. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card and
9compliance with sub. (2) (d) 1g., the inspectors shall permit the elector to cast his or
10her ballot for president and vice president
. The elector shall then mark the ballot
11and, unless the ballot is utilized with an electronic voting system, the elector shall
12fold the ballot, and shall deposit the ballot into the ballot box or give it to the
13inspector. The inspector shall deposit it directly into the ballot box. Voting machines
14or ballots utilized with electronic voting systems may only be used by electors voting
15under this section if they permit voting for president and vice president only.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2cx 16Section 2cx. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,4,2117 6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
18close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.28 (1) or 6.55 (2).
19Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a qualified
20elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with this section, if the
21person complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling place
.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2fc 22Section 2fc. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,5,1123 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), the person
24shall be required by a special registration deputy or inspector to present a valid
25operator's license issued to the person under ch. 343 that contains the photograph

1of the license holder or a valid identification card issued to the person under s. 343.50.
2If the identification presented is not acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7), the
3person shall also present
acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7). If the person
4cannot supply such proof, the registration form shall be substantiated and signed by
5one other elector who resides in the same municipality as the registering elector,
6corroborating all the material statements therein. The corroborator shall then
7provide acceptable proof of residence.
The signing by the elector executing the
8registration form and by any elector who corroborates the information in the form
9under par. (a) shall be in the presence of the special registration deputy or inspector.
10Upon compliance with this procedure and all other requirements for voting at the
11polling place
, such person shall then be given the right to vote.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2fe 12Section 2fe. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,6,1013 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
14(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
15municipality in which registration is required may by resolution require a person
16who qualifies as an elector and who is not registered and desires to register on the
17day of an election to do so at another readily accessible location in the same building
18as the polling place serving the elector's residence or at an alternate polling place
19assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b), instead of at the polling place serving the elector's
20residence. In such case, the municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the
21registration location at the polling place. The municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or
22special registration deputy at the registration location shall require such person to
23execute a registration form as prescribed under par. (a) and to present a valid
24operator's license issued to the person under ch. 343 that contains the photograph
25of the license holder or a valid identification card issued to the person under s. 343.50.

1If the identification presented is not acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7), the
2person shall also
provide acceptable proof of residence as provided under sub. (7).
3If the person cannot supply such proof, the registration form shall be corroborated
4in the manner provided in par. (b).
The signing by the elector executing the
5registration form and by any corroborating elector as prescribed under par. (a) shall
6be in the presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy.
7Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special
8registration deputy shall serially number the registration and give one copy to the
9elector for presentation at the polling place serving the elector's residence or an
10alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2fg 11Section 2fg. 6.55 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,6,1912 6.55 (2) (c) 2. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the
13municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors
14of the proper polling place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her
15vote. If the elector's registration is corroborated, the clerk shall enter the name and
16address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate
if the elector complies with
17all requirements for voting at the polling place
. The certificate shall be numbered
18serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall preserve one copy in his
19or her office.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2fj 20Section 2fj. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,7,221 6.55 (2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
22at the same address, and has not notified the municipal clerk under s. 6.40 (1) (c),
23shall notify the inspector of the change before voting. The inspector shall then notify
24the municipal clerk at the time which materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an
25elector changes has changed both a name and address, the elector shall complete a

1registration form
register at the polling place or other registration location under
2pars. (a) and (b).
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2fL 3Section 2fL. 6.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,8,44 6.55 (3) Any qualified elector in the ward or election district where the elector
5desires to vote whose name does not appear on the registration list where
6registration is required but who claims to be registered to vote in the election may
7request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district.
8When the request is made, the inspector shall require the person to give his or her
9name and address. If the elector is not at the polling place which serves the ward or
10election district where the elector resides, the inspector shall provide the elector with
11directions to the correct polling place. If the elector is at the correct polling place, the
12elector shall then execute the following written statement: "I, ...., hereby certify that
13to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least
1410 days immediately preceding this election, and that I am not disqualified on any
15ground from voting, and I have not voted at this election and am properly registered
16to vote in this election." The person shall be required to provide present a valid
17operator's license issued to the person under ch. 343 that contains a photograph of
18the license holder or present a valid identification card issued to the person under
19s. 343.50. If any identification presented by the person is not
acceptable proof of
20residence as provided under sub. (7), the person shall also present acceptable proof
21of residence as provided under sub. (7)
and shall then be given the right to vote. If
22acceptable proof is presented, the elector need not have the information corroborated
23by any other elector. If acceptable proof is not presented, the statement shall be
24certified by the elector and shall be corroborated by another elector who resides in
25the municipality. The corroborator shall then provide acceptable proof of residence

1as provided in sub. (7).
Whenever the question of identity or residence cannot be
2satisfactorily resolved and the elector cannot be permitted to vote, an inspector shall
3telephone the office of the municipal clerk to reconcile the records at the polling place
4with those at the office.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2fn 5Section 2fn. 6.55 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,8,76 6.55 (7) (c) 1. A Wisconsin motor vehicle An operator's license issued under ch.
7343
.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2fp 8Section 2fp. 6.55 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,8,109 6.55 (7) (c) 2. A Wisconsin An identification card issued under s. 125.08, 1987
10stats.
s. 343.50.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2fr 11Section 2fr. 6.56 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2ft 12Section 2ft. 6.79 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,9,1113 6.79 (1) Municipalities without registration. Except as provided in sub. (6)
14(a), where there is no registration, before being permitted to vote, each person shall
15state his or her full name and address and present to the officials a valid operator's
16license issued to the person under ch. 343 that contains a photograph of the license
17holder or present a valid identification card issued to the person under s. 343.50
. The
18officials shall enter each name and address on a poll list in the same order as the votes
19are cast. If the residence of the elector does not have a number, the election officials
20shall, in the appropriate space, enter "none". Alternatively, the municipal clerk may
21maintain a poll list consisting of the full name and address of electors compiled from
22previous elections. Whenever an elector appears to vote, the officials shall verify the
23correctness of the elector's name and address, and shall enter a serial number next
24to the name of the elector in the order that the votes are cast, beginning with the
25number one. If the name and address of an elector do not appear on the prepared poll

1list, the officials shall enter the name, address and serial number of the elector at the
2bottom of the list. Except as provided in sub. (6), before being permitted to vote, each
3elector shall present to the officials a valid operator's license issued to the elector
4under ch. 343 that contains a photograph of the license holder or present a valid
5identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50.
The officials may require any
6elector to provide identification, including acceptable proof of residence, or to have
7another elector corroborate his or her information in accordance with the procedure
8specified in s. 6.55 (2) (b)
under s. 6.55 (7) before permitting the elector to vote. An
9elector who presents an identification card under sub. (6) (a) is not required to
10provide separate identification.
The officials shall maintain a separate list of those
11persons voting under ss. 6.15 and 6.24.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2fv 12Section 2fv. 6.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,9,2413 6.79 (2) Municipalities with registration. Except as provided in sub. (6) (b),
14where there is registration, each person, before receiving a voting number, shall state
15his or her full name and address and present to the officials a valid operator's license
16issued to the person under ch. 343 that contains a photograph of the license holder
17or present a valid identification card issued to the person under s. 343.50
. Upon the
18prepared registration list, after the name of each elector, the officials shall enter the
19serial number of the vote as it is polled, beginning with number one. Each elector
20shall receive a slip bearing the same serial number. A separate list shall be
21maintained for electors who are voting under s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2) or (3) and
22electors who are reassigned from another polling place under s. 5.25 (5) (b). Each
23such elector shall have his or her full name, address and serial number likewise
24entered and shall be given a slip bearing such number.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2fx 25Section 2fx. 6.79 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,10,5
16.79 (3) Refusal to give name and address and failure to present
2identification
. Except as provided in sub. (6), if any elector offering to vote at any
3polling place refuses to give his or her name and address or is unable to present
4identification authorized under sub. (1) or (2)
, the elector may not be permitted to
5vote.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2jc 6Section 2jc. 6.79 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,10,187 6.79 (4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides identification
8under sub. (1) or s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2) or (3), the election officials shall enter the
9type of identification on the poll or registration list, or supplemental list maintained
10under sub. (2). If the form of identification includes a number which applies only to
11the individual holding that piece of identification, the election officials shall also
12enter that number on the list. When any elector corroborates the registration
13identity or residence of any person offering to vote under sub. (1) or s. 6.55 (2) (b) or
14(c) or (3) the name and address of the corroborator shall also be entered next to the
15name of the elector whose information is being corroborated on the registration or
16poll list, or the separate list maintained under sub. (2).
When any person offering
17to vote has been challenged and taken the oath, following the person's name on the
18registration or poll list, the officials shall enter the word "Sworn".
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2je 19Section 2je. 6.79 (6) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,10,2020 6.79 (6) (title) Exceptions regarding identification.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2jg 21Section 2jg. 6.79 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,11,422 6.79 (6) (a) In municipalities where there is no registration, an elector who has
23a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present an identification card issued
24under s. 6.47 (3) in lieu of providing his or her name and address and presenting
25identification under sub. (1)
. If the elector resides in the area served by the polling

1place, the inspectors shall then enter the elector's name and identification serial
2number on the poll list in a section following the other names, shall issue a voting
3serial number to the elector and shall record that number on the poll list and permit
4the elector to vote.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2jj 5Section 2jj. 6.79 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,11,76 6.79 (6) (am) The requirement under sub. (1) or (2) that a person present
7identification does not apply to a person who is voting under s. 6.15 or 6.55 (3).
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2jL 8Section 2jL. 6.79 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,11,169 6.79 (6) (b) In municipalities where registration is required, an elector who has
10a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present his or her identification card
11issued under s. 6.47 (3) or may give his or her name and identification serial number
12issued under s. 6.47 (3), in lieu of stating his or her name and address and presenting
13identification under sub. (2)
. If the elector's name and identification serial number
14appear on the confidential portion of the list, the inspectors shall issue a voting serial
15number to the elector, record that number on the registration list and permit the
16elector to vote.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2jn 17Section 2jn. 6.82 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
18is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,12,1119 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an elector is at the entrance
20to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place,
21they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any individual
22selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or
23an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The
24individual selected by the elector shall provide all information necessary for the
25elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (1) or (2).
The inspectors shall then issue a

1ballot to the individual selected by the elector and shall accompany the individual
2to the polling place entrance where the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a
3paper ballot, the assisting individual shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked
4by the assisting individual. The assisting individual shall then immediately take the
5ballot into the polling place and give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall
6distinctly announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name),
7an elector who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the polling place without
8assistance". The inspector shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this
9ballot?" If no objection is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under
10s. 6.79 and deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the
11registration or poll list: "Ballot received at poll entrance".
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 2jp 12Section 2jp. 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,12,2013 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall may
14not issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor
15from a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee
16ballot application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). If an elector
17applies for an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's office, the clerk may not issue
18the elector an absentee ballot unless the elector presents a valid operator's license
19issued to the elector under ch. 343 that contains a photograph of the license holder
20or presents a valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50.
".
SB104-SSA1-SA14,12,21 213. Page 7, line 6: after that line insert:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,12,22 22" Section 10m. 10.02 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,13,723 10.02 (3) (a) Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote,
24an elector shall give state his or her name and address before being permitted to vote

1and shall present identification as required by law. Where ballots are distributed to
2electors, the initials of 2 inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted
3to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth or machine and cast his or her
4ballot, except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the
5elector's minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the
6proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or
7indicate a particular voting choice.".
SB104-SSA1-SA14,13,8 84. Page 53, line 3: after that line insert:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,13,9 9" Section 124r. 20.395 (5) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,13,1410 20.395 (5) (cr) Identification cards, state funds. A sum sufficient from moneys
11lapsed to the transportation fund as a result of 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9152
12(2cd) (b), equal to the amount of fees not collected under s. 343.50 (5) and (6) for the
13issuance or renewal of identification cards without charge, for the purpose of issuing
14or renewing such identification cards.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 124s 15Section 124s. 20.395 (5) (cr) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
16.... (this act), is repealed.".
SB104-SSA1-SA14,13,17 175. Page 55, line 2: after that line insert:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,13,18 18" Section 129p. 343.50 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,13,2319 343.50 (5) Valid period; fees. The fee for an original card and for the
20reinstatement of an identification card after cancellation under sub. (10) shall be $9
21or, upon request of the applicant, without charge. The card shall be valid for the
22succeeding period of 4 years from the applicant's next birthday after the date of
23issuance.
SB104-SSA1-SA14, s. 129r 24Section 129r. 343.50 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,14,8
1343.50 (6) Renewal. At least 30 days prior to the expiration of the card, the
2department shall mail a renewal application to the last-known address of each
3identification card holder. The department shall include with the application
4information, as developed by all organ procurement organizations in cooperation
5with the department, that promotes anatomical donations and which relates to the
6anatomical donation opportunity available under s. 343.175. The fee for a renewal
7identification card shall be $9, which or, upon request of the identification card
8holder, without charge. The renewal identification
card shall be valid for 4 years.".
SB104-SSA1-SA14,14,9 96. Page 56, line 12: after that line insert:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,14,11 10" Section 133m. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
11publication, except as follows:
SB104-SSA1-SA14,14,13 12(1w) The repeal of section 20.395 (5) (cr) of the statutes takes effect on the first
13day of the 13th month beginning after publication.".
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