Amendment AA7-SB110

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 7, TO 2001 SENATE BILL 110

June 12, 2001 - Offered by Representative Freese.

SB110-AA7,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the engrossed bill as follows:

SB110-AA7,1,3 1. Page 1, line 13: before "polling" insert "requiring voter registration in every municipality, maintenance of a centralized registration list,".

SB110-AA7,1,4 2. Page 2, line 2: delete "voter registration,".

SB110-AA7,1,5 3. Page 6, line 6: after that line insert:

SB110-AA7,1,6 " Section 1c. 5.02 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB110-AA7,1,8 5.02 (17) "Registration list" means the list of electors who are properly registered to vote in municipalities in which registration is required.".

SB110-AA7,1,9 4. Page 8, line 2: after that line insert:

SB110-AA7,1,10 " Section 8f. 6.20 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB110-AA7,1,12 6.20 Absent electors. Any qualified elector of this state who registers where required may vote by absentee ballot under ss. 6.84 to 6.89.

SB110-AA7, s. 8j Section 8j. 6.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB110-AA7,2,7 6.24 (3) Registration. If registration is required in the municipality where the The overseas elector resided or where the overseas elector's parent resided, the elector shall register in the municipality where he or she was last domiciled or where the overseas elector's parent was last domiciled on a form prescribed by the board designed to ascertain the elector's qualifications under this section. The form shall be substantially similar to the original form under s. 6.33 (1), insofar as applicable. Registration shall be accomplished in accordance with s. 6.30 (4).

SB110-AA7, s. 8L Section 8L. 6.24 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB110-AA7,2,10 6.24 (4) (a) An overseas elector who is properly registered where registration is required may request an absentee ballot in writing under ss. 6.86 to 6.89.

SB110-AA7, s. 8n Section 8n. 6.24 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB110-AA7,2,18 6.24 (4) (c) Upon receipt of a timely application from an individual who qualifies as an overseas elector and who has registered to vote in a municipality under sub. (3) whenever registration is required in that municipality, the municipal clerk of the municipality shall send an absentee ballot to the individual for all subsequent elections for national office to be held during the year in which the ballot is requested, unless the individual otherwise requests or until the individual no longer qualifies as an overseas elector.

SB110-AA7, s. 8p Section 8p. 6.24 (8) of the statutes is repealed.

SB110-AA7, s. 8t Section 8t. 6.27 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 6.27 and amended to read:

SB110-AA7,2,24 6.27 Where elector Elector registration required. Every municipality over 5,000 population shall keep a registration list consisting of all currently registered electors. Where used, registration applies to Registration is required in every municipality for all elections.

SB110-AA7, s. 8v Section 8v. 6.27 (2) to (5) of the statutes are repealed.".

SB110-AA7,3,1 5. Page 9, line 2: after that line insert:

SB110-AA7,3,2 " Section 10f. 6.28 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB110-AA7,3,22 6.28 (2) (b) The municipal clerk of each municipality in which elector registration is required shall notify the school board of each school district in which the municipality is located that high schools shall be used for registration pursuant to par. (a). The school board and the municipal clerk shall agree upon the appointment of at least one qualified elector at each high school as a special school registration deputy. The municipal clerk shall appoint such person as a school registration deputy and explain the person's duties and responsibilities. Students and staff may register at the high school on any day that classes are regularly held. The school registration deputies shall promptly forward properly completed registration forms to the municipal clerk of the municipality in which the registering student or staff member resides. The municipal clerk, upon receiving such registration forms, shall add all those registering electors who have met the registration requirements to the registration list. The municipal clerk may reject any registration form and shall promptly notify the person whose registration is rejected of the rejection and the reason therefor. A person whose registration is rejected may reapply for registration if he or she is qualified. The form of each high school student who is qualified and will be eligible to vote at the next election shall be filed in such a way that when a student attains the age of 18 years the student is registered to vote automatically. Each school board shall assure that the principal of every high school communicates elector registration information to students.

SB110-AA7, s. 10i Section 10i. 6.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB110-AA7,4,8 6.28 (3) At office of register of deeds. Any person who resides in a municipality requiring registration of electors shall be given an opportunity to register to vote at the office of the register of deeds for the county in which the person's residence is located. An applicant may fill out the required registration form under s. 6.33. Upon receipt of a completed form, the register of deeds shall forward the form within 5 days to the appropriate municipal clerk, or to the board of election commissioners in cities over 500,000 population. The register of deeds shall forward the form immediately whenever registration closes within 5 days of receipt.".

SB110-AA7,4,10 6. Page 9, line 7: delete the material beginning with "if" and ending with "municipality" on line 8.

SB110-AA7,4,11 7. Page 9, line 16: delete "where registration is required".

SB110-AA7,4,18 8. Page 11, line 13: delete that line and substitute "commissioners. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners, or county clerk if designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b), shall promptly enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection, except that information that is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) shall be provided to the board in such manner as the board prescribes. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall file the".

SB110-AA7,4,19 9. Page 12, line 2: after that line insert:

SB110-AA7,4,20 " Section 12d. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB110-AA7,5,12 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality where registration is required who has not previously filed a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the municipality shall be entitled to vote at the election if he or she delivers to the municipal clerk, or the county clerk if designated under s. 6. 33 (5) (b), a registration form executed by the elector. The form shall contain a certification by the elector that all statements are true and correct. Alternatively, if the elector cannot obtain a registration form, the elector may deliver a statement, signed by the elector, containing all of the information required on the registration form. The elector shall present acceptable proof of residence as provided in s. 6.55 (7). If no proof is presented, the registration form or the listing of required information shall be substantiated by one other elector of the municipality, corroborating all the material statements therein. The corroborating elector shall then provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7). The signing of the form by the registering elector and statement by the corroborating elector shall be done in the presence of the municipal clerk or deputy clerk, or the county clerk if designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b), not later than 5 p.m. of the day before an election.

SB110-AA7, s. 12f Section 12f. 6.29 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB110-AA7,5,22 6.29 (2) (b) Upon Unless the municipal clerk determines that the registration list will be revised to incorporate the registration in time for the election, upon the filing of the registration form required by this section, the municipal clerk, or the county clerk if designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b), shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors of the proper ward or election district directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her vote, unless the clerk determines that the registration list will be revised to incorporate the registration in time for the election. The certificate shall be numbered serially, prepared in duplicate and one copy preserved in the office of the municipal clerk.".

SB110-AA7,5,23 10. Page 13, line 3: after that line insert:

SB110-AA7,5,24 " Section 15f. 6.33 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB110-AA7,6,9 6.33 (5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), 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 cancels a registration, the municipal clerk shall promptly enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection, except that the municipal clerk may update any entries that change on the date of an election in the municipality within 10 days after that date, and the municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.

SB110-AA7,6,18 (b) The town clerk of any town having a population of not more than 5,000 may designate the county clerk of the county where the town is located as the town clerk's agent to carry out the functions of the town clerk under this subsection for that town. The town clerk shall notify the county clerk of any such designation in writing. The town clerk may, by similar notice to the county clerk at least 14 days prior to the effective date of any change, discontinue the designation. If the town clerk designates a county clerk as his or her agent, the town clerk shall immediately forward all registration changes filed with the town clerk to the county clerk for electronic entry on the registration list.

SB110-AA7, s. 15i Section 15i. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB110-AA7, s. 15k Section 15k. 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB110-AA7,6,23 6.35 (3) In municipalities employing data processing for keeping of registration forms, original Original registration forms shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners at all times.

SB110-AA7, s. 15m Section 15m. 6.35 (5) and (6) of the statutes are repealed.

SB110-AA7, s. 15p Section 15p. 6.36 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB110-AA7,7,4 6.36 (1) (a) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official registration list. Except as provided in sub. (2) (b), the list shall contain the name and address of each registered elector in this state and such other information as the board prescribes by rule.

SB110-AA7,7,11 (b) Except for the addresses of electors who obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), the list shall be open to public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) and shall be electronically accessible by any person, but no person other than an election official who is authorized by a municipal clerk may make a change in the list. The list shall be electronically accessible by name and shall also be accessible in alphabetical order of the electors' names for the entire state and for each county, municipality, ward, and combination of wards authorized under s. 5.15 (6) (b).

SB110-AA7,7,16 (c) The list shall be designed in such a way that the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of any municipality may, by electronic transmission utilizing a format prescribed by the board, add, revise, or remove entries on the list for any elector who resides in, or who the list identifies as residing in, that municipality and no other municipality.

SB110-AA7,7,17 (d) The board may not make any changes in entries to the registration list.

SB110-AA7, s. 15r Section 15r. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: