Amendment AA1-ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 36 Section 36. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 37 Section 37. 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,25,16 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.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 38 Section 38. 6.35 (5) and (6) of the statutes are repealed.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 39d Section 39d. 6.36 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,25,22 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.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,26,4 (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).

SB55-ASA1-AA1,26,9 (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.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,26,10 (d) The board may not make any changes in entries to the registration list.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 40d Section 40d. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,26,18 6.36 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the each registration lists list prepared for use at a polling place shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector, a blank column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote, and a form of a certificate bearing the certification of the executive director of the board stating that each the list is a true and complete combined check and registration list of the respective municipality or the ward or wards for which the list is prepared.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 41 Section 41. 6.36 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,26,23 6.36 (3) Municipalities shall prepare at least 2 copies of the registration list for each ward and bind them in book form. The original registration forms constitute the official registration list and shall be controlling whenever discrepancies occur in entering information from the forms under s. 6.33 (5).

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 42 Section 42. 6.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,27,18 6.47 (2) Except as authorized in sub. (8), the board and each municipal clerk, and each county clerk who is designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b) as the agent of a municipal clerk, shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the name and address of any eligible individual whose name appears on a poll list or registration list if the individual files provides the municipal clerk, or the county clerk if designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b), with a valid written request with the clerk to protect the individual's confidentiality. To be valid, a request under this subsection must be accompanied by a copy of a protective order that is in effect, an affidavit under sub. (1) (a) 2. that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request or a statement signed by the operator or an authorized agent of the operator of a shelter that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request and that indicates that the operator operates the shelter and that the individual making the request resides in the shelter. A physically disabled individual who appears personally at the office of the municipal clerk, or the county clerk if designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b), accompanied by another elector of this state may designate that elector to make a request under this subsection on his or her behalf. Any county clerk that receives a valid written request under this subsection shall promptly forward the request to the municipal clerk.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 43 Section 43. 6.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,28,3 6.47 (3) Upon listing of receiving a valid written request from an elector under sub. (2), the municipal clerk, or the county clerk if designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b), shall issue to the elector a voting identification card on a form prescribed by the board that shall contain the name of the elector's municipality issuing the card of residence and in the case of a town, the county in which the town is located, the elector's name, the ward in which the elector resides, if any, and a unique identification serial number issued by the board. The number issued to an elector under this subsection shall not be changed for so long as the elector continues to qualify for a listing under sub. (2).

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 44 Section 44. 6.50 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,28,9 6.50 (1) (intro.) Within 90 days following each general election, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality in which registration is required shall examine the registration records and identify each elector who has not voted within the previous 4 years if qualified to do so during that entire period and shall mail a notice to the elector in substantially the following form:

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 45 Section 45. 6.50 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,28,13 6.50 (2m) (a) As an alternative to the procedure prescribed in subs. (1) and (2), the governing body of a municipality where registration is required may provide for revision of registration lists under this subsection.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 50d Section 50d. 6.55 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,28,22 6.55 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is employed, any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district where he or she desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, or was registered at another location in a municipality where registration is required, may request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person to execute a registration form prescribed by the board that shall contain the following certification:

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 52d Section 52d. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,29,18 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars. (a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any municipality in which registration is required may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b), instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the polling place. The municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy at the registration location shall require such person to execute a registration form as prescribed under par. (a) and to provide acceptable proof of residence as provided under sub. (7). If the person cannot supply such proof acceptable proof of residence, the information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in the manner provided in par. (b). The signing by the elector person executing the registration form and by any corroborating elector corroborator shall be in the presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy. Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy shall serially number the registration and give one copy to the elector for presentation at the polling place serving the elector's residence or an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 55d Section 55d. 6.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,30,16 6.55 (3) Any qualified elector in the ward or election district where the elector desires to vote whose name does not appear on the registration list where registration is required but who claims to be registered to vote in the election may request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district. When the request is made, the inspector shall require the person to give his or her name and address. If the elector is not at the polling place which serves the ward or election district where the elector resides, the inspector shall provide the elector with directions to the correct polling place. If the elector is at the correct polling place, the elector shall then execute the following written statement: "I, ...., hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and that I am not disqualified on any ground from voting, and I have not voted at this election and am properly registered to vote in this election." The person shall be required to provide acceptable proof of residence as provided under sub. (7) and shall then be given the right to vote. If acceptable proof is presented, the elector need not have the information corroborated by any other elector. If acceptable proof is not presented, the statement shall be certified by the elector and shall be corroborated by another elector who resides in the municipality. The corroborator shall then provide acceptable proof of residence as provided in sub. (7). Whenever the question of residence cannot be satisfactorily resolved and the elector cannot be permitted to vote, an inspector shall telephone the office of the municipal clerk to reconcile the records at the polling place with those at the office.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 58 Section 58. 6.79 (intro.) (except 6.79 (title)) of the statutes is renumbered 6.79 (1m) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,30,25 6.79 (1m) Separate poll lists. Two election officials at each election ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists of containing information relating to all persons voting. The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the information on the poll list lists manually or electronically. If the list is lists are maintained electronically, the officials shall enter the information into an electronic data recording system that enables retrieval of a printed copy of the poll list at the polling place. The system employed is subject to the approval of the board.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 59 Section 59. 6.79 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 60d Section 60d. 6.79 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,31,9 6.79 (2) Verification of name and address and maintenance of poll lists. (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered electronically, the municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the most current original registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (1) for use as poll lists at the polling place. Except as provided in sub. (6), each person, before receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address. The officials shall verify that the name and address provided by the person are the same as the person's name and address on the poll list.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,31,18 (b) Upon the poll list, after the name of each elector, the officials shall enter a serial number for each elector in the order that votes are cast, beginning with number one. The officials shall maintain a separate list for electors who are voting under s. 6.15 or 6.55 (2) or (3), electors who are voting after presenting a certificate issued under s. 6.285 (2) (b) 2. or 6.29 (2) (b), and electors who are reassigned from another polling place under s. 5.25 (5) (b). The officials shall enter the full name, address, and serial number of each of these electors on the appropriate separate list. The officials shall provide each elector with a slip bearing the same serial number as is recorded for the elector upon the poll list or separate list.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 62d Section 62d. 6.79 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,32,6 6.79 (4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides identification under sub. (1) or s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2) or (3), the election officials shall enter the type of identification on the poll or registration list, or supplemental list maintained under sub. (2). If the form of identification includes a number which applies only to the individual holding that piece of identification, the election officials shall also enter that number on the list. When any elector corroborates the registration identity or residence of any person offering to vote under sub. (1) or s. 6.55 (2) (b) or (c) or (3) the name and address of the corroborator shall also be entered next to the name of the elector whose information is being corroborated on the registration or poll list, or the separate list maintained under sub. (2). When any person offering to vote has been challenged and taken the oath, following the person's name on the registration or poll list, the officials shall enter the word "Sworn".."

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 63 Section 63. 6.79 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 65 Section 65. 6.79 (6) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 67d Section 67d. 6.79 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 6.79 (6) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,32,18 6.79 (6) Confidential names and addresses. In municipalities where registration is required, an An elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present his or her identification card issued under s. 6.47 (3) , or may give his or her name and identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3), in lieu of stating his or her name and address under sub. (2). If the elector's name and identification serial number appear on the confidential portion of the list, the inspectors shall issue a voting serial number to the elector, record that number on the registration poll list and permit the elector to vote.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 68d Section 68d. 6.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,33,11 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an elector is at the entrance to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place, they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking or punching a ballot by any individual selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The inspectors shall issue a ballot to the individual selected by the elector and shall accompany the individual to the polling place entrance where the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a paper ballot, the assisting individual shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked or punched by the assisting individual. The assisting individual shall then immediately take the ballot into the polling place and give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall distinctly announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name), an elector who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the polling place without assistance".." The inspector shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this ballot?" If no objection is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under s. 6.79 and deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the registration or poll list: "Ballot received at poll entrance".."

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 69 Section 69. 6.86 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,33,20 6.86 (3) (a) Any elector who is registered, or otherwise qualified where registration is not required, and who is hospitalized, may apply for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 70 Section 70. 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,34,11 6.88 (3) (a) Any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day, the inspectors shall open the carrier envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the identification serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been properly executed, the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district, and the applicant has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the poll or registration list next to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. The inspectors shall deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or voting number after his or her name on the poll or registration list in the same manner as if the elector had been present and voted in person.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 71 Section 71. 6.94 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,35,3 6.94 Challenged elector oath. If the person challenged refuses to answer fully any relevant questions put to him or her by the inspector under s. 6.92, the inspectors shall reject the elector's vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the person offering to vote has answered the questions, one of the inspectors shall administer to the person the following oath or affirmation: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are a citizen of the United States; you are now and for 10 days have been a resident of this ward except under s. 6.02 (2); you have not voted at this election; you have not made any bet or wager or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of this election; you are not on any other ground disqualified to vote at this election".." If the person challenged refuses to take the oath or affirmation, the person's vote shall be rejected. If the person challenged answers fully all relevant questions put to the elector by the inspector under s. 6.92, takes the oath or affirmation, and fulfills the applicable registration requirements, where applicable, and if the answers to the questions given by the person indicate that the person meets the voting qualification requirements, the person's vote shall be received.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 72 Section 72. 6.95 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,35,23 6.95 Voting procedure for challenged electors. Whenever the inspectors under ss. 6.92 to 6.94 receive the vote of a person offering to vote who has been challenged, they shall give the elector a ballot. Before depositing the ballot, the inspectors shall write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the challenged person corresponding to the number kept at the election on the registration or poll list, or other list maintained under s. 6.79. If voting machines are used in the municipality where the person is voting, the person's vote may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which shall have the corresponding serial number from the registration or poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 written on the back of the ballot before the ballot is deposited. The inspectors shall indicate on the list the reason for the challenge. The challenged ballots shall be counted under s. 5.85 or 7.51. The municipal board of canvassers may decide any challenge when making its canvass under s. 7.53. If the returns are reported under s. 7.60, a challenge may be reviewed by the county board of canvassers. If the returns are reported under s. 7.70, a challenge may be reviewed by the chairperson of the board or the chairperson's designee. The decision of any board of canvassers or of the chairperson or chairperson's designee may be appealed under s. 9.01. The standard for disqualification specified in s. 6.325 shall be used to determine the validity of challenged ballots.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 73 Section 73. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,36,5 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4), 6.33 (1), 6.40 (1) (b), 6.47 (1) (a) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2) and (3), 6.79 (5) and 6.86 (2) and (3). All such forms shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the board.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 77 Section 77. 7.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,36,11 7.10 (1) (b) The county clerk shall supply sufficient poll list blanks for municipalities that do not have elector registration and other election supplies for national, state and county elections to municipalities within the county. The poll list blanks and other election supplies shall be enclosed in the sealed package containing the official ballots and delivered to the municipal clerk.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 78 Section 78. 7.10 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,36,15 7.10 (7) Registration agent for town clerk. The county clerk shall carry out the registration functions specified in ss. 6.29 (2) and 6.33 (5) (b) for any town clerk who designates the county clerk as the agent of the town clerk under s. 6.33 (5) (b).

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 79d Section 79d. 7.15 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,36,21 7.15 (1) Supervise registration and elections. (intro.) Each Except as provided in ss. 6.33 (5) (b) and 6.36 (1), each municipal clerk has charge and supervision of elections and registration in the municipality. The clerk shall perform the following duties and any others which may be necessary to properly conduct elections or registration:

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 80 Section 80. 7.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,37,2 7.15 (1) (c) Prepare ballots for municipal elections, and distribute ballots and provide other supplies for conducting all elections. The municipal clerk shall deliver poll list forms received from the county clerk to the polling places with the ballots to the polling places before the polls open.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 82 Section 82. 7.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,37,9 7.15 (4) Recording electors. After each election where registration is used, the municipal clerk shall make a record of each elector who has voted at the election by stamping or writing the date of the election in the appropriate space on the original registration form of the elector. Municipalities employing data processing may, in lieu of this requirement, record voting information in such a manner that it is readily available for retrieval by computer.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,37,10 7. Page 2, line 25: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,37,11 " Section 72m. 7.03 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,37,18 7.03 (1) (a) A reasonable daily compensation shall be paid to each inspector, voting machine custodian, automatic tabulating equipment technician, member of a board of canvassers, messenger and tabulator who is employed and performing duties under chs. 5 to 12. Daily compensation shall also be provided for attendance at training sessions and examinations required by the board under s. 7.31. Alternatively, such officials may be paid by the hour at a proportionate rate for each hour actually worked.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 81aa Section 81aa. 7.15 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,38,3 7.15 (1) (e) Instruct In coordination with the board, instruct election officials in their duties, calling them together whenever advisable, advise them of changes in laws, rules and procedures affecting the performance of their duties, and administer examinations as authorized under s. 7.30 (2) (c). The clerk shall assure that officials who serve at polling places where an electronic voting system is used are familiar with the system and competent to instruct electors in its proper use. The clerk shall inspect systematically and thoroughly the conduct of elections in the municipality so that elections are honestly, efficiently and uniformly conducted.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 83ab Section 83ab. 7.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,38,18 7.30 (1) Number. There shall be 7 inspectors for each polling place at each election. In municipalities where voting machines are used, the municipal governing body may reduce the number of inspectors to 5. A municipal governing body may provide for the appointment of additional inspectors whenever more than one voting machine is used or wards are combined under s. 5.15 (6) (b). A municipal governing body may provide by ordinance for the selection of alternate officials or the selection of 2 or more sets of officials to work at different times on election day, and may permit the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners to establish different working hours for different officials assigned to the same polling place. Alternate officials shall also be appointed in a number sufficient to maintain adequate staffing of polling places. Unless officials are appointed without regard to party affiliation under sub. (4) (c), additional officials shall be appointed in such a manner that the total number of officials is an odd number and the predominant party under sub. (2) is represented by one more official than the other party.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 85m Section 85m. 7.30 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,39,4 7.30 (6) (b) Prior to the first election following the appointment of the inspectors, the inspectors at each polling place shall elect one of their number to act as chief inspector. No person may serve as chief inspector at any election who is not certified by the board under s. 7.31 at the time of the election. The chief inspector shall hold the position for the remainder of the term unless the inspector ceases to be certified under s. 7.31, except that whenever wards are combined or separated under s. 5.15 (6) (b), the inspectors shall elect a new chief inspector who is certified under s. 7.31. If a vacancy occurs in the position of chief inspector, the municipal clerk shall appoint one of the other inspectors who is certified under s. 7.31 to fill the vacancy.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 85s Section 85s. 7.31 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,39,8 7.31 Training and certification of chief inspectors. (1) The board shall, by rule, prescribe requirements for certification of individuals to serve as chief inspectors.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,39,11 (2) No individual may serve as a chief inspector at a polling place in an election unless the individual is certified by the board to hold that office on the date of the election at which the individual serves.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,39,14 (3) The board shall, upon application, issue certificates to qualified individuals who meet the requirements to be certified as chief inspectors. Each certificate shall carry an expiration date.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,39,18 (4) The board shall require each individual to whom a certificate is issued under this section to meet requirements to maintain that certification. The board shall renew the certificate of any individual who requests renewal and who meets the requirements prescribed under this subsection.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,39,23 (5) The board shall conduct regular training and administer examinations to ensure that individuals who are certified by the board under this section are knowledgeable concerning their authority and responsibilities. The board shall pay all costs required to conduct the training and to administer the examinations from the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) (b).".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,39,24 8. Page 2, line 25: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,40,1 " Section 81m. 7.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,40,11 7.15 (2) (d) Whenever the governing body of any municipality submits any question to a vote of the electors or whenever a proper recall petition and certificate are filed under s. 9.10, the municipal clerk shall issue a call for the election and prepare and distribute ballots as required in the authorization of submission or as provided in s. 9.10. The date of the referendum shall be established in accordance with s. 8.065, and shall be fixed by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners unless otherwise provided by law or unless the governing body fixes a date. The ballot for any referendum shall conform to s. 5.64 (2). If there is already an official municipal referendum ballot for the election, the question may appear on the same ballot.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,40,12 9. Page 2, line 25: before that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,40,13 " Section 2m. 5.02 (1e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,40,18 5.02 (1e) "Ballot" means a tabulating card, ballot label, sheet of paper or envelope on which votes are recorded. The term also includes a sheet or card, filmstrip or other device listing or containing information relative to offices, candidates and referenda which is placed, projected or composed on the board or screen inside a voting machine.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2p Section 2p. 5.02 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 8m Section 8m. 5.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,40,24 5.35 (2) Voting booths. There shall be one voting booth for every 200 electors who voted at the last general election. The booths shall have a surface on which to write or work and be sufficiently enclosed to assure privacy for the elector and anyone lawfully assisting the elector while marking or punching the elector's ballot.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 8p Section 8p. 5.35 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,41,13 5.35 (6) (b) At each polling place in the state where a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used or an electronic voting system is utilized at a partisan primary election incorporating a ballot upon which electors may mark or punch votes for candidates of more than one recognized political party or for candidates of a recognized political party and independent candidates, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall prominently post a sign in the form prescribed by the board warning electors in substance that on any ballot with votes cast for candidates of more than one recognized political party or any ballot with votes cast for candidates of a recognized political party and independent candidates, no votes cast for any candidates for partisan office will be counted unless a preference for a party or for the independent candidates is made. If the elector designates a preference, only votes cast for candidates of that preference will be counted.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 9e Section 9e. 5.54 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,41,19 5.54 Notice to electors. Every ballot, except a ballot label or voting machine ballot, shall bear substantially the following information on the face: "Notice to electors: This ballot may be invalid unless initialed by 2 election inspectors. If cast as an absentee ballot, the ballot must bear the initials of the municipal clerk or deputy clerk.