AB63-SA5,3,23 22" Section 7a. 6.24 (4) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
23(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,4,8
16.24 (4) (d) An overseas elector who is not registered may request both a
2registration form and an absentee ballot at the same time, and the municipal clerk
3shall send the ballot automatically if the registration form is received within the time
4prescribed in s. 6.28 (1). The board shall prescribe a special certificate form for the
5envelope in which the absentee ballot for overseas electors is contained, which shall
6be substantially similar to that provided under s. 6.87 (2). Notwithstanding s. 6.87
7(4), an overseas elector shall make and subscribe to the special certificate form before
8a witness who is an adult U.S. citizen.".
AB63-SA5,4,9 99. Page 7, line 2: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,4,11 10" Section 8a. 6.29 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this
11act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,4,1612 6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
13close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.28 (1), 6.55 (2),
14or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is
15otherwise a qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with
16this section.".
AB63-SA5,4,17 1710. Page 7, line 17: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,4,19 18" Section 8h. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
19(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,5,920 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
21a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
22municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
23the close of business, whichever is later, on the day before an election at the office of
24the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates

1responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
2s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),
3a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The elector
4shall also provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7). Alternatively, if the
5elector is unable to provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7), the
6information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in a statement
7that is signed by any other elector of the municipality and that contains the current
8street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector shall then
9provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7).".
AB63-SA5,5,10 1011. Page 7, line 23: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,5,12 11" Section 8s. 6.33 (2) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
12(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,5,1713 6.33 (2) (b) Except as provided in s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the registration form shall
14be signed by the registering elector and any corroborating elector under s. 6.29 (2)
15(a) or 6.55 (2) before the clerk, issuing officer or registration deputy. The form shall
16contain a certification by the registering elector that all statements are true and
17correct.".
AB63-SA5,5,18 1812. Page 8, line 16: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,5,20 19" Section 9a. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
20(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,6,721 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), the elector
22shall provide acceptable proof of residence under sub. (7). If the elector cannot
23provide acceptable proof of residence, the information contained in the registration
24form shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed by any elector who resides

1in the same municipality as the registering elector and that contains the current
2street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborator shall then provide
3acceptable proof of residence as provided in sub. (7). The signing by the elector
4executing the registration form and by any corroborator shall be in the presence of
5the special registration deputy or inspector. Upon compliance with this procedure,
6the elector shall be permitted to cast his or her vote, if the elector complies with all
7other requirements for voting at the polling place.".
AB63-SA5,6,8 813. Page 9, line 17: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,6,10 9" Section 10a. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
10.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,7,611 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
12(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
13municipality may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who
14is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another
15readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the
16elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b),
17instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the
18municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
19polling place. The municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy at the
20registration location shall require such person to execute a registration form as
21prescribed under par. (a) and to provide acceptable proof of residence as provided
22under sub. (7). If the elector cannot provide acceptable proof of residence, the
23information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in the manner
24provided in par. (b). The signing by the elector executing the registration form and

1by any corroborator shall be in the presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or
2special registration deputy. Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal
3clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy shall serially number the
4registration and give one copy to the elector for presentation at the polling place
5serving the elector's residence or an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25
6(5) (b).".
AB63-SA5,7,7 714. Page 10, line 2: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,7,9 8" Section 11a. 6.55 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
9.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,7,1810 6.55 (2) (c) 2. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the
11municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors
12of the proper polling place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her
13vote if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The
14clerk shall enter the name and address of the elector on the face of the certificate.
15If the elector's registration is corroborated, the clerk shall also enter the name and
16address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate. The certificate shall be
17numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall preserve one
18copy in his or her office.".
AB63-SA5,7,19 1915. Page 11, line 4: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,7,21 20" Section 12a. 6.55 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
21(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,8,1922 6.55 (3) Any qualified elector in the ward or election district where the elector
23desires to vote whose name does not appear on the registration list but who claims
24to be registered to vote in the election may request permission to vote at the polling

1place for that ward or election district. When the request is made, the inspector shall
2require the person to give his or her name and address. If the elector is not at the
3polling place which serves the ward or election district where the elector resides, the
4inspector shall provide the elector with directions to the correct polling place. If the
5elector is at the correct polling place, the elector shall then execute the following
6written statement: "I, ...., hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, I am a
7qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this
8election, and that I am not disqualified on any ground from voting, and I have not
9voted at this election and am properly registered to vote in this election." The person
10shall be required to provide acceptable proof of residence as provided under sub. (7)
11and shall then be given the right to vote. If the elector cannot provide acceptable
12proof of residence, the statement shall be certified by the elector and shall be
13corroborated in a statement that is signed by any other elector who resides in the
14municipality and that contains the current street address of the corroborating
15elector. The corroborator shall then provide acceptable proof of residence as provided
16in sub. (7). Whenever the question of identity or residence cannot be satisfactorily
17resolved and the elector cannot be permitted to vote, an inspector shall telephone the
18office of the municipal clerk to reconcile the records at the polling place with those
19at the office.".
AB63-SA5,8,20 2016. Page 11, line 5: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,8,21 21" Section 13a. 6.56 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB63-SA5,9,422 6.56 (5) Whenever any letter or postcard mailed under this section is returned
23undelivered, or whenever the U.S. postal service notifies the clerk of an improper
24address which was apparently improper on the day of the election or whenever it

1otherwise appears that a person has voted who is not qualified or has voted more
2than once in an election, and the person has been permitted to vote after
3corroboration was made under s. 6.55 (2) or (3) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the name of the
4corroborator shall also be provided to the district attorney.".
AB63-SA5,9,5 517. Page 11, line 25: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,9,7 6" Section 14a. 6.79 (2) (a) and (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin
7Act .... (this act), are repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,9,148 6.79 (2) Voting procedure. (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered
9electronically, the municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the
10most current official registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (2) (a) for use as
11poll lists at the polling place. Except as provided in sub. (6), each person, before
12receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address. The officials
13shall verify that the name and address provided by the person are the same as the
14person's name and address on the poll list.
AB63-SA5,9,2015 (d) If the poll list indicates that identification is required, the officials shall
16require the elector to provide identification. If identification is provided, the officials
17shall verify that the name and address on the identification provided is the same as
18the name and address shown on the registration list. If identification is required and
19not provided, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the elector to vote under s.
206.97.".
AB63-SA5,9,21 2118. Page 12, line 3: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,9,23 22" Section 15a. 6.79 (3) (title) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
23.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,9,2424 6.79 (3) (title) Refusal to give name and address.".
AB63-SA5,10,1
119. Page 12, line 4: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,10,3 2" Section 16a. 6.79 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
3(this act), is renumbered 6.79 (3).".
AB63-SA5,10,4 420. Page 12, line 11: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,10,6 5" Section 17a. 6.79 (3) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
6(this act), is repealed.".
AB63-SA5,10,7 721. Page 13, line 2: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,10,9 8" Section 18a. 6.79 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
9(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,10,2310 6.79 (4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides acceptable
11proof of residence under s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2) or (3), the election officials shall enter
12the type of identifying document provided on the poll list, or separate list maintained
13under sub. (2) (c). If the document submitted as proof of identity or residence
14includes a number which applies only to the individual holding that document, the
15election officials shall also enter that number on the list. When any elector
16corroborates the registration identity or residence of any person offering to vote
17under s. 6.55 (2) (b) or (c) or (3), or the registration identity or residence of any person
18registering on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the election officials shall also enter
19the name and address of the corroborator next to the name of the elector whose
20information is being corroborated on the poll list, or the separate list maintained
21under sub. (2) (c). When any person offering to vote has been challenged and taken
22the oath, following the person's name on the poll list, the officials shall enter the word
23"Sworn".".
AB63-SA5,10,24 2422. Page 13, line 11: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,11,2
1" Section 19a. 6.79 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,11,93 6.79 (6) Confidential names and addresses. An elector who has a confidential
4listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present his or her identification card issued under s. 6.47
5(3), or give his or her name and identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3),
6in lieu of stating his or her name and address under sub. (2). If the elector's name
7and identification serial number appear on the confidential portion of the list, the
8inspectors shall issue a voting serial number to the elector, record that number on
9the poll list and permit the elector to vote.".
AB63-SA5,11,10 1023. Page 13, line 19: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,11,12 11" Section 20a. 6.79 (7) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this
12act), is repealed.".
AB63-SA5,11,13 1324. Page 14, line 18: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,11,15 14" Section 21a. 6.82 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
15(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,12,1016 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an elector is at the entrance
17to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place,
18they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any individual
19selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or
20an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The
21individual selected by the elector shall provide identification for the assisted elector,
22whenever required, and all other information necessary for the elector to obtain a
23ballot under s. 6.79 (2). The inspectors shall issue a ballot to the individual selected
24by the elector and shall accompany the individual to the polling place entrance where

1the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a paper ballot, the assisting individual
2shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked by the assisting individual. The
3assisting individual shall then immediately take the ballot into the polling place and
4give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall distinctly announce that he or she
5has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name), an elector who, as a result of
6disability, is unable to enter the polling place without assistance". The inspector
7shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this ballot?" If no objection
8is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under s. 6.79 and deposit the
9ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the poll list: "Ballot received
10at poll entrance".".
AB63-SA5,12,11 1125. Page 15, line 5: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,12,13 12" Section 22a. 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
13.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,12,1714 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not
15issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from
16a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot
17application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1).".
AB63-SA5,12,18 1826. Page 15, line 17: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,12,20 19" Section 23a. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
20.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,13,321 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
22for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
23for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
24containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed

1by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
2hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
3corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address.".
AB63-SA5,13,4 427. Page 16, line 10: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,13,6 5" Section 24a. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
6.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,13,237 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered, the elector may register
8by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the elector applies for an
9official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this subdivision,
10the agent shall present a completed registration form that contains the required
11information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the elector is
12unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize
13another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on another
14elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request
15and by authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due to
16physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
17information required under this subdivision. Except as otherwise provided in this
18subdivision, the agent shall in every case provide acceptable proof of the elector's
19residence under s. 6.55 (7). If the agent cannot present this proof, the registration
20form shall be signed and substantiated by another elector residing in the elector's
21municipality of residence, corroborating the information in the form. The form shall
22contain the full name and address of the corroborating elector. The agent shall then
23present acceptable proof of the corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.55 (7).".
AB63-SA5,13,24 2428. Page 16, line 18: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,14,2
1" Section 25a. 6.869 of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this
2act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,14,6 36.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
4for absentee voters. The instructions shall include information concerning whether
5a copy of identification is required to be submitted and, if so, the form of identification
6that is required.".
AB63-SA5,14,7 729. Page 17, line 13: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,14,9 8" Section 26a. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
9(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,15,410 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk of a municipality may, if the clerk is reliably
11informed by an absent elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail
12address where the elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or
13electronic copy of the absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under
14this subsection if, in the judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot
15through the mail may not be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time
16provided under sub. (6). An elector may receive an absentee ballot under this
17subsection only if the elector has filed a valid application for the ballot under sub. (1).
18If the clerk transmits an absentee ballot under this paragraph, the clerk shall also
19transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the
20certificate envelope prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions prescribed by
21the board. The instructions shall require the absent elector to make and subscribe
22to the certification as required under sub. (4) and to enclose the absentee ballot in
23a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the
24completed certificate. The elector shall then mail the absentee ballot with postage

1prepaid to the municipal clerk. Except as authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot
2received under this paragraph shall not be counted unless it is cast in the manner
3prescribed in this paragraph and in accordance with the instructions provided by the
4board.".
AB63-SA5,15,5 530. Page 19, line 6: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,15,7 6" Section 28a. 6.87 (4) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
7(this act), is repealed.
AB63-SA5, s. 28b 8Section 28b. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
9.... (this act), is renumbered 6.87 (4) and amended to read:
AB63-SA5,16,1210 6.87 (4) Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting absentee
11shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness. The absent elector,
12in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in a manner that will not disclose
13how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then, still in the presence of the
14witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the elector conceals the
15markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If a consolidated ballot
16under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that the elector conceals the
17markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper envelope. Except as
18authorized in subds. 2. to 5. and s. 6.875 (6) notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), the
19elector shall enclose a copy of the license or identification card required under s. 6.86
20(1) (ar) in the envelope, unless the elector is a military elector or an overseas elector
21or the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
If the elector has registered
22by mail and has not, or is not certain whether the elector has, previously voted in an
23election for national office in this state
identification is required and the document
24enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute identification
, the

1elector shall also enclose identification in the envelope. Identification is required if
2the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c),
3and the elector registered by mail and has not voted in an election for national office
4in this state. The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5). The return envelope
5shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The envelope shall be
6mailed by the elector, postage prepaid, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk
7issuing the ballot or ballots. Failure to return an unused ballot in a primary does not
8invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return of more than one
9marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot
10used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked for candidates
11of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for candidates in the
12primary.".
AB63-SA5,16,13 1331. Page 20, line 14: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,16,15 14" Section 29a. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. to 5. of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin
15Act .... (this act), are repealed.".
AB63-SA5,16,16 1632. Page 20, line 17: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,16,18 17" Section 29d. 6.875 (title) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
18.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,16,20 196.875 (title) Absentee voting in nursing and retirement homes and
20certain community-based residential facilities.
".
AB63-SA5,16,21 2133. Page 20, line 24: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,16,23 22" Section 29n. 6.875 (1) (ap) and (asm) of the statutes, as created by 2005
23Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are repealed.".
AB63-SA5,16,24 2434. Page 21, line 4: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,17,2
1" Section 29q. 6.875 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,17,53 6.875 (2) (a) The procedures prescribed in this section are the exclusive means
4of absentee voting for electors who are occupants of nursing homes, qualified
5community-based residential facilities or qualified retirement homes.".
AB63-SA5,17,6 635. Page 21, line 16: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,17,8 7" Section 29s. 6.875 (2) (d) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act
8.... (this act), is repealed.".
AB63-SA5,17,9 936. Page 23, line 17: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,17,11 10" Section 29v. 6.875 (3) and (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin
11Act .... (this act), are repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,18,512 6.875 (3) An occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or
13qualified community-based residential facility who qualifies as an absent elector
14and desires to receive an absentee ballot shall make application under s. 6.86 (1) or
15(2) with the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality
16in which the elector is a resident. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a
17municipality receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing
18home or qualified retirement home or qualified community-based residential facility
19located in a different municipality shall, as soon as possible, notify and transmit an
20absentee ballot for the elector to the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
21municipality in which the home or qualified community-based residential facility is
22located. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a municipality receiving an
23application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing home or qualified
24retirement home or qualified community-based residential facility located in the

1municipality but who is a resident of a different municipality shall, as soon as
2possible, notify and request transmission of an absentee ballot from the clerk or
3board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the elector is a resident.
4The clerk or board of election commissioners shall make a record of all absentee
5ballots to be transmitted, delivered and voted under this section.
AB63-SA5,19,4 6(4) For the purpose of absentee voting in nursing homes and qualified
7retirement homes and qualified community-based residential facilities, the
8municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality in which one
9or more nursing homes or qualified retirement homes or qualified community-based
10residential facilities are located shall appoint at least 2 special voting deputies for
11the municipality. Upon application under s. 6.86 (1) or (2) by one or more qualified
12electors who are occupants of such a nursing home or qualified retirement home or
13qualified community-based residential facility, the clerk or board of election
14commissioners shall dispatch 2 special voting deputies to visit the home or qualified
15community-based residential facility for the purpose of supervising absentee voting
16procedure by occupants of the home or qualified community-based residential
17facility. The 2 deputies designated to visit each nursing home or qualified retirement
18home and qualified community-based residential facility shall be affiliated with
19different political parties whenever deputies representing different parties are
20available. Nominations for deputy positions may be submitted by the 2 recognized
21political parties whose candidates for governor or president received the greatest
22numbers of votes in the municipality at the most recent general election. The
23deputies shall be specially appointed to carry out duties under this section for the
24period specified in s. 7.30 (6) (a). The clerk or board of election commissioners may
25revoke an appointment at any time. No individual who is employed or retained, or

1within the 2 years preceding appointment has been employed or retained at a
2nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified community-based
3residential facility in the municipality, or any member of the immediate family of
4such an individual as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may be appointed to serve as a deputy.".
AB63-SA5,19,5 537. Page 25, line 18: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,19,7 6" Section 30a. 6.875 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
7(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,20,218 6.875 (6) Special voting deputies in each municipality shall, not later than 5
9p.m. on the Friday preceding an election, arrange one or more convenient times with
10the administrator of each nursing home, qualified retirement home, and qualified
11community-based residential facility, in the municipality from which one or more
12occupants have filed an application under s. 6.86 to conduct absentee voting for the
13election. The time may be no earlier than the 4th Monday preceding the election and
14no later than 5 p.m. on the Monday preceding the election. Upon request of a relative
15of an occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified
16community-based residential facility, the administrator may notify the relative of
17the time or times at which special voting deputies will conduct absentee voting at the
18home or facility, and permit the relative to be present in the room where the voting
19is conducted. At the designated time, 2 deputies appointed under sub. (4) shall visit
20the home or facility. The municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
21commissioners shall issue a supply of absentee ballots to the deputies sufficient to
22provide for the number of valid applications received by the clerk, and a reasonable
23additional number of ballots. The municipal clerk or executive director shall keep
24a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputies and shall require the deputies to

1return every ballot issued to them. The deputies shall personally offer each elector
2who has filed a proper application the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot.
3If an elector is present who has not filed a proper application, the 2 deputies may
4accept an application from the elector and shall issue a ballot to the elector if the
5elector is qualified and the application is proper. The deputies shall each witness the
6certification and may, upon request of the elector, assist the elector in marking the
7elector's ballot. Upon request of the elector, a relative of the elector who is present
8in the room may assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot. All voting shall be
9conducted in the presence of the deputies. No individual other than a deputy may
10witness the certification and no individual other than a deputy or relative of an
11elector may render voting assistance to the elector. Upon completion of the voting,
12the deputies shall promptly deliver, either personally or by 1st class mail, any
13absentee ballot applications and the sealed certificate envelope containing each
14ballot to the clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the
15elector casting the ballot resides, within such time as will permit delivery to the
16polling place serving the elector's residence on election day. Personal delivery may
17be made by the deputies no later than noon on election day. If a qualified elector is
18not able to cast his or her ballot on 2 separate visits by the deputies to the home or
19facility, they shall so inform the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of
20election commissioners, who may then send the ballot to the elector no later than 5
21p.m. on the Friday preceding the election.".
AB63-SA5,20,22 2238. Page 26, line 16: after that line insert:
AB63-SA5,20,24 23" Section 31a. 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
24(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB63-SA5,21,18
16.88 (3) (a) Any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election
2day, the inspectors shall open the carrier envelope only, and announce the name of
3the absent elector or the identification serial number of the absent elector if the
4elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the
5certification has been properly executed, the applicant is a qualified elector of the
6ward or election district, and the applicant has not voted in the election, they shall
7enter an indication on the poll list next to the applicant's name indicating an
8absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then open the envelope containing
9the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The
10inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be
11unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the inspectors shall
12verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates
13that identification is required and no identification is enclosed or the name or
14address on the document that is provided is not the same as the name and address
15shown on the poll list, the inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The
16inspectors shall then deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the
17absent elector's name or voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the
18same manner as if the elector had been present and voted in person.".
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