SB42-SSA1, s. 21 20Section 21. 6.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,14,1821 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an elector is at the entrance
22to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place,
23they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any individual
24selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or
25an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The Except

1as authorized in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), the
individual selected by the elector shall present
2to the inspectors a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid,
3current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid
4identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50 and, if the license or
5identification card does not constitute identification, shall also
provide identification
6for the assisted elector, whenever required, and all other information necessary for
7the elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2). The inspectors shall issue a ballot to
8the individual selected by the elector and shall accompany the individual to the
9polling place entrance where the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a paper
10ballot, the assisting individual shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked by the
11assisting individual. The assisting individual shall then immediately take the ballot
12into the polling place and give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall
13distinctly announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name),
14an elector who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the polling place without
15assistance". The inspector shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this
16ballot?" If no objection is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under
17s. 6.79 and deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the poll
18list: "Ballot received at poll entrance".
SB42-SSA1, s. 22 19Section 22. 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,15,520 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not
21issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from
22a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot
23application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). Except as authorized
24in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), if an elector applies for an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's
25office, the clerk shall not issue the elector an absentee ballot unless the elector

1presents a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid, current
2identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid
3identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50. The clerk shall make a copy
4of the document presented by the elector and shall enclose the copy in the certificate
5envelope.
SB42-SSA1, s. 23 6Section 23. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,15,177 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
8for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
9for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
10containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
11by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
12hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
13corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address
. Except
14as authorized for an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) or as
15authorized in s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the agent shall present the license or identification
16card required under sub. (1) (ar). The clerk shall make a copy of the document
17presented by the agent and shall enclose the copy in the certificate envelope
.
SB42-SSA1, s. 24 18Section 24. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,16,1019 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered, the elector may register
20by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the elector applies for an
21official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this subdivision,
22the agent shall present a completed registration form that contains the required
23information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the elector is
24unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize
25another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on another

1elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request
2and by authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due to
3physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
4information required under this subdivision. Except as otherwise provided in this
5subdivision, the
The agent shall in every case provide acceptable proof of the elector's
6residence under s. 6.55 (7). If the agent cannot present this proof, the registration
7form shall be signed and substantiated by another elector residing in the elector's
8municipality of residence, corroborating the information in the form. The form shall
9contain the full name and address of the corroborating elector. The agent shall then
10present acceptable proof of the corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.55 (7).
SB42-SSA1, s. 25 11Section 25. 6.869 of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265, is
12amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,16,18 136.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
14for absentee voters. The instructions shall include information concerning whether
15identification is required under s. 6.87 (4) or a copy of a license or identification card
16is required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) and
information concerning whether a copy of
17identification is required to be submitted and, if so, the form of identification that is
18required.
SB42-SSA1, s. 26 19Section 26. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,17,1320 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk of a municipality may, if the clerk is reliably
21informed by an absent elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail
22address where the elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or
23electronic copy of the absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under
24this subsection if, in the judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot
25through the mail may not be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time

1provided under sub. (6). An elector may receive an absentee ballot under this
2subsection only if the elector has filed a valid application for the ballot under sub. (1).
3If the clerk transmits an absentee ballot under this paragraph, the clerk shall also
4transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the
5certificate envelope prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions prescribed by
6the board. The instructions shall require the absent elector to make and subscribe
7to the certification as required under sub. (4) (b) and to enclose the absentee ballot
8in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the
9completed certificate. The elector shall then mail the absentee ballot with postage
10prepaid to the municipal clerk. Except as authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot
11received under this paragraph shall not be counted unless it is cast in the manner
12prescribed in this paragraph and in accordance with the instructions provided by the
13board.
SB42-SSA1, s. 27 14Section 27. 6.87 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265,
15section 112a, is renumbered 6.87 (4) (b) 1. and amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,18,1716 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
17absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness. The
18absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in a manner that
19will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then, still in the
20presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the elector
21conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If a
22consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that the
23elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper envelope.
24Except as authorized in subds. 2. to 5. and s. 6.875 (6) notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1)
25(f), the elector shall enclose a copy of the license or identification card required under

1s. 6.86 (1) (ar) in the envelope, unless the elector is a military elector or an overseas
2elector or the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
If the elector has
3registered by mail and has not, or is not certain whether the elector has, previously
4voted in an election for national office in this state
identification is required and the
5document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute
6identification
, the elector shall also enclose identification in the envelope.
7Identification is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector,
8as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c),
and the elector registered by mail and has not voted in
9an election for national office in this state. The elector may receive assistance under
10sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a
11candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, postage prepaid, or delivered
12in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. Failure to return an
13unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes
14are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot
15prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary
16which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by
17the elector for candidates in the primary.
SB42-SSA1, s. 28 18Section 28. 6.87 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB42-SSA1,18,1919 6.87 (4) (a) In this subsection:
SB42-SSA1,19,220 1. "Military elector" means a member of a U.S. uniformed service on active duty
21who, by reason of that duty, is absent from the residence where the member is
22otherwise qualified to vote; a member of the merchant marine, as defined in s. 6.22
23(1) (a), who, by reason of service in the merchant marine, is absent from the residence
24where the member is otherwise qualified to vote; or the spouse or dependent of any

1such member who, by reason of the duty or service of the member, is absent from the
2residence where the spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote.
SB42-SSA1,19,63 2. "Overseas elector" means an elector who resides outside the United States
4and who is qualified under federal law to vote in elections for national office in this
5state because the elector was last domiciled in this state immediately prior to the
6elector's departure from the United States.
SB42-SSA1, s. 29 7Section 29. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. to 5. of the statutes are created to read:
SB42-SSA1,19,138 6.87 (4) (b) 2. Unless subd. 3. applies, if the absentee elector has applied for and
9qualified to receive absentee ballots automatically under s. 6.86 (2) (a), the elector
10may, in lieu of providing a copy of a license or identification card required under s.
116.86 (1) (ar), submit with his or her absentee ballot a statement signed by the same
12individual who witnesses voting of the ballot which contains the name and address
13of the elector and verifies that the name and address are correct.
SB42-SSA1,19,1814 3. If the absentee elector has received an absentee ballot from the municipal
15clerk by mail for a previous election, has provided a copy of a license or identification
16card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) with that ballot, and has not changed his or her
17name or address since providing that identification, the elector is not required to
18provide a copy of the identification required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar).
SB42-SSA1,20,219 4. If the absentee elector has received a citation or notice of intent to revoke or
20suspend an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any jurisdiction that
21is dated within 60 days of the date of the election and is required to surrender his or
22her operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 at the time the citation or
23notice is issued, the elector may enclose a copy of the citation or notice in lieu of an
24operator's license under ch. 343 if the elector is voting by mail, or may present an

1original copy of the citation or notice in lieu of an operator's license under ch. 343 if
2the elector is voting at the office of the municipal clerk.
SB42-SSA1,20,143 5. Unless subd. 3. or 4. applies, if the absentee elector resides in a residential
4care apartment complex that is certified or registered under s. 50.034 (1) or an adult
5family home that is certified under s. 50.032 and the municipal clerk or board of
6election commissioners of the municipality where the complex or home is located
7does not send special voting deputies to visit the complex or home at the election
8under s. 6.875, the elector may, in lieu of providing a copy of a license or identification
9card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), submit with his or her absentee ballot a
10statement signed by the same individual who witnesses voting of the ballot that
11contains the certification of the manager that the elector resides in the complex or
12home and the complex or home is certified or registered as required by law, that
13contains the name and address of the elector, and that verifies that the name and
14address are correct.
SB42-SSA1, s. 29c 15Section 29c. 6.875 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,20,17 166.875 (title) Absentee voting in nursing and retirement certain homes
17and certain community-based residential
, facilities, and complexes.
SB42-SSA1, s. 29m 18Section 29m. 6.875 (1) (ap) and (asm) of the statutes are created to read:
SB42-SSA1,20,2119 6.875 (1) (ap) "Qualified adult family home" means a facility that is certified
20to operate as an adult family home under s. 50.032 that qualifies under sub. (2) (d)
21to utilize the procedures under this section.
SB42-SSA1,20,2422 (asm) "Qualified residential care apartment complex" means a facility that is
23certified or registered to operate as a residential care apartment complex under s.
2450.034 (1) that qualifies under sub. (2) (d) to utilize the procedures under this section.
SB42-SSA1, s. 29p 25Section 29p. 6.875 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,21,4
16.875 (2) (a) The procedures prescribed in this section are the exclusive means
2of absentee voting for electors who are occupants of nursing homes, qualified
3community-based residential facilities or, qualified retirement homes, qualified
4residential care apartment complexes, and qualified adult family homes
.
SB42-SSA1, s. 29r 5Section 29r. 6.875 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB42-SSA1,21,166 6.875 (2) (d) The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of any
7municipality where a residential care apartment complex certified or registered
8under s. 50.034 (1) or an adult family home certified under s. 50.032 is located may
9adopt the procedures under this section for absentee voting in any residential care
10apartment complex or adult family home located in the municipality if the municipal
11clerk or board of election commissioners finds that there are a significant number of
12the occupants of the complex or home who lack adequate transportation to the
13appropriate polling place, a significant number of the occupants of the complex or
14home may need assistance in voting, there are a significant number of the occupants
15of the complex or home aged 60 or over, or there are a significant number of
16indefinitely confined electors who are occupants of the complex or home.
SB42-SSA1, s. 29t 17Section 29t. 6.875 (3) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,22,1318 6.875 (3) An occupant of a nursing home or a qualified retirement home or,
19qualified community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment
20complex, or qualified adult family home
who qualifies as an absent elector and
21desires to receive an absentee ballot shall make application under s. 6.86 (1) or (2)
22with the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality in
23which the elector is a resident. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a
24municipality receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing
25home or qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential

1facility, qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
2located in a different municipality shall, as soon as possible, notify and transmit an
3absentee ballot for the elector to the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
4municipality in which the home or qualified community-based residential, facility,
5or complex
is located. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a municipality
6receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing home or,
7qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility,
8qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
located
9in the municipality but who is a resident of a different municipality shall, as soon as
10possible, notify and request transmission of an absentee ballot from the clerk or
11board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the elector is a resident.
12The clerk or board of election commissioners shall make a record of all absentee
13ballots to be transmitted, delivered and voted under this section.
SB42-SSA1,23,17 14(4) For the purpose of absentee voting in nursing homes and, qualified
15retirement homes and, qualified community-based residential facilities, qualified
16residential care apartment complexes, and qualified adult family homes
the
17municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality in which one
18or more nursing homes or, qualified retirement homes or, qualified
19community-based residential facilities, qualified residential care apartment
20complexes, and qualified adult family homes
are located shall appoint at least 2
21special voting deputies for the municipality. Upon application under s. 6.86 (1) or (2)
22by one or more qualified electors who are occupants of such a nursing home or
23qualified retirement home or qualified community-based residential
, facility, or
24complex
the clerk or board of election commissioners shall dispatch 2 special voting
25deputies to visit the home or qualified community-based residential, facility or

1complex
for the purpose of supervising absentee voting procedure by occupants of the
2home or qualified community-based residential facility or complex. The 2 deputies
3designated to visit each nursing home or, qualified retirement home and, qualified
4community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment complex,
5and qualified adult family home
shall be affiliated with different political parties
6whenever deputies representing different parties are available. Nominations for
7deputy positions may be submitted by the 2 recognized political parties whose
8candidates for governor or president received the greatest numbers of votes in the
9municipality at the most recent general election. The deputies shall be specially
10appointed to carry out duties under this section for the period specified in s. 7.30 (6)
11(a). The clerk or board of election commissioners may revoke an appointment at any
12time. No individual who is employed or retained, or within the 2 years preceding
13appointment has been employed or retained at a nursing home or, qualified
14retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility, qualified
15residential care apartment complex, and qualified adult family home
in the
16municipality, or any member of the immediate family of such an individual as defined
17in s. 19.42 (7), may be appointed to serve as a deputy.
SB42-SSA1, s. 30 18Section 30. 6.875 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,25,1819 6.875 (6) Special voting deputies in each municipality shall, not later than 5
20p.m. on the Friday preceding an election, arrange one or more convenient times with
21the administrator of each nursing home, qualified retirement home, and qualified
22community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment complex,
23and qualified adult family home
in the municipality from which one or more
24occupants have filed an application under s. 6.86 to conduct absentee voting for the
25election. The time may be no earlier than the 4th Monday preceding the election and

1no later than 5 p.m. on the Monday preceding the election. Upon request of a relative
2of an occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or, qualified
3retirement home,
qualified community-based residential facility , qualified
4residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
, the
5administrator may notify the relative of the time or times at which special voting
6deputies will conduct absentee voting at the home or, facility, or complex, and permit
7the relative to be present in the room where the voting is conducted. At the
8designated time, 2 deputies appointed under sub. (4) shall visit the home or, facility,
9or complex
. The municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
10commissioners shall issue a supply of absentee ballots to the deputies sufficient to
11provide for the number of valid applications received by the clerk, and a reasonable
12additional number of ballots. The municipal clerk or executive director shall keep
13a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputies and shall require the deputies to
14return every ballot issued to them. The deputies shall personally offer each elector
15who has filed a proper application the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot.
16In lieu of providing a copy of a license or identification card under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. with
17his or her absentee ballot, the elector may submit with his or her ballot a statement
18signed by both deputies that contains the name and address of the elector and
19verifies that the name and address are correct. The deputies shall enclose the
20statement in the certificate envelope. If an elector presents a license or identification
21card under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1., the deputies shall make a copy of the document presented
22by the elector and shall enclose the copy in the certificate envelope.
If an elector is
23present who has not filed a proper application, the 2 deputies may accept an
24application from the elector and shall issue a ballot to the elector if the elector is
25qualified, the elector presents a license or identification card, whenever required, or

1submits a statement containing his or her name and address under this subsection,

2and the application is proper. The deputies shall each witness the certification and
3may, upon request of the elector, assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot.
4Upon request of the elector, a relative of the elector who is present in the room may
5assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot. All voting shall be conducted in the
6presence of the deputies. No individual other than a deputy may witness the
7certification and no individual other than a deputy or relative of an elector may
8render voting assistance to the elector. Upon completion of the voting, the deputies
9shall promptly deliver, either personally or by 1st class mail, any absentee ballot
10applications and the sealed certificate envelope containing each ballot to the clerk
11or board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the elector casting
12the ballot resides, within such time as will permit delivery to the polling place
13serving the elector's residence on election day. Personal delivery may be made by the
14deputies no later than noon on election day. If a qualified elector is not able to cast
15his or her ballot on 2 separate visits by the deputies to the home or, facility, or
16complex
, they shall so inform the municipal clerk or executive director of the board
17of election commissioners, who may then send the ballot to the elector no later than
185 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election.
SB42-SSA1, s. 31 19Section 31. 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,26,1620 6.88 (3) (a) Any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election
21day, the inspectors shall open the carrier envelope only, and announce the name of
22the absent elector or the identification serial number of the absent elector if the
23elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the
24certification has been properly executed, the applicant is a qualified elector of the
25ward or election district, and the applicant has not voted in the election, they shall

1enter an indication on the poll list next to the applicant's name indicating an
2absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then open the envelope containing
3the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The
4inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be
5unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the inspectors shall
6verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates
7that identification is required and no identification is enclosed or the name or
8address on the document that is provided is not the same as the name and address
9shown on the poll list, or if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector,
10as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c), and the elector is required to provide a copy of a license
11or identification card under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) and no copy of the license or identification
12card is enclosed or the name on the document cannot be verified by the inspectors,

13the inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall then
14deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or
15voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the
16elector had been present and voted in person.
SB42-SSA1, s. 32 17Section 32. 6.965 of the statutes is created to read:
SB42-SSA1,27,12 186.965 Voting procedure for electors presenting citation or notice in
19lieu of license.
Whenever any elector is allowed to vote at a polling place under s.
206.79 (7) by presenting a citation or notice of intent to revoke or suspend an operator's
21license in lieu of an operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, the
22inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the
23serial number of the elector corresponding to the number kept at the election on the
24poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.965." If voting
25machines are used in the municipality where the elector is voting, the elector's vote

1may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which
2shall have the notation "s. 6.965" written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors
3before the ballot is given to the elector. If the municipal clerk receives an absentee
4ballot from an elector who presents a citation or notice, or copy thereof, under s. 6.87
5(4) (b) 4., the clerk shall enter a notation on the certificate envelope "Ballot under s.
66.965, stats." Upon receiving the envelope, the inspectors shall open and write on
7the back of the ballot the serial number of the elector corresponding to the number
8kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the
9notation "s. 6.965." The inspectors shall indicate on the poll list or other list
10maintained under s. 6.79 the fact that the elector is voting by using a citation or
11notice in lieu of a license. The inspectors shall then deposit the ballot. The ballot
12shall then be counted under s. 5.85 or 7.51.
SB42-SSA1, s. 33 13Section 33. 6.97 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,28,1914 6.97 (1) Whenever any individual who is required to provide identification in
15order to be permitted to vote appears to vote at a polling place and cannot provide
16the required identification, the inspectors shall offer the opportunity for the
17individual to vote under this section. Whenever any individual, other than a military
18elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c), or an elector who has a
19confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), appears to vote at a polling place and does not
20present a license or identification card under s. 6.79 (2), whenever required, the
21inspectors or the municipal clerk shall similarly offer the opportunity for the
22individual to vote under this section.
If the individual wishes to vote, the inspectors
23shall provide the elector with an envelope marked "Ballot under s. 6.97, stats." on
24which the serial number of the elector is entered and shall require the individual to
25execute on the envelope a written affirmation stating that the individual is a

1qualified elector of the ward or election district where he or she offers to vote and is
2eligible to vote in the election. The inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot,
3write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the individual corresponding to
4the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79
5and the notation "s. 6.97". If voting machines are used in the municipality where the
6individual is voting, the individual's vote may be received only upon an absentee
7ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which shall have the corresponding number
8from the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97"
9written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors before the ballot is given to the
10elector. When receiving the individual's ballot, the inspectors shall provide the
11individual with written voting information prescribed by the board under s. 7.08 (8).
12The inspectors shall indicate on the list the fact that the individual is required to
13provide identification or a license or identification card under s. 6.79 (2) but did not
14do so. The inspectors shall notify the individual that he or she may provide the
15identification, license, or identification card to the municipal clerk or executive
16director of the municipal board of election commissioners. The inspectors shall also
17promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the name, address, and
18serial number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside the
19envelope and place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
SB42-SSA1,29,13 20(2) Whenever any individual who votes by absentee ballot is required to
21provide identification in order to be permitted to vote and does not provide the
22required identification, the inspectors shall treat the ballot as a provisional ballot
23under this section. Whenever any individual, other than a military elector or an
24overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c), an individual who has a confidential
25listing under s. 6.47 (2), or an individual who is exempted under s. 6.87 (4) or s. 6.875

1(6), votes by absentee ballot and does not enclose a copy of the license or identification
2card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), the inspectors shall similarly treat the ballot as
3a provisional ballot under this section. Upon removing the ballot from the envelope,
4the
inspectors shall write on the back of the absentee ballot the serial number of the
5individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other
6list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". The inspectors shall indicate
7on the list the fact that the individual is required to provide identification or a copy
8of a license or identification card under s. 6.86 (1) (ar)
but did not do so. The
9inspectors shall promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the
10municipal board of election commissioners of the name, address, and serial number
11of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside an envelope on
12which the name and serial number of the elector is entered and shall place the
13envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
SB42-SSA1, s. 34 14Section 34. 6.97 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.97 (3) (b) and amended to
15read:
SB42-SSA1,30,1016 6.97 (3) (b) Whenever the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal
17board of election commissioners is informed by the inspectors that a ballot has been
18cast under this section, the clerk or executive director shall promptly provide written
19notice to the board of canvassers of each municipality, special purpose district, and
20county that is responsible for canvassing the election of the number of ballots cast
21under this section in each ward or election district. The municipal clerk or executive
22director then shall determine whether each individual voting under this section is
23qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the individual's ballot is cast.
24If the elector is required to provide a license or identification card or copy thereof
25under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) and fails to do so, the elector bears the burden of

1correcting the omission by providing the license or identification card or copy thereof
2at the polling place before the closing hour or at the office of the municipal clerk or
3board of election commissioners no later than 4 p.m. on the day after the election.

4The municipal clerk or executive director shall make a record of the procedure used
5to determine the validity of each ballot cast under this section. If, prior to 4 p.m. on
6the day after the election, the municipal clerk or executive director determines that
7the individual is qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the
8individual's ballot is cast, the municipal clerk or executive director shall notify the
9board of canvassers for each municipality, special purpose district and county that
10is responsible for canvassing the election of that fact.
SB42-SSA1, s. 35 11Section 35. 6.97 (3) (a) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
SB42-SSA1,30,2112 6.97 (3) (a) Whenever an elector who votes by provisional ballot under sub. (2)
13because the elector does not provide a license or identification card or copy thereof
14under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) later appears at the polling place where the ballot is
15cast before the closing hour and provides the license or identification card or copy
16thereof, the inspectors shall remove the elector's ballot from the separate carrier
17envelope, shall note on the poll list that the elector's provisional ballot is withdrawn,
18and shall deposit the elector's ballot in the ballot box. If the inspectors have notified
19the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners that
20the elector's ballot was cast under this section, the inspectors shall notify the clerk
21or executive director that the elector's provisional ballot is withdrawn.
SB42-SSA1,31,222 (c) A ballot cast under this section by an elector for whom a valid license or
23identification card or copy thereof is required under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) shall
24not be counted unless the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of

1election commissioners provides timely notification that the elector has provided a
2valid license or identification card or copy thereof under this section.
SB42-SSA1, s. 36 3Section 36. 7.08 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,31,54 7.08 (8) (title) Electors voting without identification proof of identity or
5pursuant to court order.
SB42-SSA1, s. 37 6Section 37. 10.02 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,31,187 10.02 (3) (a) Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote,
8an elector shall state his or her name and address and , shall provide identification
9if required by federal law, and shall present a valid Wisconsin operator's license, a
10valid, current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service,
11or a Wisconsin identification card unless the elector is exempted from this
12requirement
. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of 2 inspectors
13must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire
14alone to a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot, except that an elector
15who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector's minor child or minor
16ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting
17a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting
18choice.
SB42-SSA1, s. 37g 19Section 37g. 12.13 (2) (b) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,31,2320 12.13 (2) (b) 6m. Obtain an absentee ballot for voting in a nursing home or
21qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility,
22qualified residential care apartment complex, or adult family home
under s. 6.875
23(6) and fail to return the ballot to the issuing officer.
SB42-SSA1, s. 37m 24Section 37m. 12.13 (3) (v) of the statutes is repealed.
SB42-SSA1, s. 37r 25Section 37r. 12.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,32,9
112.13 (4) Nursing and retirement home and community-based residential
2facility voting.
No employee of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or
3qualified community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment
4complex, or adult family home
as defined in s. 6.875 (1) (as), may disclose the
5designated time arranged for absentee voting by occupants of the home or
6community-based residential, facility , or complex under s. 6.875 (6) to any person
7other than an occupant of the home or qualified community-based residential
8facility, or complex or a relative of an occupant, as defined in s. 6.875 (1), who requests
9to be so informed.
SB42-SSA1, s. 38 10Section 38. 343.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,32,1911 343.50 (3) Design and contents of card. The card shall be the same size as
12an operator's license but shall be of a design which is readily distinguishable from
13the design of an operator's license and bear upon it the words "IDENTIFICATION
14CARD ONLY". The information on the card shall be the same as specified under s.
15343.17 (3). The card may serve as a document of gift under s. 157.06 (2) (b) and (c)
16and the holder may affix a sticker thereto as provided in s. 343.175 (3). The card may
17also serve as a document of refusal to make an anatomical gift under s. 157.06 (2) (i).
18The Except as provided in sub. (4g), the card shall contain the holder's photograph
19and, if applicable, shall be of the design specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a) 12.
SB42-SSA1, s. 39 20Section 39. 343.50 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,33,421 343.50 (4) Application. The application for an identification card shall include
22any information required under ss. 85.103 (2) and 343.14 (2) (a), (b), (bm), (br), and
23(em), and such further information as the department may reasonably require to
24enable it to determine whether the applicant is entitled by law to an identification
25card. The Except as provided in sub.(4g), the department shall, as part of the

1application process, take a photograph of the applicant to comply with sub. (3). No
2Except as provided in sub.(4g), no application may be processed without the
3photograph being taken. Misrepresentations in violation of s. 343.14 (5) are
4punishable as provided in s. 343.14 (9).
SB42-SSA1, s. 40 5Section 40. 343.50 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB42-SSA1,33,136 343.50 (4g) Photograph requirement; exception. An application may be
7processed and an original or renewal identification card issued under this section
8without a photograph being taken to comply with subs. (3) and (4) to an applicant
9who requests the identification card without charge under sub. (5) or (6) and who
10provides to the department an affidavit stating that the applicant has a sincerely
11held religious belief against being photographed; identifying the religion to which he
12or she belongs or the tenets of which he or she adheres to; and stating that the tenets
13of the religion prohibit him or her from being photographed.
SB42-SSA1, s. 41 14Section 41. 343.50 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,33,1915 343.50 (5) Valid period; fees. The fee for an original card and for the
16reinstatement of an identification card after cancellation under sub. (10) shall be $9
17or, upon request of the applicant, without charge. The card shall be valid for the
18succeeding period of 4 years from the applicant's next birthday after the date of
19issuance.
SB42-SSA1, s. 42 20Section 42. 343.50 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB42-SSA1,34,321 343.50 (6) Renewal. At least 30 days prior to the expiration of the card, the
22department shall mail a renewal application to the last-known address of each
23identification card holder. The department shall include with the application
24information, as developed by all organ procurement organizations in cooperation
25with the department, that promotes anatomical donations and which relates to the

1anatomical donation opportunity available under s. 343.175. The fee for a renewal
2identification card shall be $9, which or, upon request of the identification card
3holder, without charge. The renewal identification
card shall be valid for 4 years.
SB42-SSA1, s. 43 4Section 43. Initial applicability.
SB42-SSA1,34,85 (1) The treatment of sections 6.55 (2) (b) and (c) 1. and 2. and (3), 6.79 (2) (a)
6and (d), (4), and (6), and 6.86 (3) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes, the renumbering and
7amendment of section 6.87 (4) of the statutes, and the creation of section 6.87 (4) (b)
82. to 5. of the statutes first apply with respect to the 2006 spring primary election.
SB42-SSA1, s. 44 9Section 44. Effective date.
SB42-SSA1,34,1110 (1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2006, or the day after publication,
11whichever is later.
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