LRBb1105/1
ALL:all:all
2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2007 SENATE BILL 40
July 10, 2007 - Offered by Representative Huebsch.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,2,36
5.37
(1) Voting machines shall give every elector a reasonable opportunity to
7vote for any person for any office and on any proposition the elector is entitled to vote
8on, assure privacy to the elector so no one will know how the elector is voting or has
9voted, preclude the electors from voting for persons or propositions upon which they
10are not entitled to vote and from voting more than once for the same office or on the
11same proposition. Voting machines shall be constructed to lock so they cannot be
12manipulated, tampered with, or show the number of votes registered for any
1candidate or proposition while voting is in progress. The machines
shall provide a
2method for electors to vote a straight party ticket, shall permit voting a split ticket
3and shall record each vote cast.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,2,86
5.64
(1) (ar) 1m. When voting for president and vice president, the ballot shall
7permit an elector to vote only for the candidates on one ticket jointly or to write in
8the names of persons in both spaces.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,2,2410
5.64
(1) (b)
The names of the candidates for the offices of president and vice
11president that are certified under s. 8.16 (7) or that are contained in nomination
12papers filed under s. 8.20 shall appear on the ballot in the form prescribed in s. 7.08
13(2) (a). The names of the candidates on the regular party tickets nominated at the
14primary or replacements appointed under s. 8.35 (2) shall appear in a separate
15column under the party designation. The columns shall be arranged from left to right
16according to rank, based on the number of votes received by each party's candidate
17for president or governor at the last general election beginning with the party that
18received the most votes. To the right of the columns for parties qualifying under s.
195.62 (1) (b) shall be placed the columns for parties qualifying under s. 5.62 (2) in the
20same order in which the parties filed petitions with the board. Any column required
21under par. (e) 2. shall be placed next in order. To the right of the party columns shall
22be a column for the names of independent candidates for each office, or more than
23one column if the first column does not provide sufficient space for the names of all
24such candidates.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,3,103
5.66
(1) For Except as provided in sub. (1m), for local elections, where
4necessary, municipal clerks shall have sufficient ballots printed or otherwise
5prepared whenever a voting system does not utilize printed ballots to assure a ballot
6for all electors or voting machines. For all other elections the municipal clerks shall
7certify to their county clerk, on the first day of the 2nd month preceding the month
8in which the primary is held, the approximate number of electors in the municipality.
9The county clerk shall total these estimates and order a sufficient supply to assure
10ballots for all electors and voting machines.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,3,2112
5.66
(1m) No 1st class city that prints ballots for distribution to electors may
13print ballots for any election prior to election day in a number greater than 200
14percent of the votes cast in the city at the most recent election that corresponds to
15the election for which ballots are to be printed. For purposes of this subsection, the
16most recent spring election corresponds to a current spring election; the most recent
17presidential election corresponds to a current general election at which the president
18is to be elected; the most recent gubernatorial election corresponds to a current
19general election at which the governor is to be elected; and the most recent regular
20election for an office to be filled at a special election corresponds to a special election
21called to fill the same office.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,4,3
15.35
(6) (a) 4a. Instructions prescribed by the board for electors for whom
2identification is required under s. 6.345 or for whom proof of residence under s. 6.34
3is required under s. 6.55 (2).
SB40-ASA1-AA1,4,95
6.29
(1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
6close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3)
7(a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a
8qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with this section
,
9if the person complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling place.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,5,1611
6.33
(1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration
12forms. All forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information shall be of
13uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. The municipal clerk shall supply
14sufficient
form forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms shall be designed
15to obtain from each applicant information as to name; date; residence location;
16citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a valid operator's license issued to the
17elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account
18number; whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for
19at least 10 days;
whether the applicant elects to be subject to an identification
20requirement under s. 6.345 (1); whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony
21for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is
22incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the applicant
23is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant is
24currently registered to vote at any other location. The form shall include a space for
25the applicant's signature and the signature of any corroborating elector. The form
1shall include a space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s.
26.26 or 6.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who
3obtains the form and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign
4his or her name, affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has
5accepted the form. The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and
6aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information
7required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to
8vote. The form shall also include a space where the clerk may record an indication
9of whether the form is received by mail, a space where the clerk may record an
10indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of
11residence under s. 6.34, whenever required, and a space where the clerk, for any
12applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under
13s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting
14identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for
15completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk
16under s. 6.28 (4).
SB40-ASA1-AA1,5,20
186.345 Optional identification requirement. (1) Any elector may, at the
19time of registration, elect to be required to present identification whenever the
20elector votes at an election.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,2
21(2) Any elector who is registered to vote may, by appearing in person at the
22office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality
23where the elector resides, elect to be required to present identification whenever the
24elector votes at an election. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners
25shall require an elector who makes a request under this subsection to present
1identification and sign a request on a form prescribed by the government
2accountability board.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,5
3(3) Except as provided in ss. 6.79 (7) and 6.87 (4) (b), if an elector has elected
4to be required to present identification under this section, the elector may not vote
5in an election unless the elector presents identification.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,9
6(4) An elector who files an election under sub. (1) or (2) may, by appearing
7personally at the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of
8the municipality where the elector resides, file a written revocation of the election
9on a form prescribed by the government accountability board.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,13
10(5) An election or revocation under this section becomes effective on the 31st
11day before the next election occurring in the municipality after the election is filed,
12or if filed later than the 31st day before the next election, on the 31st day before the
132nd succeeding election occurring in the municipality after the election is filed.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,14
14(6) In this section, "identification" means any of the following:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,1515
(a) A valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,1616
(b) A valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,1817
(c) A valid, current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed
18service.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,2220
6.36
(2) (d) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
21of whether the elector has elected to be required to provide identification under s.
226.345.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,6,24
24"
Section 1p. 6.79 (2) (a) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,7,11
16.79
(2) (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered electronically, the
2municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the most current official
3registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (2) (a) for use as poll lists at the polling
4place. Except as provided in
sub. subs. (6)
and (7) , each
person elector, before
5receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address
and, if the poll
6list indicates that the elector has elected to be subject to an identification
7requirement under s. 6.345, present to the officials a valid operator's license issued
8to the elector under ch. 343, a valid, current identification card issued to the elector
9by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid identification card issued to the elector under
10s. 343.50. The officials shall verify that the name and address
provided stated by the
11person elector are the same as the
person's elector's name and address on the poll list.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,7,2012
(d)
If the poll list
, indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required
and
13any document provided by the elector under par. (a) does not constitute proof of
14residence under s. 6.34, the officials shall require the elector to provide proof of
15residence. If proof of residence is provided, the officials shall verify that the name
16and address on the document submitted as proof of residence provided is the same
17as the name and address shown on the registration list. If proof of residence is
18required and not provided,
or if the elector does not present a license or identification
19card under par. (a), whenever required, the officials shall offer the opportunity for
20the elector to vote under s. 6.97.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,7,2322
6.79
(3) (title)
Refusal to give name and address provide name, address,
23license, or identification card.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,8,7
16.79
(3) (b) If the poll list indicates that the elector has elected to be subject to
2an identification requirement under s. 6.345 and identification under sub. (2) is not
3provided by the elector, or if the name or any photograph appearing on the document
4that is provided cannot be verified by the officials, the elector shall not be permitted
5to vote, except as authorized under sub. (7), but if the elector is entitled to cast a
6provisional ballot under s. 6.97, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the elector
7to vote under s. 6.97.
