AB895-ASA1, s. 95 16Section 95. 6.865 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,59,2217 6.865 (3m) (b) A military elector may indicate an alternate address on his or
18her absentee ballot application. If the elector's ballot is returned as undeliverable
19prior to the deadline for receipt and return of absentee ballots under sub. (3) s. 6.87
20(6)
and the elector remains eligible to receive absentee ballots under this subsection,
21the municipal clerk shall immediately send or transmit an absentee ballot to the
22elector at the alternate address.
AB895-ASA1, s. 96 23Section 96. 6.865 (3m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB895-ASA1, s. 97 24Section 97. 6.868 of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,60,4
16.868 Period for absentee voting in person. The period for absentee voting
2in person at the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site designated under
3s. 6.855 begins on the 21st day before each election and ends on the day before each
4election.
AB895-ASA1, s. 98 5Section 98. 6.869 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,60,14 66.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
7for municipalities to provide to absentee voters. The instructions shall include the
8specific means of electronic communication that an absentee elector may use to file
9an application for an absentee ballot and, if the absentee elector is required to
10register, to request a registration form or change his or her registration.
The
11instructions also shall include information concerning the procedure for correcting
12errors in marking a ballot and obtaining a replacement for a spoiled ballot. The
13procedure shall, to the extent possible, respect the privacy of each elector and
14preserve the confidentiality of each elector's vote.
AB895-ASA1, s. 99 15Section 99. 6.87 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,60,2016 6.87 (2) (intro.) Except as authorized under sub. (3) (d), the municipal clerk
17shall place the ballot in an unsealed envelope furnished by the clerk. The Except as
18provided in sub. (2m) and s. 6.24 (4) (d), the
envelope shall have the name, official
19title and post-office address of the clerk upon its face. The other side of the envelope
20shall have a printed certificate in substantially the following form:
AB895-ASA1, s. 100 21Section 100. 6.87 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,61,322 6.87 (2m) The board shall prescribe the form of an absentee ballot envelope for
23use by electors voting absentee ballots in person at the office of the municipal clerk
24or an alternate site designated under s. 6.855. No witness is required on such
25envelopes. The form shall include the words "Official Absentee Ballot," the name of

1the municipality, and a space for the issuing clerk or deputy clerk to initial the
2envelope. Upon receiving the envelope from the elector, the issuing clerk or deputy
3clerk shall initial the envelope.
AB895-ASA1, s. 101 4Section 101. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,61,255 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk may shall, if the clerk is reliably informed by an
6absent elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail address where
7the elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of
8the absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under this subsection if,
9in the judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot through the mail
10may not be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time provided under sub.
11(6)
. An elector may receive an absentee ballot under this subsection only if the elector
12has filed a valid application for the ballot under s. 6.86 (1). If the clerk transmits an
13absentee ballot under this paragraph to an absent elector electronically, the clerk
14shall also transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that
15appears on the certificate envelope prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions
16prescribed by the board. The instructions shall require the absent elector to make
17and subscribe to the certification as required under sub. (4) and to enclose the
18absentee ballot in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall
19include the completed certificate. The elector shall then affix sufficient postage
20unless the absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free
21postage laws and shall mail the absentee ballot to the municipal clerk. Except as
22authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot received under this paragraph from an
23elector who receives the ballot electronically
shall not be counted unless it is cast in
24the manner prescribed in this paragraph and sub. (4) and in accordance with the
25instructions provided by the board.
AB895-ASA1, s. 102
1Section 102. 6.87 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,63,32 6.87 (4) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2m) and s. 6.875, the elector
3voting absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who
4is an adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark
5the ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
6shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
7so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
8envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
9ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
10proper envelope. If proof of residence is required, the elector shall enclose proof of
11residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m)
12and (2n), proof
of residence is required if the elector is not a military elector or an
13overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector registered by mail or by
14electronic application or confirmed his or her registration after the close of
15registration
and has not voted in an election in this state. If the elector requested
16a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86 (1) (ac),
17the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an original
18signature of the elector.
The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5). The
19return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The
20envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk
21issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the
22United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for
23delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a
24primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return
25of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s.

15.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked
2for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for
3candidates in the primary.
AB895-ASA1, s. 103 4Section 103. 6.87 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,63,95 6.87 (9) If a municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot by mail with an
6improperly completed certificate or with no certificate, the clerk may return the
7ballot to the elector, inside the sealed envelope when an envelope is received, together
8with a new envelope if necessary, whenever time permits the elector to correct the
9defect and return the ballot within the period authorized under sub. (6).
AB895-ASA1, s. 104 10Section 104. 6.875 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,64,411 6.875 (3) An occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or
12qualified community-based residential facility who qualifies as an absent elector
13and desires to receive an absentee ballot shall make application under s. 6.86 (1), (2),
14or (2m) with the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the
15municipality in which the elector is a resident. The clerk or board of election
16commissioners of a municipality receiving an application from an elector who is an
17occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified
18community-based residential facility located in a different municipality shall, as
19soon as possible, notify and transmit an absentee ballot for the elector to the clerk
20or board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the home or qualified
21community-based residential facility is located. The clerk or board of election
22commissioners of a municipality receiving an application from an elector who is an
23occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified
24community-based residential facility located in the municipality but who is a
25resident of a different municipality shall, as soon as possible, notify and request

1transmission of an absentee ballot from the clerk or board of election commissioners
2of the municipality in which the elector is a resident. The clerk or board of election
3commissioners shall make a record of all absentee ballots to be transmitted,
4delivered, and voted under this section.
AB895-ASA1, s. 105 5Section 105. 6.875 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,64,246 6.875 (4) (a) 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), (2), or (2m) by one or more
12qualified electors who are occupants of a nursing home or qualified retirement home
13or qualified community-based residential facility, the municipal clerk or board of
14election commissioners of the municipality in which the home or facility is located
15shall dispatch 2 special voting deputies to visit the home or qualified
16community-based residential facility for the purpose of supervising absentee voting
17procedure by occupants of the home or qualified community-based residential
18facility. The clerk shall maintain a list, available to the public upon request, of each
19nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified community-based
20residential facility where an elector has requested an absentee ballot. The list shall
21include the date and time the deputies intend to visit each home or facility. The 2
22deputies designated to visit each nursing home or qualified retirement home and
23qualified community-based residential facility shall be affiliated with different
24political parties whenever deputies representing different parties are available.
AB895-ASA1, s. 106 25Section 106. 6.875 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,65,13
16.875 (4) (b) Nominations for the special voting deputy positions described in
2par. (a) may be submitted by the 2 recognized political parties whose candidates for
3governor or president received the greatest numbers of votes in the municipality at
4the most recent general election. The deputies An individual who serves as a special
5voting deputy shall be an elector of the county, or one of the counties, in which the
6municipality is located. Each special voting deputy
shall be specially appointed to
7carry out the duties under par. (a) for the period specified in s. 7.30 (6) (a). The clerk
8or board of election commissioners may revoke an appointment at any time. No
9individual who is employed or retained, or within the 2 years preceding appointment
10has been employed or retained, at a nursing home or qualified retirement home or
11qualified community-based residential facility in the municipality, or any member
12of the individual's immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may be appointed to
13serve as a deputy.
AB895-ASA1, s. 107 14Section 107. 6.875 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,66,315 6.875 (6) (c) 1. Upon their visit to the home or facility under par. (a), the
16deputies shall personally offer each elector who has filed a proper application for an
17absentee ballot the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot. If an elector is
18present who has not filed a proper application for an absentee ballot, the 2 deputies
19may accept an application from the elector and shall issue a ballot to the elector if
20the elector is qualified and the application is proper. The deputies shall each witness
21the certification and may, upon request of the elector, assist the elector in marking
22the elector's ballot. The deputies shall then sign the certification as witnesses and,
23if they provide assistance, shall sign the back of the ballot indicating that they
24provided assistance.
All voting shall be conducted in the presence of the deputies.
25Upon request of the elector, a relative of the elector who is present in the room may

1assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot. No individual other than a deputy
2may witness the certification and no individual other than a deputy or relative of an
3elector may render voting assistance to the elector.
AB895-ASA1, s. 108 4Section 108. 6.88 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,66,205 6.88 (3) (b) When the inspectors find that a certification is insufficient, that the
6applicant is not a qualified elector in the ward or election district, that the ballot
7envelope is open or has been opened and resealed, that the ballot envelope contains
8more than one ballot of any one kind or, except in municipalities where absentee
9ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, that the certificate of an elector who received an
10absentee ballot by facsimile transmission or electronic mail is missing, or if proof is
11submitted to the inspectors that an elector voting an absentee ballot has since died,
12the inspectors shall not count the ballot. The inspectors shall endorse every ballot
13not counted on the back, "rejected (giving the reason)". The inspectors shall reinsert
14each rejected ballot into the certificate envelope in which it was delivered and enclose
15the certificate envelopes and ballots, and securely seal the ballots and envelopes in
16an envelope marked for rejected absentee ballots. The inspectors shall endorse the
17envelope, "rejected ballots" with a statement of the ward or election district and date
18of the election, signed by the chief inspector and one of the inspectors representing
19each of the 2 major political parties and returned to the municipal clerk in the same
20manner as official ballots voted at the election.
AB895-ASA1, s. 109 21Section 109. 6.88 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,67,322 6.88 (3) (c) The inspectors shall review each certificate absentee ballot envelope
23to determine whether any absentee ballot is cast by an elector whose name appears
24on the poll list as ineligible to vote at the election by reason of a felony conviction.
25If the inspectors receive an absentee ballot that has been cast by an elector whose

1name appears on the poll list as ineligible for that reason, the inspectors shall
2challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.92 and treat the ballot in the manner provided
3in s. 6.95.
AB895-ASA1, s. 110 4Section 110. 6.925 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,68,4 56.925 Elector making challenge in person. Any elector may challenge for
6cause any person offering to vote whom the elector knows or suspects is not a
7qualified elector. Except as authorized in this section, the challenging elector shall
8be an elector of the same county as the challenged elector and, if the challenged
9elector is an elector of a 1st class city, the challenging elector shall be an elector of
10the same aldermanic district as the challenged elector. If the challenging elector is
11a district attorney, the district attorney shall be an elector of the prosecutorial
12district in which he or she serves. The inspectors shall require the challenging
13elector to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34 before accepting the challenge.
If
14a person is challenged as unqualified by an elector, one of the inspectors may
15administer the oath or affirmation to the challenged elector under s. 6.92 and ask the
16challenged elector the questions under that section which are appropriate to test the
17elector's qualifications. In addition, one of the inspectors shall administer the
18following oath or affirmation to the challenging elector: "You do solemnly swear (or
19affirm) that you will fully and truly answer all questions put to you regarding the
20challenged person's place of residence and qualifications as an elector of this
21election"; and election." Except as authorized in this section, the inspector shall also
22require the challenging elector to swear (or affirm) that he or she is an elector of the
23same county as the challenged elector and, if the challenged elector is an elector of
24a 1st class city, to swear or affirm that he or she is an elector of the same aldermanic
25district as the challenged elector. The inspector
shall then ask questions which are

1appropriate as determined by the board, by rule, to test the qualifications of the
2challenged elector. If the challenging elector is a district attorney, the district
3attorney shall swear (or affirm) that he or she is an elector of the prosecutorial
4district served by the district attorney.
AB895-ASA1, s. 111 5Section 111. 6.93 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,68,16 66.93 Challenging the absent elector. The vote of any absent elector may be
7challenged for cause by any inspector or by another elector and the inspectors of
8election
shall have all the power and authority given them to hear and determine the
9legality of the ballot the same as if the ballot had been voted in person. In
10municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, the vote of an
11absentee elector may be challenged as provided in s. 7.52 (5). Except as authorized
12in s. 6.925 for district attorneys, any challenging elector shall be an elector of the
13same county as the challenged elector and, if the challenged elector is an elector of
14a 1st class city, the challenging elector shall be an elector of the same aldermanic
15district as the challenged elector. The inspectors shall require the challenging
16elector to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34 before accepting the challenge.
AB895-ASA1, s. 112 17Section 112. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,68,2218 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4), 6.33 (1),
196.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and , 6.86 (2) to (1) (ad) and (3) , and 6.87
20(2m)
. All such forms shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or
21fraudulent registration or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required
22to be furnished by the board.
AB895-ASA1, s. 113 23Section 113. 7.08 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,69,3
17.08 (1) (cm) Prescribe the form required by s. 6.30 (5). The form shall contain
2a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration or voting
3through use of the form.
AB895-ASA1, s. 114 4Section 114. 7.08 (3) (d) to (g) of the statutes are created to read:
AB895-ASA1,69,55 7.08 (3) (d) Be written in clear, unambiguous language.
AB895-ASA1,69,66 (e) Be indexed by subject.
AB895-ASA1,69,87 (f) Contain specific examples of common problems encountered at polling
8places on election day and detailed, specific procedures for resolving those problems.
AB895-ASA1,69,99 (g) Include an explanation of all of the following:
AB895-ASA1,69,1110 1. Laws and rules governing solicitation by individuals and groups at a polling
11place.
AB895-ASA1,69,1312 2. Procedures to be followed with respect to electors whose names do not appear
13on the registration list.
AB895-ASA1,69,1414 3. Proper operation of any electronic voting system used at a polling place.
AB895-ASA1,69,1515 4. Procedures for handling of ballots.
AB895-ASA1,69,1616 5. Procedures governing spoiled ballots.
AB895-ASA1,69,1717 6. Procedures to be followed after a polling place closes.
AB895-ASA1,69,1818 7. Rights of electors at the polls.
AB895-ASA1,69,1919 8. Procedures for handling of emergency situations.
AB895-ASA1,69,2020 9. Procedures for handling and processing of provisional ballots.
AB895-ASA1,69,2121 10. Security procedures.
AB895-ASA1, s. 115 22Section 115. 7.08 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,70,223 7.08 (12) Remedies for deceptive election practices. Disseminate through
24the Internet and radio, television, and newspaper advertisements information

1concerning complaint procedures and remedies for deceptive election practices
2under s. 12.17.
AB895-ASA1, s. 116 3Section 116. 7.08 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,70,94 7.08 (13) Withhold personal information provided to board. Withhold from
5public access under s. 19.35 (1) the telephone number, facsimile transmission
6number, or electronic mail address of any elector who voluntarily provides that
7information to the board or to a county or municipal clerk. The board may transfer
8the information to any official or employee who has access to the information in the
9registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. to be used for the administration of elections.
AB895-ASA1, s. 117 10Section 117. 7.10 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,70,1711 7.10 (11) Withhold personal information provided to clerk. The county clerk
12shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the telephone number,
13facsimile transmission number, or electronic mail address of any elector who
14voluntarily provides that information to the clerk or to the board or a municipal clerk.
15The county clerk may transfer the information to any official or employee who has
16access to the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. to be used
17for the administration of elections.
AB895-ASA1, s. 118 18Section 118. 7.15 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,70,2519 7.15 (1) (cm) Prepare official absentee ballots for delivery to electors requesting
20them, and send an official absentee ballot to each elector who has requested one for
21voting outside the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site designated under
22s. 6.855
no later than the 30th day before each September primary and general
23election and no later than the 21st day before each other primary and election if the
24request is made before that day; otherwise, the municipal clerk shall send an official
25absentee ballot within one day of the time the elector's request is received.
AB895-ASA1, s. 119
1Section 119. 7.15 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,71,42 7.15 (1) (j) Send an absentee ballot automatically to each person making an
3authorized request therefor in accordance with s. 6.22 (4), 6.24 (4) (c), or 6.86 (2) or
4(2m).
AB895-ASA1, s. 120 5Section 120. 7.15 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,71,106 7.15 (2m) Operation of alternate absentee ballot site. In a municipality in
7which the governing body has elected to establish an one or more alternate absentee
8ballot site sites under s. 6.855, the municipal clerk shall operate such site as though
9it were his or her office for absentee ballot purposes and shall ensure that such site
10is adequately staffed.
AB895-ASA1, s. 121 11Section 121. 7.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,71,1512 7.15 (4) Recording electors. Within Except as authorized in s. 6.33 (5) (a),
13within
30 days after each election, the municipal clerk shall enter on the registration
14list under the name of each elector of the municipality who has voted at the election
15an indication of the date of the election in which the elector voted.
AB895-ASA1, s. 122 16Section 122. 7.15 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,71,2317 7.15 (15) Withhold personal information provided to clerk. The municipal
18clerk shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the telephone number,
19facsimile transmission number, or electronic mail address of any elector who
20voluntarily provides that information to the clerk or to the board or county clerk. The
21municipal clerk may transfer the information to any official or employee who has
22access to the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. to be used
23for the administration of elections.
AB895-ASA1, s. 123 24Section 123. 7.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,73,4
17.30 (2) (a) Only election officials appointed under this section or s. 6.875 may
2conduct an election. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and in ss. 7.15
3(1) (k) and 7.52 (1) (b), each
Each election official shall be a qualified elector of the
4ward or wards, or the election district, for which the polling place is established. A
5special registration deputy who is appointed under s. 6.55 (6) or an election official
6who is appointed under this section to fill a vacancy under par. (b) need not be a
7resident of the ward or wards, or the election district, but shall be a resident of the
8municipality
county, or one of the counties, in which the municipality served by the
9polling place is located
, except as authorized in par. (am) and except that if a
10municipal clerk or deputy clerk serves as a registration deputy or is appointed to fill
11a vacancy under par. (b), the clerk or deputy clerk need not be a resident of the
12municipality
an elector of any county, but shall be a resident of the an elector of this
13state. No more than 2 individuals holding the office of clerk or deputy clerk may serve
14without regard to municipal residency in any municipality at any election.
Special
15registration deputies who are appointed under s. 6.55 (6) may be appointed to serve
16more than one polling place. All officials appointed under this section shall be able
17to read and write the English language, be capable, and be of good understanding,
18and may not be a candidate for any office to be voted for at an election at which they
19serve. In 1st class cities, they may hold no public office other than notary public.
20Except as authorized under subs. (1) (b) and (4) (c), all inspectors shall be affiliated
21with one of the 2 recognized political parties which received the largest number of
22votes for president, or governor in nonpresidential general election years, in the ward
23or combination of wards served by the polling place at the last election. Excluding
24the inspector who may be appointed under sub. (1) (b), the party which received the
25largest number of votes is entitled to one more inspector than the party receiving the

1next largest number of votes at each polling place. Election officials appointed under
2this section may serve the electors of more than one ward where wards are combined
3under s. 5.15 (6) (b). If a municipality is not divided into wards, the ward
4requirements in this paragraph apply to the municipality at large.
AB895-ASA1, s. 124 5Section 124. 7.30 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,74,26 7.30 (2) (am) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a pupil who is
716 or 17 years of age and who is enrolled in grades 9 to 12 in a public or private school
8may serve as an inspector at the a polling place serving the pupil's residence any
9municipality located wholly or partly within the county within which the pupil
10resides
, with the approval of the pupil's parent or guardian. Any pupil who has at
11least a 3.0 grade point average or the equivalent may serve. In addition, a school
12board or governing body of a private school may establish criteria for service by a
13pupil who does not have at least a 3.0 grade point average or the equivalent. A pupil
14may serve as an inspector at a polling place under this paragraph only if at least one
15election official at the polling place other than the chief inspector is a qualified elector
16of this state. No pupil may serve as chief inspector at a polling place under this
17paragraph. Before appointment by any municipality of a pupil as an inspector under
18this paragraph, the municipal clerk shall obtain written authorization from the
19pupil's parent or guardian for the pupil to serve for the election for which he or she
20is appointed. In addition, if a pupil does not have at least a 3.0 grade point average
21or the equivalent, the municipal clerk shall obtain written certification from the
22principal of the school where the pupil is enrolled that the pupil meets any criteria
23established by the school board or governing body for service as an inspector. Upon
24appointment of a pupil to serve as an inspector, the municipal clerk shall notify the

1principal of the school where the pupil is enrolled of the name of the pupil and the
2date of the election at which the pupil has been appointed to serve.
AB895-ASA1, s. 125 3Section 125. 7.30 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,74,194 7.30 (2) (b) When a vacancy occurs in an office under this section, the vacancy
5shall be filled by appointment of the municipal clerk. Unless the vacancy occurs in
6the position of an inspector appointed under sub. (1) (b), the vacancy shall be filled
7from the remaining names on the lists submitted under sub. (4) or from additional
8names submitted by the chairperson of the county party committee of the
9appropriate party under sub. (4) whenever names are submitted under sub. (4) (d).
10If the vacancy is due to candidacy, sickness or any other temporary cause, the
11appointment shall be a temporary appointment and effective only for the election at
12which the temporary vacancy occurs. The same qualifications that applied to
13original appointees shall be required of persons who fill vacancies except that a
14vacancy may be filled in cases of emergency or because of time limitations by a person
15who resides in another aldermanic district or ward within the municipality, and if
16a municipal clerk or deputy clerk fills the vacancy, the clerk or deputy, but not more
17than a total of 2 individuals in any municipality, may serve
who resides in this state,
18without regard to the clerk's or deputy's municipality county of residence, if the clerk
19or deputy meets the other qualifications.
AB895-ASA1, s. 126 20Section 126. 7.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,75,321 7.41 (4) No individual exercising the right under sub. (1) may view the
22confidential portion of a registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (4) or a poll list
23maintained under s. 6.79 (6). However, the inspectors or municipal clerk shall
24disclose to such an individual, upon request, the existence of such a list, the number
25of electors whose names appear on the list, and the number of those electors who have

1voted at any point in the proceedings. No such individual may view the certificate
2absentee ballot envelope of an absent elector who obtains a confidential listing under
3s. 6.47 (2).
AB895-ASA1, s. 127 4Section 127. 7.51 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,75,115 7.51 (3) (d) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
6under s. 7.52, all absentee certificate ballot envelopes which have been opened shall
7be returned by the inspectors to the municipal clerk in a securely sealed carrier
8envelope which is clearly marked "used absentee certificate ballot envelopes". The
9envelopes shall be signed by the chief inspector and 2 other inspectors. Except when
10the ballots are used in a municipal or school district election only, the municipal clerk
11shall transmit the used envelopes to the county clerk.
AB895-ASA1, s. 128 12Section 128. 7.52 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,76,213 7.52 (1) (b) A municipality that adopts the canvassing procedure under this
14section may appoint additional inspectors under s. 7.30 (2) (a) to assist the absentee
15ballot board of canvassers in canvassing absentee ballots under this section. In such
16case, an odd number of inspectors shall be appointed, and at no time may there be
17less than 3 inspectors who serve. Except as authorized in s. 7.30 (4) (c), all inspectors
18shall be affiliated with one of the 2 recognized political parties receiving the largest
19numbers of votes for president, or for governor in nonpresidential general election
20years, in the municipality. The party whose candidate received the largest number
21of votes in the municipality is entitled to one more inspector than the party whose
22candidate received the next largest number of votes in the municipality. Each
23inspector so appointed shall be a qualified elector of the county, or one of the counties,
24in which
the municipality is located. The inspectors who are appointed under this

1paragraph shall serve under the direction and supervision of the board of absentee
2ballot canvassers.
AB895-ASA1, s. 129 3Section 129. 7.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,76,214 7.52 (3) (b) When the board of absentee ballot canvassers finds that a
5certification is insufficient, that the applicant is not a qualified elector in the ward
6or election district, that the ballot envelope is open or has been opened and resealed,
7that the ballot envelope contains more than one ballot of any one kind, or that the
8certificate of an elector who received an absentee ballot by facsimile transmission or
9electronic mail is missing, or if proof is submitted to the board of absentee ballot
10canvassers that an elector voting an absentee ballot has since died, the board of
11absentee ballot canvassers shall not count the ballot. Each member of the board of
12absentee ballot canvassers shall endorse every ballot not counted on the back as
13"rejected (giving the reason)." The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall reinsert
14each rejected ballot into the certificate envelope in which it was delivered and enclose
15the certificate envelopes and ballots, and securely seal the ballots and envelopes in
16an envelope marked for rejected absentee ballots. The board of absentee ballot
17canvassers shall endorse the envelope as "rejected ballots," with a statement of the
18ward or election district and date of the election, and each member of the board of
19absentee ballot canvassers shall sign the statement. The board of absentee ballot
20canvassers shall then return the envelope containing the ballots to the municipal
21clerk.
AB895-ASA1, s. 130 22Section 130. 7.52 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,77,423 7.52 (4) (i) All absentee certificate ballot envelopes that have been opened shall
24be returned by the board of absentee ballot canvassers to the municipal clerk in a
25securely sealed carrier envelope that is clearly marked "used absentee certificate

1ballot envelopes." The envelopes shall be signed by each member of the board of
2absentee ballot canvassers. Except when the ballots are used in a municipal or school
3district election only, the municipal clerk shall transmit the used envelopes to the
4county clerk.
AB895-ASA1, s. 131 5Section 131. 7.52 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (5) (a) and amended
6to read:
AB895-ASA1,77,167 7.52 (5) (a) The vote of any absent elector may be challenged for cause by the
8board of absentee ballot canvassers or by another elector
and the board of absentee
9ballot canvassers shall have all the power and authority given the inspectors to hear
10and determine the legality of the ballot the same as if the ballot had been voted in
11person. Except as authorized in s. 6.925 for district attorneys, any challenging
12elector shall be an elector of the same ward or election district as the challenged
13elector and, if the challenged elector is an elector of a 1st class city, the challenging
14elector shall be an elector of the same aldermanic district as the challenged elector.
15The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall require the challenging elector to
16provide proof of residence under s. 6.34.
AB895-ASA1, s. 132 17Section 132. 7.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (6) and amended
18to read:
AB895-ASA1,78,219 7.52 (6) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall review each certificate
20absentee ballot envelope to determine whether any absentee ballot is cast by an
21elector whose name appears on the poll list as ineligible to vote at the election,
22including ineligibility to vote by reason of a felony conviction. If the board of absentee
23ballot canvassers receives an absentee ballot that has been cast by an elector whose
24name appears on the poll list as ineligible to vote, the inspectors shall challenge the
25ballot in the same manner as provided for inspectors making challenges under s. 6.92

1and shall treat the ballot in the manner as provided for treatment of challenged
2ballots by inspectors under s. 6.95.
AB895-ASA1, s. 133 3Section 133. 7.52 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (5) (b) and amended
4to read:
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