AB895-ASA1, s. 47 15Section 47. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,37,2516 6.33 (1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of nonelectronic
17registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed on cards and each item
18of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. Except as
19provided in this subsection, electronic registration forms shall contain the same
20information as the nonelectronic forms, together with any additional information
21specified by the board under s. 6.30 (5).
The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient
22nonelectronic forms to meet voter registration needs. The All registration forms
23shall be designed to obtain from each applicant information as to name; date;
24residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a valid operator's
25license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social

1security account number; whether the applicant has resided within the ward or
2election district for at least 10 days; whether the applicant has been convicted of a
3felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant
4is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the
5applicant is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant
6is currently registered to vote at any other location. The Except as authorized by rule
7under s. 6.30 (5), the
form shall include a space for the applicant's signature and the
8signature of any corroborating elector. The nonelectronic form shall include a space
9to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6) or
10inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and
11a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name,
12affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form.
13The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any,
14where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices
15and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form shall also include
16a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by
17mail or by electronic application, a space where the clerk may record an indication
18of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence
19under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of
20residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m)
, whenever required, and a space where the
21clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the
22person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on
23the voting identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration
24forms for completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the
25county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
AB895-ASA1, s. 48
1Section 48. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,38,142 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the ward
3and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information under sub. (1), the
4indication of whether the registration is received by mail or by electronic application,
5the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under
6s. 6.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence
7under s. 6.34 (2m)
, whenever required, and any information relating to an applicant's
8voting identification card shall be recorded by the clerk. Each Except as authorized
9under s. 6.30 (5), each
applicant shall sign his or her own name unless the applicant
10is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the applicant
11may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the applicant
12so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the
13application is made upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is
14unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
AB895-ASA1, s. 49 15Section 49. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,39,516 6.33 (5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), whenever a municipal clerk receives
17a valid registration or valid change of a name or address under an existing
18registration or a change of information when a registration is confirmed under s.
196.256 (7)
and whenever a municipal clerk changes a person's registration from
20eligible to ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall promptly enter electronically
21on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under
22that subsection, except that the as provided in this paragraph. The municipal clerk
23may update any entries that change on the date of an election in the municipality
24other than a general election within 30 days after that the date, and the of that
25election, and shall update any entries that change on the date of a general election

1within 45 days after the date of that election, except that the legal counsel of the
2board may, upon application of a municipal clerk, permit the clerk to update entries
3that change on the date of a general election within 60 days after that election. The

4municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is confidential under s.
56.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.
AB895-ASA1, s. 50 6Section 50. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,39,237 6.34 (2) Except as authorized in ss. 6.29 (2) (a) and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., upon
8completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33 or registration
9confirmation form under s. 6.256 (7)
, each elector who is required to register under
10s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector and who registers or
11confirms his or her registration
after the close of registration under s. 6.29 or 6.86
12(3) (a) 2. or who registers at the office of the municipal clerk when voting an absentee
13ballot in person
, shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof of
14residence under sub. (3). Each Except as authorized in subs. (2m) and (2n), each
15elector other than a military elector or an overseas elector who is required to register
16under s. 6.27 who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, who registers by mail
17or by electronic application or confirms a registration entered by the board, and who
18has not voted in an election in this state shall, if voting in person, provide an
19identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3) or, if voting
20by absentee ballot, provide a copy of an identifying document that establishes proof
21of residence under sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail or by electronic
22application or the elector is confirming a registration entered by the board
, the
23identifying document may not be a residential lease.
AB895-ASA1, s. 51 24Section 51. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,40,6
16.34 (2m) If an elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
2would otherwise be required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) but provides,
3in lieu of proof of residence, the number of a current and valid operator's license
4issued under ch. 343 together with the elector's name and date of birth, and if the
5board is able to verify the information provided by the elector electronically at the
6time of registration or voting, the elector is not required to provide proof of residence.
AB895-ASA1, s. 52 7Section 52. 6.34 (2n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,40,148 6.34 (2n) If an elector who confirms a registration that has been entered by the
9board under s. 6.256 (7) would otherwise be required to provide proof of residence
10under sub. (2) but provides, in lieu of proof of residence, the number of a current and
11valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social
12security account number together with the elector's name and date of birth, and the
13board is able to verify the information electronically at the time of confirmation or
14voting, the elector is not required to provide proof of residence.
AB895-ASA1, s. 53 15Section 53. 6.34 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,40,2416 6.34 (3) (a) 7. A university, college, or technical college fee or identification card
17that contains a photograph of the cardholder. A card under this subdivision that does
18not contain the information specified in par. (b) shall be considered proof of residence
19if the university, college, or technical college that issued the card provides a certified
20and current list of students who reside in housing sponsored by the university,
21college, or technical college to the municipal clerk prior to the election showing the
22current address of the students and if the municipal clerk, special registration
23deputy, or inspector verifies that the student presenting the card is included on the
24list.
AB895-ASA1, s. 54 25Section 54. 6.34 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,41,3
16.34 (3) (b) (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (d), identifying documents
2prescribed in par. (a) shall contain all of the following in order to be considered proof
3of residence:
AB895-ASA1, s. 55 4Section 55. 6.34 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,41,145 6.34 (3) (d) The municipal clerk and the inspectors of election shall accept a
6university, college, or technical college fee or identification card that contains a
7photograph of the cardholder as proof of residence at any election regardless of
8whether the card contains the information specified in par. (b) if the university,
9college, or technical college that issued the card provides to the municipal clerk, for
10use at the election, a certified copy of a current list of students who reside in housing
11sponsored by the university, college, or technical college showing the names and
12current addresses of the students. Upon presentation of such a card, the municipal
13clerk, special registration deputy, or inspector shall verify that the name of the
14student presenting the card is included on the list.
AB895-ASA1, s. 56 15Section 56. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,41,2016 6.34 (4) The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an
17instant basis, the validity of the information specified in sub. (2m) and (2n)
18submitted by an elector who confirms a registration or who registers electronically
19with the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to
20the board's agreement with the secretary of transportation under s. 5.056.
AB895-ASA1, s. 57 21Section 57. 6.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,41,2422 6.35 (1) (intro.) Under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election
23commissioners, the original registration forms shall be filed in one of the following
24ways, except as provided in sub. subs. (1m) and (2):
AB895-ASA1, s. 58 25Section 58. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,42,3
16.35 (2) The board shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which
2municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of
3registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
AB895-ASA1, s. 59 4Section 59. 6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,42,225 6.36 (1) (a) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official
6registration list. The list shall contain the name and address of each registered
7elector in the state, the date of birth of the elector, the ward and aldermanic district
8of the elector, if any, and, for each elector, a unique registration identification number
9assigned by the board, the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector
10under ch. 343, if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account
11number, if any, any identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47
12(3), the date of any election in which the elector votes, an indication of whether the
13elector is a military elector, as defined in sub. (2) (c) s. 6.34 (1), who has so certified
14under s. 6.865 (3m), an indication of whether the elector is an overseas elector, as
15defined in s. 6.24 (1), any information relating to the elector that appears on the
16current list transmitted to the board by the department of corrections under s. 301.03
17(20m), an indication of any accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit
18voting by the elector, an indication of the method by which the elector's registration
19form was received, if any information in the elector's registration was obtained by
20initiative of the board, whether the registration of the individual has been confirmed
21under s. 6.256 (7),
and such other information as may be determined by the board to
22facilitate administration of elector registration requirements.
AB895-ASA1, s. 60 23Section 60. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,43,724 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. No Except as provided in par. (bm), no person other than an
25employee of the board, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an executive director

1of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated by the executive
2director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive director of a city
3board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the executive director
4may view the date of birth birthday, operator's license number, or social security
5account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an identification
6serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an accommodation
7required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
AB895-ASA1, s. 61 8Section 61. 6.36 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,43,109 6.36 (1) (bm) 1. In this paragraph, "state authority" has the meaning given in
10s. 19.62 (8).
AB895-ASA1,43,1311 2. Except as provided in s. 6.256 (12), the board may transfer any information
12in the official registration list to which access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. to any
13state authority or to a subunit of the state government of another state.
AB895-ASA1, s. 62 14Section 62. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,43,2515 6.36 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use
16as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an
17election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank
18column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll
19list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing
20absentee ballots; an indication whether the registration of an elector has been
21confirmed under s. 6.256 (7), if confirmation is required;
an indication next to the
22name of each elector for whom proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required; and a form
23of certificate bearing the certification of the administrator of the elections division
24of the board stating that the list is a true and complete registration list of the
25municipality or the ward or wards for which the list is prepared.
AB895-ASA1, s. 63
1Section 63. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,44,82 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
3of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
4to vote. Proof Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m) and (2n), proof of residence is
5required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector
6registers by mail or by electronic application or has not confirmed his or her
7registration under s. 6.256 (7)
and has not previously voted in an election in this
8state.
AB895-ASA1, s. 64 9Section 64. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,44,2110 6.40 (1) (a) 1. Any registered elector shall transfer registration after a change
11of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk or by mailing
12to the municipal clerk a signed request stating his or her present address, affirming
13that this will be his or her residence for 10 days prior to the election and providing
14the address where he or she was last registered. Alternatively, the elector may
15transfer his or her registration at the proper polling place or other registration
16location under s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a), or, if the elector has a
17current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current
18and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50, the elector may transfer his or
19her registration electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
. If an elector is voting in the ward
20or election district where the elector formerly resided, the change shall be effective
21for the next election.
AB895-ASA1, s. 65 22Section 65. 6.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,45,623 6.40 (1) (c) Name change. Whenever an elector's name is legally changed,
24including a change by marriage or divorce, the elector shall transfer his or her
25registration to his or her legal name by appearing in person or mailing to the

1municipal clerk a signed request for a transfer of registration to such name.
2Alternatively, a registered elector may make notification of a name change at his or
3her polling place under s. 6.55 (2) (d), or, if the elector has a current and valid
4operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid
5identification card issued under s. 343.50, the elector may make notification of a
6name change electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
.
AB895-ASA1, s. 66 7Section 66. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,45,128 6.50 (10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
9ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
10(2), or 6.55 (2), or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to
11the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s.
12343.50, may reregister under s. 6.30 (5)
.
AB895-ASA1, s. 67 13Section 67. 6.54 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,45,18 146.54 Failure to register; rights. No name may be added to the registration
15list after the close of registration, but any person whose name is not on the
16registration list or whose registration has not been confirmed under s. 6.256 (7), if
17confirmation is required,
but who is otherwise a qualified elector , is entitled to vote
18at the election upon compliance with s. 6.29 or 6.55.
AB895-ASA1, s. 68 19Section 68. 6.55 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,45,21 206.55 (title) Polling place registration and registration confirmation;
21voting by certification.
AB895-ASA1, s. 69 22Section 69. 6.55 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,46,823 6.55 (2) (a) 1. Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is employed,
24any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district where he or she
25desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, whose registration

1appears on the registration list but has not been confirmed under s. 6.256 (7)
or who
2was registered at another location, may request permission to vote at the polling
3place for that ward or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under
4s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person
5to execute a registration form or confirmation form prescribed by the board. The An
6original
registration form shall be completed in the manner provided under s. 6.33
7(2) and shall contain all information required under s. 6.33 (1), together with the
8following certification:
AB895-ASA1,46,11 9"I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector,
10having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and I
11have not voted at this election."
AB895-ASA1, s. 70 12Section 70. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,47,413 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the a registration form or confirmation form under
14par. (a), the elector shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector cannot
15provide proof of residence, the information contained in the elector's registration
16form or confirmation form shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed by any
17another elector who resides in the same municipality as the registering elector and
18that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The
19corroborator shall then provide proof of residence as provided in s. 6.34. If the elector
20is registering to vote or confirming his or her registration in the general election and
21the elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another state, the inspector or
22deputy shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name
23of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license. The signing
24by the elector executing the registration form or confirmation form and the signing
25by any corroborator shall be in the presence of the special registration deputy or

1inspector who shall then print his or her name on and sign the form, indicating that
2the deputy or inspector has accepted the form. Upon compliance with this procedure,
3the elector shall be permitted to cast his or her vote, if the elector complies with all
4other requirements for voting at the polling place.
AB895-ASA1, s. 71 5Section 71. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,48,76 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration or confirmation of registration
7under par. (a)
at the a polling place under pars. (a) and (b), the board of election
8commissioners, or the governing body of any municipality may by resolution require
9a person who qualifies as an elector and who is not registered or confirmed and
10desires to register or confirm his or her registration on the day of an election to do
11so at another readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place
12serving the elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25
13(5) (b), instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case,
14the municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
15polling place. The elector who desires to register or confirm his or her registration
16shall execute a registration form or confirmation form as prescribed under par. (a)
17and provide proof of residence as provided under s. 6.34. If the elector cannot provide
18proof of residence, the information contained in the registration form or confirmation
19form
shall be corroborated in the manner provided in par. (b). If the elector is
20registering to vote or confirming his or her registration in the general election and
21the elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another state, the municipal
22clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy shall record on a separate list the
23name and address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number and
24expiration date of the license. The signing by the elector executing the registration
25form or confirmation form and the signing by any corroborator shall be in the

1presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy. The
2municipal clerk, the deputy clerk, or the special registration deputy shall then print
3his or her name and sign the form, indicating that the clerk, deputy clerk, or deputy
4has accepted the form. Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk,
5deputy clerk or special registration deputy shall serially number the registration and
6give one copy to the elector for presentation at the polling place serving the elector's
7residence or an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
AB895-ASA1,48,168 2. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the municipal clerk or
9deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors of the proper polling
10place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her vote if the elector
11complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The clerk shall enter
12the name and address of the elector on the face of the certificate. If the elector's
13registration or confirmation is corroborated, the clerk shall also enter the name and
14address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate. The certificate shall be
15numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall preserve one
16copy in his or her office.
AB895-ASA1, s. 72 17Section 72. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,49,818 6.55 (2) (cs) The board shall provide to each municipal clerk a list prepared for
19use at each polling place showing the name and address of each person whose name
20appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m)
21as ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located in the area
22served by that polling place, and whose name does not appear on the poll list for that
23polling place. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote or to confirm a
24registration in accordance with s. 6.256 (7)
under this subsection or s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2.,
25the inspectors or special registration deputies shall review the list. If the name of

1an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the inspectors or special
2registration deputies shall inform the elector or the elector's agent that the elector
3is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector or the elector's agent maintains that the
4elector is eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors or special registration
5deputies shall permit the elector to register or to confirm his or her registration but
6shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to vote per Department of
7Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors shall require the elector to
8vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
AB895-ASA1, s. 73 9Section 73. 6.55 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,49,1110 6.55 (5) Any person who violates falsifies a statement under this section may
11be punished as provided in ss. 12.13 (3) (g) and 12.60 (1) (b).
AB895-ASA1, s. 74 12Section 74. 6.79 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,50,213 6.79 (4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides proof of
14residence under s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2), the election officials shall enter the type of
15identifying document provided on the poll list, or separate list maintained under sub.
16(2) (c). If the document submitted as proof of identity or residence includes a number
17which applies only to the individual holding that document, the election officials
18shall also enter that number on the list. When any elector corroborates the
19registration identity or residence or confirmation of registration of any person
20offering to vote under s. 6.55 (2) (b) or (c), or the registration identity or residence or
21confirmation
of any person registering on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the
22election officials shall also enter the name and address of the corroborator next to the
23name of the elector whose information is being corroborated on the poll list, or the
24separate list maintained under sub. (2) (c). When any person offering to vote has

1been challenged and taken the oath, following the person's name on the poll list, the
2officials shall enter the word "Sworn".
AB895-ASA1, s. 75 3Section 75. 6.855 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,50,4 46.855 (title) Alternate absentee ballot site sites.
AB895-ASA1, s. 76 5Section 76. 6.855 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,51,36 6.855 (1) The governing body of a municipality may elect to designate a site
7one or more sites other than the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
8commissioners as the a location from which electors of the municipality may request
9and vote absentee ballots and to which voted absentee ballots shall may be returned
10by electors for any election. The designated site shall be located as near as
11practicable to the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners and
12no
No alternate site may be designated that affords an advantage to any political
13party. An election by a governing body to designate an alternate site under this
14section shall be made no fewer than 14 days prior to the time that absentee ballots
15are available for the primary under s. 7.15 (1) (cm), if a primary is scheduled to be
16held, or at least no fewer than 14 days prior to the time that absentee ballots are
17available for the election under s. 7.15 (1) (cm), if a primary is not scheduled to be
18held, and shall remain in effect until at least the day after the election. If the
19governing body of a municipality makes an election under this section, no function
20related to voting and return of absentee ballots that is to be conducted at the
21alternate site may be conducted in the office of the municipal clerk or board of
22election commissioners.
An alternate site may be used for absentee voting in
23addition to or in lieu of use of the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
24commissioners. No later than the latest time specified in this subsection for
25designation of an alternate site for absentee voting at an election, a municipality

1designating an alternate site shall provide written notice to the board of the
2designation of the site, the address of the site, and the election at which it will be in
3operation.
AB895-ASA1, s. 77 4Section 77. 6.855 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,51,165 6.855 (2) The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall
6prominently display a notice of the designation of the each alternate site selected
7under sub. (1) in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners
8beginning on the date that the site is designated under sub. (1) and continuing
9through the period that absentee ballots are available for the election and for any
10primary under s. 7.15 (1) (cm). The notice shall specify the days and hours of
11operation of each alternate site and the days and hours of operation of the office of
12the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners.
If the municipal clerk or
13board of election commissioners maintains a Web site on the Internet, the clerk or
14board of election commissioners shall post a notice of the designation of the each
15alternate site selected under sub. (1) on the Web site during the same period that
16notice is displayed in the office of the clerk or board of election commissioners.
AB895-ASA1, s. 78 17Section 78. 6.86 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,51,2118 6.86 (1) (a) (intro.) Any elector of a municipality who is registered to vote
19whenever required and who qualifies under ss. 6.20 and 6.85 as an absent elector
20may make written application to the municipal clerk of that municipality for an
21official ballot by one of the following methods:
AB895-ASA1, s. 79 22Section 79. 6.86 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,51,2323 6.86 (1) (a) 3. By signing submitting a statement under sub. (2) (a).
AB895-ASA1, s. 80 24Section 80 . 6.86 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act ....
25(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB895-ASA1,52,2
16.86 (1) (a) 3. By filing a request to receive absentee ballots under sub. (2m) (a)
2or s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4).
AB895-ASA1, s. 81 3Section 81. 6.86 (1) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,52,54 6.86 (1) (ab) The application shall be signed by the elector except as authorized
5in par. (ag) and subs. (2m) (a) and (3) (a) 1.
AB895-ASA1, s. 82 6Section 82. 6.86 (1) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,52,127 6.86 (1) (ac) Any elector qualifying under par. (a) may make written application
8to the municipal clerk for an official ballot by means of facsimile transmission or
9electronic mail. Any application under this paragraph shall need not contain a copy
10of the applicant's original signature. An elector requesting a ballot under this
11paragraph shall return with the voted ballot a copy of the request bearing an original
12signature of the elector as provided in s. 6.87 (4).
AB895-ASA1, s. 83 13Section 83. 6.86 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,52,1614 6.86 (1) (ad) The board shall prescribe the form of applications for absentee
15ballots by electors who vote in person at the office of the municipal clerk or an
16alternate site designated under s. 6.855.
AB895-ASA1, s. 84 17Section 84. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,53,1418 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
19facsimile transmission, or electronic mail, the application, signed by the elector, shall
20be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately preceding the election.
21If application is made in person, the application shall be made no later than 5 p.m.
22on the day preceding the election. If Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is
23making written application for an absentee ballot at the September primary or, the
24general election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for
25national office,
and the application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as

1defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c), the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no
2later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application indicates that the reason for
3requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the
4application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application
5is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election, the
6municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall immediately take the ballot to the court in
7which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall
8recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall
9then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot
10to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling place or, in
11municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal
12clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or (2m), the
13application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
14preceding the election.
AB895-ASA1, s. 85 15Section 85 . 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act ....
16(this act), is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,54,1217 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
18facsimile transmission, or electronic mail, the application shall be received no later
19than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately preceding the election. If application is made
20in person, the application shall be made no later than 5 p.m. on the day preceding
21the election. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making written
22application for an absentee ballot at the September primary, the general election, the
23presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office, and the
24application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c)
256.34 (1), the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m.

1on election day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an
2absentee ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be
3received no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m.
4on the Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's
5agent shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving
6as a juror and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as
7convenient, and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting
8procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of
9the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling place or, in municipalities where absentee
10ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If
11application is made under sub. (2) or (2m), the application may be received no later
12than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election.
AB895-ASA1, s. 86 13Section 86. 6.86 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,54,1714 6.86 (1) (c) If an application is made by mail by a military elector, as defined
15in s. 6.22 (1) (b), by mail, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail, the application
16shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the
17election.
AB895-ASA1, s. 87 18Section 87. 6.86 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB895-ASA1, s. 88 19Section 88. 6.86 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 6.86 (2m) (a) and amended
20to read:
AB895-ASA1,56,221 6.86 (2m) (a) An Except as provided in this subsection, any elector other than
22an elector who is eligible to receive absentee ballots under sub. (2) receives an
23absentee ballot under s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4) (c)
may by written application filed with
24the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides require that an
25absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically for every succeeding election that

1is held within the same calendar year in which the application is filed
until the
2elector is no longer an elector of the municipality or the elector otherwise requests.
3If an elector is unable to sign the application and has designated an agent with the
4power of attorney and the agent has authority to act on the elector's behalf, the agent
5may file the application
. The application form and instructions shall be prescribed
6by the board, and furnished upon request to any elector by each municipal clerk. The
7municipal clerk shall thereupon mail an absentee ballot to the elector for all
8succeeding elections that are held in the municipality during the same calendar year
9that the application is filed
, except that the clerk shall not send an absentee ballot
10for an election if the elector's name appeared on the registration list in eligible status
11for a previous election following the date of the application but no longer appears on
12the list in eligible status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that the envelope
13containing the absentee ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable. If an elector who
14files an application under this subsection no longer resides at the same address that
15is indicated on the application form, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk.
16The municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee ballots to an elector under
17this subsection upon receipt of reliable information that the elector no longer
18qualifies for the service as an elector of the municipality. In addition, the municipal
19clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee ballots to an elector under this subsection
20if the elector fails to return the absentee ballots mailed to the elector for 2 consecutive
21elections
. The municipal clerk shall notify the elector of any such action not taken
22at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible. An elector who fails to cast an
23absentee ballot for 2 consecutive elections but who remains qualified to receive
24absentee ballots under this subsection may then receive absentee ballots for

1subsequent elections by notifying the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to
2continue receiving absentee ballots for subsequent elections.
AB895-ASA1,56,9 3(b) If a municipal clerk is notified by an elector that the elector's residence is
4changed to another municipality within this state, the municipal clerk shall forward
5the request to the municipal clerk of that municipality and that. The municipal clerk
6shall honor the request, except as provided in this subsection of that municipality
7shall thereupon send an absentee ballot to the elector for each succeeding election
8held in the municipality until the elector is no longer an elector of the municipality
9or the elector otherwise requests, except as otherwise provided in this subsection
.
AB895-ASA1, s. 89 10Section 89. 6.86 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,56,2111 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and whose registration is confirmed,
12whenever confirmation is required,
and who is hospitalized, may apply for and
13obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot for the
14hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
15containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
16by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
17hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
18corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address.
19Notwithstanding sub. (2m) (a), if the hospitalized elector has designated the agent
20with the power of attorney and the agent has authority to act on the elector's behalf,
21the agent may sign the application form on behalf of the elector.
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