SB640-SSA1,31,16 13(12) The board shall maintain the confidentiality of all information obtained
14from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this information
15only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s. 6.34 (2m) and
16(2n) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
SB640-SSA1, s. 34 17Section 34. 6.275 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,31,2118 6.275 (1) (b) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that
19county who were preregistered registered or who confirmed their registrations on the
20deadline specified in s. 6.28 (1), including valid mail registrations which are
21postmarked by that day and valid electronic registrations entered under s. 6.30 (5).
SB640-SSA1, s. 35 22Section 35. 6.275 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,31,2523 6.275 (1) (c) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that
24county who registered or confirmed their registrations after the close of registration
25and prior to the day of the primary or election under ss. 6.29 and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
SB640-SSA1, s. 36
1Section 36. 6.275 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,32,42 6.275 (1) (d) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that
3county who registered or confirmed their registrations on the day of the primary or
4election under ss. 6.55 and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
SB640-SSA1, s. 37 5Section 37. 6.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,33,26 6.28 (1) Registration locations; deadline. Except as authorized in ss. 6.29,
76.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for any election shall close at 5 p.m.
8on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under s.
96.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later
10than the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Electronic registrations for an
11election under s. 6.30 (5) shall close at midnight on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the
12election.
All applications for registration corrections and additions and registration
13confirmations
may be made throughout the year at the office of the city board of
14election commissioners, at the office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county
15clerk, or at other locations provided by the board of election commissioners or the
16common council in cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the municipal
17clerk, or the common council, village or town board in all other municipalities and
18may also be made during the school year at any high school by qualified persons
19under sub. (2) (a). Other registration locations may include but are not limited to fire
20houses, police stations, public libraries, institutions of higher education,
21supermarkets, community centers, plants and factories, banks, savings and loan
22associations and savings banks. Special registration deputies shall be appointed for
23each location unless the location can be sufficiently staffed by the board of election
24commissioners or the municipal clerk or his or her deputies. An elector who wishes

1to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the
2municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.
SB640-SSA1, s. 38 3Section 38. 6.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,33,134 6.28 (4) At the office of the county clerk. Any person shall be given an
5opportunity to register to vote or to file a registration confirmation form under s.
66.256 (7)
at the office of the county clerk for the county in which the person's residence
7is located. An applicant for registration may complete the required registration form
8under s. 6.33. Unless the county clerk performs registration functions for the
9municipality where the elector resides under s. 6.33 (5) (b), the county clerk shall
10forward the each form submitted by an elector to the appropriate municipal clerk,
11or to the board of election commissioners in cities over 500,000 population within 5
12days of receipt. The clerk shall forward the form immediately whenever registration
13closes within 5 days of receipt.
SB640-SSA1, s. 39 14Section 39. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,33,2015 6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
16close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3)
17(a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a
18qualified elector and any elector whose name appears on the registration list but
19whose registration has not been confirmed
is entitled to vote at the election upon
20compliance with this section.
SB640-SSA1, s. 40 21Section 40. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,34,2122 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
23a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
24municipality may register and any elector whose name appears on the registration
25list but whose registration has not been confirmed may confirm his or her

1registration
after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or the close of
2business, whichever is later, on the day before an election at the office of the
3municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
4responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
5s. 6.33 (5) (b). The An elector whose name does not appear on the registration list
6shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2), a registration form
7containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The registration form shall also
8contain the following certification: "I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my
9knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for at least 10 days
10immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election". The An
11elector who registers or confirms his or her registration shall also provide proof of
12residence under s. 6.34. Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide proof of
13residence under s. 6.34, the information contained in the registration form shall be
14corroborated in a statement that is signed by any other elector of the municipality
15and that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The
16corroborating elector shall then provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector
17is registering or confirming his or her registration after the close of registration for
18the general election and the elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another
19state, the municipal clerk or agent shall record on a separate list the name and
20address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number and expiration
21date of the license.
SB640-SSA1, s. 41 22Section 41. 6.29 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,35,623 6.29 (2) (b) Upon the filing of the registration form or confirmation form
24required by this section, the municipal clerk or clerk's agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b) shall
25offer to provide the elector with an absentee ballot. If the elector does not cast an

1absentee ballot at the office of the municipal clerk or agent, the clerk or agent shall

2issue a certificate containing the name and address of the elector addressed to the
3inspectors of the proper ward or election district directing that the elector be
4permitted to cast his or her vote if the elector complies with all requirements for
5voting at the polling place. The certificate shall be numbered serially, prepared in
6duplicate and one copy preserved in the office of the municipal clerk.
SB640-SSA1, s. 42 7Section 42. 6.29 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,35,118 6.29 (2) (d) The inspectors shall record the names of electors who present
9certificates in person or for whom certificates are presented with absentee ballots
10under this section on the list maintained under s. 6.56 (1). These names shall then
11be added to the registration list if the electors are qualified.
SB640-SSA1, s. 43 12Section 43. 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640-SSA1,35,1613 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names
14of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list.
15The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of qualified electors who vote at their
16polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33 (5) (a).
SB640-SSA1, s. 44 17Section 44. 6.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,35,1918 6.30 (1) In person. An elector shall apply for registration in person, except as
19provided under sub. subs. (4) and (5) and s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
SB640-SSA1, s. 45 20Section 45. 6.30 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640-SSA1,36,921 6.30 (5) By electronic application. Any eligible elector who holds a current
22and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification
23card issued under s. 343.50 may register electronically in the manner prescribed by
24the board. The board shall maintain on the Internet a secure registration form that
25enables the elector to enter all required information electronically. The board shall

1prescribe, by rule, the manner and method of electronic application under this
2subsection, together with requirements for affirmation and verification of elector
3information and the method for receipt of electronic registration forms. The elector
4information shall include all information specified for the electronic registration
5form under s. 6.33 (1). The board shall also permit an elector who has a current and
6valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid
7identification card issued under s. 343.50 to make changes in his or her registration
8authorized under s. 6.40 (1) at the same Internet site that is used for original
9registration.
SB640-SSA1, s. 46 10Section 46. 6.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,36,1411 6.32 (1) Upon receipt of a registration form that is submitted by mail under s.
126.30 (4) or by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5) or that is submitted by a special
13registration deputy appointed under s. 6.26, the board or municipal clerk shall
14examine the form for sufficiency.
SB640-SSA1, s. 47 15Section 47. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,37,2516 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).
SB640-SSA1, s. 48
1Section 48. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,38,142 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 49 15Section 49. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,39,516 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 50 6Section 50. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,39,237 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 51 24Section 51. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640-SSA1,40,6
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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 52 7Section 52. 6.34 (2n) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640-SSA1,40,148 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 53 15Section 53. 6.34 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,40,2416 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 54 25Section 54. 6.34 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,41,3
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:
SB640-SSA1, s. 55 4Section 55. 6.34 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640-SSA1,41,145 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 56 15Section 56. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640-SSA1,41,2016 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 57 21Section 57. 6.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,41,2422 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):
SB640-SSA1, s. 58 25Section 58. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640-SSA1,42,3
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).
SB640-SSA1, s. 59 4Section 59. 6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,42,225 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 60 23Section 60. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,43,724 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 61 8Section 61. 6.36 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640-SSA1,43,109 6.36 (1) (bm) 1. In this paragraph, "state authority" has the meaning given in
10s. 19.62 (8).
SB640-SSA1,43,1311 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 62 14Section 62. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,43,2515 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 63
1Section 63. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,44,82 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 64 9Section 64. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,44,2110 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 65 22Section 65. 6.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,45,623 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)
.
SB640-SSA1, s. 66 7Section 66. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,45,128 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)
.
SB640-SSA1, s. 67 13Section 67. 6.54 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,45,18 146.54 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 68 19Section 68. 6.55 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,45,21 206.55 (title) Polling place registration and registration confirmation;
21voting by certification.
SB640-SSA1, s. 69 22Section 69. 6.55 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,46,823 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:
SB640-SSA1,46,11 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."
SB640-SSA1, s. 70 12Section 70. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,47,413 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 71 5Section 71. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,48,76 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).
SB640-SSA1,48,168 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.
SB640-SSA1, s. 72 17Section 72. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,49,818 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).
SB640-SSA1, s. 73 9Section 73. 6.55 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,49,1110 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).
SB640-SSA1, s. 74 12Section 74. 6.79 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,50,213 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".
SB640-SSA1, s. 75 3Section 75. 6.855 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640-SSA1,50,4 46.855 (title) Alternate absentee ballot site sites.
SB640-SSA1, s. 76 5Section 76. 6.855 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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