Amendment SSA1-SB640

SB640-SSA1, s. 20 Section 20. 5.68 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640-SSA1,22,22 5.68 (8) Any municipality that incurs postage costs for mailing and return of absentee ballots for electors who request under s. 6.86 (2m) that they be sent absentee ballots for multiple elections may file a claim with the board for reimbursement of those costs. The claim shall be accompanied by appropriate substantiation of all postage costs incurred. The board shall audit the claim and, if the board finds that the costs have been incurred by the municipality, and the costs would not have been incurred but for the requirement under s. 6.86 (2m) for municipalities to pay for the mailing and return of absentee ballots for electors who request that they be sent absentee ballots for multiple elections, the board shall reimburse the municipality for those postal costs. No claim is payable under this subsection unless the claim is filed with the board, together with appropriate substantiation, within 60 days following the date of the election at which the costs were incurred.

SB640-SSA1, s. 21 Section 21. 5.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,23,17 5.84 (1) Where any municipality employs an electronic voting system which utilizes automatic tabulating equipment, either at the polling place or at a central counting location, the municipal clerk shall, on any day not more than 10 days after ballots become available prior to the date of the election day on at which the equipment is to be utilized, have the equipment tested to ascertain that it will correctly count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures. Public notice of the time and place of the test shall be given by the clerk at least 48 hours prior to the test by publication of a class 1 notice under ch. 985 in one or more newspapers published within the municipality if a newspaper is published therein, otherwise in a newspaper of general circulation therein. The test shall be open to the public. The test shall be conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballots so marked as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each referendum. The test shall include for each office one or more ballots which have votes in excess of the number allowed by law and, for a partisan primary election, one or more ballots which have votes cast for candidates of more than one recognized political party, in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulating equipment to reject such votes. If any error is detected, the municipal clerk shall ascertain the cause and correct the error. The clerk shall make an errorless count before the automatic tabulating equipment is approved by the clerk for use in the election.

SB640-SSA1, s. 22 Section 22. 6.22 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640-SSA1,23,24 6.22 (2) (e) A military elector may file an application for an absentee ballot by means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s. 6.86 (1) (ac). Upon receipt of a valid application, the municipal clerk shall send the elector an absentee ballot or, if the elector so requests, shall transmit an absentee ballot to the elector by means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s. 6.87 (3) (d).

SB640-SSA1, s. 23 Section 23. 6.22 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,24,7 6.22 (4) (a) A request for an absentee ballot by an individual who qualifies as a military elector shall be treated as a request for an absentee ballot for all elections unless the individual otherwise requests. Upon receiving a timely request for an absentee ballot under par. (b) by an individual who qualifies as a military elector, the municipal clerk shall send or transmit to the elector an absentee ballot for all elections that occur in the municipality or portion thereof where the elector resides beginning on the date that the clerk receives the request.

SB640-SSA1, s. 24 Section 24. 6.22 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,24,19 6.22 (4) (e) Whenever the material is mailed, the material shall be prepared and mailed to make use of the federal free postage laws. If the material does not qualify for mailing without postage under federal free postage laws, the municipal clerk shall pay the postage required for mailing to the military elector. If the return envelope qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws, the clerk shall affix the appropriate legend required by U.S. postal regulations. Otherwise the municipal clerk shall pay the postage required for return when the ballot is mailed from within the United States. If the ballot is not mailed by the military elector from within the United States the military elector shall provide return postage. The mailing list established under this subsection shall be kept current in the same manner as provided in s. 6.86 (2) (b).

SB640-SSA1, s. 25 Section 25. 6.22 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,25,7 6.22 (6) Military elector list. Each municipal clerk shall keep an up-to-date list of all eligible military electors who reside in the municipality ; city clerks shall keep the lists by wards in the format prescribed by the board. The list shall contain the name, latest-known military residence and military mailing address of each military elector. The list shall indicate whether each elector whose name appears on the list is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c) 6.34 (1), and has so certified under s. 6.865 (3m). All persons over 18 years of age or who will be 18 years old prior to an election shall be listed and remain on the list for the duration of their tour of duty. The list shall be kept current through all possible means. Each clerk shall exercise reasonable care to avoid duplication of names or listing anyone who is not eligible to vote. Each clerk shall distribute 2 copies of one copy of the list to the appropriate ward each polling place in the municipality for use on election day.

SB640-SSA1, s. 26 Section 26. 6.221 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,25,10 6.221 (1) In this section, "military elector" has the meaning given in s. 6.36 (2) (c) 6.34 (1) and active duty status for any election is determined as of election day.

SB640-SSA1, s. 27 Section 27. 6.221 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,25,17 6.221 (3) (b) At the general election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office, a ballot that is cast under s. 6.22 by an elector who is a military elector, that is received by mail from the U.S. postal service, and that is postmarked no later than election day shall be counted as provided in this section if it is received by a municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on the 10th day after the election.

SB640-SSA1, s. 28 Section 28. 6.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,25,24 6.24 (3) Registration. The overseas elector shall register in the municipality where he or she was last domiciled or where the overseas elector's parent was last domiciled on a form prescribed by the board designed to ascertain the elector's qualifications under this section. The form shall be substantially similar to the original form under s. 6.33 (1), insofar as applicable. Registration shall be accomplished in accordance with s. 6.30 (4) or (5).

SB640-SSA1, s. 29 Section 29. 6.24 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,26,22 6.24 (4) (c) Upon receipt of a timely application from an individual who qualifies as an overseas elector and who has registered to vote in a municipality under sub. (3), the municipal clerk of the municipality shall send an absentee ballot to the individual for all subsequent elections for national office to be held during the year in which the ballot is requested and the subsequent calendar year except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, unless the individual otherwise requests or until the individual no longer qualifies as an overseas elector. of the municipality. The clerk shall not send an absentee ballot for an election if the overseas elector's name appeared on the registration list in eligible status for a previous election following the date of the application but no longer appears on the list in eligible status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that the envelope containing the absentee ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable. If an overseas elector who files an application under this subsection no longer resides at the same address that is indicated on the application form, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee ballots to an overseas elector under this subsection if the elector fails to return any absentee ballot mailed to the elector. The municipal clerk shall notify the elector of any such action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible. An overseas elector who fails to cast an absentee ballot but who remains qualified to receive absentee ballots under this subsection may then receive absentee ballots for subsequent elections by notifying the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to continue receiving absentee ballots for subsequent elections.

SB640-SSA1, s. 30 Section 30. 6.24 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640-SSA1,27,4 6.24 (4) (e) An overseas elector may file an application for an absentee ballot by means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s. 6.86 (1) (ac). Upon receipt of a valid application, the municipal clerk shall send the elector an absentee ballot or, if the elector so requests, shall transmit an absentee ballot to the elector by means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s. 6.87 (3) (d).

SB640-SSA1, s. 31 Section 31. 6.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,27,15 6.25 (1) Any individual who qualifies as a military elector under s. 6.22 (1) (b) or an overseas elector under s. 6.24 (1) and who transmits an application for an official absentee ballot for a general election an election for national office, including a primary election, no later than 30 days before election day the latest time specified for the elector in s. 6.86 (1) (b) may, in lieu of the official ballot, cast a federal write-in absentee ballot prescribed under 42 USC 1973ff-2 for any candidate or for all of the candidates of any recognized political party for national office listed on the official ballot at the general that election if the federal write-in absentee ballot is received by the appropriate municipal clerk no later than the applicable time prescribed in s. 6.221 (3) or 6.87 (6).

SB640-SSA1, s. 32 Section 32. 6.25 (4) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 6.25 (4) and amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,27,22 6.25 (4) A write-in absentee ballot issued under sub. (1), (2) or (3) is valid only if all of the following apply: (a) The ballot is submitted from a location outside the United States. (b) The the elector submitting the ballot does not submit an official ballot within the time prescribed in s. 6.87 (6) and, if the elector is an overseas elector, the ballot is submitted from a location outside the United States.

SB640-SSA1, s. 33 Section 33. 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:

SB640-SSA1,28,3 6.256 Board shall facilitate registration of electors. (1) Except as provided for electors specified in sub. (9) and as otherwise expressly provided, the board shall use all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible electors of this state who are subject to a registration requirement and the maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain eligible.

SB640-SSA1,28,6 (2) Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1), the board shall obtain the following information from the department of transportation, to the extent that the department has the information:

SB640-SSA1,28,10 (a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator's license issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to that individual:

SB640-SSA1,28,12 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history and any name history maintained by the department of transportation.

SB640-SSA1,28,13 2. The date of birth of the individual.

SB640-SSA1,28,14 3. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.

SB640-SSA1,28,17 4. The individual's citizenship and any information pertaining to that citizenship and whether the individual provided proof of citizenship or other attestation of citizenship to the department of transportation.

SB640-SSA1,28,20 (b) For each item of information specified in this subsection, the most recent date that the item of information was provided or obtained by the department of transportation.

SB640-SSA1,28,24 (3) The board shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) and shall update that information, correct inaccuracies in that information, and eliminate duplications in the list.

SB640-SSA1,29,13 (4) Except as provided in sub. (9) and this subsection, if the board concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in this state but is not registered, and the board has obtained from reliable sources all the information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's registration, the board shall enter the individual's name on the registration list. If the board has not obtained from reliable sources all the information pertaining to an individual that is required under s. 6.33 (1), the board shall attempt to obtain from reliable sources the necessary information under s. 6.33 (1) that is required to complete the individual's registration. If a municipality has changed the status of an elector from eligible to ineligible under s. 6.50 (1) and the elector's eligibility, name, or residence have not changed, the board shall not change the individual's name to eligible status unless the board first verifies that the individual is eligible and wishes to change his or her status to eligible.

SB640-SSA1,29,16 (5) The board shall attempt to contact individuals described in sub. (4) if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.

SB640-SSA1,29,19 (6) If the board is able to obtain all the required information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to an individual, the board shall enter the name of the individual on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a).

SB640-SSA1,30,3 (7) If an individual's name is entered on the registration list by initiative of the board, the individual's registration is not valid until the individual confirms the registration under this subsection on a form prescribed by the board. If any information obtained by the board is not correct or accurate as of the confirmation date, the individual shall correct the information before confirming his or her registration. The confirmation shall affirm that all information is correct and accurate as of the date of confirmation, subject to all penalties prescribed by law for falsifying information or registration. An individual may confirm his or her registration by any of the following means:

SB640-SSA1,30,5 (a) By electronic means on the Internet using a secure procedure prescribed by the board.

SB640-SSA1,30,6 (b) By mail.

SB640-SSA1,30,9 (c) By appearing in person at the office of the municipal clerk serving the municipality where the elector resides or at the polling place serving his or her residence.

SB640-SSA1,30,16 (8) If an elector does not confirm a registration that has been entered by the board under sub. (6), the board may contact the elector in the manner determined by the board to obtain confirmation of or any necessary correction to the elector's registration. If an elector does not confirm a registration that has been entered by the board within 60 days after the board enters the elector's registration under sub. (6), the board shall promptly contact the elector to obtain confirmation of or any necessary correction to the elector's registration.

SB640-SSA1,31,3 (9) Any individual may file a request with the board to exclude his or her name from the registration list. Any individual whose name is added to the registration list by the board may file a request with the board or a municipal clerk to have his or her name deleted from the list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the board. An individual who files an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection may revoke his or her request by the same means that an individual may request an exclusion or deletion. The board shall ensure that the name of any individual who has filed an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is excluded from the registration list or if the individual's name appears on the list, is removed from the registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time unless the individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection.

SB640-SSA1,31,10 (10) If the board removes from the registration list the name of an elector who does not request that his or her name be deleted, other than to correct an entry that the board positively determines to be a duplication or to change the name of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the board shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by 1st class postcard at the individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide that the individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or she is a qualified elector.

SB640-SSA1,31,12 (11) The board shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all eligible electors, except as otherwise provided in this section, no later than July 1, 2015.

SB640-SSA1,31,16 (12) The board shall maintain the confidentiality of all information obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s. 6.34 (2m) and (2n) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).

SB640-SSA1, s. 34 Section 34. 6.275 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,31,21 6.275 (1) (b) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that county who were preregistered registered or who confirmed their registrations on the deadline specified in s. 6.28 (1), including valid mail registrations which are postmarked by that day and valid electronic registrations entered under s. 6.30 (5).

SB640-SSA1, s. 35 Section 35. 6.275 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,31,25 6.275 (1) (c) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that county who registered or confirmed their registrations after the close of registration and prior to the day of the primary or election under ss. 6.29 and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.

SB640-SSA1, s. 36 Section 36. 6.275 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,32,4 6.275 (1) (d) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that county who registered or confirmed their registrations on the day of the primary or election under ss. 6.55 and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.

SB640-SSA1, s. 37 Section 37. 6.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,33,2 6.28 (1) Registration locations; deadline. Except as authorized in ss. 6.29, 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for any election shall close at 5 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under s. 6.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later than the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Electronic registrations for an election under s. 6.30 (5) shall close at midnight on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. All applications for registration corrections and additions and registration confirmations may be made throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners, at the office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other locations provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common council, village or town board in all other municipalities and may also be made during the school year at any high school by qualified persons under sub. (2) (a). Other registration locations may include but are not limited to fire houses, police stations, public libraries, institutions of higher education, supermarkets, community centers, plants and factories, banks, savings and loan associations and savings banks. Special registration deputies shall be appointed for each location unless the location can be sufficiently staffed by the board of election commissioners or the municipal clerk or his or her deputies. An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.

SB640-SSA1, s. 38 Section 38. 6.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,33,13 6.28 (4) At the office of the county clerk. Any person shall be given an opportunity to register to vote or to file a registration confirmation form under s. 6.256 (7) at the office of the county clerk for the county in which the person's residence is located. An applicant for registration may complete the required registration form under s. 6.33. Unless the county clerk performs registration functions for the municipality where the elector resides under s. 6.33 (5) (b), the county clerk shall forward the each form submitted by an elector to the appropriate municipal clerk, or to the board of election commissioners in cities over 500,000 population within 5 days of receipt. The clerk shall forward the form immediately whenever registration closes within 5 days of receipt.

SB640-SSA1, s. 39 Section 39. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,33,20 6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a qualified elector and any elector whose name appears on the registration list but whose registration has not been confirmed is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with this section.

SB640-SSA1, s. 40 Section 40. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,34,21 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the municipality may register and any elector whose name appears on the registration list but whose registration has not been confirmed may confirm his or her registration after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on the day before an election at the office of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b). The An elector whose name does not appear on the registration list shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2), a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The registration form shall also contain the following certification: "I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election". The An elector who registers or confirms his or her registration shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34, the information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed by any other elector of the municipality and that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector shall then provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector is registering or confirming his or her registration after the close of registration for the general election and the elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another state, the municipal clerk or agent shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license.

SB640-SSA1, s. 41 Section 41. 6.29 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,35,6 6.29 (2) (b) Upon the filing of the registration form or confirmation form required by this section, the municipal clerk or clerk's agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b) shall offer to provide the elector with an absentee ballot. If the elector does not cast an absentee ballot at the office of the municipal clerk or agent, the clerk or agent shall issue a certificate containing the name and address of the elector addressed to the inspectors of the proper ward or election district directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her vote if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The certificate shall be numbered serially, prepared in duplicate and one copy preserved in the office of the municipal clerk.

SB640-SSA1, s. 42 Section 42. 6.29 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,35,11 6.29 (2) (d) The inspectors shall record the names of electors who present certificates in person or for whom certificates are presented with absentee ballots under this section on the list maintained under s. 6.56 (1). These names shall then be added to the registration list if the electors are qualified.

SB640-SSA1, s. 43 Section 43. 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640-SSA1,35,16 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list. The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of qualified electors who vote at their polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33 (5) (a).

SB640-SSA1, s. 44 Section 44. 6.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,35,19 6.30 (1) In person. An elector shall apply for registration in person, except as provided under sub. subs. (4) and (5) and s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2.

SB640-SSA1, s. 45 Section 45. 6.30 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640-SSA1,36,9 6.30 (5) By electronic application. Any eligible elector who holds a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 may register electronically in the manner prescribed by the board. The board shall maintain on the Internet a secure registration form that enables the elector to enter all required information electronically. The board shall prescribe, by rule, the manner and method of electronic application under this subsection, together with requirements for affirmation and verification of elector information and the method for receipt of electronic registration forms. The elector information shall include all information specified for the electronic registration form under s. 6.33 (1). The board shall also permit an elector who has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 to make changes in his or her registration authorized under s. 6.40 (1) at the same Internet site that is used for original registration.

SB640-SSA1, s. 46 Section 46. 6.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,36,14 6.32 (1) Upon receipt of a registration form that is submitted by mail under s. 6.30 (4) or by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5) or that is submitted by a special registration deputy appointed under s. 6.26, the board or municipal clerk shall examine the form for sufficiency.

SB640-SSA1, s. 47 Section 47. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,37,25 6.33 (1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of nonelectronic registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. Except as provided in this subsection, electronic registration forms shall contain the same information as the nonelectronic forms, together with any additional information specified by the board under s. 6.30 (5). The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient nonelectronic forms to meet voter registration needs. The All registration forms shall be designed to obtain from each applicant information as to name; date; residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for at least 10 days; whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the applicant is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant is currently registered to vote at any other location. The Except as authorized by rule under s. 6.30 (5), the form shall include a space for the applicant's signature and the signature of any corroborating elector. The nonelectronic form shall include a space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name, affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form. The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form shall also include a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by mail or by electronic application, a space where the clerk may record an indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), whenever required, and a space where the clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).

SB640-SSA1, s. 48 Section 48. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,38,14 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail or by electronic application, the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence under s. 6.34 (2m), whenever required, and any information relating to an applicant's voting identification card shall be recorded by the clerk. Each Except as authorized under s. 6.30 (5), each applicant shall sign his or her own name unless the applicant is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the applicant may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the applicant so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.

SB640-SSA1, s. 49 Section 49. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,39,5 6.33 (5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), whenever a municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address under an existing registration or a change of information when a registration is confirmed under s. 6.256 (7) and whenever a municipal clerk changes a person's registration from eligible to ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall promptly enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection, except that the as provided in this paragraph. The municipal clerk may update any entries that change on the date of an election in the municipality other than a general election within 30 days after that the date, and the of that election, and shall update any entries that change on the date of a general election within 45 days after the date of that election, except that the legal counsel of the board may, upon application of a municipal clerk, permit the clerk to update entries that change on the date of a general election within 60 days after that election. The municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.

SB640-SSA1, s. 50 Section 50. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,39,23 6.34 (2) Except as authorized in ss. 6.29 (2) (a) and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., upon completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33 or registration confirmation form under s. 6.256 (7), each elector who is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector and who registers or confirms his or her registration after the close of registration under s. 6.29 or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. or who registers at the office of the municipal clerk when voting an absentee ballot in person, shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). Each Except as authorized in subs. (2m) and (2n), each elector other than a military elector or an overseas elector who is required to register under s. 6.27 who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, who registers by mail or by electronic application or confirms a registration entered by the board, and who has not voted in an election in this state shall, if voting in person, provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3) or, if voting by absentee ballot, provide a copy of an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail or by electronic application or the elector is confirming a registration entered by the board, the identifying document may not be a residential lease.

SB640-SSA1, s. 51 Section 51. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640-SSA1,40,6 6.34 (2m) If an elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5) would otherwise be required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) but provides, in lieu of proof of residence, the number of a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 together with the elector's name and date of birth, and if the board is able to verify the information provided by the elector electronically at the time of registration or voting, the elector is not required to provide proof of residence.

SB640-SSA1, s. 52 Section 52. 6.34 (2n) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640-SSA1,40,14 6.34 (2n) If an elector who confirms a registration that has been entered by the board under s. 6.256 (7) would otherwise be required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) but provides, in lieu of proof of residence, the number of a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number together with the elector's name and date of birth, and the board is able to verify the information electronically at the time of confirmation or voting, the elector is not required to provide proof of residence.

SB640-SSA1, s. 53 Section 53. 6.34 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640-SSA1,40,24 6.34 (3) (a) 7. A university, college, or technical college fee or identification card that contains a photograph of the cardholder. A card under this subdivision that does not contain the information specified in par. (b) shall be considered proof of residence if the university, college, or technical college that issued the card provides a certified and current list of students who reside in housing sponsored by the university, college, or technical college to the municipal clerk prior to the election showing the current address of the students and if the municipal clerk, special registration deputy, or inspector verifies that the student presenting the card is included on the list.

SB640-SSA1, s. 54 Section 54. 6.34 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: