AB7-ASA1,54,2422
6.86
(2m) (a)
An Except as provided in this subsection, any elector other than
23an elector who
is eligible to receive absentee ballots under sub. (2) receives an
24absentee ballot under s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4) (c) may by written application filed with
25the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides require that an
1absentee ballot be sent
or transmitted to the elector automatically for every election
2that is held within the same calendar year in which the application is filed. The
3application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the board, and furnished
4upon request to any elector by each municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall
5thereupon mail
or transmit an absentee ballot to the elector for all elections that are
6held in the municipality during the same calendar year that the application is filed,
7except that the clerk shall not send an absentee ballot for an election if the elector's
8name appeared on the registration list in eligible status for a previous election
9following the date of the application but no longer appears on the list in eligible
10status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that
the
any envelope containing the
11absentee ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable. If an elector who files an
12application under this subsection no longer resides at the same address that is
13indicated on the application form, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk. The
14municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing
or transmitting absentee ballots to an
15elector under this subsection upon receipt of reliable information that the elector no
16longer qualifies
for the service as an elector of the municipality. In addition, the
17municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing or transmitting absentee ballots to an
18elector under this subsection if the elector fails to return any absentee ballot mailed
19or transmitted to the elector. The
municipal clerk shall notify the elector of any such
20action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible.
An elector who
21fails to cast an absentee ballot but who remains qualified to receive absentee ballots
22under this subsection may then receive absentee ballots for subsequent elections by
23notifying the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to continue receiving absentee
24ballots for subsequent elections.
AB7-ASA1,55,4
1(b) If a municipal clerk is notified by an elector that the elector's residence is
2changed to another municipality within this state, the
municipal clerk shall forward
3the request to the municipal clerk of that municipality and that municipal clerk shall
4honor the request, except as provided in this subsection.
AB7-ASA1, s. 94
5Section
94. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,55,176
6.86
(3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
7for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
8for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
9containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
10by that elector
and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
11hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
12corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address. The
13form shall include a space for the municipal clerk or deputy clerk to enter his or her
14initials indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to the clerk on
15behalf of the elector. Except as authorized for an elector who has a confidential
16listing under s. 6.47 (2) or as authorized under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the agent shall
17present the proof of identification required under sub. (1) (ar) and s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1.
AB7-ASA1, s. 95
18Section
95. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,56,1419
6.86
(3) (a) 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered, the elector may register
20by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the elector applies for an
21official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this subdivision,
22the agent shall present a completed registration form that contains the required
23information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the elector is
24unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize
25another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on another
1elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request
2and by authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due to
3physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
4information required under this subdivision.
Except as otherwise provided in this
5subdivision, the The agent shall
in every case provide proof of the elector's residence
6under s. 6.34.
If the elector is registering to vote in the general election and the agent
7presents a valid driver's license issued to the elector by another state, the municipal
8clerk shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name
9of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license. If the agent
10cannot present proof of residence, the registration form shall be signed and
11substantiated by another elector residing in the elector's municipality of residence
12corroborating the information in the form. The form shall contain the full name and
13address of the corroborating elector. The agent shall then present proof of the
14corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.34.
AB7-ASA1, s. 96
15Section
96. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,57,916
6.86
(3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
17under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
18than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
19A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
20the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
21absentee ballot. If the elector is registering for the election after the close of
22registration or if the elector registered by mail and has not voted in an election in this
23state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34
24is required and the elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the
25envelope with the ballot.
The clerk shall verify that the name on the proof of
1identification presented by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's
2application. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope
3indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is
4not required to enter a signature on the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed
5by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail or by personal
6delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the election, the agent
7shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the hospitalized elector's
8residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are
9canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
AB7-ASA1, s. 97
10Section
97. 6.865 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,57,11
116.865 (title)
Federal absentee ballot requests ballots.
AB7-ASA1, s. 99
13Section
99. 6.865 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,58,214
6.865
(3m) (a)
Except as provided in par. (c), if any elector who certifies If an
15individual who will be a military elector on election day applies for an absentee
16ballot, the individual may certify that he or she will be a military elector on election
17day
requests an absentee ballot, the municipal clerk shall send or transmit to the
18elector an absentee ballot for all elections that occur in the municipality or portion
19thereof where the elector resides beginning on the date that the clerk receives the
20request and ending on the day after the 3rd successive general election that follows
21receipt of the request, unless the elector otherwise requests. In addition, the
22municipal clerk shall continue to send or transmit to the elector an absentee ballot
23for all elections ending on the day after the 3rd successive general election that
24follows any election at which the elector returns an absentee ballot under this section
1or renews his or her request under par. (c) and the municipal clerk shall treat the
2ballot as provided under s. 6.221.
AB7-ASA1, s. 100
3Section
100. 6.865 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,58,94
6.865
(3m) (b) A military elector may indicate an alternate address on his or
5her absentee ballot application. If the elector's ballot is returned as undeliverable
6prior to the deadline for receipt and return of absentee ballots under
sub. (3) s. 6.87
7(6) and the elector remains eligible to receive absentee ballots under this subsection,
8the municipal clerk shall immediately send or transmit an absentee ballot to the
9elector at the alternate address.
AB7-ASA1,58,22
126.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
13for
municipalities to provide to absentee
voters. electors. The instructions shall
14include the specific means of electronic communication that an absentee elector may
15use to file an application for an absentee ballot and, if the absentee elector is required
16to register, to request a registration form or change his or her registration and
17information concerning whether proof of identification is required to be presented or
18enclosed under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) or 6.87 (4) (b) 1. The instructions
also shall include
19information concerning the procedure for correcting errors in marking a ballot and
20obtaining a replacement for a spoiled ballot. The procedure shall, to the extent
21possible, respect the privacy of each elector and preserve the confidentiality of each
22elector's vote.
AB7-ASA1,59,1024
6.87
(1) Upon proper request made within the period prescribed in s. 6.86, the
25municipal clerk or a deputy clerk authorized by the municipal clerk shall write on
1the official ballot, in the space for official endorsement, the clerk's initials and official
2title.
Unless application is made under s. 6.86 (1) (ac) or in person under s. 6.86 (1)
3(ar), the absent elector is exempted from providing proof of identification under sub.
4(4) (b) 2. or 3., or the applicant is a military or overseas elector, the absent elector shall
5enclose a copy of his or her proof of identification or any authorized substitute
6document with his or her application. The municipal clerk shall verify that the name
7on the proof of identification conforms to the name on the application. The clerk shall
8not issue an absentee ballot to an elector who is required to enclose a copy of proof
9of identification or an authorized substitute document with his or her application
10unless the copy is enclosed and the proof is verified by the clerk.
AB7-ASA1,59,2312
6.87
(2) Except as authorized under sub. (3) (d), the municipal clerk shall place
13the ballot in an unsealed envelope furnished by the clerk. The envelope shall have
14the name, official title and post-office address of the clerk upon its face. The other
15side of the envelope shall have a printed certificate
which shall include a space for
16the municipal clerk or deputy clerk to enter his or her initials indicating that if the
17absentee elector voted in person under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), the elector presented proof of
18identification to the clerk and the clerk verified the proof presented. The certificate
19shall also include a space for the municipal clerk or deputy clerk to enter his or her
20initials indicating that the elector is exempt from providing proof of identification
21because the individual is a military or overseas elector or is exempted from providing
22proof of identification under sub. (4) (b) 2. or 3. The certificate shall be in
23substantially the following form:
AB7-ASA1,59,2424
[STATE OF ....
AB7-ASA1,59,2525
County of ....]
AB7-ASA1,60,22
[(name of foreign country and city or other jurisdictional unit)]
AB7-ASA1,60,153
I, ...., certify subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis. Stats., for false
4statements, that I am a resident of the [.... ward of the] (town) (village) of ...., or of
5the .... aldermanic district in the city of ...., residing at ....* in said city, the county
6of ...., state of Wisconsin, and am entitled to vote in the (ward) (election district) at
7the election to be held on ....; that I am not voting at any other location in this election;
8that I am unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in the (ward) (election
9district) on election day or have changed my residence within the state from one ward
10or election district to another
within 10 later than 28 days before the election. I certify
11that I exhibited the enclosed ballot unmarked to the witness, that I then in (his) (her)
12presence and in the presence of no other person marked the ballot and enclosed and
13sealed the same in this envelope in such a manner that no one but myself and any
14person rendering assistance under s. 6.87 (5), Wis. Stats., if I requested assistance,
15could know how I voted.
AB7-ASA1,60,1616
Signed ....
AB7-ASA1,60,1717
Identification serial number, if any: ....
AB7-ASA1,60,1818
The witness shall execute the following:
AB7-ASA1,60,2419
I, the undersigned witness, subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis.
20Stats., for false statements, certify that I am an adult U.S. citizen and that the above
21statements are true and the voting procedure was executed as there stated. I am not
22a candidate for any office on the enclosed ballot (except in the case of an incumbent
23municipal clerk). I did not solicit or advise the elector to vote for or against any
24candidate or measure.
AB7-ASA1,61,1
1....(Address)**
AB7-ASA1,61,32
* — An elector who provides an identification serial number issued under s.
36.47 (3), Wis. Stats., need not provide a street address.
AB7-ASA1,61,54
** — If this form is executed before 2 special voting deputies under s. 6.875 (6),
5Wis. Stats., both deputies shall witness and sign.
AB7-ASA1,62,27
6.87
(3) (d) A municipal clerk
may
shall, if the clerk is reliably informed by an
8absent elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail address where
9the elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of
10the absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under this subsection
if,
11in the judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot through the mail
12may not be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time provided under sub.
13(6). An elector may receive an absentee ballot
under this subsection only if the elector
14has filed a valid application for the ballot under s. 6.86 (1). If the clerk transmits an
15absentee ballot
under this paragraph to an absent elector electronically, the clerk
16shall also transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that
17appears on the certificate envelope prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions
18prescribed by the board. The instructions shall require the absent elector to make
19and subscribe to the certification as required under sub. (4)
(b) and to enclose the
20absentee ballot in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall
21include the completed certificate. The elector shall then affix sufficient postage
22unless the absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free
23postage laws and shall mail the absentee ballot to the municipal clerk. Except as
24authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot received
under this paragraph from an
25elector who receives the ballot electronically shall not be counted unless it is cast in
1the manner prescribed in this paragraph
and sub. (4) and in accordance with the
2instructions provided by the board.
AB7-ASA1, s. 106
3Section
106. 6.87 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 6.87 (4) (b) 1. and amended
4to read:
AB7-ASA1,63,115
6.87
(4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
6absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an
7adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the
8ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
9shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
10so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
11envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
12ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
13proper envelope.
If proof of residence is required
Except as authorized in subds. 2.
14to 5. and s. 6.875 (6) and notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), if the elector has not
15enclosed a copy of his or her proof of identification with his or her application, the
16elector shall enclose a copy of the proof of identification in the manner provided in
17sub. (1) in the envelope, unless the elector is a military elector or an overseas elector
18or the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). If proof of residence under
19s. 6.34 is required and the document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision
20does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, the elector shall
also enclose proof
21of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope. Proof of residence is required if the elector
22is not a military elector or an overseas elector
, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector
23registered by mail and has not voted in an election in this state. If the elector
24requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86
25(1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an
1original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5).
2The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The
3envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk
4issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the
5United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for
6delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a
7primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return
8of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s.
95.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked
10for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for
11candidates in the primary.
AB7-ASA1, s. 107
12Section
107. 6.87 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,63,1313
6.87
(4) (a) In this subsection:
AB7-ASA1,63,1414
1. "Military elector" has the meaning given in s. 6.34 (1) (a).
AB7-ASA1,63,1515
2. "Overseas elector" has the meaning given in s. 6.34 (1) (b).
AB7-ASA1, s. 108
16Section
108. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,63,2217
6.87
(4) (b) 2. Unless subd. 3. applies, if the absentee elector has applied for and
18qualified to receive absentee ballots automatically under s. 6.86 (2) (a), the elector
19may, in lieu of providing a copy of proof of identification as required under subd. 1.,
20submit with his or her absentee ballot a statement signed by the same individual who
21witnesses voting of the ballot which contains the name and address of the elector and
22verifies that the name and address are correct.
AB7-ASA1, s. 109
23Section
109. 6.87 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,64,324
6.87
(4) (b) 3. If the absentee elector has received an absentee ballot from the
25municipal clerk by mail for a previous election, has provided a copy of proof of
1identification as required under subd. 1. with that ballot, and has not changed his
2or her name or address since providing that proof of identification, the elector is not
3required to provide a copy of the proof of identification required under subd. 1.
AB7-ASA1, s. 110
4Section
110. 6.87 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,64,135
6.87
(4) (b) 4. If the absentee elector has received a citation or notice of intent
6to revoke or suspend an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any
7jurisdiction that is dated within 60 days of the date of the election and is required
8to surrender his or her operator's license or driving receipt issued to the elector under
9ch. 343 at the time the citation or notice is issued, the elector may enclose a copy of
10the citation or notice in lieu of a copy of an operator's license or driving receipt issued
11under ch. 343 if the elector is voting by mail, or may present an original copy of the
12citation or notice in lieu of an operator's license or driving receipt under ch. 343 if the
13elector is voting at the office of the municipal clerk.
AB7-ASA1, s. 111
14Section
111. 6.87 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,65,315
6.87
(4) (b) 5. Unless subd. 3. or 4. applies, if the absentee elector resides in a
16qualified retirement home, as defined in s. 6.875 (1) (at), a qualified
17community-based residential facility, as defined in s. 6.875 (1) (as), a residential care
18apartment complex that is certified or registered under s. 50.034 (1), or an adult
19family home that is certified under s. 50.032 or licensed under s. 50.033 and the
20municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality where the
21complex, facility, or home is located does not send special voting deputies to visit the
22complex, facility, or home at the election under s. 6.875, the elector may, in lieu of
23providing proof of identification required under subd. 1., submit with his or her
24absentee ballot a statement signed by the same individual who witnesses voting of
25the ballot that contains the certification of the manager of the complex, facility, or
1home that the elector resides in the complex, facility, or home and the complex,
2facility, or home is certified or registered as required by law, that contains the name
3and address of the elector, and that verifies that the name and address are correct.
AB7-ASA1,65,115
6.87
(6) Except as provided in s. 6.221 (3), the ballot shall be returned so it is
6received by the municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day. Except in
7municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, if the municipal
8clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk shall secure the ballot and
9cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place serving the elector's residence
10before the closing hour. Except as provided in s. 6.221 (3),
the any ballot not mailed
11or delivered as provided in this subsection may not be counted.
AB7-ASA1, s. 113
12Section
113. 6.875 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,65,14
136.875 (title)
Absentee voting in nursing and retirement certain homes
14and certain community-based residential, facilities, and complexes.
AB7-ASA1, s. 114
15Section
114. 6.875 (1) (ap) and (asm) of the statutes are created to read:
AB7-ASA1,65,1816
6.875
(1) (ap) "Qualified adult family home" means a facility that is certified
17or licensed to operate as an adult family home under s. 50.032 or 50.033 that qualifies
18under sub. (2) (d) to utilize the procedures under this section.
AB7-ASA1,65,2119
(asm) "Qualified residential care apartment complex" means a facility that is
20certified or registered to operate as a residential care apartment complex under s.
2150.034 (1) that qualifies under sub. (2) (d) to utilize the procedures under this section.
AB7-ASA1, s. 115
22Section
115. 6.875 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,66,223
6.875
(2) (a) The procedures prescribed in this section are the exclusive means
24of absentee voting for electors who are occupants of nursing homes, qualified
1community-based residential facilities
or, qualified retirement homes
, qualified
2residential care apartment complexes, and qualified adult family homes.
AB7-ASA1, s. 116
3Section
116. 6.875 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7-ASA1,66,154
6.875
(2) (d) The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of any
5municipality where a residential care apartment complex certified or registered
6under s. 50.034 (1) or an adult family home certified under s. 50.032 or licensed under
7s. 50.033 is located may adopt the procedures under this section for absentee voting
8in any such residential care apartment complex or adult family home located in the
9municipality if the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners finds that
10there are a significant number of the occupants of the complex or home who lack
11adequate transportation to the appropriate polling place, a significant number of the
12occupants of the complex or home may need assistance in voting, there are a
13significant number of the occupants of the complex or home aged 60 or over, or there
14are a significant number of indefinitely confined electors who are occupants of the
15complex or home.
AB7-ASA1, s. 117
16Section
117. 6.875 (3) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,67,1217
6.875
(3) An occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home
or, 18qualified community-based residential facility
, qualified residential care apartment
19complex, or qualified adult family home who qualifies as an absent elector and
20desires to receive an absentee ballot shall make application under s. 6.86 (1), (2), or
21(2m) with the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality
22in which the elector is a resident. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a
23municipality receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing
24home or qualified retirement home
or, qualified community-based residential
25facility
, qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
1located in a different municipality shall, as soon as possible, notify and transmit an
2absentee ballot for the elector to the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
3municipality in which the home
or qualified community-based residential, facility
4or complex is located. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a municipality
5receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing home or
6qualified retirement home
or, qualified community-based residential facility
,
7qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home located
8in the municipality but who is a resident of a different municipality shall, as soon as
9possible, notify and request transmission of an absentee ballot from the clerk or
10board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the elector is a resident.
11The clerk or board of election commissioners shall make a record of all absentee
12ballots to be transmitted, delivered, and voted under this section.
AB7-ASA1,68,10
13(4) (a) For the purpose of absentee voting in nursing homes
and, qualified
14retirement homes
and, qualified community-based residential facilities
, qualified
15residential care apartment complexes, and qualified adult family homes, the
16municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality in which one
17or more nursing homes
or, qualified retirement homes
or, qualified
18community-based residential facilities
, qualified residential care apartment
19complexes, or qualified adult family homes are located shall appoint at least 2 special
20voting deputies for the municipality. Upon application under s. 6.86 (1), (2), or (2m)
21by one or more qualified electors who are occupants of a
nursing home
or qualified
22retirement home or qualified community-based residential, facility,
or complex, the
23municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the
24home
or, facility
, or complex is located shall dispatch 2 special voting deputies to visit
25the home
or qualified community-based residential, facility
, or complex for the
1purpose of supervising absentee voting procedure by occupants of the home
or
2qualified community-based residential, facility
, or complex. The clerk shall
3maintain a list, available to the public upon request, of each
nursing home
or
4qualified retirement home or qualified community-based residential
, facility
, or
5complex where an elector has requested an absentee ballot. The list shall include the
6date and time the deputies intend to visit each home
or
, facility
, or complex. The 2
7deputies designated to visit each nursing home
or, qualified retirement home
or, 8qualified community-based residential facility
, qualified residential care apartment
9complex, and qualified adult family home shall be affiliated with different political
10parties whenever deputies representing different parties are available.
AB7-ASA1,68,2111
(b) Nominations for the special voting deputy positions described in par. (a)
12may be submitted by the 2 recognized political parties whose candidates for governor
13or president received the greatest numbers of votes in the municipality at the most
14recent general election. The deputies shall be specially appointed to carry out the
15duties under par. (a) for the period specified in s. 7.30 (6) (a). The clerk or board of
16election commissioners may revoke an appointment at any time. No individual who
17is employed or retained, or within the 2 years preceding appointment has been
18employed or retained, at a nursing home
or, qualified retirement home
or, qualified
19community-based residential facility
, qualified residential care apartment complex,
20or qualified adult family home in the municipality, or any member of the individual's
21immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may be appointed to serve as a deputy.
AB7-ASA1, s. 118
22Section
118. 6.875 (6) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,69,1023
6.875
(6) (a) Special voting deputies in each municipality shall, not later than
245 p.m. on the Friday preceding an election, arrange one or more convenient times
25with the administrator of each nursing home, qualified retirement home,
and
1qualified community-based residential facility
, qualified residential care apartment
2complex, and qualified adult family home in the municipality from which one or more
3occupants have filed an application under s. 6.86 to conduct absentee voting for the
4election. The time may be no earlier than the 4th Monday preceding the election and
5no later than 5 p.m. on the Monday preceding the election. The municipal clerk shall
6post a notice at the home
or, facility
, or complex indicating the date and time that
7absentee voting will take place at that home
or, facility
, or complex. The notice shall
8be posted as soon as practicable after arranging the visit but in no case less than 24
9hours before the visit. At the designated time, 2 deputies appointed under sub. (4)
10shall visit the home
or, facility
, or complex.
AB7-ASA1,69,1911
(b) The municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
12commissioners shall issue a supply of absentee ballots to the deputies sufficient to
13provide for the number of valid applications for an absentee ballot received by the
14clerk, and a reasonable additional number of ballots. The deputies may exercise the
15authority granted to the chief inspector under s. 7.41 to regulate the conduct of
16observers. For purposes of the application of s. 7.41, the home
or, facility
, or complex 17shall be treated as a polling place. The municipal clerk or executive director shall
18keep a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputies and shall require the
19deputies to return every ballot issued to them.
AB7-ASA1, s. 119
20Section
119. 6.875 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,70,1621
6.875
(6) (c) 1. Upon their visit to the home
or, facility
, or complex under par.
22(a), the deputies shall personally offer each elector who has filed a proper application
23for an absentee ballot the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot.
In lieu of
24providing a copy of proof of identification under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. with his or her
25absentee ballot, the elector may submit with his or her ballot a statement signed by
1both deputies that contains the name and address of the elector and verifies that the
2name and address are correct. The deputies shall enclose the statement in the
3certificate envelope. If an elector presents proof of identification under s. 6.87 (4) (b)
41., the deputies shall make a copy of the document presented by the elector and shall
5enclose the copy in the certificate envelope. If an elector is present who has not filed
6a proper application for an absentee ballot, the 2 deputies may accept an application
7from the elector and shall issue a ballot to the elector if the elector is qualified
, the
8elector presents proof of identification, whenever required, or submits a statement
9containing his or her name and address under this subdivision, and the application
10is proper. The deputies shall each witness the certification and may, upon request
11of the elector, assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot. All voting shall be
12conducted in the presence of the deputies. Upon request of the elector, a relative of
13the elector who is present in the room may assist the elector in marking the elector's
14ballot. No individual other than a deputy may witness the certification and no
15individual other than a deputy or relative of an elector may render voting assistance
16to the elector.
AB7-ASA1, s. 120
17Section
120. 6.875 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,70,2418
6.875
(6) (c) 2. Upon the request of a relative of an occupant of a nursing home
19or, qualified retirement home
or, qualified community-based residential facility
,
20qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home, the
21administrator of the home
or, facility
, or complex may notify the relative of the time
22or times at which special voting deputies will conduct absentee voting at the home
23or, facility,
or complex and permit the relative to be present in the room where the
24voting is conducted.
AB7-ASA1, s. 121
25Section
121. 6.875 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,71,5
16.875
(6) (e) If a qualified elector is not able to cast his or her ballot on 2 separate
2visits by the deputies to the home
or, facility
, or complex, the deputies shall so inform
3the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners, who
4may then send the ballot to the elector no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding
5the election.
AB7-ASA1,71,157
6.875
(7) One observer from each of the 2 recognized political parties whose
8candidate for governor or president received the greatest number of votes in the
9municipality at the most recent general election may accompany the deputies to each
10home
or, facility
, or complex where absentee voting will take place under this section.
11The observers may observe the process of absentee ballot distribution in the common
12areas of the home
or, facility
, or complex. Each party wishing to have an observer
13present shall submit the name of the observer to the clerk or board of election
14commissioners no later than the close of business on the last business day prior to
15the visit.
AB7-ASA1, s. 123
16Section
123. 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,72,1617
6.88
(3) (a) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
18under s. 7.52, at any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day,
19the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being cast, in such a manner
20that members of the public can hear and see the procedures, open the carrier
21envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the identification
22serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s.
236.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been properly executed,
24the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district, and the applicant
25has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the poll list next to the
1applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then
2open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the
3certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it
4or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95,
5the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If
6the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and no proof
7of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is provided is
8not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list,
or if the elector is not
9a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as defined in s.
106.34 (1) (b), and the elector is required to provide a copy of proof of identification
11under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. and no copy of the proof of identification is enclosed or the name
12on the document cannot be verified by the inspectors, the inspectors shall proceed as
13provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall then deposit the ballot into the proper
14ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or voting number after his or her name
15on the poll list in the same manner as if the elector had been present and voted in
16person.
AB7-ASA1,73,218
6.92
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), each inspector shall challenge for cause
19any person offering to vote whom the inspector knows or suspects is not a qualified
20elector
or who does not adhere to any voting requirement under this chapter. If a
21person is challenged as unqualified by an inspector, one of the inspectors shall
22administer the following oath or affirmation to the person: "You do solemnly swear
23(or affirm) that you will fully and truly answer all questions put to you regarding your
24place of residence and qualifications as an elector of this election"; and shall then ask
1questions which are appropriate as determined by the board, by rule, to test the
2person's qualifications.
AB7-ASA1,73,19
46.94 Challenged elector oath. If the person challenged refuses to answer
5fully any relevant questions put to him or her by the inspector under s. 6.92, the
6inspectors shall reject the elector's vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the
7person offering to vote has answered the questions, one of the inspectors shall
8administer to the person the following oath or affirmation: "You do solemnly swear
9(or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are a citizen of the United States; you
10are now and for
10 28 consecutive days have been a resident of this ward except under
11s. 6.02 (2); you have not voted at this election; you have not made any bet or wager
12or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the
13result of this election; you are not on any other ground disqualified to vote at this
14election". If the person challenged refuses to take the oath or affirmation, the
15person's vote shall be rejected. If the person challenged answers fully all relevant
16questions put to the elector by the inspector under s. 6.92, takes the oath or
17affirmation, and fulfills the applicable registration requirements, and if the answers
18to the questions given by the person indicate that the person meets the voting
19qualification requirements, the person's vote shall be received.
AB7-ASA1,74,16
216.965 Voting procedure for electors presenting citation or notice in
22lieu of license or receipt. Whenever any elector is allowed to vote at a polling place
23under s. 6.79 (7) by presenting a citation or notice of intent to revoke or suspend an
24operator's license in lieu of an operator's license or driving receipt issued to the
25elector under ch. 343, the inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on
1the back of the ballot the serial number of the elector corresponding to the number
2kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the
3notation "s. 6.965." If voting machines are used in the municipality where the elector
4is voting, the elector's vote may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished
5by the municipal clerk which shall have the notation "s. 6.965" written on the back
6of the ballot by the inspectors before the ballot is given to the elector. If the municipal
7clerk receives an absentee ballot from an elector who presents a citation or notice,
8or copy thereof, under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the clerk shall enter a notation on the
9certificate envelope "Ballot under s. 6.965, stats." Upon receiving the envelope, the
10inspectors shall open and write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the
11elector corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list
12maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.965." The inspectors shall indicate
13on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 the fact that the elector is voting
14by using a citation or notice in lieu of a license or driving receipt. The inspectors shall
15then deposit the ballot. The ballot shall then be counted under s. 5.85, or under s.
167.51 or 7.52.
AB7-ASA1, s. 127
17Section
127. 6.97 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7-ASA1,74,19
186.97 (title)
Voting procedure for individuals not providing required
19proof of residence or identification.
AB7-ASA1,76,221
6.97
(1) Whenever any individual who is required to provide proof of residence
22under s. 6.34 in order to be permitted to vote appears to vote at a polling place and
23cannot provide the required proof of residence, the inspectors shall offer the
24opportunity for the individual to vote under this section.
Whenever any individual,
25other than a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as
1defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b), or an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2),
2appears to vote at a polling place and does not present proof of identification under
3s. 6.79 (2), whenever required, the inspectors or the municipal clerk shall similarly
4offer the opportunity for the individual to vote under this section. If the individual
5wishes to vote, the inspectors shall provide the elector with an envelope marked
6"Ballot under s. 6.97, stats." on which the serial number of the elector is entered and
7shall require the individual to execute on the envelope a written affirmation stating
8that the individual is a qualified elector of the ward or election district where he or
9she offers to vote and is eligible to vote in the election. The inspectors shall, before
10giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the
11individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other
12list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". If voting machines are used
13in the municipality where the individual is voting, the individual's vote may be
14received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which shall
15have the corresponding number from the poll list or other list maintained under s.
166.79 and the notation "s. 6.97" written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors
17before the ballot is given to the elector. When receiving the individual's ballot, the
18inspectors shall provide the individual with written voting information prescribed
19by the board under s. 7.08 (8). The inspectors shall indicate on the list the fact that
20the individual is required to provide proof of residence
or proof of identification under
21s. 6.79 (2) but did not do so. The inspectors shall notify the individual that he or she
22may provide proof of residence
or proof of identification to the municipal clerk or
23executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners. The inspectors
24shall also promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the name,
1address, and serial number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the
2ballot inside the envelope and place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.