Amendment SSA1-AB7

AB7-SSA1, s. 77 Section 77. 7.15 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,46,8 7.15 (1) (cm) Prepare official absentee ballots for delivery to electors requesting them, and send or transmit an official absentee ballot to each elector who has requested one a ballot by mail, electronic mail, or facsimile transmission no later than the 30th day before each September primary and general election and no later than the 21st day before each other primary and election if the request is made before that day; otherwise, the municipal clerk shall send or transmit an official absentee ballot within one day of the time the elector's request for such a ballot is received.

AB7-SSA1, s. 78 Section 78. 7.15 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,46,12 7.15 (1) (j) Send or transmit an absentee ballot automatically to each person making an authorized request therefor in accordance with s. 6.22 (4) or 6.86 (2) or (2m).

AB7-SSA1, s. 79 Section 79. 7.15 (1) (L) of the statutes is repealed.

AB7-SSA1, s. 80 Section 80. 7.23 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,46,18 7.23 (1) (e) Poll lists created at a nonpartisan primary or for any election may be destroyed 2 years 22 months after the primary or election at which they were created and poll lists created at a partisan primary or election may be destroyed 4 years after the primary or election at which they were created.

AB7-SSA1, s. 81 Section 81. 7.50 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB7-SSA1, s. 82 Section 82. 7.51 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,46,22 7.51 (5) (a) 4. The inspectors shall immediately deliver all ballots, statements, tally sheets, lists, and envelopes, and affidavits to the municipal clerk.

AB7-SSA1, s. 83 Section 83. 7.51 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,47,10 7.51 (5) (b) The municipal clerk shall deliver all ballots, statements, tally sheets, lists, and envelopes relating to a school district election to the school district clerk by 4 p.m. on the day following each such election. The municipal clerk shall deliver the ballots, statements, tally sheets, lists, and envelopes for his or her municipality relating to any county, technical college district, state, or national election to the county clerk no later than 4 p.m. on the day following each such election or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, by 4 p.m. on the 2nd day following each such election, and no later than 4 p.m. on the day after receiving any corrected returns under s. 6.221 (6) (b). The person delivering the returns shall be paid out of the municipal treasury. Each clerk shall retain ballots, statements, tally sheets, or envelopes, and affidavits received by the clerk until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1).

AB7-SSA1, s. 84 Section 84. 10.02 (3) (form) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,47,25 10.02 (3) (form) (a) Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote, an elector shall state his or her name and address. If an elector is not registered to vote, an elector may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence if the elector presents proof of identification in a form specified by law unless the elector is exempted from this requirement, and, if the document presented does not constitute proof of residence, the elector provides proof of residence or the elector's registration is verified by another elector of the same municipality where the elector resides. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of 2 inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot, except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector's minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.

AB7-SSA1, s. 85 Section 85. 10.02 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,48,11 10.02 (3) (b) 1. If an elector wishes to vote for all candidates nominated by any party, the elector shall make a cross (7) or depress the lever or button next to the party designation shown at the top of the ballot. Unless a name has been erased or crossed out, another name written in, a cross made next to the name of a candidate for the same office in another column or a sticker applied, a cross next to a party designation at the top of the column is a vote for all the party's candidates listed in the column. If an elector does not wish to vote for all the candidates nominated by one party, the The elector shall make a cross (7) next to or separately depress the levers or buttons next to each candidate's name for whom he or she intends to vote, or shall insert or write in the name of a candidate.

AB7-SSA1, s. 86 Section 86. 10.02 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,48,17 10.02 (3) (c) In presidential elections, unless the elector wishes to vote for all candidates nominated by any party, the elector shall make a cross (7) next to or depress the button or lever next to the set of candidates for president and vice president for whom he or she intends to vote. A vote for candidates for president and vice president is a vote for the presidential electors of those candidates.

AB7-SSA1, s. 87 Section 87. 12.03 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,48,23 12.03 (2) (b) 3. No person may engage in electioneering within 100 feet of an entrance to or within a nursing home or, qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home while special voting deputies are present at the home or facility.

AB7-SSA1, s. 88 Section 88. 12.13 (2) (b) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,49,4 12.13 (2) (b) 6m. Obtain an absentee ballot for voting in a nursing home or qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home under s. 6.875 (6) and fail to return the ballot to the issuing officer.

AB7-SSA1, s. 89 Section 89. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

AB7-SSA1, s. 90 Section 90. 20.511 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB7-SSA1,49,12 20.511 (1) (e) Voter identification information and implementation. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the board to conduct an outreach and public informational campaign with respect to the voter identification requirement, and to provide training and staffing for implementation of the requirement.

AB7-SSA1, s. 91 Section 91. 343.03 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB7-SSA1,50,2 343.03 (3r) Real ID Noncompliant license. If any license described under sub. (3) is issued based upon the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7), the license shall, in addition to any legend or label described in sub. (3), be marked in a manner consistent with requirements under applicable federal law and regulations to indicate that the license is issued in accordance with P.L. 109-13, section 202 (d) (11), and is not intended to be accepted by any federal agency for federal identification or any other official purpose.

AB7-SSA1, s. 92 Section 92. 343.06 (1) (L) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,50,6 343.06 (1) (L) To any person who does not satisfy the requirements under s. 343.165 (1).

AB7-SSA1, s. 93 Section 93. 343.10 (7) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,50,14 343.10 (7) (d) An occupational license issued by the department under this subsection shall be in the form of a license that includes a photograph described in s. 343.14 (3), unless the exception under s. 343.14 (3m) applies, and any special restrictions cards under s. 343.17 (4). The license shall clearly indicate that restrictions on a special restrictions card apply and that the special restrictions card is part of the person's license.

AB7-SSA1, s. 94 Section 94. 343.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,51,5 343.11 (1) The department shall not issue a license to a person previously licensed in another jurisdiction unless such person surrenders to the department all valid operator's licenses possessed by the person issued by any other jurisdiction, which surrender operates as a cancellation of the surrendered licenses insofar as the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state is concerned. When such applicant surrenders the license to the department, the department shall issue a receipt therefor, which receipt shall constitute a temporary license to operate a motor vehicle for a period not to exceed 60 days if the applicant meets the standard required for eyesight and, in the opinion of the examiner, is not a dangerous hazard to the applicant and other users of the highways. Except as provided in s. 343.055, the temporary license shall not be valid authorization for the operation of commercial motor vehicles. The temporary license shall be surrendered to the examiner for cancellation by the department if the 3rd attempt at the driving test is failed and the applicant shall be required to secure a temporary instruction permit for further practice driving.

AB7-SSA1, s. 95 Section 95. 343.11 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,51,10 343.11 (3) Except as provided in sub. (1), the department may issue a receipt to any applicant for a license, which receipt shall constitute a temporary license to operate a motor vehicle while the application for license is being processed. Such temporary license shall be valid for a period not to exceed 30 60 days.

AB7-SSA1, s. 96 Section 96 . 343.11 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,51,18 343.11 (3) Except as provided in sub. (1), the department may issue a receipt to any applicant for a license, which receipt shall constitute a temporary license to operate a motor vehicle while the application for license is being processed. Such temporary license shall be valid for a period not to exceed 60 days. If the application for a license is processed under the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7), the receipt shall include the marking specified in s. 343.03 (3r).

AB7-SSA1, s. 97 Section 97. 343.14 (2) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

AB7-SSA1,51,23 343.14 (2) (j) For an identification card, a question as to whether the applicant will be a qualified elector on the date of the next election and a statement, in boldface type of at least 12-point size, that there is no fee for the initial issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of an identification card to a qualified elector.

AB7-SSA1, s. 98 Section 98. 343.14 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,52,7 343.14 (3) The Except as provided in sub. (3m), the department shall, as part of the application process, take a digital photograph including facial image capture of the applicant to comply with s. 343.17 (3) (a) 2. No Except as provided in sub. (3m), no application may be processed without the photograph being taken. Except as provided in sub. (3m) and s. 343.165 (4) (d), in the case of renewal licenses, the photograph shall be taken once every 8 years, and shall coincide with the appearance for examination which is required under s. 343.16 (3).

AB7-SSA1, s. 99 Section 99. 343.14 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB7-SSA1,52,15 343.14 (3m) If the application for a license is processed under the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7), the application may be processed and the license issued or renewed without a photograph being taken of the applicant if the applicant provides to the department an affidavit stating that the applicant has a sincerely held religious belief against being photographed; identifying the religion to which he or she belongs or the tenets of which he or she adheres to; and stating that the tenets of the religion prohibit him or her from being photographed.

AB7-SSA1, s. 100 Section 100. 343.16 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,53,8 343.16 (3) (a) The department shall examine every applicant for the renewal of an operator's license once every 8 years. The department may institute a method of selecting the date of renewal so that such examination shall be required for each applicant for renewal of a license to gain a uniform rate of examinations. The examination shall consist of a test of eyesight. The department shall make provisions for giving such examinations at examining stations in each county to all applicants for an operator's license. All examining stations shall be open for business until at least 8 p.m. on each election day and on the day immediately prior to each election day. The person to be examined shall appear at the examining station nearest the person's place of residence or at such time and place as the department designates in answer to an applicant's request. In lieu of examination, the applicant may present or mail to the department a report of examination of the applicant's eyesight by an ophthalmologist, optometrist, or physician licensed to practice medicine. The report shall be based on an examination made not more than 3 months prior to the date it is submitted. The report shall be on a form furnished and in the form required by the department. The department shall decide whether, in each case, the eyesight reported is sufficient to meet the current eyesight standards.

AB7-SSA1, s. 101 Section 101. 343.16 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 and 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB7-SSA1,54,3 343.16 (3) (a) Except as provided in s. 343.165 (4) (d), the department shall examine every applicant for the renewal of an operator's license once every 8 years. The department may institute a method of selecting the date of renewal so that such examination shall be required for each applicant for renewal of a license to gain a uniform rate of examinations. The examination shall consist of a test of eyesight. The department shall make provisions for giving such examinations at examining stations in each county to all applicants for an operator's license. All examining stations shall be open for business until at least 8 p.m. on each election day and on the day immediately prior to each election day. The person to be examined shall appear at the examining station nearest the person's place of residence or at such time and place as the department designates in answer to an applicant's request. In lieu of examination, the applicant may present or mail to the department a report of examination of the applicant's eyesight by an ophthalmologist, optometrist, or physician licensed to practice medicine. The report shall be based on an examination made not more than 3 months prior to the date it is submitted. The report shall be on a form furnished and in the form required by the department. The department shall decide whether, in each case, the eyesight reported is sufficient to meet the current eyesight standards.

AB7-SSA1, s. 102 Section 102. 343.165 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,54,12 343.165 (1) (intro.) The Subject to ss. 343.14 (3m) and 343.50 (4g), the department may not complete the processing of an application for initial issuance or renewal of an operator's license or identification card received by the department after May 10, 2008 the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], and no such license or identification card may be issued or renewed, unless the applicant presents or provides, and, subject to sub. (7), the department verifies under sub. (3), all of the following information:

AB7-SSA1, s. 103 Section 103. 343.165 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,54,20 343.165 (2) (a) The Subject to sub. (7), the department shall, in processing any application for an operator's license or identification card under sub. (1), capture a digital image of each document presented or provided to the department by an applicant. Images captured under this paragraph shall be maintained, in electronic storage and in a transferable format, in the applicant's file or record as provided under ss. 343.23 (2) (a) and 343.50 (8) (a).

AB7-SSA1,54,23 (b) The Subject to sub. (7), the department shall record in the applicant's file under s. 343.23 (2) (a) or record under s. 343.50 (8) (a) the date on which verification under subs. (1) and (3) is completed.

AB7-SSA1, s. 104 Section 104. 343.165 (3) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,55,4 343.165 (3) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c) and subject to sub. (7), the department shall verify, in the manner and to the extent required under federal law, each document presented or provided to the department that is required to be presented or provided to the department by an applicant under sub. (1).

AB7-SSA1, s. 105 Section 105. 343.165 (4) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,55,14 343.165 (4) (a) Subsection (1) does not apply to an application for renewal of an operator's license or identification card received by the department after May 10, 2008 the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], if in connection with a prior application after May 10, 2008 the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the applicant previously presented or provided, and the department verified under sub. (3) or (7), the information specified in sub. (1) and, if verified under sub. (3), the department recorded the date on which the verification procedures were completed as described in sub. (2) (b).

AB7-SSA1, s. 106 Section 106. 343.165 (4) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,55,22 343.165 (4) (c) Notwithstanding pars. (a) and (b), no operator's license displaying the legend required under s. 343.03 (3m) or identification card displaying the legend required under s. 343.50 (3) (a) may be renewed unless the applicant presents or provides valid documentary proof under sub. (1) (e) and this proof shows that the status by which the applicant qualified for the license or identification card has been extended by the secretary of the federal department of homeland security.

AB7-SSA1, s. 107 Section 107. 343.165 (4) (d) of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,56,9 343.165 (4) (d) With any license or identification card renewal following a license or identification card expiration established under s. 343.20 (1m) or 343.50 (5) (c) at other than an 8-year interval, the department may determine whether the applicant's photograph is to be taken, or if the renewal is for a license the applicant is to be examined, or both, at the time of such renewal, so long as the applicant's photograph is taken, and if the renewal is for a license the applicant is examined, with a license or card renewal at least once every 8 years and the applicant's license or identification card at all times includes a photograph unless an exception under s. 343.14 (3m) or 343.50 (4g) applies.

AB7-SSA1, s. 108 Section 108. 343.165 (5) of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,56,18 343.165 (5) The department may, by rule, require that applications for reinstatement of operator's licenses or identification cards, issuance of occupational licenses, reissuance of operator's licenses, or issuance of duplicate operator's licenses or identification cards, received by the department after May 10, 2008 the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], be processed in a manner consistent with the requirements established under this section for applications for initial issuance or renewal of operator's licenses and identification cards.

AB7-SSA1, s. 109 Section 109. 343.165 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB7-SSA1,56,22 343.165 (7) (a) The department may process an application for, and issue or renew, an operator's license or identification card without meeting the requirements under subs. (2) and (3) if all of the following apply:

AB7-SSA1,56,24 1. The operator's license contains the marking specified in s. 343.03 (3r) or the identification card contains the marking specified in s. 343.50 (3) (b).

AB7-SSA1,57,4 2. The operator's license or identification card is processed and issued or renewed in compliance with applicable department practices and procedures that were in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

AB7-SSA1,57,8 (b) In addition to other instances of original issuance or renewal, this subsection specifically applies to renewals occurring after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], of operator's licenses or identification cards originally issued prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].

AB7-SSA1, s. 110 Section 110. 343.17 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,57,11 343.17 (3) (a) 2. A color photograph of the person , unless the exception under s. 343.14 (3m) applies.

AB7-SSA1, s. 111 Section 111. 343.17 (3) (a) 14. of the statutes is created to read:

AB7-SSA1,57,18 343.17 (3) (a) 14. If the license contains the marking specified in s. 343.03 (3r), a distinctive appearance specified by the department that clearly distinguishes the license from other operator's licenses or identification cards issued by the department and that alerts federal agency and other law enforcement personnel that the license may not be accepted for federal identification or any other official purpose.

AB7-SSA1, s. 112 Section 112. 343.17 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,57,25 343.17 (5) No photos on temporary licenses. The temporary licenses issued under ss. 343.10, 343.11 (1) and (3), 343.16 (6) (b), and 343.305 (8) (a) shall be on forms provided by the department and shall contain the information required by sub. (3), except the license is that temporary licenses under ss. 343.16 (6) (b) and 343.305 (8) (a), and temporary licenses subject to any photograph exception under s. 343.14 (3), are not required to include a photograph of the licensee.

AB7-SSA1, s. 113 Section 113. 343.17 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 and 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB7-SSA1,58,8 343.17 (5) No photos on temporary licenses. The temporary licenses issued under ss. 343.10, 343.11 (1) and (3), 343.16 (6) (b), and 343.305 (8) (a) shall be on forms provided by the department and shall contain the information required by sub. (3), except that temporary licenses under ss. 343.16 (6) (b) and 343.305 (8) (a) are not required to include a photograph of the licensee. This subsection does not apply to a noncitizen temporary license, as described in s. 343.03 (3m).

AB7-SSA1, s. 114 Section 114. 343.50 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 343.50 (1) (a).

AB7-SSA1, s. 115 Section 115. 343.50 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 and 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB7-SSA1,58,14 343.50 (1) (a) Subject to par. (b) and s. 343.165, the department shall issue to every qualified applicant, who has paid all required fees, an identification card as provided in this section.

AB7-SSA1,58,24 (b) The department may not issue an identification card to a person previously issued an operator's license in another jurisdiction unless the person surrenders to the department any valid operator's license possessed by the person issued by another jurisdiction, which surrender operates as a cancellation of the license insofar as the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state is concerned. Within 30 days following issuance of the identification card under this section, the department shall destroy any operator's license surrendered under this paragraph and report to the jurisdiction that issued the surrendered operator's license that the license has been destroyed and the person has been issued an identification card in this state.

AB7-SSA1,59,5 (c) The department may issue a receipt to any applicant for an identification card, which receipt shall constitute a temporary identification card while the application is being processed and shall be valid for a period not to exceed 60 days. If the application for an identification card is processed under the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7), the receipt shall include the marking specified in sub. (3) (b).

AB7-SSA1, s. 116 Section 116. 343.50 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB7-SSA1,59,10 343.50 (1) (c) The department may issue a receipt to any applicant for an identification card, which receipt shall constitute a temporary identification card while the application is being processed and shall be valid for a period not to exceed 60 days.

AB7-SSA1, s. 117 Section 117. 343.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,59,20 343.50 (3) Design and contents of card. The card shall be the same size as an operator's license but shall be of a design which is readily distinguishable from the design of an operator's license and bear upon it the words "IDENTIFICATION CARD ONLY". The information on the card shall be the same as specified under s. 343.17 (3). The card may serve as a record of gift under s. 157.06 (2) (t) and the holder may affix a sticker thereto as provided in s. 343.175 (3). The card may also serve as a record of refusal under s. 157.06 (2) (u). The Except as provided in sub. (4g), the card shall contain the holder's photograph and, if applicable, shall be of the design specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a) 12.

AB7-SSA1, s. 118 Section 118. 343.50 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 and 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB7-SSA1,60,10 343.50 (3) Design and contents of card. (a) The card shall be the same size as an operator's license but shall be of a design which is readily distinguishable from the design of an operator's license and bear upon it the words "IDENTIFICATION CARD ONLY." The information on the card shall be the same as specified under s. 343.17 (3). If the issuance of the card requires the applicant to present any documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7., the card shall display, on the front side of the card, a legend identifying the card as temporary. The card shall contain physical security features consistent with any requirement under federal law. The card may serve as a record of gift under s. 157.06 (2) (t) and the holder may affix a sticker thereto as provided in s. 343.175 (3). The card may also serve as a record of refusal under s. 157.06 (2) (u). Except as provided in sub. (4g), the card shall contain the holder's photograph and, if applicable, shall be of the design specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a) 12.

AB7-SSA1,60,14 (b) If an identification card is issued based upon the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7), the card shall, in addition to any other required legend or design, be of the design specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a) 14. and include a marking similar or identical to the marking described in s. 343.03 (3r).

AB7-SSA1, s. 119 Section 119. 343.50 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SSA1,60,24 343.50 (4) Application. The application for an identification card shall include any information required under ss. 85.103 (2) and 343.14 (2) (a), (b), (bm), (br), (em), and (er), and (j), and such further information as the department may reasonably require to enable it to determine whether the applicant is entitled by law to an identification card. The Except as provided in sub. (4g), the department shall, as part of the application process, take a photograph of the applicant to comply with sub. (3). No Except as provided in sub. (4g), no application may be processed without the photograph being taken. Misrepresentations in violation of s. 343.14 (5) are punishable as provided in s. 343.14 (9).