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236.32 Verification of certain registrations. (1) Upon receipt of a
24registration form that is submitted by mail under s. 6.30 (4) or by electronic
25application under s. 6.30 (5) or that is submitted by a special registration deputy
1appointed under s. 6.26, the commission or municipal clerk shall examine the form
2for sufficiency.
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3(2) If the form is insufficient to accomplish registration or the commission or
4clerk knows or has reliable information that the proposed elector is not qualified, the
5commission or clerk shall notify the proposed elector within 5 days, if possible, and
6request that the elector appear at the clerk's office or another registration location
7to complete a proper registration or substantiate the information presented.
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8(3) If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the commission
9or clerk shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she may register
10at the clerk's office under s. 6.29 or at the proper polling place or other location
11designated under s. 6.55 (2).
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12(4) If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the commission or
13clerk has no reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector is not qualified,
14the commission or clerk shall enter the elector's name on the registration list and
15transmit a 1st class letter or postcard to the registrant, specifying the elector's ward
16and aldermanic district, or both, if any, and polling place. The letter or postcard shall
17be sent within 10 days of receipt of the form. If the letter or postcard is returned, or
18if the commission or clerk is informed of a different address than the one specified
19by the elector, the commission or clerk shall change the status of the elector on the
20list from eligible to ineligible. The letter or postcard shall be marked in accordance
21with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the commission or clerk
22if the elector does not reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.
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23Section
12. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.33
(1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration
25forms. All
nonelectronic forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information
1shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the board.
Except as otherwise
2provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same information as
3nonelectronic forms. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient forms to meet voter
4registration needs. The forms shall be designed to obtain from each applicant
5information as to name; date; residence location; location of previous residence
6immediately before moving to current residence location; citizenship; date of birth;
7age; the number of a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under
8ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether
9the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for
at least 28 the
10number of consecutive days
specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the applicant has been
11convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether
12the applicant is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision;
13whether the applicant is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether
14the applicant is currently registered to vote at any other location.
The Except as
15provided in s. 6.30 (5), the form shall include a space for the applicant's signature.
16Below the space for the signature, the form shall state "Falsification of information
17on this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony.". The form shall
18include a space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or
196.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains
20the form and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her
21name, affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the
22form. The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district,
23if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the
24offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form shall also
25include a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is
1received by mail
or by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an
2indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of
3residence under s. 6.34
or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof
4of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of the entity or institution that
5issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number
6that applies only to the individual holding that document, that number. The form
7shall also include a space where the clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid
8voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the
9identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each
10county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector
11who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
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12Section
13. 6.33 (1) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
13act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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6.33
(1) The commission shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of
15registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed on cards and each item
16of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the commission. Except
17as otherwise provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same
18information as nonelectronic forms. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient
19forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms shall be designed to obtain from
20each applicant information as to name; date; residence location; location of previous
21residence immediately before moving to current residence location; citizenship; date
22of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector
23under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number;
24whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for the number
25of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the applicant has been convicted
1of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant
2is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the
3applicant is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant
4is currently registered to vote at any other location. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5),
5the form shall include a space for the applicant's signature. Below the space for the
6signature, the form shall state "Falsification of information on this form is
7punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony.". The form shall include a space
8to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6) or
9inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and
10a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name,
11affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form.
12The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any,
13where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices
14and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form shall also include
15a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by
16mail or by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an indication
17of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence
18under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of
19residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of the entity or institution that
20issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number
21that applies only to the individual holding that document, that number. The form
22shall also include a space where the clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid
23voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the
24identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each
1county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector
2who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
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3Section
14. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.33
(2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the ward
5and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information under sub. (1), the
6indication of whether the registration is received by mail
or by electronic application,
7the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under
8s. 6.34
or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence was
9verified under s. 6.34 (2m), and any information relating to an applicant's voting
10identification card shall be recorded by the clerk.
Each Except as provided in s. 6.30
11(5), each applicant shall sign his or her own name unless the applicant is unable to
12sign his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the applicant may
13authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the applicant so
14authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the
15application is made upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is
16unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
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17Section
15. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.34
(2) Upon Except as provided in sub. (2m), upon completion of a registration
19form prescribed under s. 6.33, each eligible elector who is required to register under
20s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, shall provide an
21identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). If the elector
22registered by mail
or by electronic application, the identifying document may not be
23a residential lease.
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24Section
16. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.34
(2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
2is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of
3registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license
4issued under ch. 343 together with the elector's name and date of birth and the board
5is able to verify the information using the system maintained under sub. (4).
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6Section
17. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.34
(4) The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an
8instant basis, information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m),
9using the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to
10the board's agreement with the secretary of transportation under s. 85.61 (1).
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11Section
18. 6.34 (4) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
12act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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6.34
(4) The commission shall maintain a system that electronically verifies,
14on an instant basis, information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub.
15(2m), using the information maintained by the department of transportation
16pursuant to the commission's agreement with the secretary of transportation under
17s. 85.61 (1).
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18Section
19. 6.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.35
(1) (intro.) Under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election
20commissioners, the original registration forms shall be filed in one of the following
21ways, except as provided in
sub. subs. (1m)
and (2):
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22Section
20. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.35
(2) The board shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which
24municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of
25registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
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1Section
21. 6.35 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
2act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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6.35
(2) The commission shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods
4by which municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain
5records of registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
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6Section
22. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.36
(2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
8of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
9to vote. If proof of residence is provided, the type of identifying document submitted
10by the elector and the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying
11document
, or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence
12was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), shall be entered on the list in the space provided.
13Proof Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if the elector
14is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registers by mail
or by
15electronic application and has not previously voted in an election in this state.
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16Section
23. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.40
(1) (a) 1. Any registered elector may transfer registration after a change
18of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk of the
19municipality where the elector resides or by mailing to the municipal clerk a signed
20request stating his or her present address, affirming that this will be his or her
21residence for
28 the number of consecutive days
specified in s. 6.02 (1) prior to the
22election
, and providing the address where he or she was last registered.
23Alternatively, the elector may transfer his or her registration at the proper polling
24place or other registration location under s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a)
,
25or the elector may transfer his or her registration electronically under s. 6.30 (5). If
1an elector is voting in the ward or election district where the elector formerly resided,
2the change shall be effective for the next election.
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3Section
24. 6.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.40
(1) (c)
Name change. Whenever an elector's name is legally changed,
5including a change by marriage or divorce, the elector shall transfer his or her
6registration to his or her legal name by appearing in person or mailing to the
7municipal clerk a signed request for a transfer of registration to such name.
8Alternatively, a registered elector may make notification of a name change at his or
9her polling place under s. 6.55 (2) (d)
, or the elector may make notification of a name
10change electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
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11Section
25. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.50
(10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
13ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
14(2),
6.30 (5), or 6.55 (2).
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15Section
26. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.55
(2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
17at the same address, and has not
notified the municipal clerk previously provided
18notice of the change under s. 6.40 (1) (c), shall notify the inspector of the change
19before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at the time when
20materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed both a name and
21address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other registration location
22under pars. (a) and (b).
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23Section
27. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.86
(3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
25under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
1than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
2A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
3the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
4absentee ballot.
If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
5the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail
or by
6electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state, the municipal
7clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the
8elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot.
9The clerk shall verify that the name on any required proof of identification presented
10by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then
11enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented
12proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on
13the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the
14municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot
15is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the
16polling place serving the hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or,
17in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
18municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
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19Section
28. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.87
(4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
21absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an
22adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the
23ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
24shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
25so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
1envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
2ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
3proper envelope. If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the document
4enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute proof of residence
5under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the
6envelope.
Proof Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if
7the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registered
8by mail
or by electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state. If
9the elector requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail
10under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request
11which bears an original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance
12under sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be
13a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to
14the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a
15location outside the United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the
16ballot qualifies for delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an
17unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes
18are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot
19prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary
20which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by
21the elector for candidates in the primary.
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22Section
29. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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7.08
(1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4)
and (5), 6.33
24(1), 6.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms
25shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration
1or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the
2board.
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3Section
30. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
4(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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7.08
(1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33
6(1), 6.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms
7shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration
8or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the
9commission.
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10Section
31. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.61
(1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
12division of the government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to
13match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained
14by the government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1)
and the information
15specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable information in the operating
16record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to
17the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the administrator
18of the elections division of the government accountability board to verify the accuracy
19of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.
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85.61
(1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
23commission shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable
24information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.
256.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable
1information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle
2registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the secretary of
3transportation and the administrator of the elections commission to verify the
4accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.
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5Section
33. 343.027 of the statutes is amended to read:
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6343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this
7chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except
8that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the
9department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting
10debt
, to the government accountability board, in electronic or digital format, for the
11purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5), to the person to whom the signature relates, to a
12court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney,
13law enforcement agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.
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14Section
34. 343.027 of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this
15act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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16343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this
17chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except
18that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the
19department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting
20debt, to the elections commission, in electronic or digital format, for the purposes
21specified in s. 6.30 (5), to the person to whom the signature relates, to a court, district
22attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney, law enforcement
23agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.
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1(1) No later than the 20th day following the end of each calendar quarter, the
2government accountability board or elections commission and the department of
3transportation shall report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature
4in the manner provided in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes concerning its progress
5in implementing an electronic voter registration system. The board or commission
6and the department shall continue to file reports under this subsection until the
7board or commission determines that implementation is complete and the
8performance of the system is satisfactory.
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(1) This act first applies with respect to registration for voting at the first spring
11or partisan primary election that follows the effective date of this subsection by at
12least 6 months.
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13Section
37.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
14except as follows:
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(1)
The repeal and recreation of sections 5.056, 6.24 (3), 6.30 (5), 6.32, 6.33 (1),
166.34 (4), 6.35 (2), 7.08 (1) (c), 85.61 (1), and 343.027 of the statutes takes effect on June
1730, 2016.