AB542: Bill Text

AB542,31,22 "I, ...., hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and that I am not disqualified on any ground from voting, and I have not voted, at this election."

AB542, s. 43 Section 43. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:

AB542,32,13 6.55 (2) (cs) The board shall provide to each municipal clerk a list prepared for use at each polling place showing the name and address of each person whose name appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located in the area served by that polling place, and whose name does not appear on the poll list for that polling place. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this subsection or s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the special registration deputies shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the special registration deputies shall inform the elector or the elector's agent that the elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector or the elector's agent maintains that the elector is eligible to vote in the election, the special registration deputies shall permit the elector to register but shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to vote per Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors shall require the elector to vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).

AB542, s. 44 Section 44. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,32,22 6.55 (2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides at the same address, and has not notified the municipal clerk transferred his or her registration to his or her legal name under s. 6.40 (1) (c) or filed a timely update of his or her registration under s. 6.28 (4) (b), shall notify the inspector of the change before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at the time when materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed both a name and address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other registration location under pars. (a) and (b).

AB542, s. 45 Section 45. 6.55 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.55 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB542,33,22 6.55 (3) (a) Any qualified elector in the ward or election district where the elector desires to vote whose name does not appear on the registration list but who claims to be registered to vote in the election may request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district. When the request is made, the inspector shall require the person to give his or her name and address. If the elector is not at the polling place which serves the ward or election district where the elector resides, the inspector shall provide the elector with directions to the correct polling place. If the elector is at the correct polling place, the elector shall then execute the following written statement: "I, ...., hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and that I am not disqualified on any ground from voting, and I have not voted at this election and am properly registered to vote in this election." The person shall be required to provide acceptable proof of residence as provided under sub. (7) and shall then be given the right to vote. If the elector cannot provide acceptable proof of residence, the statement shall be certified by the elector and shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed by any other elector who resides in the municipality and that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborator shall then provide acceptable proof of residence as provided in sub. (7). Whenever the question of identity or residence cannot be satisfactorily resolved and the elector cannot be permitted to vote, an inspector shall telephone the office of the municipal clerk to reconcile the records at the polling place with those at the office.

AB542, s. 46 Section 46. 6.55 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB542,34,5 6.55 (3) (b) Prior to permitting an elector to vote under this subsection, the inspectors shall review the list provided by the board under sub. (2) (cs). If the name of the elector appears on the list, the inspectors shall inform the elector that he or she is ineligible to vote at the election. If the elector maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors shall permit the elector to vote, but shall require the elector to vote by ballot, and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).

AB542, s. 47 Section 47. 6.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,34,10 6.56 (1) The list containing the names of persons voting under ss. 6.29 and s. 6.55 (2) and or (3) or persons voting after presenting a certificate issued under s. 6.285 (2) (b) 3. or 6.29 (2) (b) shall be returned together with all forms and certificates to the municipal clerk.

AB542, s. 48 Section 48. 6.56 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,35,2 6.56 (3) Upon receipt of the list under sub. (1), the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall make an audit of all electors registering to vote at the polling place or other registration location under s. 6.55 (2) and, all electors registering by agent on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. and all electors registering to vote after the close of registration under s. 6.285 (2) or 6.29 (2) (a). The audit shall be made by 1st class postcard. The postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk or board of election commissioners if the elector does not reside at the address given on the postcard. If any postcard is returned undelivered, or if the clerk or board of election commissioners is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector which was apparently improper on the day of the election, the clerk or board shall change the status of the elector from eligible to ineligible on the registration list and mail the elector a notice of the change in status and provide the name to the district attorney for the county where the polling place or satellite absentee voting station is located.

AB542, s. 49 Section 49. 6.56 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB542,35,14 6.56 (3m) As soon as possible after all information relating to registrations after the close of registration for an election is entered on the registration list following the election under s. 6.33 (5) (a), the board shall compare the list of new registrants with the list containing the names transmitted to the board by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20) as of election day but whose names do not appear on the poll lists for the election because the names were added after the board certified the poll lists for use at the election. If the board finds that the name of any person whose name appears on the list transmitted under s. 301.03 (20) has been added to the registration list, the board shall enter on the list the information transmitted to the board under s. 301.03 (20) and shall notify the district attorney that the person appears to have voted illegally at the election.

AB542, s. 50 Section 50. 6.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,35,22 6.77 (1) An elector may vote only at the polling place for his or her residence designated by the governing body or board of election commissioners of the municipality where the elector resides, at a satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1) by the municipality where the elector resides, or at a nursing home, qualified retirement home, or qualified community-based residential facility where absentee voting is conducted under s. 6.875 (6) in the municipality where the elector resides.

AB542, s. 51 Section 51. 6.79 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265, section 96, is amended to read:

AB542,36,8 6.79 (2) (c) The officials shall maintain separate lists for electors who are voting under s. 6.15, 6.29, or 6.55 (2) or (3), or 6.873 (4) and electors who are reassigned from another polling place under s. 5.25 (5) (b) and shall enter the full name, address, and serial number of each of these electors on the appropriate separate list. Alternatively, if the poll list at a polling place is maintained electronically, the officials may enter on the poll list the information that would otherwise appear on a separate list if the information that would be obtainable from a separate list is entered on the poll list.

AB542, s. 52 Section 52. 6.79 (2) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB542,36,16 6.79 (2) (dm) If the poll list indicates that the elector is ineligible to vote because the elector's name appears on the current list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20), the inspectors shall inform the elector of this fact. If the elector maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors shall provide the elector with a ballot and, after the elector casts his or her vote, shall challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.92 and treat the ballot in the manner provided in s. 6.95.

AB542, s. 53 Section 53. 6.86 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,36,19 6.86 (1) (a) 5. By delivering an application to a special voting deputy under s. 6.873 (4) or 6.875 (6).

AB542, s. 54 Section 54. 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,36,25 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. ss. 6.873 (3) (b) and 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1).

AB542, s. 55 Section 55. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,37,16 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made in writing, the application, signed by the elector, shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be made no later than 5 p.m. on the day preceding the election. If the elector is making written application and the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling place municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election.

AB542, s. 56 Section 56. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,38,4 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election. A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by absentee ballot. If identification is required, the municipal clerk shall so inform the agent and the elector shall enclose identification in the envelope with the ballot. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery at the polling place serving the hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour for the ballot to be counted to the municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.

AB542, s. 57 Section 57. 6.86 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB542,38,10 6.86 (6) Any elector may challenge for cause any person offering to cast an absentee ballot in person at the office of the municipal clerk whom the elector knows or suspects is not a qualified elector. The municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall treat the challenge in the same manner as provided for inspectors making challenges under ss. 6.925, 6.94, and 6.95.

AB542, s. 58 Section 58. 6.87 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,38,15 6.87 (3) (a) Except as authorized under par. (d) and as otherwise provided in s. ss. 6.873 and 6.875, the municipal clerk shall mail the absentee ballot postage prepaid for return to the elector's residence unless otherwise directed, or shall deliver it to the elector personally at the clerk's office.

AB542, s. 59 Section 59. 6.87 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265, section 112a, is amended to read:

AB542,39,15 6.87 (4) Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper envelope. If the elector has registered by mail and has not, or is not certain whether the elector has, previously voted in an election for national office in this state, the elector shall enclose identification in the envelope or if the elector is voting at a satellite absentee voting station, shall provide identification to the special voting deputy. Identification is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c), and the elector registered by mail and has not voted in an election for national office in this state. The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, postage prepaid, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. Failure to return an unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for candidates in the primary.

AB542, s. 60 Section 60. 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,39,19 6.87 (6) The ballot shall be returned so it is received by the municipal clerk in time for delivery to the polls before the closing hour by 8 p.m. on election day. Any ballot not mailed or delivered as provided in this subsection may not be counted.

AB542, s. 61 Section 61. 6.873 of the statutes is created to read:

AB542,40,8 6.873 Absentee voting at satellite absentee voting stations. (1) Designation of satellite absentee voting stations. The governing body of any municipality may designate any location, other than the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners and other than a nursing or retirement home or community-based residential facility under s. 6.875, as a satellite absentee voting station where electors of the municipality may vote by absentee ballot. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may designate a satellite absentee voting station on private property only if the person who owns the property or otherwise has authority to consent to its use by the municipality consents to the designation and consents to the enforcement of s. 12.03 (2m) on property owned or controlled by the person. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall not designate a location as a satellite absentee voting station if there is a charge for the municipality to use the location.

AB542,40,21 (2) Special voting deputies. (a) Appointment. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall appoint at least one qualified elector as a special voting deputy to receive absentee ballots at each satellite absentee voting station designated under sub. (1). The appointment shall be made without regard to party affiliation. The special voting deputy shall be able to read and write the English language, be capable, and be of good understanding, and may not be a candidate for any office to be voted for at an election for which he or she serves. The governing body of the municipality may require a special voting deputy to have a general knowledge of the election laws. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may administer examinations to determine whether an individual qualifies for appointment under this paragraph. In coordination with the board, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall instruct the special voting deputy in the deputy's duties and responsibilities.

AB542,41,7 (b) Oath. Before performing his or her duties, each special voting deputy appointed under par. (a) shall file the oath required by s. 7.30 (5). In the oath, the individual shall swear that he or she is qualified to act as a deputy under this section, that he or she has read the statutes governing absentee voting, that he or she understands the proper absentee voting procedure, that he or she understands the penalties for noncompliance with the procedure under s. 12.13, that his or her sacred obligation will be to fully and fairly implement the absentee voting law and seek to have the intent of the electors ascertained. In addition, the oath shall state that the individual realizes that any error in conducting the voting procedure may result in invalidation of an elector's vote under s. 7.51 (2) (e) and that the individual realizes that absentee voting is a privilege and not a constitutional right.

AB542,41,11 (c) Term of office. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, each special voting deputy appointed under par. (a) shall hold office for 2 years and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may revoke a special voting deputy's appointment at any time.

AB542,42,2 (d) Authority and duties. For the purpose of ensuring compliance with this section and s. 6.285, each special voting deputy appointed under par. (a) has supervision over the satellite absentee voting station to which he or she is dispatched under sub. (3) (a). The special voting deputy is subject to the supervision of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. The special voting deputy has full authority to maintain order and to enforce obedience to his or her lawful commands at any time during which absentee ballots may be cast at the voting station. The special voting deputy shall prevent any person from taking notice of how another person has voted, except when assistance is given under s. 6.87 (5). The special voting deputy shall enforce s. 5.35 (5) and shall prevent electioneering from taking place in violation of s. 12.03 (1m) or (2m). If any person refuses to obey the lawful commands of a special voting deputy, is disorderly in the presence or hearing of the special voting deputy, or interrupts or disturbs the proceedings, the special voting deputy may order any law enforcement officer to remove the person from the voting area or to take the person into custody.

AB542,42,10 (3) Operation of satellite absentee voting stations. (a) Operation. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may dispatch a special voting deputy appointed under sub. (2) to a satellite absentee voting station designated under sub. (1) for the purpose of permitting qualified electors of the municipality to vote by absentee ballot at that voting station. No satellite absentee voting station may be open for purposes of this subsection or s. 6.285 at any time before the official absentee ballots for the applicable election are prepared under s. 7.15 (1) (cm) or at any time after 5 p.m. on the day before the election.

AB542,42,21 (b) Supplies for satellite absentee voting stations. The board shall prescribe a special certificate envelope for use only at satellite absentee voting stations which shall include the notation "Identification submitted," followed by a space for the signature of the special voting deputy to whom the identification was submitted. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall issue a supply of absentee ballots and special certificate envelopes to the special voting deputy that is sufficient to provide for the number of valid applications that the clerk or board of election commissioners reasonably expects will be made at the satellite absentee voting station. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall keep a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputy and shall require the deputy to return every ballot that he or she is issued.

AB542,43,8 (c) Registration list. Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), each registration list prepared for use at a satellite absentee voting station shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; if the list is prepared for use at an election for national office, an indication next to the name of each elector for whom identification is required under s. 6.36 (2); and a form of certificate bearing the certification of the executive director of the board stating that the list is a true and complete registration list of the municipality for which the list is prepared. Identification is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registers by mail and has not previously voted in an election for national office in this state. The names and identification serial numbers of electors who have obtained a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall appear separately after the remainder of the list. These names and serial numbers shall be arranged alphabetically by last name.

AB542,43,10 (4) Absentee voting procedure. (a) Registration. A qualified elector may register under s. 6.285 (2) at the satellite absentee voting station.

AB542,43,13 (b) Eligibility. Any qualified elector of the municipality that designates a satellite absentee voting station under sub. (1) may vote by absentee ballot at the voting station.

AB542,43,21 (c) Identification. If identification is required under sub. (3) (c), the special voting deputy shall require the elector to provide identification. If identification is provided, the deputy shall verify that the name and address on the identification provided is the same as the name and address shown on the registration list or registration form submitted by the elector and shall sign the certificate envelope indicating that identification was submitted and verified. If identification is required and not provided, the deputy shall offer the opportunity for the elector to vote under s. 6.97.

AB542,43,25 (d) Voting procedure. 1. The special voting deputy shall enter a unique voting number after the name of each elector who votes under this section on the registration list or, if the elector's name does not appear on the list, on a separate list maintained under this subsection beginning with the number one.

AB542,44,8 2. If the registration list indicates that the elector is ineligible to vote because the elector's name appears on the current list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20), the deputy shall inform the elector of this fact. If the elector maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the deputy shall provide the elector with a ballot and, after the elector casts his or her vote, shall challenge the ballot in the same manner as provided for inspectors making challenges under s. 6.92 and shall treat the ballot in the same manner as provided for treatment of challenged ballots by inspectors under s. 6.95.

AB542,44,15 3. The deputy shall than personally offer a qualified elector of the municipality, served by the deputy, who makes a proper application with the deputy the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot. The deputy shall write on the official ballot, in the space for the official endorsement, his or her initials and official title. The elector and a witness shall then make and subscribe to the certification on the certificate envelope and the elector shall vote the ballot in the manner prescribed in s. 6.87 (4).

AB542,44,17 4. The elector may receive assistance in marking the ballot as provided in s. 6.87 (5).

AB542,44,24 5. Notwithstanding s. 6.87 (4), the elector shall then seal the ballot inside the certificate envelope and give the sealed certificate envelope containing the ballot in an absentee ballot carrier envelope and shall promptly deliver the envelope to the deputy. The deputy shall place the sealed certificate envelope containing each ballot in an absentee ballot carrier envelope and shall promptly deliver the envelope to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners in the manner specified by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners.

AB542,45,5 (e) Challenge. Any elector may challenge for cause any person offering to cast an absentee ballot at a satellite absentee voting station whom the elector knows or suspects is not a qualified elector. The special voting deputy shall treat the challenge in the same manner as provided for inspectors making challenges under ss. 6.925, 6.94, and 6.95.

AB542, s. 62 Section 62. 6.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,45,16 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk, the clerk shall enclose it, unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the name and official title of the clerk, and the words "This envelope contains the ballot of an absent elector and must be opened at the polls during polling hours on election day a meeting of the municipal board of canvassers under s. 7.52". If the ballot was received by the elector by facsimile transmission or electronic mail and is accompanied by a separate certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a certificate envelope and securely append the completed certificate to the outside of the envelope before enclosing the ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep the ballot in the clerk's office until delivered, as required in sub. (2).

AB542, s. 63 Section 63. 6.88 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,46,2 6.88 (2) When an absentee ballot is received by the municipal clerk prior to the delivery of the official ballots to the election officials of the ward in which the elector resides municipal board of canvassers, the municipal clerk shall seal the ballot envelope in the carrier envelope as provided under sub. (1), and shall enclose the envelope in a package and deliver the package to the election inspectors of the proper ward or election district. When the official ballots for the ward or election district have been delivered to the election officials before the receipt of an absentee ballot, the clerk shall immediately enclose the envelope containing the absentee ballot in a carrier envelope as provided under sub. (1) and deliver it in person to the proper election officials municipal board of canvassers when it convenes under s. 7.52.

AB542, s. 64 Section 64. 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (3) and amended to read:

AB542,47,2 7.52 (3) Any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day, the inspectors The board of canvassers shall first open the carrier envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the identification serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). When the inspectors find board of canvassers finds that the certification has been properly executed, the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district, and the applicant has not voted in the election, they the board of canvassers shall enter an indication on the poll list next to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They The board of canvassers shall then open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The inspectors board of canvassers shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the inspectors board of canvassers shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk or special voting deputy. If the poll list indicates that identification is required and no identification is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is provided is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, the inspectors or if the ballot was cast under s. 6.873 and the envelope does not contain the signature of the special voting deputy to whom identification was provided, the board of canvassers shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors board of canvassers shall then deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or voting poll list number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the elector had been present and voted in person.

AB542, s. 65 Section 65. 6.88 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 6.88 (3).

AB542, s. 66 Section 66. 6.93 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB542, s. 67 Section 67. 6.93 of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (5) and amended to read:

AB542,47,9 7.52 (5) The vote of any absent elector may be challenged for cause and the inspectors of election municipal board of canvassers shall have all the power and authority given them the inspectors to hear and determine the legality of the ballot the same as if the ballot had been voted in person.

AB542, s. 68 Section 68. 6.935 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,47,14 6.935 Challenge based on incompetency. Section 6.03 (3) applies to any challenge of a person's right to vote under s. 6.92, 6.925 or 6.93 7.52 (5) based on an allegation that an elector is incapable of understanding the objective of the elective process and thereby ineligible to vote.

AB542, s. 69 Section 69. 6.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,48,22 6.97 (1) Whenever any individual who is required to provide identification in order to be permitted to vote appears to vote at a polling place or satellite absentee voting station and cannot provide the required identification, or the individual has not provided identification as provided in s. 7.52 (3), the inspectors shall offer the opportunity for the individual to vote under this section. If the individual wishes to vote, the inspectors shall provide the elector with an envelope marked "Ballot under s. 6.97, stats.," on which the serial number of the elector is entered and shall require the individual to execute on the envelope a written affirmation stating that the individual is a qualified elector of the ward or election district where he or she offers to vote and is eligible to vote in the election. The inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the serial number or registration list number under s. 6.873 (4) (d) 1. of the individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or registration list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 or s. 6.873 (4) (d) 1. and the notation "s. 6.97". If voting machines are used in the municipality where the individual is voting, the individual's vote may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which shall have the corresponding number from the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 (2) (c), or the registration list if the elector is voting under s. 6.873 (4), and the notation "s. 6.97" written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors or special voting deputy before the ballot is given to the elector. When receiving the individual's ballot, the inspectors or special voting deputy shall provide the individual with written voting information prescribed by the board under s. 7.08 (8). The inspectors or special voting deputy shall indicate on the list the fact that the individual is required to provide identification but did not do so. The inspectors or special voting deputy shall notify the individual that he or she may provide identification to the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners. The inspectors or special voting deputy shall also promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the name, address, and either the serial number or, if voting under s. 6.873 (4), the registration list number of the individual. The inspectors or special voting deputy shall then place the ballot inside the certificate envelope on which the elector's serial number or registration list number has been entered and place the that envelope in a separate carrier envelope.

AB542, s. 70 Section 70. 6.97 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,49,11 6.97 (2) Whenever any individual who votes by absentee ballot is required to provide identification in order to be permitted to vote and does not provide the required identification, the inspectors municipal board of canvassers shall write on the back of the absentee ballot the serial number of the individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". The inspectors board of canvassers shall indicate on the poll list the fact that the individual is required to provide identification but did not do so. The inspectors board of canvassers shall promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners of the name, address, and serial poll list number of the individual. The inspectors board of canvassers shall then place the ballot inside an envelope on which the name and serial number of the elector is entered and shall place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.

AB542, s. 71 Section 71. 7.03 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,49,24 7.03 (1) (a) Except as authorized under this paragraph, a reasonable daily compensation shall be paid to each inspector, voting machine custodian, automatic tabulating equipment technician, member of a board of canvassers, messenger, and tabulator who is employed and performing duties under chs. 5 to 12. Daily compensation shall also be provided to officials inspectors and inspector trainees for attendance at training programs conducted by the board under s. 7.31. Alternatively, such election officials and trainees may be paid by the hour at a proportionate rate for each hour actually worked. Any election official or trainee may choose to volunteer his or her services by filing with the municipal clerk of the municipality in which he or she serves a written declination to accept compensation. The volunteer status of the election official or trainee remains effective until the official or trainee files a written revocation with the municipal clerk.

AB542, s. 72 Section 72. 7.03 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,50,7 7.03 (1) (d) Except as otherwise provided in par. (a), special registration deputies appointed under s. 6.285 (1) or 6.55 (6), special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.873 (2) or 6.875 (4), and officials and trainees who attend training sessions under s. 7.15 (1) (e) or, 7.25 (5), and 7.31 may also be compensated by the municipality where they serve at the option of the municipality. Employees of the department of transportation who are designated as special registration deputies under s. 6.28 (4) shall serve without additional compensation.

AB542, s. 73 Section 73. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB542,50,13 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 5.35 (6) (b) and (c), 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4), 6.33 (1) and (1m) (a), 6.36 (1) (b) 1. am., 6.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (a) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2) and (3), and 6.86 (2) and (3), and 6.873 (3) (b). All such forms shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the board.

AB542, s. 74 Section 74. 7.08 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

AB542,50,16 7.08 (9) Municipal maps. From the appropriation under s. 20.510 (1) (e) or (x), pay for the cost of municipal maps that are required to be posted under s. 5.35 (6) (c).

AB542, s. 75 Section 75. 7.16 of the statutes is created to read:

AB542,51,2 7.16 Election day plans. (1) With the advice of the board, each municipal clerk and board of election commissioners shall transmit for the approval of each municipal governing body, a proposed plan for the administration of the election in the municipality. The plan shall be transmitted at least 60 days before each regularly scheduled election and at least 35 days before each special election that is not held concurrently with a regularly scheduled election, regardless of whether the election has been scheduled by the municipality. The governing body shall review and approve a plan for this purpose no later than 42 days before each regularly scheduled election and no later than 21 days before each special election that is not held concurrently with a regularly scheduled election.

AB542,51,3 (2) Each plan under sub. (1) shall include the following elements:

AB542,51,5 (a) The methods to be used by the municipality for preelection education of electors concerning voting eligibility and procedures.

AB542,51,7 (b) The methods that the municipality intends to use to ensure adequate staffing for preelection activities and activities on election day.

AB542,51,9 (c) The measures that the municipality will use to ensure the orderly and efficient flow of electors at each polling place in the municipality.

AB542,51,12 (d) A reasonable projection of voter turnout at the election in the municipality and contingency plans that the municipality will use to address any turnout that significantly exceeds the projection.

AB542,51,14 (e) The management controls that the municipality will use to ensure accountable and orderly processes at the election.

AB542,51,16 (f) The specific procedure that the municipality will use to conduct the postelection review required under s. 7.18.

AB542, s. 76 Section 76. 7.17 of the statutes is created to read: