AB782, s. 35 7Section 35. 6.55 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB782, s. 36 8Section 36. 6.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,16,119 6.56 (1) The list containing the names of persons voting transferring
10registration
under ss. 6.29 and s. 6.55 (2) and (3) shall be returned together with all
11forms and certificates to the municipal clerk.
AB782, s. 37 12Section 37. 6.56 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB782, s. 38 13Section 38. 6.56 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,17,214 6.56 (3) Upon receipt of the list under sub. (1), the municipal clerk or board of
15election commissioners shall make an audit of all electors registering to vote
16transferring registration at the polling place or other registration location under s.
176.55 (2) and all electors registering by agent on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
18The audit shall be made by 1st class postcard. The postcard shall be marked in
19accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk or
20board of election commissioners if the elector does not reside at the address given on
21the postcard. If any postcard is returned undelivered, or if the clerk or board of
22election commissioners is informed of a different address than the one specified by
23the elector which was apparently improper on the day of the election, the clerk or
24board shall change the status of the elector from eligible to ineligible on the

1registration list and mail the elector a notice of the change in status and provide the
2name to the district attorney for the county where the polling place is located.
AB782, s. 39 3Section 39. 6.56 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,17,104 6.56 (5) Whenever any letter or postcard mailed under this section is returned
5undelivered, or whenever the U.S. postal service notifies the clerk of an improper
6address which was apparently improper on the day of the election or whenever it
7otherwise appears that a person has voted who is not qualified or has voted more
8than once in an election, and the person has been permitted to vote after
9corroboration was made under s. 6.55 (2) or (3) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the name of the
10corroborator shall also be provided to the district attorney.
AB782, s. 40 11Section 40. 6.79 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin
12Act 265
, are amended to read:
AB782,17,1613 6.79 (2) (b) Upon the poll list, after the name of each elector, the officials shall
14enter a serial number for each elector in the order that votes are cast, beginning with
15number one. The officials shall enter upon the poll list, after the name of any elector
16who updates his or her registration under s. 6.55 (1), the updated name of the elector.
AB782,17,2417 (c) The officials shall maintain separate lists for electors who are voting under
18s. 6.15, 6.29, or transferring registrations under s. 6.55 (2) or (3) and electors who are
19reassigned from another polling place under s. 5.25 (5) (b) and shall enter the full
20name, address, and serial number of each of these electors on the appropriate
21separate list. Alternatively, if the poll list is maintained electronically, the officials
22may enter on the poll list the information that would otherwise appear on a separate
23list if the information that would be obtainable from a separate list is entered on the
24poll list.
AB782, s. 41 25Section 41. 6.79 (2) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB782,18,4
16.79 (2) (dm) If the elector claims to have registered at an address that is served
2by the polling place on or before the 14th day preceding the election, but the elector's
3name does not appear on the poll list, the officials shall offer the elector the
4opportunity to vote under s. 6.97.
AB782, s. 42 5Section 42. 6.79 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,18,196 6.79 (4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides acceptable
7proof of residence under s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2) or (3), the election officials shall enter
8the type of identifying document provided on the poll list, or separate list maintained
9under sub. (2) (c). If the document submitted as proof of identity or residence
10includes a number which applies only to the individual holding that document, the
11election officials shall also enter that number on the list. When any elector
12corroborates the registration identity or residence of any person offering to vote
13under s. 6.55 (2) (b) or (c) or (3), or the registration identity or residence of any person
14registering on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the election officials shall also enter
15the name and address of the corroborator next to the name of the elector whose
16information is being corroborated on the poll list, or the separate list maintained
17under sub. (2) (c).
When any person offering to vote has been challenged and taken
18the oath, following the person's name on the poll list, the officials shall enter the word
19"Sworn".
AB782, s. 43 20Section 43. 6.85 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,18,23 216.85 Absent elector; definition. (1) An absent elector is any otherwise
22qualified elector who for any reason is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling
23place in his or her ward.
AB782,19,2 24(2) Any otherwise qualified elector who changes residence within this state by
25moving to a different ward or municipality later than 10 14 days prior to an election

1may vote an absentee ballot in the ward or municipality where he or she was
2qualified to vote before moving.
AB782,19,4 3(3) An elector qualifying under this section may vote by absentee ballot under
4ss. 6.86 to 6.89.
AB782, s. 44 5Section 44. 6.86 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB782,19,136 6.86 (1) (c) If an elector other than a military elector applies for an absentee
7ballot for an election at the office of the municipal clerk after the 14th day preceding
8the election and the elector claims to have registered at an address that is located in
9the municipality on or before the 14th day preceding the election, but the elector's
10name does not appear on the registration list, the municipal clerk shall offer the
11elector the opportunity to vote under s. 6.97. If the individual chooses to vote under
12s. 6.97, the municipal clerk shall mark on the certificate envelope an indication that
13the elector's name does not appear on the registration list.
AB782, s. 45 14Section 45. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 6.86 (3) (a).
AB782, s. 46 15Section 46. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB782, s. 47 16Section 47. 6.86 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,19,2417 6.86 (3) (b) When each properly executed form and statement required under
18par. (a) is presented to the municipal clerk, if the elector who proposes to vote is
19qualified, an absentee ballot shall be issued and the name of such hospitalized elector
20shall be recorded by the clerk or special registration deputy. An agent who is issued
21an absentee ballot under this section shall present documentation of his or her
22identity, provide his or her name and address, and attest to a statement that the
23ballot is received solely for the benefit of a named elector who is hospitalized, and the
24agent will promptly transmit the ballot to such person.
AB782, s. 48 25Section 48. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,20,12
16.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. this subsection may be made and
2a registration form under par. (a) 2. may be filed
in person at the office of the
3municipal clerk not earlier than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m.
4on the day of the election. A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under
5par. (a) 1. this subsection shall be made by the municipal clerk and used to check that
6the electors vote only once, and by absentee ballot. If identification is required, the
7municipal clerk shall so inform the agent and the elector shall enclose identification
8in the envelope with the ballot. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned
9to the municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the
10ballot is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery
11at the polling place serving the hospitalized elector's residence before the closing
12hour for the ballot to be counted.
AB782, s. 49 13Section 49. 6.87 (2) (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,20,1414 6.87 (2) (form)
AB782,20,1515 [STATE OF ....
AB782,20,1616 County of ....]
AB782,20,1818 [(name of foreign country and city or other jurisdictional unit)]
AB782,21,619 I, ...., certify subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis. Stats., for false
20statements, that I am a resident of the [.... ward of the] (town) (village) of ...., or of
21the .... aldermanic district in the city of ...., residing at ....* in said city, the county
22of ...., state of Wisconsin, and am entitled to vote in the (ward) (election district) at
23the election to be held on ....; that I am not voting at any other location in this election;
24that I am unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in the (ward) (election
25district) on election day or have changed my residence within the state from one ward

1or election district to another within 10 14 days before the election. I certify that I
2exhibited the enclosed ballot unmarked to the witness, that I then in (his) (her)
3presence and in the presence of no other person marked the ballot and enclosed and
4sealed the same in this envelope in such a manner that no one but myself and any
5person rendering assistance under s. 6.87 (5), Wis. Stats., if I requested assistance,
6could know how I voted.
AB782,21,77 Signed ....
AB782,21,88 Identification serial number, if any: ....
AB782,21,99 The witness shall execute the following:
AB782,21,1410 I, the undersigned witness, subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis.
11Stats., for false statements, certify that the above statements are true and the voting
12procedure was executed as there stated. I am not a candidate for any office on the
13enclosed ballot (except in the case of an incumbent municipal clerk). I did not solicit
14or advise the elector to vote for or against any candidate or measure.
AB782,21,1515 ....(Name)
AB782,21,1616 ....(Address)**
AB782,21,1817 * — An elector who provides an identification serial number issued under s.
186.47 (3), Wis. Stats., need not provide a street address.
AB782,21,2019 ** — If this form is executed before 2 special voting deputies under s. 6.875 (6),
20Wis. Stats., both deputies shall witness and sign.
AB782, s. 50 21Section 50. 6.94 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,22,12 226.94 Challenged elector oath. If the person challenged refuses to answer
23fully any relevant questions put to him or her by the inspector under s. 6.92, the
24inspectors shall reject the elector's vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the
25person offering to vote has answered the questions, one of the inspectors shall

1administer to the person the following oath or affirmation: "You do solemnly swear
2(or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are a citizen of the United States; you
3are now and for 10 14 days have been a resident of this ward except under s. 6.02 (2);
4you have not voted at this election; you have not made any bet or wager or become
5directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of this
6election; you are not on any other ground disqualified to vote at this election". If the
7person challenged refuses to take the oath or affirmation, the person's vote shall be
8rejected. If the person challenged answers fully all relevant questions put to the
9elector by the inspector under s. 6.92, takes the oath or affirmation, and fulfills the
10applicable registration requirements, and if the answers to the questions given by
11the person indicate that the person meets the voting qualification requirements, the
12person's vote shall be received.
AB782, s. 51 13Section 51. 6.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,23,2114 6.97 (1) Whenever any individual who is required to provide identification in
15order to be permitted to vote appears to vote at a polling place and cannot provide
16the required identification, the inspectors shall offer the opportunity for the
17individual to vote under this section. Whenever any individual appears to vote at a
18polling place and claims to be registered at an address served by the polling place on
19or before the 14th day preceding the election but the elector's name does not appear
20on the poll list for that polling place, the inspectors shall similarly offer the
21opportunity for the elector to vote under this section.
If the individual wishes to vote,
22the inspectors shall provide the elector with an envelope marked "Ballot under s.
236.97, stats." on which the serial number of the elector is entered and shall require the
24individual to execute on the envelope a written affirmation stating that the
25individual is a qualified elector of the ward or election district where he or she offers

1to vote and is eligible to vote in the election. The inspectors shall, before giving the
2elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the individual
3corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list
4maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". If voting machines are used in
5the municipality where the individual is voting, the individual's vote may be received
6only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which shall have the
7corresponding number from the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and
8the notation "s. 6.97" written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors before the
9ballot is given to the elector. When receiving the individual's ballot, the inspectors
10shall provide the individual with written voting information prescribed by the board
11under s. 7.08 (8). The inspectors shall indicate on the list the fact that the individual
12is required to provide identification but did not do so, or that the elector claims to be
13properly registered to vote in the election, but the elector's name does not appear on
14the poll list
. The inspectors shall notify the individual that he or she may provide
15identification to the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal board of
16election commissioners or may provide proof of timely registration to the municipal
17clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners
. The inspectors
18shall also promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the name,
19address, and serial number of the individual and the reason why the individual is
20voting under this section
. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside the
21envelope and place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
AB782, s. 52 22Section 52. 6.97 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,24,1723 6.97 (2) Whenever any individual who votes by absentee ballot is required to
24provide identification in order to be permitted to vote and does not provide the
25required identification, the inspectors shall treat the ballot as a provisional ballot

1under this section. Whenever any individual other than a military elector applies for
2an absentee ballot for an election at the office of the municipal clerk after the 14th
3day preceding the election, and the elector claims to be properly registered to vote
4in the election but the elector's name does not appear on the registration list for the
5municipality, the inspectors shall similarly treat the ballot as a provisional ballot
6under this section. Upon removing the ballot from the envelope, the inspectors shall

7write on the back of the absentee ballot the serial number of the individual
8corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list
9maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". The inspectors shall indicate on
10the list the fact that the individual is required to provide identification but did not
11do so, or that the elector claims to be properly registered to vote in the election at an
12address served by the polling place, but the elector's name does not appear on the poll
13list
. The inspectors shall promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director
14of the municipal board of election commissioners of the name, address, and serial
15number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside an
16envelope on which the name and serial number of the elector is entered and shall
17place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
AB782, s. 53 18Section 53. 6.97 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.97 (3) (a) and amended to
19read:
AB782,25,2020 6.97 (3) (a) Whenever the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal
21board of election commissioners is informed by the inspectors that a ballot has been
22cast under this section, the clerk or executive director shall promptly provide written
23notice to the board of canvassers of each municipality, special purpose district, and
24county that is responsible for canvassing the election of the number of ballots cast
25under this section in each ward or election district. The municipal clerk or executive

1director then shall determine whether each individual voting under this section is
2qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the individual's ballot is cast.
3If the elector's name does not appear on the registration list at the address where the
4elector resides, the elector bears the burden of providing proof of timely registration
5for the election. If a question arises as to whether an elector was registered at an
6address where the elector resides on or before the 14th day preceding an election, the
7elector may establish that he or she was properly registered to vote by submitting
8to the municipal clerk a first class letter or postcard that was received by the elector
9under s. 6.32 (4) showing a timely registration date or by demonstrating from
10municipal records that he or she has voted at the address where he or she now resides
11during the 4-year period preceding the election and submitting to the municipal
12clerk a statement signed by the elector affirming that the elector has not changed his
13or her residence since the date that the elector last voted at that residence.
The
14municipal clerk or executive director shall make a record of the procedure used to
15determine the validity of each ballot. If, prior to 4 p.m. on the day after the election,
16the municipal clerk or executive director determines that the individual is qualified
17to vote in the ward or election district where the individual's ballot is cast, the
18municipal clerk or executive director shall notify the board of canvassers for each
19municipality, special purpose district and county that is responsible for canvassing
20the election of that fact.
AB782, s. 54 21Section 54. 6.97 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB782,26,222 6.97 (3) (b) A ballot cast under this section by an elector whose name does not
23appear on the registration list at the address where the elector resides shall not be
24counted unless the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
25commissioners provides timely notification that the elector was properly registered

1to vote in the election at the address where the elector resides on the 14th day
2preceding that election
AB782, s. 55 3Section 55. 7.03 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,26,84 7.03 (1) (d) Except as otherwise provided in par. (a), special registration
5deputies appointed under s. 6.55 (6), special
voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875
6(4) and officials and trainees who attend training sessions under s. 7.15 (1) (e) or 7.25
7(5) may be compensated by the municipality where they serve at the option of the
8municipality.
AB782, s. 56 9Section 56. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,26,1410 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4), 6.33 (1),
116.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (a) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2) and (3), and 6.86 (2) and (3). All such forms
12shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration
13or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the
14board.
AB782, s. 57 15Section 57. 7.30 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 27,
16is amended to read:
AB782,27,1617 7.30 (2) (a) Only election officials appointed under this section may conduct an
18election. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and in s. 7.15 (1) (k), each
19election official shall be a qualified elector of the ward or wards, or the election
20district, for which the polling place is established. A special registration deputy who
21is appointed under s. 6.55 (6) or an
An election official who is appointed to fill a
22vacancy under par. (b) need not be a resident of the ward or wards, or the election
23district, but shall be a resident of the municipality, except that if a municipal clerk
24or deputy clerk serves as a registration deputy or is appointed to fill a vacancy under
25par. (b), the clerk or deputy clerk need not be a resident of the municipality, but shall

1be a resident of the state. No more than 2 individuals holding the office of clerk or
2deputy clerk may serve without regard to municipal residency in any municipality
3at any election. Special registration deputies may be appointed to serve more than
4one polling place.
All officials shall be able to read and write the English language,
5be capable, and be of good understanding, and may not be a candidate for any office
6to be voted for at an election at which they serve. In 1st class cities, they may hold
7no public office other than notary public. Except as authorized under sub. (4) (c), all
8inspectors shall be affiliated with one of the 2 recognized political parties which
9received the largest number of votes for president, or governor in nonpresidential
10general election years, in the ward or combination of wards served by the polling
11place at the last election. The party which received the largest number of votes is
12entitled to one more inspector than the party receiving the next largest number of
13votes at each polling place. The same election officials may serve the electors of more
14than one ward where wards are combined under s. 5.15 (6) (b). If a municipality is
15not divided into wards, the ward requirements in this paragraph apply to the
16municipality at large.
AB782, s. 58 17Section 58. 12.13 (3) (v) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB782,27,2018 12.13 (3) (v) Corroborate any information offered by a proposed elector for the
19purpose of permitting the person to register to vote, to transfer his or her registration
20or to vote in any election, knowing such information to be false.
AB782, s. 59 21Section 59. Initial applicability.
AB782,27,2222 (1) This act first applies with respect to the 2006 spring primary election.
AB782, s. 60 23Section 60. Effective date.
AB782,27,2424 (1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2006.
AB782,27,2525 (End)
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