Retention of Unused Ballots After an Election
The bill provides that unused ballots from an election may not be discarded or
destroyed until at least the day after the latest day for the filing of a recount petition for
any office on the ballots. In addition, the bill authorizes the county clerk to store any such
unused ballots upon request of a municipal clerk of a municipality within the county and
authorizes the county clerk to destroy the ballots pursuant to provisions of the bill.

Recount Procedures
Under current law, the state elections board is required to prescribe standard
forms and procedures for the making of recounts. Additionally, when a recount is being
conducted, if the ballots are in readable form such that automatic tabulating equipment
may be used to count the ballots, the board of canvassers conducting the recount may
choose to recount the ballots without the aid of automatic tabulating equipment. If
automatic tabulating equipment is to be used, the equipment must be tested prior to the
recount.
The bill requires the procedures developed by the elections board to require boards
of canvassers in recounts involving more than one board of canvassers to consult with the
elections board staff prior to beginning any recount to ensure that uniform procedures are
used, to the extent practicable, in conducting such recounts.
In addition, the bill requires boards of canvassers to use automatic tabulating
equipment to recount ballots that are in machine-readable form. The bill provides,
however, that a candidate, or elector if the recount is for a referendum question, may
petition the circuit court for an order requiring ballots in readable form to be counted by
hand or by another method approved by the court. The petition must be filed by the close
of business on the next business day after the last day for filing a petition for a recount.
To prevail, the petitioner must establish by clear and convincing evidence that due to an
irregularity, defect, or mistake committed during the voting or canvassing process the
results of a recount using automatic tabulating equipment will produce incorrect recount
results and that there is a substantial probability that recounting the ballots by hand or
another method will produce a more correct result and change the outcome of the election.
The court with whom the petition is filed must hear the matter as expeditiously as
possible, without a jury. Only if the court determines that the petitioner has made the
required showing may the court order a recount of the ballots by hand or other method.
The procedure created by the bill does not affect the ability of an aggrieved candidate or
elector under current law to appeal the outcome of a recount to circuit court upon
completion of the recount.
Post-Election Audits
The bill requires the elections board, by no later than December 31, 2006, to
prepare recommendations with regard to random post-election audits of local election
practices to be conducted in the fall of odd-numbered years. The recommendations must
include recommendations on how election practices in a given municipality may be
reviewed by election officials of other, similar-sized municipalities and how such audits
may be funded by the state. The recommendations must be submitted to the legislature.
Effective date
All changes to the law proposed by the bill take effect on July 1, 2006, or on the day
after publication, whichever is later.
SB612, s. 1 1Section 1. 5.02 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB612, s. 2 2Section 2. 5.02 (16g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,17,53 5.02 (16g) "Qualified circulator" means a qualified elector of this state or any
4U.S. citizen age 18 or older who, if he or she were a resident of this state, would not
5be disqualified from voting under s. 6.03.
SB612, s. 3 6Section 3. 5.35 (6) (a) 4a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,18,3
15.35 (6) (a) 4a. Instructions prescribed by the board for electors for whom
2identification proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required under s. 6.36 (2) (c) 2 6.55
3(2)
.
SB612, s. 4 4Section 4. 5.35 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,18,95 5.35 (6) (c) At each polling place located in a municipality that is served by more
6than one polling place for an election, the municipal clerk or board of election
7commissioners shall prominently post a map of the geographic area served by the
8polling place for that election. The posting shall clearly show the boundaries of the
9ward or wards served by the polling place for that election.
SB612, s. 5 10Section 5. 5.68 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,18,1411 5.68 (3m) The election administration council shall provide guidance to local
12units of government concerning the procurement of election apparatus, ballots,
13ballot forms, materials, and supplies for use in elections in this state to help ensure
14that competitive prices are obtained by those units of government.
SB612, s. 6 15Section 6. 5.90 of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 92, is
16renumbered 5.90 (1) and amended to read:
SB612,19,717 5.90 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, recounts of votes cast
18on an electronic voting system shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in s. 9.01.
19If Except as provided in sub. (2), if the ballots are distributed to the electors, the board
20of canvassers may elect to shall recount the ballots without the aid of with automatic
21tabulating equipment. If the board of canvassers elects to use automatic tabulating
22equipment, the
The board of canvassers shall test the automatic tabulating
23equipment to be used prior to the recount as provided in s. 5.84, and then the official
24ballots or the record of the votes cast shall be recounted on the automatic tabulating
25equipment. In addition, the board of canvassers shall check the ballots for the

1presence or absence of the initials and other distinguishing marks, shall examine the
2ballots marked "Rejected", "Defective" and "Objected to" to determine the propriety
3of such labels, and shall compare the "Duplicate Overvoted Ballots" and "Duplicate
4Damaged Ballots" with their respective originals to determine the correctness of the
5duplicates. If electronic voting machines are used, the board of canvassers shall
6perform the recount using the permanent paper record of the votes cast by each
7elector, as generated by the machines.
SB612, s. 7 8Section 7. 5.90 (2) and (3) of the statutes are created to read:
SB612,19,189 5.90 (2) Any candidate, or any elector when for a referendum, may, by the close
10of business on the next business day after the last day for filing a petition for a
11recount under s. 9.01, petition the circuit court for an order requiring ballots in
12readable form under sub. (1) to be counted by hand or by another method approved
13by the court. The petitioner in such an action bears the burden of establishing by
14clear and convincing evidence that due to an irregularity, defect, or mistake
15committed during the voting or canvassing process the results of a recount using
16automatic tabulating equipment will produce incorrect recount results and that
17there is a substantial probability that recounting the ballots by hand or another
18method will produce a more correct result and change the outcome of the election.
SB612,20,3 19(3) A court with whom a petition under sub. (2) is filed shall hear the matter
20as expeditiously as possible, without a jury. The court may order a recount of the
21ballots by hand or another method only if it determines that the petitioner has
22established by clear and convincing evidence that due to an irregularity, defect, or
23mistake committed during the voting or canvassing process the results of a recount
24using automatic tabulating equipment will produce incorrect recount results and
25that there is a substantial probability that recounting the ballots by hand or another

1method will produce a more correct result and change the outcome of the election.
2Nothing in this section affects the right of a candidate or elector aggrieved by the
3recount to appeal to circuit court under s. 9.01 (6) upon completion of the recount.
SB612, s. 8 4Section 8. 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,20,145 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card,
6the municipal clerk shall require the elector to provide acceptable proof of residence
7under s. 6.55 (7) 6.34. If the elector cannot provide acceptable proof of residence, the
8elector may have his or her residence corroborated in a statement that is signed by
9another elector of the municipality and that contains the current street address of
10the corroborating elector. If the residence is corroborated by another elector, that
11elector shall then provide proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7) 6.34. The elector shall
12then mark the ballot in the clerk's presence in a manner that will not disclose his or
13her vote. The elector shall then fold the ballot so as to conceal his or her vote. The
14clerk or elector shall then place the ballot in an envelope furnished by the clerk.
SB612, s. 9 15Section 9. 6.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,21,716 6.15 (3) Procedure at polling place. An eligible elector may appear at the
17polling place for the ward or election district where he or she resides and make
18application for a ballot under sub. (2). Except as otherwise provided in this
19subsection, an elector who casts a ballot under this subsection shall follow the same
20procedure required for casting a ballot at the municipal clerk's office under sub. (2).
21The inspectors shall perform the duties of the municipal clerk, except that the
22inspectors shall return the cancellation card under sub. (2) (b) to the municipal clerk
23and the clerk shall forward the card as provided in sub. (2) (c) if required. Upon
24proper completion of the application and cancellation card and submittal of
25acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.55 (7) 6.34 or providing corroboration of

1residence, the inspectors shall permit the elector to cast his or her ballot for president
2and vice president. The elector shall mark the ballot and, unless the ballot is utilized
3with an electronic voting system, the elector shall fold the ballot, and deposit the
4ballot into the ballot box or give it to the inspector. The inspector shall deposit it
5directly into the ballot box. Voting machines or ballots utilized with electronic voting
6systems may only be used by electors voting under this section if they permit voting
7for president and vice president only.
SB612, s. 10 8Section 10. 6.15 (4) (a) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB612,21,139 6.15 (4) (a) Clerks holding new resident ballots shall deliver them to the
10election inspectors in the proper ward or election district where the new residents
11reside or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
12municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers when it convenes under s. 7.52 (1)
, as
13provided by s. 6.88 for absentee ballots.
SB612,21,1814 (b) During polling hours, the inspectors shall open each carrier envelope,
15announce the elector's name, check the affidavit for proper execution, and check the
16voting qualifications for the ward, if any. In municipalities where absentee ballots
17are canvassed under s. 7.52, the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers shall
18perform this function at a meeting of the board of absentee ballot canvassers.
SB612,21,2119 (c) The inspectors or board of absentee ballot canvassers shall open the inner
20envelope without examination of the ballot other than is necessary to see that the
21issuing clerk has endorsed it.
SB612,22,222 (d) Upon satisfactory completion of the procedure under pars. (b) and (c) the
23inspectors or board of absentee ballot canvassers shall deposit the ballot in the ballot
24box. The inspectors or board of absentee ballot canvassers shall enter the name of
25each elector voting under this section on the poll list with an indication that the

1elector is voting under this section or on a separate list maintained for the purpose
2under s. 6.79 (2) (c).
SB612, s. 11 3Section 11. 6.15 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,22,94 6.15 (6) Death of elector. When it appears by due proof to the inspectors or,
5in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, when it
6appears by due proof to the board of absentee ballot canvassers
that a person voting
7under this section at an election has died before the date of the election, the
8inspectors or board of absentee ballot canvassers shall return the ballot with
9defective ballots to the issuing official.
SB612, s. 12 10Section 12. 6.21 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,22,17 116.21 Deceased electors. When by due proof it appears to the inspectors or,
12in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, when by due
13proof it appears to the board of absentee ballot canvassers
that a person voting under
14this section
casting an absentee ballot at an election has died before the date of the
15election, they the inspectors or board of absentee ballot canvassers shall return the
16ballot with defective ballots to the issuing official. The casting of the ballot of a
17deceased elector does not invalidate the election.
SB612, s. 13 18Section 13. 6.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,22,2119 6.22 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 6.87 (4), a A military elector shall make and
20subscribe to the certification under s. 6.87 (2) before a witness who is an adult U.S.
21citizen.
SB612, s. 14 22Section 14. 6.22 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 6.22 (4) (a) amended to read:
SB612,23,523 6.22 (4) (a) An A request for an absentee ballot by an individual who qualifies
24as a military elector may shall be treated as a request for an absentee ballot for any
25election, or
for all elections until the individual otherwise requests or until the

1individual no longer qualifies as a military elector
. Upon receiving a timely request
2for an absentee ballot under par. (b) by an individual who qualifies as a military
3elector, the municipal clerk shall send or transmit to the elector an absentee ballot
4for all elections that occur in the municipality or portion thereof where the elector
5resides beginning on the date that the clerk receives the request.
SB612,23,10 6(b) A military elector's application may be received at any time. The municipal
7clerk shall not send a ballot for an election if the application is received later than
85 p.m. on the Friday preceding that election unless s. 6.87 (3) (d) applies. The
9municipal clerk shall send a ballot, as soon as available, to each military elector who
10requests a ballot.
SB612,23,18 11(d) The board shall prescribe the instructions for marking and returning ballots
12and the municipal clerk shall enclose instructions with each ballot and shall also
13enclose supplemental instructions for local elections. The envelope, return envelope
14and instructions may not contain the name of any candidate appearing on the
15enclosed ballots other than that of the municipal clerk affixed in the fulfillment of
16his or her duties. Each certificate envelope that is mailed or transmitted to a military
17elector under this section shall be clearly labeled as "Cast by a military elector under
18s. 6.22, Wis. stats., and may be eligible to be counted after election day".
SB612,24,4 19(e) Whenever the material is mailed, the material shall be prepared and mailed
20to make use of the federal free postage laws. If the material does not qualify for
21mailing without postage under federal free postage laws, the municipal clerk shall
22pay the postage required for mailing to the military elector. If the return envelope
23qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws, the clerk shall
24affix the appropriate legend required by U.S. postal regulations. Otherwise the
25municipal clerk shall pay the postage required for return when the ballot is mailed

1from within the United States. If the ballot is not mailed by the military elector from
2within the United States the military elector shall provide return postage.
The
3mailing list established under this subsection shall be kept current in the same
4manner as provided in s. 6.86 (2) (b).
SB612, s. 15 5Section 15. 6.22 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,24,116 6.22 (4) (c) A military elector may indicate an alternate address on his or her
7absentee ballot application. If the elector's ballot is returned as undeliverable prior
8to the deadline for return of absentee ballots under s. 6.87 (6), and the elector remains
9eligible to receive absentee ballots under this section, the municipal clerk shall
10immediately send or transmit an absentee ballot to the elector at the alternate
11address.
SB612, s. 16 12Section 16. 6.22 (4) (f) to (h) of the statutes are created to read:
SB612,24,2513 6.22 (4) (f) If there occur 2 successive general elections at which a military
14elector fails to return an absentee ballot sent or transmitted to the elector under par.
15(a) and the elector has not cast an absentee ballot at any intervening election, if the
16municipal clerk is reliably informed that the elector is no longer a military elector
17or no longer resides in the municipality, or if the elector so requests, the clerk shall
18discontinue sending or transmitting absentee ballots to the elector under this
19subsection. If a military elector who has requested an absentee ballot changes his
20or her residence from the municipality where a request is filed to another
21municipality in this state, the municipal clerk of the municipality who received the
22request shall notify the clerk of the municipality to which the elector's residence is
23changed of the date of the request or the latest renewal under par. (g) and the date
24of the most recent absentee ballot received by the clerk. The municipal clerk who is
25so notified shall treat the request as having been made to him or her.
SB612,25,5
1(g) Prior to any discontinuance of the service provided to a military elector
2under this subsection solely for failure to return absentee ballots, the municipal clerk
3shall mail the elector a 1st class letter or postcard notifying the elector that an
4absentee ballot will no longer be sent to the elector unless the elector renews his or
5her request within 30 days of the date of the notification.
SB612,25,86 (h) The municipal clerk shall notify a military elector of any action under par.
7(f) that is not taken at the elector's request within 5 days of taking that action, if
8possible.
SB612, s. 17 9Section 17. 6.22 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,25,1510 6.22 (5) Voting procedure. Except as authorized in sub. (5m) and s. 6.25, the
11ballot shall be marked and returned, deposited and recorded in the same manner as
12other absentee ballots. In addition, the certification under s. 6.87 (2) shall have a
13statement of the elector's birth date. Failure to return any unused ballots in a
14primary election does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector casts his or her
15votes.
SB612, s. 18 16Section 18. 6.22 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,25,2317 6.22 (5m) Treatment of ballots received after close of polls. (a) A vote cast
18on a ballot cast under this section that is received by the municipal clerk after the
19close of the polls but before the deadline for filing a petition for a recount under s. 9.01
20(1) (a) for the office for which the vote is cast shall be treated as valid if the envelope
21in which the ballot was received bears a postal service cancellation mark dated on
22or before the election day for which the ballot was cast, but may only be counted for
23purposes of a recount under s. 9.01.
SB612,26,424 (b) For purposes of par. (a), if a certificate envelope is not postmarked or has
25a postmark that is not legible to the municipal clerk, board of canvassers, or the board

1of absentee ballot canvassers in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
2under s. 7.52, and the envelope was received by mail from the U.S. postal service, it
3is presumed that the envelope was placed in the mail on or before election day, unless
4established by a preponderance of the evidence to the contrary.
SB612,26,115 (c) No later than the closing hour of the polls, the municipal clerk of each
6municipality shall post at his or her office, at any alternate site under s. 6.855, and
7on the Internet at a site announced by the clerk before the polls open, and shall make
8available to any person upon request, a statement of the number of absentee ballots
9that the clerk has mailed or transmitted to military electors under this section and
10that have not been returned by the closing hour on election day. The posting shall
11not include the names or addresses of any military electors.
SB612,26,1812 (d) All ballots received by the municipal clerk under this subsection by the
13deadline specified in par. (a) shall be carefully preserved by the municipal clerk until
14destruction or other disposition is authorized under s. 7.23. If a petition for a recount
15is filed under s. 9.01, the clerk shall immediately notify the appropriate board of
16canvassers as to whether any absentee ballots that have been mailed or transmitted
17to military electors under this section have been received after the closing of the polls
18or have not been returned.
SB612,26,2419 (dm) If the clerk notifies the board of canvassers that any ballots that have been
20mailed or transmitted to military electors under this section have not been returned,
21the board of canvassers shall not proceed with the recount until all such ballots have
22been returned to the clerk and transmitted to the board of canvassers, or 9 a.m. on
23the day following the last day for filing of a petition for the recount, whichever occurs
24first.
SB612,27,4
1(e) The clerk shall transmit to the appropriate board of canvassers all ballots
2received under par. (a) by the clerk as soon as practicable after receiving the last
3ballot but in no case later than 9 a.m. on the day following the last day for filing a
4petition for the recount under s. 9.01.
SB612,27,105 (f) Whenever a board of canvassers conducting a recount receives absentee
6ballots cast by military electors as provided in par. (e), the board of canvassers shall
7first proceed to open and record the names of the military electors whose ballots have
8been received. If the ballot cast by a military elector is otherwise valid, the board of
9canvassers shall count the vote cast on the ballot for the office being recounted and
10shall adjust the original statements, certifications, and determinations accordingly.
SB612,27,1211 (g) The board of canvassers shall then proceed with the recount under s. 9.01
12(1) (b).
SB612, s. 19 13Section 19. 6.24 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,27,2114 6.24 (4) (d) An overseas elector who is not registered may request both a
15registration form and an absentee ballot at the same time, and the municipal clerk
16shall send the ballot automatically if the registration form is received within the time
17prescribed in s. 6.28 (1). The board shall prescribe a special certificate form for the
18envelope in which the absentee ballot for overseas electors is contained, which shall
19be substantially similar to that provided under s. 6.87 (2). Notwithstanding s. 6.87
20(4), an
An overseas elector shall make and subscribe to the special certificate form
21before a witness who is an adult U.S. citizen.
SB612, s. 20 22Section 20. 6.24 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,28,1323 6.24 (6) Instructions and handling. The municipal clerk shall send a ballot,
24as soon as available, to each overseas elector by whom a request has been made. The
25board shall prescribe the instructions for marking and returning ballots and the

1municipal clerk shall enclose such instructions with each ballot. The envelope,
2return envelope and instructions may not contain the name of any candidate
3appearing on the enclosed ballots other than that of the municipal clerk affixed in
4the fulfillment of his or her duties. Except as authorized in s. 6.87 (3), the municipal
5clerk shall mail the material postage prepaid to any place in the world. The, with
6sufficient postage to ensure that the elector receives the ballot, unless the material
7qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws. If the return
8envelope qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws, the
9clerk shall affix the appropriate legend required by U.S. postal regulations.
10Otherwise, the municipal clerk shall pay the postage required for return when the
11ballot is mailed from within the United States. If the ballot is not mailed by the
12overseas elector from within the United States, the
overseas elector shall provide
13return postage.
SB612, s. 21 14Section 21. 6.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,28,2315 6.25 (1) Any individual who qualifies as a military elector under s. 6.22 (1) (b)
16or an overseas elector under s. 6.24 (1) and who transmits an application for an
17official absentee ballot for a general election no later than 30 days before election day
18may, in lieu of the official ballot, cast a federal write-in absentee ballot prescribed
19under 42 USC 1973ff-2 for any candidate or for all of the candidates of any
20recognized political party for national office listed on the official ballot at the general
21election if the federal write-in absentee ballot is received by the appropriate
22municipal clerk no later than the time prescribed in s. 6.87 (6) or, for purposes of a
23recount, within the period authorized in s. 6.22 (5m) (a)
.
SB612, s. 22 24Section 22. 6.25 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,29,13
16.25 (2) Any individual who qualifies as a military elector under s. 6.22 (1) (b)
2and who transmits an application for an official absentee ballot for any election no
3later than 30 days before election day may, in lieu of the official ballot, cast a write-in
4absentee ballot for any candidate or for all of the candidates of any recognized
5political party listed on the official ballot at the election if the write-in absentee
6ballot is received by the appropriate municipal clerk no later than the time
7prescribed in s. 6.87 (6) or, for purposes of a recount, within the period authorized
8under s. 6.22 (5m) (a)
. The ballot shall contain the information required under s. 5.55
9whenever applicable and on the face shall indicate the type and date of election and
10shall list the offices to be filled and the number of votes that each elector may cast
11for each office. The ballot shall include a number of spaces under each office equal
12to the number of votes permitted to be cast for that office for the elector to write in
13the names of candidates.
SB612, s. 23 14Section 23. 6.25 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,29,1715 6.25 (4) (b) The elector submitting the ballot does not submit an official ballot
16within the time prescribed in s. 6.87 (6) or, for purposes of a recount, within the period
17authorized under s. 6.22 (5m) (a)
.
SB612, s. 24 18Section 24. 6.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,29,2319 6.26 (2) (c) No individual may serve as a special registration deputy in a
20municipality unless the individual is appointed by the municipal clerk or board of
21election commissioners of the municipality or the individual is appointed by the
22elections board to serve all municipalities and the individual completes training
23required under s. 7.315
.
SB612, s. 25 24Section 25. 6.26 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,30,5
16.26 (2) (cm) The board and each municipal clerk shall maintain a record of the
2names and addresses of each individual who is appointed by the board or the clerk
3to serve as a special registration deputy under this section and who has complied
4with the training requirements for service as a special registration deputy under s.
57.315 (1) (b) 1.
SB612, s. 26 6Section 26. 6.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,30,147 6.26 (3) The board shall, by rule, prescribe procedures for appointment of
8special registration deputies, for revocation of appointments of special registration
9deputies, and for training of special registration deputies by municipal clerks and
10boards of election commissioners. The procedures shall be coordinated with training
11programs for special registration deputies conducted by municipal clerks under s.
127.315 and shall
be formulated to promote increased registration of electors consistent
13with the needs of municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners to efficiently
14administer the registration process.
SB612, s. 27 15Section 27. 6.26 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,30,1816 6.26 (4) Each special registration deputy under this section who obtains a
17registration form from an elector shall print his or her name on and sign the form,
18affirming that the deputy has accepted the form.
SB612, s. 28 19Section 28. 6.275 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,30,2220 6.275 (1) (c) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that
21county who registered after the close of registration and prior to the day of the
22primary or election under ss. 6.28 (1), 6.29, and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
SB612, s. 29 23Section 29. 6.276 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,30,2524 6.276 (1) In this section, "military elector" and "overseas elector" have the
25meanings given in s. 6.36 (2) (c) 6.34 (1).
SB612, s. 30
1Section 30. 6.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,31,242 6.28 (1) Registration locations; deadline. Except as authorized in ss. 6.29,
36.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for any election shall close at 5 p.m.
4on the 2nd 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under
5s. 6.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later
6than the 2nd Wednesday 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. An application for
7registration in person or by mail may be accepted for placement on the registration
8list after the specified deadline, if the municipal clerk determines that the
9registration list can be revised to incorporate the registration in time for the election.

10All applications for registration corrections and additions may be made throughout
11the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners, at the office of the
12municipal clerk, at the office of any register of deeds at the office of the county clerk,
13or at other locations provided by the board of election commissioners or the common
14council in cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or
15the common council, village or town board in all other municipalities and may also
16be made during the school year at any high school by qualified persons under sub.
17(2) (a). Other registration locations may include but are not limited to fire houses,
18police stations, public libraries, institutions of higher education, supermarkets,
19community centers, plants and factories, banks, savings and loan associations and
20savings banks. Special registration deputies shall be appointed for all locations each
21location unless the location can be sufficiently staffed by the board of election
22commissioners or the municipal clerk or his or her deputies
. An elector who wishes
23to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the
24municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.
SB612, s. 31 25Section 31. 6.28 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB612, s. 32
1Section 32. 6.28 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,32,102 6.28 (4) At the office of the county clerk. Any person shall be given an
3opportunity to register to vote at the office of the county clerk for the county in which
4the person's residence is located. An applicant may complete the required
5registration form under s. 6.33. Unless the county clerk performs registration
6functions for the municipality where the elector resides under s. 6.33 (5) (b), the
7county clerk shall forward the form submitted by an elector to the appropriate
8municipal clerk, or to the board of election commissioners in cities over 500,000
9population within 5 days of receipt. The clerk shall forward the form immediately
10whenever registration closes within 5 days of receipt.
SB612, s. 33 11Section 33 . 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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