SB612,52,1510 6.86 (1) (ac) Any elector qualifying under par. (a) may make written application
11to the municipal clerk for an official ballot by means of facsimile transmission or
12electronic mail. Any application under this paragraph shall contain a copy of the
13applicant's original signature. An elector requesting a ballot under this paragraph
14shall return with the voted ballot a copy of the request bearing an original signature
15of the elector as provided in s. 6.87 (4).
SB612, s. 72 16Section 72. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,53,717 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made in writing
18by mail, the application, signed by the elector, shall be received no later than 5 p.m.
19on the Friday 5th day immediately preceding the election. If application is made in
20person, the application shall be made no later than 5 p.m. on the day preceding the
21election. If the elector is making written application and the application indicates
22that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a sequestered
23juror, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the
24application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election,
25the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall immediately take the ballot to the court

1in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall
2recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall
3then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot
4to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling place or, in
5municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal
6clerk
as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2), the application may
7be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election.
SB612, s. 73 8Section 73. 6.86 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,53,119 6.86 (1) (c) If an application is made by mail by a military elector, as defined
10in s. 6.22 (1) (b), the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday
11immediately preceding the election.
SB612, s. 74 12Section 74. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,54,913 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered, the elector may register
14by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the elector applies for an
15official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this subdivision,
16the agent shall present a completed registration form that contains the required
17information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the elector is
18unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize
19another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on another
20elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request
21and by authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due to
22physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
23information required under this subdivision. Except as otherwise provided in this
24subdivision, the agent shall in every case provide acceptable proof of the elector's
25residence under s. 6.55 (7) 6.34. If the elector is registering to vote in the general

1election and the agent presents a valid driver's license issued to the elector by
2another state, the municipal clerk shall record on a separate list the name and
3address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number and expiration
4date of the license
. If the agent cannot present this proof of residence, the
5registration form shall be signed and substantiated by another elector residing in the
6elector's municipality of residence, corroborating the information in the form. The
7form shall contain the full name and address of the corroborating elector. The agent
8shall then present acceptable proof of the corroborating elector's residence under s.
96.55 (7) 6.34.
SB612, s. 75 10Section 75. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,55,211 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
12under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
13than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
14A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
15the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
16absentee ballot. If identification is required the elector is registering for the election
17after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail and has not voted
18in an election in this state
, the municipal clerk shall so inform the agent that proof
19of residence under s. 6.34 is required
and the elector shall enclose identification proof
20of residence under s. 6.34
in the envelope with the ballot. The ballot shall be sealed
21by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail or by personal
22delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the election, the agent
23shall make personal delivery at to the polling place serving the hospitalized elector's
24residence before the closing hour for the ballot to be counted or, in municipalities

1where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later
2than 8 p.m. on election day
.
SB612, s. 76 3Section 76. 6.865 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,55,54 6.865 (1) In this section, "military elector" and "overseas elector" have the
5meanings given under s. 6.36 (2) (c) 6.34 (1).
SB612, s. 77 6Section 77. 6.865 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,55,177 6.865 (3) If the elector making a timely request for an absentee ballot is a
8military elector or
an overseas elector and the elector requests that he or she be sent
9an absentee ballot for the next 2 general elections, the municipal clerk or board of
10election commissioners shall comply with the request except that no ballot shall be
11sent for a succeeding general election if the elector's name appeared on the
12registration list for a previous general election and no longer appears on the
13registration list for the succeeding general election. If the elector's address for the
14succeeding general election is in a municipality that is different from the
15municipality in which the elector resided for the first general election, the clerk or
16board of election commissioners shall forward the request to the clerk or board of
17election commissioners of the municipality where the elector resides.
SB612, s. 78 18Section 78. 6.865 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,55,2119 6.865 (3m) If the elector making a timely request for an absentee ballot is a
20military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), the request shall be treated as provided
21under s. 6.22 (4).
SB612, s. 79 22Section 79. 6.87 (2) (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,55,2323 6.87 (2) (form)
SB612,55,2424 [STATE OF ....
SB612,55,2525 County of ....]
SB612,56,22 [(name of foreign country and city or other jurisdictional unit)]
SB612,56,153 I, ...., certify subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis. Stats., for false
4statements, that I am a resident of the [.... ward of the] (town) (village) of ...., or of
5the .... aldermanic district in the city of ...., residing at ....* in said city, the county
6of ...., state of Wisconsin, and am entitled to vote in the (ward) (election district) at
7the election to be held on ....; that I am not voting at any other location in this election;
8that I am unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in the (ward) (election
9district) on election day or have changed my residence within the state from one ward
10or election district to another within 10 days before the election. I certify that I
11exhibited the enclosed ballot unmarked to the witness, that I then in (his) (her)
12presence and in the presence of no other person marked the ballot and enclosed and
13sealed the same in this envelope in such a manner that no one but myself and any
14person rendering assistance under s. 6.87 (5), Wis. Stats., if I requested assistance,
15could know how I voted.
SB612,56,1616 Signed ....
SB612,56,1717 Identification serial number, if any: ....
SB612,56,1818 The witness shall execute the following:
SB612,56,2419 I, the undersigned witness, subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis.
20Stats., for false statements, certify that I am an adult U.S. citizen and that the above
21statements are true and the voting procedure was executed as there stated. I am not
22a candidate for any office on the enclosed ballot (except in the case of an incumbent
23municipal clerk). I did not solicit or advise the elector to vote for or against any
24candidate or measure.
SB612,56,2525 ....(Name)
SB612,57,1
1....(Address)**
SB612,57,32 * — An elector who provides an identification serial number issued under s.
36.47 (3), Wis. Stats., need not provide a street address.
SB612,57,54 ** — If this form is executed before 2 special voting deputies under s. 6.875 (6),
5Wis. Stats., both deputies shall witness and sign.
SB612, s. 80 6Section 80. 6.87 (3) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB612,57,187 6.87 (3) (a) Except as authorized under par. (d) and as otherwise provided in
8s. 6.875, the municipal clerk shall mail the absentee ballot postage prepaid for return
9to the elector's residence unless otherwise directed by the elector, or shall deliver it
10to the elector personally at the clerk's office or at an alternate site under s. 6.855.
11If the ballot is mailed, and the ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under
12federal free postage laws, the clerk shall affix the appropriate legend required by
13U.S. postal regulations. Otherwise, the clerk shall pay the postage required for
14return when the ballot is mailed from within the United States. If the ballot is not
15mailed by the absentee elector from within the United States, the absentee elector
16shall provide return postage. If the ballot is delivered to the elector at the clerk's
17office, or an alternate site under s. 6.855, the ballot shall be voted at the office or
18alternate site and may not be removed by the elector therefrom
.
SB612,58,219 (b) No elector may direct that a ballot be sent to the address of a candidate,
20political party or other registrant under s. 11.05 unless the elector permanently or
21temporarily resides at that address. Upon receipt of reliable information that an
22address given by an elector is not eligible to receive ballots under this paragraph
23subsection, the municipal clerk shall refrain from sending mailing or transmitting
24ballots to that address. Whenever possible, the municipal clerk shall notify an

1elector if his or her ballot cannot be mailed or transmitted to the address directed by
2the elector.
SB612, s. 81 3Section 81. 6.87 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB612, s. 82 4Section 82. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,58,245 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk of a municipality may, if the clerk is reliably
6informed by an absent elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail
7address where the elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or
8electronic copy of the absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under
9this subsection if, in the judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot
10through the mail may not be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time
11provided under sub. (6). An elector may receive an absentee ballot under this
12subsection only if the elector has filed a valid application for the ballot under sub. s.
136.86
(1). If the clerk transmits an absentee ballot under this paragraph, the clerk
14shall also transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that
15appears on the certificate envelope prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions
16prescribed by the board. The instructions shall require the absent elector to make
17and subscribe to the certification as required under sub. (4) and to enclose the
18absentee ballot in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall
19include the completed certificate. The elector shall then affix sufficient postage
20unless the absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free
21postage laws and shall
mail the absentee ballot with postage prepaid to the
22municipal clerk. Except as authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot received
23under this paragraph shall not be counted unless it is cast in the manner prescribed
24in this paragraph and in accordance with the instructions provided by the board.
SB612, s. 83
1Section 83. 6.87 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 265,
2section 112a, is amended to read:
SB612,60,53 6.87 (4) Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting absentee
4shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an adult U.S.
5citizen
. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in
6a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then,
7still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the
8elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If
9a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that
10the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper
11envelope. If the elector has registered by mail and has not, or is not certain whether
12the elector has, previously voted in an election for national office in this state
proof
13of residence is required
, the elector shall enclose identification proof of residence
14under s. 6.34
in the envelope. Identification Proof of residence is required if the
15elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.36 (2) (c) 6.34
16(1)
, and the elector registered by mail and has not voted in an election for national
17office
in this state. If the elector requested a ballot by means of facsimile
18transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the
19envelope a copy of the request which bears an original signature of the elector.
The
20elector may receive assistance under sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be
21sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the
22elector, postage prepaid, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the
23ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the United States,
24the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for delivery free
25of postage under federal law.
Failure to return an unused ballot in a primary does

1not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return of more than
2one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot
3used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked for candidates
4of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for candidates in the
5primary.
SB612, s. 84 6Section 84. 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,60,147 6.87 (6) The Except as provided in s. 6.22 (5m), the ballot shall be returned so
8it is received by the municipal clerk in time for delivery no later than 8 p.m. on
9election day. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under
10s. 7.52, if the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk
11shall secure the ballot and cause the ballot to be delivered
to the polls polling place
12serving the elector's residence
before the closing hour. Any Except as provided in s.
136.22 (5m), any
ballot not mailed or delivered as provided in this subsection may not
14be counted.
SB612, s. 85 15Section 85. 6.87 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,60,2016 6.87 (9) If a municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot with an improperly
17completed certificate or with no certificate, the clerk may return the ballot to the
18elector, inside the sealed envelope when an envelope is received, together with a new
19envelope if necessary, whenever time permits the elector to correct the defect and
20return the ballot within the period prescribed in authorized under sub. (6).
SB612, s. 86 21Section 86. 6.875 (4) and (6) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB612,61,2422 6.875 (4) For the purpose of absentee voting in nursing homes and qualified
23retirement homes and qualified community-based residential facilities, the
24municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality in which one
25or more nursing homes or qualified retirement homes or qualified community-based

1residential facilities are located shall appoint at least 2 special voting deputies for
2the municipality. Upon application under s. 6.86 (1) or (2) by one or more qualified
3electors who are occupants of such a nursing home or qualified retirement home or
4qualified community-based residential facility, the clerk or board of election
5commissioners shall dispatch 2 special voting deputies to visit the home or qualified
6community-based residential facility for the purpose of supervising absentee voting
7procedure by occupants of the home or qualified community-based residential
8facility. The clerk shall maintain a list, available to the public upon request, of each
9nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified community-based
10residential facility where an elector has requested an absentee ballot. The list shall
11include the date and time the deputies intend to visit each home or facility.
The 2
12deputies designated to visit each nursing home or qualified retirement home and
13qualified community-based residential facility shall be affiliated with different
14political parties whenever deputies representing different parties are available.
15Nominations for deputy positions may be submitted by the 2 recognized political
16parties whose candidates for governor or president received the greatest numbers of
17votes in the municipality at the most recent general election. The deputies shall be
18specially appointed to carry out duties under this section for the period specified in
19s. 7.30 (6) (a). The clerk or board of election commissioners may revoke an
20appointment at any time. No individual who is employed or retained, or within the
212 years preceding appointment has been employed or retained at a nursing home or
22qualified retirement home or qualified community-based residential facility in the
23municipality, or any member of the immediate family of such an individual as defined
24in s. 19.42 (7), may be appointed to serve as a deputy.
SB612,63,19
1(6) Special voting deputies in each municipality shall, not later than 5 p.m. on
2the Friday preceding an election, arrange one or more convenient times with the
3administrator of each nursing home, qualified retirement home, and qualified
4community-based residential facility in the municipality from which one or more
5occupants have filed an application under s. 6.86 to conduct absentee voting for the
6election. The time may be no earlier than the 4th Monday preceding the election and
7no later than 5 p.m. on the Monday preceding the election. Upon request of a relative
8of an occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified
9community-based residential facility, the administrator may notify the relative of
10the time or times at which special voting deputies will conduct absentee voting at the
11home or facility, and permit the relative to be present in the room where the voting
12is conducted. The municipal clerk shall post a notice at the home or facility
13indicating the date and time that absentee voting will take place at that home or
14facility. The notice shall be posted as soon as practicable after arranging the visit but
15in no case less than 24 hours before the visit.
At the designated time, 2 deputies
16appointed under sub. (4) shall visit the home or facility. The municipal clerk or
17executive director of the board of election commissioners shall issue a supply of
18absentee ballots to the deputies sufficient to provide for the number of valid
19applications received by the clerk, and a reasonable additional number of ballots.
20The deputies may exercise the authority granted to the chief inspector under s. 7.41
21to regulate the conduct of observers for purposes of the application of s. 7.41, the
22home or facility shall be treated as a polling place.
The municipal clerk or executive
23director shall keep a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputies and shall
24require the deputies to return every ballot issued to them. The deputies shall
25personally offer each elector who has filed a proper application the opportunity to

1cast his or her absentee ballot. If an elector is present who has not filed a proper
2application, the 2 deputies may accept an application from the elector and shall issue
3a ballot to the elector if the elector is qualified and the application is proper. The
4deputies shall each witness the certification and may, upon request of the elector,
5assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot. Upon request of the elector, a
6relative of the elector who is present in the room may assist the elector in marking
7the elector's ballot. All voting shall be conducted in the presence of the deputies. No
8individual other than a deputy may witness the certification and no individual other
9than a deputy or relative of an elector may render voting assistance to the elector.
10Upon completion of the voting, the deputies shall promptly deliver, either personally
11or by 1st class mail, any absentee ballot applications and the sealed certificate
12envelope containing each ballot to the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
13municipality in which the elector casting the ballot resides, within such time as will
14permit delivery to the polling place serving the elector's residence on election day.
15Personal delivery may be made by the deputies no later than noon on election day.
16If a qualified elector is not able to cast his or her ballot on 2 separate visits by the
17deputies to the home or facility, they shall so inform the municipal clerk or executive
18director of the board of election commissioners, who may then send the ballot to the
19elector no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election.
SB612, s. 87 20Section 87. 6.875 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,64,321 6.875 (7) One observer from each of the 2 recognized political parties whose
22candidate for governor or president received the greatest number of votes in the
23municipality at the most recent general election may accompany the deputies to each
24home or facility where absentee voting will take place under this section. The
25observers may observe the process of absentee ballot distribution in the common

1areas of the home or facility. Each party wishing to have an observer present shall
2submit the name of the observer to the clerk or board of election commissioners no
3later than the close of business on the last business day prior to the visit.
SB612, s. 88 4Section 88. 6.88 (1) to (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB612,64,175 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk,
6or at an alternate site under s. 6.855, if applicable, the clerk shall enclose it,
7unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the
8name and official title of the clerk, and the words "This envelope contains the ballot
9of an absent elector and must be opened in the same room where votes are being cast
10at the polls during polling hours on election day or, in municipalities where absentee
11ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, stats., at a meeting of the municipal board of
12absentee ballot canvassers under s. 7.52, stats.
". If the ballot was received by the
13elector by facsimile transmission or electronic mail and is accompanied by a separate
14certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a certificate envelope and securely
15append the completed certificate to the outside of the envelope before enclosing the
16ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep the ballot in the clerk's office or
17at the alternate site, if applicable
until delivered, as required in sub. (2).
SB612,65,5 18(2) When an absentee ballot is received by the municipal clerk prior to the
19delivery of the official ballots to the election officials of the ward in which the elector
20resides or, where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal board
21of absentee ballot canvassers
, the municipal clerk shall seal the ballot envelope in
22the carrier envelope as provided under sub. (1), and shall enclose the envelope in a
23package and deliver the package to the election inspectors of the proper ward or
24election district or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s.
257.52, to the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers when it convenes under

1s. 7.52 (1)
. When the official ballots for the ward or election district have been
2delivered to the election officials inspectors before the receipt of an absentee ballot,
3the clerk shall immediately enclose the envelope containing the absentee ballot in
4a carrier envelope as provided under sub. (1) and deliver it in person to the proper
5election officials.
SB612,66,2 6(3) (a) Any Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
7under s. 7.52, at any
time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day,
8the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being cast, in such a manner
9that members of the public can hear and see the procedures,
open the carrier
10envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the identification
11serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s.
126.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been properly executed,
13the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district, and the applicant
14has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the poll list next to the
15applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then
16open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the
17certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it
18or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95,
19the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If
20the poll list indicates that identification proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required
21and no identification proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the
22document that is provided is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll
23list, the inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall
24then deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name

1or voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the
2elector had been present and voted in person.
SB612,66,183 (b) When the inspectors find that a certification is insufficient, that the
4applicant is not a qualified elector in the ward or election district, that the ballot
5envelope is open or has been opened and resealed, that the ballot envelope contains
6more than one ballot of any one kind or, except in municipalities where absentee
7ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52,
that the certificate of an elector who received an
8absentee ballot by facsimile transmission or electronic mail is missing, or if proof is
9submitted to the inspectors that an elector voting an absentee ballot has since died,
10the inspectors shall not count the ballot. The inspectors shall endorse every ballot
11not counted on the back, "rejected (giving the reason)". The inspectors shall reinsert
12each rejected ballot into the certificate envelope in which it was delivered and enclose
13the certificate envelopes and ballots, and securely seal the ballots and envelopes in
14an envelope marked for rejected absentee ballots. The inspectors shall endorse the
15envelope, "rejected ballots" with a statement of the ward or election district and date
16of the election, signed by the chief inspector and one of the inspectors representing
17each of the 2 major political parties and returned to the municipal clerk in the same
18manner as official ballots voted at the election.
SB612, s. 89 19Section 89. 6.88 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,66,2520 6.88 (3) (c) The inspectors shall review each certificate envelope to determine
21whether any absentee ballot is cast by an elector whose name appears on the poll list
22as ineligible to vote at the election by reason of a felony conviction. If the inspectors
23receive an absentee ballot that has been cast by an elector whose name appears on
24the poll list as ineligible for that reason, the inspectors shall challenge the ballot as
25provided in s. 6.92 and treat the ballot in the manner provided in s. 6.95.
SB612, s. 90
1Section 90. 6.93 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,67,7 26.93 Challenging the absent elector. The vote of any absent elector may be
3challenged for cause and the inspectors of election shall have all the power and
4authority given them to hear and determine the legality of the ballot the same as if
5the ballot had been voted in person. In municipalities where absentee ballots are
6canvassed under s. 7.52, the vote of an absentee elector may be challenged as
7provided in s. 7.52 (5).
SB612, s. 91 8Section 91. 6.935 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,67,12 96.935 Challenge based on incompetency. Section 6.03 (3) applies to any
10challenge of a person's right to vote under s. 6.92, 6.925 or, 6.93, or 7.52 (5) based on
11an allegation that an elector is incapable of understanding the objective of the
12elective process and thereby ineligible to vote.
SB612, s. 92 13Section 92. 6.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,68,1414 6.97 (1) Whenever any individual who is required to provide identification
15proof of residence under s. 6.34 in order to be permitted to vote appears to vote at a
16polling place and cannot provide the required identification proof of residence, the
17inspectors shall offer the opportunity for the individual to vote under this section.
18If the individual wishes to vote, the inspectors shall provide the elector with an
19envelope marked "Ballot under s. 6.97, stats." on which the serial number of the
20elector is entered and shall require the individual to execute on the envelope a
21written affirmation stating that the individual is a qualified elector of the ward or
22election district where he or she offers to vote and is eligible to vote in the election.
23The inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot
24the serial number of the individual corresponding to the number kept at the election
25on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". If

1voting machines are used in the municipality where the individual is voting, the
2individual's vote may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the
3municipal clerk which shall have the corresponding number from the poll list or
4other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97" written on the back of
5the ballot by the inspectors before the ballot is given to the elector. When receiving
6the individual's ballot, the inspectors shall provide the individual with written
7voting information prescribed by the board under s. 7.08 (8). The inspectors shall
8indicate on the list the fact that the individual is required to provide identification
9proof of residence but did not do so. The inspectors shall notify the individual that
10he or she may provide identification proof of residence to the municipal clerk or
11executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners. The inspectors
12shall also promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the name,
13address, and serial number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the
14ballot inside the envelope and place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
SB612, s. 93 15Section 93. 6.97 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,69,216 6.97 (2) Whenever any individual who votes by absentee ballot is required to
17provide identification proof of residence in order to be permitted to vote and does not
18provide the required identification proof of residence under s. 6.34, the inspectors
19shall write on the back of the absentee ballot the serial number of the individual
20corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list
21maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". The inspectors shall indicate on
22the list the fact that the individual is required to provide identification proof of
23residence
but did not do so. The inspectors shall promptly notify the municipal clerk
24or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners of the name,
25address, and serial number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the

1ballot inside an envelope on which the name and serial number of the elector is
2entered and shall place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
SB612, s. 94 3Section 94. 7.03 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,69,164 7.03 (1) (a) Except as authorized under this paragraph, a reasonable daily
5compensation shall be paid to each inspector, voting machine custodian, automatic
6tabulating equipment technician, member of a board of canvassers, messenger, and
7tabulator who is employed and performing duties under chs. 5 to 12. Daily
8compensation shall also be provided to officials inspectors and inspector trainees for
9attendance at training programs conducted by the board and municipal clerks under
10s. ss. 7.31 and 7.315. Alternatively, such election officials and trainees may be paid
11by the hour at a proportionate rate for each hour actually worked. Any election
12official or trainee may choose to volunteer his or her services by filing with the
13municipal clerk of the municipality in which he or she serves a written declination
14to accept compensation. The volunteer status of the election official or trainee
15remains effective until the official or trainee files a written revocation with the
16municipal clerk.
SB612, s. 95 17Section 95. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,69,2218 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4), 6.33 (1),
196.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (a) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2) and (3), and 6.86 (2) and (3). All such forms
20shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration
21or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the
22board.
SB612, s. 96 23Section 96. 7.08 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,69,2524 7.08 (8) (title) Electors voting without identification proof of residence or
25pursuant to court order.
SB612, s. 97
1Section 97. 7.08 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,70,42 7.08 (9) Lists of out-of-state license holders. Withhold from inspection or
3copying under s. 19.35 (1) the lists of license holders received from municipal clerks
4under s. 7.15 (1) (L).
SB612, s. 98 5Section 98. 7.10 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,70,86 7.10 (1) (d) The county clerk may receive and store any unused ballots after an
7election upon request of any municipal clerk of a municipality within the county, and
8may destroy such ballots pursuant to s. 7.23 (1) (am).
SB612, s. 99 9Section 99. 7.10 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,70,1110 7.10 (9) Training of election officials. Each county clerk shall assist the
11board in the training of election officials under ss. s. 5.05 (7) and 7.31.
SB612, s. 100 12Section 100. 7.15 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,70,2213 7.15 (1) (e) In coordination with the board, instruct Train election officials in
14their duties, calling them together whenever advisable, advise them of changes in
15laws, rules and procedures affecting the performance of their duties, and administer
16examinations as authorized under s. 7.30 (2) (c). The training shall conform with the
17requirements prescribed in rules promulgated by the board under ss. 7.31 and 7.315.

18The clerk shall assure that officials who serve at polling places where an electronic
19voting system is used are familiar with the system and competent to instruct electors
20in its proper use. The clerk shall inspect systematically and thoroughly the conduct
21of elections in the municipality so that elections are honestly, efficiently and
22uniformly conducted.
SB612, s. 101 23Section 101. 7.15 (1) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,71,324 7.15 (1) (L) Compile and, no later than 7 days after each general election,
25transmit to the board the lists of electors registering to vote under ss. 6.29 (2) (a), 6.55

1(2) (b) and (c) 1. and 6.86 (3) (a) 2. who presented valid drivers' licenses issued by
2other states. The clerk shall withhold access to the lists from inspection or copying
3under s. 19.35 (1).
SB612, s. 102 4Section 102. 7.15 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,71,65 7.15 (1m) Attend training. Each municipal clerk shall, at least once every 2
6years, attend training sponsored by the board under ss. 7.31 and 7.315.
SB612, s. 103 7Section 103. 7.15 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,71,128 7.15 (2m) Operation of alternate absentee ballot site. In a municipality in
9which the governing body has elected to establish an alternate absentee ballot site
10under s. 6.855, the municipal clerk shall operate such site as though it were his or
11her office for absentee ballot purposes and shall ensure that such site is adequately
12staffed.
SB612, s. 104 13Section 104. 7.15 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,71,1614 7.15 (11) Training of election officials. Each municipal clerk shall assist the
15board in the training of
train election officials under ss. 5.05 (7) and ss. 7.31 and
167.315
.
SB612, s. 105 17Section 105. 7.23 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB612,71,2018 7.23 (1) (a) Any Except as provided in par. (am), unused materials after an
19election and the contents of the blank ballot box after a primary may be destroyed
20at a time and in a manner designated by the appropriate clerk.
SB612, s. 106 21Section 106. 7.23 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB612,71,2422 7.23 (1) (am) Unused ballots may be discarded or destroyed no earlier than the
23day after the latest day for the filing of a petition for a recount under s. 9.01 for any
24office on the ballots.
SB612, s. 107
1Section 107. 7.30 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 7.30 (1) (a) and amended
2to read:
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