SB199,26,1910 2. Upon the request of a relative of an occupant of a nursing home or, qualified
11retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility, qualified
12residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
, the
13administrator of the home or, facility , or complex may notify the relative of the time
14or times at which special voting deputies will conduct absentee voting at the home
15or, facility, or complex and permit the relative to be present in the room where the
16voting is conducted. The municipal clerk shall post a notice at the home or, facility,
17or complex
indicating the date and time that absentee voting will take place at that
18home or, facility, or complex. The notice shall be posted as soon as practicable after
19arranging the visit but in no case less than 24 hours before the visit.
SB199, s. 39 20Section 39. 6.875 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,26,2521 6.875 (6) (e) If a qualified elector is not able to cast his or her ballot on 2 separate
22visits by the deputies to the home or, facility, or complex, the deputies shall so inform
23the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners, who
24may then send the ballot to the elector no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding
25the election.
SB199, s. 40
1Section 40. 6.875 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,27,102 6.875 (7) One observer from each of the 2 recognized political parties whose
3candidate for governor or president received the greatest number of votes in the
4municipality at the most recent general election may accompany the deputies to each
5home or, facility, or complex where absentee voting will take place under this section.
6The observers may observe the process of absentee ballot distribution in the common
7areas of the home or, facility, or complex. Each party wishing to have an observer
8present shall submit the name of the observer to the clerk or board of election
9commissioners no later than the close of business on the last business day prior to
10the visit.
SB199, s. 41 11Section 41. 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,28,1112 6.88 (3) (a) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
13under s. 7.52, at any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day,
14the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being cast, in such a manner
15that members of the public can hear and see the procedures, open the carrier
16envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the identification
17serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s.
186.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been properly executed,
19the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district, and the applicant
20has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the poll list next to the
21applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then
22open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the
23certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it
24or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95,
25the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If

1the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and no proof
2of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is provided is
3not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, or if the elector is not
4a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector is
5required to provide a copy of a license or identification card specified in s. 6.86 (1) (ar)
6and no copy of the license or identification card is enclosed or the name on the
7document cannot be verified by the inspectors,
the inspectors shall proceed as
8provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall then deposit the ballot into the proper
9ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or voting number after his or her name
10on the poll list in the same manner as if the elector had been present and voted in
11person.
SB199, s. 42 12Section 42. 6.965 of the statutes is created to read:
SB199,29,7 136.965 Voting procedure for electors presenting citation or notice in
14lieu of license.
Whenever any elector is allowed to vote at a polling place under s.
156.79 (7) by presenting a citation or notice of intent to revoke or suspend an operator's
16license in lieu of an operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, the
17inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the
18serial number of the elector corresponding to the number kept at the election on the
19poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.965." If voting
20machines are used in the municipality where the elector is voting, the elector's vote
21may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which
22shall have the notation "s. 6.965" written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors
23before the ballot is given to the elector. If the municipal clerk receives an absentee
24ballot from an elector who presents a citation or notice, or copy thereof, under s. 6.87
25(4) (b) 4., the clerk shall enter a notation on the certificate envelope "Ballot under s.

16.965, stats." Upon receiving the envelope, the inspectors shall open and write on
2the back of the ballot the serial number of the elector corresponding to the number
3kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the
4notation "s. 6.965." The inspectors shall indicate on the poll list or other list
5maintained under s. 6.79 the fact that the elector is voting by using a citation or
6notice in lieu of a license. The inspectors shall then deposit the ballot. The ballot
7shall then be counted under s. 5.85, or under s. 7.51 or 7.52.
SB199, s. 43 8Section 43. 6.97 (title), (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB199,30,16 96.97 (title) Voting procedure for individuals not providing required
10proof of residence or identification. (1)
Whenever any individual who is
11required to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34 in order to be permitted to vote
12appears to vote at a polling place and cannot provide the required proof of residence,
13the inspectors shall offer the opportunity for the individual to vote under this section.
14Whenever any individual, other than a military elector or an overseas elector, as
15defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2),
16appears to vote at a polling place and does not present a license or identification card
17under s. 6.79 (2), whenever required, the inspectors or the municipal clerk shall
18similarly offer the opportunity for the individual to vote under this section.
If the
19individual wishes to vote, the inspectors shall provide the elector with an envelope
20marked "Ballot under s. 6.97, stats." on which the serial number of the elector is
21entered and shall require the individual to execute on the envelope a written
22affirmation stating that the individual is a qualified elector of the ward or election
23district where he or she offers to vote and is eligible to vote in the election. The
24inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the
25serial number of the individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on

1the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". If voting
2machines are used in the municipality where the individual is voting, the
3individual's vote may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the
4municipal clerk which shall have the corresponding number from the poll list or
5other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97" written on the back of
6the ballot by the inspectors before the ballot is given to the elector. When receiving
7the individual's ballot, the inspectors shall provide the individual with written
8voting information prescribed by the board under s. 7.08 (8). The inspectors shall
9indicate on the list the fact that the individual is required to provide proof of
10residence or a license or identification card under s. 6.79 (2) but did not do so. The
11inspectors shall notify the individual that he or she may provide proof of residence
12or a license or identification card to the municipal clerk or executive director of the
13municipal board of election commissioners. The inspectors shall also promptly notify
14the municipal clerk or executive director of the name, address, and serial number of
15the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside the envelope and
16place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
SB199,31,10 17(2) Whenever any individual who votes by absentee ballot is required to
18provide proof of residence in order to be permitted to vote and does not provide the
19required proof of residence under s. 6.34, the inspectors shall treat the ballot as a
20provisional ballot under this section. Whenever any individual, other than a military
21elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), an individual who has a
22confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), or an individual who is exempted under s. 6.87
23(4) or s. 6.875 (6), votes by absentee ballot and does not enclose a copy of the license
24or identification card specified in s. 6.86 (1) (ar), the inspectors shall similarly treat
25the ballot as a provisional ballot under this section. Upon removing the ballot from

1the envelope, the
inspectors shall write on the back of the absentee ballot the serial
2number of the individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll
3list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". The inspectors
4shall indicate on the list the fact that the individual is required to provide proof of
5residence or a copy of a license or identification card specified in s. 6.86 (1) (ar) but
6did not do so. The inspectors shall promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive
7director of the municipal board of election commissioners of the name, address, and
8serial number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside an
9envelope on which the name and serial number of the elector is entered and shall
10place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
SB199, s. 44 11Section 44. 6.97 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.97 (3) (b) and amended to
12read:
SB199,32,713 6.97 (3) (b) Whenever the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal
14board of election commissioners is informed by the inspectors that a ballot has been
15cast under this section, the clerk or executive director shall promptly provide written
16notice to the board of canvassers of each municipality, special purpose district, and
17county that is responsible for canvassing the election of the number of ballots cast
18under this section in each ward or election district. The municipal clerk or executive
19director then shall determine whether each individual voting under this section is
20qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the individual's ballot is cast.
21If the elector is required to provide a license or identification card or copy thereof
22under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.87 (4) and fails to do so, the elector bears the burden of correcting
23the omission by providing the license or identification card or copy thereof at the
24polling place before the closing hour or at the office of the municipal clerk or board
25of election commissioners no later than 4 p.m. on the day after the election.
The

1municipal clerk or executive director shall make a record of the procedure used to
2determine the validity of each ballot cast under this section. If, prior to 4 p.m. on the
3day after the election, the municipal clerk or executive director determines that the
4individual is qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the individual's
5ballot is cast, the municipal clerk or executive director shall notify the board of
6canvassers for each municipality, special purpose district and county that is
7responsible for canvassing the election of that fact.
SB199, s. 45 8Section 45. 6.97 (3) (a) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
SB199,32,189 6.97 (3) (a) Whenever an elector who votes by provisional ballot under sub. (1)
10or (2) because the elector does not provide a license or identification card or copy
11thereof under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.87 (4) later appears at the polling place where the ballot
12is cast before the closing hour and provides the license or identification card, the
13inspectors shall remove the elector's ballot from the separate carrier envelope, shall
14note on the poll list that the elector's provisional ballot is withdrawn, and shall
15deposit the elector's ballot in the ballot box. If the inspectors have notified the
16municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners that the
17elector's ballot was cast under this section, the inspectors shall notify the clerk or
18executive director that the elector's provisional ballot is withdrawn.
SB199,32,2319 (c) A ballot cast under this section by an elector for whom a valid license or
20identification card or copy thereof is required under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.87 (4) shall not
21be counted unless the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
22commissioners provides timely notification that the elector has provided a valid
23license or identification card or copy thereof under this section.
SB199, s. 46 24Section 46. 6.97 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,33,11
16.97 (4) Whenever a board of canvassers receives timely notification from the
2municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners under
3sub. (3) (b) that an individual who has voted under this section is qualified to vote
4in the ward or election district where the individual's ballot is cast, the board of
5canvassers shall promptly reconvene and, if the ballot cast by the individual is
6otherwise valid, shall count the ballot and adjust the statements, certifications and
7determinations accordingly. If the municipal clerk or executive director transmits
8returns of the election to the county clerk or board of election commissioners, the
9municipal clerk or executive director shall transmit to the county clerk or board of
10election commissioners a copy of the amended returns together with all additional
11ballots counted by each board of canvassers.
SB199, s. 47 12Section 47. 7.08 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,33,1413 7.08 (8) (title) Electors voting without proof of residence or identification
14or pursuant to court order.
SB199, s. 48 15Section 48. 7.52 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,34,1516 7.52 (3) (a) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall first open the carrier
17envelope only, and, in such a manner that a member of the public, if he or she desired,
18could hear, announce the name of the absent elector or the identification serial
19number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
20When the board of absentee ballot canvassers finds that the certification has been
21properly executed and the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election
22district, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall enter an indication on the poll
23list next to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector.
24The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall then open the envelope containing the
25ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The board

1of absentee ballot canvassers shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or
2permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the
3board of absentee ballot canvassers shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by
4the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence is required and no
5proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is provided
6is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, or if the elector is not
7a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector is
8required to provide a copy of a license or identification card under s. 6.87 (4) and no
9copy of the license or identification card is enclosed or the name on the document
10cannot be verified by the canvassers,
the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall
11proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall
12mark the poll list number of each elector who casts an absentee ballot on the back
13of the elector's ballot. The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall then deposit the
14ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or poll list
15number after his or her name on the poll list.
SB199, s. 49 16Section 49. 10.02 (3) (form) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,35,617 10.02 (3) (form) (a) Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted
18to vote, an elector shall state his or her name and address. If an elector is not
19registered to vote, an elector may register to vote at the polling place serving his or
20her residence if the elector provides proof of residence or the elector's registration is
21verified by another elector of the same municipality where the elector resides

22presents a valid Wisconsin operator's license, a valid, current identification card
23issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid Wisconsin identification
24card unless the elector is exempted from this requirement, and, if the document
25presented does not constitute proof of residence, if the elector provides proof of

1residence
. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of 2 inspectors must
2appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to
3a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot, except that an elector who is a
4parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector's minor child or minor ward.
5An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote,
6but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.
SB199, s. 50 7Section 50. 12.03 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,35,128 12.03 (2) (b) 3. No person may engage in electioneering within 100 feet of an
9entrance to or within a nursing home or, qualified retirement home or, qualified
10community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment complex,
11or qualified adult family home
while special voting deputies are present at the home
12or facility.
SB199, s. 51 13Section 51. 12.13 (2) (b) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,35,1714 12.13 (2) (b) 6m. Obtain an absentee ballot for voting in a nursing home or
15qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility,
16qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
under
17s. 6.875 (6) and fail to return the ballot to the issuing officer.
SB199, s. 52 18Section 52. 12.13 (3) (v) of the statutes is repealed.
SB199, s. 53 19Section 53. 343.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,36,320 343.50 (3) Design and contents of card. The card shall be the same size as
21an operator's license but shall be of a design which is readily distinguishable from
22the design of an operator's license and bear upon it the words "IDENTIFICATION
23CARD ONLY". The information on the card shall be the same as specified under s.
24343.17 (3). The card may serve as a record of gift under s. 157.06 (2) (t) and the holder
25may affix a sticker thereto as provided in s. 343.175 (3). The card may also serve as

1a record of refusal under s. 157.06 (2) (u). The Except as provided in sub. (4g), the
2card shall contain the holder's photograph and, if applicable, shall be of the design
3specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a) 12.
SB199, s. 54 4Section 54. 343.50 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 and
52009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB199,36,186 343.50 (3) Design and contents of card. The card shall be the same size as
7an operator's license but shall be of a design which is readily distinguishable from
8the design of an operator's license and bear upon it the words "IDENTIFICATION
9CARD ONLY." The information on the card shall be the same as specified under s.
10343.17 (3). If the issuance of the card requires the applicant to present any
11documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7., the card shall display, on the
12front side of the card, a legend identifying the card as temporary. The card shall
13contain physical security features consistent with any requirement under federal
14law. The card may serve as a record of gift under s. 157.06 (2) (t) and the holder may
15affix a sticker thereto as provided in s. 343.175 (3). The card may also serve as a
16record of refusal under s. 157.06 (2) (u). The card shall contain the holder's
17photograph and, if applicable, shall be of the design specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a)
1812.
SB199, s. 55 19Section 55. 343.50 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,37,320 343.50 (4) Application. The application for an identification card shall include
21any information required under ss. 85.103 (2) and 343.14 (2) (a), (b), (bm), (br), (em),
22and (er), and such further information as the department may reasonably require to
23enable it to determine whether the applicant is entitled by law to an identification
24card. The Except as provided in sub. (4g), the department shall, as part of the
25application process, take a photograph of the applicant to comply with sub. (3). No

1Except as provided in sub. (4g), no application may be processed without the
2photograph being taken. Misrepresentations in violation of s. 343.14 (5) are
3punishable as provided in s. 343.14 (9).
SB199, s. 56 4Section 56. 343.50 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 and
52009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB199,37,156 343.50 (4) Application. The application for an identification card shall include
7any information required under ss. 85.103 (2) and 343.14 (2) (a), (b), (bm), (br), (em),
8and (es), and such further information as the department may reasonably require to
9enable it to determine whether the applicant is entitled by law to an identification
10card. Except with respect to renewals described in s. 343.165 (4) (d), the department
11shall, as part of the application process, take a digital photograph including facial
12image capture of the applicant to comply with sub. (3). Except with respect to
13renewals described in s. 343.165 (4) (d), no application may be processed without the
14photograph being taken. Misrepresentations in violation of s. 343.14 (5) are
15punishable as provided in s. 343.14 (9).
SB199, s. 57 16Section 57. 343.50 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB199,37,2417 343.50 (4g) Photograph requirement; exception. An application may be
18processed and an original or renewal identification card issued under this section
19without a photograph being taken to comply with subs. (3) and (4) to an applicant
20who requests the identification card without charge under sub. (5) or (6) and who
21provides to the department an affidavit stating that the applicant has a sincerely
22held religious belief against being photographed; identifying the religion to which he
23or she belongs or the tenets of which he or she adheres to; and stating that the tenets
24of the religion prohibit him or her from being photographed.
SB199, s. 58
1Section 58. 343.50 (4g) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), is repealed.
SB199, s. 59 3Section 59. 343.50 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,38,144 343.50 (5) Valid period; fees. The fee for an original card and for the
5reinstatement of an identification card after cancellation under sub. (10) shall be $18
6or, upon request of the applicant, without charge. The card shall be valid for the
7succeeding period of 8 years from the applicant's next birthday after the date of
8issuance, except that a card that is issued to a person who is not a United States
9citizen and who provides documentary proof of legal status as provided under s.
10343.14 (2) (er) shall expire on the date that the person's legal presence in the United
11States is no longer authorized. If the documentary proof as provided under s. 343.14
12(2) (er) does not state the date that the person's legal presence in the United States
13is no longer authorized, then the card shall be valid for the succeeding period of 8
14years from the applicant's next birthday after the date of issuance.
SB199, s. 60 15Section 60. 343.50 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20,
16section 3381, and 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB199,38,1917 343.50 (5) Valid period; fees. (a) The fee for an original card, for renewal of
18a card, and for the reinstatement of an identification card after cancellation under
19sub. (10) shall be $18 or, upon request of the applicant, without charge.
SB199,38,2320 (b) Except as provided in par. (c) and s. 343.165 (4) (c), an original or reinstated
21card shall be valid for the succeeding period of 8 years from the applicant's next
22birthday after the date of issuance, and a renewed card shall be valid for the
23succeeding period of 8 years from the card's last expiration date.
SB199,39,924 (c) Except as provided in s. 343.165 (4) (c) and as otherwise provided in this
25paragraph, an identification card that is issued to a person who is not a United States

1citizen and who provides documentary proof of legal status as provided under s.
2343.14 (2) (es) shall expire on the date that the person's legal presence in the United
3States is no longer authorized or on the expiration date determined under par. (b),
4whichever date is earlier. If the documentary proof as provided under s. 343.14 (2)
5(es) does not state the date that the person's legal presence in the United States is
6no longer authorized, then the card shall be valid for the period specified in par. (b)
7except that, if the card was issued or renewed based upon the person's presenting of
8any documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7., the card shall, subject
9to s. 343.165 (4) (c), expire one year after the date of issuance or renewal.
SB199, s. 61 10Section 61. 343.50 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB199,39,1611 343.50 (5m) Federal security verification mandate fee. In addition to any
12other fee under this section, for the issuance of an original identification card or
13duplicate identification card or for the renewal or reinstatement of an identification
14card after cancellation under sub. (10), a federal security verification mandate fee of
15$10 shall be paid to the department unless the applicant requests that the
16identification card be issued without charge
.
SB199, s. 62 17Section 62. 343.50 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20,
18section 3384, is amended to read:
SB199,40,719 343.50 (6) Renewal. At least 30 days prior to the expiration of the card, the
20department shall mail a renewal application to the last-known address of each
21identification card holder. The department shall include with the application
22information, as developed by all organ procurement organizations in cooperation
23with the department, that promotes anatomical donations and which relates to the
24anatomical donation opportunity available under s. 343.175. The fee for a renewal
25identification card shall be $18, which or, upon request of the identification card

1holder, without charge. The renewal identification
card shall be valid for 8 years,
2except that a card that is issued to a person who is not a United States citizen and
3who provides documentary proof of legal status as provided under s. 343.14 (2) (er)
4shall expire on the date that the person's legal presence in the United States is no
5longer authorized. If the documentary proof as provided under s. 343.14 (2) (er) does
6not state the date that the person's legal presence in the United States is no longer
7authorized, then the card shall be valid for 8 years.
SB199, s. 63 8Section 63. 343.50 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20,
9section 3383, and 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB199,40,1810 343.50 (6) Renewal notice. At least 30 days prior to the expiration of an
11identification card, the department shall mail a renewal application to the
12last-known address of the card holder. If the card was issued or last renewed based
13upon the person's presenting of any documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es)
144. to 7., the notice shall inform the card holder of the requirement under s. 343.165
15(4) (c). The department shall include with the application information, as developed
16by all organ procurement organizations in cooperation with the department, that
17promotes anatomical donations and which relates to the anatomical donation
18opportunity available under s. 343.175.
SB199, s. 64 19Section 64.0 Initial applicability.
SB199,40,2120 (1) This act first applies with respect to voting at the 2010 September primary
21election.
SB199, s. 65 22Section 65. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 2010, except as
23follows:
SB199,41,224 (1) The repeal of section 343.50 (4g) of the statutes and the repeal and
25recreation of sections 343.50 (3), (4), (5), and (6) of the statutes take effect on July 1,

12010, or on the date on which the creation of section 343.165 of the statutes by 2007
2Wisconsin Act 20
takes effect, whichever is later.
SB199,41,33 (End)
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