SB640, s. 74 3Section 74. 6.86 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,46,144 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and whose registration is confirmed,
5whenever confirmation is required,
and who is hospitalized, may apply for and
6obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot for the
7hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
8containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
9by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
10hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
11corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address.
12Notwithstanding sub. (2m) (a), if the hospitalized elector has designated the agent
13with the power of attorney and the agent has authority to act on the elector's behalf,
14the agent may sign the application form on behalf of the elector.
SB640,47,1615 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered, the elector may register or confirm
16his or her registration
by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the
17elector applies for an official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector
18under this subdivision, the agent shall present a completed registration form that
19contains the required information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature,
20unless the elector is unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case
To confirm
21a registration under this subdivision, the agent shall present a completed
22registration confirmation form under s. 6.256 (7). If the elector is unable to sign
23either form due to physical disability
, the elector may authorize another elector to
24sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on another elector's behalf shall
25attest to a statement that the application or confirmation is made on request and by

1authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due to physical
2disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other information
3required under this subdivision. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision,
4the agent shall in every case provide proof of the elector's residence under s. 6.34.
5If the elector has designated the agent with the power of attorney and the agent has
6authority to act on the elector's behalf, the agent may sign the registration form on
7behalf of the elector.
If the elector is registering to vote for or confirming an elector's
8registration for voting in
the general election and the elector's agent presents a valid
9driver's license issued to the elector by another state, the municipal clerk shall record
10on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name of the state, and the
11license number and expiration date of the license. If the agent cannot present proof
12of residence, the registration form or confirmation form shall be signed and
13substantiated by another elector residing in the elector's municipality of residence,
14corroborating the information in the form. The form shall contain the full name and
15address of the corroborating elector. The elector's agent shall then present proof of
16the corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.34.
SB640, s. 75 17Section 75. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,48,818 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
19or confirmation form under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the
20municipal clerk not earlier than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m.
21on the day of the election. A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under
22par. (a) 1. shall be made by the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors
23vote only once, and by absentee ballot. If the elector is registering for the election
24after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail or the elector
25confirmed his or her registration after the close of registration
and has not voted in

1an election in this state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that proof of
2residence under s. 6.34 is required and the elector shall enclose proof of residence
3under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector
4and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the
5agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make
6personal delivery to the polling place serving the hospitalized elector's residence
7before the closing hour or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
8under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
SB640, s. 76 9Section 76. 6.86 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640,48,1410 6.86 (3) (d) A power of attorney agent is not permitted to cast an absentee ballot
11on behalf of a hospitalized elector, but if a hospitalized elector has difficulty reading,
12writing, or understanding English or due to disability is unable to mark a ballot, the
13elector may request assistance in marking his or her ballot from the power of
14attorney agent or another individual specified in s. 6.82 (2) (a).
SB640, s. 77 15Section 77. 6.865 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,48,16 166.865 (title) Federal absentee ballot requests ballots.
SB640, s. 78 17Section 78. 6.865 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB640, s. 79 18Section 79. 6.865 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,49,619 6.865 (3m) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), if any elector who certifies If an
20individual who will be a military elector on election day applies for an absentee
21ballot, the individual may certify
that he or she will be a military elector on election
22day requests an absentee ballot, the municipal clerk shall send or transmit to the
23elector an absentee ballot for all elections that occur in the municipality or portion
24thereof where the elector resides beginning on the date that the clerk receives the
25request and ending on the day after the 3rd successive general election that follows

1receipt of the request, unless the elector otherwise requests. In addition, the
2municipal clerk shall continue to send or transmit to the elector an absentee ballot
3for all elections ending on the day after the 3rd successive general election that
4follows any election at which the elector returns an absentee ballot under this section
5or renews his or her request under par. (c)
and the municipal clerk shall treat the
6ballot as provided under s. 6.221
.
SB640, s. 80 7Section 80. 6.865 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,49,138 6.865 (3m) (b) A military elector may indicate an alternate address on his or
9her absentee ballot application. If the elector's ballot is returned as undeliverable
10prior to the deadline for receipt and return of absentee ballots under sub. (3) s. 6.87
11(6)
and the elector remains eligible to receive absentee ballots under this subsection,
12the municipal clerk shall immediately send or transmit an absentee ballot to the
13elector at the alternate address.
SB640, s. 81 14Section 81. 6.865 (3m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB640, s. 82 15Section 82. 6.868 of the statutes is created to read:
SB640,49,19 166.868 Period for absentee voting in person. The period for absentee voting
17in person at the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site designated under
18s. 6.855 begins on the 21st day before each election and ends on the day before each
19election.
SB640, s. 83 20Section 83. 6.869 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,50,4 216.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
22for municipalities to provide to absentee voters. The instructions shall include the
23specific means of electronic communication that an absentee elector may use to file
24an application for an absentee ballot and, if the absentee elector is required to
25register, to request a registration form or change his or her registration.
The

1instructions also shall include information concerning the procedure for correcting
2errors in marking a ballot and obtaining a replacement for a spoiled ballot. The
3procedure shall, to the extent possible, respect the privacy of each elector and
4preserve the confidentiality of each elector's vote.
SB640, s. 84 5Section 84. 6.87 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,50,106 6.87 (2) (intro.) Except as authorized under sub. (3) (d), the municipal clerk
7shall place the ballot in an unsealed envelope furnished by the clerk. The Except as
8provided in sub. (2m) and s. 6.24 (4) (d), the
envelope shall have the name, official
9title and post-office address of the clerk upon its face. The other side of the envelope
10shall have a printed certificate in substantially the following form:
SB640, s. 85 11Section 85. 6.87 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640,50,1712 6.87 (2m) The board shall prescribe the form of an absentee ballot envelope for
13use by electors voting absentee ballots in person at the office of the municipal clerk
14or an alternate site designated under s. 6.855. No certification and no witness is
15required on such envelopes. The form shall include a space for the name and
16residence of the absentee elector and the ward and aldermanic district where the
17elector resides, if any.
SB640, s. 86 18Section 86. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,51,1419 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk may shall, if the clerk is reliably informed by an
20absent elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail address where
21the elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of
22the absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under this subsection if,
23in the judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot through the mail
24may not be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time provided under sub.
25(6)
. An elector may receive an absentee ballot under this subsection only if the elector

1has filed a valid application for the ballot under s. 6.86 (1). If the clerk transmits an
2absentee ballot under this paragraph to an absent elector electronically, the clerk
3shall also transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that
4appears on the certificate envelope prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions
5prescribed by the board. The instructions shall require the absent elector to make
6and subscribe to the certification as required under sub. (4) and to enclose the
7absentee ballot in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall
8include the completed certificate. The elector shall then affix sufficient postage
9unless the absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free
10postage laws and shall mail the absentee ballot to the municipal clerk. Except as
11authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot received under this paragraph from an
12elector who receives the ballot electronically
shall not be counted unless it is cast in
13the manner prescribed in this paragraph and sub. (4) and in accordance with the
14instructions provided by the board.
SB640, s. 87 15Section 87. 6.87 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,52,1616 6.87 (4) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2m) and s. 6.875, the elector
17voting absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who
18is an adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark
19the ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
20shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
21so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
22envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
23ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
24proper envelope. If proof of residence is required, the elector shall enclose proof of
25residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope. Proof of residence is required if the elector

1is not a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector
2registered by mail or confirmed his or her registration after the close of registration
3and has not voted in an election in this state. If the elector requested a ballot by
4means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector
5shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an original signature
6of the elector.
The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5). The return envelope
7shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The envelope shall be
8mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot
9or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the United States, the
10elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for delivery free of
11postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a primary does not
12invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return of more than one
13marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot
14used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked for candidates
15of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for candidates in the
16primary.
SB640, s. 88 17Section 88. 6.87 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,52,2218 6.87 (9) If a municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot by mail with an
19improperly completed certificate or with no certificate, the clerk may return the
20ballot to the elector, inside the sealed envelope when an envelope is received, together
21with a new envelope if necessary, whenever time permits the elector to correct the
22defect and return the ballot within the period authorized under sub. (6).
SB640, s. 89 23Section 89. 6.875 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,53,1724 6.875 (3) An occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or
25qualified community-based residential facility who qualifies as an absent elector

1and desires to receive an absentee ballot shall make application under s. 6.86 (1), (2),
2or (2m) with the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the
3municipality in which the elector is a resident. The clerk or board of election
4commissioners of a municipality receiving an application from an elector who is an
5occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified
6community-based residential facility located in a different municipality shall, as
7soon as possible, notify and transmit an absentee ballot for the elector to the clerk
8or board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the home or qualified
9community-based residential facility is located. The clerk or board of election
10commissioners of a municipality receiving an application from an elector who is an
11occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified
12community-based residential facility located in the municipality but who is a
13resident of a different municipality shall, as soon as possible, notify and request
14transmission of an absentee ballot from the clerk or board of election commissioners
15of the municipality in which the elector is a resident. The clerk or board of election
16commissioners shall make a record of all absentee ballots to be transmitted,
17delivered, and voted under this section.
SB640, s. 90 18Section 90. 6.875 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,54,1219 6.875 (4) (a) For the purpose of absentee voting in nursing homes and qualified
20retirement homes and qualified community-based residential facilities, the
21municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality in which one
22or more nursing homes or qualified retirement homes or qualified community-based
23residential facilities are located shall appoint at least 2 special voting deputies for
24the municipality. Upon application under s. 6.86 (1), (2), or (2m) by one or more
25qualified electors who are occupants of a nursing home or qualified retirement home

1or qualified community-based residential facility, the municipal clerk or board of
2election commissioners of the municipality in which the home or facility is located
3shall dispatch 2 special voting deputies to visit the home or qualified
4community-based residential facility for the purpose of supervising absentee voting
5procedure by occupants of the home or qualified community-based residential
6facility. The clerk shall maintain a list, available to the public upon request, of each
7nursing home or qualified retirement home or qualified community-based
8residential facility where an elector has requested an absentee ballot. The list shall
9include the date and time the deputies intend to visit each home or facility. The 2
10deputies designated to visit each nursing home or qualified retirement home and
11qualified community-based residential facility shall be affiliated with different
12political parties whenever deputies representing different parties are available.
SB640, s. 91 13Section 91. 6.875 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,55,214 6.875 (6) (c) 1. Upon their visit to the home or facility under par. (a), the
15deputies shall personally offer each elector who has filed a proper application for an
16absentee ballot the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot. If an elector is
17present who has not filed a proper application for an absentee ballot, the 2 deputies
18may accept an application from the elector and shall issue a ballot to the elector if
19the elector is qualified and the application is proper. The deputies shall each witness
20the certification and may, upon request of the elector, assist the elector in marking
21the elector's ballot. The deputies shall then sign the certification as witnesses and,
22if they provide assistance, shall sign the back of the ballot indicating that they
23provided assistance.
All voting shall be conducted in the presence of the deputies.
24Upon request of the elector, a relative of the elector who is present in the room may
25assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot. No individual other than a deputy

1may witness the certification and no individual other than a deputy or relative of an
2elector may render voting assistance to the elector.
SB640, s. 92 3Section 92. 6.88 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,55,194 6.88 (3) (b) When the inspectors find that a certification is insufficient, that the
5applicant is not a qualified elector in the ward or election district, that the ballot
6envelope is open or has been opened and resealed, that the ballot envelope contains
7more than one ballot of any one kind or, except in municipalities where absentee
8ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, that the certificate of an elector who received an
9absentee ballot by facsimile transmission or electronic mail is missing, or if proof is
10submitted to the inspectors that an elector voting an absentee ballot has since died,
11the inspectors shall not count the ballot. The inspectors shall endorse every ballot
12not counted on the back, "rejected (giving the reason)". The inspectors shall reinsert
13each rejected ballot into the certificate envelope in which it was delivered and enclose
14the certificate envelopes and ballots, and securely seal the ballots and envelopes in
15an envelope marked for rejected absentee ballots. The inspectors shall endorse the
16envelope, "rejected ballots" with a statement of the ward or election district and date
17of the election, signed by the chief inspector and one of the inspectors representing
18each of the 2 major political parties and returned to the municipal clerk in the same
19manner as official ballots voted at the election.
SB640, s. 93 20Section 93. 6.88 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,56,221 6.88 (3) (c) The inspectors shall review each certificate absentee ballot envelope
22to determine whether any absentee ballot is cast by an elector whose name appears
23on the poll list as ineligible to vote at the election by reason of a felony conviction.
24If the inspectors receive an absentee ballot that has been cast by an elector whose
25name appears on the poll list as ineligible for that reason, the inspectors shall

1challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.92 and treat the ballot in the manner provided
2in s. 6.95.
SB640, s. 94 3Section 94. 6.925 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,56,22 46.925 Elector making challenge in person. Any elector may challenge for
5cause any person offering to vote whom the elector knows or suspects is not a
6qualified elector. If the challenged elector proposes to vote in a municipality having
7a population of 2,500 or more, the challenging elector shall be an elector of the same
8ward or election district as the challenged elector and the inspectors shall require the
9challenging elector to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34 before accepting the
10challenge.
If a person is challenged as unqualified by an elector, one of the inspectors
11may administer the oath or affirmation to the challenged elector under s. 6.92 and
12ask the challenged elector the questions under that section which are appropriate to
13test the elector's qualifications. In addition, one of the inspectors shall administer
14the following oath or affirmation to the challenging elector: "You do solemnly swear
15(or affirm) that you will fully and truly answer all questions put to you regarding the
16challenged person's place of residence and qualifications as an elector of this
17election"; and election." If the challenged elector resides in a municipality having a
18population of 2,500 or more, the inspector shall also require the challenging elector
19to swear or affirm that he or she is an elector of the same ward or election district as
20the challenged elector. The inspector
shall then ask questions which are appropriate
21as determined by the board, by rule, to test the qualifications of the challenged
22elector.
SB640, s. 95 23Section 95. 6.93 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,57,8 246.93 Challenging the absent elector. The vote of any absent elector may be
25challenged for cause by any inspector or by another elector and the inspectors of

1election
shall have all the power and authority given them to hear and determine the
2legality of the ballot the same as if the ballot had been voted in person. In
3municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, the vote of an
4absentee elector may be challenged as provided in s. 7.52 (5). If the challenged elector
5proposes to vote in a municipality having a population of 2,500 or more, any
6challenging elector shall be an elector of the same ward or election district as the
7challenged elector and the inspectors shall require the challenging elector to provide
8proof of residence under s. 6.34 before accepting the challenge.
SB640, s. 96 9Section 96. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,57,1410 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4), 6.33 (1),
116.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and , 6.86 (2) to (1) (ad) and (3) , and 6.87
12(2m)
. All such forms shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or
13fraudulent registration or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required
14to be furnished by the board.
SB640, s. 97 15Section 97. 7.08 (3) (d) to (g) of the statutes are created to read:
SB640,57,1616 7.08 (3) (d) Be written in clear, unambiguous language.
SB640,57,1717 (e) Be indexed by subject.
SB640,57,1918 (f) Contain specific examples of common problems encountered at polling
19places on election day and detailed, specific procedures for resolving those problems.
SB640,57,2020 (g) Include an explanation of all of the following:
SB640,57,2221 1. Laws and rules governing solicitation by individuals and groups at a polling
22place.
SB640,57,2423 2. Procedures to be followed with respect to electors whose names do not appear
24on the registration list.
SB640,57,2525 3. Proper operation of any electronic voting system used at a polling place.
SB640,58,1
14. Procedures for handling of ballots.
SB640,58,22 5. Procedures governing spoiled ballots.
SB640,58,33 6. Procedures to be followed after a polling place closes.
SB640,58,44 7. Rights of electors at the polls.
SB640,58,55 8. Procedures for handling of emergency situations.
SB640,58,66 9. Procedures for handling and processing of provisional ballots.
SB640,58,77 10. Security procedures.
SB640, s. 98 8Section 98. 7.08 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640,58,129 7.08 (12) Remedies for deceptive election practices. Disseminate through
10the Internet and radio, television, and newspaper advertisements information
11concerning complaint procedures and remedies for deceptive election practices
12under s. 12.17.
SB640, s. 99 13Section 99. 7.08 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640,58,1914 7.08 (13) Withhold personal information provided to board. Withhold from
15public access under s. 19.35 (1) the telephone number, facsimile transmission
16number, or electronic mail address of any elector who voluntarily provides that
17information to the board or to a county or municipal clerk. The board may transfer
18the information to any official or employee who has access to the information in the
19registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. to be used for the administration of elections.
SB640, s. 100 20Section 100. 7.10 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640,59,221 7.10 (11) Withhold personal information provided to clerk. The county clerk
22shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the telephone number,
23facsimile transmission number, or electronic mail address of any elector who
24voluntarily provides that information to the clerk or to the board or a municipal clerk.
25The county clerk may transfer the information to any official or employee who has

1access to the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. to be used
2for the administration of elections.
SB640, s. 101 3Section 101. 7.15 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,59,104 7.15 (1) (cm) Prepare official absentee ballots for delivery to electors requesting
5them, and send an official absentee ballot to each elector who has requested one for
6voting outside the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site designated under
7s. 6.855
no later than the 30th day before each September primary and general
8election and no later than the 21st day before each other primary and election if the
9request is made before that day; otherwise, the municipal clerk shall send an official
10absentee ballot within one day of the time the elector's request is received.
SB640, s. 102 11Section 102. 7.15 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,59,1412 7.15 (1) (j) Send an absentee ballot automatically to each person making an
13authorized request therefor in accordance with s. 6.22 (4), 6.24 (4) (c), or 6.86 (2) or
14(2m).
SB640, s. 103 15Section 103. 7.15 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,59,2016 7.15 (2m) Operation of alternate absentee ballot site. In a municipality in
17which the governing body has elected to establish an one or more alternate absentee
18ballot site sites under s. 6.855, the municipal clerk shall operate such site as though
19it were his or her office for absentee ballot purposes and shall ensure that such site
20is adequately staffed.
SB640, s. 104 21Section 104. 7.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,59,2522 7.15 (4) Recording electors. Within Except as authorized in s. 6.33 (5) (a),
23within
30 days after each election, the municipal clerk shall enter on the registration
24list under the name of each elector of the municipality who has voted at the election
25an indication of the date of the election in which the elector voted.
SB640, s. 105
1Section 105. 7.15 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
SB640,60,82 7.15 (15) Withhold personal information provided to clerk. The municipal
3clerk shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the telephone number,
4facsimile transmission number, or electronic mail address of any elector who
5voluntarily provides that information to the clerk or to the board or county clerk. The
6municipal clerk may transfer the information to any official or employee who has
7access to the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. to be used
8for the administration of elections.
SB640, s. 106 9Section 106. 7.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,60,1710 7.41 (4) No individual exercising the right under sub. (1) may view the
11confidential portion of a registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (4) or a poll list
12maintained under s. 6.79 (6). However, the inspectors or municipal clerk shall
13disclose to such an individual, upon request, the existence of such a list, the number
14of electors whose names appear on the list, and the number of those electors who have
15voted at any point in the proceedings. No such individual may view the certificate
16absentee ballot envelope of an absent elector who obtains a confidential listing under
17s. 6.47 (2).
SB640, s. 107 18Section 107. 7.51 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,60,2519 7.51 (3) (d) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
20under s. 7.52, all absentee certificate ballot envelopes which have been opened shall
21be returned by the inspectors to the municipal clerk in a securely sealed carrier
22envelope which is clearly marked "used absentee certificate ballot envelopes". The
23envelopes shall be signed by the chief inspector and 2 other inspectors. Except when
24the ballots are used in a municipal or school district election only, the municipal clerk
25shall transmit the used envelopes to the county clerk.
SB640, s. 108
1Section 108. 7.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,61,192 7.52 (3) (b) When the board of absentee ballot canvassers finds that a
3certification is insufficient, that the applicant is not a qualified elector in the ward
4or election district, that the ballot envelope is open or has been opened and resealed,
5that the ballot envelope contains more than one ballot of any one kind, or that the
6certificate of an elector who received an absentee ballot by facsimile transmission or
7electronic mail is missing, or if proof is submitted to the board of absentee ballot
8canvassers that an elector voting an absentee ballot has since died, the board of
9absentee ballot canvassers shall not count the ballot. Each member of the board of
10absentee ballot canvassers shall endorse every ballot not counted on the back as
11"rejected (giving the reason)." The board of absentee ballot canvassers 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 board of absentee ballot
15canvassers shall endorse the envelope as "rejected ballots," with a statement of the
16ward or election district and date of the election, and each member of the board of
17absentee ballot canvassers shall sign the statement. The board of absentee ballot
18canvassers shall then return the envelope containing the ballots to the municipal
19clerk.
SB640, s. 109 20Section 109. 7.52 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB640,62,221 7.52 (4) (i) All absentee certificate ballot envelopes that have been opened shall
22be returned by the board of absentee ballot canvassers to the municipal clerk in a
23securely sealed carrier envelope that is clearly marked "used absentee certificate
24ballot envelopes." The envelopes shall be signed by each member of the board of
25absentee ballot canvassers. Except when the ballots are used in a municipal or school

1district election only, the municipal clerk shall transmit the used envelopes to the
2county clerk.
SB640, s. 110 3Section 110. 7.52 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (5) (a) and amended
4to read:
SB640,62,135 7.52 (5) (a) The vote of any absent elector may be challenged for cause by the
6board of absentee ballot canvassers or by another elector
and the board of absentee
7ballot canvassers shall have all the power and authority given the inspectors to hear
8and determine the legality of the ballot the same as if the ballot had been voted in
9person. If the challenged elector proposes to vote in a municipality having a
10population of 2,500 or more, any challenging elector shall be an elector of the same
11ward or election district as the challenged elector and the board of absentee ballot
12canvassers shall require the challenging elector to provide proof of residence under
13s. 6.34.
SB640, s. 111 14Section 111. 7.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (6) and amended
15to read:
SB640,62,2416 7.52 (6) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall review each certificate
17absentee ballot envelope to determine whether any absentee ballot is cast by an
18elector whose name appears on the poll list as ineligible to vote at the election,
19including ineligibility to vote by reason of a felony conviction. If the board of absentee
20ballot canvassers receives an absentee ballot that has been cast by an elector whose
21name appears on the poll list as ineligible to vote, the inspectors shall challenge the
22ballot in the same manner as provided for inspectors making challenges under s. 6.92
23and shall treat the ballot in the manner as provided for treatment of challenged
24ballots by inspectors under s. 6.95.
SB640, s. 112
1Section 112. 7.52 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (5) (b) and amended
2to read:
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