SB640: Bill Text

SB640, s. 25 Section 25. 6.221 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,20,25 6.221 (3) (b) At the general election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office, a ballot that is cast under s. 6.22 by an elector who is a military elector, that is received by mail from the U.S. postal service, and that is postmarked no later than election day shall be counted as provided in this section if it is received by a municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on the 10th day after the election.

SB640, s. 26 Section 26. 6.24 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,21,22 6.24 (4) (c) Upon receipt of a timely application from an individual who qualifies as an overseas elector and who has registered to vote in a municipality under sub. (3), the municipal clerk of the municipality shall send an absentee ballot to the individual for all subsequent elections for national office to be held during the year in which the ballot is requested, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, unless the individual otherwise requests or until the individual no longer qualifies as an overseas elector. of the municipality. The clerk shall not send an absentee ballot for an election if the overseas elector's name appeared on the registration list in eligible status for a previous election following the date of the application but no longer appears on the list in eligible status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that the envelope containing the absentee ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable. If an overseas elector who files an application under this subsection no longer resides at the same address that is indicated on the application form, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee ballots to an overseas elector under this subsection if the elector fails to return any absentee ballot mailed to the elector. The municipal clerk shall notify the elector of any such action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible. An overseas elector who fails to cast an absentee ballot but who remains qualified to receive absentee ballots under this subsection may then receive absentee ballots for subsequent elections by notifying the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to continue receiving absentee ballots for subsequent elections.

SB640, s. 27 Section 27. 6.24 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640,22,4 6.24 (4) (e) An overseas elector may file an application for an absentee ballot by means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s. 6.86 (1) (ac). Upon receipt of a valid application, the municipal clerk shall send the elector an absentee ballot or, if the elector so requests, shall transmit an absentee ballot to the elector by means of electronic mail or facsimile transmission in the manner prescribed in s. 6.87 (3) (d).

SB640, s. 28 Section 28. 6.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,22,15 6.25 (1) Any individual who qualifies as a military elector under s. 6.22 (1) (b) or an overseas elector under s. 6.24 (1) and who transmits an application for an official absentee ballot for a general election an election for national office, including a primary election, no later than 30 days before election day the latest time specified for the elector in s. 6.86 (1) (b) may, in lieu of the official ballot, cast a federal write-in absentee ballot prescribed under 42 USC 1973ff-2 for any candidate or for all of the candidates of any recognized political party for national office listed on the official ballot at the general that election if the federal write-in absentee ballot is received by the appropriate municipal clerk no later than the applicable time prescribed in s. 6.221 (3) or 6.87 (6).

SB640, s. 29 Section 29. 6.25 (4) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 6.25 (4) and amended to read:

SB640,22,22 6.25 (4) A write-in absentee ballot issued under sub. (1), (2) or (3) is valid only if all of the following apply: (a) The ballot is submitted from a location outside the United States. (b) The the elector submitting the ballot does not submit an official ballot within the time prescribed in s. 6.87 (6) and, if the elector is an overseas elector, the ballot is submitted from a location outside the United States.

SB640, s. 30 Section 30. 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:

SB640,23,3 6.256 Board shall facilitate registration of electors. (1) Except as provided for electors specified in sub. (8) and as otherwise expressly provided, the board shall use all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible electors of this state who are subject to a registration requirement and the maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain eligible.

SB640,23,6 (2) For the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1), the board shall obtain the following information from the department of transportation, to the extent that the department has the information:

SB640,23,10 (a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator's license issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to that individual:

SB640,23,12 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history maintained by the department of transportation.

SB640,23,13 2. The date of birth of the individual.

SB640,23,14 3. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.

SB640,23,17 4. The individual's citizenship and any information pertaining to that citizenship and whether the individual provided proof of citizenship or other attestation of citizenship to the department of transportation.

SB640,23,20 (b) For each item of information specified in this subsection, the most recent date that the item of information was provided or obtained by the department of transportation.

SB640,23,24 (3) The board shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) and shall update that information, correct inaccuracies in that information, and eliminate duplications in the list.

SB640,24,13 (4) Except as provided in sub. (8) and this subsection, if the board concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in this state but is not registered, and the board has obtained from reliable sources all the information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's registration, the board shall enter the individual's name on the registration list. If the board has not obtained from reliable sources all the information pertaining to an individual that is required under s. 6.33 (1), the board shall attempt to obtain from reliable sources the necessary information under s. 6.33 (1) that is required to complete the individual's registration. If a municipality has changed the status of an elector from eligible to ineligible under s. 6.50 (1) and the elector's eligibility, name, or residence have not changed, the board shall not change the individual's name to eligible status unless the board first verifies that the individual is eligible and wishes to change his or her status to eligible.

SB640,24,16 (5) The board shall attempt to contact individuals described in sub. (4) if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.

SB640,24,19 (6) If the board is able to obtain all the required information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to an individual, the board shall enter the name of the individual on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a).

SB640,25,3 (7) If an individual's name is entered on the registration list by initiative of the board, the individual's registration is not valid until the individual confirms the registration under this subsection on a form prescribed by the board. If any information obtained by the board is not correct or accurate as of the confirmation date, the individual shall correct the information before confirming his or her registration. The confirmation shall affirm that all information is correct and accurate as of the date of confirmation, subject to all penalties prescribed by law for falsifying information or registration. An individual may confirm his or her registration by any of the following means:

SB640,25,5 (a) By electronic means on the Internet using a secure procedure prescribed by the board.

SB640,25,6 (b) By mail.

SB640,25,9 (c) By appearing in person at the office of the municipal clerk serving the municipality where the elector resides or at the polling place serving his or her residence.

SB640,25,21 (8) Any individual may file a request with the board to exclude his or her name from the registration list. Any individual whose name is added to the registration list by the board may file a request with the board to have his or her name deleted from the list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed on a form prescribed by the board and may be filed by any means specified in sub. (7). An individual who files an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection may revoke his or her request by the same means that an individual may request an exclusion or deletion. The board shall ensure that the name of any individual who has filed an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is excluded from the registration list or if the individual's name appears on the list, is removed from the registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time unless the individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection.

SB640,26,3 (9) If the board removes from the registration list the name of an elector who does not request that his or her name be deleted, other than to correct an entry that the board positively determines to be a duplication or to change the name of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the board shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by 1st class postcard at the individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide that the individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or she is a qualified elector.

SB640,26,5 (10) The board shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all eligible electors, except as otherwise provided in this section, no later than July 1, 2015.

SB640,26,9 (11) The board shall maintain the confidentiality of all information obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s. 6.34 (2n) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).

SB640, s. 31 Section 31. 6.275 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,26,13 6.275 (1) (c) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that county who registered or confirmed their registrations after the close of registration and prior to the day of the primary or election under ss. 6.29 and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.

SB640, s. 32 Section 32. 6.275 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,26,17 6.275 (1) (d) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that county who registered or confirmed their registrations on the day of the primary or election under ss. 6.55 and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.

SB640, s. 33 Section 33. 6.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,27,13 6.28 (1) Registration locations; deadline. Except as authorized in ss. 6.29, 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for any election shall close at 5 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under s. 6.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later than the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. All applications for registration corrections and additions and registration confirmations may be made throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners, at the office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other locations provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common council, village or town board in all other municipalities and may also be made during the school year at any high school by qualified persons under sub. (2) (a). Other registration locations may include but are not limited to fire houses, police stations, public libraries, institutions of higher education, supermarkets, community centers, plants and factories, banks, savings and loan associations and savings banks. Special registration deputies shall be appointed for each location unless the location can be sufficiently staffed by the board of election commissioners or the municipal clerk or his or her deputies. An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.

SB640, s. 34 Section 34. 6.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,27,24 6.28 (4) At the office of the county clerk. Any person shall be given an opportunity to register to vote or to file a registration confirmation form under s. 6.256 (7) at the office of the county clerk for the county in which the person's residence is located. An applicant for registration may complete the required registration form under s. 6.33. Unless the county clerk performs registration functions for the municipality where the elector resides under s. 6.33 (5) (b), the county clerk shall forward the each form submitted by an elector to the appropriate municipal clerk, or to the board of election commissioners in cities over 500,000 population within 5 days of receipt. The clerk shall forward the form immediately whenever registration closes within 5 days of receipt.

SB640, s. 35 Section 35. 6.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,28,6 6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a qualified elector and any elector whose name appears on the registration list but whose registration has not been confirmed is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with this section.

SB640, s. 36 Section 36. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,29,7 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the municipality may register and any elector whose name appears on the registration list but whose registration has not been confirmed may confirm his or her registration after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on the day before an election at the office of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b). The An elector whose name does not appear on the registration list shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2), a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The registration form shall also contain the following certification: "I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election". The An elector who registers or confirms his or her registration shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34, the information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed by any other elector of the municipality and that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector shall then provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector is registering or confirming his or her registration after the close of registration for the general election and the elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another state, the municipal clerk or agent shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license.

SB640, s. 37 Section 37. 6.29 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,29,17 6.29 (2) (b) Upon the filing of the registration form or confirmation form required by this section, the municipal clerk or clerk's agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b) shall offer to provide the elector with an absentee ballot. If the elector does not cast an absentee ballot at the office of the municipal clerk or agent, the clerk or agent shall issue a certificate containing the name and address of the elector addressed to the inspectors of the proper ward or election district directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her vote if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The certificate shall be numbered serially, prepared in duplicate and one copy preserved in the office of the municipal clerk.

SB640, s. 38 Section 38. 6.29 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,29,22 6.29 (2) (d) The inspectors shall record the names of electors who present certificates in person or for whom certificates are presented with absentee ballots under this section on the list maintained under s. 6.56 (1). These names shall then be added to the registration list if the electors are qualified.

SB640, s. 39 Section 39. 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640,30,2 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list. The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of qualified electors who vote at their polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33 (5) (a).

SB640, s. 40 Section 40. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,30,18 6.33 (5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), whenever a municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address under an existing registration or a change of information when a registration is confirmed under s. 6.256 (7) and whenever a municipal clerk changes a person's registration from eligible to ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall promptly enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection, except that the as provided in this paragraph. The municipal clerk may update any entries that change on the date of an election in the municipality other than a general election within 30 days after that the date, and the of that election, and shall update any entries that change on the date of a general election within 45 days after the date of that election, except that the legal counsel of the board may, upon application of a municipal clerk, permit the clerk to update entries that change on the date of a general election within 60 days after that election. The municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.

SB640, s. 41 Section 41. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,31,9 6.34 (2) Except as authorized in ss. 6.29 (2) (a) and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., upon completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33 or registration confirmation form under s. 6.256 (7), each elector who is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector and who registers or confirms his or her registration after the close of registration under s. 6.29 or 6.86 (3) (a) 2., shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). Each elector other than a military elector or an overseas elector who is required to register under s. 6.27 who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, who registers by mail or confirms a registration entered by the board after the close of registration, and who has not voted in an election in this state shall, if voting in person, provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3) or, if voting by absentee ballot, provide a copy of an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail or the elector is confirming a registration entered by the board after the close of registration, the identifying document may not be a residential lease.

SB640, s. 42 Section 42. 6.34 (2n) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640,31,17 6.34 (2n) If an elector who confirms a registration that has been entered by the board under s. 6.256 (7) would otherwise be required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) but provides, in lieu of proof of residence, the number of a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number together with the elector's name and date of birth, and the board is able to verify the information electronically at the time of confirmation, the elector is not required to provide proof of residence.

SB640, s. 43 Section 43. 6.34 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,32,2 6.34 (3) (a) 7. A university, college, or technical college fee or identification card that contains a photograph of the cardholder. A card under this subdivision that does not contain the information specified in par. (b) shall be considered proof of residence if the university, college, or technical college that issued the card provides a certified and current list of students who reside in housing sponsored by the university, college, or technical college to the municipal clerk prior to the election showing the current address of the students and if the municipal clerk, special registration deputy, or inspector verifies that the student presenting the card is included on the list.

SB640, s. 44 Section 44. 6.34 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,32,6 6.34 (3) (b) (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (d), identifying documents prescribed in par. (a) shall contain all of the following in order to be considered proof of residence:

SB640, s. 45 Section 45. 6.34 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640,32,17 6.34 (3) (d) The municipal clerk and the inspectors of election shall accept a university, college, or technical college fee or identification card that contains a photograph of the cardholder as proof of residence at any election regardless of whether the card contains the information specified in par. (b) if the university, college, or technical college that issued the card provides to the municipal clerk, for use at the election, a certified copy of a current list of students who reside in housing sponsored by the university, college, or technical college showing the names and current addresses of the students. Upon presentation of such a card, the municipal clerk, special registration deputy, or inspector shall verify that the name of the student presenting the card is included on the list.

SB640, s. 46 Section 46. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640,32,23 6.34 (4) The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an instant basis, the validity of information specified in sub. (2n) submitted by an elector who registers electronically with the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to the board's agreement with the secretary of transportation under s. 5.056.

SB640, s. 47 Section 47. 6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,33,18 6.36 (1) (a) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official registration list. The list shall contain the name and address of each registered elector in the state, the date of birth of the elector, the ward and aldermanic district of the elector, if any, and, for each elector, a unique registration identification number assigned by the board, the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number, if any, any identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47 (3), the date of any election in which the elector votes, an indication of whether the elector is a military elector, as defined in sub. (2) (c) s. 6.34 (1), who has so certified under s. 6.865 (3m), an indication of whether the elector is an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.24 (1), any information relating to the elector that appears on the current list transmitted to the board by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m), an indication of any accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by the elector, an indication of the method by which the elector's registration form was received, if any information in the elector's registration was obtained by initiative of the board, whether the registration of the individual has been confirmed under s. 6.256 (7), and such other information as may be determined by the board to facilitate administration of elector registration requirements.

SB640, s. 48 Section 48. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,34,3 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. No Except as provided in par. (bm), no person other than an employee of the board, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an executive director of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated by the executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive director of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the executive director may view the date of birth birthday, operator's license number, or social security account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an identification serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.

SB640, s. 49 Section 49. 6.36 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB640,34,6 6.36 (1) (bm) 1. In this paragraph, "state authority" has the meaning given in s. 19.62 (8).

SB640,34,9 2. Except as provided in s. 6.256 (11), the board may transfer any information in the official registration list to which access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. to any state authority or to a subunit of the state government of another state.

SB640, s. 50 Section 50. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,34,21 6.36 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing absentee ballots; an indication whether the registration of an elector has been confirmed under s. 6.256 (7), if confirmation is required; an indication next to the name of each elector for whom proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required; and a form of certificate bearing the certification of the administrator of the elections division of the board stating that the list is a true and complete registration list of the municipality or the ward or wards for which the list is prepared.

SB640, s. 51 Section 51. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,35,3 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted to vote. Proof of residence is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registers by mail or has not confirmed his or her registration under s. 6.256 (7) and has not previously voted in an election in this state.

SB640, s. 52 Section 52. 6.54 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,35,9 6.54 Failure to register; rights. No name may be added to the registration list after the close of registration, but any person whose name is not on the registration list or whose registration has not been confirmed under s. 6.256 (7), if confirmation is required, but who is otherwise a qualified elector , is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with s. 6.29 or 6.55.

SB640, s. 53 Section 53. 6.55 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,35,12 6.55 (title) Polling place registration and registration confirmation; voting by certification.

SB640, s. 54 Section 54. 6.55 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,35,24 6.55 (2) (a) 1. Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is employed, any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district where he or she desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, whose registration appears on the registration list but has not been confirmed under s. 6.256 (7) or who was registered at another location, may request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person to execute a registration form or confirmation form prescribed by the board. The An original registration form shall be completed in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2) and shall contain all information required under s. 6.33 (1), together with the following certification:

SB640,36,3 "I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election."

SB640, s. 55 Section 55. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,36,21 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the a registration form or confirmation form under par. (a), the elector shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector cannot provide proof of residence, the information contained in the elector's registration form or confirmation form shall be corroborated in a statement that is signed by any another elector who resides in the same municipality as the registering elector and that contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborator shall then provide proof of residence as provided in s. 6.34. If the elector is registering to vote or confirming his or her registration in the general election and the elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another state, the inspector or deputy shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license. The signing by the elector executing the registration form or confirmation form and the signing by any corroborator shall be in the presence of the special registration deputy or inspector who shall then print his or her name on and sign the form, indicating that the deputy or inspector has accepted the form. Upon compliance with this procedure, the elector shall be permitted to cast his or her vote, if the elector complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling place.

SB640, s. 56 Section 56. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

SB640,37,24 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration or confirmation of registration under par. (a) at the a polling place under pars. (a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any municipality may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who is not registered or confirmed and desires to register or confirm his or her registration on the day of an election to do so at another readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b), instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the polling place. The elector who desires to register or confirm his or her registration shall execute a registration form or confirmation form as prescribed under par. (a) and provide proof of residence as provided under s. 6.34. If the elector cannot provide proof of residence, the information contained in the registration form or confirmation form shall be corroborated in the manner provided in par. (b). If the elector is registering to vote or confirming his or her registration in the general election and the elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another state, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license. The signing by the elector executing the registration form or confirmation form and the signing by any corroborator shall be in the presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy. The municipal clerk, the deputy clerk, or the special registration deputy shall then print his or her name and sign the form, indicating that the clerk, deputy clerk, or deputy has accepted the form. Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy shall serially number the registration and give one copy to the elector for presentation at the polling place serving the elector's residence or an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).

SB640,38,9 2. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors of the proper polling place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her vote if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The clerk shall enter the name and address of the elector on the face of the certificate. If the elector's registration or confirmation is corroborated, the clerk shall also enter the name and address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate. The certificate shall be numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall preserve one copy in his or her office.

SB640, s. 57 Section 57. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB640,39,2 6.55 (2) (cs) The board shall provide to each municipal clerk a list prepared for use at each polling place showing the name and address of each person whose name appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located in the area served by that polling place, and whose name does not appear on the poll list for that polling place. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote or to confirm a registration in accordance with s. 6.256 (7) under this subsection or s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the inspectors or special registration deputies shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the inspectors or special registration deputies shall inform the elector or the elector's agent that the elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector or the elector's agent maintains that the elector is eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors or special registration deputies shall permit the elector to register or to confirm his or her registration but shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to vote per Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors shall require the elector to vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).

SB640, s. 58 Section 58. 6.55 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: