AB7,25,519 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not
20issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from
21a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot
22application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). Except as authorized
23in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), if a qualified elector applies for an absentee ballot in person at
24the clerk's office, the clerk shall not issue the elector an absentee ballot unless the
25elector presents a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid,

1current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid
2identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50, or a valid identification
3certificate issued to the elector under s. 343.505
. The clerk shall make a copy of the
4document presented by the elector and shall enclose the copy in the certificate
5envelope.
AB7, s. 41 6Section 41. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,25,177 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
8for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
9for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
10containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
11by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
12hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
13corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address
. Except
14as authorized for an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) or as
15authorized in s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the agent shall present the license or identification
16card required under sub. (1) (ar). The clerk shall make a copy of the document
17presented by the agent and shall enclose the copy in the certificate envelope
.
AB7, s. 42 18Section 42 . 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
19(this act), is amended to read:
AB7,26,320 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
21for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
22for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
23containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
24by that elector. Except as authorized for an elector who has a confidential listing
25under s. 6.47 (2) or as authorized in s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the agent shall present the

1license or, identification card , or identification certificate required under sub. (1) (ar).
2The clerk shall make a copy of the document presented by the agent and shall enclose
3the copy in the certificate envelope.
AB7, s. 43 4Section 43. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,26,255 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered, the elector may register
6by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the elector applies for an
7official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this subdivision,
8the agent shall present a completed registration form that contains the required
9information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the elector is
10unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize
11another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on another
12elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request
13and by authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due to
14physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
15information required under this subdivision. Except as otherwise provided in this
16subdivision, the
The agent shall in every case provide proof of the elector's residence
17under s. 6.34. If the elector is registering to vote in the general election and the agent
18presents a valid driver's license issued to the elector by another state, the municipal
19clerk shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name
20of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license. If the agent
21cannot present proof of residence, the registration form shall be signed and
22substantiated by another elector residing in the elector's municipality of residence,
23corroborating the information in the form. The form shall contain the full name and
24address of the corroborating elector. The agent shall then present proof of the
25corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.34.
AB7, s. 44
1Section 44. 6.869 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,27,8 26.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
3for absentee voters. The instructions shall include information concerning whether
4a copy of a license or identification card is required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) or 6.87 (4)
5(b) and information
concerning the procedure for correcting errors in marking a
6ballot and obtaining a replacement for a spoiled ballot. The procedure shall, to the
7extent possible, respect the privacy of each elector and preserve the confidentiality
8of each elector's vote.
AB7, s. 45 9Section 45 . 6.869 of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....(this
10act), is amended to read:
AB7,27,17 116.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
12for absentee voters. The instructions shall include information concerning whether
13a copy of a license or, identification card, or identification certificate is required under
14s. 6.86 (1) (ar) or 6.87 (4) (b) and information concerning the procedure for correcting
15errors in marking a ballot and obtaining a replacement for a spoiled ballot. The
16procedure shall, to the extent possible, respect the privacy of each elector and
17preserve the confidentiality of each elector's vote.
AB7, s. 46 18Section 46. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,28,1319 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk may, if the clerk is reliably informed by an absent
20elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail address where the
21elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the
22absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under this subsection if, in the
23judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot through the mail may not
24be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time provided under sub. (6). An
25elector may receive an absentee ballot under this subsection only if the elector has

1filed a valid application for the ballot under s. 6.86 (1). If the clerk transmits an
2absentee ballot under this paragraph, the clerk shall also transmit a facsimile or
3electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the certificate envelope
4prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions prescribed by the board. The
5instructions shall require the absent elector to make and subscribe to the
6certification as required under sub. (4) (b) and to enclose the absentee ballot in a
7separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the
8completed certificate. The elector shall then affix sufficient postage unless the
9absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws
10and shall mail the absentee ballot to the municipal clerk. Except as authorized in
11s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot received under this paragraph shall not be counted
12unless it is cast in the manner prescribed in this paragraph and in accordance with
13the instructions provided by the board.
AB7, s. 47 14Section 47. 6.87 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 6.87 (4) (b) 1. and amended
15to read:
AB7,29,2116 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
17absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an
18adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the
19ballot 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 Except as authorized in subds. 2.
25to 5. and s. 6.875 (6) and notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), the elector shall enclose

1a copy of the license or identification card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) in the
2envelope, unless the elector is a military elector or an overseas elector or the elector
3has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is
4required and the document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not
5constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34
, the elector shall also enclose proof of
6residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope. Proof of residence is required if the elector
7is not a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector
8registered by mail and has not voted in an election in this state. If the elector
9requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86
10(1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an
11original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5).
12The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The
13envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk
14issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the
15United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for
16delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a
17primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return
18of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s.
195.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked
20for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for
21candidates in the primary.
AB7, s. 48 22Section 48. 6.87 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7,29,2323 6.87 (4) (a) In this subsection:
AB7,29,2424 1. "Military elector" has the meaning given in s. 6.34 (1) (a).
AB7,29,2525 2. "Overseas elector" has the meaning given in s. 6.34 (1) (b).
AB7, s. 49
1Section 49 . 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), is amended to read:
AB7,31,83 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
4absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an
5adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the
6ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
7shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
8so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
9envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
10ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
11proper envelope. Except as authorized in subds. 2. to 5. and s. 6.875 (6) and
12notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), the elector shall enclose a copy of the license or,
13identification card, or identification certificate required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) in the
14envelope, unless the elector is a military elector or an overseas elector or the elector
15has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is
16required and the document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not
17constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of
18residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope. Proof of residence is required if the elector
19is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registered by mail and
20has not voted in an election in this state. If the elector requested a ballot by means
21of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall
22enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an original signature of the
23elector. The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5). The return envelope shall
24then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed
25by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or

1ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the United States, the
2elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for delivery free of
3postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a primary does not
4invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return of more than one
5marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot
6used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked for candidates
7of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for candidates in the
8primary.
AB7, s. 50 9Section 50. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB7,31,1510 6.87 (4) (b) 2. Unless subd. 3. applies, if the absentee elector has applied for and
11qualified to receive absentee ballots automatically under s. 6.86 (2) (a), the elector
12may, in lieu of providing a copy of a license or identification card required under s.
136.86 (1) (ar), submit with his or her absentee ballot a statement signed by the same
14individual who witnesses voting of the ballot which contains the name and address
15of the elector and verifies that the name and address are correct.
AB7, s. 51 16Section 51 . 6.87 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
17(this act), is amended to read:
AB7,31,2418 6.87 (4) (b) 2. Unless subd. 3. applies, if the absentee elector has applied for and
19qualified to receive absentee ballots automatically under s. 6.86 (2) (a), the elector
20may, in lieu of providing a copy of a license or, identification card, or identification
21certificate
required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), submit with his or her absentee ballot a
22statement signed by the same individual who witnesses voting of the ballot which
23contains the name and address of the elector and verifies that the name and address
24are correct.
AB7, s. 52 25Section 52. 6.87 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB7,32,5
16.87 (4) (b) 3. If the absentee elector has received an absentee ballot from the
2municipal clerk by mail for a previous election, has provided a copy of a license or
3identification card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) with that ballot, and has not
4changed his or her name or address since providing that identification, the elector
5is not required to provide a copy of the identification required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar).
AB7, s. 53 6Section 53 . 6.87 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
7(this act), is amended to read:
AB7,32,138 6.87 (4) (b) 3. If the absentee elector has received an absentee ballot from the
9municipal clerk by mail for a previous election, has provided a copy of a license or,
10identification card, or identification certificate required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) with
11that ballot, and has not changed his or her name or address since providing that
12identification, the elector is not required to provide a copy of the identification
13required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar).
AB7, s. 54 14Section 54. 6.87 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB7,32,2315 6.87 (4) (b) 4. If the absentee elector has received a citation or notice of intent
16to revoke or suspend an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any
17jurisdiction that is dated within 60 days of the date of the election and is required
18to surrender his or her operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 at the
19time the citation or notice is issued, the elector may enclose a copy of the citation or
20notice in lieu of a copy of an operator's license under ch. 343 if the elector is voting
21by mail, or may present an original copy of the citation or notice in lieu of an
22operator's license under ch. 343 if the elector is voting at the office of the municipal
23clerk.
AB7, s. 55 24Section 55. 6.87 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB7,33,15
16.87 (4) (b) 5. Unless subd. 3. or 4. applies, if the absentee elector resides in a
2qualified retirement home, as defined in s. 6.875 (1) (at), a qualified
3community-based residential facility, as defined in s. 6.875 (1) (as), a residential care
4apartment complex that is certified or registered under s. 50.034 (1), or an adult
5family home that is certified under s. 50.032 or licensed under s. 50.033 and the
6municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality where the
7complex, facility, or home is located does not send special voting deputies to visit the
8complex, facility, or home at the election under s. 6.875, the elector may, in lieu of
9providing a copy of a license or identification card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar),
10submit with his or her absentee ballot a statement signed by the same individual who
11witnesses voting of the ballot that contains the certification of the manager of the
12complex, facility, or home that the elector resides in the complex, facility, or home and
13the complex, facility, or home is certified or registered as required by law, that
14contains the name and address of the elector, and that verifies that the name and
15address are correct.
AB7, s. 56 16Section 56 . 6.87 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
17(this act), is amended to read:
AB7,34,518 6.87 (4) (b) 5. Unless subd. 3. or 4. applies, if the absentee elector resides in a
19residential care apartment complex that is certified or registered under s. 50.034 (1)
20or an adult family home that is certified under s. 50.032 or licensed under s. 50.033
21and the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality where
22the complex or home is located does not send special voting deputies to visit the
23complex or home at the election under s. 6.875, the elector may, in lieu of providing
24a copy of a license or, identification card, or identification certificate required under
25s. 6.86 (1) (ar), submit with his or her absentee ballot a statement signed by the same

1individual who witnesses voting of the ballot that contains the certification of the
2manager of the complex or home that the elector resides in the complex or home and
3the complex or home is certified or registered as required by law, that contains the
4name and address of the elector, and that verifies that the name and address are
5correct.
AB7, s. 57 6Section 57. 6.875 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,34,8 76.875 (title) Absentee voting in nursing and retirement certain homes
8and certain community-based residential
, facilities, and complexes.
AB7, s. 58 9Section 58. 6.875 (1) (ap) and (asm) of the statutes are created to read:
AB7,34,1210 6.875 (1) (ap) "Qualified adult family home" means a facility that is certified
11or licensed to operate as an adult family home under s. 50.032 or 50.033 that qualifies
12under sub. (2) (d) to utilize the procedures under this section.
AB7,34,1513 (asm) "Qualified residential care apartment complex" means a facility that is
14certified or registered to operate as a residential care apartment complex under s.
1550.034 (1) that qualifies under sub. (2) (d) to utilize the procedures under this section.
AB7, s. 59 16Section 59. 6.875 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,34,2017 6.875 (2) (a) The procedures prescribed in this section are the exclusive means
18of absentee voting for electors who are occupants of nursing homes, qualified
19community-based residential facilities or, qualified retirement homes, qualified
20residential care apartment complexes, and qualified adult family homes
.
AB7, s. 60 21Section 60. 6.875 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7,35,822 6.875 (2) (d) The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of any
23municipality where a residential care apartment complex certified or registered
24under s. 50.034 (1) or an adult family home certified under s. 50.032 or licensed under
25s. 50.033 is located may adopt the procedures under this section for absentee voting

1in any such residential care apartment complex or adult family home located in the
2municipality if the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners finds that
3there are a significant number of the occupants of the complex or home who lack
4adequate transportation to the appropriate polling place, a significant number of the
5occupants of the complex or home may need assistance in voting, there are a
6significant number of the occupants of the complex or home aged 60 or over, or there
7are a significant number of indefinitely confined electors who are occupants of the
8complex or home.
AB7, s. 61 9Section 61. 6.875 (3) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB7,36,510 6.875 (3) An occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or,
11qualified community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment
12complex, or qualified adult family home
who qualifies as an absent elector and
13desires to receive an absentee ballot shall make application under s. 6.86 (1), (2), or
14(2m) with the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality
15in which the elector is a resident. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a
16municipality receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing
17home or qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential
18facility, qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
19located in a different municipality shall, as soon as possible, notify and transmit an
20absentee ballot for the elector to the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
21municipality in which the home or qualified community-based residential, facility
22or complex is located. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a municipality
23receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing home or
24qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility,
25qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
located

1in the municipality but who is a resident of a different municipality shall, as soon as
2possible, notify and request transmission of an absentee ballot from the clerk or
3board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the elector is a resident.
4The clerk or board of election commissioners shall make a record of all absentee
5ballots to be transmitted, delivered, and voted under this section.
AB7,37,3 6(4) (a) For the purpose of absentee voting in nursing homes and, qualified
7retirement homes and, qualified community-based residential facilities, qualified
8residential care apartment complexes, and qualified adult family homes
, the
9municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality in which one
10or more nursing homes or, qualified retirement homes or, qualified
11community-based residential facilities, qualified residential care apartment
12complexes, or qualified adult family homes
are located shall appoint at least 2 special
13voting deputies for the municipality. Upon application under s. 6.86 (1), (2), or (2m)
14by one or more qualified electors who are occupants of a nursing home or qualified
15retirement home or qualified community-based residential
, facility, or complex, the
16municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the
17home or, facility, or complex is located shall dispatch 2 special voting deputies to visit
18the home or qualified community-based residential, facility, or complex for the
19purpose of supervising absentee voting procedure by occupants of the home or
20qualified community-based residential
, facility, or complex. The clerk shall
21maintain a list, available to the public upon request, of each nursing home or
22qualified retirement home or qualified community-based residential
, facility, or
23complex
where an elector has requested an absentee ballot. The list shall include the
24date and time the deputies intend to visit each home or , facility, or complex. The 2
25deputies designated to visit each nursing home or, qualified retirement home or,

1qualified community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment
2complex, and qualified adult family home
shall be affiliated with different political
3parties whenever deputies representing different parties are available.
AB7,37,144 (b) Nominations for the special voting deputy positions described in par. (a)
5may be submitted by the 2 recognized political parties whose candidates for governor
6or president received the greatest numbers of votes in the municipality at the most
7recent general election. The deputies shall be specially appointed to carry out the
8duties under par. (a) for the period specified in s. 7.30 (6) (a). The clerk or board of
9election commissioners may revoke an appointment at any time. No individual who
10is employed or retained, or within the 2 years preceding appointment has been
11employed or retained, at a nursing home or, qualified retirement home or, qualified
12community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment complex,
13or qualified adult family home
in the municipality, or any member of the individual's
14immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may be appointed to serve as a deputy.
AB7, s. 62 15Section 62. 6.875 (6) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB7,38,316 6.875 (6) (a) Special voting deputies in each municipality shall, not later than
175 p.m. on the Friday preceding an election, arrange one or more convenient times
18with the administrator of each nursing home, qualified retirement home, and
19qualified community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment
20complex, and qualified adult family home
in the municipality from which one or more
21occupants have filed an application under s. 6.86 to conduct absentee voting for the
22election. The time may be no earlier than the 4th Monday preceding the election and
23no later than 5 p.m. on the Monday preceding the election. The municipal clerk shall
24post a notice at the home or, facility , or complex indicating the date and time that
25absentee voting will take place at that home or, facility, or complex. The notice shall

1be posted as soon as practicable after arranging the visit but in no case less than 24
2hours before the visit. At the designated time, 2 deputies appointed under sub. (4)
3shall visit the home or, facility, or complex.
AB7,38,124 (b) The municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
5commissioners shall issue a supply of absentee ballots to the deputies sufficient to
6provide for the number of valid applications for an absentee ballot received by the
7clerk, and a reasonable additional number of ballots. The deputies may exercise the
8authority granted to the chief inspector under s. 7.41 to regulate the conduct of
9observers. For purposes of the application of s. 7.41, the home or, facility, or complex
10shall be treated as a polling place. The municipal clerk or executive director shall
11keep a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputies and shall require the
12deputies to return every ballot issued to them.
AB7, s. 63 13Section 63. 6.875 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,39,914 6.875 (6) (c) 1. Upon their visit to the home or, facility, or complex under par.
15(a), the deputies shall personally offer each elector who has filed a proper application
16for an absentee ballot the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot. In lieu of
17providing a copy of a license or identification card under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. with his or
18her absentee ballot, the elector may submit with his or her ballot a statement signed
19by both deputies that contains the name and address of the elector and verifies that
20the name and address are correct. The deputies shall enclose the statement in the
21certificate envelope. If an elector presents a license or identification card under s.
226.87 (4) (b) 1., the deputies shall make a copy of the document presented by the elector
23and shall enclose the copy in the certificate envelope.
If an elector is present who has
24not filed a proper application for an absentee ballot, the 2 deputies may accept an
25application from the elector and shall issue a ballot to the elector if the elector is

1qualified, the elector presents a license or identification card, whenever required, or
2submits a statement containing his or her name and address under this subdivision,

3and the application is proper. The deputies shall each witness the certification and
4may, upon request of the elector, assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot. All
5voting shall be conducted in the presence of the deputies. Upon request of the elector,
6a relative of the elector who is present in the room may assist the elector in marking
7the elector's ballot. No individual other than a deputy may witness the certification
8and no individual other than a deputy or relative of an elector may render voting
9assistance to the elector.
AB7, s. 64 10Section 64 . 6.875 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
11.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB7,40,812 6.875 (6) (c) 1. Upon their visit to the home, facility, or complex under par. (a),
13the deputies shall personally offer each elector who has filed a proper application for
14an absentee ballot the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot. In lieu of
15providing a copy of a license or, identification card, or identification certificate under
16s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. with his or her absentee ballot, the elector may submit with his or
17her ballot a statement signed by both deputies that contains the name and address
18of the elector and verifies that the name and address are correct. The deputies shall
19enclose the statement in the certificate envelope. If an elector presents a license or,
20identification card, or identification certificate under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1., the deputies
21shall make a copy of the document presented by the elector and shall enclose the copy
22in the certificate envelope. If an elector is present who has not filed a proper
23application for an absentee ballot, the 2 deputies may accept an application from the
24elector and shall issue a ballot to the elector if the elector is qualified, the elector
25presents a license or, identification card, or identification certificate, whenever

1required, or submits a statement containing his or her name and address under this
2subsection, and the application is proper. The deputies shall each witness the
3certification and may, upon request of the elector, assist the elector in marking the
4elector's ballot. All voting shall be conducted in the presence of the deputies. Upon
5request of the elector, a relative of the elector who is present in the room may assist
6the elector in marking the elector's ballot. No individual other than a deputy may
7witness the certification and no individual other than a deputy or relative of an
8elector may render voting assistance to the elector.
AB7, s. 65 9Section 65. 6.875 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,40,1610 6.875 (6) (c) 2. Upon the request of a relative of an occupant of a nursing home
11or, qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility,
12qualified residential 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.
AB7, s. 66 17Section 66. 6.875 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,40,2218 6.875 (6) (e) If a qualified elector is not able to cast his or her ballot on 2 separate
19visits by the deputies to the home or, facility, or complex, the deputies shall so inform
20the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners, who
21may then send the ballot to the elector no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding
22the election.
AB7, s. 67 23Section 67. 6.875 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,41,724 6.875 (7) One observer from each of the 2 recognized political parties whose
25candidate for governor or president received the greatest number of votes in the

1municipality at the most recent general election may accompany the deputies to each
2home or, facility, or complex where absentee voting will take place under this section.
3The observers may observe the process of absentee ballot distribution in the common
4areas of the home or, facility, or complex. Each party wishing to have an observer
5present shall submit the name of the observer to the clerk or board of election
6commissioners no later than the close of business on the last business day prior to
7the visit.
AB7, s. 68 8Section 68. 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,42,89 6.88 (3) (a) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
10under s. 7.52, at any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day,
11the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being cast, in such a manner
12that members of the public can hear and see the procedures, open the carrier
13envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the identification
14serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s.
156.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been properly executed,
16the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district, and the applicant
17has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the poll list next to the
18applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then
19open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the
20certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it
21or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95,
22the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If
23the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and no proof
24of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is provided is
25not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, or if the elector is not

1a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as defined in s.
26.34 (1) (b), and the elector is required to provide, or to provide a copy of, a license
3or identification card under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) or 6.87 (4) (b) 1. and no copy of the license
4or identification card is enclosed or the name on the document cannot be verified by
5the inspectors,
the inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The
6inspectors shall then deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the
7absent elector's name or voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the
8same manner as if the elector had been present and voted in person.
AB7, s. 69 9Section 69 . 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
10(this act), is amended to read:
AB7,43,1111 6.88 (3) (a) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
12under s. 7.52, at any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day,
13the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being cast, in such a manner
14that members of the public can hear and see the procedures, open the carrier
15envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the identification
16serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s.
176.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been properly executed,
18the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district, and the applicant
19has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the poll list next to the
20applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then
21open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the
22certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it
23or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95,
24the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If
25the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and no proof

1of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is provided is
2not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, or if the elector is not
3a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as defined in s.
46.34 (1) (b), and the elector is required to provide, or to provide a copy of, a license
5or, identification card, or identification certificate under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) or 6.87 (4) (b)
61. and no copy of the license or, identification card, or identification certificate is
7enclosed or the name on the document cannot be verified by the inspectors, the
8inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall then
9deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or
10voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the
11elector had been present and voted in person.
AB7, s. 70 12Section 70. 6.965 of the statutes is created to read:
AB7,44,7 136.965 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.
AB7, s. 71 8Section 71. 6.97 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,44,10 96.97 (title) Voting procedure for individuals not providing required
10proof of residence
or identification.
AB7, s. 72 11Section 72. 6.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,45,1812 6.97 (1) Whenever any individual who is required to provide proof of residence
13under s. 6.34 in order to be permitted to vote appears to vote at a polling place and
14cannot provide the required proof of residence, the inspectors shall offer the
15opportunity for the individual to vote under this section. Whenever any individual,
16other than a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as
17defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b), or an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2),
18appears to vote at a polling place and does not present a license or identification card
19under s. 6.79 (2), whenever required, the inspectors or the municipal clerk shall
20similarly offer the opportunity for the individual to vote under this section.
If the
21individual wishes to vote, the inspectors shall provide the elector with an envelope
22marked "Ballot under s. 6.97, stats." on which the serial number of the elector is
23entered and shall require the individual to execute on the envelope a written
24affirmation stating that the individual is a qualified elector of the ward or election
25district where he or she offers to vote and is eligible to vote in the election. The

1inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the
2serial number of the individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on
3the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". If voting
4machines are used in the municipality where the individual is voting, the
5individual's vote may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the
6municipal clerk which shall have the corresponding number from the poll list or
7other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97" written on the back of
8the ballot by the inspectors before the ballot is given to the elector. When receiving
9the individual's ballot, the inspectors shall provide the individual with written
10voting information prescribed by the board under s. 7.08 (8). The inspectors shall
11indicate on the list the fact that the individual is required to provide proof of
12residence or a license or identification card under s. 6.79 (2) but did not do so. The
13inspectors shall notify the individual that he or she may provide proof of residence
14or a license or identification card to the municipal clerk or executive director of the
15municipal board of election commissioners. The inspectors shall also promptly notify
16the municipal clerk or executive director of the name, address, and serial number of
17the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside the envelope and
18place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
AB7, s. 73 19Section 73 . 6.97 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this
20act), is amended to read:
AB7,47,321 6.97 (1) Whenever any individual who is required to provide proof of residence
22under s. 6.34 in order to be permitted to vote appears to vote at a polling place and
23cannot provide the required proof of residence, the inspectors shall offer the
24opportunity for the individual to vote under this section. Whenever any individual,
25other than a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as

1defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b), or an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2),
2appears to vote at a polling place and does not present a license or, identification card,
3or identification certificate
under s. 6.79 (2), whenever required, the inspectors or the
4municipal clerk shall similarly offer the opportunity for the individual to vote under
5this section. If the individual wishes to vote, the inspectors shall provide the elector
6with an envelope marked "Ballot under s. 6.97, stats." on which the serial number
7of the elector is entered and shall require the individual to execute on the envelope
8a written affirmation stating that the individual is a qualified elector of the ward or
9election district where he or she offers to vote and is eligible to vote in the election.
10The inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot
11the serial number of the individual corresponding to the number kept at the election
12on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". If
13voting machines are used in the municipality where the individual is voting, the
14individual's vote may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the
15municipal clerk which shall have the corresponding number from the poll list or
16other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97" written on the back of
17the ballot by the inspectors before the ballot is given to the elector. When receiving
18the individual's ballot, the inspectors shall provide the individual with written
19voting information prescribed by the board under s. 7.08 (8). The inspectors shall
20indicate on the list the fact that the individual is required to provide proof of
21residence or a license or, identification card, or identification certificate under s. 6.79
22(2) but did not do so. The inspectors shall notify the individual that he or she may
23provide proof of residence or a license or, identification card, or identification
24certificate
to the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal board of
25election commissioners. The inspectors shall also promptly notify the municipal

1clerk or executive director of the name, address, and serial number of the individual.
2The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside the envelope and place the envelope
3in a separate carrier envelope.
AB7, s. 74 4Section 74. 6.97 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,47,245 6.97 (2) Whenever any individual who votes by absentee ballot is required to
6provide proof of residence in order to be permitted to vote and does not provide the
7required proof of residence under s. 6.34, the inspectors shall treat the ballot as a
8provisional ballot under this section. Whenever any individual, other than a military
9elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b),
10an individual who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), or an individual who
11is exempted under s. 6.87 (4) or s. 6.875 (6), votes by absentee ballot and does not
12enclose a copy of the license or identification card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), the
13inspectors shall similarly treat the ballot as a provisional ballot under this section.
14Upon removing the ballot from the envelope, the
inspectors shall write on the back
15of the absentee ballot the serial number of the individual corresponding to the
16number kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and
17the notation "s. 6.97". The inspectors shall indicate on the list the fact that the
18individual is required to provide proof of residence or to provide, or provide a copy
19of, a license or identification card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) or 6.87 (4) (b) 1.
but
20did not do so. The inspectors shall promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive
21director of the municipal board of election commissioners of the name, address, and
22serial number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside an
23envelope on which the name and serial number of the elector is entered and shall
24place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
AB7, s. 75
1Section 75 . 6.97 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this
2act), is amended to read:
AB7,48,233 6.97 (2) Whenever any individual who votes by absentee ballot is required to
4provide proof of residence in order to be permitted to vote and does not provide the
5required proof of residence under s. 6.34, the inspectors shall treat the ballot as a
6provisional ballot under this section. Whenever any individual, other than a military
7elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b),
8an individual who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), or an individual who
9is exempted under s. 6.87 (4) or s. 6.875 (6), votes by absentee ballot and does not
10enclose a copy of the license or, identification card, or identification certificate
11required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), the inspectors shall similarly treat the ballot as a
12provisional ballot under this section. Upon removing the ballot from the envelope,
13the inspectors shall write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the individual
14corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list
15maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". The inspectors shall indicate on
16the list the fact that the individual is required to provide proof of residence or to
17provide, or provide a copy of, a license or, identification card, or identification
18certificate
required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) or 6.87 (4) (b) 1. but did not do so. The
19inspectors shall promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the
20municipal board of election commissioners of the name, address, and serial number
21of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside an envelope on
22which the name and serial number of the elector is entered and shall place the
23envelope in a separate carrier envelope.
AB7, s. 76 24Section 76. 6.97 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.97 (3) (b) and amended to
25read:
AB7,49,20
16.97 (3) (b) Whenever the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal
2board of election commissioners is informed by the inspectors that a ballot has been
3cast under this section, the clerk or executive director shall promptly provide written
4notice to the board of canvassers of each municipality, special purpose district, and
5county that is responsible for canvassing the election of the number of ballots cast
6under this section in each ward or election district. The municipal clerk or executive
7director then shall determine whether each individual voting under this section is
8qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the individual's ballot is cast.
9If the elector is required to provide a license or identification card or copy thereof
10under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) and fails to do so, the elector bears the burden of
11correcting the omission by providing the license or identification card or copy thereof
12at the polling place before the closing hour or at the office of the municipal clerk or
13board of election commissioners no later than 4 p.m. on the day after the election.

14The municipal clerk or executive director shall make a record of the procedure used
15to determine the validity of each ballot cast under this section. If, prior to 4 p.m. on
16the day after the election, the municipal clerk or executive director determines that
17the individual is qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the
18individual's ballot is cast, the municipal clerk or executive director shall notify the
19board of canvassers for each municipality, special purpose district and county that
20is responsible for canvassing the election of that fact.
AB7, s. 77 21Section 77. 6.97 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7,50,722 6.97 (3) (a) Whenever an elector who votes by provisional ballot under sub. (1)
23or (2) because the elector does not provide a license or identification card or copy
24thereof under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) later appears at the polling place where the
25ballot is cast before the closing hour and provides the license or identification card

1or copy thereof, the inspectors shall remove the elector's ballot from the separate
2carrier envelope, shall note on the poll list that the elector's provisional ballot is
3withdrawn, and shall deposit the elector's ballot in the ballot box. If the inspectors
4have notified the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
5commissioners that the elector's ballot was cast under this section, the inspectors
6shall notify the clerk or executive director that the elector's provisional ballot is
7withdrawn.
AB7, s. 78 8Section 78 . 6.97 (3) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
9(this act), is amended to read:
AB7,50,2010 6.97 (3) (a) Whenever an elector who votes by provisional ballot under sub. (1)
11or (2) because the elector does not provide a license or , identification card, or
12identification certificate
or copy thereof under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) later appears
13at the polling place where the ballot is cast before the closing hour and provides the
14license or, identification card, or identification certificate or copy thereof, the
15inspectors shall remove the elector's ballot from the separate carrier envelope, shall
16note on the poll list that the elector's provisional ballot is withdrawn, and shall
17deposit the elector's ballot in the ballot box. If the inspectors have notified the
18municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners that the
19elector's ballot was cast under this section, the inspectors shall notify the clerk or
20executive director that the elector's provisional ballot is withdrawn.
AB7, s. 79 21Section 79 . 6.97 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
22(this act), is amended to read:
AB7,51,1823 6.97 (3) (b) Whenever the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal
24board of election commissioners is informed by the inspectors that a ballot has been
25cast under this section, the clerk or executive director shall promptly provide written

1notice to the board of canvassers of each municipality, special purpose district, and
2county that is responsible for canvassing the election of the number of ballots cast
3under this section in each ward or election district. The municipal clerk or executive
4director then shall determine whether each individual voting under this section is
5qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the individual's ballot is cast.
6If the elector is required to provide a license or, identification card, or identification
7certificate
or copy thereof under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) and fails to do so, the elector
8bears the burden of correcting the omission by providing the license or, identification
9card, or identification certificate or copy thereof at the polling place before the closing
10hour or at the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners no later
11than 4 p.m. on the day after the election. The municipal clerk or executive director
12shall make a record of the procedure used to determine the validity of each ballot cast
13under this section. If, prior to 4 p.m. on the day after the election, the municipal clerk
14or executive director determines that the individual is qualified to vote in the ward
15or election district where the individual's ballot is cast, the municipal clerk or
16executive director shall notify the board of canvassers for each municipality, special
17purpose district and county that is responsible for canvassing the election of that
18fact.
AB7, s. 80 19Section 80. 6.97 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7,51,2420 6.97 (3) (c) A ballot cast under this section by an elector for whom a valid license
21or identification card or copy thereof is required under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) shall
22not be counted unless the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of
23election commissioners provides timely notification that the elector has provided a
24valid license or identification card or copy thereof under this section.
AB7, s. 81
1Section 81 . 6.97 (3) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this
2act), is amended to read:
AB7,52,83 6.97 (3) (c) A ballot cast under this section by an elector for whom a valid license
4or, identification card, or identification certificate or copy thereof is required under
5s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) shall not be counted unless the municipal clerk or executive
6director of the board of election commissioners provides timely notification that the
7elector has provided a valid license or, identification card, or identification certificate
8or copy thereof under this section.
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