SB528,9,2523 6.35 (2) The board shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which
24municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of
25registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
SB528, s. 15
1Section 15. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB528,10,72 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
3of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
4to vote. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if
5the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registers by
6mail or by electronic application and has not previously voted in an election in this
7state.
SB528, s. 16 8Section 16. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 23,
9is amended to read:
SB528,10,2110 6.40 (1) (a) 1. Any registered elector may transfer registration after a change
11of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk of the
12municipality where the elector resides or by mailing to the municipal clerk a signed
13request stating his or her present address, affirming that this will be his or her
14residence for 28 consecutive days prior to the election and providing the address
15where he or she was last registered. Alternatively, the elector may transfer his or
16her registration at the proper polling place or other registration location under s. 6.02
17(2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a), or if the elector has a current and valid operator's
18license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card
19issued under s. 343.50, the elector may transfer his or her registration electronically
20under s. 6.30 (5)
. If an elector is voting in the ward or election district where the
21elector formerly resided, the change shall be effective for the next election.
SB528, s. 17 22Section 17. 6.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB528,11,623 6.40 (1) (c) Name change. Whenever an elector's name is legally changed,
24including a change by marriage or divorce, the elector shall transfer his or her
25registration to his or her legal name by appearing in person or mailing to the

1municipal clerk a signed request for a transfer of registration to such name.
2Alternatively, a registered elector may make notification of a name change at his or
3her polling place under s. 6.55 (2) (d), or, if the elector has a current and valid
4operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid
5identification card issued under s. 343.50, the elector may make notification of a
6name change electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
.
SB528, s. 18 7Section 18. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB528,11,128 6.50 (10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
9ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
10(2), or 6.55 (2), or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to
11the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s.
12343.50, may reregister under s. 6.30 (5)
.
SB528, s. 19 13Section 19. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB528,11,2014 6.55 (2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
15at the same address, and has not notified the municipal clerk previously provided
16notice of the change
under s. 6.40 (1) (c), shall notify the inspector of the change
17before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at the time when
18materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed both a name and
19address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other registration location
20under pars. (a) and (b).
SB528, s. 20 21Section 20. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 23,
22is amended to read:
SB528,12,1723 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
24under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
25than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.

1A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
2the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
3absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
4the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail or by
5electronic application
and has not voted in an election in this state, the municipal
6clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the
7elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot.
8The clerk shall verify that the name on any required proof of identification presented
9by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then
10enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented
11proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on
12the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the
13municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot
14is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the
15polling place serving the hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or,
16in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
17municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
SB528, s. 21 18Section 21. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 23,
19is amended to read:
SB528,14,220 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
21absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an
22adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the
23ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
24shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
25so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper

1envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
2ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
3proper envelope. Except as authorized in subds. 2. to 5. and s. 6.875 (6) and
4notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), if the elector has not enclosed a copy of his or her
5proof of identification with his or her application, the elector shall enclose a copy of
6the proof of identification in the manner provided in sub. (1) in the envelope, unless
7the elector is a military elector or an overseas elector or the elector has a confidential
8listing under s. 6.47 (2). If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the
9document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute proof of
10residence under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34
11in the envelope. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is
12required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector
13registered by mail or by electronic application and has not voted in an election in this
14state. If the elector requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or
15electronic mail under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy
16of the request which bears an original signature of the elector. The elector may
17receive assistance under sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The
18witness may not be a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or
19delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. If the
20envelope is mailed from a location outside the United States, the elector shall affix
21sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for delivery free of postage under federal
22law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot
23on which the elector's votes are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a
24primary or return of a ballot prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an

1electronic voting system in a primary which is marked for candidates of more than
2one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for candidates in the primary.
SB528, s. 22 3Section 22. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB528,14,84 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33
5(1), 6.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms
6shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration
7or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the
8board.
SB528, s. 23 9Section 23. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB528,14,1810 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
11division of the government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to
12match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained
13by the government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1) and the information
14specified in s. 6.34 (2m)
with personally identifiable information in the operating
15record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to
16the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the administrator
17of the elections division of the government accountability board to verify the accuracy
18of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.
SB528, s. 24 19Section 24. 343.027 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB528,14,25 20343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this
21chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except
22that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the
23department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting
24debt, to the government accountability board, in electronic or digital format, for the
25purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5),
or to the person to whom the signature relates.
SB528, s. 25
1Section 25. 343.027 of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 and
22011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB528,15,10 3343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this
4chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except
5that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the
6department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting
7debt, to the government accountability board, in electronic or digital format, for the
8purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5), to the person to whom the signature relates, to a
9court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney,
10law enforcement agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.
SB528, s. 26 11Section 26. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB528,15,1812 (1) No later than the 20th day following the end of each calendar quarter, the
13government accountability board and the department of transportation shall each
14report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner
15provided in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes concerning its progress in implementing
16an electronic voter registration system. The board and department shall continue
17to file reports under this subsection until the board determines that implementation
18is complete and the performance of the system is satisfactory.
SB528, s. 27 19Section 27. Fiscal changes.
SB528,16,320 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
21to the government accountability board under section 20.511 (1) (a) of the statutes,
22as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for the first
23fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to implement
24the provisions of this act. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for
25the appropriation to the government accountability board under section 20.511 (1)

1(a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by
2$-0- for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes
3effect to implement the provisions of this act.
SB528,16,124 (2) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
5to the department of transportation under section 20.395 (4) (aq) of the statutes, as
6affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for the first fiscal
7year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to implement the
8provisions of this act. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the
9appropriation to the department of transportation under section 20.395 (4) (aq) of the
10statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for
11the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to
12implement the provisions of this act.
SB528, s. 28 13Section 28. Initial applicability.
SB528,16,1614 (1) This act first applies with respect to registration for voting at the first spring
15or September primary election that follows the effective date of this subsection by at
16least 6 months.
SB528, s. 29 17Section 29. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
18except as follows:
SB528,16,2119 (1) The repeal and recreation of section 343.027 of the statutes takes effect on
20the day after publication, or on the date on which the creation of section 343.165 of
21the statutes by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 takes effect, whichever is later.
SB528,16,2222 (End)
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