AB869,19,2018 6.35 (2) The board shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which
19municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of
20registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
AB869,26 21Section 26. 6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,20,1322 6.36 (1) (a) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official
23registration list. The list shall contain the name and address of each registered
24elector in the state, the date of birth of the elector, the ward and aldermanic district
25of the elector, if any, and, for each elector, a unique registration identification number

1assigned by the board, the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector
2under ch. 343, if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account
3number, if any, any identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47
4(3), the date of any election in which the elector votes, an indication of whether the
5elector is an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.24 (1), any information relating to the
6elector that appears on the current list transmitted to the board by the department
7of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m), an indication of any accommodation required
8under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by the elector, an indication of the method by
9which the elector's registration form was received, if any information in the elector's
10registration was obtained by initiative of the board, whether the registration of the
11individual has been confirmed under s. 6.256 (7),
and such other information as may
12be determined by the board to facilitate administration of elector registration
13requirements.
AB869,27 14Section 27. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,21,615 6.36 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use
16as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an
17election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank
18column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll
19list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing
20absentee ballots; an indication whether the registration of the elector has been
21confirmed under s. 6.256 (7), if confirmation is required;
an indication next to the
22name of each elector for whom proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required; a space
23for entry of the elector's signature, or if another person signed the elector's
24registration form for the elector by reason of the elector's physical disability, the word
25"exempt"; and a form of certificate bearing the certification of the administrator of

1the elections division of the board stating that the list is a true and complete
2registration list of the municipality or the ward or wards for which the list is
3prepared. The board shall, by rule, prescribe the space and location for entry of each
4elector's signature on the poll list which shall provide for entry of the signature
5without changing the orientation of the poll list from the orientation used by the
6election officials.
AB869,28 7Section 28. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,21,148 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
9of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
10to vote. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m) and (2n), proof of residence is
11required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector
12registers by mail or by electronic application or has not confirmed his or her
13registration under s. 6.256 (7)
and has not previously voted in an election in this
14state.
AB869,29 15Section 29. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,22,316 6.40 (1) (a) 1. Any registered elector may transfer registration after a change
17of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk of the
18municipality where the elector resides or by mailing to the municipal clerk a signed
19request stating his or her present address, affirming that this will be his or her
20residence for 28 the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1) prior to the
21election, and providing the address where he or she was last registered.
22Alternatively, the elector may transfer his or her registration at the proper polling
23place or other registration location under s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a),
24or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under
25ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50,

1the elector may transfer his or her registration electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
. If an
2elector is voting in the ward or election district where the elector formerly resided,
3the change shall be effective for the next election.
AB869,30 4Section 30. 6.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,22,135 6.40 (1) (c) Name change. Whenever an elector's name is legally changed,
6including a change by marriage or divorce, the elector shall transfer his or her
7registration to his or her legal name by appearing in person or mailing to the
8municipal clerk a signed request for a transfer of registration to such name.
9Alternatively, a registered elector may make notification of a name change at his or
10her polling place under s. 6.55 (2) (d), or, if the elector has a current and valid
11operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid
12identification card issued under s. 343.50, the elector may make notification of a
13name change electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
.
AB869,31 14Section 31. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,22,1915 6.50 (10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
16ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
17(2), or 6.55 (2), or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to
18the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s.
19343.50, may reregister under s. 6.30 (5)
.
AB869,32 20Section 32. 6.54 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,22,25 216.54 Failure to register; rights. No name may be added to the registration
22list after the close of registration, but any person whose name is not on the
23registration list or whose registration has not been confirmed under s. 6.256 (7), if
24confirmation is required,
but who is otherwise a qualified elector , is entitled to vote
25at the election upon compliance with s. 6.29 or 6.55.
AB869,33
1Section 33. 6.55 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,23,3 26.55 (title) Polling place registration and registration confirmation;
3voting by certification.
AB869,34 4Section 34. 6.55 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,23,155 6.55 (2) (a) 1. Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is employed,
6any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district where he or she
7desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, whose registration
8appears on the registration list but has not been confirmed under s. 6.256 (7)
or who
9was registered at another location, may request permission to vote at the polling
10place for that ward or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under
11s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person
12to execute a registration form or confirmation form prescribed by the board. The
13registration form shall be completed in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2) and
14shall contain all information required under s. 6.33 (1), together with the following
15certification:
AB869,23,18 16"I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector,
17having resided at .... for at least 28 consecutive days immediately preceding this
18election, and I have not voted at this election."
AB869,35 19Section 35. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,24,220 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the a registration form or confirmation form under
21par. (a), the elector shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. The signing by the
22elector executing the registration form or confirmation form shall be in the presence
23of the special registration deputy or inspector who shall then print his or her name
24on and sign the form, indicating that the deputy or inspector has accepted the form.
25Upon compliance with this procedure, the elector shall be permitted to cast his or her

1vote, if the elector complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling
2place.
AB869,36 3Section 36. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,24,234 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration or confirmation of registration
5under par. (a)
at the a polling place under pars. (a) and (b), the board of election
6commissioners, or the governing body of any municipality may by resolution require
7a person who qualifies as an elector and who is not registered or confirmed and
8desires to register or confirm his or her registration on the day of an election to do
9so at another readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place
10serving the elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25
11(5) (b), instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case,
12the municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
13polling place. An eligible elector who desires to register or confirm his or her
14registration
shall execute a registration form or confirmation form as prescribed
15under par. (a) and provide proof of residence as provided under s. 6.34. The signing
16by the person executing the registration form or confirmation form shall be in the
17presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy. The
18municipal clerk, the deputy clerk, or the special registration deputy shall then print
19his or her name and sign the form, indicating that the clerk, deputy clerk, or deputy
20has accepted the form. Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk,
21deputy clerk or special registration deputy shall serially number the registration and
22give one copy to the person for presentation at the polling place serving the person's
23residence or an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
AB869,37 24Section 37. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,25,16
16.55 (2) (cs) The board shall provide to each municipal clerk a list prepared for
2use at each polling place showing the name and address of each person whose name
3appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m)
4as ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located in the area
5served by that polling place, and whose name does not appear on the poll list for that
6polling place. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote or to confirm a
7registration in accordance with s. 6.256 (7)
under this subsection or s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2.,
8the inspectors or special registration deputies shall review the list. If the name of
9an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the inspectors or special
10registration deputies shall inform the elector or the elector's agent that the elector
11is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector or the elector's agent maintains that the
12elector is eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors or special registration
13deputies shall permit the elector to register or to confirm his or her registration but
14shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to vote per Department of
15Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors shall require the elector to
16vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
AB869,38 17Section 38. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,25,2418 6.55 (2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
19at the same address, and has not notified the municipal clerk previously provided
20notice of the change
under s. 6.40 (1) (c), shall notify the inspector of the change
21before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at the time when
22materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed both a name and
23address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other registration location
24under pars. (a) and (b).
AB869,39 25Section 39. 6.86 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,26,16
16.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and whose registration is confirmed,
2whenever confirmation is required,
and who is hospitalized, may apply for and
3obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot for the
4hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
5containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
6by that elector, unless the elector is unable to sign due to physical disability. In this
7case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any
8elector signing an application on another elector's behalf shall attest to a statement
9that the application is made on request and by authorization of the named elector,
10who is unable to sign the application due to physical disability. The agent shall
11present this statement along with all other information required under this
12subdivision. Except as authorized for an elector who has a confidential listing under
13s. 6.47 (2) or as authorized under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the agent shall present any proof
14of identification required under sub. (1) (ar). The form shall include a space for the
15municipal clerk or deputy clerk to enter his or her initials indicating that the agent
16presented proof of identification to the clerk on behalf of the elector.
AB869,27,617 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered or the elector's registration is not
18confirmed
, the elector may register or confirm his or her registration by agent under
19this subdivision at the same time that the elector applies for an official ballot by
20agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this subdivision, the agent shall
21present a completed registration form that contains the required information
22supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the elector is unable to sign
23due to physical disability. In this case
To confirm a registration under this
24subdivision, the agent shall present a completed registration confirmation form
25under s. 6.256 (7). If the elector is unable to sign either form due to physical

1disability
, the elector may authorize another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any
2elector signing a form on another elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the
3application or confirmation is made on request and by authorization of the named
4elector, who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability. The agent shall
5present this statement along with all other information required under this
6subdivision. The agent shall provide proof of the elector's residence under s. 6.34.
AB869,40 7Section 40. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,28,38 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
9or confirmation form under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the
10municipal clerk not earlier than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m.
11on the day of the election. A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under
12par. (a) 1. shall be made by the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors
13vote only once, and by absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m) and (2n),
14if
the elector is registering for the election after the close of registration or if the
15elector registered by mail or by electronic application or the elector confirmed his or
16her registration after the close of registration
and has not voted in an election in this
17state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34
18is required and the elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the
19envelope with the ballot. The clerk shall verify that the name on any required proof
20of identification presented by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's
21application. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope
22indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is
23not required to enter a signature on the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed
24by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail or by personal
25delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the election, the agent

1shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the hospitalized elector's
2residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are
3canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
AB869,41 4Section 41. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,29,75 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2m) and s. 6.875, the elector
6voting absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who
7is an adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark
8the ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
9shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
10so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
11envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
12ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
13proper envelope. If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the document
14enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute proof of residence
15under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the
16envelope. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m) and (2n), proof of residence is
17required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector
18registered by mail or by electronic application or confirmed his or her registration
19after the close of registration
and has not voted in an election in this state. If the
20elector requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under
21s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which
22bears an original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance under
23sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a
24candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the
25municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location

1outside the United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot
2qualifies for delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused
3ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast.
4Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared
5under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary which
6is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the
7elector for candidates in the primary.
AB869,42 8Section 42. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,29,139 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33
10(1), 6.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms
11shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration
12or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the
13board.
AB869,43 14Section 43. 7.08 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB869,29,1715 7.08 (1) (cm) Prescribe the form required by s. 6.30 (5). The form shall contain
16a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration or voting
17through use of the form.
AB869,44 18Section 44. 12.13 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,29,2119 12.13 (1) (b) Falsely procures registration, confirms inaccurate registration
20information,
or makes false statements to the municipal clerk, board of election
21commissioners or any other election official whether or not under oath.
AB869,45 22Section 45. 12.13 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,29,2423 12.13 (1) (c) Registers as an elector in more than one place for the same election
24or confirms 2 or more simultaneous registrations to vote in the same election.
AB869,46 25Section 46. 12.13 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,30,3
112.13 (1) (d) Impersonates a registered elector or a person whose unconfirmed
2registration appears on the registration list
or poses as another person for the
3purpose of voting at an election.
AB869,47 4Section 47. 12.13 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,30,95 12.13 (2) (b) 3. Permit registration, confirmation of registration or receipt of a
6vote from a person who the official knows is not a legally qualified elector or who has
7refused after being challenged to make the oath or to properly answer the necessary
8questions pertaining to the requisite requirements and residence; or put into the
9ballot box a ballot other than the official's own or other one lawfully received.
AB869,48 10Section 48. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,30,2411 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
12division of the government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to
13match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained
14by the government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1), the information specified
15in s. 6.34 (2m) and (2n), and other information specified in s. 6.256 (2)
with personally
16identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and
17vehicle registration records under ch. 341, notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1)
18(eg), and 343.14 (2j),
to the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation
19and the administrator of the elections division of the government accountability
20board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter
21registration. Notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), but
22subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b) the agreement shall provide for the transfer of electronic
23information under s. 6.256 (2) to the board on a continuous basis, no less often than
24monthly.
AB869,49 25Section 49. 343.027 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB869,31,8
1343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this
2chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except
3that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the
4department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting
5debt, to the government accountability board, in electronic or digital format, for the
6purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5),
to the person to whom the signature relates, to a
7court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney,
8law enforcement agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.
AB869,50 9Section 50. 343.14 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB869,31,1510 343.14 (2p) (a) The forms for application for a license or identification card or
11for renewal thereof shall inform the applicant of the department's duty to make
12available to the government accountability board the information described in s.
136.256 (2) for the purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3) and shall provide the
14applicant an opportunity to elect not to have this information made available for
15these purposes.
AB869,31,2116 (b) If the applicant elects not to have the information described in s. 6.256 (2)
17made available for the purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3), the department shall
18not make this information available for these purposes. This paragraph does not
19preclude the department from making available to the government accountability
20board information for the purposes specified in s. 6.34 (2m) or for any purpose other
21than those specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3).
AB869,51 22Section 51. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB869,32,523 (1) Progress reports on implementation. No later than the 20th day following
24the end of each calendar quarter, the government accountability board and the
25department of transportation shall each report to the appropriate standing

1committees of the legislature in the manner provided in section 13.172 (3) of the
2statutes concerning its progress in implementing an electronic voter registration
3system. The board and department shall continue to file reports under this
4subsection until the board determines that implementation is complete and the
5performance of the system is satisfactory.
AB869,32,126 (2) Initial sharing of registration information. Notwithstanding section
785.61 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and sections 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg),
8and 343.14 (2j) of the statutes, the department of transportation shall enter into and
9begin transferring information under a revised agreement with the administrator of
10the elections division of the government accountability board pursuant to section
1185.61 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, no later than the first day of the 4th
12month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
AB869,33,213 (3) Report on voter registration information integration. No later than July
141, 2015, the board shall report to the appropriate standing committees of the
15legislature, in the manner specified in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, concerning
16its progress in initially implementing a system to ensure the complete and
17continuous registration of all eligible electors in this state, specifically including the
18operability and utility of information integration with the department of
19transportation and the desirability and feasibility of integrating public information
20maintained by other state agencies and by technical colleges with the board's
21registration information to enhance the completeness and accuracy of the
22information. At a minimum, the report shall contain an assessment of the feasibility
23and desirability of the integration of registration information with information
24maintained by the departments of health services, children and families, workforce
25development, revenue, regulation and licensing, and natural resources, the

1University of Wisconsin System, and the technical college system board, as well as
2the technical colleges within each technical college district.
AB869,33,33 (4) Review of expenditures made to implement this act.
AB869,33,194 (a) Notwithstanding section 20.511 of the statutes and all provisions of this act,
5the government accountability board shall not encumber or expend any amount of
6money to implement or administer this act unless the legal counsel to the board first
7notifies the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance in writing of the
8proposed encumbrance or expenditure. If the cochairpersons do not notify the legal
9counsel that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
10proposed expenditure within 14 working days after the date of the legal counsel's
11notification, the board may encumber or expend the money as proposed. If, within
1214 working days after the date of the legal counsel's notification, the cochairpersons
13notify the legal counsel that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose
14of reviewing the proposed encumbrance or expenditure, the board shall not make the
15proposed encumbrance or expenditure unless the committee approves the proposed
16encumbrance or expenditure or modifies and approves the proposed encumbrance or
17expenditure. If the committee modifies and approves the proposed encumbrance or
18expenditure, the board may make the proposed encumbrance or expenditure only as
19modified by the committee.
AB869,33,2020 (b) Paragraph (a ) does not apply after June 30, 2015.
AB869,33,2221 (5) Required general fund balance. Section 20.003 (4) of the statutes does not
22apply to the action of the legislature in enacting this act.
AB869,52 23Section 52. Fiscal changes.
AB869,34,724 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
25to the government accountability board under section 20.511 (1) (a) of the statutes,

1as affected by the acts of 2013, the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for the first
2fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to implement
3the provisions of this act. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for
4the appropriation to the government accountability board under section 20.511 (1)
5(a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2013, the dollar amount is increased by
6$-0- for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes
7effect to implement the provisions of this act.
AB869,34,168 (2) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
9to the department of transportation under section 20.395 (4) (aq) of the statutes, as
10affected by the acts of 2013, the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for the first fiscal
11year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to implement the
12provisions of this act. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the
13appropriation to the department of transportation under section 20.395 (4) (aq) of the
14statutes, as affected by the acts of 2013, the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for
15the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to
16implement the provisions of this act.
AB869,53 17Section 53 . Initial applicability.
AB869,34,2018 (1) This act first applies with respect to registration for voting at the first spring
19or partisan primary election that follows the effective date of this subsection by at
20least 6 months.
AB869,34,2121 (End)
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