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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