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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
October 29, 2013 - Introduced by Senators Lazich and Grothman, cosponsored by
Representatives Pridemore and Weininger. Referred to Elections and Urban
Affairs.
SB377,1,2
1An Act to amend 6.275 (1) (intro.) and 6.275 (2); and
to create 6.275 (1) (f) of
2the statutes;
relating to: reporting registration and voting statistics.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, within 30 days after each election at which a state or
national office is filled or a statewide referendum is held, the municipal clerk must
submit a written statement to the county clerk of each county in which the
municipality is located specifying certain election-related statistics, such as the
number of electors residing in the county who voted in the municipality, the number
of electors who were registered to vote in advance of the election, and the number of
electors who registered to vote on the day of the election. The county must provide
one copy of the information it receives to the Government Accountability Board
(GAB).
Under current law, after the municipal clerk receives a list of all persons who
registered to vote on election day, the municipal clerk or board of election
commissioners must make an audit of all electors who registered to vote at the
polling place, unless the GAB notifies the clerk or board of election commissioners
that it will conduct the audit. In order to conduct the audit, postcards are sent to
electors to verify that the addresses they provided on election day are correct. If a
postcard is returned undelivered; or the clerk, board of election commissioners, or
GAB is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector that was
apparently improper on election day; the clerk, board of election commissioners, or
GAB must change the elector's status from eligible to ineligible on the registration
list and provide the elector's name to the district attorney for the county where the
polling place is located.
Under this bill, in addition to the other election-related statistics that the
municipal clerk must submit to the county, no later than 60 days after an election,
the municipal clerk must provide the total number of postcards sent to electors to
verify that the addresses they provided on election day are correct, the total number
of such postcards returned as undeliverable, and the total number of electors whose
status was changed from eligible to ineligible on the registration list as a result of
the audit. The bill also requires the GAB to publish this information on its Internet
site once it receives it from the county. In addition, if GAB performs the audit, GAB
must publish on its Internet site the total number of postcards sent to electors, the
total number of postcards returned as undeliverable, and the total number of electors
whose status was changed from eligible to ineligible.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB377,1
1Section
1. 6.275 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.275
(1) (intro.)
Within Except as provided in par. (f), no later than 30 days
3after each primary and election at which a state or national office is filled or a
4statewide referendum is held, including any special election, the municipal clerk or
5board of election commissioners shall make a written statement in duplicate to the
6county clerk or board of election commissioners of each county in which the
7municipality is located specifying:
SB377,2
8Section
2. 6.275 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.275
(1) (f) The total number of postcards sent by the municipal clerk or board
10of election commissioners under s. 6.56 (3), the total number of such postcards
11returned to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners because the
12elector did not reside at the address given on the postcard, and the total number of
13electors whose status was changed from eligible to ineligible on the registration list
14as a result of the audit under s. 6.56 (3). The municipal clerk or board of election
15commissioners shall provide the information described under this paragraph to the
16county clerk or county board of election commissioners no later than 60 days after
1each primary and election at which a state or national office is filled or a statewide
2referendum is held, including any special election.
SB377,3
3Section
3. 6.275 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.275
(2) Upon receipt of each report filed under this section, the county clerk
5or board of election commissioners shall forward one copy to the board within 7 days.
6The board shall publish the information received under sub. (1) (f) on its Internet
7site. If the board conducts the audit under s. 6.56 (3), it shall also publish on its
8Internet site the total number of postcards sent under s. 6.56 (3), the number of such
9postcards returned to the board because the elector did not reside at the address
10given on the postcard, and the number of electors whose status was changed from
11eligible to ineligible as a result of the audit under s. 6.56 (3).
