Currently, with certain exceptions, if an elector registers to vote by mail and has
not voted in an election in this state, the elector must provide proof of residence prior
to voting. This bill extends this requirement to apply to an elector whose registration
is initiated by GAB but who has not voted in an election in this state. The bill also
provides that if such an elector provides his or her Wisconsin driver's license number
or the last four digits of his or her social security number, together with his or her
name and date of birth, and GAB is able to instantly verify the information
electronically by electronically accessing records of DOT, the elector need not provide
proof of residence before voting.
The bill directs GAB to report to the appropriate standing committees of the
legislature, no later than July 1, 2017, concerning its progress in initially
implementing the registration system created by the bill. The report must contain
an assessment of the feasibility and desirability or integration of registration
information with information maintained by the departments of health services,
children and families, workforce development, revenue, regulation and licensing,
and natural resources, the University of Wisconsin System, and the State Technical
College System Board, as well as with the technical colleges in each technical college
district.
Currently, the legislature has made appropriations to GAB for the operation of
GAB in the current fiscal biennium. This bill does not change these appropriations.
However, the bill provides that before GAB may encumber or expend any amount of

money to implement or administer any provision of the act resulting from enactment
of this bill, GAB's legal counsel must first notify the cochairpersons of the Joint
Committee on Finance of the proposed encumbrance or expenditure. The proposed
encumbrance or expenditure is then subject to approval of or modification by the
committee, but the committee may waive its right to review any proposed
encumbrance or expenditure.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB281,1 1Section 1. 5.056 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,4,10 25.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The
3administrator of the elections division of the board shall enter into the agreement
4with the secretary of transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally
5identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the board
6under s. 6.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) and other information
7specified in s. 6.256 (2)
with personally identifiable information maintained by the
8department of transportation. Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), the agreement shall
9provide for the electronic transfer of information under s. 6.256 (2) to the board on
10a continuous basis, no less often than monthly.
SB281,2 11Section 2. 6.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,4,1712 6.24 (3) Registration. The overseas elector shall register in the municipality
13where he or she was last domiciled or where the overseas elector's parent was last
14domiciled on a form prescribed by the board designed to ascertain the elector's
15qualifications under this section. The form shall be substantially similar to the
16original form under s. 6.33 (1), insofar as applicable. Registration shall be
17accomplished in accordance with s. 6.30 (4) or (5).
SB281,3 18Section 3. 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:
SB281,5,5
16.256 Board shall facilitate registration of electors. (1) Except as
2provided for electors specified in sub. (7) and as otherwise expressly provided, the
3board shall use all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible electors
4of this state who are subject to a registration requirement and the maintenance of
5the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain eligible.
SB281,5,8 6(2) Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions
7under sub. (1), the board shall obtain the following information from the department
8of transportation, to the extent that the department has the information:
SB281,5,129 (a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator's license
10issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the
11individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to
12that individual:
SB281,5,1413 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history and
14any name history maintained by the department of transportation.
SB281,5,1515 2. The date of birth of the individual.
SB281,5,1616 3. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.
SB281,5,2117 4. A copy of the document that the applicant provided as proof of citizenship
18and a statement from the department of transportation indicating that the
19department verified the applicant's citizenship. For purposes of this subdivision, the
20applicant shall provide a document that meets the requirements under 42 USC
211320b-7
(d).
SB281,5,2422 (b) For each item of information specified in this subsection, the most recent
23date that the item of information was provided or obtained by the department of
24transportation.
SB281,6,9
1(3) The board shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with the
2information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the the board finds
3discrepancies between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an elector
4and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that same
5elector, the board shall contact the elector by mail or telephone or in person to resolve
6the discrepancies. If the board is able to resolve the discrepancies after contacting
7the elector, the board shall update the information on the registration list. If the
8board is unable to contact the elector, the board shall resolve any discrepancies in
9favor of the information in the registration list.
SB281,6,22 10(4) Except as provided in this subsection and sub. (7), if the board concludes
11that an individual appears eligible to vote in this state but is not registered, and the
12board has obtained from reliable sources all the information required under s. 6.33
13(1) to complete the individual's registration, the board shall enter the individual's
14name on the registration list. If the board has not obtained from reliable sources all
15the information pertaining to an individual that is required under s. 6.33 (1), the
16board shall attempt to obtain from reliable sources the necessary information under
17s. 6.33 (1) that is   required to complete the individual's registration. If a
18municipality has changed the status of an elector from eligible to ineligible under s.
196.50 (1) and the elector's eligibility, name, or residence have not changed, the board
20shall not change the individual's name to eligible status unless the board first
21verifies that the individual is eligible and wishes to change his or her status to
22eligible.
SB281,6,25 23(5) The board shall attempt to contact individuals described in sub. (4) if
24necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
25individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
SB281,7,3
1(6) If the board is able to obtain all the required information specified in s. 6.33
2(1) pertaining to an individual, the board shall enter the name of the individual on
3the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a).
SB281,7,15 4(7) Any individual may file a request with the board to exclude his or her name
5from the registration list. Any individual whose name is added to the registration
6list by the board may file a request with the board or a municipal clerk to have his
7or her name deleted from the list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed
8in the manner prescribed by the board. An individual who files an exclusion or
9deletion request under this subsection may revoke his or her request by the same
10means that an individual may request an exclusion or deletion. The board shall
11ensure that the name of any individual who has filed an exclusion or deletion request
12under this subsection is excluded from the registration list or if the individual's name
13appears on the list, is removed from the registration list and is not added to the list
14at any subsequent time unless the individual files a revocation of his or her request
15under this subsection.
SB281,7,22 16(8) If the board removes from the registration list the name of an elector who
17does not request that his or her name be deleted, other than to correct an entry that
18the board positively determines to be a duplication or to change the name of an
19individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the board shall mail the
20individual a notice of the removal or change in status by 1st class postcard at the
21individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide that the individual may
22apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or she is a qualified elector.
SB281,7,24 23(9) The board shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all eligible
24electors, except as otherwise provided in this section, no later than July 1, 2021.
SB281,8,4
1(10) The board shall maintain the confidentiality of all information obtained
2from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this information
3only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s. 6.34 (2m) and
4in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
SB281,4 5Section 4. 6.275 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,8,96 6.275 (1) (b) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that
7county who were preregistered registered on the deadline specified in s. 6.28 (1),
8including valid mail registrations which are postmarked by that day and valid
9electronic registrations entered under s. 6.30 (5)
.
SB281,5 10Section 5. 6.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,9,411 6.28 (1) Registration locations; deadline. Except as authorized in ss. 6.29,
126.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for any election shall close at 5 p.m.
13on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under s.
146.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later
15than the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Electronic registration for an
16election under s. 6.30 (5) shall close at midnight on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the
17election.
All applications for registration corrections and additions may be made
18throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners, at the
19office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other locations
20provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in cities over
21500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common council,
22village or town board in all other municipalities. Other registration locations may
23include but are not limited to fire houses, police stations, public libraries, institutions
24of higher education, supermarkets, community centers, plants and factories, banks,
25savings and loan associations and savings banks. Special registration deputies shall

1be appointed for each location unless the location can be sufficiently staffed by the
2board of election commissioners or the municipal clerk or his or her deputies. An
3elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at
4the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.
SB281,6 5Section 6. 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB281,9,96 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names
7of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list.
8The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of qualified electors who vote at their
9polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33 (5) (a).
SB281,7 10Section 7. 6.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,9,1211 6.30 (1) In person. An elector shall apply for registration in person, except as
12provided under sub. subs. (4) and (5) and s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
SB281,8 13Section 8. 6.30 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB281,9,2514 6.30 (5) By electronic application. Any eligible elector who holds a current
15and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification
16card issued under s. 343.50 may register electronically in the manner prescribed by
17the board. The board shall maintain on the Internet a secure registration form that
18enables the elector to enter the information required under s. 6.33 (1) electronically.
19The form shall contain an authorization for the board to obtain from the department
20of transportation an electronic copy of the applicant's signature. For purposes of this
21subsection, the signature is an affirmance that all information provided by the
22elector is correct and shall have the same effect as if the applicant had signed the
23application personally. Upon submittal of the electronic application, the board shall
24obtain from the department of transportation a copy of the electronic signature of the
25applicant and shall integrate the signature into the applicant's electronic

1application. The board shall maintain the electronically integrated application on
2file together with nonelectronic applications and shall notify the municipal clerk or
3board of election commissioners of the municipality where the applicant resides of
4its receipt of each completed application. The board shall also permit any elector who
5has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a
6current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 to make changes in his
7or her registration authorized under s. 6.40 (1) at the same Internet site that is used
8by electors for original registration under this subsection. An elector shall attest to
9the correctness of any changes in the same manner as provided in this subsection for
10information entered on an application for original registration.
SB281,9 11Section 9. 6.32 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,10,16 126.32 Verification of certain registrations. (1) Upon receipt of a
13registration form that is submitted by mail under s. 6.30 (4) or by electronic
14application under s. 6.30 (5)
or that is submitted by a special registration deputy
15appointed under s. 6.26, the board or municipal clerk shall examine the form for
16sufficiency.
SB281,10,21 17(2) If the form is insufficient to accomplish registration or the board or clerk
18knows or has reliable information that the proposed elector is not qualified, the board
19or
clerk shall notify the proposed elector within 5 days, if possible, and request that
20the elector appear at the clerk's office or other another registration center location
21to complete a proper registration or substantiate the information presented.
SB281,10,25 22(3) If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the board or
23clerk shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she may register
24at the clerk's office under s. 6.29 or at the proper polling place or other location
25designated under s. 6.55 (2).
SB281,11,11
1(4) If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the board or clerk has
2no reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector is not qualified, the
3board or clerk shall enter the elector's name on the registration list and transmit a
41st class letter or postcard to the registrant, specifying the elector's ward or and
5aldermanic district, or both, if any, and polling place. The letter or postcard shall be
6sent within 10 days of receipt of the form. If the letter or postcard is returned, or if
7the board or clerk is informed of a different address than the one specified by the
8elector, the board or clerk shall change the status of the elector on the list from
9eligible to ineligible. The letter or postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal
10regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the board or clerk if the elector does
11not reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.
SB281,10 12Section 10. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,12,2513 6.33 (1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration
14forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information
15shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. Except as otherwise
16provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same information as
17nonelectronic forms.
The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient forms to meet voter
18registration needs. The forms shall be designed to obtain from each applicant
19information as to name; date; residence location; location of previous residence
20immediately before moving to current residence location; citizenship; date of birth;
21age; the number of a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under
22ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether
23the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for at least 28 the
24number of
consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the applicant has been
25convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether

1the applicant is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision;
2whether the applicant is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether
3the applicant is currently registered to vote at any other location. The Except as
4provided in s. 6.30 (5), the
form shall include a space for the applicant's signature.
5Below the space for the signature, the form shall state "Falsification of information
6on this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony.". The form shall
7include a space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or
86.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains
9the form and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her
10name, affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the
11form. The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district,
12if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the
13offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form shall also
14include a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is
15received by mail or by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an
16indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of
17residence under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof
18of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m)
, the name of the entity or institution that
19issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number
20that applies only to the individual holding that document, that number. The form
21shall also include a space where the clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid
22voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the
23identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each
24county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector
25who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
SB281,11
1Section 11. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,13,142 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the ward
3and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information under sub. (1), the
4indication of whether the registration is received by mail or by electronic application,
5the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under
6s. 6.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence
7under s. 6.34 (2m)
, and any information relating to an applicant's voting
8identification card shall be recorded by the clerk. Each Except as provided in s. 6.30
9(5), each
applicant shall sign his or her own name unless the applicant is unable to
10sign his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the applicant may
11authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the applicant so
12authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the
13application is made upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is
14unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
SB281,12 15Section 12. 6.33 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,14,216 6.33 (5) (b) The municipal clerk of any municipality may, by mutual consent,
17designate any other municipal clerk or any county clerk as the clerk's agent to carry
18out the functions of the municipal clerk under this section for that municipality. The
19municipal clerk shall notify the county clerk of each county in which the municipality
20is located and the board of any such designation in writing. The municipal clerk may,
21by similar notice to the clerk's agent at least 14 days prior to the effective date of any
22change, discontinue the designation. If the municipal clerk designates another
23municipal clerk or a county clerk as his or her agent, the municipal clerk shall
24immediately forward all registration changes filed with the clerk and voting record
25information obtained by the clerk to the clerk's agent for electronic entry on the

1registration list. The board may collect, process, and approve registration forms for
2electronic registrations and for all other registrations that the board receives.
SB281,13 3Section 13. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,14,84 6.34 (2) Upon completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33, each
5eligible elector who is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector
6or an overseas elector, shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof
7of residence under sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail or by electronic
8application
, the identifying document may not be a residential lease.
SB281,14 9Section 14. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB281,14,1410 6.34 (2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
11is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of
12registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license
13issued under ch. 343 together with the elector's name and date of birth and the board
14is able to verify the information using the system maintained under sub. (4).
SB281,15 15Section 15. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB281,14,2016 6.34 (4) The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an
17instant basis, information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m) by
18an elector who registers electronically using the information maintained by the
19department of transportation pursuant to the board's agreement with the secretary
20of transportation under s. 85.61 (1).
SB281,16 21Section 16. 6.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,14,2422 6.35 (1) (intro.) Under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election
23commissioners, the original registration forms shall be filed in one of the following
24ways, except as provided in sub. subs. (1m) and (2):
SB281,17 25Section 17. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB281,15,3
16.35 (2) The board shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which
2municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of
3registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
SB281,18 4Section 18. 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,15,95 6.35 (3) Original Except for electronic registrations, original registration forms
6shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
7commissioners at all times. The board shall maintain electronic registration forms
8and make such forms available for inspection by the municipal clerk, the clerk's
9designated agent, or the board of election commissioners.
SB281,19 10Section 19. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,15,1811 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
12of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
13to vote. If proof of residence is provided, the type of identifying document submitted
14by the elector and the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying
15document shall be entered on the list in the space provided. Proof of residence is
16required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector
17registers by mail or by electronic application and has not previously voted in an
18election in this state.
SB281,20 19Section 20. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,16,720 6.40 (1) (a) 1. Any registered elector may transfer registration after a change
21of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk of the
22municipality where the elector resides or by mailing to the municipal clerk a signed
23request stating his or her present address, affirming that this will be his or her
24residence for 28 the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1) prior to the
25election, and providing the address where he or she was last registered.

1Alternatively, the elector may transfer his or her registration at the proper polling
2place or other registration location under s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a),
3or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under
4ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50,
5the elector may transfer his or her registration electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
. If an
6elector is voting in the ward or election district where the elector formerly resided,
7the change shall be effective for the next election.
SB281,21 8Section 21. 6.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,16,179 6.40 (1) (c) Name change. Whenever an elector's name is legally changed,
10including a change by marriage or divorce, the elector shall transfer his or her
11registration to his or her legal name by appearing in person or mailing to the
12municipal clerk a signed request for a transfer of registration to such name.
13Alternatively, a registered elector may make notification of a name change at his or
14her polling place under s. 6.55 (2) (d), or, if the elector has a current and valid
15operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid
16identification card issued under s. 343.50, the elector may make notification of a
17name change electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
.
SB281,22 18Section 22. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,16,2319 6.50 (10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
20ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
21(2), or 6.55 (2), or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to
22the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s.
23343.50, may reregister under s. 6.30 (5)
.
SB281,23 24Section 23. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,17,7
16.55 (2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
2at the same address, and has not notified the municipal clerk previously provided
3notice of the change
under s. 6.40 (1) (c), shall notify the inspector of the change
4before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at the time when
5materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed both a name and
6address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other registration location
7under pars. (a) and (b).
SB281,24 8Section 24. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,18,39 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
10under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
11than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
12A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
13the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
14absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
15the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail or by
16electronic application
and has not voted in an election in this state, the municipal
17clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the
18elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot.
19The clerk shall verify that the name on any required proof of identification presented
20by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then
21enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented
22proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on
23the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the
24municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot
25is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the

1polling place serving the hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or,
2in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
3municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
SB281,25 4Section 25. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,19,75 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. ss. 6.34 (2m) and 6.875, the
6elector voting absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one
7witness who is an adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the
8witness, shall mark the ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote
9is cast. The elector shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so
10each is separate and so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit
11them in the proper envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the
12elector shall fold the ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and
13deposit the ballot in the proper envelope. If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is
14required and the document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not
15constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of
16residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m),
17proof
of residence is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas
18elector and the elector registered by mail or by electronic application and has not
19voted in an election in this state. If the elector requested a ballot by means of
20facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall
21enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an original signature of the
22elector. The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5). The return envelope shall
23then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed
24by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or
25ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the United States, the

1elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for delivery free of
2postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a primary does not
3invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return of more than one
4marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot
5used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked for candidates
6of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for candidates in the
7primary.
SB281,26 8Section 26. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,19,139 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.
SB281,27 14Section 27. 7.08 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB281,19,1715 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.
SB281,28 18Section 28. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,20,719 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
20division of the government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to
21match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained
22by the government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1) and the information
23specified in s. 6.34 (2m) and other information specified in s. 6.256 (2)
with personally
24identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and
25vehicle registration records under ch. 341, notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1)

1(eg), and 343.14 (2j),
to the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation
2and the administrator of the elections division of the government accountability
3board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter
4registration. Notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), but
5subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), the agreement shall provide for the transfer of electronic
6information under s. 6.256 (2) to the board on a continuous basis, no less often than
7monthly.
SB281,29 8Section 29. 343.027 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB281,20,16 9343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this
10chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except
11that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the
12department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting
13debt, to the government accountability board, in electronic or digital format, for the
14purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5),
to the person to whom the signature relates, to a
15court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney,
16law enforcement agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.
SB281,30 17Section 30. 343.14 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB281,20,2318 343.14 (2p) (a) The forms for application for a license or identification card or
19for renewal thereof shall inform the applicant of the department's duty to make
20available to the government accountability board the information described in s.
216.256 (2) for the purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3) and shall provide the
22applicant an opportunity to elect not to have this information made available for
23these purposes.
SB281,21,424 (b) If the applicant elects not to have the information described in s. 6.256 (2)
25made available for the purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3), the department shall

1not make this information available for these purposes. This paragraph does not
2preclude the department from making available to the government accountability
3board information for the purposes specified in s. 6.34 (2m) or for any purpose other
4than those specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3).
SB281,31 5Section 31. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB281,21,136 (1) Progress reports on implementation. No later than the 20th day following
7the end of each calendar quarter, the government accountability board and the
8department of transportation shall each report to the appropriate standing
9committees of the legislature in the manner provided in section 13.172 (3) of the
10statutes concerning its progress in implementing an electronic voter registration
11system. The board and department shall continue to file reports under this
12subsection until the board determines that implementation is complete and the
13performance of the system is satisfactory.
SB281,21,2014 (2) Initial sharing of registration information. Notwithstanding section
1585.61 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and sections 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg),
16and 343.14 (2j) of the statutes, the department of transportation shall enter into and
17begin transferring information under a revised agreement with the administrator of
18the elections division of the government accountability board pursuant to section
1985.61 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, no later than the first day of the 4th
20month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
SB281,22,1021 (3) Report on voter registration information integration. No later than July
221, 2017, the government accountability board shall report to the appropriate
23standing committees of the legislature, in the manner specified in section 13.172 (3)
24of the statutes, concerning its progress in initially implementing a system to ensure
25the complete and continuous registration of all eligible electors in this state,

1specifically including the operability and utility of information integration with the
2department of transportation and the feasibility and desirability of integrating
3public information maintained by other state agencies and by technical colleges with
4the board's registration information to enhance the completeness and accuracy of the
5information. At a minimum, the report shall contain an assessment of the feasibility
6and desirability of the integration of registration information with information
7maintained by the departments of health services, children and families, workforce
8development, revenue, regulation and licensing, and natural resources, the
9University of Wisconsin System, and the technical college system board, as well as
10the technical colleges within each technical college district.
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