SB295,18 25Section 18. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,14,17
16.33 (1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration
2forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information
3shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. Except as otherwise
4provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same information as
5nonelectronic forms.
The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient forms to meet voter
6registration needs. The forms board shall be designed design the form to obtain from
7each applicant elector information as to name; date; residence location; location of
8previous residence immediately before moving to current residence location;
9citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license
10issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security
11account number; whether the applicant elector has resided within the ward or
12election district for at least 28 the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1);
13whether the applicant elector has been convicted of a felony for which he or she has
14not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant elector is incarcerated, or on
15parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the applicant elector is
16disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant elector is
17currently registered to vote at any other location. The form board shall include on
18the nonelectronic form
a space for the applicant's elector's signature and on the
19electronic form the authorization specified under s. 6.30 (5)
. Below the space for the
20signature or authorization, respectively, the form board shall state include the
21following statement:
"Falsification of information on this form is punishable under
22Wisconsin law as a Class I felony.". The form board shall include on the form a space
23to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6) or
24inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and
25a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name,

1affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form.
2The form board shall include on the form a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic
3district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to
4determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form
5board shall also include on the form a space where the clerk may record an indication
6of whether the form is received by mail or by electronic application, a space where
7the clerk shall record an indication of the type of identifying document submitted by
8the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's
9information in lieu of proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m)
, the name of
10the entity or institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying
11document includes a number that applies only to the individual holding that
12document, that number. The form board shall also include on the form a space where
13the clerk, for any applicant elector who possesses a valid voting identification card
14issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number
15appearing on the voting identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient
16registration forms for completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the
17office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
SB295,19 18Section 19. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,15,619 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the ward
20and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information under sub. (1), the
21indication of whether the registration is received by mail or by electronic application,
22the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under
23s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence was
24verified under s. 6.34 (2m)
, and any information relating to an applicant's elector's
25voting identification card shall be recorded by the clerk. Each applicant Except as

1provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector
shall sign his or her own name unless the
2applicant elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability. In such
3case, the applicant elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or
4her behalf. If the applicant elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall
5attest to a statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization
6of a named elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
SB295,20 7Section 20. 6.33 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,15,118 6.33 (2) (b) Except as provided in s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the registration form shall
9be signed by the registering elector before the clerk, issuing officer or registration
10deputy
election registration official. The form shall contain a certification by the
11registering elector that all statements are true and correct.
SB295,21 12Section 21. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,15,1813 6.34 (2) Upon Except as provided in sub. (2m), upon completion of a registration
14form prescribed under s. 6.33, each eligible elector who is required to register under
15s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, shall provide an
16identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). If the elector
17registered by mail or by electronic application, the identifying document may not be
18a residential lease.
SB295,22 19Section 22. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295,15,2520 6.34 (2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
21is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of
22registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license
23issued under ch. 343 together with the elector's name and date of birth and the board
24is able to verify the information specified under sub. (3) (b) using the system
25maintained under sub. (4).
SB295,23
1Section 23. 6.34 (3) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,16,92 6.34 (3) (a) 7. b. An identification card issued by a university, college or
3technical college that contains a photograph of the cardholder if the university,
4college, or technical college that issued the card provides a certified and current list
5of students who reside in housing sponsored by the university, college, or technical
6college and who are U.S. citizens to the municipal clerk prior to the election showing
7the current address of the students and if the municipal clerk, special registration
8deputy
election registration official, or inspector verifies that the student presenting
9the card is included on the list.
SB295,24 10Section 24. 6.34 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
SB295,16,1511 6.34 (3) (a) 12. For an occupant of a residential care facility, as defined in s.
126.875 (1) (bm), for the purpose of registering at the facility, a contract or intake
13document prepared by the residential care facility that specifies that the occupant
14currently resides in the facility. The contract or intake document may also identify
15the room or unit in which the occupant resides.
SB295,25 16Section 25. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295,16,2117 6.34 (4) The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an
18instant basis, information specified under sub. (3) (b) from the information
19submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m), using the information
20maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to the board's agreement
21with the secretary of transportation under s. 85.61 (1).
SB295,26 22Section 26. 6.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,16,2523 6.35 (1) (intro.) Under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election
24commissioners, the original registration forms shall be filed in one of the following
25ways, except as provided in sub. subs. (1m) and (2):
SB295,27
1Section 27. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295,17,42 6.35 (2) The board shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which
3municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of
4registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
SB295,28 5Section 28. 6.36 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295,17,166 6.36 (1) (ae) The chief election officer shall enter into a membership agreement
7with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for the purpose of maintaining
8the official registration list under this section. Prior to entering into an agreement
9under this paragraph, the chief election officer shall ensure that the agreement
10safeguards the confidentiality of information or data in the registration list that may
11be subject to transfer under the agreement and to which access is restricted under
12par. (b) 1. a. If the chief election officer enters into an agreement under this
13paragraph, the chief election officer shall comply with the terms of the agreement,
14including the transmission of information and data related to the registration of
15electors in this state to the Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for
16processing and sharing with other member states and governmental units.
SB295,29 17Section 29. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,18,218 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. Except as provided in pars. (ae), (bm), and (bn), no person other
19than an employee of the board, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an executive
20director of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated by the
21executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive director
22of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the executive
23director may view the date of birth, operator's license number, or social security
24account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an identification

1serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an accommodation
2required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
SB295,30 3Section 30. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,18,134 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
5of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
6to vote. If proof of residence is provided, the type of identifying document submitted
7by the elector and the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying
8document, or an indication that the information provided by the elector in lieu of
9proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m),
shall be entered on the list in the
10space provided. Proof Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), 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 and has not previously voted in an
13election in this state.
SB295,31 14Section 31. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,19,215 6.40 (1) (a) 1. Any registered elector may transfer registration after a change
16of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk of the
17municipality where the elector resides or by mailing to the municipal clerk a signed
18request stating his or her present address, affirming that this will be his or her
19residence for 28 the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1) prior to the
20election, and providing the address where he or she was last registered.
21Alternatively, the elector may transfer his or her registration at the proper polling
22place or other registration location under s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a),
23or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under
24ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50,
25the elector may transfer his or her registration electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
. If an

1elector is voting in the ward or election district where the elector formerly resided,
2the change shall be effective for the next election.
SB295,32 3Section 32. 6.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,19,124 6.40 (1) (c) Name change. Whenever an elector's name is legally changed,
5including a change by marriage or divorce, the elector shall transfer his or her
6registration to his or her legal name by appearing in person or mailing to the
7municipal clerk a signed request for a transfer of registration to such name.
8Alternatively, a registered elector may make notification of a name change at his or
9her polling place under s. 6.55 (2) (d), or, if the elector has a current and valid
10operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid
11identification card issued under s. 343.50, the elector may make notification of a
12name change electronically under s. 6.30 (5)
.
SB295,33 13Section 33. 6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,19,1814 6.50 (10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
15ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
16(2), or 6.55 (2), or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to
17the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s.
18343.50, may reregister under s. 6.30 (5)
.
SB295,34 19Section 34. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,20,720 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), the elector
21shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. The signing by the elector executing
22the registration form shall be in the presence of the special election registration
23deputy official or inspector. Upon receipt of the registration form, the deputy official
24or inspector shall enter both the type of identifying document submitted by the
25elector as proof of residence and the name of the entity or institution that issued the

1identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number that
2applies only to the individual holding that document, that number in the space
3provided on the form. The deputy official or inspector shall then print his or her name
4on and sign the form, indicating that the deputy official or inspector has accepted the
5form. Upon compliance with this procedure, the elector shall be permitted to cast his
6or her vote, if the elector complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling
7place.
SB295,35 8Section 35. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,21,109 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
10(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
11municipality, may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who
12is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another
13readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the
14elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b),
15instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the
16municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
17polling place. An eligible elector who desires to register shall execute a registration
18form as prescribed under par. (a) and provide proof of residence as provided under
19s. 6.34. The signing by the person executing the registration form shall be in the
20presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special election registration deputy
21official. Upon receipt of the registration form, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or
22special election registration deputy official shall enter the type of identifying
23document submitted by the elector as proof of residence, the name of the entity or
24institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document
25includes a number that applies only to the individual holding that document, the last

14 digits of that number in the space provided on the form. If the number on the
2identifying document submitted by the elector has 6 or fewer digits, the clerk shall
3enter only the last 2 digits of that number. The municipal clerk, the deputy clerk,
4or the special election registration deputy official shall then print his or her name
5and sign the form, indicating that the clerk, deputy clerk, or deputy official has
6accepted the form. Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk,
7deputy clerk, or special election registration deputy official shall serially number the
8registration and give one copy to the person for presentation at the polling place
9serving the person's residence or an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5)
10(b).
SB295,36 11Section 36. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,22,212 6.55 (2) (cs) The board shall provide to each municipal clerk a list prepared for
13use at each polling place showing the name and address of each person whose name
14appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m)
15as ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located in the area
16served by that polling place, and whose name does not appear on the poll list for that
17polling place. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this subsection
18or s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the inspectors or special election registration deputies officials
19shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears
20on the list, the inspectors or special election registration deputies officials shall
21inform the elector or the elector's agent that the elector is ineligible to register to vote.
22If the elector or the elector's agent maintains that the elector is eligible to vote in the
23election, the inspectors or special election registration deputies officials shall permit
24the elector to register but shall mark the elector's registration form as "ineligible to
25vote per Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors

1shall require the elector to vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided
2in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
SB295,37 3Section 37. 6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,22,104 6.55 (2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
5at the same address, and has not notified the municipal clerk previously provided
6notice of the change
under s. 6.40 (1) (c), shall notify the inspector of the change
7before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at the time when
8materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed both a name and
9address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other registration location
10under pars. (a) and (b).
SB295,38 11Section 38. 6.55 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 39, is
12amended to read:
SB295,22,2213 6.55 (6) Any of the registration duties of inspectors under sub. (2) may be
14carried out in the municipality by the municipal clerk or by special registration
15deputies appointed by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners at any
16polling place or other registration location whenever the clerk or board of election
17commissioners determines that the registration process provided for in that
18subsection will be facilitated thereby
. The municipal clerk, however, may not carry
19out the registration duties of the inspectors under sub. (2) if the municipal clerk is
20a candidate on the ballot for that election day. The deputies shall be specially
21appointed by the clerk or board of election commissioners for one election only to
22conduct elector registration only.
SB295,39 23Section 39. 6.79 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,23,1124 6.79 (1m) Separate poll lists. Two An election officials official at each election
25ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists a poll list

1containing information relating to all persons voting. The municipal clerk may elect
2to maintain the information on the lists list manually or electronically. If the clerk
3elects to maintain the information manually, 2 election officials at each election ward
4shall be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists.
If the lists are
5maintained electronically, the board shall prescribe may establish a supplemental
6list that contains the full name, address, and space for the entry of the signature of
7each elector, or if the elector is exempt from the signature requirement under s. 6.36
8(2) (a), the word "exempt". If the lists are poll list is maintained electronically, the
9officials official in charge of maintaining the list shall enter the information into an
10electronic data recording system that enables retrieval of printed copies of the lists
11list at the polling place. The system employed is subject to the approval of the board.
SB295,40 12Section 40. 6.79 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,23,2313 6.79 (2) (d) If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is
14required and the proof of identification document provided by the elector under par.
15(a) does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, the officials shall require the
16elector to provide proof of residence. If proof of residence is provided, the officials
17shall enter both the type of identifying document submitted as proof of residence and
18the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document in the
19space provided on the poll list and shall verify that the name and address on the
20identifying document is the same as the name and address shown on the registration
21list. If proof of residence is required and not provided, or if the elector does not
22present proof of identification under par. (a), whenever required, the officials shall
23offer the opportunity for the elector to vote under s. 6.97.
SB295,41 24Section 41. 6.86 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,24,8
16.86 (3) (b) When each properly executed form and statement required under
2par. (a) is presented to the municipal clerk, if the elector who proposes to vote is
3qualified, an absentee ballot shall be issued and the name of such hospitalized elector
4shall be recorded by the clerk or special registration deputy. An agent who is issued
5an absentee ballot under this section shall present documentation of his or her
6identity, provide his or her name and address, and attest to a statement that the
7ballot is received solely for the benefit of a named elector who is hospitalized, and the
8agent will promptly transmit the ballot to such person.
SB295,42 9Section 42. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,25,410 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
11under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
12than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
13A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
14the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
15absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
16the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail or by
17electronic application
and has not voted in an election in this state, the municipal
18clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the
19elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot.
20The clerk shall verify that the name on any required proof of identification presented
21by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then
22enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented
23proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on
24the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the
25municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot

1is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the
2polling place serving the hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or,
3in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
4municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
SB295,43 5Section 43. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,26,76 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
7absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an
8adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the
9ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
10shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
11so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
12envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
13ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
14proper envelope. If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the document
15enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute proof of residence
16under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the
17envelope. Proof Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if
18the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registered
19by mail or by electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state. If
20the elector requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail
21under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request
22which bears an original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance
23under sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be
24a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to
25the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a

1location outside the United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the
2ballot qualifies for delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an
3unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes
4are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot
5prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary
6which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by
7the elector for candidates in the primary.
SB295,44 8Section 44. 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,26,159 6.87 (6) Except as provided in s. 7.515 (3), the The ballot shall be returned so
10it is received by the municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day. Except in
11municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, if the municipal
12clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk shall secure the ballot and
13cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place serving the elector's residence
14before the closing hour. Except as provided in s. 7.515 (3), any Any ballot not mailed
15or delivered as provided in this subsection may not be counted.
SB295,45 16Section 45. 6.87 (6d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295,26,1817 6.87 (6d) If a certificate is missing the address of a witness, the ballot may not
18be counted.
SB295,46 19Section 46. 7.03 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,26,2420 7.03 (1) (d) Except as otherwise provided in par. (a), special registration
21deputies appointed under s. 6.55 (6),
special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875
22(4) and other officials and trainees who attend training sessions under s. 7.15 (1) (e)
23or 7.25 (5) may also be compensated by the municipality where they serve at the
24option of the municipality.
SB295,47 25Section 47. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,27,5
17.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33
2(1), 6.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms
3shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration
4or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the
5board.
SB295,48 6Section 48. 7.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,28,87 7.30 (2) (a) Only election officials appointed under this section or s. 6.875 may
8conduct an election. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and in ss. 7.15
9(1) (k) and 7.52 (1) (b), each election official shall be a qualified elector of a county in
10which the municipality where the official serves is located, and each chief inspector
11shall be a qualified elector of the municipality in which the chief inspector serves.
12If no qualified candidate for chief inspector is available or if the chief inspector is
13appointed to fill a vacancy under par. (b), the person so appointed need not be a
14qualified elector of the municipality. If a municipal clerk or deputy clerk serves as
15a registration deputy or
is appointed to fill a vacancy under par. (b), the clerk or
16deputy clerk need not be a resident of the county, but shall be a resident of the state.
17No more than 2 individuals holding the office of clerk or deputy clerk may serve
18without regard to county residency in any municipality at any election. Special
19registration deputies who are appointed under s. 6.55 (6) may be appointed to serve
20more than one polling place.
All officials appointed under this section shall be able
21to read and write the English language, be capable, and be of good understanding,
22and may not be a candidate for any office to be voted for at an election at which they
23serve. In 1st class cities, they may hold no public office other than notary public.
24Except as authorized under subs. (1) (b) and (4) (c), all inspectors shall be affiliated
25with one of the 2 recognized political parties which received the largest number of

1votes for president, or governor in nonpresidential general election years, in the ward
2or combination of wards served by the polling place at the last election. Excluding
3the inspector who may be appointed under sub. (1) (b), the party which received the
4largest number of votes is entitled to one more inspector than the party receiving the
5next largest number of votes at each polling place. Whenever 2 or more inspectors
6are required to perform a function within a polling place and both parties that are
7entitled to submit nominees have done so, the chief inspector shall assign, insofar as
8practicable, an equal number of inspectors from the nominees of each party.
SB295,49 9Section 49. 7.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,28,1310 7.31 (1) The board shall, by rule, prescribe establish requirements for
11certification of individuals to serve as chief inspectors. The requirements shall
12include a requirement to attend at least one training session held under sub. (5)
13before beginning service. The requirements shall not include taking an examination.
SB295,50 14Section 50. 7.315 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,28,1815 7.315 (1) (a) The board shall, by rule, prescribe the contents of the training that
16municipal clerks must provide to inspectors, other than chief inspectors, and to
17special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875, and to special registration deputies
18appointed under ss. 6.26 and 6.55 (6)
.
SB295,51 19Section 51. 7.315 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,29,220 7.315 (1) (b) 1. Each inspector other than a chief inspector and each special
21voting deputy appointed under s. 6.875 and special registration deputy appointed
22under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6)
shall view or attend at least one training program every 2
23years. Except as provided in subd. 2., no individual may serve as an inspector, other
24than a chief inspector, or as a special voting deputy under s. 6.875, or as a special
25registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6)
at any election unless the individual has

1completed training for that election provided by the municipal clerk pursuant to
2rules promulgated under par. (a) within 2 years of the date of the election.
SB295,52 3Section 52. 7.315 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,29,104 7.315 (1) (b) 2. Only when an individual who has received training under subd.
51. is unavailable to perform his or her election duties due to sickness, injury, or other
6unforeseen occurrence may an individual who has not received training under subd.
71. be appointed to serve as an inspector, other than chief inspector, or a special voting
8deputy or special registration deputy. The appointment of an individual to serve
9under this subdivision shall be for a specific election and no individual may be
10appointed under this subdivision more than one time in a 2-year period.
SB295,53 11Section 53. 7.315 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,29,1612 7.315 (3) The board may produce and periodically reissue as necessary a video
13program for the purpose of training election officials, including special voting
14deputies and special registration deputies election registration officials. The board
15shall make any such program available for viewing electronically through an
16Internet-based system.
SB295,54 17Section 54. 7.315 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295,29,1918 7.315 (4) Election registration officials shall receive the training as provided
19under this section for inspectors, other than chief inspectors.
SB295,55 20Section 55. 7.315 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB295,29,2321 7.315 (5) To ensure that election officials have an understanding of election
22laws, the board shall establish a knowledge-based test to administer to individuals
23who receive the training to become election officials.
SB295,56 24Section 56. 7.37 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,30,7
17.37 (13) Closing of polls. For each polling place, the municipal clerk shall
2designate an official of the municipality who shall position himself or herself at the
3end of the line of individuals waiting to vote, if any, at the time that the polls officially
4close. The official may be an appointed inspector or special registration deputy
5appointed under s. 6.55 (6)
who serves at that polling place, an employee of the
6municipal clerk or a police officer. Only individuals in line ahead of the official shall
7be permitted to vote under s. 6.78 (4).
SB295,57 8Section 57. 7.51 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,31,29 7.51 (5) (b) The municipal clerk shall deliver all ballots, statements, tally
10sheets, lists, and envelopes relating to a school district election to the school district
11clerk, excluding any absentee ballots that are received after the closing hour on
12election night and
any provisional ballots, by 4 p.m. on the day following each such
13election and shall deliver to the school district clerk any amended statements, tally
14sheets, and lists for additional provisional and absentee ballots canvassed under s.
156.97 (4) or 7.515 (6) (b) no later than 4 p.m. on the Monday after the election. The
16municipal clerk shall deliver to the county clerk the ballots, statements, tally sheets,
17lists, and envelopes for his or her municipality relating to any county, technical
18college district, state, or national election no later than 4 p.m. on the day following
19each such election or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under
20s. 7.52, by 4 p.m. on the 2nd day following each such election, and shall deliver to the
21county clerk any additional provisional and absentee ballots canvassed under s. 6.97
22(4) or 7.515 (6) (b) together with amended statements, tally sheets, lists, and
23envelopes no later than 4 p.m. on the Monday after the election. The person
24delivering the returns shall be paid out of the municipal treasury. Each clerk shall

1retain ballots, statements, tally sheets, or envelopes received by the clerk until
2destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1).
SB295,58 3Section 58. 7.515 of the statutes is repealed.
SB295,59 4Section 59. 7.53 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 37,
5is amended to read:
SB295,32,156 7.53 (1) (a) Where the municipality constitutes one ward or combines all wards
7to utilize a single polling place under s. 5.15 (6) (b), the canvass of the votes cast at
8the polling place shall be conducted publicly under s. 7.51 and the inspectors, other
9than any inspector appointed under s. 7.30 (1) (b), shall act as the municipal board
10of canvassers. The inspectors shall then complete the return statement for all votes
11cast at the polling place. If there are no provisional ballots that are eligible to be
12counted under s. 6.97 and the municipal clerk has not mailed or transmitted
13absentee ballots to any electors of the municipality that have not been returned by
14election night,
and no absentee ballots are being canvassed under s. 7.52, the
15inspectors may complete and sign the canvass statement and determination on
16election night. In municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52,
17after the canvass of the absentee ballots is completed under s. 7.52, the board of
18absentee ballot canvassers shall reconcile the poll list of the electors who vote by
19absentee ballot with the corresponding poll list of the electors who vote in person to
20ensure that no elector is allowed to cast more than one ballot. If an elector who votes
21in person has submitted an absentee ballot, the absentee ballot is void. Except as
22authorized in par. (b), if one or more electors of the municipality have cast provisional
23ballots that are eligible to be counted under s. 6.97 or if the municipal clerk receives
24one or more absentee ballots by 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election that are eligible
25to be counted under s. 7.515 (6) (b)
, the inspectors, acting as the board of canvassers,

1shall reconvene no later than 9 a.m. on the Monday after the election to count the
2valid provisional and absentee ballots and shall adjust the returns accordingly. The
3inspectors, acting as the board of canvassers, need not reconvene if the municipal
4clerk certifies that he or she has received no provisional or absentee ballots from the
5time that the board of canvassers completed the initial canvass and 4 p.m. on the
6Friday after the election. Upon completion of the canvass under this paragraph and
7any canvass that is conducted under s. 7.52 and ascertainment of the results by the
8inspectors or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52,
9by the inspectors and the board of absentee ballot canvassers, the municipal clerk
10shall publicly read to the inspectors or the board of absentee ballot canvassers the
11names of the persons voted for and the number of votes for each person for each
12municipal office, the names of the persons declared by the inspectors or board of
13absentee ballot canvassers to have won nomination or election to each municipal
14office, and the number of votes cast for and against each municipal referendum
15question.
SB295,60 16Section 60. 7.53 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,33,1817 7.53 (3) (a) In a common, union high or unified school district, the school district
18clerk shall appoint 2 qualified electors of the school district prior to the date of the
19election being canvassed who shall, with the school district clerk, constitute the
20school district board of canvassers. If the school district clerk is a candidate at the
21election being canvassed, the other 2 members of the board of canvassers shall
22designate a 3rd member to serve in lieu of the clerk for that election. The school
23district clerk shall appoint a member to fill any other temporary vacancy on the board
24of canvassers. The canvass shall begin no later than 9 a.m. on the Tuesday after the
25election, and shall continue, without adjournment, until completed. The board of

1canvassers may return defective returns to the municipal board of canvassers in the
2manner provided in s. 7.60 (3). If the board of canvassers meets before 4 p.m. on the
3Monday after the election and thereafter receives amended statements, tally sheets,
4and lists from a municipal clerk for provisional or absentee ballots that are eligible
5to be counted under s. 6.97 (4) or 7.515 (6) (b), the board of canvassers shall reconvene
6no later than 9 a.m. on the Tuesday after the election and shall adjust the returns
7accordingly. No later than 4 p.m. on the Tuesday after the election, the board of
8canvassers shall complete the canvass and shall prepare a written statement
9showing the numbers of votes cast for each person for each office and for and against
10each question and shall prepare a determination showing the names of the persons
11who are elected to the school board and the results of any school district referendum.
12Following each primary election, the board of canvassers shall prepare a statement
13certifying the names of the persons who have won nomination to the school board.
14Each statement and determination shall be attested by each of the canvassers. The
15board of canvassers shall file each statement and determination in the school district
16office. The school district clerk shall certify nominations after each primary and
17issue certificates of election to persons who are elected to the school board after each
18election in the manner provided in sub. (4).
SB295,61 19Section 61. 9.01 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,34,1420 9.01 (1) (a) 1. Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted
21upon any referendum question at any election may petition for a recount. The
22petitioner shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under
23par. (ar) not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass following canvassing
24of any valid provisional and absentee ballots under ss. 6.97 (4) and 7.515 (6) and,
25except as provided in this subdivision, not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day

1following the last meeting day of the municipal or county board of canvassers
2determining the election for that office or on that referendum question following
3canvassing of all valid provisional and absentee ballots or, if more than one board of
4canvassers makes the determination, not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day
5following the last meeting day of the last board of canvassers which makes a
6determination following canvassing of all valid provisional and absentee ballots. If
7the chairperson of the board or chairperson's designee makes the determination for
8the office or the referendum question, the petitioner shall file the petition not earlier
9than the last meeting day of the last county board of canvassers to make a statement
10in the election or referendum following canvassing of all valid provisional and
11absentee
ballots and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the day
12on which the government accountability board receives the last statement from a
13county board of canvassers for the election or referendum following canvassing of all
14valid provisional and absentee ballots.
SB295,62 15Section 62. 17.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB295,34,21 1617.29 Effect of chapter. The provisions of this chapter supersede all contrary
17provisions in either the general law or in special acts, except ss. 6.26 (2) (b), 6.55 (6),
186.875, and 7.30 relating to appointed election officials and ch. 321 relating to the
19military staff of the governor and to officers of the Wisconsin national guard or state
20defense force; and shall govern all offices whether created by general law or special
21act, unless otherwise specially provided.
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