2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
February 16, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives Rozar, Allen, Armstrong,
Behnke, Brooks, Gundrum, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses,
Murphy, Penterman, Petersen, Wichgers and Schraa, cosponsored by
Senators Wimberger, Darling, Felzkowski, Marklein and Stroebel.
Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
AB997,1,3 1An Act to amend 5.056; and to create 6.50 (2v) of the statutes; relating to:
2comparison of voter information on the state's official voter registration list
3with information maintained by the Department of Transportation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Elections Commission must maintain the state's official
voter registration list, and both the commission and the municipal clerk or board of
election commissioners are tasked with updating voters' information on the list in
various circumstances.
Current law also requires the Elections Commission and the Department of
Transportation to enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable
information on the official voter registration list with personally identifiable
information maintained by DOT. If an individual attempts to register to vote
electronically, the personally identifiable information the individual provides is
instantly checked against the DOT database.
Under this bill, no later than 10 days after the date of each original voter
registration or the date a registered voter makes changes to his or her registration,
the Elections Commission must compare the voter's personally identifiable
information on the official registration list with the personally identifiable
information maintained by DOT. Further, DOT's agreement with the commission
must require DOT to provide the commission access to the personally identifiable
information DOT maintains, as necessary for purposes of the bill.
If the Elections Commission determines that there is a discrepancy between the
voter's personally identifiable information on the registration list and the voter's

personally identifiable information maintained by DOT, the commission must do all
of the following:
1. Correct the discrepancy on the registration list if the discrepancy concerns
a single item of information, such as the voter's name, date of birth, driver's license
number, or state identification card number; the discrepancy is minor, such as
common variation in the voter's name, such as a nickname or missing a suffix; and
the commission can correct the discrepancy on the basis of reliable information.
2. Mail a notice to the voter that informs the voter of each discrepancy identified
in item 1, if there are discrepancies with respect to two or more items of information
or the discrepancy cannot be corrected as described in item 1, and that the voter's
registration will be suspended unless the voter corrects each discrepancy within 30
days after the date the notice is mailed.
3. Change a voter's registration from eligible to ineligible if the voter was
mailed a notice of suspension under item 2 and the voter has not, within 30 days after
the date the notice was mailed, corrected each discrepancy as identified in the notice.
The bill authorizes the Elections Commission to delegate the tasks specified in
items 1 to 3, above, to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. The
bill also requires the commission to keep a permanent record of each discrepancy
identified by the commission as provided in the bill.
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:
AB997,1 1Section 1. 5.056 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB997,2,11 25.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The
3commission administrator shall enter into the agreement with the secretary of
4transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally identifiable
5information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.
66.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable
7information maintained by the department of transportation. The agreement shall
8require the department of transportation to provide the elections commission access
9to personally identifiable information maintained by the department of
10transportation as necessary for the commission to carry out its duties under s. 6.50
11(2v).
AB997,2
1Section 2. 6.50 (2v) of the statutes is created to read:
AB997,3,92 6.50 (2v) (a) No later than 10 days after the date of each original registration
3or the date a registered elector makes changes to his or her registration, the
4commission shall compare the elector's personally identifiable information on the
5official registration list with the personally identifiable information maintained by
6the department of transportation. If the commission determines that there is a
7discrepancy between the elector's personally identifiable information on the
8registration list and the elector's personally identifiable information maintained by
9the department of transportation, the commission shall do all of the following:
AB997,3,1610 1. Correct the discrepancy on the registration list if the discrepancy concerns
11a single item of information, such as the elector's name, date of birth, driver's license
12number, or state identification card number; the discrepancy is minor, such as
13common variation in the elector's name, such as a nickname or missing a suffix; and
14the commission, or the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners as
15provided under par. (b), is able to correct the discrepancy on the basis of reliable
16information.
AB997,3,2117 2. Mail a notice to the elector that informs the elector of each discrepancy
18identified under this paragraph, if there are discrepancies with respect to 2 or more
19items of information or the discrepancy cannot be corrected under subd. 1., and that
20the elector's registration will be suspended unless the elector corrects each
21discrepancy within 30 days after the date the notice is mailed.
AB997,3,2522 3. Change an elector's registration from eligible to ineligible if the elector was
23mailed a notice of suspension under subd. 2. and the elector has not, within 30 days
24after the date the notice was mailed, corrected each discrepancy identified in the
25notice.
AB997,4,4
1(b) The commission may delegate its duties under par. (a) 1., 2., and 3. to the
2municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. If the commission delegates its
3duties as provided under this paragraph, the commission shall ensure that the
4municipal clerk or board of election commissioners carries out those duties.
AB997,4,65 (c) The commission shall keep a permanent record of each discrepancy
6identified under par. (a) and how that discrepancy was resolved.
AB997,4,77 (End)
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