AB567,10,5
16.15 (4) (a) Clerks holding new resident ballots shall deliver them to the
2election inspectors in the proper ward or election district where the new residents
3reside or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
4municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers when it convenes at a meeting
5convened
under s. 7.52 (1), as provided by s. 6.88 for absentee ballots.
AB567,12 6Section 12 . 6.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,10,127 6.15 (4) (b) During polling hours, or on the day before the election under s. 6.88
8(4),
the inspectors shall open each carrier envelope, announce the elector's name,
9check the affidavit for proper execution, and check the voting qualifications for the
10ward, if any. In municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52,
11the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers shall perform this function at a
12meeting of the board of absentee ballot canvassers.
AB567,13 13Section 13 . 6.29 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,11,314 6.29 (2) (am) The commission shall provide to each municipal clerk a list
15prepared for use at each municipal clerk's office showing the name and address of
16each person whose name appears on the list provided by the department of
17corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) as ineligible to vote, or whose registration status
18is inactive under s. 5.057 (1) (a),
on the date of the election, whose address is located
19in the municipality, and whose name does not appear on the registration list for that
20municipality. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this subsection,
21the municipal clerk shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to
22register to vote appears on the list, the municipal clerk shall inform the elector that
23the elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector maintains that he or she is
24eligible to vote in the election, the municipal clerk shall permit the elector to register
25to vote but shall mark the elector's registration form as “ineligible to vote per

1Department of Corrections
as a disqualified elector under s. 6.03." If the elector
2wishes to vote, the municipal clerk shall challenge the elector's ballot in the same
3manner as provided for inspectors who challenge ballots under s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
AB567,14 4Section 14 . 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,11,215 6.55 (2) (cs) The commission shall provide to each municipal clerk a list
6prepared for use at each polling place showing the name and address of each person
7whose name appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s.
8301.03 (20m) as ineligible to vote, or whose registration status is inactive under s.
95.057 (1) (a),
on the date of the election, whose address is located in the area served
10by that polling place, and whose name does not appear on the poll list for that polling
11place. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this subsection or s. 6.86
12(3) (a) 2., the inspectors or election registration officials shall review the list. If the
13name of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the inspectors
14or election registration officials shall inform the elector or the elector's agent that the
15elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector or the elector's agent maintains
16that the elector is eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors or election
17registration officials shall permit the elector to register but shall mark the elector's
18registration form as “ineligible to vote per Department of Corrections as a
19disqualified elector under s. 6.03
." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors shall
20require the elector to vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s.
216.79 (2) (dm).
AB567,15 22Section 15 . 6.56 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,12,1223 6.56 (3m) As soon as possible after all information relating to registrations
24after the close of registration for an election is entered on the registration list
25following the election under s. 6.33 (5) (a), the commission shall compare the list of

1new registrants whose names do not appear on the poll lists for the election because
2the names were added after the commission certified the poll lists for use at the
3election with the list containing the names transmitted to the commission by the
4department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) as of election day and with the
5names provided in the notices of ineligibility received under s. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g
. If
6the commission finds that the name of any person whose name appears on the list
7transmitted under s. 301.03 (20m), or in a notice of ineligibility received under s.
854.25 (2) (c) 1. g.,
has been added to the registration list, the commission shall enter
9on the list the information transmitted to the commission under s. 301.03 (20m) or
10received under s. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g.
and shall notify the district attorney for the county
11where the polling place is located that the person appears to have voted illegally at
12the election.
AB567,16 13Section 16 . 6.79 (2) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,12,2014 6.79 (2) (dm) If the poll list indicates that the elector is ineligible to vote because
15the elector's name appears on the current list provided by the department of
16corrections under s. 301.03 (20m)
of ineligible electors, the inspectors shall inform
17the elector of this fact. If the elector maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the
18election, the inspectors shall provide the elector with a ballot and, after the elector
19casts his or her vote, shall challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.92 and treat the
20ballot in the manner provided in s. 6.95.
AB567,17 21Section 17 . 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,13,2122 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
23the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
24preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be
25made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday

1preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal holiday. A
2municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e). The
3municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any in-person
4absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making written
5application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general election, the
6presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office, and the
7application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), the
8application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election
9day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is
10that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than
115 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday
12immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall
13immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and
14deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and
15give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as
16provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who
17shall deliver it to the polling place election inspectors of the proper ward or election
18district
or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to
19the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or
20(2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
21preceding the election.
AB567,18 22Section 18 . 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,14,423 6.87 (6) The ballot shall be returned so it is delivered to the polling place
24election inspectors of the proper ward or election district no later than 8 p.m. on
25election day. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under

1s. 7.52, if the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk
2shall secure the ballot and cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place serving
3the elector's residence before 8 p.m. Any ballot not mailed or delivered as provided
4in this subsection may not be counted.
AB567,19 5Section 19 . 6.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,14,216 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk,
7or at an alternate site under s. 6.855, if applicable, the clerk shall enclose it,
8unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the
9name and official title of the clerk, and the words “This envelope contains the ballot
10of an absent elector and must be opened in the same room where votes are being cast
11at the polls during polling hours on election day or, in municipalities where absentee
12ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, stats., at a meeting of the municipal board of
13absentee ballot canvassers under s. 7.52, stats
only as provided by law." If the elector
14is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an overseas elector, regardless of
15whether the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, and the ballot
16was received by the elector by facsimile transmission or electronic mail and is
17accompanied by a separate certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a
18certificate envelope and securely append the completed certificate to the outside of
19the envelope before enclosing the ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep
20the ballot in the clerk's office or at the alternate site, if applicable until delivered, as
21required in sub. (2).
AB567,20 22Section 20 . 6.88 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,15,1023 6.88 (2) When an absentee ballot is received by the municipal clerk prior to the
24delivery of the official ballots to the election officials of the ward in which the elector
25resides or, where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal board

1of absentee ballot canvassers, the municipal clerk shall seal the ballot envelope in
2the carrier envelope as provided under sub. (1), and shall enclose the envelope in a
3package and deliver the package to the election inspectors of the proper ward or
4election district or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s.
57.52, to the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers when it convenes at a
6meeting convened
under s. 7.52 (1). When the official ballots for the ward or election
7district have been delivered to the election inspectors before the receipt of an
8absentee ballot, the clerk shall immediately enclose the envelope containing the
9absentee ballot in a carrier envelope as provided under sub. (1) and deliver it in
10person to the proper election officials.
AB567,21 11Section 21. 6.88 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB567,15,1412 6.88 (4) (a) 1. The governing body of any municipality not specified in s. 7.52
13(1) (a) may provide by ordinance that absentee ballots received by the municipal clerk
14may be canvassed on the day before the election.
AB567,15,1715 2. Prior to enacting an ordinance under subd. 1., the municipal clerk shall
16notify the commission in writing of the proposed enactment and shall consult with
17the commission concerning administration of this subsection.
AB567,15,2018 (am) In any municipality having an ordinance under par. (a), subject to pars.
19(b) to (f), the election inspectors may convene a meeting to begin canvassing absentee
20ballots beginning at 7 a.m. on the day before the election.
AB567,15,2521 (b) The municipal clerk shall give at least 60 days' notice of a meeting under
22this subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of access to observe
23the proceedings at a meeting under this subsection that the individual would have
24under s. 7.41. The election inspectors may order the removal of any individual
25exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual disrupts the meeting.
AB567,16,13
1(c) 1. At 7 a.m., noon, and 8 p.m. on the day before the election, and at 7 a.m.,
2noon, and 8 p.m. on election day, the municipal clerk or his or her designee or
3municipal board of election commissioners shall provide to the county clerk of the
4county in which the municipality is located or the county board of election
5commissioners a statement that shows the total number of absentee ballots returned
6to the municipality and the total number of absentee ballots the election inspectors
7have canvassed under this subsection. The county clerk or county board of election
8commissioners shall promptly post each statement on the website on which returns
9for the county are posted on election night under s. 7.60. In a municipality having
10a municipal board of election commissioners, the statement required under this
11paragraph shall also be posted on the website maintained by the municipal board of
12election commissioners. The statement may not include the names or addresses of
13any electors.
AB567,16,1614 2. An absentee ballot shall be considered canvassed for purposes of subd. 1. only
15after all tasks have been completed in the canvassing process except for the tallying
16of votes.
AB567,17,517 (d) When the meeting of the election inspectors recesses on the day before the
18election, the election inspectors shall secure the automatic tabulating equipment,
19and the areas where the programmed media, memory devices, and absentee ballots
20are housed, with tamper-evident security seals in a double-lock location such as a
21locked cabinet inside a locked office. Before resuming the canvassing of absentee
22ballots on election day, the election inspectors shall check and record the status of
23each tamper-evident seal. The election inspectors shall immediately notify the
24commission of any evidence of tampering. If the election inspectors discover evidence
25of tampering with respect to automatic tabulating equipment, the canvass may not

1resume until the equipment is replaced and the replacement equipment is tested as
2provided in s. 5.84, except that public notice need not be provided 48 hours prior to
3the test. If the election inspectors discover evidence of tampering under this
4paragraph, the commission shall verify the accuracy of the absentee ballot count in
5the municipality in the election by doing all of the following:
AB567,17,86 1. Ordering the municipality to conduct a recount after the election of all
7absentee ballots cast in the municipality in the election. The commission's order
8shall establish procedures for the recount consistent with s. 9.01.
AB567,17,109 2. Auditing the election equipment in the same manner as audits are conducted
10under s. 7.08 (6).
AB567,17,1211 (e) Votes on absentee ballots canvassed under this subsection may not be tallied
12until after the polls close on election day.
AB567,17,1613 (f) No person may intentionally act in a manner that would give him or her the
14ability to know or to provide information on the tallied results from the ballots
15canvassed under this subsection before the polls close on election day. Whoever
16intentionally violates this paragraph is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB567,17,1817 (g) An ordinance under par. (a) may not take effect less than 60 days before an
18election.
AB567,22 19Section 22 . 7.03 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB567,23 20Section 23 . 7.15 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,18,1221 7.15 (1) (cm) Prepare official absentee ballots for delivery to electors requesting
22them, and except as provided in this paragraph, send an official absentee ballot to
23each elector who has requested a ballot by mail, and
to each military elector, as
24defined in s. 6.34 (1), and overseas elector who has requested a ballot by mail,
25electronic mail, or facsimile transmission, no later than the 47th 45th day before

1each partisan primary, presidential preference primary, special primary or election,
2and general election and no later than the 21st day before each other primary and
3election if the request is made before that day
; otherwise, the municipal clerk shall
4send or transmit an official absentee ballot within one business day of the time the
5military or overseas elector's request for such a ballot is received. The clerk shall
6send or transmit an absentee ballot for the presidential preference primary to each
7elector who has requested that
to all other electors requesting a ballot no later than
8the 47th 21st day before the presidential preference primary or election if the request
9is made before that day, or, if the request is not made before that day, within one
10business day of the time the request is received. For purposes of this paragraph,
11“business day" means any day from Monday to Friday, not including a legal holiday
12under s. 995.20.
AB567,24 13Section 24. 7.15 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
AB567,19,214 7.15 (16) Election night reporting. (a) At 9 p.m. on election night, and every
15hour thereafter until the canvass is complete, the municipal clerk or his or her
16designee or municipal board of election commissioners shall provide to the county
17clerk of the county in which the municipality is located or the county board of election
18commissioners a statement that shows the total number of ballots, including
19absentee ballots, cast at the municipality in the election, the total number of ballots,
20including absentee ballots, that have been canvassed, and the total number of
21ballots, including absentee ballots, that remain to be canvassed. The county clerk
22or county board of election commissioners shall promptly post each statement on the
23website on which the county posts returns on election night under s. 7.60. In a
24municipality having a municipal board of election commissioners, the statement
25required under this subsection shall also be posted on the website maintained by the

1municipal board of election commissioners. The statement may not include the
2names or addresses of any electors.
AB567,19,53 (b) An absentee ballot may be considered canvassed for purposes of par. (a) only
4after all tasks have been completed in the canvassing process except for the tallying
5of votes.
AB567,25 6Section 25 . 7.37 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,19,107 7.37 (12) Canvassers. The election inspectors shall constitute the board of
8canvassers of their polling place and in that capacity shall perform the duties under
9s. 7.51, except as otherwise designated by the municipal clerk under ss. s. 5.85 and
105.86
.
AB567,26 11Section 26 . 7.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,20,312 7.51 (1) Canvass procedure. Immediately after the polls close the inspectors
13except any inspector appointed under s. 7.30 (1) (b) shall proceed to canvass publicly
14all votes received at the polling place. In any municipality where an electronic voting
15system is used, the municipal governing body or board of election commissioners may
16provide or authorize the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
17commissioners to provide for the adjournment of the canvass to one or more central
18counting locations for specified polling places in the manner prescribed in subch. III
19of ch. 5. No central counting location may be used to count votes at a polling place
20where an electronic voting system is not employed.
The canvass , whether conducted
21at the polling place or at a central counting location,
shall continue without
22adjournment until the canvass of all ballots cast and received on or before election
23day is completed and the return statement is made or, in municipalities where
24absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, until the canvass of all absentee ballots
25cast and received on or before election day is completed and the return statement for

1those ballots is made. The inspectors shall not permit access to the name of any
2elector who has obtained a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) during the canvass,
3except as authorized in s. 6.47 (8).
AB567,27 4Section 27 . 7.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (1) (a) 1. and
5amended to read:
AB567,20,236 7.52 (1) (a) 1. The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance
7that, in lieu of canvassing absentee ballots at polling places under s. 6.88, the
8municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers designated under s. 7.53 (2m) shall,
9at each election held in the municipality, canvass all absentee ballots received by the
10municipal clerk by 8 p.m. on election day. Prior to enacting an ordinance under this
11subsection subdivision, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the
12municipality shall notify the elections commission in writing of the proposed
13enactment and shall consult with the elections commission concerning
14administration of this section. At Except as provided under par. (h), at every election
15held in the municipality following enactment of an ordinance under this subsection
16subdivision, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall, any time after the opening
17of the polls and before 10 p.m. on election day,
publicly convene at 7 a.m. on the day
18before the election
to count the begin the canvass of absentee ballots for the
19municipality and may not recess until 8 p.m. on that day, or at such time when there
20are no further absentee ballots to be processed on that day, whichever is earlier, at
21which time the meeting shall recess; the meeting shall reconvene at 7 a.m. on election
22day and continue until all absentee ballots received by the municipal clerk by 8 p.m.
23on election day have been canvassed
.
AB567,21,5 242. The municipal clerk shall give at least 48 hours' 60 days' notice of any the
25meeting under this subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of

1access to a meeting of the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers under this
2subsection that the individual would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings
3at a polling place. The board of absentee ballot canvassers may order the removal
4of any individual exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual
5disrupts the meeting.
AB567,28 6Section 28 . 7.52 (1) (d) to (h) of the statutes are created to read:
AB567,21,197 7.52 (1) (d) 1. At 7 a.m., noon, and 8 p.m. on the day before the election, and
8at 7 a.m., noon, and 8 p.m. on election day, the municipal clerk or his or her designee
9or municipal board of election commissioners shall provide to the county clerk of the
10county in which the municipality is located or the county board of election
11commissioners a statement that shows the total number of absentee ballots returned
12to the municipality and the total number of absentee ballots the municipal board of
13absentee ballot canvassers has canvassed under this subsection. The county clerk
14or county board of election commissioners shall promptly post each statement on the
15website on which returns for the county are posted on election night under s. 7.60.
16In a municipality having a municipal board of election commissioners, the statement
17required under this paragraph shall also be posted on the website maintained by the
18municipal board of election commissioners. The statement may not include the
19names or addresses of any electors.
AB567,21,2220 2. An absentee ballot shall be considered canvassed for purposes of subd. 1. only
21after all tasks have been completed in the canvassing process except for the tallying
22of votes.
AB567,22,1223 (e) When the meeting of the board of absentee ballot canvassers recesses on the
24day before the election, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall secure the
25automatic tabulating equipment, and the areas where the programmed media,

1memory devices, and absentee ballots are housed, with tamper-evident security
2seals in a double-lock location such as a locked cabinet inside a locked office. Before
3resuming the canvassing of ballots on election day, the board of absentee ballot
4canvassers shall check and record the status of each tamper-evident seal. The board
5of absentee ballot canvassers shall immediately notify the commission of any
6evidence of tampering. If the board of absentee ballot canvassers discovers evidence
7of tampering with respect to automatic tabulating equipment, the canvass may not
8resume until the equipment is replaced and the replacement equipment is tested as
9provided in s. 5.84, except that public notice need not be provided 48 hours prior to
10the test. If the board of absentee ballot canvassers discovers evidence of tampering
11under this paragraph, the commission shall verify the accuracy of the absentee ballot
12count in the municipality in the election by doing all of the following:
AB567,22,1513 1. Ordering the municipality to conduct a recount after the election of all
14absentee ballots cast in the municipality in the election. The commission's order
15shall establish procedures for the recount consistent with s. 9.01.
AB567,22,1716 2. Auditing the election equipment in the same manner as audits are conducted
17under s. 7.08 (6).
AB567,22,1918 (f) Votes on absentee ballots canvassed under this section may not be tallied
19until after the polls close on election day.
AB567,22,2320 (g) No person may intentionally act in a manner that would give him or her the
21ability to know or to provide information on the tallied results from the ballots
22canvassed under this section before the polls close on election day. Whoever
23intentionally violates this paragraph is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB567,23,3
1(h) Canvassing absentee ballots on the day before the election under this
2section is optional except for each spring and general election and each special
3election or recall election if the special or recall election is for a state or national office.
AB567,29 4Section 29 . 7.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,23,155 7.52 (2) In counting the absentee ballots, the board of absentee ballot
6canvassers shall use 2 duplicate copies of a single poll list for the entire municipality
7prepared in accordance with s. 6.36 (2). Upon accepting reviewing each absentee
8ballot certificate envelope to ensure that it satisfies all applicable legal
9requirements
, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall enter a poll list
10sequential count number on the poll list next to the name of the elector who voted
11the ballot, beginning with the number one. If the elector's name does not appear on
12the poll list, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall enter the number on a
13separate list maintained under this subsection. The board of absentee ballot
14canvassers shall record each elector's sequential count number on the face of the
15elector's certificate envelope.
AB567,30 16Section 30 . 7.52 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,24,1517 7.52 (3) (a) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall first open the carrier
18envelope only, and, in such a manner that a member of the public, if he or she desired,
19could hear, announce the name of the absent elector or the identification serial
20number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
21When the board of absentee ballot canvassers finds that the certification has been
22properly executed and the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election
23district, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall enter an indication, including
24the elector's sequential count number as provided under sub. (2),
on the poll list next
25to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. The board

1of absentee ballot canvassers shall then open the envelope containing the ballot in
2a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon . The board of
3absentee ballot canvassers shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or
4permitting it to be unfolded or examined
and shall remove the ballot from the
5certificate envelope without viewing who the elector voted for
. Unless the ballot is
6cast under s. 6.95, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall verify that the ballot
7has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates that proof of
8residence is required and no proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on
9the document that is provided is not the same as the name and address shown on the
10poll list, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall proceed as provided under s.
116.97 (2). The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall mark the poll list number of
12each elector who casts an absentee ballot on the back of the elector's ballot.
The board
13of absentee ballot canvassers shall then deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box
14and enter the absent elector's name or poll list number after his or her name on the
15poll list
or automatic tabulating equipment.
AB567,31 16Section 31 . 7.52 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,25,217 7.52 (4) (a) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall then open the ballot
18box and remove and
count the number of ballots therein without examination except
19as is necessary to ascertain that each is a single ballot. If 2 or more ballots are folded
20together so as to appear as a single ballot, the board of absentee ballot canvassers
21shall lay them aside until the count is completed; and if, after a comparison of the
22count and the appearance of the ballots it appears to the board of absentee ballot
23canvassers that the ballots folded together were voted by the same person they shall
24not be counted but the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall mark them as to the

1reason for removal, set them aside, and carefully preserve them. The board of
2absentee ballot canvassers shall then proceed under par. (b).
AB567,32 3Section 32 . 7.52 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,25,84 7.52 (9) The governing body of any municipality that has provided by ordinance
5enacted under sub. (1) (a) 1. for the canvassing of absentee ballots at all elections held
6in the municipality under this section may by similar action rescind that decision.
7Thereafter, the absentee ballots at all elections held in the municipality shall be
8canvassed as provided in s. 6.88.
AB567,33 9Section 33 . 7.52 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB567,25,1210 7.52 (10) A member of the board of absentee ballot canvassers or other election
11official who willfully neglects or refuses to perform any of the duties prescribed under
12this section is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB567,34 13Section 34. 7.52 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB567,25,1514 7.52 (11) An ordinance under sub. (1) may not take effect less than 60 days
15before an election.
AB567,35 16Section 35 . 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB567,26,1917 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g. The right to register to vote or to vote in an election, if the court
18finds that the individual is incapable of understanding the objective of the elective
19process. Also, in accordance with s. 6.03 (3), any elector of a municipality may
20petition the circuit court for a determination that an individual residing in the
21municipality is incapable of understanding the objective of the elective process and
22thereby ineligible to register to vote or to vote in an election. This determination
23shall be made by the court in accordance with the procedures specified in this
24paragraph. If a petition is filed under this subd. 1. g., the finding of the court shall
25be limited to a determination as to voting eligibility. The appointment of a guardian

1is not required for an individual whose sole limitation is ineligibility to vote. The No
2later than one business day after the date of a determination, the court shall notify
3the elections commission by electronic means of the
determination of the court. In
4addition, the determination of the court
shall be communicated in writing by the
5clerk of court to the election official or agency charged under s. 6.48, 6.92, 6.925, 6.93,
6or 7.52 (5) with the responsibility for determining challenges to registration and
7voting that may be directed against that elector. The determination may be reviewed
8as provided in s. 54.64 (2) and. The court shall notify election official or agency
9charged under s. 6.48, 6.92, 6.925, 6.93, or 7.52 (5) with the responsibility for
10determining challenges to registration and voting that may be directed against that
11elector of
any subsequent determination of the court shall be likewise communicated
12by the clerk of court
no later than one business day after the determination. All
13notices provided under this subd. 1. g. shall include the full name; address, including
14city, state, and zip code; and date of birth of the individual subject to the
15determination. If the court appoints a guardian for an individual who is ineligible
16to vote, the guardian shall report an address change for the individual to the court
17within 10 business days of the change and the court shall notify the elections
18commission by electronic means of that address change using the methods described
19in this subd. 1. g. no later than one business day after receiving the information
.
AB567,36 20Section 36 . 66.0512 of the statutes is created to read:
AB567,27,3 2166.0512 Whistleblower protection for certain disclosures made by
22municipal clerks.
No municipal clerk may be discharged, disciplined, demoted, or
23otherwise discriminated against in regard to employment, or threatened with any
24such treatment, as a reprisal because the clerk lawfully reported, or is believed to
25have reported, witnessing what the clerk reasonably believed to be election fraud or

1irregularities. For purposes of this section, “lawfully reported” means a report of
2information the disclosure of which is not expressly prohibited by state or federal law,
3rule, or regulation.
AB567,37 4Section 37 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB567,27,85 (1) Citizenship verification. The elections commission shall verify the
6citizenship of all electors on the official registration list as soon as practicable after
7the effective date of this subsection using the information provided by the
8department of transportation under s. 5.056.
AB567,27,99 (End)
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