SB834,130 13Section 130. 6.33 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,59,2414 6.33 (5) (b) The municipal clerk of any municipality may, by mutual consent,
15designate any other municipal clerk or any county clerk as the clerk's agent to carry
16out the functions of the municipal clerk under this section for that municipality. The
17municipal clerk shall notify the county clerk of each county in which the municipality
18is located and the commission secretary of state of any such designation in writing.
19The municipal clerk may, by similar notice to the clerk's agent at least 14 days prior
20to the effective date of any change, discontinue the designation. If the municipal
21clerk designates another municipal clerk or a county clerk as his or her agent, the
22municipal clerk shall immediately forward all registration changes filed with the
23clerk and voting record information obtained by the clerk to the clerk's agent for
24electronic entry on the registration list.
SB834,131 25Section 131. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,60,7
16.34 (2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
2is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of
3registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license
4issued under ch. 343, or the number of a current and valid identification card issued
5under s. 343.50, together with the elector's name and date of birth and the
6commission secretary of state is able to verify the information specified under sub.
7(3) (b) using the system maintained under sub. (4).
SB834,132 8Section 132. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,60,189 6.34 (4) The commission secretary of state shall maintain a system that
10electronically verifies, on an instant basis, information specified under sub. (3) (b)
11from the information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m), using
12the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to the
13commission's secretary of state's agreement with the secretary of transportation
14under s. 85.61 (1). If a prospective elector enters information specified under sub.
15(3) (b) 2. into the system that does not match such information maintained by the
16department of transportation, the system shall redirect the elector to the department
17of transportation's Internet site website so that the elector may update his or her
18information with the department of transportation.
SB834,133 19Section 133. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,60,2320 6.35 (2) The commission secretary of state shall prescribe, by rule, the
21procedure and methods by which municipal clerks and boards of election
22commissioners shall maintain records of registrations that are entered electronically
23under s. 6.30 (5).
SB834,134 24Section 134. 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,61,3
16.36 (1) (a) (intro.) The commission secretary of state shall compile and
2maintain electronically an official registration list. The list shall contain all of the
3following:
SB834,135 4Section 135. 6.36 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,61,65 6.36 (1) (a) 4. For each elector, a unique registration identification number
6assigned by the commission secretary of state.
SB834,136 7Section 136. 6.36 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,61,128 6.36 (1) (a) 9. Any information relating to the elector that appears on the
9current list transmitted to the commission secretary of state by the department of
10corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) containing the name of each living person who has
11been convicted of a felony under the laws of this state and whose civil rights have not
12been restored
.
SB834,137 13Section 137. 6.36 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,61,1614 6.36 (1) (am) The list under par. (a) may contain such other information as may
15be determined by the commission secretary of state to facilitate administration of
16elector registration requirements.
SB834,138 17Section 138. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,62,218 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. Except as provided in pars. (ae), (bm), and (bn), no person other
19than an employee of the commission secretary of state, a county clerk, a deputy
20county clerk, an executive director of a county board of election commissioners, a
21deputy designated by the executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal
22clerk, an executive director of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy
23designated by the executive director may view the date of birth, operator's license
24number, or social security account number of an elector, the address of an elector to

1whom an identification serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication
2of an accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
SB834,139 3Section 139. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,62,64 6.36 (1) (b) 1. b. No person other than an employee of the commission secretary
5of state
, a municipal clerk, or an election official who is authorized by a municipal
6clerk may make a change in the list.
SB834,140 7Section 140. 6.36 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,62,118 6.36 (1) (bm) The commission secretary of state or any municipal clerk or board
9of election commissioners may transfer any information in the registration list to
10which access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. to a law enforcement agency, as defined
11in s. 165.77 (1) (b), to be used for law enforcement purposes.
SB834,141 12Section 141. 6.36 (1) (bn) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,62,1513 6.36 (1) (bn) The commission secretary of state may transfer any information
14in the registration list to which access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. to a subunit
15of the state government of another state to be used for official purposes.
SB834,142 16Section 142. 6.36 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,62,2217 6.36 (1) (d) Upon receipt of official notification by the appropriate election
18administrative authority of another state, territory, or possession that an elector
19whose name appears on the list has registered to vote in that state, territory, or
20possession, the commission secretary of state or the municipal clerk of the
21municipality where the elector formerly resided shall change the elector's
22registration from eligible to ineligible status.
SB834,143 23Section 143. 6.36 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,63,1024 6.36 (1) (e) If the commission secretary of state adds the name of any elector
25to the list, the commission secretary shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the

1municipality where the elector resides. If the commission secretary changes the
2registration of any elector from eligible to ineligible status, the commission secretary
3shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector
4resides or, if the elector has changed his or her residence from one municipality to
5another municipality in this state, shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the
6municipality where the elector resided prior to the change. Notification shall be
7made in writing or by electronic transmission. If the commission secretary changes
8the registration of any elector from eligible to ineligible status, the commission
9secretary shall make an entry on the list giving the date of and the reason for the
10change.
SB834,144 11Section 144. 6.36 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,63,1412 6.36 (1) (f) The commission secretary of state shall make all reasonable efforts
13to ensure that the list is maintained in a manner that precludes unauthorized
14persons from making alterations to the list.
SB834,145 15Section 145. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,64,816 6.36 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use
17as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an
18election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank
19column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll
20list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing
21absentee ballots; an indication next to the name of each elector for whom proof of
22residence under s. 6.34 is required; a space for entry of the type of and the name of
23the entity or institution that issued the identifying document submitted by the
24elector as proof of residence when proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required; a space
25for entry of the elector's signature, or if another person signed the elector's

1registration form for the elector by reason of the elector's physical disability, the word
2“exempt"; and a form of certificate bearing the certification of the commission
3administrator
secretary of state stating that the list is a true and complete
4registration list of the municipality or the ward or wards for which the list is
5prepared. The commission secretary of state shall, by rule, prescribe the space and
6location for entry of each elector's signature on the poll list which shall provide for
7entry of the signature without changing the orientation of the poll list from the
8orientation used by the election officials.
SB834,146 9Section 146. 6.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,64,1910 6.36 (6) The commission secretary of state shall establish by rule the fee for
11obtaining a copy of the official registration list, or a portion of the list, including
12access to the subscription service established under s. 5.05 (14) (b). The amount of
13the fee shall be set, after consultation with county and municipal election officials,
14at an amount estimated to cover both the cost of reproduction and the cost of
15maintaining the list at the state and local level. The rules shall require that revenues
16from fees received be shared between the state and municipalities or their designees
17under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and shall specify a method for such allocation. The secretary
18of state shall make publicly available the amount and distribution of the fees
19received under this subsection and the method of allocation.
SB834,147 20Section 147. 6.47 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,64,2421 6.47 (1) (ag) “Domestic abuse victim service provider" means an organization
22that is certified by the department of children and families as eligible to receive
23grants under s. 49.165 (2) and whose name is included on the list provided by the
24commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (10).
SB834,148 25Section 148. 6.47 (1) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,65,8
16.47 (1) (am) 2. An individual who files an affidavit with the municipal clerk
2of the municipality where the individual resides, on a form prescribed by the
3commission secretary of state, that is signed by a sheriff, the chief of a police
4department, or a district attorney or the authorized representative of a sheriff, chief,
5or district attorney and directed to the municipal clerk, and that verifies that a
6person has been charged with or convicted of an offense relating to domestic abuse,
7sexual assault, or stalking in which the individual was a victim and reasonably
8continues to be threatened by that person.
SB834,149 9Section 149. 6.47 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,65,1310 6.47 (1) (dm) “Sexual assault victim service provider" means an organization
11that is certified by the department of justice as eligible to receive grants under s.
12165.93 (2) and whose name is included on the list provided by the commission
13secretary of state under s. 7.08 (10).
SB834,150 14Section 150. 6.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,66,715 6.47 (2) Except as authorized in sub. (8), the commission secretary of state,
16each municipal clerk, each agent designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and each election
17official shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the name and address
18of any eligible individual whose name appears on a poll list or registration list if the
19individual provides the municipal clerk with a valid written request to protect the
20individual's confidentiality. To be valid, a request under this subsection must be
21accompanied by a copy of a protective order that is in effect, an affidavit under sub.
22(1) (am) 2. that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request, confirmation from
23the department of justice that the person is a program participant, as provided under
24s. 165.68 (4) (c), a statement signed by the operator or an authorized agent of the
25operator of a shelter that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request and that

1indicates that the operator operates the shelter and that the individual making the
2request resides in the shelter, or a statement signed by an authorized representative
3of a domestic abuse victim service provider or a sexual assault victim service provider
4under sub. (1) (am) 4. that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request. A
5physically disabled individual who appears personally at the office of the municipal
6clerk accompanied by another elector of this state may designate that elector to make
7a request under this subsection on his or her behalf.
SB834,151 8Section 151. 6.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,66,169 6.47 (3) Upon receiving a valid written request from an elector under sub. (2),
10the municipal clerk shall issue to the elector a voting identification card on a form
11prescribed by the commission secretary of state that shall contain the name of the
12elector's municipality of residence and, in the case of a town, the county in which the
13town is located, the elector's name, the ward in which the elector resides, if any, and
14a unique identification serial number issued by the commission secretary. The
15number issued to an elector under this subsection shall not be changed for so long
16as the elector continues to qualify for a listing under sub. (2).
SB834,152 17Section 152. 6.50 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,66,2218 6.50 (1) (intro.) No later than June 15 following each general election, the
19commission secretary of state shall examine the registration records for each
20municipality and identify each elector who has not voted within the previous 4 years
21if qualified to do so during that entire period and shall mail a notice to the elector in
22substantially the following form:
SB834,153 23Section 153. 6.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,67,224 6.50 (2) If an elector to whom a notice of suspension was mailed under sub. (1)
25has not applied for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date of mailing,

1the commission secretary of state shall change the registration status of that elector
2from eligible to ineligible on the day that falls 30 days after the date of mailing.
SB834,154 3Section 154. 6.50 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,67,64 6.50 (2g) The commission secretary of state may delegate to a municipal clerk
5or board of election commissioners of a municipality the responsibility to change the
6registration status of electors when required under sub. (2).
SB834,155 7Section 155. 6.50 (2r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,67,118 6.50 (2r) (intro.) As soon as practicable, but no later than August 1 following
9the completion of the process under subs. (1) and (2), the commission secretary of
10state
shall publish on its Internet site the website of the office of secretary of state
11the following information obtained through that process:
SB834,156 12Section 156. 6.50 (2r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,67,1413 6.50 (2r) (b) The number of notices described under par. (a) that were returned
14to the commission secretary of state as undeliverable.
SB834,157 15Section 157. 6.50 (2r) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,67,1716 6.50 (2r) (h) Any other information requested by the legislature or that the
17commission secretary of state considers relevant.
SB834,158 18Section 158. 6.50 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,67,2219 6.50 (7) When an elector's registration is changed from eligible to ineligible
20status, the commission secretary of state, municipal clerk, or board of election
21commissioners shall make an entry on the registration list, giving the date of and
22reason for the change.
SB834,159 23Section 159. 6.55 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,68,824 6.55 (2) (a) (intro.) Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is
25employed, any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district

1where he or she desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, or
2was registered at another location, may request permission to vote at the polling
3place for that ward or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under
4s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person
5to execute a registration form prescribed by the commission secretary of state. The
6registration form shall be completed in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2) and
7shall contain all information required under s. 6.33 (1), together with the following
8certification:
SB834,160 9Section 160. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,68,2510 6.55 (2) (cs) The commission secretary of state shall provide to each municipal
11clerk a list prepared for use at each polling place showing the name and address of
12each person whose name appears on the list provided by the department of
13corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election,
14whose address is located in the area served by that polling place, and whose name
15does not appear on the poll list for that polling place. Prior to permitting an elector
16to register to vote under this subsection or s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the inspectors or election
17registration officials shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to
18register to vote appears on the list, the inspectors or election registration officials
19shall inform the elector or the elector's agent that the elector is ineligible to register
20to vote. If the elector or the elector's agent maintains that the elector is eligible to
21vote in the election, the inspectors or election registration officials shall permit the
22elector to register but shall mark the elector's registration form as “ineligible to vote
23per Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors shall
24require the elector to vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s.
256.79 (2) (dm).
SB834,161
1Section 161. 6.55 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,69,82 6.55 (3) (b) Prior to permitting an elector to vote under this subsection, the
3inspectors shall review the list provided by the commission secretary of state under
4sub. (2) (cs). If the name of the elector appears on the list, the inspectors shall inform
5the elector that he or she is ineligible to vote at the election. If the elector maintains
6that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors shall permit the elector
7to vote, but shall require the elector to vote by ballot, and shall challenge the ballot
8as provided in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
SB834,162 9Section 162. 6.56 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,70,210 6.56 (3) Upon receipt of the list under sub. (1), the municipal clerk or board of
11election commissioners shall make an audit of all electors registering to vote at the
12polling place or other registration location under s. 6.55 (2) and all electors
13registering by agent on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. unless the clerk or board
14of election commissioners receives notice from the elections commission secretary of
15state
under sub. (7) that the elections commission office of the secretary of state will
16perform the audit. The audit shall be made by 1st class postcard. The postcard shall
17be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned
18to the clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections commission secretary of
19state
if the elector does not reside at the address given on the postcard. If any
20postcard is returned undelivered, or if the clerk, board of election commissioners, or
21elections commission secretary of state is informed of a different address than the
22one specified by the elector which was apparently improper on the day of the election,
23the clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections commission secretary of state
24shall change the status of the elector from eligible to ineligible on the registration
25list, mail the elector a notice of the change in status, and provide the name of the

1elector to the district attorney for the county where the polling place is located and
2the elections commission secretary of state.
SB834,163 3Section 163. 6.56 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,70,164 6.56 (3m) As soon as possible after all information relating to registrations
5after the close of registration for an election is entered on the registration list
6following the election under s. 6.33 (5) (a), the commission secretary of state shall
7compare the list of new registrants whose names do not appear on the poll lists for
8the election because the names were added after the commission secretary certified
9the poll lists for use at the election with the list containing the names transmitted
10to the commission secretary by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m)
11as of election day. If the commission secretary finds that the name of any person
12whose name appears on the list transmitted under s. 301.03 (20m) has been added
13to the registration list, the commission secretary shall enter on the list the
14information transmitted to the commission secretary under s. 301.03 (20m) and shall
15notify the district attorney for the county where the polling place is located that the
16person appears to have voted illegally at the election.
SB834,164 17Section 164. 6.56 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,71,318 6.56 (4) After each election, the municipal clerk shall perform an audit to
19assure that no person has been allowed to vote more than once. Whenever the
20municipal clerk has good reason to believe that a person has voted more than once
21in an election, the clerk shall send the person a 1st class letter marked in accordance
22with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if the elector
23does not reside at the address given on the letter. The letter shall inform the person
24that all registrations relating to that person may be changed from eligible to
25ineligible status within 7 days unless the person contacts the office of the clerk to

1clarify the matter. A copy of the letter and of any subsequent information received
2from or about the addressee shall be sent to the district attorney for the county where
3the person resides and the commission secretary of state.
SB834,165 4Section 165. 6.56 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,71,105 6.56 (7) The commission secretary of state may elect to perform the duties of
6municipal clerks to conduct the audits required under subs. (3) and (4) for any
7election on behalf of all municipalities in the state. If the commission secretary so
8elects, the commission secretary shall, no later than the date of the election for which
9the audits will be performed, notify the municipal clerk of each municipality that the
10commission secretary will perform the audits.
SB834,166 11Section 166. 6.57 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,71,15 126.57 Registration list for special elections. The municipal clerk of each
13municipality where a special election is held nonconcurrently with a regularly
14scheduled election shall obtain a copies of the current registration list from the
15commission secretary of state for use in the special election.
SB834,167 16Section 167. 6.79 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,71,2317 6.79 (1m) Separate poll lists. The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the
18information on the poll list manually or electronically. If the clerk elects to maintain
19the list electronically, an election official at each election ward shall be in charge of
20and shall maintain the poll list. The system employed to maintain the list
21electronically is subject to the approval of the commission secretary of state. If the
22clerk elects to maintain the information manually, 2 election officials at each election
23ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists.
SB834,168 24Section 168. 6.86 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.86 (2) (a) An elector who is indefinitely confined because of age, physical
2illness or infirmity or is disabled for an indefinite period may by signing a statement
3to that effect require that an absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically for
4every election. The application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the
5commission secretary of state, and furnished upon request to any elector by each
6municipality. The envelope containing the absentee ballot shall be clearly marked
7as not forwardable. If any elector is no longer indefinitely confined, the elector shall
8so notify the municipal clerk.
SB834,169 9Section 169. 6.86 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,73,1010 6.86 (2m) (a) Except as provided in this subsection, any elector other than an
11elector who receives an absentee ballot under sub. (2) or s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4) (c) may
12by written application filed with the municipal clerk of the municipality where the
13elector resides require that an absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically for
14every election that is held within the same calendar year in which the application is
15filed. The application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the commission
16secretary of state, and furnished upon request to any elector by each municipal clerk.
17The municipal clerk shall thereupon mail an absentee ballot to the elector for all
18elections that are held in the municipality during the same calendar year that the
19application is filed, except that the clerk shall not send an absentee ballot for an
20election if the elector's name appeared on the registration list in eligible status for
21a previous election following the date of the application but no longer appears on the
22list in eligible status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that any envelope containing
23the absentee ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable. If an elector who files an
24application under this subsection no longer resides at the same address that is
25indicated on the application form, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk. The

1municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee ballots to an elector under this
2subsection upon receipt of reliable information that the elector no longer qualifies as
3an elector of the municipality. In addition, the municipal clerk shall discontinue
4mailing absentee ballots to an elector under this subsection if the elector fails to
5return any absentee ballot mailed to the elector. The municipal clerk shall notify the
6elector of any such action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible.
7An elector who fails to cast an absentee ballot but who remains qualified to receive
8absentee ballots under this subsection may then receive absentee ballots for
9subsequent elections by notifying the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to
10continue receiving absentee ballots for subsequent elections.
SB834,170 11Section 170. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,74,212 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
13for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
14for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the commission
15secretary of state and containing the required information supplied by the
16hospitalized elector and signed by that elector, unless the elector is unable to sign due
17to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign
18on his or her behalf. Any elector signing an application on another elector's behalf
19shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request and by
20authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the application due to
21physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
22information required under this subdivision. Except as authorized for an elector who
23has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) or as authorized under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the
24agent shall present any proof of identification required under sub. (1) (ar). The form
25shall include a space for the municipal clerk or deputy clerk to enter his or her initials

1indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to the clerk on behalf of the
2elector.
SB834,171 3Section 171. 6.869 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,74,14 46.869 Uniform instructions. The commission secretary of state shall
5prescribe uniform instructions for municipalities to provide to absentee electors. The
6instructions shall include the specific means of electronic communication that an
7absentee elector may use to file an application for an absentee ballot and, if the
8absentee elector is required to register, to request a registration form or change his
9or her registration. The instructions shall include information concerning whether
10proof of identification is required to be presented or enclosed. The instructions shall
11also include information concerning the procedure for correcting errors in marking
12a ballot and obtaining a replacement for a spoiled ballot. The procedure shall, to the
13extent possible, respect the privacy of each elector and preserve the confidentiality
14of each elector's vote.
SB834,172 15Section 172. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,75,1116 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk shall, if the clerk is reliably informed by a military
17elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an overseas elector, regardless of whether the
18elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, of a facsimile transmission
19number or electronic mail address where the elector can receive an absentee ballot,
20transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of
21mailing under this subsection. An elector may receive an absentee ballot only if the
22elector is a military elector or an overseas elector and has filed a valid application
23for the ballot as provided in s. 6.86 (1). If the clerk transmits an absentee ballot to
24a military or overseas elector electronically, the clerk shall also transmit a facsimile
25or electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the certificate envelope

1prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions prescribed by the commission
2secretary of state. The instructions shall require the military or overseas elector to
3make and subscribe to the certification as required under sub. (4) (b) and to enclose
4the absentee ballot in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that
5shall include the completed certificate. The elector shall then affix sufficient postage
6unless the absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free
7postage laws and shall mail the absentee ballot to the municipal clerk. Except as
8authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot received from a military or overseas
9elector who receives the ballot electronically shall not be counted unless it is cast in
10the manner prescribed in this paragraph and sub. (4) and in accordance with the
11instructions provided by the commission secretary of state.
SB834,173 12Section 173. 6.875 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,75,2413 6.875 (5) Prior to entering upon his or her duties, each individual appointed
14to serve as a deputy under this section shall file the oath required by s. 7.30 (5). In
15the oath, the individual shall swear that he or she is qualified to act as a deputy under
16this section, that he or she has read the statutes governing absentee voting, that he
17or she understands the proper absentee voting procedure, that he or she understands
18the penalties for noncompliance with the procedure under s. 12.13, that his or her
19sacred obligation will be to fully and fairly implement the absentee voting law and
20seek to have the intent of the electors ascertained. In addition, the oath shall state
21that the individual realizes that any error in conducting the voting procedure may
22result in invalidation of an elector's vote under s. 7.51 (2) (e) and that the individual
23realizes that absentee voting is a privilege and not a constitutional right. The form
24of the oath shall be prescribed by the commission secretary of state.
SB834,174 25Section 174. 6.92 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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