6.33(5)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), whenever a municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address under an existing registration and whenever a municipal clerk changes a registration from eligible to ineligible status, the municipal clerk shall promptly enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under
s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection, except that the municipal clerk may update any entries that change on the date of an election in the municipality within 30 days after that date, and the municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is confidential under
s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.
6.33(5)(b)
(b) The municipal clerk of any municipality may, by mutual consent, designate any other municipal clerk or any county clerk as the clerk's agent to carry out the functions of the municipal clerk under this section for that municipality. The municipal clerk shall notify the county clerk of each county in which the municipality is located and the board of any such designation in writing. The municipal clerk may, by similar notice to the clerk's agent at least 14 days prior to the effective date of any change, discontinue the designation. If the municipal clerk designates another municipal clerk or a county clerk as his or her agent, the municipal clerk shall immediately forward all registration changes filed with the clerk and voting record information obtained by the clerk to the clerk's agent for electronic entry on the registration list.
6.33 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also s.
GAB 3.02, Wis. adm. code.
6.34
6.34
Proof of residence required. 6.34(1)(a)
(a) "Military elector" means a member of a uniformed service on active duty who, by reason of that duty, is absent from the residence where the member is otherwise qualified to vote; a member of the merchant marine, as defined in
s. 6.22 (1) (a), who by reason of service in the merchant marine, is absent from the residence where the member is otherwise qualified to vote; or the spouse or dependent of any such member who, by reason of the duty or service of the member, is absent from the residence where the spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote.
6.34(1)(b)
(b) "Overseas elector" means an elector who resides outside the United States and who is qualified under federal law to vote in elections for national office in this state because the elector was last domiciled in this state immediately prior to the elector's departure from the United States.
6.34(2)
(2) Except as authorized in
ss. 6.29 (2) (a) and
6.86 (3) (a) 2., upon completion of a registration form prescribed under
s. 6.33, each elector who is required to register under
s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector and who registers after the close of registration under
s. 6.29 or
6.86 (3) (a) 2., shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under
sub. (3). Each elector who is required to register under
s. 6.27 who is not a military elector or an overseas elector who registers by mail, and who has not voted in an election in this state shall, if voting in person, provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under
sub. (3) or, if voting by absentee ballot, provide a copy of an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under
sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail, the identifying document may not be a residential lease.
6.34(3)(a)(a) An identifying document used to establish proof of an elector's residence under
sub. (2) shall contain the information required under
par. (b) and is limited to one of the following:
6.34(3)(a)1.
1. A current and valid operator's license issued under
ch. 343.
6.34(3)(a)3.
3. Any other official identification card or license issued by a Wisconsin governmental body or unit.
6.34(3)(a)4.
4. An official identification card or license issued by an employer in the normal course of business that contains a photograph of the cardholder or license holder, but not including a business card.
6.34(3)(a)5.
5. A real property tax bill or receipt for the current year or the year preceding the date of the election.
6.34(3)(a)7.
7. A university, college, or technical college fee or identification card that contains a photograph of the cardholder. A card under this subdivision that does not contain the information specified in
par. (b) shall be considered proof of residence if the university, college, or technical college that issued the card provides a certified and current list of students who reside in housing sponsored by the university, college, or technical college to the municipal clerk prior to the election showing the current address of the students and if the municipal clerk, special registration deputy, or inspector verifies that the student presenting the card is included on the list.
6.34(3)(a)8.
8. A utility bill for the period commencing not earlier than 90 days before the day registration is made.
6.34(3)(a)11.
11. A check or other document issued by a unit of government.
6.34(3)(b)
(b) The identifying documents prescribed in
par. (a) shall contain all of the following in order to be considered proof of residence:
6.34(3)(b)1.
1. A current and complete name, including both the given and family name.
6.34(3)(b)2.
2. A current and complete residential address, including a numbered street address, if any, and the name of a municipality.
6.34(3)(c)
(c) Identifying documents specified in
par. (a) which are valid for use during a specified period must be valid on the day that an elector makes application for registration in order to constitute proof of residence.
6.34 History
History: 2005 a. 451 ss.
40,
43,
44.
6.35
6.35
Filing registration forms. 6.35(1)
(1) Under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners, the original registration forms shall be filed in one of the following ways, except as provided in
sub. (1m):
6.35(1)(a)
(a) In alphabetical order of the electors' names.
6.35(1)(b)
(b) In alphabetical order according to street names, in numerical order on each street and in alphabetical order of the electors' names at each address on the street.
6.35(1m)
(1m) Original registration forms of electors who have obtained a confidential listing under
s. 6.47 (2) shall be filed in alphabetical order after the forms of the other electors.
6.35(3)
(3) Original registration forms shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners at all times.
6.36
6.36
Official registration list. 6.36(1)(a)(a) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official registration list. The list shall contain the name and address of each registered elector in the state, the date of birth of the elector, the ward and aldermanic district of the elector, if any, and, for each elector, a unique registration identification number assigned by the board, the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector under
ch. 343, if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number, if any, any identification serial number issued to the elector under
s. 6.47 (3), the date of any election in which the elector votes, an indication of whether the elector is a military elector, as defined in
sub. (2) (c), who has so certified under
s. 6.865 (3m), an indication of whether the elector is an overseas elector, as defined in
s. 6.24 (1), any information relating to the elector that appears on the current list transmitted to the board by the department of corrections under
s. 301.03 (20m), an indication of any accommodation required under
s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by the elector, an indication of the method by which the elector's registration form was received, and such other information as may be determined by the board to facilitate administration of elector registration requirements.
6.36(1)(b)1.1. The list shall be open to public inspection under
s. 19.35 (1) and shall be electronically accessible by any person, except that:
6.36(1)(b)1.a.
a. No person other than an employee of the board, a county clerk, a deputy county clerk, an executive director of a county board of election commissioners, a deputy designated by the executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal clerk, an executive director of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy designated by the executive director may view the date of birth, operator's license number, or social security account number of an elector, the address of an elector to whom an identification serial number is issued under
s. 6.47 (3), or any indication of an accommodation required under
s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
6.36(1)(b)1.b.
b. No person other than an employee of the board, a municipal clerk, or an election official who is authorized by a municipal clerk may make a change in the list.
6.36(1)(b)2.
2. The list shall be electronically accessible by name and shall also be accessible in alphabetical order of the electors' names for the entire state and for each county, municipality, ward, and combination of wards authorized under
s. 5.15 (6) (b).
6.36(1)(c)
(c) The list shall be designed in such a way that the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of any municipality and any election official who is authorized by the clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners may, by electronic transmission, add entries to or change entries on the list for any elector who resides in, or who the list identifies as residing in, that municipality and no other municipality.
6.36(1)(d)
(d) Upon receipt of official notification by the appropriate election administrative authority of another state, territory, or possession that an elector whose name appears on the list has registered to vote in that state, territory, or possession, the board or the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector formerly resided shall change the elector's registration from eligible to ineligible status.
6.36(1)(e)
(e) If the board adds the name of any elector to the list, the board shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides. If the board changes the registration of any elector from eligible to ineligible status, the board shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides or, if the elector has changed his or her residence from one municipality to another municipality in this state, shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resided prior to the change. Notification shall be made in writing or by electronic transmission. If the board changes the registration of any elector from eligible to ineligible status, the board shall make an entry on the list giving the date of and the reason for the change.
6.36(1)(f)
(f) The board shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the list is maintained in a manner that precludes unauthorized persons from making alterations to the list.
6.36(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), each registration list prepared for use as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing absentee ballots; an indication next to the name of each elector for whom proof of residence under
s. 6.34 is required; and a form of certificate bearing the certification of the administrator of the elections division of the board stating that the list is a true and complete registration list of the municipality or the ward or wards for which the list is prepared.
6.36(2)(b)
(b) If an elector obtains a confidential listing under
s. 6.47 (2), the registration list shall be prepared such that the address of the elector does not appear on copies of the list that are used at polling places.
6.36(2)(c)
(c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication of whether proof of residence under
s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted to vote. Proof of residence is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registers by mail and has not previously voted in an election in this state.
6.36(3)
(3) The original registration forms shall be controlling whenever discrepancies occur in entering information from the forms under
s. 6.33 (5).
6.36(4)
(4) The names and identification serial numbers of electors who have obtained a confidential listing under
s. 6.47 (2) shall appear separately after the remainder of the list. These names and serial numbers shall be arranged alphabetically by last name.
6.36(5)
(5) After each general election, the board shall contact the chief election official of each state from which an elector who voted in that election presented a valid driver's license under
s. 6.29 (2) (a),
6.55 (2) (b) or
(c) 1., or
6.86 (3) (a) 2. for so long as the license remains valid. The board shall inquire whether the holder of the driver's license voted in that election in that state.
6.36(6)
(6) The board shall establish by rule the fee for obtaining a copy of the official registration list, or a portion of the list. The amount of the fee shall be set, after consultation with county and municipal election officials, at an amount estimated to cover both the cost of reproduction and the cost of maintaining the list at the state and local level. The rules shall require that revenues from fees received be shared between the state and municipalities or their designees under
s. 6.33 (5) (b), and shall specify a method for such allocation.
6.36 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also s.
GAB 3.50, Wis. adm. code.
6.40
6.40
Transferring registration. 6.40(1)(a)1.1. Any registered elector shall transfer registration after a change of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk or by mailing to the municipal clerk a signed request stating his or her present address, affirming that this will be his or her residence for 10 days prior to the election and providing the address where he or she was last registered. Alternatively, the elector may transfer his or her registration at the proper polling place or other registration location under
s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with
s. 6.55 (2) (a). If an elector is voting in the ward or election district where the elector formerly resided, the change shall be effective for the next election.
6.40(1)(a)2.
2. If a municipal clerk receives a request from an elector to transfer his or her registration to another municipality in this state, the clerk shall change the elector's registration and shall notify the municipal clerk of the municipality to which the elector is changing his or her residence.
6.40(1)(a)3.
3. If a municipal clerk receives a request from an elector who is registered in another municipality to transfer his or her registration to the municipality served by the clerk, the clerk shall change the elector's registration and shall notify the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector formerly resided of the elector's change of residence.
6.40(1)(c)
(c)
Name change. Whenever an elector's name is legally changed, including a change by marriage or divorce, the elector shall transfer his or her registration to his or her legal name by appearing in person or mailing to the municipal clerk a signed request for a transfer of registration to such name. Alternatively, a registered elector may make notification of a name change at his or her polling place under
s. 6.55 (2) (d).
6.40(2)(a)(a) Municipal clerks may transfer any elector's registration upon receipt of reliable information that the elector has changed residence within the municipality. The clerk shall mail the elector a notice of the transfer.
6.40(2)(b)
(b) In addition to the revision which is required under
s. 6.50, municipal clerks may conduct door-to-door and mail registration canvasses at any time. The door-to-door canvass shall consist of both the identification of electors who no longer reside at the address for which they are registered and the addition to the registration list of the names of electors who reside at that address. The mail canvass shall consist of verification that eligible electors continue to reside at the addresses shown on the registration list after the mailing of notices in accordance with
s. 6.50 (1) and
(2). The mail canvass may also consist of adding to the registration list the names of eligible electors whose names do not appear on the list. Both door-to-door and mail canvasses whenever made shall be made throughout the municipality in a uniform manner. An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under
s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.
6.40(3)
(3) Recording changes. All changes of names and addresses under this section shall be filed with the municipal clerk and the clerk shall then correct the official registration list.
6.45
6.45
Access to registration list. 6.45(1)
(1) After the deadline for revision of the registration list, the municipal clerk shall make copies of the list for election use. The registration list and any supplemental lists which are prepared at polling places or other registration locations under
s. 6.55, shall be open to public inspection. Under the regulations prescribed by the municipal clerk, any person may copy the registration list at the office of the clerk. A registration list maintained at a polling place may be examined by any person who is observing the proceedings under
s. 7.41 when such use does not interfere with the conduct of the election.
6.45(1m)
(1m) The registration list and any supplemental lists which are prepared at polling places or other registration locations under
s. 6.55, shall be open to public inspection. Under the regulations prescribed by the municipal clerk, any person may copy the registration list at the office of the clerk. A registration list maintained at a polling place may be examined by any person who is observing the proceedings under
s. 7.41 when such use does not interfere with the conduct of the election. This subsection does not apply to information that is confidential under
s. 6.47.
6.45(2)
(2) The municipal clerk shall furnish upon request to each candidate who has filed nomination papers for an office which represents at least part of the residents of the municipality one copy of the current registration list for those areas for which he or she is a candidate for a fee not to exceed the cost of reproduction. The clerk shall exclude information that is confidential under
s. 6.47 (2) from copies of the list, except as authorized under
s. 6.47 (8).
6.45 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also s.
GAB 3.50, Wis. adm. code.
6.46
6.46
Poll lists; copying. 6.46(1)(1) Poll lists shall be preserved by the municipal clerk until destruction or other disposition is authorized under
s. 7.23.
6.46(2)
(2) Poll lists shall be open to public inspection, except as provided in
s. 6.47. The municipal clerk shall furnish upon request to each candidate who has filed nomination papers for an office which represents at least part of the municipality one copy of the current poll list for those areas for which he or she is a candidate for a fee not to exceed the cost of reproduction. If a copying machine is not accessible, the clerk shall remove the lists from the office for the purposes of copying, and return them immediately thereafter. The clerk shall exclude information that is confidential under
s. 6.47 (2) from copies of the list, except as authorized under
s. 6.47 (8).
6.46 History
History: 1975 c. 85,
199;
1999 a. 49.
6.46 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also s.
GAB 3.50, Wis. adm. code.
6.47
6.47
Confidentiality of information relating to victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. 6.47(1)(ag)
(ag) "Domestic abuse victim service provider" means an organization that is certified by the department of children and families as eligible to receive grants under
s. 49.165 (2) and whose name is included on the list provided by the board under
s. 7.08 (10).
6.47(1)(am)1.
1. An individual who has been granted a protective order that is in effect.
6.47(1)(am)2.
2. An individual who files an affidavit with the municipal clerk of the municipality where the individual resides, on a form prescribed by the board, that is signed by a sheriff, the chief of a police department, or a district attorney or the authorized representative of a sheriff, chief, or district attorney and directed to the municipal clerk, and that verifies that a person has been charged with or convicted of an offense relating to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking in which the individual was a victim and reasonably continues to be threatened by that person.
6.47(1)(am)4.
4. An individual who submits a dated statement to the municipal clerk that includes the individual's full name, that is signed by an authorized representative of a domestic abuse victim service provider or a sexual assault victim service provider, and that indicates that the individual received services from the provider within the 24-month period ending on the date of the statement.
6.47(1)(b)
(b) "Offense relating to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking" means an offense specified in
s. 940.19,
940.20 (1m),
940.201,
940.22,
940.225,
940.32,
947.013,
948.02,
948.025,
948.06,
948.085,
948.09, or
948.095.
6.47 Note
NOTE: Par. (b) is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2005 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i).
