AB895-ASA1,81,8 712.17 Deceptive election practices. (1) In this section, "election-related
8information" means information concerning any of the following:
AB895-ASA1,81,99 (a) The date, time, place, or manner of conducting an election.
AB895-ASA1,81,1210 (b) The qualifications for or restrictions on the eligibility of electors voting at
11an election, including any criminal penalties associated with voting in an election or
12a voter's registration status or eligibility.
AB895-ASA1,81,1313 (c) The explicit endorsement by any person of a candidate at an election.
AB895-ASA1,81,16 14(2) No person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, may
15intentionally induce another person to refrain from registering or voting at an
16election by knowingly providing that person with false election-related information.
AB895-ASA1,81,19 17(3) Any person who is aggrieved by an alleged violation of sub. (2) may bring
18an action for injunctive relief in circuit court for the county where the violation is
19alleged to occur.
AB895-ASA1,81,22 20(4) Any person may file a verified complaint with the board alleging facts that
21the person believes to constitute a violation of sub. (2). The complaint shall be filed
22under s. 5.05 (2m) (c).
AB895-ASA1,82,6 23(5) Notwithstanding s. 5.05 (2m) (c), the board shall promptly review each
24complaint received under sub. (4), and if the board finds that the facts alleged in the
25complaint, if true, would constitute a violation of sub. (2), the board shall promptly

1investigate the complaint. Notwithstanding s. 5.05 (2m) (c) 11., if the board finds
2that a violation of sub. (2) has occurred or is occurring, the board shall take all
3measures necessary to provide correct information to electors who may have been
4deceived by the actions of the alleged violator, and shall refer the matter to the
5appropriate authority for prosecution in accordance with ss. 5.05 (2m) (i) and 12.60
6(4).
AB895-ASA1,82,20 7(6) (a) No later than 90 days after each each general election, the board shall
8report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for referral to the appropriate
9standing committees under s. 13.172 (2) concerning any complaints under sub. (4)
10that were acted upon or referred by the board under sub. (5) during the period
11beginning with the date of the 2nd preceding general election and ending with the
12preceding general election. Except as provided in par. (b), the report shall include
13a description of the alleged deceptive election practices that were the subject of each
14complaint, any corrective measures taken by the board with regard to the subject
15matter of the complaint, the board's evaluation of the effectiveness of those corrective
16measures, the status of any prosecution relating to the subject matter of the
17complaint, a compilation of the number and types of allegations made that were
18acted upon or referred by the board under sub. (5), the locations and segments of the
19population that were affected by the alleged deceptive election practices, and the
20status of any investigations conducted by the board under sub. (5).
AB895-ASA1,82,2221 (b) The board may exclude from the report under par. (a) any information that,
22if disclosed, would interfere with a pending investigation of a violation of the law.
AB895-ASA1,82,2423 (c) The board shall post a copy of each report submitted under this subsection
24on the Internet.
AB895-ASA1, s. 142 25Section 142. 12.19 of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,83,3
112.19 Voter suppression. No person may knowingly attempt to prevent or
2deter another person from voting or registering to vote based upon fraudulent,
3deceptive, or spurious grounds or information. A violation of this section includes:
AB895-ASA1,83,5 4(1) Challenging another person's right to register or vote at an election based
5upon information the person knows is false.
AB895-ASA1,83,7 6(2) Attempting to induce another person to refrain from registering or voting
7by providing that person with information the person knows is false.
AB895-ASA1, s. 143 8Section 143. 12.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,83,109 12.60 (1) (a) Whoever violates s. 12.09, 12.11 or 12.13 (1), (2) (b) 1. to 7. or (3)
10(a), (e), (f), (j), (k), (L), (m), (y) or (z) is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB895-ASA1, s. 144 11Section 144. 12.60 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,83,1312 12.60 (1) (am) Whoever violates s. 12.17 (2) with the intent to prevent any
13person from exercising the right to vote in an election is guilty of a Class D felony.
AB895-ASA1, s. 145 14Section 145. 12.60 (1) (an) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,83,1515 12.60 (1) (an) Whoever violates s. 12.09 is guilty of a Class D felony.
AB895-ASA1, s. 146 16Section 146. 12.60 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,83,1717 12.60 (1) (ap) Whoever violates s. 12.19 is guilty of a Class E felony.
AB895-ASA1, s. 147 18Section 147. 12.60 (1) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,83,2519 12.60 (1) (bn) If a municipal clerk or executive director of a board of election
20commissioners fails to ensure compliance with s. 5.25 (4) (b) or to post the materials
21specified in s. 5.35 (6) (a) at each polling place located in the municipality served by
22the clerk or executive director at any election, except as authorized in s. 5.35 (6) (d),
23or the executive director of the government accountability board fails to include any
24of the materials specified in s. 7.08 (3) in the election manual, the violator may be
25required to forfeit not more than $500 for each violation.
AB895-ASA1, s. 148
1Section 148. 12.60 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,84,42 12.60 (4) Prosecutions of civil offenses under this chapter shall be conducted
3in the manner prescribed in s. 11.60 (4). Prosecutions of criminal offenses
under this
4chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the manner prescribed in s. 11.61 (2).
AB895-ASA1, s. 149 5Section 149. 19.685 of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,84,9 619.685 Access to information provided by Government Accountability
7Board.
No state authority and no officer or employee thereof may provide access to
8information in any record of the authority that was obtained by the authority from
9the government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1) (bm).
AB895-ASA1, s. 150 10Section 150. 20.511 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
1128
, is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,84,1312 20.511 (1) (b) Election-related cost reimbursement. Biennially, the amounts in
13the schedule to reimburse municipalities for claims allowed under s. 5.68 (7) and (8).
AB895-ASA1, s. 151 14Section 151. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,85,315 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
16division of the government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to
17match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained
18by the government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1), the information specified
19in s. 6.34 (2m) and (2n), and other information specified in s. 6.256 (2)
with personally
20identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and
21vehicle registration records under ch. 341, notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1)
22(eg), and 343.14 (2j),
to the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation
23and the administrator of the elections division of the government accountability
24board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter
25registration. Notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), but

1subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b) the agreement shall provide for the transfer of electronic
2information under s. 6.256 (2) to the board on a continuous basis, no less often than
3monthly.
AB895-ASA1, s. 152 4Section 152. 343.14 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB895-ASA1,85,105 343.14 (2p) (a) The forms for application for a license or identification card or
6for renewal thereof shall inform the applicant of the department's duty to make
7available to the government accountability board the information described in s.
86.256 (2) for the purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3) and shall provide the
9applicant an opportunity to elect not to have this information made available for
10these purposes.
AB895-ASA1,85,1611 (b) If the applicant elects not to have the information described in s. 6.256 (2)
12made available for the purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3), the department shall
13not make this information available for these purposes. This paragraph does not
14preclude the department from making available to the government accountability
15board information for the purposes specified in s. 6.34 (2m) or for any purpose other
16than those specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3).
AB895-ASA1, s. 153 17Section 153. 939.50 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,85,2118 939.50 (3) (d) For a Class D felony, a fine not to exceed $100,000 or
19imprisonment not to exceed 25 years, or both, except that for a violation of s. 12.09,
20the term of imprisonment may not exceed 3 years and for a violation of s. 12.17, the
21term of imprisonment may not exceed 5 years
.
AB895-ASA1, s. 154 22Section 154. 939.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB895-ASA1,85,2523 939.50 (3) (e) For a Class E felony, a fine not to exceed $50,000 or imprisonment
24not to exceed 15 years, or both, except that for a violation of s. 12.19, the term of
25imprisonment may not exceed 2 years
.
AB895-ASA1, s. 155
1Section 155. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB895-ASA1,86,92 (1) Progress reports on implementation. No later than the 20th day following
3the end of each calendar quarter, the government accountability board and the
4department of transportation shall each report to the appropriate standing
5committees of the legislature in the manner provided in section 13.172 (3) of the
6statutes concerning its progress in implementing an electronic voter registration
7system. The board and department shall continue to file reports under this
8subsection until the board determines that implementation is complete and the
9performance of the system is satisfactory.
AB895-ASA1,86,1910 (2) Study of options for corrective action. The government accountability
11board, in consultation with the department of justice and the federal election
12assistance commission, shall study the feasibility of providing corrective information
13that may be required under section 12.17 (5) of the statutes, as created by this act,
14through public service announcements, other uses of broadcast media, or an
15emergency alert system. No later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after
16the effective date of this subsection, the board shall report its findings and
17recommendations to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, in the manner
18provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes, for referral to the appropriate
19standing committees of each house.
AB895-ASA1,86,2520 (3) Report concerning change in absentee voting timeline. No later than
21January 1, 2011, the Government Accountability Board shall report to the
22appropriate standing committees of the legislature, in the manner prescribed in
23section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, concerning the board's recommended method for
24compliance by this state with the timeline for absentee voting prescribed in 42 USC
251973ff-1
(a) (8) (A).
AB895-ASA1,87,7
1(4) Initial sharing of registration information. Notwithstanding sections
285.61 (1), 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j) of the statutes, as affected by this
3act, the department of transportation shall enter into and begin transferring
4information under a revised agreement with the administrator of the elections
5division of the government accountability board pursuant to section 85.61 (1) of the
6statutes, as affected by this act, no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning
7after the effective date of this subsection.
AB895-ASA1,87,228 (5) Report on voter registration information integration. No later than July
91, 2011, the board shall report to the appropriate standing committees of the
10legislature, in the manner specified in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, concerning
11its progress in initially implementing a system to ensure the complete and
12continuous registration of all eligible electors in this state, specifically including the
13operability and utility of information integration with the department of
14transportation and the desirability and feasibility of integrating public information
15maintained by other state agencies and by technical colleges with the board's
16registration information to enhance the completeness and accuracy of the
17information. At a minimum, the report shall contain an assessment of the feasibility
18and desirability of the integration of registration information with information
19maintained by the departments of health services, children and families, workforce
20development, revenue, regulation and licensing, and natural resources, the
21University of Wisconsin System, and the technical college system board, as well as
22the technical colleges within each technical college district.
AB895-ASA1,88,423 (6) Report on methods for realizing savings in postal expenses. No later than
24March 1, 2011, the government accountability board shall report to the appropriate
25standing committees of the legislature, in the manner prescribed in section 13.172

1(3) of the statutes, concerning methods whereby this state may be able to meet
2requirements for mailing and return of absentee ballots in a manner that will most
3effectively take advantage of potential savings that may be available to this state
4under applicable postal regulations.
AB895-ASA1,88,55 (7) Review of expenditures made to implement this act.
AB895-ASA1,88,216 (a) Notwithstanding section 20.511 of the statutes and all provisions of this act,
7the government accountability board shall not encumber or expend any amount of
8money to implement or administer this act unless the legal counsel to the board first
9notifies the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance in writing of the
10proposed encumbrance or expenditure. If the cochairpersons do not notify the legal
11counsel that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
12proposed expenditure within 14 working days after the date of the legal counsel's
13notification, the board may encumber or expend the money as proposed. If, within
1414 working days after the date of the legal counsel's notification, the cochairpersons
15notify the legal counsel that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose
16of reviewing the proposed encumbrance or expenditure, the board shall not make the
17proposed encumbrance or expenditure unless the committee approves the proposed
18encumbrance or expenditure or modifies and approves the proposed encumbrance or
19expenditure. If the committee modifies and approves the proposed encumbrance or
20expenditure, the board may make the proposed encumbrance or expenditure only as
21modified by the committee.
AB895-ASA1,88,2222 (b) Paragraph (a ) does not apply after June 30, 2011.
AB895-ASA1,88,2423 (8) Required general fund balance. Section 20.003 (4) of the statutes does not
24apply to the action of the legislature in enacting this act.
AB895-ASA1, s. 156 25Section 156. Fiscal changes.
AB895-ASA1,89,9
1(1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
2to the government accountability board under section 20.511 (1) (a) of the statutes,
3as affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for the first
4fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to implement
5the provisions of this act. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for
6the appropriation to the government accountability board under section 20.511 (1)
7(a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is increased by
8$-0- for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes
9effect to implement the provisions of this act.
AB895-ASA1,89,1810 (2) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
11to the department of transportation under section 20.395 (4) (aq) of the statutes, as
12affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for the first fiscal
13year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to implement the
14provisions of this act. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the
15appropriation to the department of transportation under section 20.395 (4) (aq) of the
16statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for
17the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to
18implement the provisions of this act.
AB895-ASA1, s. 157 19Section 157 . Initial applicability.
AB895-ASA1,89,2220 (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) to (4) and except with respect to the
21requirements in section 7.08 (3) (d) to (g) of the statutes, as created by this act, this
22act first applies with respect to elections held on the effective date of this subsection.
AB895-ASA1,90,223 (2) The treatment of sections 6.24 (4) (c), 6.86 (1) (a) 3. (by Section 80) and (b)
24(by Section 85 ), (2), and (2m), 6.865 (title) (3), and (3m) (a), (b), and (c), 6.875 (3) and
25(4) (a), 7.08 (1) (c), and 7.15 (1) (j) of the statutes first applies with respect to requests

1for absentee ballots made for voting at elections held on or after the effective date of
2this subsection.
AB895-ASA1,90,113 (3) The treatment of sections 5.056 (with respect to electronic voter
4registration), 6.24 (3), 6.275 (1) (b), 6.28 (1) (with respect to electronic voter
5registration), 6.30 (1) and (5), 6.32 (1), 6.33 (1) and (2) (a), 6.34 (2) (with respect to
6electronic voter registration), (2m), and (4) (with respect to electronic voter
7registration), 6.35 (1) (intro.) and (2), 6.36 (2) (c) (with respect to electronic voter
8registration), 6.40 (1) (a) 1. and (c), 6.50 (10), 6.86 (3) (c) (with respect to electronic
9voter registration), 6.87 (4) (with respect to electronic voter registration), 7.08 (1)
10(cm), and 85.61 (1) (with respect to electronic voter registration) of the statutes first
11applies with respect to registration for voting at the 2012 spring primary election.
AB895-ASA1,90,1412 (4) The treatment of sections 6.875 (4) (b), 7.30 (2) (a), (am), and (b), and 7.52
13(1) (b) of the statutes first applies with respect to appointments to election official
14positions made after the effective date of this subsection.
AB895-ASA1, s. 158 15Section 158. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
16publication, except as follows:
AB895-ASA1,90,2017 (1) The treatment of sections 6.24 (4) (c), 6.86 (1) (a) 3. (by Section 80) and (b)
18(by Section 85 ), (2), and (2m), 6.865 (title), (3), and (3m) (a), (b), and (c), 6.875 (3) and
19(4) (a), 7.08 (1) (c), and 7.15 (1) (j) of the statutes and Section 157 (2) of this act take
20effect on the 90th day beginning after publication.
AB895-ASA1,90,2221 (2) The treatment of section 7.08 (3) (d) to (g) of the statutes takes effect on
22January 1, 2011.
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