SB70,190,119 4. A copy of each document that the applicant provided as proof of citizenship
10and a statement from the department of transportation indicating that the
11department verified the applicant's citizenship.
SB70,190,1412 (b) For each item of information specified in par. (a), the most recent date that
13the item of information was provided to or obtained by the department of
14transportation.
SB70,190,21 15(3) The commission shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with
16the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission finds
17any discrepancy between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an
18elector and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that
19elector, the commission shall attempt to contact the elector to resolve the discrepancy
20and update the registration list accordingly. If the commission is unable to resolve
21the discrepancy, the information in the registration list shall control.
SB70,191,9 22(4) If the commission concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in
23this state but is not registered and the commission has obtained from reliable sources
24all the information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's
25registration, the commission shall enter the individual's name on the registration list

1maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission has not obtained from reliable
2sources all the information pertaining to an individual that is required under s. 6.33
3(1), the commission shall attempt to obtain from reliable sources the necessary
4information under s. 6.33 (1) that is required to complete the individual's
5registration. If an elector's status has been changed from eligible to ineligible under
6s. 6.50 and the elector's eligibility, name, or residence has not changed, the
7commission may not change the individual's name to eligible status unless the
8commission first verifies that the individual is eligible and wishes to change his or
9her status to eligible.
SB70,191,12 10(5) The commission shall attempt to contact an individual described in sub. (4)
11if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
12individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
SB70,191,17 13(6) The commission shall mail a notice to each individual whose name the
14commission enters under sub. (4) on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36
15(1) (a). The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken
16by a significant number of state residents, as determined by the commission, and
17shall include all of the following:
SB70,191,2018 (a) A statement informing the individual that his or her name has been entered
19on the registration list and showing the current address for the individual based on
20the commission's records.
SB70,191,2221 (b) A statement informing the individual that he or she may request to have
22his or her name deleted from the registration list and instructions for doing so.
SB70,191,2323 (c) Instructions for notifying the commission of a change in name or address.
SB70,191,2524 (d) Instructions for obtaining a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) and a
25description of how an individual qualifies for a confidential listing.
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1(7) Any individual may file a request with the commission to exclude his or her
2name from the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). Any individual
3whose name is added to the registration list by the commission may file a request
4with the commission or a municipal clerk to have his or her name deleted from the
5list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the
6commission. An individual who files an exclusion or deletion request under this
7subsection may revoke his or her request by the same means that an individual may
8request an exclusion or deletion. The commission shall ensure that the name of any
9individual who has filed an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is
10excluded from the registration list or, if the individual's name appears on the list, is
11removed from the registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time
12unless the individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection.
SB70,192,21 13(8) If the commission removes from the registration list maintained under s.
146.36 (1) (a) the name of an elector who does not request that his or her name be
15deleted, or changes the elector's status from eligible to ineligible, other than to
16correct an entry that the commission determines to be a duplication or to change the
17name of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the
18commission shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by
191st class postcard at the individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide
20that the individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or
21she is a qualified elector.
SB70,192,23 22(9) The commission shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all
23eligible electors as soon as practicable.
SB70,193,2 24(10) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all information
25obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this

1information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s.
26.34 (2m) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
SB70,21 3Section 21. 6.28 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,193,124 6.28 (1) (b) All applications for registration corrections and additions may be
5made throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners,
6at the office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other
7locations provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in
8cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common
9council, village or town board in all other municipalities and may also be made
10during the school year at any high school by qualified persons under sub. (2m) (a)
.
11An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register
12at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.
SB70,22 13Section 22. 6.28 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,193,1514 6.28 (2m) At high schools. (a) Public high schools shall be used for
15registration for enrolled students and members of the high school staff.
SB70,194,916 (b) The municipal clerk of each municipality shall notify the school board of
17each school district in which the municipality is located that high schools shall be
18used for registration pursuant to par. (a). The school board and the municipal clerk
19shall agree upon the appointment of at least one qualified elector at each high school
20as a special school registration deputy. The municipal clerk shall appoint such
21person as a school registration deputy and explain the person's duties and
22responsibilities. Students and staff may register at the high school on any day that
23classes are regularly held. The school registration deputies shall promptly forward
24properly completed registration forms to the municipal clerk of the municipality in
25which the registering student or staff member resides. The municipal clerk, upon

1receiving such registration forms, shall add all those registering electors who have
2met the registration requirements to the registration list. The municipal clerk may
3reject any registration form and shall promptly notify the person whose registration
4is rejected of the rejection and the reason therefor. A person whose registration is
5rejected may reapply for registration if he or she is qualified. The form of each high
6school student who is qualified and will be eligible to vote at the next election shall
7be filed in such a way that when a student attains the age of 18 years the student is
8registered to vote automatically. Each school board shall assure that the principal
9of every high school communicates elector registration information to students.
SB70,194,1710 (c) The principal of any private high school or of any tribal school, as defined
11in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates high school grades that has a substantial number
12of students residing in a municipality may request the municipal clerk to appoint a
13special school registration deputy in accordance with par. (b). Students and staff
14may register at the high school on any day that classes are regularly held. The clerk
15shall appoint a special school registration deputy in the high school if the clerk
16determines the school to have a substantial number of students residing in the
17municipality.
SB70,23 18Section 23. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,195,519 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
20a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
21municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
22the close of business, whichever is later, on the Friday before an election at the office
23of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
24responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
25s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),

1a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The
2registration form shall also contain the following certification: “I, ...., hereby certify
3that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for
4at least 28 10 consecutive days immediately preceding this election, and I have not
5voted at this election". The elector shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34.
SB70,24 6Section 24 . 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,195,117 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names
8of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list
9maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of
10qualified electors who vote at their polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33
11(5) (a).
SB70,25 12Section 25 . 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,195,2313 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk
14shall record the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information
15under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the
16type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
176.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence under
18s. 6.34 (2m)
. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector shall sign his or her own
19name unless the elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability.
20In such case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her
21behalf. If the elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a
22statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named
23elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
SB70,26 24Section 26 . 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,196,6
16.35 (3) Original Except for electronic registrations, original registration forms
2shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
3commissioners at all times. The commission shall maintain records of registrations
4that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5) and make such records available for
5inspection by the municipal clerk, the clerk's designated agent, or the board of
6election commissioners.
SB70,27 7Section 27. 6.55 (2) (a) (form) of the statutes is amended to read: