AB899,152 Section 152. 6.50 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,66,22 6.50 (1) (intro.) No later than June 15 following each general election, the commission secretary of state shall examine the registration records for each municipality and identify each elector who has not voted within the previous 4 years if qualified to do so during that entire period and shall mail a notice to the elector in substantially the following form:

AB899,153 Section 153. 6.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,67,2 6.50 (2) If an elector to whom a notice of suspension was mailed under sub. (1) has not applied for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date of mailing, the commission secretary of state shall change the registration status of that elector from eligible to ineligible on the day that falls 30 days after the date of mailing.

AB899,154 Section 154. 6.50 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,67,6 6.50 (2g) The commission secretary of state may delegate to a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of a municipality the responsibility to change the registration status of electors when required under sub. (2).

AB899,155 Section 155. 6.50 (2r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,67,11 6.50 (2r) (intro.) As soon as practicable, but no later than August 1 following the completion of the process under subs. (1) and (2), the commission secretary of state shall publish on its Internet site the website of the office of secretary of state the following information obtained through that process:

AB899,156 Section 156. 6.50 (2r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,67,14 6.50 (2r) (b) The number of notices described under par. (a) that were returned to the commission secretary of state as undeliverable.

AB899,157 Section 157. 6.50 (2r) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,67,17 6.50 (2r) (h) Any other information requested by the legislature or that the commission secretary of state considers relevant.

AB899,158 Section 158. 6.50 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,67,22 6.50 (7) When an elector's registration is changed from eligible to ineligible status, the commission secretary of state, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall make an entry on the registration list, giving the date of and reason for the change.

AB899,159 Section 159. 6.55 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,68,8 6.55 (2) (a) (intro.) Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is employed, any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district where he or she desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, or was registered at another location, may request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person to execute a registration form prescribed by the commission secretary of state. The registration form shall be completed in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2) and shall contain all information required under s. 6.33 (1), together with the following certification:

AB899,160 Section 160. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,68,25 6.55 (2) (cs) The commission secretary of state shall provide to each municipal clerk a list prepared for use at each polling place showing the name and address of each person whose name appears on the list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election, whose address is located in the area served by that polling place, and whose name does not appear on the poll list for that polling place. Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this subsection or s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the inspectors or election registration officials shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the inspectors or election registration officials shall inform the elector or the elector's agent that the elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector or the elector's agent maintains that the elector is eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors or election registration officials shall permit the elector to register but shall mark the elector's registration form as “ineligible to vote per Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors shall require the elector to vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).

AB899,161 Section 161. 6.55 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,69,8 6.55 (3) (b) Prior to permitting an elector to vote under this subsection, the inspectors shall review the list provided by the commission secretary of state under sub. (2) (cs). If the name of the elector appears on the list, the inspectors shall inform the elector that he or she is ineligible to vote at the election. If the elector maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors shall permit the elector to vote, but shall require the elector to vote by ballot, and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).

AB899,162 Section 162. 6.56 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,70,2 6.56 (3) Upon receipt of the list under sub. (1), the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall make an audit of all electors registering to vote at the polling place or other registration location under s. 6.55 (2) and all electors registering by agent on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. unless the clerk or board of election commissioners receives notice from the elections commission secretary of state under sub. (7) that the elections commission office of the secretary of state will perform the audit. The audit shall be made by 1st class postcard. The postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections commission secretary of state if the elector does not reside at the address given on the postcard. If any postcard is returned undelivered, or if the clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections commission secretary of state is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector which was apparently improper on the day of the election, the clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections commission secretary of state shall change the status of the elector from eligible to ineligible on the registration list, mail the elector a notice of the change in status, and provide the name of the elector to the district attorney for the county where the polling place is located and the elections commission secretary of state.

AB899,163 Section 163. 6.56 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,70,16 6.56 (3m) As soon as possible after all information relating to registrations after the close of registration for an election is entered on the registration list following the election under s. 6.33 (5) (a), the commission secretary of state shall compare the list of new registrants whose names do not appear on the poll lists for the election because the names were added after the commission secretary certified the poll lists for use at the election with the list containing the names transmitted to the commission secretary by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) as of election day. If the commission secretary finds that the name of any person whose name appears on the list transmitted under s. 301.03 (20m) has been added to the registration list, the commission secretary shall enter on the list the information transmitted to the commission secretary under s. 301.03 (20m) and shall notify the district attorney for the county where the polling place is located that the person appears to have voted illegally at the election.

AB899,164 Section 164. 6.56 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,71,3 6.56 (4) After each election, the municipal clerk shall perform an audit to assure that no person has been allowed to vote more than once. Whenever the municipal clerk has good reason to believe that a person has voted more than once in an election, the clerk shall send the person a 1st class letter marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if the elector does not reside at the address given on the letter. The letter shall inform the person that all registrations relating to that person may be changed from eligible to ineligible status within 7 days unless the person contacts the office of the clerk to clarify the matter. A copy of the letter and of any subsequent information received from or about the addressee shall be sent to the district attorney for the county where the person resides and the commission secretary of state.

AB899,165 Section 165. 6.56 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB899,71,10 6.56 (7) The commission secretary of state may elect to perform the duties of municipal clerks to conduct the audits required under subs. (3) and (4) for any election on behalf of all municipalities in the state. If the commission secretary so elects, the commission secretary shall, no later than the date of the election for which the audits will be performed, notify the municipal clerk of each municipality that the commission secretary will perform the audits.

AB899,166 Section 166. 6.57 of the statutes is amended to read: