2015 WISCONSIN ACT
209
An Act
to amend
7.15 (1) (cm); and
to create
6.86 (7) of the statutes;
relating to:
responding to a request for an absentee ballot.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
6.86 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
6.86
(7)
The clerk shall send or transmit an official absentee ballot no later than the deadline provided under s. 7.15 (1) (cm).
Section
2
.
7.15 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.15
(1)
(cm) Prepare official absentee ballots for delivery to electors requesting them, and except as provided in this paragraph, send an official absentee ballot to each elector who has requested a ballot by mail, and to each military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (a), and overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1) (b), who has requested a ballot by mail, electronic mail, or facsimile transmission no later than the 47th day before each partisan primary and general election and no later than the 21st day before each other primary and election if the request is made before that day; otherwise, the municipal clerk shall send or transmit an official absentee ballot within one
business
day of the time the elector's request for such a ballot is received. The clerk shall send or transmit an absentee ballot for the presidential preference primary to each elector who has requested that ballot no later than the 47th day before the presidential preference primary if the request is made before that day, or, if the request is not made before that day, within one
business
day of the time the request is received.
For purposes of this paragraph, "business day" means any day from Monday to Friday, not including a legal holiday under s. 995.20.
