2015 WISCONSIN ACT
261
An Act
to repeal
6.26, 6.40, 6.55 (2) (a) 2. and 7.515;
to renumber
5.05 (14);
to renumber and amend
6.28 (1), 6.33 (5) (a) and 6.36 (1) (a);
to amend
5.056, 5.85 (2) (b) 1., 5.85 (2) (b) 2., 5.90 (1), 5.91 (intro.), 6.10 (3), 6.22 (5), 6.24 (3), 6.25 (1) (a), 6.25 (1) (b), 6.275 (1) (b), 6.30 (1), 6.30 (4), 6.32, 6.325, 6.33 (1), 6.33 (2) (a), 6.33 (2) (b), 6.34 (2), 6.34 (3) (a) 7. b., 6.35 (1) (intro.), 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a., 6.36 (2) (c), 6.36 (6), 6.50 (3), 6.50 (10), 6.55 (2) (b), 6.55 (2) (c) 1., 6.55 (2) (cs), 6.55 (2) (d), 6.55 (6), 6.79 (1m), 6.79 (2) (d), 6.86 (3) (b), 6.87 (4) (b) 1., 6.87 (6), 7.03 (1) (d), 7.08 (1) (c), 7.30 (2) (a), 7.31 (1), 7.315 (1) (a), 7.315 (1) (b) 1., 7.315 (1) (b) 2., 7.315 (3), 7.37 (13), 7.51 (5) (b), 7.53 (1) (a), 7.53 (3) (a), 7.60 (1), 9.01 (1) (a) 1., 11.1104 (3) (b), 11.1104 (4) (b), 11.1104 (6), 17.29, 85.61 (1) and 343.027;
to repeal and recreate
5.05 (14) (b), 5.05 (14) (c), 5.05 (18), 5.056, 5.91 (intro.), 6.24 (3), 6.30 (4), 6.30 (5), 6.32, 6.33 (1), 6.33 (5) (a), 6.34 (2m), 6.34 (4), 6.35 (2), 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.), 6.36 (1) (a) 4., 6.36 (1) (a) 9., 6.36 (1) (am), 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a., 6.36 (6), 6.55 (2) (cs), 6.79 (1m), 7.08 (1) (c), 7.31 (1), 7.315 (1) (a), 7.315 (3), 9.01 (1) (a) 1., 85.61 (1) and 343.027; and
to create
5.02 (4g), 5.02 (6m) (g), 5.05 (14) (b), 5.05 (14) (c), 5.05 (18), 6.30 (5), 6.33 (5) (a) 2., 6.34 (2m), 6.34 (3) (a) 12., 6.34 (4), 6.35 (2), 6.36 (1) (a) 13. to 16., 6.36 (1) (ae), 6.87 (6d), 7.315 (4), 7.51 (4) (c), 11.1101 (4), 19.42 (10) (ab) and 19.42 (13) (p) of the statutes;
relating to:
electronic voter registration and election administration and granting rule-making authority.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
5.02 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
5.02
(4g)
"Election registration official" means an election official assigned under s. 6.28 (1) (a) or 7.30 to register electors.
Section
2
.
5.02 (6m) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
5.02
(6m)
(g) An unexpired veterans identification card issued by the veterans health administration of the federal department of veterans affairs.
Section
3
.
5.05 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (14) (a).
Section
4
.
5.05 (14) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
5.05
(14)
(b) The board shall establish a subscription service whereby a person may electronically access the absentee ballot information provided under s. 6.33 (5) (a), including semiweekly updates of such information.
Section
5
.
5.05 (14) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
5.05
(14)
(b) The commission shall establish a subscription service whereby a person may electronically access the absentee ballot information provided under s. 6.33 (5) (a), including semiweekly updates of such information.
Section
6
.
5.05 (14) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
5.05
(14)
(c) On election night the board shall provide a link on its Internet site to the posting of each county's election returns on each county's Internet site.
Section
7
.
5.05 (14) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
5.05
(14)
(c) On election night the commission shall provide a link on its Internet site to the posting of each county's election returns on each county's Internet site.
Section
8
.
5.05 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
5.05
(18)
Electronic poll lists.
The board may facilitate the creation and maintenance of electronic poll lists for purposes of s. 6.79 including entering into contracts with vendors and establishing programs for development and testing.
Section
9
.
5.05 (18) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
5.05
(18)
Electronic poll lists.
The commission may facilitate the creation and maintenance of electronic poll lists for purposes of s. 6.79 including entering into contracts with vendors and establishing programs for development and testing.
Section
10
.
5.056 of the statutes is amended to read:
5.056
Matching program with secretary of transportation.
The administrator of the elections division of the board shall enter into the agreement with the secretary of transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1)
and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m)
with personally identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation.
Section
11
.
5.056 of the statutes, as affected by
2015 Wisconsin Acts 118
and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
5.056
Matching program with secretary of transportation.
The commission administrator shall enter into the agreement with the secretary of transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation.
Section
12
.
5.85 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
5.85
(2)
(b) 1. In case of an overvote for any office, the election officials
shall
may either use the override function of the electronic voting system in order to eliminate the votes for the overvoted office, which shall be noted on the inspector's statement, or
make a true duplicate ballot of all votes on the ballot except for the office that is overvoted in the manner described in this subdivision.
The
If the
election officials
make a true duplicate ballot, they
shall use an official ballot of that kind used by the elector who voted the original ballot, and one of the marking devices, so as to transfer all votes of the elector except for the office overvoted to an official ballot of that kind used in the ward at that election. Unless election officials are selected under s. 7.30 (4) (c) without regard to party affiliation, whenever election officials of both of the 2 major political parties are present, the election officials acting under this subdivision shall consist in each case of at least one election official of each of the parties.
Section
13
.
5.85 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
5.85
(2)
(b) 2. On any original ballot upon which there is an overvote
and for which a duplicate ballot is made under subd. 1.
, the election officials shall, in the space on the ballot for official endorsement, identify the ballot as an "Overvoted Ballot" and write a serial number. On
the
any
duplicate ballot produced under subd. 1., the election officials shall, in the space on the ballot for official endorsement, identify the ballot as a "Duplicate Overvoted Ballot" and write a serial number. The election officials shall place the same serial number on each "Overvoted Ballot" and its corresponding "Duplicate Overvoted Ballot," commencing with number "1" and continuing consecutively for each of the ballots for which a "Duplicate Overvoted Ballot" is produced in that ward or election district. The election officials shall initial the "Duplicate Overvoted Ballot" ballots and shall place them in the container for return of the ballots. The "Overvoted Ballot" ballots and their envelopes shall be placed in the "Original Ballots" envelope.
Section
14
.
5.90 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
5.90
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, recounts of votes cast on an electronic voting system shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in s. 9.01. Except as provided in this subsection, sub. (2), and s. 9.01 (1) (b) 8s., if the ballots are distributed to the electors, the board of canvassers shall recount the ballots with automatic tabulating equipment. The board of canvassers shall test the automatic tabulating equipment to be used prior to the recount as provided in s. 5.84, and then the official ballots or the record of the votes cast shall be recounted on the automatic tabulating equipment. In addition, the board of canvassers shall check the ballots for the presence or absence of the initials and other distinguishing marks, shall examine the ballots marked "Rejected", "Defective"
, "Overvoted",
and "Objected to" to determine the propriety of such labels, and shall compare the "Duplicate Overvoted Ballots" and "Duplicate Damaged Ballots" with their respective originals to determine the correctness of the duplicates. Unless a court orders a recount to be conducted by another method under sub. (2), the board of canvassers may determine to conduct the recount of a specific election by hand and may determine to conduct the recount by hand for only certain wards or election districts. If electronic voting machines are used, the board of canvassers shall perform the recount using the permanent paper record of the votes cast by each elector, as generated by the machines.
Section
15
.
5.91 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
5.91
Requisites for approval of ballots, devices and equipment.
(intro.) No ballot, voting device, automatic tabulating equipment
,
or related equipment and materials to be used in an electronic voting system may be utilized in this state unless it is
approved
certified
by the board. The board may revoke its
approval
certification
of any ballot, device, equipment or materials at any time for cause.
No such ballot, voting device, automatic tabulating equipment or related equipment or material may be approved
The board may certify any such voting device, automatic tabulating equipment, or related equipment or materials regardless of whether any such item is approved by the federal election assistance commission, but the board may not certify any ballot, device, equipment, or material to be used in an electronic voting system
unless it fulfills the following requirements:
Section
16
.
5.91 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
5.91
Requisites for approval of ballots, devices and equipment.
(intro.) No ballot, voting device, automatic tabulating equipment, or related equipment and materials to be used in an electronic voting system may be utilized in this state unless it is certified by the commission. The commission may revoke its certification of any ballot, device, equipment or materials at any time for cause. The commission may certify any such voting device, automatic tabulating equipment, or related equipment or materials regardless of whether any such item is approved by the federal election assistance commission, but the commission may not certify any ballot, device, equipment, or material to be used in an electronic voting system unless it fulfills the following requirements:
Section
17
.
6.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.10
(3)
When an elector moves his or her residence from one ward or municipality to another ward or municipality within the state at least 28 days before the election, the elector may vote in and be considered a resident of the new ward or municipality where residing
upon transferring registration under s. 6.40 (1) or
upon registering at the proper polling place or other registration location in the new ward or municipality under s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If the elector moves his or her residence later than 28 days before an election, the elector shall vote in the elector's former ward or municipality if otherwise qualified to vote there.
Section
18
.
6.22 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.22
(5)
Voting procedure.
Except as
provided in s. 7.515 and as
authorized in s. 6.25, the ballot shall be marked and returned, deposited and recorded in the same manner as other absentee ballots. In addition, the certification under s. 6.87 (2) shall have a statement of the elector's birth date. Failure to return any unused ballots in a primary election does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector casts his or her votes.
Section
19
.
6.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.24
(3)
Registration.
The overseas elector shall register in the municipality where he or she was last domiciled or where the overseas elector's parent was last domiciled on a form prescribed by the board designed to ascertain the elector's qualifications under this section. The
form
board
shall
be
ensure that the form is
substantially similar to the original form under s. 6.33 (1), insofar as applicable. Registration shall be accomplished in accordance with s. 6.30 (4)
or (5)
.
Section
20
.
6.24 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.24
(3)
Registration.
The overseas elector shall register in the municipality where he or she was last domiciled or where the overseas elector's parent was last domiciled on a form prescribed by the commission designed to ascertain the elector's qualifications under this section. The commission shall ensure that the form is substantially similar to the original form under s. 6.33 (1), insofar as applicable. Registration shall be accomplished in accordance with s. 6.30 (4) or (5).
Section
21
.
6.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.25
(1)
(a) Any individual who qualifies as a military elector under s. 6.22 (1) (b) and who transmits an application for an official absentee ballot for any election, including a primary election, no later than the latest time specified for the elector in s. 6.86 (1) (b) may, in lieu of the official ballot, cast a federal write-in absentee ballot prescribed under
42 USC 1973ff-2
for any candidate for an office listed on the official ballot or for all of the candidates of any recognized political party for the offices listed on the official ballot at that election if the federal write-in absentee ballot is received by the appropriate municipal clerk no later than the applicable time prescribed in s. 6.87 (6)
or 7.515 (3)
.
Section
22
.
6.25 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.25
(1)
(b) Any individual who qualifies as an overseas elector under s. 6.24 (1) and who transmits an application for an official absentee ballot for an election for national office, including a primary election, no later than the latest time specified for an elector in s. 6.86 (1) (b) may, in lieu of the official ballot, cast a federal write-in absentee ballot prescribed under
42 USC 1973ff-2
for any candidate or for all candidates of any recognized political party for national office listed on the official ballot at that election, if the federal write-in absentee ballot is received by the appropriate municipal clerk no later than the applicable time prescribed in s. 6.87 (6)
or 7.515 (3)
.
Section
24
.
6.275 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.275
(1)
(b) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that county who were preregistered on the deadline specified in s. 6.28 (1)
(a)
, including valid mail registrations which are postmarked by that day
and valid electronic registrations entered under s. 6.30 (5)
.
Section
25
.
6.28 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 6.28 (1) (a) and amended to read:
6.28
(1)
Registration
locations;
deadline
; locations
.
(a) Except as authorized in ss. 6.29, 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for
any
an
election
shall close
closes
at 5 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under s. 6.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later than the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election.
Electronic registration under s. 6.30 (5) for an election closes at 11:59 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may assign election registration officials to register electors who apply for an in-person absentee ballot under s. 6.86 (1) (b) or to register electors at a polling place on election day or at a residential care facility, as defined under s. 6.875 (1) (bm).
(b)
All applications for registration corrections and additions may be made throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners, at the office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other locations provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common council, village or town board in all other municipalities.
Other registration locations may include but are not limited to fire houses, police stations, public libraries, institutions of higher education, supermarkets, community centers, plants and factories, banks, savings and loan associations and savings banks. Special registration deputies shall be appointed for each location unless the location can be sufficiently staffed by the board of election commissioners or the municipal clerk or his or her deputies.
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.
Section
26
.
6.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.30
(1)
In person.
An elector shall apply for registration in person, except as provided under
sub.
subs.
(4)
and (5)
and s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2.
Section
27
.
6.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.30
(4)
By mail.
Any eligible elector may register by mail on a form prescribed by the board and provided by each municipality. The form shall be designed to obtain the information required in
ss.
s.
6.33 (1)
and to provide for changes authorized under s. 6.40 (1) (a)
. The form shall contain a certification by the elector that all statements are true and correct. The form shall be prepostpaid for return when mailed at any point within the United States. The form shall be available in the municipal clerk's office and may be distributed by any elector of the municipality. The clerk shall mail a registration form to any elector upon written or oral request.
Section
28
.
6.30 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.30
(4)
By mail.
Any eligible elector may register by mail on a form prescribed by the commission and provided by each municipality. The form shall be designed to obtain the information required in s. 6.33 (1). The form shall contain a certification by the elector that all statements are true and correct. The form shall be prepostpaid for return when mailed at any point within the United States. The form shall be available in the municipal clerk's office and may be distributed by any elector of the municipality. The clerk shall mail a registration form to any elector upon written or oral request.
Section
29
.
6.30 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
6.30
(5)
By electronic application.
An eligible elector who holds a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 may register electronically in the manner prescribed by the board. The board shall maintain on the Internet a secure registration form that enables the elector to enter the information required under s. 6.33 (1) electronically. An elector who registers electronically under this subsection must authorize the board to obtain from the department of transportation an electronic copy of the elector's signature, which signature shall constitute an affirmance that all information provided by the elector is correct and shall have the same effect as if the elector had signed the application personally. The board shall include on the registration form a place for the elector to give this authorization. Upon submittal of the electronic application, the board shall obtain from the department of transportation a copy of the electronic signature of the elector. The board shall maintain the application on file and shall notify the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality where the elector resides of its receipt of each completed application. The board shall also permit any elector who has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 to make changes in his or her registration at the same Internet site that is used by electors for original registration under this subsection. An elector shall attest to the correctness of any changes in the same manner as provided in this subsection for information entered on an application for original registration.
Section
30
.
6.30 (5) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.30
(5)
By electronic application.
An eligible elector who holds a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 may register electronically in the manner prescribed by the commission. The commission shall maintain on the Internet a secure registration form that enables the elector to enter the information required under s. 6.33 (1) electronically. An elector who registers electronically under this subsection must authorize the commission to obtain from the department of transportation an electronic copy of the elector's signature, which signature shall constitute an affirmance that all information provided by the elector is correct and shall have the same effect as if the elector had signed the application personally. The commission shall include on the registration form a place for the elector to give this authorization. Upon submittal of the electronic application, the commission shall obtain from the department of transportation a copy of the electronic signature of the elector. The commission shall maintain the application on file and shall notify the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality where the elector resides of its receipt of each completed application. The commission shall also permit any elector who has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 to make changes in his or her registration at the same Internet site that is used by electors for original registration under this subsection. An elector shall attest to the correctness of any changes in the same manner as provided in this subsection for information entered on an application for original registration.
Section
31
.
6.32 of the statutes is amended to read:
6.32
Verification of certain registrations. (1)
Upon receipt of a registration form that is submitted by mail under s. 6.30 (4)
or that is submitted by a special registration deputy appointed under s. 6.26
or by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
, the
board or
municipal clerk shall examine the form for sufficiency.
(2)
If the form is insufficient to accomplish registration or the
board or
clerk knows or has reliable information that the proposed elector is not qualified, the
board or
clerk shall notify the proposed elector within 5 days, if possible, and request that the elector appear at the clerk's office or
other
another
registration
center
location
to complete a proper registration or substantiate the information presented.
(3)
If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the
board or
clerk shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she may register at the clerk's office under s. 6.29 or at the proper polling place or other location designated under s. 6.55 (2).
(4)
If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the
board or
clerk has no reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector is not qualified, the
board or
clerk shall enter the elector's name on the registration list and transmit a 1st class letter or postcard to the registrant, specifying the elector's ward or aldermanic district, or both, if any, and polling place. The letter or postcard shall be sent within 10 days of receipt of the form. If the letter or postcard is returned, or if the
board or
clerk is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector, the
board or
clerk shall change the status of the elector on the list from eligible to ineligible. The letter or postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the
board or
clerk if the elector does not reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.
Section
31d
.
6.32 of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.32
Verification of certain registrations. (1)
Upon receipt of a registration form that is submitted by mail under s. 6.30 (4) or by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5), the commission or municipal clerk shall examine the form for sufficiency.
(2)
If the form is insufficient to accomplish registration or the commission or clerk knows or has reliable information that the proposed elector is not qualified, the commission or clerk shall notify the proposed elector within 5 days, if possible, and request that the elector appear at the clerk's office or another registration location to complete a proper registration or substantiate the information presented.
(3)
If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the commission or clerk shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she may register at the clerk's office under s. 6.29 or at the proper polling place or other location designated under s. 6.55 (2).
(4)
If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the commission or clerk has no reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector is not qualified, the commission or clerk shall enter the elector's name on the registration list and transmit a 1st class letter or postcard to the registrant, specifying the elector's ward or aldermanic district, or both, if any, and polling place. The letter or postcard shall be sent within 10 days of receipt of the form. If the letter or postcard is returned, or if the commission or clerk is informed of a different address than the one specified by the elector, the commission or clerk shall change the status of the elector on the list from eligible to ineligible. The letter or postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the commission or clerk if the elector does not reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.
Section
32
.
6.325 of the statutes is amended to read:
6.325
Disqualification of electors.
No person may be disqualified as an elector unless the municipal clerk, board of election commissioners or a challenging elector under s. 6.48 demonstrates beyond a reasonable doubt that the person does not qualify as an elector or is not properly registered. If it appears that the challenged elector is registered at a residence in this state other than the one where the elector now resides, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall, before permitting the elector to vote, require the elector to
transfer his or her registration under s. 6.40 (1) (a)
properly register
and shall notify the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners at the former residence. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may require naturalized applicants to show their naturalization certificates.
Section
33
.
6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.33
(1)
The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration forms. All
nonelectronic
forms shall be printed
on cards
and each item of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the board.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same information as nonelectronic forms.
The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient forms to meet voter registration needs. The
forms
board
shall
be designed
design the form
to obtain from each
applicant
elector
information as to name; date; residence location; location of previous residence immediately before moving to current residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether the
applicant
elector
has resided within the ward or election district for
at least 28
the number of
consecutive days
specified in s. 6.02 (1)
; whether the
applicant
elector
has been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the
applicant
elector
is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the
applicant
elector
is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the
applicant
elector
is currently registered to vote at any other location. The
form
board
shall include
on the nonelectronic form
a space for the
applicant's
elector's
signature
and on the electronic form the authorization specified under s. 6.30 (5)
. Below the space for the signature
or authorization, respectively
, the
form
board
shall
state
include the following statement:
"Falsification of information on this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony."
.
The
form
board
shall include
on the form
a space to enter the name of any
special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6) or
inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and a space for the
deputy,
inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name, affirming that the
deputy,
inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form. The
form
board
shall include
on the form
a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The
form
board
shall also include
on the form
a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by mail
or by electronic application
, a space where the clerk shall record an indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34
or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m)
, the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number that applies only to the individual holding that document, that number. The
form
board
shall also include
on the form
a space where the clerk, for any
applicant
elector
who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
Section
34
.
6.33 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.33
(1)
The commission shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed and each item of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the commission. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same information as nonelectronic forms. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient forms to meet voter registration needs. The commission shall design the form to obtain from each elector information as to name; date; residence location; location of previous residence immediately before moving to current residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account number; whether the elector has resided within the ward or election district for the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the elector has been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the elector is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the elector is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the elector is currently registered to vote at any other location. The commission shall include on the nonelectronic form a space for the elector's signature and on the electronic form the authorization specified under s. 6.30 (5). Below the space for the signature or authorization, respectively, the commission shall include the following statement: "Falsification of information on this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony." The commission shall include on the form a space to enter the name of any inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and a space for the inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name, affirming that the inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form. The commission shall include on the form a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The commission shall also include on the form a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by mail or by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number that applies only to the individual holding that document, that number. The commission shall also include on the form a space where the clerk, for any elector who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
Section
35
.
6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.33
(2)
(a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that
the clerk shall record
the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail,
and
the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34
, and any information relating to an applicant's voting identification card shall be recorded by the clerk. Each applicant
. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector
shall sign his or her own name unless the
applicant
elector
is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability. In such case, the
applicant
elector
may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her behalf. If the
applicant
elector
so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
Section
36
.
6.33 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.33
(2)
(b) Except as provided in s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the registration form shall be signed by the registering elector before the clerk, issuing officer or
registration deputy
election registration official
. The form shall contain a certification by the registering elector that all statements are true and correct.
Section
37
.
6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 6.33 (5) (a) 1. and amended to read:
6.33
(5)
(a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, 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
or
changes a registration from eligible to ineligible status
,
the municipal clerk
or the clerk's designee
shall promptly enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection.
3.
Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, the municipal clerk
may
or the clerk's designee shall
update any entries that change on the date of an election other than a general election within 30 days after the date of that election, and
may
shall
update any entries that change on the date of a general election within 45 days after the date of that election. The legal counsel of the board may, upon request of a municipal clerk, permit the clerk to update entries that change on the date of a general election within 60 days after that election.
4.
The municipal clerk shall provide to the board information that is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the board prescribes.
Section
38
.
6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by
2015 Wisconsin Acts 118
and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.33
(5)
(a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address under an existing registration or changes a registration from eligible to ineligible status the municipal clerk or the clerk's designee shall promptly enter electronically on the list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection.
2. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a municipal clerk mails an absentee ballot to an elector or receives an in-person absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot the municipal clerk shall, no later than 48 hours after mailing an absentee ballot or receiving an in-person absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot, enter electronically on the list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection or submit the information to the clerk's designee who shall, no later than 24 hours after receiving the information from the clerk, enter electronically on the list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection. If a deadline under this subdivision falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is extended to the next business day.
3. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, the municipal clerk or the clerk's designee shall update any entries that change on the date of an election other than a general election within 30 days after the date of that election, and shall update any entries that change on the date of a general election within 45 days after the date of that election. The commission administrator may, upon request of a municipal clerk permit the clerk to update entries that change on the date of a general election within 60 days after that election.
4. The municipal clerk shall provide to the commission information that is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the commission prescribes.
Section
39
.
6.33 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
6.33
(5)
(a) 2. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a municipal clerk mails an absentee ballot to an elector or receives an in-person absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot the municipal clerk shall, no later than 48 hours after mailing an absentee ballot or receiving an in-person absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot, enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection or submit the information to the clerk's designee who shall, no later than 24 hours after receiving the information from the clerk, enter electronically on the list maintained by the board under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that subsection. If a deadline under this subdivision falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is extended to the next business day.
Section
40
.
6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.34
(2)
Upon
Except as provided in sub. (2m), upon
completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33, each eligible elector who is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector, shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail
or by electronic application
, the identifying document may not be a residential lease.
Section
41
.
6.34 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
6.34
(2m)
An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5) is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343, or the number of a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50, together with the elector's name and date of birth and the board is able to verify the information specified under sub. (3) (b) using the system maintained under sub. (4).
Section
42
.
6.34 (2m) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.34
(2m)
An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5) is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343, or the number of a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50, together with the elector's name and date of birth and the commission is able to verify the information specified under sub. (3) (b) using the system maintained under sub. (4).
Section
43
.
6.34 (3) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
6.34
(3)
(a) 7. b. An identification card issued by a university, college or technical college that contains a photograph of the cardholder 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 and who are U.S. citizens to the municipal clerk prior to the election showing the current address of the students and if the municipal clerk,
special registration deputy
election registration official
, or inspector verifies that the student presenting the card is included on the list.
Section
44
.
6.34 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
6.34
(3)
(a) 12. For an occupant of a residential care facility, as defined in s. 6.875 (1) (bm), for the purpose of registering at the facility, a contract or intake document prepared by the residential care facility that specifies that the occupant currently resides in the facility. The contract or intake document may also identify the room or unit in which the occupant resides.
Section
45
.
6.34 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
6.34
(4)
The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an instant basis, information specified under sub. (3) (b) from the information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m), using the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to the board's agreement with the secretary of transportation under s. 85.61 (1). If a prospective elector enters information specified under sub. (3) (b) 2. into the system that does not match such information maintained by the department of transportation, the system shall redirect the elector to the department of transportation's Internet site so that the elector may update his or her information with the department of transportation.
Section
46
.
6.34 (4) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.34
(4)
The commission shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an instant basis, information specified under sub. (3) (b) from the information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m), using the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to the commission's agreement with the secretary of transportation under s. 85.61 (1). If a prospective elector enters information specified under sub. (3) (b) 2. into the system that does not match such information maintained by the department of transportation, the system shall redirect the elector to the department of transportation's Internet site so that the elector may update his or her information with the department of transportation.
Section
47
.
6.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.35
(1)
(intro.) 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.
subs.
(1m)
and (2)
:
Section
48
.
6.35 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
6.35
(2)
The board shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
Section
49
.
6.35 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.35
(2)
The commission shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).
Section
50
.
6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.36
(1)
(a) (intro.) The commission shall compile and maintain electronically an official registration list. The list shall contain all of the following:
Section
51
.
6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
6.36
(1)
(a) (intro.) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official registration list. The list shall contain
all of
the
following:
1. The
name and address of each registered elector in the state
, the
.
2. The elector's
date of birth
of the elector, the
.
3. The
ward and aldermanic district of the elector, if any
, and, for
.
4. For
each elector, a unique registration identification number assigned by the board
, the
.
5. 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
.
6. Any
identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47 (3)
, the
.
7. The
date of any election in which the elector votes
, an
.
8. An
indication of whether the elector is an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.24 (1)
, any
.
9. 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
.
10. An
indication of any accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by the elector
, an
.
11. An
indication of the method by which the elector's registration form was received
, and an
.
12. An
indication of whether the elector was required under s. 6.34 to provide proof of residence and, if so, the type of identifying document submitted as proof of residence, the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document included a number that applies only to the individual holding that document, up to the last 4 digits of that number. If the number on the identifying document submitted by the elector had 6 or fewer digits, the list under this paragraph may not contain more than the last 2 digits of that number.
(am)
The list under
this paragraph
par. (a)
may contain such other information as may be determined by the board to facilitate administration of elector registration requirements.
Section
52
.
6.36 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.36
(1)
(a) 4. For each elector, a unique registration identification number assigned by the commission.
Section
53
.
6.36 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.36
(1)
(a) 9. Any information relating to the elector that appears on the current list transmitted to the commission by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m).
Section
54
.
6.36 (1) (a) 13. to 16. of the statutes are created to read:
6.36
(1)
(a) 13. A separate column indicating the date on which an elector applied to vote by in-person absentee ballot.
14. Separate columns indicating the date on which the clerk mailed an absentee ballot to an elector and the date on which the elector returned the absentee ballot.
15. A separate column indicating the polling location associated with each elector's address and ward or aldermanic district, if any.
16. A separate column indicating the mailing address for the municipal clerk associated with each polling location identified under subd. 15.
Section
55
.
6.36 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
6.36
(1)
(ae) 1. The chief election officer shall enter into a membership agreement with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for the purpose of maintaining the official registration list under this section. Prior to entering into an agreement under this subdivision, the chief election officer shall ensure that the agreement satisfies all of the following conditions:
a. It safeguards the confidentiality of information or data in the registration list that may be subject to transfer under the agreement and to which access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a.
b. It prohibits the sale or distribution of the information or data in the registration list to a 3rd-party vendor and it prohibits any other action not associated with administration of or compliance with the agreement.
c. It does not affect the exemption for this state under the national voter registration act.
d. It allows the state to make contact with electors by electronic mail, whenever possible.
2. If the chief election officer enters into an agreement under subd. 1., the chief election officer shall comply with the terms of the agreement, including the transmission of information and data related to the registration of electors in this state to the Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for processing and sharing with other member states and governmental units.
Section
56
.
6.36 (1) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.36
(1)
(am) The list under par. (a) may contain such other information as may be determined by the commission to facilitate administration of elector registration requirements.
Section
57
.
6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
6.36
(1)
(b) 1. a. Except as provided in pars.
(ae),
(bm)
,
and (bn), 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.
Section
58
.
6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes, as affected by
2015 Wisconsin Acts 118
and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.36
(1)
(b) 1. a. Except as provided in pars. (ae), (bm), and (bn), no person other than an employee of the commission, 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.
Section
59
.
6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.36
(2)
(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. If proof of residence is provided, the type of identifying document submitted by the elector and the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document
, or an indication that the information provided by the elector in lieu of proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m),
shall be entered on the list in the space provided.
Proof
Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof
of residence is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registers by mail
or by electronic application
and has not previously voted in an election in this state.
Section
60
.
6.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.36
(6)
The board shall establish by rule the fee for obtaining a copy of the official registration list, or a portion of the list
, including access to the subscription service established under s. 5.05 (14) (b)
. 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.
Section
61
.
6.36 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.36
(6)
The commission shall establish by rule the fee for obtaining a copy of the official registration list, or a portion of the list, including access to the subscription service established under s. 5.05 (14) (b). 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.
Section
62
.
6.40 of the statutes is repealed.
Section
63
.
6.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.50
(3)
Upon receipt of reliable information that a registered elector has changed his or her residence to a location outside of the municipality, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall notify the elector by mailing a notice by 1st class mail to the elector's registration address stating the source of the information. All municipal departments and agencies receiving information that a registered elector has changed his or her residence shall notify the clerk or board of election commissioners. If the elector no longer resides in the municipality or fails to apply for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date the notice is mailed, the clerk or board of election commissioners shall change the elector's registration from eligible to ineligible status. Upon receipt of reliable information that a registered elector has changed his or her residence within the municipality, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall
transfer
change
the elector's registration and mail the elector a notice of the
transfer under s. 6.40 (2)
change
. This subsection does not restrict the right of an elector to challenge any registration under s. 6.325, 6.48, 6.925, 6.93, or 7.52 (5).
Section
64
.
6.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.50
(10)
Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29 (2), or 6.55 (2)
, or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50, may reregister under s. 6.30 (5)
.
Section
65
.
6.55 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
Section
66
.
6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.55
(2)
(b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), the elector shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. The signing by the elector executing the registration form shall be in the presence of the
special
election
registration
deputy
official
or inspector. Upon receipt of the registration form, the
deputy
official
or inspector shall enter both the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence and the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number that applies only to the individual holding that document, that number in the space provided on the form. The
deputy
official
or inspector shall then print his or her name on and sign the form, indicating that the
deputy
official
or inspector has accepted the form. Upon compliance with this procedure, the elector shall be permitted to cast his or her vote, if the elector complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling place.
Section
67
.
6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
6.55
(2)
(c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars. (a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any municipality, may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b), instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the polling place. An eligible elector who desires to register shall execute a registration form as prescribed under par. (a) and provide proof of residence as provided under s. 6.34. The signing by the person executing the registration form shall be in the presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or
special
election
registration
deputy
official
. Upon receipt of the registration form, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or
special
election
registration
deputy
official
shall enter the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence, the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number that applies only to the individual holding that document, the last 4 digits of that number in the space provided on the form. If the number on the identifying document submitted by the elector has 6 or fewer digits, the clerk shall enter only the last 2 digits of that number. The municipal clerk, the deputy clerk, or the
special
election
registration
deputy
official
shall then print his or her name and sign the form, indicating that the clerk, deputy clerk, or
deputy
official
has accepted the form. Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or
special
election
registration
deputy
official
shall serially number the registration and give one copy to the person for presentation at the polling place serving the person's residence or an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).
Section
68
.
6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.55
(2)
(cs) The board 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
special
election
registration
deputies
officials
shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the inspectors or
special
election
registration
deputies
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
special
election
registration
deputies
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).
Section
69
.
6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.55
(2)
(cs) The commission 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).
Section
70
.
6.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.55
(2)
(d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides at the same address, and has not
notified
previously provided notice of the change to
the municipal clerk
under s. 6.40 (1) (c)
, shall notify the inspector of the change before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at the time when materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed both a name and address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other registration location under pars. (a) and (b).
6.55
(6)
Any of the registration duties of inspectors under sub. (2) may be carried out in the municipality by the municipal clerk
or by special registration deputies appointed by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners at any polling place or other registration location whenever the clerk or board of election commissioners determines that the registration process provided for in that subsection will be facilitated thereby
. The municipal clerk, however, may not carry out the registration duties of the inspectors under sub. (2) if the municipal clerk is a candidate on the ballot for that election day.
The deputies shall be specially appointed by the clerk or board of election commissioners for one election only to conduct elector registration only.
Section
72
.
6.79 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.79
(1m)
Separate poll lists.
Two election officials at each election ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists containing information relating to all persons voting.
The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the information on the
lists
poll list
manually or electronically. If the
lists are maintained
clerk elects to maintain the list
electronically,
the board shall prescribe a supplemental list that contains the full name, address, and space for the entry of the signature of each elector, or if the elector is exempt from the signature requirement under s. 6.36 (2) (a), the word "exempt". If the lists are maintained electronically, the officials shall enter the information into an electronic data recording system that enables retrieval of printed copies of the lists at the polling place
an election official at each election ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain the poll list
. The system employed
to maintain the list electronically
is subject to the approval of the board.
If the clerk elects to maintain the information manually, 2 election officials at each election ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists.
Section
73
.
6.79 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
6.79
(1m)
Separate poll lists.
The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the information on the poll list manually or electronically. If the clerk elects to maintain the list electronically, an election official at each election ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain the poll list. The system employed to maintain the list electronically is subject to the approval of the commission. If the clerk elects to maintain the information manually, 2 election officials at each election ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists.
Section
74
.
6.79 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.79
(2)
(d) If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the
proof of identification
document provided by the elector under par. (a) does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, the officials shall require the elector to provide proof of residence. If proof of residence is provided, the officials shall enter both the type of identifying document submitted as proof of residence and the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document in the space provided on the poll list and shall verify that the name and address on the identifying document is the same as the name and address shown on the registration list. If proof of residence is required and not provided, or if the elector does not present proof of identification under par. (a), whenever required, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the elector to vote under s. 6.97.
Section
75
.
6.86 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.86
(3)
(b) When each properly executed form and statement required under par. (a) is presented to the municipal clerk, if the elector who proposes to vote is qualified, an absentee ballot shall be issued and the name of such hospitalized elector shall be recorded by the clerk
or special registration deputy
. An agent who is issued an absentee ballot under this section shall present documentation of his or her identity, provide his or her name and address, and attest to a statement that the ballot is received solely for the benefit of a named elector who is hospitalized, and the agent will promptly transmit the ballot to such person.
Section
76
.
6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
6.87
(4)
(b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper envelope. If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope.
Proof
Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof
of residence is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registered by mail
or by electronic application
and has not voted in an election in this state. If the elector requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for candidates in the primary.
Section
77
.
6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.87
(6)
Except as provided in s. 7.515 (3), the
The
ballot shall be returned so it is
received by the municipal clerk
delivered to the polling place
no later than 8 p.m. on election day. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, if the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk shall secure the ballot and cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place serving the elector's residence before
the closing hour. Except as provided in s. 7.515 (3), any
8 p.m. Any
ballot not mailed or delivered as provided in this subsection may not be counted.
Section
78
.
6.87 (6d) of the statutes is created to read:
6.87
(6d)
If a certificate is missing the address of a witness, the ballot may not be counted.
Section
79
.
7.03 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.03
(1)
(d) Except as otherwise provided in par. (a),
special registration deputies appointed under s. 6.55 (6),
special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875 (4) and
other
officials and trainees who attend training sessions under s. 7.15 (1) (e) or 7.25 (5) may also be compensated by the municipality where they serve at the option of the municipality.
Section
80
.
7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.08
(1)
(c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4)
and (5)
, 6.33 (1),
6.40 (1) (a),
6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the board.
Section
81
.
7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
7.08
(1)
(c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33 (1), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the commission.
Section
82
.
7.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.30
(2)
(a) Only election officials appointed under this section or s. 6.875 may conduct an election. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and in ss. 7.15 (1) (k) and 7.52 (1) (b), each election official shall be a qualified elector of a county in which the municipality where the official serves is located, and each chief inspector shall be a qualified elector of the municipality in which the chief inspector serves. If no qualified candidate for chief inspector is available or if the chief inspector is appointed to fill a vacancy under par. (b), the person so appointed need not be a qualified elector of the municipality. If a municipal clerk or deputy clerk
serves as a registration deputy or
is appointed to fill a vacancy under par. (b), the clerk or deputy clerk need not be a resident of the county, but shall be a resident of the state. No more than 2 individuals holding the office of clerk or deputy clerk may serve without regard to county residency in any municipality at any election.
Special registration deputies who are appointed under s. 6.55 (6) may be appointed to serve more than one polling place.
All officials appointed under this section shall be able to read and write the English language, be capable, and be of good understanding, and may not be a candidate for any office to be voted for at an election at which they serve. In 1st class cities, they may hold no public office other than notary public. Except as authorized under subs. (1) (b) and (4) (c), all inspectors shall be affiliated with one of the 2 recognized political parties which received the largest number of votes for president, or governor in nonpresidential general election years, in the ward or combination of wards served by the polling place at the last election. Excluding the inspector who may be appointed under sub. (1) (b), the party which received the largest number of votes is entitled to one more inspector than the party receiving the next largest number of votes at each polling place. Whenever 2 or more inspectors are required to perform a function within a polling place and both parties that are entitled to submit nominees have done so, the chief inspector shall assign, insofar as practicable, an equal number of inspectors from the nominees of each party.
Section
83
.
7.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.31
(1)
The board shall
, by rule, prescribe
establish
requirements for certification of individuals to serve as chief inspectors. The requirements shall include a requirement to attend at least one training session held under sub. (5) before beginning service.
The requirements shall not include taking an examination.
Section
84
.
7.31 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
7.31
(1)
The commission shall establish requirements for certification of individuals to serve as chief inspectors. The requirements shall include a requirement to attend at least one training session held under sub. (5) before beginning service.
Section
85
.
7.315 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.315
(1)
(a) The board shall, by rule, prescribe the contents of the training that municipal clerks must provide to inspectors, other than chief inspectors,
and
to special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875
, and to special registration deputies appointed under ss. 6.26 and 6.55 (6)
.
Section
86
.
7.315 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
7.315
(1)
(a) The commission shall, by rule, prescribe the contents of the training that municipal clerks must provide to inspectors, other than chief inspectors, and to special voting deputies appointed under s. 6.875.
Section
87
.
7.315 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
7.315
(1)
(b) 1. Each inspector other than a chief inspector and each special voting deputy appointed under s. 6.875
and special registration deputy appointed under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6)
shall view or attend at least one training program every 2 years. Except as provided in subd. 2., no individual may serve as an inspector, other than a chief inspector,
or
as a special voting deputy under s. 6.875
, or as a special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6)
at any election unless the individual has completed training for that election provided by the municipal clerk pursuant to rules promulgated under par. (a) within 2 years of the date of the election.
Section
88
.
7.315 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
7.315
(1)
(b) 2. Only when an individual who has received training under subd. 1. is unavailable to perform his or her election duties due to sickness, injury, or other unforeseen occurrence may an individual who has not received training under subd. 1. be appointed to serve as an inspector, other than chief inspector, or a special voting deputy
or special registration deputy
. The appointment of an individual to serve under this subdivision shall be for a specific election and no individual may be appointed under this subdivision more than one time in a 2-year period.
Section
89
.
7.315 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.315
(3)
The board may produce and periodically reissue as necessary a video program for the purpose of training election officials, including special voting deputies and
special registration deputies
election registration officials
. The board shall make any such program available for viewing electronically through an Internet-based system.
Section
90
.
7.315 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
7.315
(3)
The commission may produce and periodically reissue as necessary a video program for the purpose of training election officials, including special voting deputies and election registration officials. The commission shall make any such program available for viewing electronically through an Internet-based system.
Section
91
.
7.315 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
7.315
(4)
Election registration officials shall receive the training as provided under this section for inspectors, other than chief inspectors.
Section
92
.
7.37 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.37
(13)
Closing of polls.
For each polling place, the municipal clerk shall designate an official of the municipality who shall position himself or herself at the end of the line of individuals waiting to vote, if any, at the time that the polls officially close. The official may be an
appointed
inspector
or special registration deputy appointed under s. 6.55 (6)
who serves at that polling place, an employee of the municipal clerk or a police officer. Only individuals in line ahead of the official shall be permitted to vote under s. 6.78 (4).
Section
93
.
7.51 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
7.51
(4)
(c) On election night the municipalities shall report the returns, by ward or reporting unit, to the county clerk no later than 2 hours after the votes are tabulated.
Section
94
.
7.51 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.51
(5)
(b) The municipal clerk shall deliver all ballots, statements, tally sheets, lists, and envelopes relating to a school district election to the school district clerk, excluding
any absentee ballots that are received after the closing hour on election night and
any provisional ballots, by 4 p.m. on the day following each such election and shall deliver to the school district clerk any amended statements, tally sheets, and lists for additional provisional
and absentee
ballots canvassed under s. 6.97 (4)
or 7.515 (6) (b)
no later than 4 p.m. on the Monday after the election. The municipal clerk shall deliver to the county clerk the ballots, statements, tally sheets, lists, and envelopes for his or her municipality relating to any county, technical college district, state, or national election no later than 4 p.m. on the day following each such election or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, by 4 p.m. on the 2nd day following each such election, and shall deliver to the county clerk any additional provisional
and absentee
ballots canvassed under s. 6.97 (4)
or 7.515 (6) (b)
together with amended statements, tally sheets, lists, and envelopes no later than 4 p.m. on the Monday after the election. The person delivering the returns shall be paid out of the municipal treasury. Each clerk shall retain ballots, statements, tally sheets, or envelopes received by the clerk until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1).
Section
95
.
7.515 of the statutes is repealed.
7.53
(1)
(a) Where the municipality constitutes one ward or combines all wards to utilize a single polling place under s. 5.15 (6) (b), the canvass of the votes cast at the polling place shall be conducted publicly under s. 7.51 and the inspectors, other than any inspector appointed under s. 7.30 (1) (b), shall act as the municipal board of canvassers. The inspectors shall then complete the return statement for all votes cast at the polling place. If there are no provisional ballots that are eligible to be counted under s. 6.97
and the municipal clerk has not mailed or transmitted absentee ballots to any electors of the municipality that have not been returned by election night,
and no absentee ballots are being canvassed under s. 7.52, the inspectors may complete and sign the canvass statement and determination on election night. In municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, after the canvass of the absentee ballots is completed under s. 7.52, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall reconcile the poll list of the electors who vote by absentee ballot with the corresponding poll list of the electors who vote in person to ensure that no elector is allowed to cast more than one ballot. If an elector who votes in person has submitted an absentee ballot, the absentee ballot is void. Except as authorized in par. (b), if one or more electors of the municipality have cast provisional ballots that are eligible to be counted under s. 6.97
or if the municipal clerk receives one or more absentee ballots by 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election that are eligible to be counted under s. 7.515 (6) (b)
, the inspectors, acting as the board of canvassers, shall reconvene no later than 9 a.m. on the Monday after the election to count the valid provisional
and absentee
ballots and shall adjust the returns accordingly. The inspectors, acting as the board of canvassers, need not reconvene if the municipal clerk certifies that he or she has received no provisional
or absentee
ballots from the time that the board of canvassers completed the initial canvass and 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election. Upon completion of the canvass under this paragraph and any canvass that is conducted under s. 7.52 and ascertainment of the results by the inspectors or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, by the inspectors and the board of absentee ballot canvassers, the municipal clerk shall publicly read to the inspectors or the board of absentee ballot canvassers the names of the persons voted for and the number of votes for each person for each municipal office, the names of the persons declared by the inspectors or board of absentee ballot canvassers to have won nomination or election to each municipal office, and the number of votes cast for and against each municipal referendum question.
Section
97
.
7.53 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.53
(3)
(a) In a common, union high or unified school district, the school district clerk shall appoint 2 qualified electors of the school district prior to the date of the election being canvassed who shall, with the school district clerk, constitute the school district board of canvassers. If the school district clerk is a candidate at the election being canvassed, the other 2 members of the board of canvassers shall designate a 3rd member to serve in lieu of the clerk for that election. The school district clerk shall appoint a member to fill any other temporary vacancy on the board of canvassers. The canvass shall begin no later than 9 a.m. on the Tuesday after the election, and shall continue, without adjournment, until completed. The board of canvassers may return defective returns to the municipal board of canvassers in the manner provided in s. 7.60 (3). If the board of canvassers meets before 4 p.m. on the Monday after the election and thereafter receives amended statements, tally sheets, and lists from a municipal clerk for provisional
or absentee
ballots that are eligible to be counted under s. 6.97 (4)
or 7.515 (6) (b)
, the board of canvassers shall reconvene no later than 9 a.m. on the Tuesday after the election and shall adjust the returns accordingly. No later than 4 p.m. on the Tuesday after the election, the board of canvassers shall complete the canvass and shall prepare a written statement showing the numbers of votes cast for each person for each office and for and against each question and shall prepare a determination showing the names of the persons who are elected to the school board and the results of any school district referendum. Following each primary election, the board of canvassers shall prepare a statement certifying the names of the persons who have won nomination to the school board. Each statement and determination shall be attested by each of the canvassers. The board of canvassers shall file each statement and determination in the school district office. The school district clerk shall certify nominations after each primary and issue certificates of election to persons who are elected to the school board after each election in the manner provided in sub. (4).
Section
98
.
7.60 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.60
(1)
Keep office open.
On election night the county clerk shall keep the clerk's office open to receive reports from the ward inspectors and shall post all returns.
On election night the clerk shall post all returns, by ward or reporting unit, on an Internet site maintained by the county no later than 2 hours after receiving the returns.
Section
99
.
9.01 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
9.01
(1)
(a) 1. Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted upon any referendum question at any election may petition for a recount. The petitioner shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under par. (ar) not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass following canvassing of any valid provisional
and absentee
ballots under
ss.
s.
6.97 (4)
and 7.515 (6)
and, except as provided in this subdivision, not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or county board of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that referendum question following canvassing of all valid provisional
and absentee
ballots or, if more than one board of canvassers makes the determination, not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the last board of canvassers which makes a determination following canvassing of all valid provisional
and absentee
ballots. If the chairperson of the board or chairperson's designee makes the determination for the office or the referendum question, the petitioner shall file the petition not earlier than the last meeting day of the last county board of canvassers to make a statement in the election or referendum following canvassing of all valid provisional
and absentee
ballots and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the day on which the government accountability board receives the last statement from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum following canvassing of all valid provisional
and absentee
ballots.
Section
100
.
9.01 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by
2015 Wisconsin Acts 118
and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
9.01
(1)
(a) 1. Any candidate voted for at any election or any elector who voted upon any referendum question at any election may petition for a recount. The petitioner shall file a verified petition or petitions with the proper clerk or body under par. (ar) not earlier than the time of completion of the canvass following canvassing of any valid provisional ballots under s. 6.97 (4) and, except as provided in this subdivision, not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the municipal or county board of canvassers determining the election for that office or on that referendum question following canvassing of all valid provisional ballots or, if more than one board of canvassers makes the determination, not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the last meeting day of the last board of canvassers which makes a determination following canvassing of all valid provisional ballots. If the commission chairperson or chairperson's designee makes the determination for the office or the referendum question, the petitioner shall file the petition not earlier than the last meeting day of the last county board of canvassers to make a statement in the election or referendum following canvassing of all valid provisional ballots and not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd business day following the day on which the commission receives the last statement from a county board of canvassers for the election or referendum following canvassing of all valid provisional ballots.
Section
100m
.
11.1101 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
11.1101
(4)
Other persons.
A person, other than a person subject to sub. (1), (2), or (3) or s. 11.1112, may contribute to a candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified for the candidate whose nomination or election the committee supports:
(a) Candidates for governor, $86,000.
(b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $26,000.
(c) Candidates for attorney general, $44,000.
(d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, state superintendent, or justice, $18,000.
(e) Candidates for state senator, $2,000.
(f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000.
(g) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts that contain a county having a population of more than 500,000, $6,000.
(h) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000.
(i) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than 300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a population of more than 300,000, $6,000.
(j) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000.
(k) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following:
1. Four hundred dollars.
2. Two cents times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $5,000.
11.1104
(3)
(b) A political action committee
or a person subject to the limits under s. 11.1101 (4)
may contribute no more than $12,000 in any calendar year to a legislative campaign committee.
11.1104
(4)
(b) A political action committee
or a person subject to the limits under s. 11.1101 (4)
may contribute no more than $12,000 in any calendar year to a political party.
11.1104
(6)
Contributions paid to a segregated fund established and administered by a political party or legislative campaign committee for purposes other than making contributions to a candidate committee or making disbursements for express advocacy
, except that a political action committee or a person subject to s. 11.1101 (4) may contribute no more than $12,000 in any calendar year to such a fund
.
Section
102
.
17.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
17.29
Effect of chapter.
The provisions of this chapter supersede all contrary provisions in either the general law or in special acts, except ss.
6.26 (2) (b),
6.55 (6), 6.875, and 7.30 relating to appointed election officials and ch. 321 relating to the military staff of the governor and to officers of the Wisconsin national guard or state defense force; and shall govern all offices whether created by general law or special act, unless otherwise specially provided.
Section
103
.
19.42 (10) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:
19.42
(10)
(ab) A member or employee of the ethics commission.
Section
104
.
19.42 (13) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
19.42
(13)
(p) All members of the elections commission and all members of the ethics commission.
Section
105
.
85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.61
(1)
The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections division of the government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1)
and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m)
with personally identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections division of the government accountability board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.
Section
106
.
85.61 (1) of the statutes, as affected by
2015 Wisconsin Acts 118
and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
85.61
(1)
The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections commission shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections commission to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.
Section
107
.
343.027 of the statutes is amended to read:
343.027
Confidentiality of signatures.
Any signature collected under this chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting debt
, to the government accountability board, in electronic or digital format, for the purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5)
, to the person to whom the signature relates, to a court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney, law enforcement agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.
Section
108
.
343.027 of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
343.027
Confidentiality of signatures.
Any signature collected under this chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting debt, to the elections commission, in electronic or digital format, for the purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5), to the person to whom the signature relates, to a court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney, law enforcement agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.
Section
109
.
Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) No later than the 20th day following the end of each calendar quarter, the government accountability board, or the elections commission, and the department of transportation shall each report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes concerning its progress in implementing an electronic voter registration system. The board or commission and the department shall continue to file reports under this subsection until the board or commission determines that implementation is complete and the performance of the system is satisfactory. The board or commission and the department shall ensure that the implementation is complete and the performance of the system is satisfactory before the spring primary in 2017. The board or commission shall notify the legislative reference bureau of the date on which the implementation is complete and the performance satisfactory.
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110
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Initial applicability.
(1) The treatment of sections 6.22 (5), 6.25 (1) (a) and (b), 6.87 (6) and (6d), 7.51 (5) (b), 7.515, 7.53 (1) (a) and (3) (a), and 9.01 (1) (a) 1. (by
Section
99) of the statutes first applies to elections held no earlier than 6 months after the effective date of this subsection.
(2) The treatment of section 6.34 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes first applies to registration applications filed on the effective date of this subsection.
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111
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Effective dates.
This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:
(1)
The repeal and recreation of sections 5.05 (14) (b) and (c) and (18), 5.056, 5.91 (intro.), 6.24 (3), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.32, 6.33 (1) and (5) (a), 6.34 (2m) and (4), 6.35 (2), 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.), 4., and 9., (am), (b) 1. a. and (6), 6.55 (2) (cs), 6.79 (1m), 7.08 (1) (c), 7.31 (1), 7.315 (1) (a) and (3), 9.01 (1) (a) 1., 85.61 (1), and 343.027 of the statutes and the creation of section 19.42 (10) (ab) and (13) (p) of the statutes take effect on June 30, 2016.
(2)
The repeal of section 6.26 of the statutes takes effect on the day on which the legislative reference bureau receives notice under
Section
109 of this act.
