Amendment AA1-AB178

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 178

June 9, 2021 - Offered by Representative Steffen.

AB178-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB178-AA1,1,2 1. Page 2, line 1: before that line insert:

AB178-AA1,1,3 “ Section 1m. 6.86 (1) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB178-AA1,2,2 6.86 (1) (ac) Any elector qualifying under par. (a) may make written application to the municipal clerk for an official ballot by means of facsimile transmission or, electronic mail, or the state's voter public access Internet site. Any application under this paragraph need not shall contain a copy of the applicant's original written signature. An elector requesting a ballot under this paragraph shall return with the voted ballot a copy of the request bearing an original signature of the elector as provided in s. 6.87 (4) or contain the applicant's electronic signature on the application form in portable document format (PDF). Except as authorized in ss. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. to 5. and 6.875 (6), and notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), the elector shall transmit a copy of his or her proof of identification in the manner provided in s. 6.87 (1) unless the elector is a military elector or an overseas elector or the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).”.

AB178-AA1,2,9 2. Page 2, line 5: delete lines 5 to 8 and substitute “from a qualified elector of the municipality a completed application in the form prescribed by the commission under par. (as) that contains the elector's original written signature, or, if application is made under par. (ac), that contains the elector's electronic signature or a copy of the elector's original written signature, or the signature of a person the elector authorizes to sign on the elector's behalf under par. (ag) or sub. (3) (a). The clerk shall retain each absentee”.

AB178-AA1,2,10 (End)