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SB934-SSA1,26 5Section 26. 12.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB934-SSA1,19,106 12.09 (3) No person may personally or through an agent, by make use of or
7threaten to make use of force, violence, restraint, or
any act tactic of coercion or
8intimidation in order to
compel, induce, or prevail upon an elector either to vote or
9refrain from voting at any election for or against a particular candidate or question
10at a
referendum.
SB934-SSA1,27 11Section 27. 12.17 of the statutes is created to read:
SB934-SSA1,19,13 1212.17 Deceptive election practices. (1) In this section, “election-related
13information" means information concerning any of the following:
SB934-SSA1,19,1414 (a) The date, time, place, or manner of conducting an election.
SB934-SSA1,19,1715 (b) The qualifications for or restrictions on the eligibility of electors voting at
16an election, including any criminal penalties associated with voting in an election or
17an elector's registration status or eligibility.
SB934-SSA1,19,1818 (c) The explicit endorsement by any person of a candidate at an election.
SB934-SSA1,19,21 19(2) No person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, may
20intentionally induce another person to refrain from registering or voting at an
21election by knowingly providing that person with false election-related information.
SB934-SSA1,19,24 22(3) Any person who is aggrieved by an alleged violation of sub. (2) may bring
23an action for injunctive relief in circuit court for the county where the violation is
24alleged to occur.
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1(4) Any person may file a verified complaint with the commission alleging facts
2that the person believes to constitute a violation of sub. (2). The complaint shall be
3filed as provided under s. 5.05 (2m) (c).
SB934-SSA1,20,12 4(5) (a) Notwithstanding s. 5.05 (2m) (c), the commission shall promptly review
5each complaint received under sub. (4), and if the commission finds that the facts
6alleged in the complaint, if true, would constitute a violation of sub. (2), the
7commission shall promptly investigate the complaint. Notwithstanding s. 5.05 (2m)
8(c) 11., if the commission finds that a violation of sub. (2) has occurred or is occurring,
9the commission shall take all measures necessary to provide correct information to
10electors who may have been deceived by the actions of the alleged violator, and shall
11refer the matter to the appropriate authority for prosecution in accordance with ss.
125.05 (2m) (i) and 12.60 (4).
SB934-SSA1,20,1413 (b) The commission shall promulgate rules concerning the methods and means
14of providing corrective information to electors under par. (a).
SB934-SSA1,20,21 15(6) (a) No later than 90 days after each each general election, the commission
16shall report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for referral to the
17appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (2) concerning any complaints
18under sub. (4) that were acted upon or referred by the commission under sub. (5)
19during the period beginning with the date of the 2nd preceding general election and
20ending with the preceding general election. Except as provided in par. (b), the report
21shall include all of the following:
SB934-SSA1,20,2322 1. A description of the alleged deceptive election practices that were the subject
23of each complaint.
SB934-SSA1,20,2524 2. Any corrective measures taken by the commission with regard to the subject
25matter of each complaint.
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13. The commission's evaluation of the effectiveness of those corrective
2measures.
SB934-SSA1,21,43 4. The status of any prosecution relating to the subject matter of each
4complaint.
SB934-SSA1,21,65 5. A compilation of the number and types of allegations made that were acted
6upon or referred by the commission under sub. (5).
SB934-SSA1,21,87 6. The locations and segments of the population that were affected by the
8alleged deceptive election practices.
SB934-SSA1,21,99 7. The status of any investigations conducted by the commission under sub. (5).
SB934-SSA1,21,1210 (b) The commission may exclude from the report under par. (a) any information
11that, if disclosed, would interfere with a pending investigation of a violation of the
12law.
SB934-SSA1,21,1413 (c) The commission shall post a copy of each report submitted under this
14subsection on the commission's Internet site.
SB934-SSA1,28 15Section 28. 12.19 of the statutes is created to read:
SB934-SSA1,21,19 1612.19 Voter suppression. No person may knowingly attempt to prevent or
17deter another person from voting or registering to vote based upon fraudulent,
18deceptive, or spurious grounds or information. Violations of this section include any
19of the following:
SB934-SSA1,21,21 20(1) Challenging another person's right to register or vote at an election based
21upon information the person knows is false.
SB934-SSA1,21,23 22(2) Attempting to induce another person to refrain from registering or voting
23by providing that person with information the person knows is false.
SB934-SSA1,29 24Section 29. 12.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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112.60 (1) (a) Whoever violates s. 12.09, 12.11 or 12.13 (1), (2) (b) 1. to 7., or (3)
2(a), (e), (f), (j), (k), (L), (m), (y), or (z) is guilty of a Class I felony.
SB934-SSA1,30 3Section 30. 12.60 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934-SSA1,22,64 12.60 (1) (am) Whoever violates s. 12.17 (2) with the intent to prevent any
5person from exercising the right to vote in an election is guilty of a Class D felony,
6except that the term of imprisonment may not exceed 5 years.
SB934-SSA1,31 7Section 31. 12.60 (1) (an) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934-SSA1,22,98 12.60 (1) (an) Whoever violates s. 12.09 is guilty of a Class D felony, except that
9the term of imprisonment may not exceed 3 years.
SB934-SSA1,32 10Section 32. 12.60 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934-SSA1,22,1211 12.60 (1) (ap) Whoever violates s. 12.19 is guilty of a Class E felony, except that
12the term of imprisonment may not exceed 2 years.
SB934-SSA1,33 13Section 33. 12.60 (1) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934-SSA1,22,2014 12.60 (1) (bn) If a municipal clerk or executive director of a board of election
15commissioners fails to ensure compliance with s. 5.25 (4) (b) or to post the materials
16specified in s. 5.35 (6) (a) at each polling place located in the municipality served by
17the clerk or executive director at any election, except as authorized in s. 5.35 (6) (d),
18or the administrator of the commission fails to include any of the materials specified
19in s. 7.08 (3) in the election manual, the violator may be required to forfeit not more
20than $500 for each violation.
SB934-SSA1,34 21Section 34. 12.60 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB934-SSA1,22,2422 12.60 (4) Prosecutions of civil offenses under this chapter shall be conducted
23in the manner prescribed in s. 11.1400 (5). Prosecutions of criminal offenses
under
24this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with s. 11.1401 (2).
SB934-SSA1,35 25Section 35. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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185.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
2commission shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable
3information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.
46.36 (1) and the information specified in s. ss. 6.256 (2) and 6.34 (2m) with personally
5identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and
6vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the
7secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections commission to
8verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.
9Notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), but subject to s.
10343.14 (2p) (b), the agreement shall provide for the transfer of electronic information
11under s. 6.256 (2) to the commission on a continuous basis, no less often than
12monthly.
SB934-SSA1,36 13Section 36. 343.14 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934-SSA1,23,1814 343.14 (2p) (a) The forms for application for a license or identification card or
15for renewal thereof shall inform the applicant of the department's duty to make
16available to the elections commission the information described in s. 6.256 (2) for the
17purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3) and shall provide the applicant an
18opportunity to elect not to have this information made available for these purposes.
SB934-SSA1,23,2419 (b) If the applicant elects not to have the information described in s. 6.256 (2)
20made available for the purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3), the department shall
21not make this information available for these purposes. This paragraph does not
22preclude the department from making available to the elections commission
23information for the purposes specified in s. 6.34 (2m) or for any purpose other than
24those specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3).
SB934-SSA1,37 25Section 37. Nonstatutory provisions.
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1(1) Initial sharing of registration information. Notwithstanding ss. 85.61
2(1), 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), the department of transportation shall
3enter into and begin transferring information under a revised agreement with the
4elections commission administrator pursuant to s. 85.61 (1) no later than the first
5day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
SB934-SSA1,24,206 (2) Report on voter registration information integration. No later than July
71, 2023, the elections commission shall report to the appropriate standing
8committees of the legislature, in the manner specified in s. 13.172 (3), its progress
9in initially implementing a system to ensure the complete and continuous
10registration of all eligible electors in this state, specifically including the operability
11and utility of information integration with the department of transportation and the
12feasibility and desirability of integrating public information maintained by other
13state agencies and by technical colleges with the commission's registration
14information to enhance the completeness and accuracy of the information. At a
15minimum, the report shall contain an assessment of the feasibility and desirability
16of the integration of registration information with information maintained by the
17departments of health services, children and families, workforce development,
18revenue, safety and professional services, and natural resources; the University of
19Wisconsin System; and the technical college system board, as well as the technical
20colleges within each technical college district.
SB934-SSA1,25,421 (3) Study of options for corrective action. The elections commission, in
22consultation with the department of justice and the federal election assistance
23commission, shall study the feasibility of providing corrective information that may
24be required under s. 12.17 (5) (a) through public service announcements, other uses
25of broadcast, Internet, or social media, or an emergency alert system. No later than

1the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection,
2the elections commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the
3appropriate standing committees of the legislature, in the manner specified in s.
413.172 (3).
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