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AB68,202,1
1ELECTOR'S ABSENTEE BALLOT
AB68,202,22 (To be voted at the Presidential Election
AB68,202,33 on November ...., .... (year)
AB68,202,124 I, .... hereby swear or affirm that I am a citizen of the United States, formerly
5residing at .... in the .... ward .... aldermanic district (city, town, village) of ...., County
6of .... for 28 10 consecutive days prior to leaving the State of Wisconsin. I, .... do
7solemnly swear or affirm that I do not qualify to register or vote under the laws of
8the State of ....(State you now reside in) where I am presently residing. A citizen must
9be a resident of: State ....(Insert time) County ....(Insert time) City, Town or Village
10....(Insert time), in order to be eligible to register or vote therein. I further swear or
11affirm that my legal residence was established in the State of ....(the State where you
12now reside) on .... Month .... Day .... Year.
AB68,202,1313 Signed ....
AB68,202,1414 Address ....(Present address)
AB68,202,1515 ....(City) ....(State)
AB68,202,1616 Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of .... .... (year)
AB68,202,1717 ....(Notary Public, or other officer authorized to administer oaths.)
AB68,202,1818 ....(County)
AB68,202,1919 My Commission expires
AB68,202,2020 MAIL BALLOT TO:
AB68,202,2121 NAME ....
AB68,202,2222 ADDRESS ....
AB68,202,2323 CITY .... STATE .... ZIP CODE ....
AB68,203,3 24Penalties for Violations. Whoever swears falsely to any absent elector affidavit
25under this section may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than

16 months or both. Whoever intentionally votes more than once in an election may
2be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years and 6 months
3or both.
AB68,203,44 ....(Municipal Clerk)
AB68,203,55 ....(Municipality)
AB68,18 6Section 18. 6.22 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,203,97 6.22 (7) Extension of privilege. This section applies to all military electors for
828 10 days after the date of discharge from a uniformed service or termination of
9services or employment of individuals specified in sub. (1) (b) 1. to 4.
AB68,19 10Section 19 . 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,203,14 116.256 Facilitating registration of electors. (1) The commission shall use
12all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible electors of this state and
13the maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain
14eligible.
AB68,203,18 15(2) Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions
16under sub. (1), the commission shall obtain the following information from the
17department of transportation, to the extent that the department has the
18information:
AB68,203,2219 (a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator's license
20issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the
21individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to
22that individual:
AB68,203,2423 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history and
24any name history maintained by the department of transportation.
AB68,203,2525 2. The date of birth of the individual.
AB68,204,1
13. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.
AB68,204,42 4. A copy of each document that the applicant provided as proof of citizenship
3and a statement from the department of transportation indicating that the
4department verified the applicant's citizenship.
AB68,204,75 (b) For each item of information specified in par. (a), the most recent date that
6the item of information was provided to or obtained by the department of
7transportation.
AB68,204,14 8(3) The commission shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with
9the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission finds
10any discrepancy between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an
11elector and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that
12elector, the commission shall attempt to contact the elector to resolve the discrepancy
13and update the registration list accordingly. If the commission is unable to resolve
14the discrepancy, the information in the registration list shall control.
AB68,205,2 15(4) If the commission concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in
16this state but is not registered and the commission has obtained from reliable sources
17all the information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's
18registration, the commission shall enter the individual's name on the registration list
19maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission has not obtained from reliable
20sources all the information pertaining to an individual that is required under s. 6.33
21(1), the commission shall attempt to obtain from reliable sources the necessary
22information under s. 6.33 (1) that is required to complete the individual's
23registration. If an elector's status has been changed from eligible to ineligible under
24s. 6.50 and the elector's eligibility, name, or residence has not changed, the
25commission may not change the individual's name to eligible status unless the

1commission first verifies that the individual is eligible and wishes to change his or
2her status to eligible.
AB68,205,5 3(5) The commission shall attempt to contact an individual described in sub. (4)
4if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
5individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
AB68,205,10 6(6) The commission shall mail a notice to each individual whose name the
7commission enters under sub. (4) on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36
8(1) (a). The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken
9by a significant number of state residents, as determined by the commission, and
10shall include all of the following:
AB68,205,1311 (a) A statement informing the individual that his or her name has been entered
12on the registration list and showing the current address for the individual based on
13the commission's records.
AB68,205,1514 (b) A statement informing the individual that he or she may request to have
15his or her name deleted from the registration list and instructions for doing so.
AB68,205,1616 (c) Instructions for notifying the commission of a change in name or address.
AB68,205,1817 (d) Instructions for obtaining a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) and a
18description of how an individual qualifies for a confidential listing.
AB68,206,5 19(7) Any individual may file a request with the commission to exclude his or her
20name from the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). Any individual
21whose name is added to the registration list by the commission may file a request
22with the commission or a municipal clerk to have his or her name deleted from the
23list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the
24commission. An individual who files an exclusion or deletion request under this
25subsection may revoke his or her request by the same means that an individual may

1request an exclusion or deletion. The commission shall ensure that the name of any
2individual who has filed an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is
3excluded from the registration list or, if the individual's name appears on the list, is
4removed from the registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time
5unless the individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection.
AB68,206,14 6(8) If the commission removes from the registration list maintained under s.
76.36 (1) (a) the name of an elector who does not request that his or her name be
8deleted, or changes the elector's status from eligible to ineligible, other than to
9correct an entry that the commission determines to be a duplication or to change the
10name of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the
11commission shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by
121st class postcard at the individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide
13that the individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or
14she is a qualified elector.
AB68,206,16 15(9) The commission shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all
16eligible electors as soon as practicable.
AB68,206,20 17(10) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all information
18obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this
19information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s.
206.34 (2m) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
AB68,20 21Section 20. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,207,822 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
23a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
24municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
25the close of business, whichever is later, on the Friday before an election at the office

1of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
2responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
3s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),
4a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The
5registration form shall also contain the following certification: “I, ...., hereby certify
6that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for
7at least 28 10 consecutive days immediately preceding this election, and I have not
8voted at this election". The elector shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34.
AB68,21 9Section 21 . 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,207,1410 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names
11of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list
12maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of
13qualified electors who vote at their polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33
14(5) (a).
AB68,22 15Section 22 . 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,208,216 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk
17shall record the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information
18under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the
19type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
206.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence under
21s. 6.34 (2m)
. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector shall sign his or her own
22name unless the elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability.
23In such case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her
24behalf. If the elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a

1statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named
2elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
AB68,23 3Section 23 . 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,208,94 6.35 (3) Original Except for electronic registrations, original registration forms
5shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
6commissioners at all times. The commission shall maintain records of registrations
7that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5) and make such records available for
8inspection by the municipal clerk, the clerk's designated agent, or the board of
9election commissioners.
AB68,24 10Section 24. 6.55 (2) (a) (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,208,1311 6.55 (2) (a) (form) “I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am
12a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 28 10 consecutive days
13immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election."
AB68,25 14Section 25. 6.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,208,1815 6.85 (2) Any otherwise qualified elector who changes residence within this
16state by moving to a different ward or municipality later than 28 10 days prior to an
17election may vote an absentee ballot in the ward or municipality where he or she was
18qualified to vote before moving.
AB68,26 19Section 26 . 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,209,1920 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
21the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
22preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be
23made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday
247 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal
25holiday. A municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e).

1The municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any
2in-person absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making
3written application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general
4election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office,
5and the application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34
6(1), the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on
7election day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee
8ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no
9later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the
10Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent
11shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror
12and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient,
13and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as
14provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who
15shall deliver it to the polling place election inspectors of the proper ward or election
16district
or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to
17the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or
18(2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
19preceding the election.
AB68,27 20Section 27 . 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,210,1521 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
22under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
23than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
24A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
25the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by

1absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
2the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail and has
3not voted in an election in this state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that
4proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the elector shall enclose proof of
5residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot. The clerk shall verify that
6the name on any required proof of identification presented by the agent conforms to
7the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials
8on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to
9the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on the registration list. The
10ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail
11or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the
12election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the
13hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where
14absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8
15p.m. on election day.
AB68,28 16Section 28. 6.87 (2) (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,210,1717 6.87 (2) (form)
AB68,210,1818 [STATE OF ....
AB68,210,1919 County of ....]
AB68,210,2121 [(name of foreign country and city or other jurisdictional unit)]
AB68,211,922 I, ...., certify subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis. Stats., for false
23statements, that I am a resident of the [.... ward of the] (town) (village) of ...., or of
24the .... aldermanic district in the city of ...., residing at ....* in said city, the county
25of ...., state of Wisconsin, and am entitled to vote in the (ward) (election district) at

1the election to be held on ....; that I am not voting at any other location in this election;
2that I am unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in the (ward) (election
3district) on election day or have changed my residence within the state from one ward
4or election district to another later than 28 10 days before the election. I certify that
5I exhibited the enclosed ballot unmarked to the witness, that I then in (his) (her)
6presence and in the presence of no other person marked the ballot and enclosed and
7sealed the same in this envelope in such a manner that no one but myself and any
8person rendering assistance under s. 6.87 (5), Wis. Stats., if I requested assistance,
9could know how I voted.
AB68,211,1010 Signed ....
AB68,211,1111 Identification serial number, if any: ....
AB68,211,1212 The witness shall execute the following:
AB68,211,1813 I, the undersigned witness, subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis.
14Stats., for false statements, certify that I am an adult U.S. citizen** and that the
15above statements are true and the voting procedure was executed as there stated.
16I am not a candidate for any office on the enclosed ballot (except in the case of an
17incumbent municipal clerk). I did not solicit or advise the elector to vote for or against
18any candidate or measure.
AB68,211,1919 ....(Printed name)
AB68,211,2020 ....(Address)***
AB68,211,2121 Signed ....
AB68,211,2322 * — An elector who provides an identification serial number issued under s.
236.47 (3), Wis. Stats., need not provide a street address.
AB68,212,224 ** — An individual who serves as a witness for a military elector or an overseas
25elector voting absentee, regardless of whether the elector qualifies as a resident of

1Wisconsin under s. 6.10, Wis. Stats., need not be a U.S. citizen but must be 18 years
2of age or older.
AB68,212,43 *** — If this form is executed before 2 special voting deputies under s. 6.875 (6),
4Wis. Stats., both deputies shall witness and sign.
AB68,29 5Section 29 . 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,212,126 6.87 (6) The ballot shall be returned so it is delivered to the polling place
7election inspectors of the proper ward or election district no later than 8 p.m. on
8election day. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under
9s. 7.52, if the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk
10shall secure the ballot and cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place serving
11the elector's residence before 8 p.m. Any ballot not mailed or delivered as provided
12in this subsection may not be counted.
AB68,30 13Section 30 . 6.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,213,414 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk,
15or at an alternate site under s. 6.855, if applicable, the clerk shall enclose it,
16unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the
17name and official title of the clerk, and the words “This envelope contains the ballot
18of an absent elector and must be opened in the same room where votes are being cast
19at the polls during polling hours on election day or, in municipalities where absentee
20ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, stats., at a meeting of the municipal board of
21absentee ballot canvassers under s. 7.52, stats
only as provided by law." If the elector
22is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an overseas elector, regardless of
23whether the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, and the ballot
24was received by the elector by facsimile transmission or electronic mail and is
25accompanied by a separate certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a

1certificate envelope and securely append the completed certificate to the outside of
2the envelope before enclosing the ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep
3the ballot in the clerk's office or at the alternate site, if applicable until delivered, as
4required in sub. (2).
AB68,31 5Section 31 . 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,214,76 6.88 (3) (a) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
7under s. 7.52, at any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day,
8or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election if authorized for that
9election under s. 7.525,
the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being
10cast, or in the place where absentee ballots begin being canvassed early under s.
117.525
, in such a manner that members of the public can hear and see the procedures,
12open the carrier envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the
13identification serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential
14listing under s. 6.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been
15properly executed, the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district,
16and the applicant has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the
17poll list next to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the
18elector. They shall then open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as
19not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the
20ballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the
21ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been
22endorsed by the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under
23s. 6.34 is required and proof of residence is enclosed, the inspectors shall enter both
24the type of identifying document submitted by the absent elector and the name of the
25entity or institution that issued the identifying document on the poll list in the space

1provided. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and
2no proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is
3provided is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, the
4inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall then
5deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or
6voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the
7elector had been present and voted in person.
AB68,32 8Section 32. 6.94 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,214,24 96.94 Challenged elector oath. If the person challenged refuses to answer
10fully any relevant questions put to him or her by the inspector under s. 6.92, the
11inspectors shall reject the elector's vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the
12person offering to vote has answered the questions, one of the inspectors shall
13administer to the person the following oath or affirmation: “You do solemnly swear
14(or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are a citizen of the United States; you
15are now and for 28 10 consecutive days have been a resident of this ward except under
16s. 6.02 (2); you have not voted at this election; you have not made any bet or wager
17or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the
18result of this election; you are not on any other ground disqualified to vote at this
19election". If the person challenged refuses to take the oath or affirmation, the
20person's vote shall be rejected. If the person challenged answers fully all relevant
21questions put to the elector by the inspector under s. 6.92, takes the oath or
22affirmation, and fulfills the applicable registration requirements, and if the answers
23to the questions given by the person indicate that the person meets the voting
24qualification requirements, the person's vote shall be received.
AB68,33 25Section 33 . 7.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,215,20
17.52 (1) (a) The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance
2that, in lieu of canvassing absentee ballots at polling places under s. 6.88, the
3municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers designated under s. 7.53 (2m) shall,
4at each election held in the municipality, canvass all absentee ballots received by the
5municipal clerk by 8 p.m. on election day. Prior to enacting an ordinance under this
6subsection, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the
7municipality shall notify the elections commission in writing of the proposed
8enactment and shall consult with the elections commission concerning
9administration of this section. At every election held in the municipality following
10enactment of an ordinance under this subsection, the board of absentee ballot
11canvassers shall, between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election if
12authorized for that election under s. 7.525 or
any time after the opening of the polls
13and before 10 p.m. on election day, publicly convene to count the absentee ballots for
14the municipality. The municipal clerk shall give at least 48 hours' notice of any
15meeting under this subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of
16access to a meeting of the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers under this
17subsection that the individual would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings
18at a polling place. The board of absentee ballot canvassers may order the removal
19of any individual exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual
20disrupts the meeting.
AB68,34 21Section 34. 7.52 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,216,1622 7.52 (5) (b) For the purpose of deciding upon ballots that are challenged for any
23reason, the board of absentee ballot canvassers may call before it any person whose
24absentee ballot is challenged if the person is available to be called. If the person
25challenged refuses to answer fully any relevant questions put to him or her by the

1board of absentee ballot canvassers under s. 6.92, the board of absentee ballot
2canvassers shall reject the person's vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the
3person offering to vote has answered the questions, one of the members of the board
4of absentee ballot canvassers shall administer to the person the following oath or
5affirmation: “You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are
6a citizen of the United States; you are now and for 28 10 consecutive days have been
7a resident of this ward except under s. 6.02 (2), stats.; you have not voted at this
8election; you have not made any bet or wager or become directly or indirectly
9interested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of this election; you are not
10on any other ground disqualified to vote at this election." If the person challenged
11refuses to take the oath or affirmation, the person's vote shall be rejected. If the
12person challenged answers fully all relevant questions put to the elector by the board
13of absentee ballot canvassers under s. 6.92, takes the oath or affirmation, and fulfills
14the applicable registration requirements, and if the answers to the questions given
15by the person indicate that the person meets the voting qualification requirements,
16the person's vote shall be received.
AB68,35 17Section 35 . 7.52 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,216,2018 7.52 (10) If, subject to s. 7.525, absentee ballots begin being canvassed under
19this section on the day before the election, no action under subs. (4) to (8) may be
20performed before election day.
AB68,36 21Section 36 . 7.525 of the statutes is created to read:
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