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AB981,122
1Section 122. 6.276 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,53,52 6.276 (3) Within 90 days after each general election, the commission secretary
3of state
shall compile the information contained in the reports received from
4municipal clerks under sub. (2) and transmit the information to the federal Election
5Assistance Commission.
AB981,123 6Section 123. 6.29 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,53,207 6.29 (2) (am) The commission secretary of state shall provide to each municipal
8clerk a list prepared for use at each municipal clerk's office showing the name and
9address of each person whose name appears on the list provided by the department
10of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election,
11whose address is located in the municipality, and whose name does not appear on the
12registration list for that municipality. Prior to permitting an elector to register to
13vote under this subsection, the municipal clerk shall review the list. If the name of
14an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the municipal clerk shall
15inform the elector that the elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector
16maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the municipal clerk shall
17permit the elector to register to vote but shall mark the elector's registration form
18as “ineligible to vote per Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote,
19the municipal clerk shall challenge the elector's ballot in the same manner as
20provided for inspectors who challenge ballots under s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
AB981,124 21Section 124. 6.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,54,422 6.30 (4) By mail. Any eligible elector may register by mail on a form prescribed
23by the commission secretary of state and provided by each municipality. The form
24shall be designed to obtain the information required in s. 6.33 (1). The form shall
25contain a certification by the elector that all statements are true and correct. The

1form shall be prepostpaid for return when mailed at any point within the United
2States. The form shall be available in the municipal clerk's office and may be
3distributed by any elector of the municipality. The clerk shall mail a registration
4form to any elector upon written or oral request.
AB981,125 5Section 125. 6.30 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,55,36 6.30 (5) By electronic application. An eligible elector who holds a current and
7valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card
8issued under s. 343.50 may register electronically in the manner prescribed by the
9commission secretary of state. The commission secretary shall maintain on the
10Internet a secure registration form that enables the elector to enter the information
11required under s. 6.33 (1) electronically. An elector who registers electronically
12under this subsection must authorize the commission secretary to obtain from the
13department of transportation an electronic copy of the elector's signature, which
14signature shall constitute an affirmance that all information provided by the elector
15is correct and shall have the same effect as if the elector had signed the application
16personally. The commission secretary of state shall include on the registration form
17a place for the elector to give this authorization. Upon submittal of the electronic
18application, the commission secretary shall obtain from the department of
19transportation a copy of the electronic signature of the elector. The commission
20secretary of state shall maintain the application on file and shall notify the municipal
21clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality where the elector resides
22of its receipt of each completed application. The commission secretary shall also
23permit any elector who has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector
24under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 to
25make changes in his or her registration at the same Internet site that is used by

1electors for original registration under this subsection. An elector shall attest to the
2correctness of any changes in the same manner as provided in this subsection for
3information entered on an application for original registration.
AB981,126 4Section 126. 6.32 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,55,8 56.32 Verification of certain registrations. (1) Upon receipt of a
6registration form that is submitted by mail under s. 6.30 (4) or by electronic
7application under s. 6.30 (5), the commission secretary of state or municipal clerk
8shall examine the form for sufficiency.
AB981,55,14 9(2) If the form is insufficient to accomplish registration or the commission
10secretary or clerk knows or has reliable information that the proposed elector is not
11qualified, the commission secretary or clerk shall notify the proposed elector within
125 days, if possible, and request that the elector appear at the clerk's office or another
13registration location to complete a proper registration or substantiate the
14information presented.
AB981,55,18 15(3) If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the commission
16secretary or clerk shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she
17may register at the clerk's office under s. 6.29 or at the proper polling place or other
18location designated under s. 6.55 (2).
AB981,56,5 19(4) If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the commission
20secretary or clerk has no reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector
21is not qualified, the commission secretary or clerk shall enter the elector's name on
22the registration list and transmit a 1st class letter or postcard to the registrant,
23specifying the elector's ward or aldermanic district, or both, if any, and polling place.
24The letter or postcard shall be sent within 10 days of receipt of the form. If the letter
25or postcard is returned, or if the commission secretary or clerk is informed of a

1different address than the one specified by the elector, the commission secretary or
2clerk shall change the status of the elector on the list from eligible to ineligible. The
3letter or postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure
4that it will be returned to the commission secretary or clerk if the elector does not
5reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.
AB981,127 6Section 127. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,57,227 6.33 (1) The commission secretary of state shall prescribe the format, size, and
8shape of registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed and each item
9of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the commission
10secretary. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall
11contain the same information as nonelectronic forms. The municipal clerk shall
12supply sufficient forms to meet voter registration needs. The commission secretary
13of state
shall design the form to obtain from each elector information as to name;
14date; residence location; location of previous residence immediately before moving
15to current residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current
16and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of
17the elector's social security account number; whether the elector has resided within
18the ward or election district for the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02
19(1); whether the elector has been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been
20pardoned, and if so, whether the elector is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or
21extended supervision; whether the elector is disqualified on any other ground from
22voting; and whether the elector is currently registered to vote at any other location.
23The commission secretary of state shall include on the nonelectronic form a space for
24the elector's signature and on the electronic form the authorization specified under
25s. 6.30 (5). Below the space for the signature or authorization, respectively, the

1commission secretary shall include the following statement: “Falsification of
2information on this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony." The
3commission secretary shall include on the form a space to enter the name of any
4inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and
5a space for the inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name, affirming that
6the inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form. The commission secretary
7shall include on the form a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any,
8where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices
9and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The commission secretary
10shall also include on the form a space where the clerk may record an indication of
11whether the form is received by mail or by electronic application, a space where the
12clerk shall record an indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the
13elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's
14information in lieu of proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of
15the entity or institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying
16document includes a number that applies only to the individual holding that
17document, that number. The commission secretary shall also include on the form a
18space where the clerk, for any elector who possesses a valid voting identification card
19issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number
20appearing on the voting identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient
21registration forms for completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the
22office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
AB981,128 23Section 128. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,58,424 6.33 (5) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a
25municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address

1under an existing registration or changes a registration from eligible to ineligible
2status the municipal clerk or the clerk's designee shall promptly enter electronically
3on the list maintained by the commission secretary of state under s. 6.36 (1) the
4information required under that subsection.
AB981,58,155 2. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a municipal
6clerk mails an absentee ballot to an elector or receives an in-person absentee ballot
7application or an absentee ballot the municipal clerk shall, no later than 48 hours
8after mailing an absentee ballot or receiving an in-person absentee ballot
9application or an absentee ballot, enter electronically on the list maintained by the
10commission secretary of state under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that
11subsection or submit the information to the clerk's designee who shall, no later than
1224 hours after receiving the information from the clerk, enter electronically on the
13list maintained by the commission secretary of state under s. 6.36 (1) the information
14required under that subsection. If a deadline under this subdivision falls on a
15Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is extended to the next business day.
AB981,58,2216 3. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, the municipal clerk or the
17clerk's designee shall update any entries that change on the date of an election other
18than a general election within 30 days after the date of that election, and shall update
19any entries that change on the date of a general election within 45 days after the date
20of that election. The commission administrator secretary of state may, upon request
21of a municipal clerk, permit the clerk to update entries that change on the date of a
22general election within 60 days after that election.
AB981,58,2523 4. The municipal clerk shall provide to the commission secretary of state
24information that is confidential under s. 6.47 (2) in such manner as the commission
25secretary prescribes.
AB981,129
1Section 129. 6.33 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,59,122 6.33 (5) (b) The municipal clerk of any municipality may, by mutual consent,
3designate any other municipal clerk or any county clerk as the clerk's agent to carry
4out the functions of the municipal clerk under this section for that municipality. The
5municipal clerk shall notify the county clerk of each county in which the municipality
6is located and the commission secretary of state of any such designation in writing.
7The municipal clerk may, by similar notice to the clerk's agent at least 14 days prior
8to the effective date of any change, discontinue the designation. If the municipal
9clerk designates another municipal clerk or a county clerk as his or her agent, the
10municipal clerk shall immediately forward all registration changes filed with the
11clerk and voting record information obtained by the clerk to the clerk's agent for
12electronic entry on the registration list.
AB981,130 13Section 130. 6.34 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,59,2014 6.34 (2m) An elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
15is not required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) if, at the time of
16registration, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license
17issued under ch. 343, or the number of a current and valid identification card issued
18under s. 343.50, together with the elector's name and date of birth and the
19commission secretary of state is able to verify the information specified under sub.
20(3) (b) using the system maintained under sub. (4).
AB981,131 21Section 131. 6.34 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,60,622 6.34 (4) The commission secretary of state shall maintain a system that
23electronically verifies, on an instant basis, information specified under sub. (3) (b)
24from the information submitted in lieu of proof of residence under sub. (2m), using
25the information maintained by the department of transportation pursuant to the

1commission's secretary of state's agreement with the secretary of transportation
2under s. 85.61 (1). If a prospective elector enters information specified under sub.
3(3) (b) 2. into the system that does not match such information maintained by the
4department of transportation, the system shall redirect the elector to the department
5of transportation's Internet site so that the elector may update his or her information
6with the department of transportation.
AB981,132 7Section 132. 6.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,60,118 6.35 (2) The commission secretary of state shall prescribe, by rule, the
9procedure and methods by which municipal clerks and boards of election
10commissioners shall maintain records of registrations that are entered electronically
11under s. 6.30 (5).
AB981,133 12Section 133. 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,60,1513 6.36 (1) (a) (intro.) The commission secretary of state shall compile and
14maintain electronically an official registration list. The list shall contain all of the
15following:
AB981,134 16Section 134. 6.36 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,60,1817 6.36 (1) (a) 4. For each elector, a unique registration identification number
18assigned by the commission secretary of state.
AB981,135 19Section 135. 6.36 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,60,2220 6.36 (1) (a) 9. Any information relating to the elector that appears on the
21current list transmitted to the commission secretary of state by the department of
22corrections under s. 301.03 (20m).
AB981,136 23Section 136. 6.36 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.36 (1) (am) The list under par. (a) may contain such other information as may
2be determined by the commission secretary of state to facilitate administration of
3elector registration requirements.
AB981,137 4Section 137. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,61,135 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. Except as provided in pars. (ae), (bm), and (bn), no person other
6than an employee of the commission secretary of state, a county clerk, a deputy
7county clerk, an executive director of a county board of election commissioners, a
8deputy designated by the executive director, a municipal clerk, a deputy municipal
9clerk, an executive director of a city board of election commissioners, or a deputy
10designated by the executive director may view the date of birth, operator's license
11number, or social security account number of an elector, the address of an elector to
12whom an identification serial number is issued under s. 6.47 (3), or any indication
13of an accommodation required under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by an elector.
AB981,138 14Section 138. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,61,1715 6.36 (1) (b) 1. b. No person other than an employee of the commission secretary
16of state
, a municipal clerk, or an election official who is authorized by a municipal
17clerk may make a change in the list.
AB981,139 18Section 139. 6.36 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,61,2219 6.36 (1) (bm) The commission secretary of state or any municipal clerk or board
20of election commissioners may transfer any information in the registration list to
21which access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. to a law enforcement agency, as defined
22in s. 165.77 (1) (b), to be used for law enforcement purposes.
AB981,140 23Section 140. 6.36 (1) (bn) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.36 (1) (bn) The commission secretary of state may transfer any information
2in the registration list to which access is restricted under par. (b) 1. a. to a subunit
3of the state government of another state to be used for official purposes.
AB981,141 4Section 141. 6.36 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,62,105 6.36 (1) (d) Upon receipt of official notification by the appropriate election
6administrative authority of another state, territory, or possession that an elector
7whose name appears on the list has registered to vote in that state, territory, or
8possession, the commission secretary of state or the municipal clerk of the
9municipality where the elector formerly resided shall change the elector's
10registration from eligible to ineligible status.
AB981,142 11Section 142. 6.36 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,62,2312 6.36 (1) (e) If the commission secretary of state adds the name of any elector
13to the list, the commission secretary shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the
14municipality where the elector resides. If the commission secretary changes the
15registration of any elector from eligible to ineligible status, the commission secretary
16shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector
17resides or, if the elector has changed his or her residence from one municipality to
18another municipality in this state, shall promptly notify the municipal clerk of the
19municipality where the elector resided prior to the change. Notification shall be
20made in writing or by electronic transmission. If the commission secretary changes
21the registration of any elector from eligible to ineligible status, the commission
22secretary shall make an entry on the list giving the date of and the reason for the
23change.
AB981,143 24Section 143. 6.36 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.36 (1) (f) The commission secretary of state shall make all reasonable efforts
2to ensure that the list is maintained in a manner that precludes unauthorized
3persons from making alterations to the list.
AB981,144 4Section 144. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,63,225 6.36 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use
6as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an
7election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank
8column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll
9list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing
10absentee ballots; an indication next to the name of each elector for whom proof of
11residence under s. 6.34 is required; a space for entry of the type of and the name of
12the entity or institution that issued the identifying document submitted by the
13elector as proof of residence when proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required; a space
14for entry of the elector's signature, or if another person signed the elector's
15registration form for the elector by reason of the elector's physical disability, the word
16“exempt"; and a form of certificate bearing the certification of the commission
17administrator
secretary of state stating that the list is a true and complete
18registration list of the municipality or the ward or wards for which the list is
19prepared. The commission secretary of state shall, by rule, prescribe the space and
20location for entry of each elector's signature on the poll list which shall provide for
21entry of the signature without changing the orientation of the poll list from the
22orientation used by the election officials.
AB981,145 23Section 145. 6.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,64,624 6.36 (6) The commission secretary of state shall establish by rule the fee for
25obtaining a copy of the official registration list, or a portion of the list, including

1access to the subscription service established under s. 5.05 (14) (b). The amount of
2the fee shall be set, after consultation with county and municipal election officials,
3at an amount estimated to cover both the cost of reproduction and the cost of
4maintaining the list at the state and local level. The rules secretary shall require
5that revenues from fees received be shared between the state and municipalities or
6their designees under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and shall specify a method for such allocation.
AB981,146 7Section 146. 6.47 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,64,118 6.47 (1) (ag) “Domestic abuse victim service provider" means an organization
9that is certified by the department of children and families as eligible to receive
10grants under s. 49.165 (2) and whose name is included on the list provided by the
11commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (10).
AB981,147 12Section 147. 6.47 (1) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,64,2013 6.47 (1) (am) 2. An individual who files an affidavit with the municipal clerk
14of the municipality where the individual resides, on a form prescribed by the
15commission secretary of state, that is signed by a sheriff, the chief of a police
16department, or a district attorney or the authorized representative of a sheriff, chief,
17or district attorney and directed to the municipal clerk, and that verifies that a
18person has been charged with or convicted of an offense relating to domestic abuse,
19sexual assault, or stalking in which the individual was a victim and reasonably
20continues to be threatened by that person.
AB981,148 21Section 148. 6.47 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,64,2522 6.47 (1) (dm) “Sexual assault victim service provider" means an organization
23that is certified by the department of justice as eligible to receive grants under s.
24165.93 (2) and whose name is included on the list provided by the commission
25secretary of state under s. 7.08 (10).
AB981,149
1Section 149. 6.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,65,192 6.47 (2) Except as authorized in sub. (8), the commission secretary of state,
3each municipal clerk, each agent designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and each election
4official shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the name and address
5of any eligible individual whose name appears on a poll list or registration list if the
6individual provides the municipal clerk with a valid written request to protect the
7individual's confidentiality. To be valid, a request under this subsection must be
8accompanied by a copy of a protective order that is in effect, an affidavit under sub.
9(1) (am) 2. that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request, confirmation from
10the department of justice that the person is a program participant, as provided under
11s. 165.68 (4) (c), a statement signed by the operator or an authorized agent of the
12operator of a shelter that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request and that
13indicates that the operator operates the shelter and that the individual making the
14request resides in the shelter, or a statement signed by an authorized representative
15of a domestic abuse victim service provider or a sexual assault victim service provider
16under sub. (1) (am) 4. that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request. A
17physically disabled individual who appears personally at the office of the municipal
18clerk accompanied by another elector of this state may designate that elector to make
19a request under this subsection on his or her behalf.
AB981,150 20Section 150. 6.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,66,321 6.47 (3) Upon receiving a valid written request from an elector under sub. (2),
22the municipal clerk shall issue to the elector a voting identification card on a form
23prescribed by the commission secretary of state that shall contain the name of the
24elector's municipality of residence and, in the case of a town, the county in which the
25town is located, the elector's name, the ward in which the elector resides, if any, and

1a unique identification serial number issued by the commission secretary. The
2number issued to an elector under this subsection shall not be changed for so long
3as the elector continues to qualify for a listing under sub. (2).
AB981,151 4Section 151. 6.50 (1) (intro) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,66,95 6.50 (1) (intro.) No later than June 15 following each general election, the
6commission secretary of state shall examine the registration records for each
7municipality and identify each elector who has not voted within the previous 4 years
8if qualified to do so during that entire period and shall mail a notice to the elector in
9substantially the following form:
AB981,152 10Section 152. 6.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,66,1411 6.50 (2) If an elector to whom a notice of suspension was mailed under sub. (1)
12has not applied for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date of mailing,
13the commission secretary of state shall change the registration status of that elector
14from eligible to ineligible on the day that falls 30 days after the date of mailing.
AB981,153 15Section 153. 6.50 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,66,1816 6.50 (2g) The commission secretary of state may delegate to a municipal clerk
17or board of election commissioners of a municipality the responsibility to change the
18registration status of electors when required under sub. (2).
AB981,154 19Section 154. 6.50 (2r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,66,2320 6.50 (2r) (intro.) As soon as practicable, but no later than August 1 following
21the completion of the process under subs. (1) and (2), the commission secretary of
22state
shall publish on its the Internet site of the office of secretary of state the
23following information obtained through that process:
AB981,155 24Section 155. 6.50 (2r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.50 (2r) (b) The number of notices described under par. (a) that were returned
2to the commission secretary of state as undeliverable.
AB981,156 3Section 156. 6.50 (2r) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,67,54 6.50 (2r) (h) Any other information requested by the legislature or that the
5commission secretary of state considers relevant.
AB981,157 6Section 157. 6.50 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,67,107 6.50 (7) When an elector's registration is changed from eligible to ineligible
8status, the commission secretary of state, municipal clerk, or board of election
9commissioners shall make an entry on the registration list, giving the date of and
10reason for the change.
AB981,158 11Section 158. 6.55 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,67,2112 6.55 (2) (a) (intro.) Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is
13employed, any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district
14where he or she desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, or
15was registered at another location, may request permission to vote at the polling
16place for that ward or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under
17s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person
18to execute a registration form prescribed by the commission secretary of state. The
19registration form shall be completed in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2) and
20shall contain all information required under s. 6.33 (1), together with the following
21certification:
AB981,159 22Section 159. 6.55 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,68,1323 6.55 (2) (cs) The commission secretary of state shall provide to each municipal
24clerk a list prepared for use at each polling place showing the name and address of
25each person whose name appears on the list provided by the department of

1corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election,
2whose address is located in the area served by that polling place, and whose name
3does not appear on the poll list for that polling place. Prior to permitting an elector
4to register to vote under this subsection or s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the inspectors or election
5registration officials shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to
6register to vote appears on the list, the inspectors or election registration officials
7shall inform the elector or the elector's agent that the elector is ineligible to register
8to vote. If the elector or the elector's agent maintains that the elector is eligible to
9vote in the election, the inspectors or election registration officials shall permit the
10elector to register but shall mark the elector's registration form as “ineligible to vote
11per Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote, the inspectors shall
12require the elector to vote by ballot and shall challenge the ballot as provided in s.
136.79 (2) (dm).
AB981,160 14Section 160. 6.55 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,68,2115 6.55 (3) (b) Prior to permitting an elector to vote under this subsection, the
16inspectors shall review the list provided by the commission secretary of state under
17sub. (2) (cs). If the name of the elector appears on the list, the inspectors shall inform
18the elector that he or she is ineligible to vote at the election. If the elector maintains
19that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the inspectors shall permit the elector
20to vote, but shall require the elector to vote by ballot, and shall challenge the ballot
21as provided in s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
AB981,161 22Section 161. 6.56 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,69,1523 6.56 (3) Upon receipt of the list under sub. (1), the municipal clerk or board of
24election commissioners shall make an audit of all electors registering to vote at the
25polling place or other registration location under s. 6.55 (2) and all electors

1registering by agent on election day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2. unless the clerk or board
2of election commissioners receives notice from the elections commission secretary of
3state
under sub. (7) that the elections commission office of the secretary of state will
4perform the audit. The audit shall be made by 1st class postcard. The postcard shall
5be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned
6to the clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections commission secretary of
7state
if the elector does not reside at the address given on the postcard. If any
8postcard is returned undelivered, or if the clerk, board of election commissioners, or
9elections commission secretary of state is informed of a different address than the
10one specified by the elector which was apparently improper on the day of the election,
11the clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections commission secretary of state
12shall change the status of the elector from eligible to ineligible on the registration
13list, mail the elector a notice of the change in status, and provide the name of the
14elector to the district attorney for the county where the polling place is located and
15the elections commission secretary of state.
AB981,162 16Section 162. 6.56 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,70,417 6.56 (3m) As soon as possible after all information relating to registrations
18after the close of registration for an election is entered on the registration list
19following the election under s. 6.33 (5) (a), the commission secretary of state shall
20compare the list of new registrants whose names do not appear on the poll lists for
21the election because the names were added after the commission secretary certified
22the poll lists for use at the election with the list containing the names transmitted
23to the commission secretary by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m)
24as of election day. If the commission secretary finds that the name of any person
25whose name appears on the list transmitted under s. 301.03 (20m) has been added

1to the registration list, the commission secretary shall enter on the list the
2information transmitted to the commission secretary under s. 301.03 (20m) and shall
3notify the district attorney for the county where the polling place is located that the
4person appears to have voted illegally at the election.
AB981,163 5Section 163. 6.56 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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