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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.
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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:
AB981,70,166 6.56 (4) After each election, the municipal clerk shall perform an audit to
7assure that no person has been allowed to vote more than once. Whenever the
8municipal clerk has good reason to believe that a person has voted more than once
9in an election, the clerk shall send the person a 1st class letter marked in accordance
10with postal regulations to ensure that it will be returned to the clerk if the elector
11does not reside at the address given on the letter. The letter shall inform the person
12that all registrations relating to that person may be changed from eligible to
13ineligible status within 7 days unless the person contacts the office of the clerk to
14clarify the matter. A copy of the letter and of any subsequent information received
15from or about the addressee shall be sent to the district attorney for the county where
16the person resides and the commission secretary of state.
AB981,164 17Section 164. 6.56 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,70,2318 6.56 (7) The commission secretary of state may elect to perform the duties of
19municipal clerks to conduct the audits required under subs. (3) and (4) for any
20election on behalf of all municipalities in the state. If the commission secretary so
21elects, the commission secretary shall, no later than the date of the election for which
22the audits will be performed, notify the municipal clerk of each municipality that the
23commission secretary will perform the audits.
AB981,165 24Section 165. 6.57 of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.57 Registration list for special elections. The municipal clerk of each
2municipality where a special election is held nonconcurrently with a regularly
3scheduled election shall obtain a copies of the current registration list from the
4commission secretary of state for use in the special election.
AB981,166 5Section 166. 6.79 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,71,126 6.79 (1m) Separate poll lists. The municipal clerk may elect to maintain the
7information on the poll list manually or electronically. If the clerk elects to maintain
8the list electronically, an election official at each election ward shall be in charge of
9and shall maintain the poll list. The system employed to maintain the list
10electronically is subject to the approval of the commission secretary of state. If the
11clerk elects to maintain the information manually, 2 election officials at each election
12ward shall be in charge of and shall maintain 2 separate poll lists.
AB981,167 13Section 167. 6.86 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,71,2114 6.86 (2) (a) An elector who is indefinitely confined because of age, physical
15illness or infirmity or is disabled for an indefinite period may by signing a statement
16to that effect require that an absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically for
17every election. The application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the
18commission secretary of state, and furnished upon request to any elector by each
19municipality. The envelope containing the absentee ballot shall be clearly marked
20as not forwardable. If any elector is no longer indefinitely confined, the elector shall
21so notify the municipal clerk.
AB981,168 22Section 168. 6.86 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,72,2323 6.86 (2m) (a) Except as provided in this subsection, any elector other than an
24elector who receives an absentee ballot under sub. (2) or s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4) (c) may
25by written application filed with the municipal clerk of the municipality where the

1elector resides require that an absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically for
2every election that is held within the same calendar year in which the application is
3filed. The application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the commission
4secretary of state, and furnished upon request to any elector by each municipal clerk.
5The municipal clerk shall thereupon mail an absentee ballot to the elector for all
6elections that are held in the municipality during the same calendar year that the
7application is filed, except that the clerk shall not send an absentee ballot for an
8election if the elector's name appeared on the registration list in eligible status for
9a previous election following the date of the application but no longer appears on the
10list in eligible status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that any envelope containing
11the absentee ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable. If an elector who files an
12application under this subsection no longer resides at the same address that is
13indicated on the application form, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk. The
14municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee ballots to an elector under this
15subsection upon receipt of reliable information that the elector no longer qualifies as
16an elector of the municipality. In addition, the municipal clerk shall discontinue
17mailing absentee ballots to an elector under this subsection if the elector fails to
18return any absentee ballot mailed to the elector. The municipal clerk shall notify the
19elector of any such action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible.
20An elector who fails to cast an absentee ballot but who remains qualified to receive
21absentee ballots under this subsection may then receive absentee ballots for
22subsequent elections by notifying the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to
23continue receiving absentee ballots for subsequent elections.
AB981,169 24Section 169. 6.86 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
2for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
3for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the commission
4secretary of state and containing the required information supplied by the
5hospitalized elector and signed by that elector, unless the elector is unable to sign due
6to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign
7on his or her behalf. Any elector signing an application on another elector's behalf
8shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request and by
9authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the application due to
10physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
11information required under this subdivision. Except as authorized for an elector who
12has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) or as authorized under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the
13agent shall present any proof of identification required under sub. (1) (ar). The form
14shall include a space for the municipal clerk or deputy clerk to enter his or her initials
15indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to the clerk on behalf of the
16elector.
AB981,170 17Section 170. 6.869 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,74,3 186.869 Uniform instructions. The commission secretary of state shall
19prescribe uniform instructions for municipalities to provide to absentee electors. The
20instructions shall include the specific means of electronic communication that an
21absentee elector may use to file an application for an absentee ballot and, if the
22absentee elector is required to register, to request a registration form or change his
23or her registration. The instructions shall include information concerning whether
24proof of identification is required to be presented or enclosed. The instructions shall
25also include information concerning the procedure for correcting errors in marking

1a ballot and obtaining a replacement for a spoiled ballot. The procedure shall, to the
2extent possible, respect the privacy of each elector and preserve the confidentiality
3of each elector's vote.
AB981,171 4Section 171. 6.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,74,255 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk shall, if the clerk is reliably informed by a military
6elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an overseas elector, regardless of whether the
7elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, of a facsimile transmission
8number or electronic mail address where the elector can receive an absentee ballot,
9transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of
10mailing under this subsection. An elector may receive an absentee ballot only if the
11elector is a military elector or an overseas elector and has filed a valid application
12for the ballot as provided in s. 6.86 (1). If the clerk transmits an absentee ballot to
13a military or overseas elector electronically, the clerk shall also transmit a facsimile
14or electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the certificate envelope
15prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions prescribed by the commission
16secretary of state. The instructions shall require the military or overseas elector to
17make and subscribe to the certification as required under sub. (4) (b) and to enclose
18the absentee ballot in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that
19shall include the completed certificate. The elector shall then affix sufficient postage
20unless the absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free
21postage laws and shall mail the absentee ballot to the municipal clerk. Except as
22authorized in s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot received from a military or overseas
23elector who receives the ballot electronically shall not be counted unless it is cast in
24the manner prescribed in this paragraph and sub. (4) and in accordance with the
25instructions provided by the commission secretary of state.
AB981,172
1Section 172. 6.875 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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