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SB70-AA10,348,19 115.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The
12commission administrator shall enter into the agreement with the secretary of
13transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally identifiable
14information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.
156.36 (1) and the information specified in s. ss. 6.256 (2) and 6.34 (2m) with personally
16identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation. Subject
17to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), the agreement shall provide for the electronic transfer of
18information under s. 6.256 (2) to the commission on a continuous basis, no less often
19than weekly.
SB70-AA10,757 20Section 757. 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,348,24 216.256 Facilitating registration of electors. (1) The commission shall use
22all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible electors of this state and
23the maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain
24eligible.
SB70-AA10,349,4
1(2) Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions
2under sub. (1), the commission shall obtain the following information from the
3department of transportation, to the extent that the department has the
4information:
SB70-AA10,349,85 (a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator's license
6issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the
7individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to
8that individual:
SB70-AA10,349,109 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history and
10any name history maintained by the department of transportation.
SB70-AA10,349,1111 2. The date of birth of the individual.
SB70-AA10,349,1212 3. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.
SB70-AA10,349,1513 4. A copy of each document that the applicant provided as proof of citizenship
14and a statement from the department of transportation indicating that the
15department verified the applicant's citizenship.
SB70-AA10,349,1816 (b) For each item of information specified in par. (a), the most recent date that
17the item of information was provided to or obtained by the department of
18transportation.
SB70-AA10,349,25 19(3) The commission shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with
20the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission finds
21any discrepancy between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an
22elector and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that
23elector, the commission shall attempt to contact the elector to resolve the discrepancy
24and update the registration list accordingly. If the commission is unable to resolve
25the discrepancy, the information in the registration list shall control.
SB70-AA10,350,13
1(4) If the commission concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in
2this state but is not registered and the commission has obtained from reliable sources
3all the information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's
4registration, the commission shall enter the individual's name on the registration list
5maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission has not obtained from reliable
6sources all the information pertaining to an individual that is required under s. 6.33
7(1), the commission shall attempt to obtain from reliable sources the necessary
8information under s. 6.33 (1) that is required to complete the individual's
9registration. If an elector's status has been changed from eligible to ineligible under
10s. 6.50 and the elector's eligibility, name, or residence has not changed, the
11commission may not change the individual's name to eligible status unless the
12commission first verifies that the individual is eligible and wishes to change his or
13her status to eligible.
SB70-AA10,350,16 14(5) The commission shall attempt to contact an individual described in sub. (4)
15if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
16individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
SB70-AA10,350,21 17(6) The commission shall mail a notice to each individual whose name the
18commission enters under sub. (4) on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36
19(1) (a). The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken
20by a significant number of state residents, as determined by the commission, and
21shall include all of the following:
SB70-AA10,350,2422 (a) A statement informing the individual that his or her name has been entered
23on the registration list and showing the current address for the individual based on
24the commission's records.
SB70-AA10,351,2
1(b) A statement informing the individual that he or she may request to have
2his or her name deleted from the registration list and instructions for doing so.
SB70-AA10,351,33 (c) Instructions for notifying the commission of a change in name or address.
SB70-AA10,351,54 (d) Instructions for obtaining a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) and a
5description of how an individual qualifies for a confidential listing.
SB70-AA10,351,17 6(7) Any individual may file a request with the commission to exclude his or her
7name from the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). Any individual
8whose name is added to the registration list by the commission may file a request
9with the commission or a municipal clerk to have his or her name deleted from the
10list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the
11commission. An individual who files an exclusion or deletion request under this
12subsection may revoke his or her request by the same means that an individual may
13request an exclusion or deletion. The commission shall ensure that the name of any
14individual who has filed an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is
15excluded from the registration list or, if the individual's name appears on the list, is
16removed from the registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time
17unless the individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection.
SB70-AA10,352,2 18(8) If the commission removes from the registration list maintained under s.
196.36 (1) (a) the name of an elector who does not request that his or her name be
20deleted, or changes the elector's status from eligible to ineligible, other than to
21correct an entry that the commission determines to be a duplication or to change the
22name of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the
23commission shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by
241st class postcard at the individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide

1that the individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or
2she is a qualified elector.
SB70-AA10,352,4 3(9) The commission shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all
4eligible electors as soon as practicable.
SB70-AA10,352,8 5(10) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all information
6obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this
7information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s.
86.34 (2m) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
SB70-AA10,758 9Section 758. 16.971 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,352,1210 16.971 (2) (o) Assist the elections commission with information technology
11systems development for purposes of facilitating the registration of eligible electors
12under s. 6.256.
SB70-AA10,759 13Section 759. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,352,2414 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
15commission shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable
16information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.
176.36 (1) and the information specified in s. ss. 6.256 (2) and 6.34 (2m) with personally
18identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and
19vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the
20secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections commission to
21verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.
22Notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), but subject to s.
23343.14 (2p) (b), the agreement shall provide for the transfer of electronic information
24under s. 6.256 (2) to the commission on a continuous basis, no less often than weekly.
SB70-AA10,760 25Section 760. 343.14 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,353,5
1343.14 (2p) (a) The forms for application for a license or identification card or
2for renewal thereof shall inform the applicant of the department's duty to make
3available to the elections commission the information described in s. 6.256 (2) for the
4purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3) and shall provide the applicant an
5opportunity to elect not to have this information made available for these purposes.
SB70-AA10,353,116 (b) If the applicant elects not to have the information described in s. 6.256 (2)
7made available for the purposes specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3), the department may
8not make this information available for these purposes. This paragraph does not
9preclude the department from making available to the elections commission
10information for the purposes specified in s. 6.34 (2m) or for any purpose other than
11those specified in s. 6.256 (1) and (3).
SB70-AA10,9112 12Section 9112. Nonstatutory provisions; Elections Commission.
SB70-AA10,353,1713 (1) Initial sharing of registration information. Notwithstanding ss. 85.61
14(1), 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), the department of transportation shall
15enter into and begin transferring information under a revised agreement with the
16elections commission administrator pursuant to s. 85.61 (1) no later than the first
17day of the 9th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
SB70-AA10,354,718 (2) Report on voter registration information integration. No later than July
191, 2025, the elections commission shall report to the appropriate standing
20committees of the legislature, in the manner specified in s. 13.172 (3), and to the
21governor its progress in initially implementing a system to ensure the complete and
22continuous registration of all eligible electors in this state, specifically including the
23operability and utility of information integration with the department of
24transportation and the feasibility and desirability of integrating public information
25maintained by other state agencies and by technical colleges with the commission's

1registration information to enhance the completeness and accuracy of the
2information. At a minimum, the report shall contain an assessment of the feasibility
3and desirability of the integration of registration information with information
4maintained by the departments of health services, children and families, workforce
5development, revenue, safety and professional services, and natural resources; the
6University of Wisconsin System; and the technical college system board, as well as
7the technical colleges within each technical college district.”.
SB70-AA10,354,8 8315. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,354,9 9 Section 761. 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,354,1410 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).
SB70-AA10,762 15Section 762. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,355,216 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.
SB70-AA10,763 3Section 763. 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,355,94 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.
SB70-AA10,764 10Section 764. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,356,511 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
12under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
13than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
14A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
15the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
16absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
17the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail and has
18not voted in an election in this state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that
19proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the elector shall enclose proof of
20residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot. The clerk shall verify that
21the name on any required proof of identification presented by the agent conforms to
22the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials
23on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to
24the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on the registration list. The
25ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail

1or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the
2election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the
3hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where
4absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8
5p.m. on election day.”.
SB70-AA10,356,6 6316. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,356,7 7 Section 765. 5.02 (6m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,356,168 5.02 (6m) (f) An unexpired identification card issued by a university or college
9in this state that is accredited, as defined in s. 39.30 (1) (d), or by a technical college
10in this state that is a member of and governed by the technical college system under
11ch. 38, that contains the date of issuance and signature of the individual to whom it
12is issued and that contains an expiration date indicating that the card expires no
13later than 2 years after the date of issuance if the individual establishes, except that
14if the identification card is expired the individual shall establish
that he or she is
15enrolled as a student at the university or college on the date that the card is
16presented.
SB70-AA10,9142 17Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; Technical College System.
SB70-AA10,356,2118 (1) Voter identification. No later than August 1, 2023, each technical college
19in this state that is a member of and governed by the technical college system under
20ch. 38 shall issue student identification cards that qualify as identification under s.
215.02 (6m) (f).
SB70-AA10,9147 22Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin
23System.
SB70-AA10,357,3
1(1) Voter identification. No later than August 1, 2023, each University of
2Wisconsin System institution shall issue student identification cards that qualify as
3identification under s. 5.02 (6m) (f).”.
SB70-AA10,357,4 4317. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,357,5 5 Section 1. 343.50 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,357,126 343.50 (1) (c) 1. The department may issue a receipt to any applicant for an
7identification card, and shall issue a receipt to an applicant requesting an
8identification card under sub. (5) (a) 3., which receipt shall constitute a temporary
9identification card while the application is being processed and shall be valid for a
10period not to exceed 60 180 days. If the application for an identification card is
11processed under the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7) or (8), the receipt shall
12include the marking specified in sub. (3) (b).”.
SB70-AA10,357,13 13318. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,357,14 14 Section 766. 6.28 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,357,2315 6.28 (1) (b) All applications for registration corrections and additions may be
16made throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners,
17at the office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other
18locations provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in
19cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common
20council, village or town board in all other municipalities and may also be made
21during the school year at any high school by qualified persons under sub. (2m) (a)
.
22An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register
23at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.
SB70-AA10,767 24Section 767. 6.28 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,358,2
16.28 (2m) At high schools. (a) Public high schools shall be used for
2registration for enrolled students and members of the high school staff.
SB70-AA10,358,213 (b) The municipal clerk of each municipality shall notify the school board of
4each school district in which the municipality is located that high schools shall be
5used for registration pursuant to par. (a). The school board and the municipal clerk
6shall agree upon the appointment of at least one qualified elector at each high school
7as a special school registration deputy. The municipal clerk shall appoint such
8person as a school registration deputy and explain the person's duties and
9responsibilities. Students and staff may register at the high school on any day that
10classes are regularly held. The school registration deputies shall promptly forward
11properly completed registration forms to the municipal clerk of the municipality in
12which the registering student or staff member resides. The municipal clerk, upon
13receiving such registration forms, shall add all those registering electors who have
14met the registration requirements to the registration list. The municipal clerk may
15reject any registration form and shall promptly notify the person whose registration
16is rejected of the rejection and the reason therefor. A person whose registration is
17rejected may reapply for registration if he or she is qualified. The form of each high
18school student who is qualified and will be eligible to vote at the next election shall
19be filed in such a way that when a student attains the age of 18 years the student is
20registered to vote automatically. Each school board shall assure that the principal
21of every high school communicates elector registration information to students.
SB70-AA10,359,422 (c) The principal of any private high school or of any tribal school, as defined
23in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates high school grades that has a substantial number
24of students residing in a municipality may request the municipal clerk to appoint a
25special school registration deputy in accordance with par. (b). Students and staff

1may register at the high school on any day that classes are regularly held. The clerk
2shall appoint a special school registration deputy in the high school if the clerk
3determines the school to have a substantial number of students residing in the
4municipality.”.
SB70-AA10,359,5 5319. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,359,6 6 Section 768. 5.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,360,27 5.84 (1) Where any municipality employs an electronic voting system which
8utilizes automatic tabulating equipment, either at the polling place or at a central
9counting location,
the municipal clerk shall, on any day not more than 10 days prior
10to the election day on which the equipment is to be utilized in an election, have the
11equipment tested to ascertain that it will correctly count the votes cast for all offices
12and on all measures. Public notice of the time and place of the test shall be given by
13the clerk at least 48 hours prior to the test by publication of a class 1 notice under
14ch. 985 in one or more newspapers published within the municipality if a newspaper
15is published therein, otherwise in a newspaper of general circulation therein. The
16test shall be open to the public. The test shall be conducted by processing a
17preaudited group of ballots so marked as to record a predetermined number of valid
18votes for each candidate and on each referendum. The test shall include for each
19office one or more ballots which have votes in excess of the number allowed by law
20and, for a partisan primary election, one or more ballots which have votes cast for
21candidates of more than one recognized political party, in order to test the ability of
22the automatic tabulating equipment to reject such votes. If any error is detected, the
23municipal clerk shall ascertain the cause and correct the error. The clerk shall make

1an errorless count before the automatic tabulating equipment is approved by the
2clerk for use in the election.
SB70-AA10,769 3Section 769. 5.86 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,360,194 5.86 (1) All proceedings at each central counting location shall be under the
5direction of the municipal clerk or an election official designated by the clerk unless
6the central counting location is at the county seat and the municipal clerk delegates
7the responsibility to supervise the location to the county clerk
, in which case the
8proceedings shall be under the direction of the county clerk or an election official
9designated by the county clerk. If for any municipality the central counting location
10is at the county seat and the municipal clerk authorizes the early canvassing of
11absentee ballots under s. 7.525, the county clerk or the county clerk's designee shall
12begin the proceedings for that municipality on the day before the election consistent
13with that section.
Unless election officials are selected under s. 7.30 (4) (c) without
14regard to party affiliation, the employees at each central counting location, other
15than any specially trained technicians who are required for the operation of the
16automatic tabulating equipment, shall be equally divided between members of the
172 major political parties under s. 7.30 (2) (a) and all duties performed by the
18employees shall be by teams consisting of an equal number of members of each
19political party whenever sufficient persons from each party are available.
SB70-AA10,770 20Section 770. 6.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,361,221 6.15 (4) (b) During polling hours, or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before
22the election if authorized for that election under s. 7.525,
the inspectors shall open
23each carrier envelope, announce the elector's name, check the affidavit for proper
24execution, and check the voting qualifications for the ward, if any. In municipalities
25where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, the municipal board of absentee

1ballot canvassers shall perform this function at a meeting of the board of absentee
2ballot canvassers.
SB70-AA10,771 3Section 771. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,362,34 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
5the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
6preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be
7made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday
8preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal holiday. A
9municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e). The
10municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any in-person
11absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making written
12application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general election, the
13presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office, and the
14application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), the
15application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election
16day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is
17that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than
185 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday
19immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall
20immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and
21deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and
22give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as
23provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who
24shall deliver it to the polling place election inspectors of the proper ward or election
25district
or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to

1the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or
2(2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
3preceding the election.
SB70-AA10,772 4Section 772. 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,362,115 6.87 (6) The ballot shall be returned so it is delivered to the polling place
6election inspectors of the proper ward or election district no later than 8 p.m. on
7election day. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under
8s. 7.52, if the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk
9shall secure the ballot and cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place serving
10the elector's residence before 8 p.m. Any ballot not mailed or delivered as provided
11in this subsection may not be counted.
SB70-AA10,773 12Section 773. 6.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,363,313 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk,
14or at an alternate site under s. 6.855, if applicable, the clerk shall enclose it,
15unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the
16name and official title of the clerk, and the words “This envelope contains the ballot
17of an absent elector and must be opened in the same room where votes are being cast
18at the polls during polling hours on election day or, in municipalities where absentee
19ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, stats., at a meeting of the municipal board of
20absentee ballot canvassers under s. 7.52, stats
only as provided by law." If the elector
21is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an overseas elector, regardless of
22whether the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, and the ballot
23was received by the elector by facsimile transmission or electronic mail and is
24accompanied by a separate certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a
25certificate envelope and securely append the completed certificate to the outside of

1the envelope before enclosing the ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep
2the ballot in the clerk's office or at the alternate site, if applicable until delivered, as
3required in sub. (2).
SB70-AA10,774 4Section 774. 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,364,65 6.88 (3) (a) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
6under s. 7.52, at any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day,
7or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election if authorized for that
8election under s. 7.525,
the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being
9cast, or in the place where absentee ballots begin being canvassed early under s.
107.525
, in such a manner that members of the public can hear and see the procedures,
11open the carrier envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the
12identification serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential
13listing under s. 6.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been
14properly executed, the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district,
15and the applicant has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the
16poll list next to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the
17elector. They shall then open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as
18not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the
19ballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the
20ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been
21endorsed by the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under
22s. 6.34 is required and proof of residence is enclosed, the inspectors shall enter both
23the type of identifying document submitted by the absent elector and the name of the
24entity or institution that issued the identifying document on the poll list in the space
25provided. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and

1no proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is
2provided is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, the
3inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall then
4deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or
5voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the
6elector had been present and voted in person.
SB70-AA10,775 7Section 775. 7.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,365,28 7.52 (1) (a) The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance
9that, in lieu of canvassing absentee ballots at polling places under s. 6.88, the
10municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers designated under s. 7.53 (2m) shall,
11at each election held in the municipality, canvass all absentee ballots received by the
12municipal clerk by 8 p.m. on election day. Prior to enacting an ordinance under this
13subsection, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the
14municipality shall notify the elections commission in writing of the proposed
15enactment and shall consult with the elections commission concerning
16administration of this section. At every election held in the municipality following
17enactment of an ordinance under this subsection, the board of absentee ballot
18canvassers shall, between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election if
19authorized for that election under s. 7.525 or
any time after the opening of the polls
20and before 10 p.m. on election day, publicly convene to count the absentee ballots for
21the municipality. The municipal clerk shall give at least 48 hours' notice of any
22meeting under this subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of
23access to a meeting of the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers under this
24subsection that the individual would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings
25at a polling place. The board of absentee ballot canvassers may order the removal

1of any individual exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual
2disrupts the meeting.
SB70-AA10,776 3Section 776. 7.52 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,365,64 7.52 (10) If, subject to s. 7.525, absentee ballots begin being canvassed under
5this section on the day before the election, no action under subs. (4) to (8) may be
6performed before election day.
SB70-AA10,777 7Section 777. 7.525 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,365,11 87.525 Early canvassing of absentee ballots. (1) Authorizing early
9canvassing; requirements.
(a) 1. The municipal clerk or municipal board of election
10commissioners may elect to begin the canvassing of absentee ballots received by the
11municipal clerk on the day before any election.
SB70-AA10,365,1412 2. Prior to the canvass under subd. 1., the municipal clerk or municipal board
13of election commissioners shall notify the elections commission in writing and shall
14consult with the elections commission concerning administration of this section.
SB70-AA10,365,1715 (b) Ballots may be canvassed early under this section only between 7 a.m. and
168 p.m. on the day before the election and may not be tallied until after the polls close
17on election day.
SB70-AA10,365,2018 (c) Any member of the public has the same right of access to a place where
19absentee ballots are being canvassed early under this section that the individual
20would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings at a polling place.
SB70-AA10,365,2421 (d) When not in use, automatic tabulating equipment used for purposes of this
22section and the areas where the programmed media, memory devices, and ballots are
23housed shall be secured with tamper-evident security seals in a double-lock location
24such as a locked cabinet inside a locked office.
SB70-AA10,366,4
1(e) No person may act in any manner that would give him or her the ability to
2know or to provide information on the accumulating or final results from the ballots
3canvassed early under this section before the close of the polls on election day. A
4person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a Class I felony.
SB70-AA10,366,6 5(2) Notice requirements. Absentee ballots may not begin being canvassed
6early under this section for any election unless all of the following apply:
SB70-AA10,366,107 (a) At least 70 days before the election the municipal clerk or executive director
8of the municipal board of election commissioners notifies in writing the county clerk
9or executive director of the county board of election commissioners that early
10canvassing of absentee ballots will take place in the election.
SB70-AA10,366,1211 (b) The notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e) specifies the date and time during which,
12and each location where, the early canvassing of absentee ballots will be conducted.”.
SB70-AA10,366,13 13320. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA10,366,14 14 Section 778. 5.86 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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