EL 3.12 History
History: CR 07-059: cr.
Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08; correction in (1), (2) (k), (3), (4) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats.,
Register June 2016 No. 726.
EL 3.12 Note
Note: This section is unenforceable as a result of the repeal of s. 6.26, stats., and will be repealed in future rulemaking.
EL 3.13
EL 3.13
Revocation of special registration deputy appointment. EL 3.13(1)(1) Under s.
6.26 (2) (b), Stats., an appointing authority may, for cause, decline to appoint an applicant as a special registration deputy, or may revoke the appointment of an existing special registration deputy.
EL 3.13(2)
(2) The basis for denying or revoking an appointment includes:
EL 3.13(2)(a)
(a) The applicant or special registration deputy lacks the qualifications of an election official as set forth in s.
7.30 (2), Stats.
EL 3.13(2)(b)
(b) The applicant or special registration deputy fails to attend training sessions scheduled by the appointing authority.
EL 3.13(2)(c)
(c) The applicant or special registration deputy has previously had an appointment revoked for cause.
EL 3.13(2)(d)
(d) The applicant or special registration deputy fails to adhere to procedures established by the appointing authority, including submission of completed voter registration application forms in the time and manner prescribed by the appointing authority.
EL 3.13(2)(e)
(e) The applicant or special registration deputy falsifies, fails to submit, or wrongfully suppresses a voter registration application form or otherwise commits official misconduct.
EL 3.13(2)(f)
(f) The applicant has been convicted of a crime delineated in s.
12.13, Stats.
EL 3.13 History
History: CR 07-059: cr.
Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08.
EL 3.13 Note
Note: This section is unenforceable as a result of the repeal of s. 6.26, stats., and will be repealed in future rulemaking.
EL 3.20
EL 3.20
Voter registration drives. EL 3.20(1)
(1) Individuals or organizations conducting voter registration drives shall use the voter registration application form (EL-131).
EL 3.20(2)
(2) Individuals or organizations conducting voter registration drives may not retain the following voter registration information: the date of birth, driver's license number, department of transportation identification number, or last four digits of the social security number of an individual completing a voter registration application form.
EL 3.20(3)
(3) Individuals or organizations conducting voter registration drives may utilize special registration deputies to assist in the collection of voter registration application forms.
EL 3.20(4)
(4) Individuals or organizations conducting voter registration drives that do not utilize special registration deputies to assist in the collection of voter registration application forms shall collect a
copy of the required forms of proof of residence for first-time voters and submit the copy to the appointing authority with the completed voter registration application form.
EL 3.20(5)
(5) Individuals or organizations conducting voter registration drives may not retain a copy of any form of proof of residence collected from an individual.
EL 3.20(6)
(6) Individuals or organizations conducting voter registration drives may not pay any individual collecting voter registration application forms compensation based on the number of registration forms collected as prohibited in s.
12.13 (3) (ze), Stats.
EL 3.20 History
History: CR 07-059: cr.
Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08; correction in (6) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register January 2008 No. 625; correction in (1) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats.,
Register June 2016 No. 726.
EL 3.50
EL 3.50
Charges for voter registration data. EL 3.50(1)(a)
(a) “Custom report" means a report that is not programmed to run in the Statewide Voter Registration System at the time a request for the report is made, or a report that requires additional programming tasks.
EL 3.50(1)(c)
(c) “Official registration list" has the same meaning as provided in s.
6.36, Stats.
EL 3.50(1)(e)
(e) “Report" means a defined list of related voter registration data records generated from the Statewide Voter Registration System.
EL 3.50(1)(f)
(f) “Voter registration data" means data contained in the official registration list.
EL 3.50(1)(g)
(g) “Voter registration data record" means a set of related information requested from the official registration list which consists of a core data element and related attributes. A core data element is the basic unit of data that is being requested, including, but not limited to, a voter name, candidate, election official, or address. The related attributes consist of pieces of data associated with that core data element.
EL 3.50(2)
(2) The official registration list shall be open to public inspection consistent with the requirements of ss.
6.36,
6.45 to
6.47, and
ss. 19.31 to
19.36, Stats.
EL 3.50(3)
(3) Any person may obtain, from the official registration list, voter registration data that is not protected information, upon payment of the applicable charges.
EL 3.50(4)
(4) The charge for reports in electronic format is a $25 base fee per report; plus $5 for the first 1,000 voter registration data records, or up to 1,000 voter registration data records; plus $5 for each additional 1,000 voter registration data records, rounded to the nearest thousand. The maximum charge for an electronic report is $12,500.
EL 3.50(5)
(5) The charge for a paper copy of a report is $.25 per page, plus the cost of postage and shipping.
EL 3.50(6)
(6) Any request for a report or custom report submitted to the commission shall be made in writing by the requester or reduced to writing by the commission's staff. Any request by the commission for payment in advance for the report requested shall include a copy of the report request in writing as submitted by the requester or as memorialized by the commission's staff.
EL 3.50(7)
(7) Any person may request a copy of the poll list used at an election from the municipal or county clerk who has custody of the list. The charge for a copy of a poll list provided by a municipal or county clerk shall be a charge determined by that clerk not to exceed the cost of reproduction.
EL 3.50(8)
(8) The commission, its staff, and each municipal or county election official shall take steps to ensure that any protected information contained in the Statewide Voter Registration System, or on a poll list, is not made available for public inspection.
EL 3.50(9)
(9) If a request for voter registration data requires a custom report, and the commission staff determines that it can produce the report, the charge for producing the custom report charged to the requester shall be calculated by the commission's staff on a case-by-case basis and shall include, in addition to the charges articulated in
subs. (4) and
(5), any applicable charges for handling and mailing; charges for reproduction, including programming costs; and costs of maintenance of the Statewide Voter Registration System as authorized by s.
6.36 (6), Stats. Requests fulfilled under this subsection are not subject to the maximum charge limitations in
subs. (4) and
(5).
EL 3.50(10)
(10) The money received from requests for voter registration data shall remain with the municipality, county, or commission, whichever produces and provides the report.
EL 3.50 History
History: Emerg. cr. eff. 5-12-07;
CR 07-043: cr.
Register January 2008 No. 625, eff. 2-1-08; correction in (6), (8) to (10) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats.,
Register June 2016 No. 726.
