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AB68-SSA1,16 21Section 16 . 6.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,9,2522 6.15 (4) (b) During polling hours, or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before
23the election if authorized for that election under s. 7.525,
the inspectors shall open
24each carrier envelope, announce the elector's name, check the affidavit for proper
25execution, and check the voting qualifications for the ward, if any. In municipalities

1where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, the municipal board of absentee
2ballot canvassers shall perform this function at a meeting of the board of absentee
3ballot canvassers.
AB68-SSA1,17 4Section 17. 6.18 (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,10,8 56.18 (form) This form shall be returned to the municipal clerk's office.
6Application must be received in sufficient time for ballots to be mailed and returned
7prior to any presidential election at which applicant wishes to vote. Complete all
8statements in full.
AB68-SSA1,10,99 APPLICATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL
AB68-SSA1,10,1010 ELECTOR'S ABSENTEE BALLOT
AB68-SSA1,10,1111 (To be voted at the Presidential Election
AB68-SSA1,10,1212 on November ...., .... (year)
AB68-SSA1,10,2113 I, .... hereby swear or affirm that I am a citizen of the United States, formerly
14residing at .... in the .... ward .... aldermanic district (city, town, village) of ...., County
15of .... for 28 10 consecutive days prior to leaving the State of Wisconsin. I, .... do
16solemnly swear or affirm that I do not qualify to register or vote under the laws of
17the State of ....(State you now reside in) where I am presently residing. A citizen must
18be a resident of: State ....(Insert time) County ....(Insert time) City, Town or Village
19....(Insert time), in order to be eligible to register or vote therein. I further swear or
20affirm that my legal residence was established in the State of ....(the State where you
21now reside) on .... Month .... Day .... Year.
AB68-SSA1,10,2222 Signed ....
AB68-SSA1,10,2323 Address ....(Present address)
AB68-SSA1,10,2424 ....(City) ....(State)
AB68-SSA1,10,2525 Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of .... .... (year)
AB68-SSA1,11,1
1....(Notary Public, or other officer authorized to administer oaths.)
AB68-SSA1,11,22 ....(County)
AB68-SSA1,11,33 My Commission expires
AB68-SSA1,11,44 MAIL BALLOT TO:
AB68-SSA1,11,55 NAME ....
AB68-SSA1,11,66 ADDRESS ....
AB68-SSA1,11,77 CITY .... STATE .... ZIP CODE ....
AB68-SSA1,11,12 8Penalties for Violations. Whoever swears falsely to any absent elector affidavit
9under this section may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than
106 months or both. Whoever intentionally votes more than once in an election may
11be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years and 6 months
12or both.
AB68-SSA1,11,1313 ....(Municipal Clerk)
AB68-SSA1,11,1414 ....(Municipality)
AB68-SSA1,18 15Section 18. 6.22 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,11,1816 6.22 (7) Extension of privilege. This section applies to all military electors for
1728 10 days after the date of discharge from a uniformed service or termination of
18services or employment of individuals specified in sub. (1) (b) 1. to 4.
AB68-SSA1,19 19Section 19 . 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,11,23 206.256 Facilitating registration of electors. (1) The commission shall use
21all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible electors of this state and
22the maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain
23eligible.
AB68-SSA1,12,2 24(2) Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions
25under sub. (1), the commission shall obtain the following information from the

1department of transportation, to the extent that the department has the
2information:
AB68-SSA1,12,63 (a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator's license
4issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the
5individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to
6that individual:
AB68-SSA1,12,87 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history and
8any name history maintained by the department of transportation.
AB68-SSA1,12,99 2. The date of birth of the individual.
AB68-SSA1,12,1010 3. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.
AB68-SSA1,12,1311 4. A copy of each document that the applicant provided as proof of citizenship
12and a statement from the department of transportation indicating that the
13department verified the applicant's citizenship.
AB68-SSA1,12,1614 (b) For each item of information specified in par. (a), the most recent date that
15the item of information was provided to or obtained by the department of
16transportation.
AB68-SSA1,12,23 17(3) The commission shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with
18the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission finds
19any discrepancy between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an
20elector and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that
21elector, the commission shall attempt to contact the elector to resolve the discrepancy
22and update the registration list accordingly. If the commission is unable to resolve
23the discrepancy, the information in the registration list shall control.
AB68-SSA1,13,11 24(4) If the commission concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in
25this state but is not registered and the commission has obtained from reliable sources

1all the information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's
2registration, the commission shall enter the individual's name on the registration list
3maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission has not obtained from reliable
4sources all the information pertaining to an individual that is required under s. 6.33
5(1), the commission shall attempt to obtain from reliable sources the necessary
6information under s. 6.33 (1) that is required to complete the individual's
7registration. If an elector's status has been changed from eligible to ineligible under
8s. 6.50 and the elector's eligibility, name, or residence has not changed, the
9commission may not change the individual's name to eligible status unless the
10commission first verifies that the individual is eligible and wishes to change his or
11her status to eligible.
AB68-SSA1,13,14 12(5) The commission shall attempt to contact an individual described in sub. (4)
13if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
14individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
AB68-SSA1,13,19 15(6) The commission shall mail a notice to each individual whose name the
16commission enters under sub. (4) on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36
17(1) (a). The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken
18by a significant number of state residents, as determined by the commission, and
19shall include all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,13,2220 (a) A statement informing the individual that his or her name has been entered
21on the registration list and showing the current address for the individual based on
22the commission's records.
AB68-SSA1,13,2423 (b) A statement informing the individual that he or she may request to have
24his or her name deleted from the registration list and instructions for doing so.
AB68-SSA1,13,2525 (c) Instructions for notifying the commission of a change in name or address.
AB68-SSA1,14,2
1(d) Instructions for obtaining a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) and a
2description of how an individual qualifies for a confidential listing.
AB68-SSA1,14,14 3(7) Any individual may file a request with the commission to exclude his or her
4name from the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). Any individual
5whose name is added to the registration list by the commission may file a request
6with the commission or a municipal clerk to have his or her name deleted from the
7list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the
8commission. An individual who files an exclusion or deletion request under this
9subsection may revoke his or her request by the same means that an individual may
10request an exclusion or deletion. The commission shall ensure that the name of any
11individual who has filed an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is
12excluded from the registration list or, if the individual's name appears on the list, is
13removed from the registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time
14unless the individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,14,23 15(8) If the commission removes from the registration list maintained under s.
166.36 (1) (a) the name of an elector who does not request that his or her name be
17deleted, or changes the elector's status from eligible to ineligible, other than to
18correct an entry that the commission determines to be a duplication or to change the
19name of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the
20commission shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by
211st class postcard at the individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide
22that the individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or
23she is a qualified elector.
AB68-SSA1,14,25 24(9) The commission shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all
25eligible electors as soon as practicable.
AB68-SSA1,15,4
1(10) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all information
2obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this
3information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s.
46.34 (2m) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
AB68-SSA1,20 5Section 20. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,15,176 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
7a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
8municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
9the close of business, whichever is later, on the Friday before an election at the office
10of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
11responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
12s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),
13a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The
14registration form shall also contain the following certification: “I, ...., hereby certify
15that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for
16at least 28 10 consecutive days immediately preceding this election, and I have not
17voted at this election". The elector shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34.
AB68-SSA1,21 18Section 21 . 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,15,2319 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names
20of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list
21maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of
22qualified electors who vote at their polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33
23(5) (a).
AB68-SSA1,22 24Section 22 . 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,16,11
16.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk
2shall record the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information
3under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the
4type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
56.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence under
6s. 6.34 (2m)
. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector shall sign his or her own
7name unless the elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability.
8In such case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her
9behalf. If the elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a
10statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named
11elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
AB68-SSA1,23 12Section 23 . 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,16,1813 6.35 (3) Original Except for electronic registrations, original registration forms
14shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
15commissioners at all times. The commission shall maintain records of registrations
16that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5) and make such records available for
17inspection by the municipal clerk, the clerk's designated agent, or the board of
18election commissioners.
AB68-SSA1,24 19Section 24. 6.55 (2) (a) (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,16,2220 6.55 (2) (a) (form) “I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am
21a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 28 10 consecutive days
22immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election."
AB68-SSA1,25 23Section 25. 6.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,17,224 6.85 (2) Any otherwise qualified elector who changes residence within this
25state by moving to a different ward or municipality later than 28 10 days prior to an

1election may vote an absentee ballot in the ward or municipality where he or she was
2qualified to vote before moving.
AB68-SSA1,26 3Section 26 . 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,18,34 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
87 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal
9holiday. A municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e).
10The municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any
11in-person absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making
12written application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general
13election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office,
14and the application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34
15(1), the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on
16election day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee
17ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no
18later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the
19Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent
20shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror
21and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient,
22and give 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.
AB68-SSA1,27 4Section 27 . 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,18,245 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
6under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
7than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
8A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
9the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
10absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
11the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail and has
12not voted in an election in this state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that
13proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the elector shall enclose proof of
14residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot. The clerk shall verify that
15the name on any required proof of identification presented by the agent conforms to
16the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials
17on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to
18the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on the registration list. The
19ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail
20or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the
21election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the
22hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where
23absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8
24p.m. on election day.
AB68-SSA1,28 25Section 28. 6.87 (2) (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,19,1
16.87 (2) (form)
AB68-SSA1,19,22 [STATE OF ....
AB68-SSA1,19,33 County of ....]
AB68-SSA1,19,55 [(name of foreign country and city or other jurisdictional unit)]
AB68-SSA1,19,186 I, ...., certify subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis. Stats., for false
7statements, that I am a resident of the [.... ward of the] (town) (village) of ...., or of
8the .... aldermanic district in the city of ...., residing at ....* in said city, the county
9of ...., state of Wisconsin, and am entitled to vote in the (ward) (election district) at
10the election to be held on ....; that I am not voting at any other location in this election;
11that I am unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place in the (ward) (election
12district) on election day or have changed my residence within the state from one ward
13or election district to another later than 28 10 days before the election. I certify that
14I exhibited the enclosed ballot unmarked to the witness, that I then in (his) (her)
15presence and in the presence of no other person marked the ballot and enclosed and
16sealed the same in this envelope in such a manner that no one but myself and any
17person rendering assistance under s. 6.87 (5), Wis. Stats., if I requested assistance,
18could know how I voted.
AB68-SSA1,19,1919 Signed ....
AB68-SSA1,19,2020 Identification serial number, if any: ....
AB68-SSA1,19,2121 The witness shall execute the following:
AB68-SSA1,20,222 I, the undersigned witness, subject to the penalties of s. 12.60 (1) (b), Wis.
23Stats., for false statements, certify that I am an adult U.S. citizen** and that the
24above statements are true and the voting procedure was executed as there stated.
25I am not a candidate for any office on the enclosed ballot (except in the case of an

1incumbent municipal clerk). I did not solicit or advise the elector to vote for or against
2any candidate or measure.
AB68-SSA1,20,33 ....(Printed name)
AB68-SSA1,20,44 ....(Address)***
AB68-SSA1,20,55 Signed ....
AB68-SSA1,20,76 * — An elector who provides an identification serial number issued under s.
76.47 (3), Wis. Stats., need not provide a street address.
AB68-SSA1,20,118 ** — An individual who serves as a witness for a military elector or an overseas
9elector voting absentee, regardless of whether the elector qualifies as a resident of
10Wisconsin under s. 6.10, Wis. Stats., need not be a U.S. citizen but must be 18 years
11of age or older.
AB68-SSA1,20,1312 *** — If this form is executed before 2 special voting deputies under s. 6.875 (6),
13Wis. Stats., both deputies shall witness and sign.
AB68-SSA1,29 14Section 29 . 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,20,2115 6.87 (6) The ballot shall be returned so it is delivered to the polling place
16election inspectors of the proper ward or election district no later than 8 p.m. on
17election day. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under
18s. 7.52, if the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk
19shall secure the ballot and cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place serving
20the elector's residence before 8 p.m. Any ballot not mailed or delivered as provided
21in this subsection may not be counted.
AB68-SSA1,30 22Section 30 . 6.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,21,1323 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk,
24or at an alternate site under s. 6.855, if applicable, the clerk shall enclose it,
25unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the

1name and official title of the clerk, and the words “This envelope contains the ballot
2of an absent elector and must be opened in the same room where votes are being cast
3at the polls during polling hours on election day or, in municipalities where absentee
4ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, stats., at a meeting of the municipal board of
5absentee ballot canvassers under s. 7.52, stats
only as provided by law." If the elector
6is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an overseas elector, regardless of
7whether the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, and the ballot
8was received by the elector by facsimile transmission or electronic mail and is
9accompanied by a separate certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a
10certificate envelope and securely append the completed certificate to the outside of
11the envelope before enclosing the ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep
12the ballot in the clerk's office or at the alternate site, if applicable until delivered, as
13required in sub. (2).
AB68-SSA1,31 14Section 31 . 6.88 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,22,1615 6.88 (3) (a) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
16under s. 7.52, at any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day,
17or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election if authorized for that
18election under s. 7.525,
the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being
19cast, or in the place where absentee ballots begin being canvassed early under s.
207.525
, in such a manner that members of the public can hear and see the procedures,
21open the carrier envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the
22identification serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential
23listing under s. 6.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been
24properly executed, the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district,
25and the applicant has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the

1poll list next to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the
2elector. They shall then open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as
3not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the
4ballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the
5ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been
6endorsed by the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under
7s. 6.34 is required and proof of residence is enclosed, the inspectors shall enter both
8the type of identifying document submitted by the absent elector and the name of the
9entity or institution that issued the identifying document on the poll list in the space
10provided. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and
11no proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is
12provided is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, the
13inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall then
14deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or
15voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the
16elector had been present and voted in person.
AB68-SSA1,32 17Section 32. 6.94 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,23,8 186.94 Challenged elector oath. If the person challenged refuses to answer
19fully any relevant questions put to him or her by the inspector under s. 6.92, the
20inspectors shall reject the elector's vote. If the challenge is not withdrawn after the
21person offering to vote has answered the questions, one of the inspectors shall
22administer to the person the following oath or affirmation: “You do solemnly swear
23(or affirm) that: you are 18 years of age; you are a citizen of the United States; you
24are now and for 28 10 consecutive days have been a resident of this ward except under
25s. 6.02 (2); you have not voted at this election; you have not made any bet or wager

1or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the
2result of this election; you are not on any other ground disqualified to vote at this
3election". If the person challenged refuses to take the oath or affirmation, the
4person's vote shall be rejected. If the person challenged answers fully all relevant
5questions put to the elector by the inspector under s. 6.92, takes the oath or
6affirmation, and fulfills the applicable registration requirements, and if the answers
7to the questions given by the person indicate that the person meets the voting
8qualification requirements, the person's vote shall be received.
AB68-SSA1,33 9Section 33 . 7.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,24,410 7.52 (1) (a) The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance
11that, in lieu of canvassing absentee ballots at polling places under s. 6.88, the
12municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers designated under s. 7.53 (2m) shall,
13at each election held in the municipality, canvass all absentee ballots received by the
14municipal clerk by 8 p.m. on election day. Prior to enacting an ordinance under this
15subsection, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the
16municipality shall notify the elections commission in writing of the proposed
17enactment and shall consult with the elections commission concerning
18administration of this section. At every election held in the municipality following
19enactment of an ordinance under this subsection, the board of absentee ballot
20canvassers shall, between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before the election if
21authorized for that election under s. 7.525 or
any time after the opening of the polls
22and before 10 p.m. on election day, publicly convene to count the absentee ballots for
23the municipality. The municipal clerk shall give at least 48 hours' notice of any
24meeting under this subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of
25access to a meeting of the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers under this

1subsection that the individual would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings
2at a polling place. The board of absentee ballot canvassers may order the removal
3of any individual exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual
4disrupts the meeting.
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