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SB685-SSA1,5,15
15.057 Determination of ineligibility to vote due to incompetency. (1)
2 Upon receipt of a determination of ineligibility to register to vote or to vote under
3s. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g., the commission shall, no later than 3 business days after receiving
4the determination, change the status of the elector subject to the determination to
5inactive on the official registration list under s. 6.36, note on the list that the elector
6is ineligible to register to vote or to vote in accordance with s. 6.03 (3), and notify the
7elector and the elector's municipal clerk of the elector's change in status. If the
8commission does not have a record of the elector upon receipt of a determination of
9ineligibility, the commission shall create a record listing the elector as ineligible to
10vote in accordance with s. 6.03 (3) and provide a copy of that record to the elector's
11municipal clerk. Upon receipt of a registration to vote, the municipal clerk shall
12examine the registration list to determine whether the elector is ineligible to register
13to vote or to vote in accordance with s. 6.03 (3) and shall notify the elector if the clerk
14determines that the elector is ineligible. The clerk shall examine the registration list
15before issuing a ballot to any elector.
SB685-SSA1,5,23 16(2) If under s. 54.64 (2) (a) a court subsequently reviews a determination of
17ineligibility to vote under s. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g. and restores an elector's right to vote,
18as provided under s. 54.64 (2) (c), upon receipt of the reviewing court's determination,
19the commission shall, no later than 3 business days after receiving the
20determination, notify the elector that the elector is eligible to vote, but that the
21elector is required to complete a new voter registration if the elector intends to vote.
22The commission shall submit with the notice a registration form for the elector to
23complete and return to the municipal clerk, if the elector intends to vote.
SB685-SSA1,3 24Section 3 . 5.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,6,20
15.84 (1) Where any municipality employs an electronic voting system which
2that utilizes automatic tabulating equipment, either at the polling place or at a
3central counting location,
the municipal clerk shall, on any day not more than 10
4days prior to the election day on which the equipment is to be utilized in an election,
5have the equipment tested to ascertain that it will correctly count the votes cast for
6all offices and on all measures. Public notice of the time and place of the test shall
7be given by the clerk at least 48 hours prior to the test by posting notice on the
8municipality's website if it has one and
by publication of a class 1 notice under ch.
9985 in one or more newspapers published within the municipality if a newspaper is
10published therein, otherwise in a newspaper of general circulation therein. The test
11shall be open to the public. The test shall be conducted by processing a preaudited
12group of ballots so marked as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for
13each candidate and on each referendum. The test shall include for each office one
14or more ballots which have votes in excess of the number allowed by law and, for a
15partisan primary election, one or more ballots which have votes cast for candidates
16of more than one recognized political party, in order to test the ability of the
17automatic tabulating equipment to reject such votes. If any error is detected, the
18municipal clerk shall ascertain the cause and correct the error. The clerk shall make
19an errorless count before the automatic tabulating equipment is approved by the
20clerk for use in the election.
SB685-SSA1,4 21Section 4 . 5.84 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,7,322 5.84 (2) Before beginning the ballot count at each polling place or at the central
23counting location
or at a meeting convened under s. 6.88 (4) or 7.52 (1), the election
24officials shall witness a test of the automatic tabulating equipment by engaging the
25printing mechanism and securing a printed result showing a zero count for every

1candidate and referendum. After the completion of the count, the ballots and
2programs used shall be sealed and retained under the custody of the municipal clerk
3in a secure location.
SB685-SSA1,5 4Section 5 . 5.85 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,7,165 5.85 (1) At any polling place at which an electronic voting system is utilized,
6the following procedures for receiving, counting, tallying, and return of the ballots
7shall be used. Whenever paper ballots are utilized at a polling place in combination
8with ballots employed in an electronic voting system, the paper ballots shall be
9deposited in a separate ballot box or boxes, according to the types of ballots used. For
10the purpose of transporting the ballots or the record of the votes cast, the municipal
11clerk shall provide a secure container for each polling place. At each polling place,
12the applicable portions of the procedure prescribed for initiating the canvass under
13s. 7.51 (1) and (2) shall be performed, except that no count of the ballots, except
14write-in votes and paper ballots used for absentee voting and other purposes
15authorized by law, may be performed at a polling place if a central counting location
16is designated for the counting of ballots at that polling place by the municipality
.
SB685-SSA1,6 17Section 6 . 5.85 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB685-SSA1,7 18Section 7 . 5.86 of the statutes is repealed.
SB685-SSA1,8 19Section 8 . 5.87 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,8,320 5.87 (1) If a central counting location is not utilized, the The procedure for
21tabulating the votes by the automatic tabulating equipment shall be under the
22direction of the chief inspector and shall conform to the requirements of the
23automatic tabulating equipment. If any ballot is not accepted by the automatic
24tabulating equipment, the election officials shall make a duplicate ballot to replace
25that ballot in the manner prescribed in s. 5.85 (3). All proceedings at the polling place

1and at any central counting location shall be open to the public, but no person, except
2those employed and authorized for the purpose, may touch any ballot, container,
3envelope, return, or equipment.
SB685-SSA1,9 4Section 9 . 5.91 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,8,95 5.91 (17) Unless the ballot is counted at a central counting location, it It
6includes a mechanism for notifying an elector who attempts to cast an excess number
7of votes for a single office that his or her votes for that office will not be counted, and
8provides the elector with an opportunity to correct his or her ballot or to receive and
9cast a replacement ballot.
SB685-SSA1,10 10Section 10 . 6.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,8,1511 6.15 (4) (a) Clerks holding new resident ballots shall deliver them to the
12election inspectors in the proper ward or election district where the new residents
13reside or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
14municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers when it convenes at a meeting
15convened
under s. 7.52 (1), as provided by s. 6.88 for absentee ballots.
SB685-SSA1,11 16Section 11 . 6.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,8,2217 6.15 (4) (b) During polling hours, or on the day before the election under s. 6.88
18(4),
the inspectors shall open each carrier envelope, announce the elector's name,
19check the affidavit for proper execution, and check the voting qualifications for the
20ward, if any. In municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52,
21the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers shall perform this function at a
22meeting of the board of absentee ballot canvassers.
SB685-SSA1,12 23Section 12 . 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,9,2524 6.33 (1) The commission shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of
25registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed and each item of

1information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the commission. Except
2as otherwise provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same
3information as nonelectronic forms. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient
4forms to meet voter registration needs. The commission shall design the form to
5obtain from each elector information as to name; date; residence location; location of
6previous residence immediately before moving to current residence location;
7citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license
8issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security
9account number; whether the elector has resided within the ward or election district
10for the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the elector has
11been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so,
12whether the elector is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision;
13whether the elector is disqualified on any other ground from voting , including being
14adjudicated incompetent to exercise the right to register to vote or to vote in an
15election
; and whether the elector is currently registered to vote at any other location.
16The forms shall provide check boxes for the elector to indicate whether he or she is
17disqualified to vote and, if disqualified to vote, the grounds for which the elector is
18so disqualified.
The commission shall include on the nonelectronic form a space for
19the elector's signature and on the electronic form the authorization specified under
20s. 6.30 (5). Below the space for the signature or authorization, respectively, the
21commission shall include the following statement: “Falsification of information on
22this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony." The commission
23shall include on the form a space to enter the name of any inspector, municipal clerk,
24or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and a space for the inspector,
25clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name, affirming that the inspector, clerk, or

1deputy clerk has accepted the form. The commission shall include on the form a
2space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides
3and any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which
4the elector is certified to vote. The commission shall also include on the form a space
5where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by mail or
6by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an indication of the
7type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
86.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence was
9verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of the entity or institution that issued the
10identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number that
11applies only to the individual holding that document, that number. The commission
12shall also include on the form a space where the clerk, for any elector who possesses
13a valid voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record
14the identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each
15county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector
16who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
SB685-SSA1,13 17Section 13 . 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,11,1718 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
19the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
20preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be
21made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday
22preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal holiday. A
23municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e). The
24municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any in-person
25absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making written

1application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general election, the
2presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office, and the
3application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), the
4application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election
5day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is
6that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than
75 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday
8immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall
9immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and
10deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and
11give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as
12provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who
13shall deliver it to the polling place election inspectors of the proper ward or election
14district
or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to
15the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or
16(2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
17preceding the election.
SB685-SSA1,14 18Section 14 . 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,11,2519 6.87 (6) The ballot shall be returned so it is delivered to the polling place
20election inspectors of the proper ward or election district no later than 8 p.m. on
21election day. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under
22s. 7.52, if the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk
23shall secure the ballot and cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place serving
24the elector's residence before 8 p.m. Any ballot not mailed or delivered as provided
25in this subsection may not be counted.
SB685-SSA1,15
1Section 15. 6.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,12,172 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk,
3or at an alternate site under s. 6.855, if applicable, the clerk shall enclose it,
4unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the
5name and official title of the clerk, and the words “This envelope contains the ballot
6of an absent elector and must be opened in the same room where votes are being cast
7at the polls during polling hours on election day or, in municipalities where absentee
8ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, stats., at a meeting of the municipal board of
9absentee ballot canvassers under s. 7.52, stats
only as provided by law." If the elector
10is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an overseas elector, regardless of
11whether the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, and the ballot
12was received by the elector by facsimile transmission or electronic mail and is
13accompanied by a separate certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a
14certificate envelope and securely append the completed certificate to the outside of
15the envelope before enclosing the ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep
16the ballot in the clerk's office or at the alternate site, if applicable until delivered, as
17required in sub. (2).
SB685-SSA1,16 18Section 16 . 6.88 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,13,619 6.88 (2) When an absentee ballot is received by the municipal clerk prior to the
20delivery of the official ballots to the election officials of the ward in which the elector
21resides or, where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal board
22of absentee ballot canvassers, the municipal clerk shall seal the ballot envelope in
23the carrier envelope as provided under sub. (1), and shall enclose the envelope in a
24package and deliver the package to the election inspectors of the proper ward or
25election district or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s.

17.52, to the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers when it convenes at a
2meeting convened
under s. 7.52 (1). When the official ballots for the ward or election
3district have been delivered to the election inspectors before the receipt of an
4absentee ballot, the clerk shall immediately enclose the envelope containing the
5absentee ballot in a carrier envelope as provided under sub. (1) and deliver it in
6person to the proper election officials.
SB685-SSA1,17 7Section 17. 6.88 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB685-SSA1,13,108 6.88 (4) (a) 1. The governing body of any municipality not specified in s. 7.52
9(1) (a) may provide by ordinance that absentee ballots received by the municipal clerk
10may be canvassed on the day before the election.
SB685-SSA1,13,1311 2. Prior to enacting an ordinance under subd. 1., the municipal clerk shall
12notify the commission in writing of the proposed enactment and shall consult with
13the commission concerning administration of this subsection.
SB685-SSA1,13,1614 (am) In any municipality having an ordinance under par. (a), subject to pars.
15(b) to (f), the election inspectors may convene a meeting to begin canvassing absentee
16ballots no earlier than 7 a.m. on the day before the election.
SB685-SSA1,13,2117 (b) The municipal clerk shall give at least 60 days' notice of a meeting under
18this subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of access to observe
19the proceedings at a meeting under this subsection that the individual would have
20under s. 7.41. The election inspectors may order the removal of any individual
21exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual disrupts the meeting.
SB685-SSA1,14,922 (c) 1. At 8 p.m. on the day before the election, and at 7 a.m., noon, and 8 p.m.
23on election day, the municipal clerk or his or her designee or municipal board of
24election commissioners shall provide to the county clerk of the county in which the
25municipality is located or the county board of election commissioners a statement

1that shows the total number of absentee ballots returned to the municipality and the
2total number of absentee ballots the election inspectors have canvassed under this
3subsection. The county clerk or county board of election commissioners shall
4promptly post each statement on the website on which returns for the county are
5posted on election night under s. 7.60. In a municipality having a municipal board
6of election commissioners, the statement required under this paragraph shall also
7be posted on the website maintained by the municipal board of election
8commissioners. The statement may not include the names or addresses of any
9electors.
SB685-SSA1,14,1210 2. An absentee ballot shall be considered canvassed for purposes of subd. 1. only
11after all tasks have been completed in the canvassing process except for the tallying
12of votes.
SB685-SSA1,15,213 (d) When the meeting of the election inspectors recesses on the day before the
14election, the election inspectors shall secure the automatic tabulating equipment,
15and the areas where the programmed media, memory devices, and absentee ballots
16are housed, with tamper-evident security seals in a double-lock location such as a
17locked cabinet inside a locked office. Before resuming the canvassing of absentee
18ballots on election day, the election inspectors shall check and record the status of
19each tamper-evident seal. The election inspectors shall immediately notify the
20commission of any evidence of tampering. If the election inspectors discover evidence
21of tampering with respect to automatic tabulating equipment, the canvass may not
22resume until the equipment is replaced and the replacement equipment is tested as
23provided in s. 5.84, except that public notice need not be provided 48 hours prior to
24the test. If the election inspectors discover evidence of tampering under this

1paragraph, the commission shall verify the accuracy of the absentee ballot count in
2the municipality in the election by doing all of the following:
SB685-SSA1,15,53 1. Ordering the municipality to conduct a recount after the election of all
4absentee ballots cast in the municipality in the election. The commission's order
5shall establish procedures for the recount consistent with s. 9.01.
SB685-SSA1,15,76 2. Auditing the election equipment in the same manner as audits are conducted
7under s. 7.08 (6).
SB685-SSA1,15,98 (e) Votes on absentee ballots canvassed under this subsection may not be tallied
9until after the polls close on election day.
SB685-SSA1,15,1310 (f) No person may intentionally act in a manner that would give him or her the
11ability to know or to provide information on the tallied results from the ballots
12canvassed under this subsection before the polls close on election day. Whoever
13intentionally violates this paragraph is guilty of a Class I felony.
SB685-SSA1,15,1514 (g) An ordinance under par. (a) may not take effect less than 60 days before an
15election.
SB685-SSA1,18 16Section 18 . 7.03 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB685-SSA1,19 17Section 19. 7.15 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
SB685-SSA1,16,618 7.15 (16) Election night reporting. (a) At 10 p.m. on election night, and every
19hour thereafter until the canvass is complete, the municipal clerk or his or her
20designee or municipal board of election commissioners shall provide to the county
21clerk of the county in which the municipality is located or the county board of election
22commissioners a statement that shows the total number of ballots, including
23absentee ballots, cast at the municipality in the election, the total number of ballots,
24including absentee ballots, that have been canvassed, and the total number of
25ballots, including absentee ballots, that remain to be canvassed. The county clerk

1or county board of election commissioners shall promptly post each statement on the
2website on which the county posts returns on election night under s. 7.60. In a
3municipality having a municipal board of election commissioners, the statement
4required under this subsection shall also be posted on the website maintained by the
5municipal board of election commissioners. The statement may not include the
6names or addresses of any electors.
SB685-SSA1,16,97 (b) An absentee ballot may be considered canvassed for purposes of par. (a) only
8after all tasks have been completed in the canvassing process except for the tallying
9of votes.
SB685-SSA1,20 10Section 20 . 7.37 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,16,1411 7.37 (12) Canvassers. The election inspectors shall constitute the board of
12canvassers of their polling place and in that capacity shall perform the duties under
13s. 7.51, except as otherwise designated by the municipal clerk under ss. s. 5.85 and
145.86
.
SB685-SSA1,21 15Section 21 . 7.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,17,716 7.51 (1) Canvass procedure. Immediately after the polls close the inspectors
17except any inspector appointed under s. 7.30 (1) (b) shall proceed to canvass publicly
18all votes received at the polling place. In any municipality where an electronic voting
19system is used, the municipal governing body or board of election commissioners may
20provide or authorize the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
21commissioners to provide for the adjournment of the canvass to one or more central
22counting locations for specified polling places in the manner prescribed in subch. III
23of ch. 5. No central counting location may be used to count votes at a polling place
24where an electronic voting system is not employed.
The canvass , whether conducted
25at the polling place or at a central counting location,
shall continue without

1adjournment until the canvass of all ballots cast and received on or before election
2day is completed and the return statement is made or, in municipalities where
3absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, until the canvass of all absentee ballots
4cast and received on or before election day is completed and the return statement for
5those ballots is made. The inspectors shall not permit access to the name of any
6elector who has obtained a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) during the canvass,
7except as authorized in s. 6.47 (8).
SB685-SSA1,22 8Section 22 . 7.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (1) (a) 1. and
9amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,18,210 7.52 (1) (a) 1. 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 subdivision, 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 Except as provided under par. (h), at every election
19held in the municipality following enactment of an ordinance under this subsection
20subdivision, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall, any time after the opening
21of the polls and before 10 p.m. on election day,
publicly convene no earlier than 7 a.m.
22on the day before the election
to count the begin the canvass of absentee ballots for
23the municipality and may not recess until 8 p.m. on that day, or at such time when
24there are no further absentee ballots to be processed on that day, whichever is earlier,
25at which time the meeting shall recess; the meeting shall reconvene at 7 a.m. on

1election day and continue until all absentee ballots received by the municipal clerk
2by 8 p.m. on election day have been canvassed
.
SB685-SSA1,18,9 32. The municipal clerk shall give at least 48 hours' 60 days' notice of any the
4meeting under this subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of
5access to a meeting of the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers under this
6subsection that the individual would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings
7at a polling place. The board of absentee ballot canvassers may order the removal
8of any individual exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual
9disrupts the meeting.
SB685-SSA1,23 10Section 23 . 7.52 (1) (d) to (h) of the statutes are created to read:
SB685-SSA1,18,2311 7.52 (1) (d) 1. At 8 p.m. on the day before the election, and at 7 a.m., noon, and
128 p.m. on election day, the municipal clerk or his or her designee or municipal board
13of election commissioners shall provide to the county clerk of the county in which the
14municipality is located or the county board of election commissioners a statement
15that shows the total number of absentee ballots returned to the municipality and the
16total number of absentee ballots the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers
17has canvassed under this subsection. The county clerk or county board of election
18commissioners shall promptly post each statement on the website on which returns
19for the county are posted on election night under s. 7.60. In a municipality having
20a municipal board of election commissioners, the statement required under this
21paragraph shall also be posted on the website maintained by the municipal board of
22election commissioners. The statement may not include the names or addresses of
23any electors.
SB685-SSA1,19,3
12. An absentee ballot shall be considered canvassed for purposes of subd. 1. only
2after all tasks have been completed in the canvassing process except for the tallying
3of votes.
SB685-SSA1,19,184 (e) When the meeting of the board of absentee ballot canvassers recesses on the
5day before the election, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall secure the
6automatic tabulating equipment, and the areas where the programmed media,
7memory devices, and absentee ballots are housed, with tamper-evident security
8seals in a double-lock location such as a locked cabinet inside a locked office. Before
9resuming the canvassing of ballots on election day, the board of absentee ballot
10canvassers shall check and record the status of each tamper-evident seal. The board
11of absentee ballot canvassers shall immediately notify the commission of any
12evidence of tampering. If the board of absentee ballot canvassers discovers evidence
13of tampering with respect to automatic tabulating equipment, the canvass may not
14resume until the equipment is replaced and the replacement equipment is tested as
15provided in s. 5.84, except that public notice need not be provided 48 hours prior to
16the test. If the board of absentee ballot canvassers discovers evidence of tampering
17under this paragraph, the commission shall verify the accuracy of the absentee ballot
18count in the municipality in the election by doing all of the following:
SB685-SSA1,19,2119 1. Ordering the municipality to conduct a recount after the election of all
20absentee ballots cast in the municipality in the election. The commission's order
21shall establish procedures for the recount consistent with s. 9.01.
SB685-SSA1,19,2322 2. Auditing the election equipment in the same manner as audits are conducted
23under s. 7.08 (6).
SB685-SSA1,19,2524 (f) Votes on absentee ballots canvassed under this section may not be tallied
25until after the polls close on election day.
SB685-SSA1,20,4
1(g) No person may intentionally act in a manner that would give him or her the
2ability to know or to provide information on the tallied results from the ballots
3canvassed under this section before the polls close on election day. Whoever
4intentionally violates this paragraph is guilty of a Class I felony.
SB685-SSA1,20,75 (h) Canvassing absentee ballots on the day before the election under this
6section is optional except for each spring and general election and each special
7election or recall election if the special or recall election is for a state or national office.
SB685-SSA1,24 8Section 24 . 7.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,20,199 7.52 (2) In counting the absentee ballots, the board of absentee ballot
10canvassers shall use 2 duplicate copies of a single poll list for the entire municipality
11prepared in accordance with s. 6.36 (2). Upon accepting reviewing each absentee
12ballot certificate envelope to ensure that it satisfies all applicable legal
13requirements
, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall enter a poll list
14sequential count number on the poll list next to the name of the elector who voted
15the ballot, beginning with the number one. If the elector's name does not appear on
16the poll list, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall enter the number on a
17separate list maintained under this subsection. The board of absentee ballot
18canvassers shall record each elector's sequential count number on the face of the
19elector's certificate envelope.
SB685-SSA1,25 20Section 25 . 7.52 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,21,1921 7.52 (3) (a) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall first open the carrier
22envelope only, and, in such a manner that a member of the public, if he or she desired,
23could hear, announce the name of the absent elector or the identification serial
24number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
25When the board of absentee ballot canvassers finds that the certification has been

1properly executed and the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election
2district, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall enter an indication, including
3the elector's sequential count number as provided under sub. (2),
on the poll list next
4to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. The board
5of absentee ballot canvassers shall then open the envelope containing the ballot in
6a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon . The board of
7absentee ballot canvassers shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or
8permitting it to be unfolded or examined
and shall remove the ballot from the
9certificate envelope without viewing who the elector voted for
. Unless the ballot is
10cast under s. 6.95, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall verify that the ballot
11has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates that proof of
12residence is required and no proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on
13the document that is provided is not the same as the name and address shown on the
14poll list, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall proceed as provided under s.
156.97 (2). The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall mark the poll list number of
16each elector who casts an absentee ballot on the back of the elector's ballot.
The board
17of absentee ballot canvassers shall then deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box
18and enter the absent elector's name or poll list number after his or her name on the
19poll list
or automatic tabulating equipment.
SB685-SSA1,26 20Section 26 . 7.52 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,22,521 7.52 (4) (a) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall then open the ballot
22box and remove and
count the number of ballots therein without examination except
23as is necessary to ascertain that each is a single ballot. If 2 or more ballots are folded
24together so as to appear as a single ballot, the board of absentee ballot canvassers
25shall lay them aside until the count is completed; and if, after a comparison of the

1count and the appearance of the ballots it appears to the board of absentee ballot
2canvassers that the ballots folded together were voted by the same person they shall
3not be counted but the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall mark them as to the
4reason for removal, set them aside, and carefully preserve them. The board of
5absentee ballot canvassers shall then proceed under par. (b).
SB685-SSA1,27 6Section 27 . 7.52 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,22,117 7.52 (9) The governing body of any municipality that has provided by ordinance
8enacted under sub. (1) (a) 1. for the canvassing of absentee ballots at all elections held
9in the municipality under this section may by similar action rescind that decision.
10Thereafter, the absentee ballots at all elections held in the municipality shall be
11canvassed as provided in s. 6.88.
SB685-SSA1,28 12Section 28 . 7.52 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
SB685-SSA1,22,1513 7.52 (10) A member of the board of absentee ballot canvassers or other election
14official who willfully neglects or refuses to perform any of the duties prescribed under
15this section is guilty of a Class I felony.
SB685-SSA1,29 16Section 29. 7.52 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
SB685-SSA1,22,1817 7.52 (11) An ordinance under sub. (1) may not take effect less than 60 days
18before an election.
SB685-SSA1,30 19Section 30 . 12.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,22,2420 12.60 (1) (a) Whoever violates s. 12.09, 12.11 or 12.13 (1), (2) (b) 1. to 7. or (3)
21(a), (e), (f), (j), (k), (L), (m), (y) or (z) is guilty of a Class I felony. This paragraph does
22not apply to a violation of s. 12.13 (1) (a) by an individual who is determined ineligible
23to register to vote or to vote under s. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g., but the individual's vote shall
24not be included in the final tally for that election.
SB685-SSA1,31 25Section 31 . 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,24,6
154.25 (2) (c) 1. g. The right to register to vote or to vote in an election, if the court
2finds that the individual is incapable of understanding the objective of the elective
3process. Also, in accordance with s. 6.03 (3), any elector of a municipality may
4petition the circuit court for a determination that an individual residing in the
5municipality is incapable of understanding the objective of the elective process and
6thereby ineligible to register to vote or to vote in an election. This determination
7shall be made by the court in accordance with the procedures specified in this
8paragraph. If a petition is filed under this subd. 1. g., the finding of the court shall
9be limited to a determination as to voting eligibility. The appointment of a guardian
10is not required for an individual whose sole limitation is ineligibility to vote. The
11court shall, no later than 3 days after the determination, notify the elections
12commission by email of the
determination of the court shall be communicated in
13writing by the clerk of court to the election official or agency charged under s. 6.48,
146.92, 6.925, 6.93, or 7.52 (5) with the responsibility for determining challenges to
15registration and voting that may be directed against that elector
. An email
16notification sent to the elections commission under this subd. 1. g. shall remain
17confidential, except as otherwise provided under s. 19.36. The court shall also, at the
18time of the determination, provide the determination in writing to the individual and
19the individual's guardian, if applicable.
The determination may be reviewed as
20provided in s. 54.64 (2), and the court shall notify the elections commission, the
21individual, and the individual's guardian, if applicable, by mail and email of
any
22subsequent determination of the court shall be likewise communicated by the clerk
23of court
. All notices provided to the elections commission under this subd. 1. g. shall
24include the full name; residential address, including city, state, and zip code; mailing
25address, if different than the residential address; and date of birth of the individual

1subject to the determination. If the court appoints a guardian for an individual who
2is ineligible to vote, the guardian shall, no later than 3 days after the determination,
3report any residential or mailing address change for the individual to the court, and
4the court shall immediately notify the elections commission of that address by email.
5The court shall use a standardized notice of eligibility form to communicate its
6determinations to the individual and the individual's guardian, if applicable
.
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