Amendment AA10-SB70

SB70-AA10,378,2 “ Section 795. 5.056 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA10,378,11 5.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The commission administrator shall enter into the agreement with the secretary of transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) and the information specified in s. ss. 6.256 (2) and 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation. Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), the agreement shall provide for the electronic transfer of information under s. 6.256 (2) to the commission on a continuous basis, no less often than weekly.

SB70-AA10,796 Section 796. 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA10,378,16 6.256 Facilitating registration of electors. (1) The commission shall use all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible electors of this state and the maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain eligible.

SB70-AA10,378,20 (2) Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1), the commission shall obtain the following information from the department of transportation, to the extent that the department has the information:

SB70-AA10,378,24 (a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator's license issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to that individual:

SB70-AA10,379,2 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history and any name history maintained by the department of transportation.

SB70-AA10,379,3 2. The date of birth of the individual.

SB70-AA10,379,4 3. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.

SB70-AA10,379,7 4. A copy of each document that the applicant provided as proof of citizenship and a statement from the department of transportation indicating that the department verified the applicant's citizenship.

SB70-AA10,379,10 (b) For each item of information specified in par. (a), the most recent date that the item of information was provided to or obtained by the department of transportation.

SB70-AA10,379,17 (3) The commission shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission finds any discrepancy between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an elector and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that elector, the commission shall attempt to contact the elector to resolve the discrepancy and update the registration list accordingly. If the commission is unable to resolve the discrepancy, the information in the registration list shall control.

SB70-AA10,380,5 (4) If the commission concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in this state but is not registered and the commission has obtained from reliable sources all the information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's registration, the commission shall enter the individual's name on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission has not obtained from reliable sources all the information pertaining to an individual that is required under s. 6.33 (1), the commission shall attempt to obtain from reliable sources the necessary information under s. 6.33 (1) that is required to complete the individual's registration. If an elector's status has been changed from eligible to ineligible under s. 6.50 and the elector's eligibility, name, or residence has not changed, the commission may not change the individual's name to eligible status unless the commission first verifies that the individual is eligible and wishes to change his or her status to eligible.

SB70-AA10,380,8 (5) The commission shall attempt to contact an individual described in sub. (4) if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.

SB70-AA10,380,13 (6) The commission shall mail a notice to each individual whose name the commission enters under sub. (4) on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by a significant number of state residents, as determined by the commission, and shall include all of the following:

SB70-AA10,380,16 (a) A statement informing the individual that his or her name has been entered on the registration list and showing the current address for the individual based on the commission's records.

SB70-AA10,380,18 (b) A statement informing the individual that he or she may request to have his or her name deleted from the registration list and instructions for doing so.

SB70-AA10,380,19 (c) Instructions for notifying the commission of a change in name or address.

SB70-AA10,380,21 (d) Instructions for obtaining a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) and a description of how an individual qualifies for a confidential listing.

SB70-AA10,381,8 (7) Any individual may file a request with the commission to exclude his or her name from the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). Any individual whose name is added to the registration list by the commission may file a request with the commission or a municipal clerk to have his or her name deleted from the list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the commission. An individual who files an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection may revoke his or her request by the same means that an individual may request an exclusion or deletion. The commission shall ensure that the name of any individual who has filed an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is excluded from the registration list or, if the individual's name appears on the list, is removed from the registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time unless the individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection.

SB70-AA10,381,17 (8) If the commission removes from the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a) the name of an elector who does not request that his or her name be deleted, or changes the elector's status from eligible to ineligible, other than to correct an entry that the commission determines to be a duplication or to change the name of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the commission shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by 1st class postcard at the individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide that the individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or she is a qualified elector.

SB70-AA10,381,19 (9) The commission shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all eligible electors as soon as practicable.

SB70-AA10,381,23 (10) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all information obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s. 6.34 (2m) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).

SB70-AA10,797 Section 797. 16.971 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA10,382,3 16.971 (2) (o) Assist the elections commission with information technology systems development for purposes of facilitating the registration of eligible electors under s. 6.256.”.

SB70-AA10,382,4 325. Page 422, line 19: after “Bridge." insert “(a)".

SB70-AA10,382,5 326. Page 422, line 24: after that line insert:

SB70-AA10,382,9 “(b) Notwithstanding eligibility requirements for receiving aid or limitations on the amount and use of aid provided under s. 84.18, in the 2023-24 fiscal year, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (eq), the department of transportation shall set aside $1,200,000 for repairs to the Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge in Brown County.”.

SB70-AA10,382,10 327. Page 423, line 10: delete lines 10 to 19.

SB70-AA10,382,11 328. Page 423, line 20: delete lines 20 to 23.

SB70-AA10,382,13 329. Page 423, line 24: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 424, line 3.

SB70-AA10,382,14 330. Page 431, line 1: delete lines 1 to 2.

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