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The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB56,1 1Section 1. 1.12 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,93,32 1.12 (3) (d) Carbon-free electricity. It is the goal of the state that all electricity
3produced within the state is 100 percent carbon-free by January 1, 2050.
AB56,2 4Section 2 . 3.002 (intro.) and (1m) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered
53.002 and amended to read:
AB56,93,9 63.002 Description of territory. In this chapter: (1m) Reference, reference
7to any county or municipality means that county or municipality as its boundaries
8exist on April 1 of the year of the federal decennial census on which the districting
9plan described under subch. II is based
.
AB56,3 10Section 3. 3.002 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,4 11Section 4 . 3.004 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,94,212 3.004 (2) “Ward" means a ward prescribed by a municipality based upon
13municipal boundaries in effect on April 1 of the year of the federal decennial census
14in accordance with the most recent revision of municipal wards under s. 5.15 upon

1which the districting plan described under subch. II is based
and used in preparing
2congressional and legislative redistricting plans as required under s. 4.005
.
AB56,5 3Section 5. Subchapter I of chapter 4 [precedes 4.001] of the statutes is repealed
4and recreated to read:
AB56,94,55 CHAPTER 4
AB56,94,66 subchapter i
AB56,94,87 general provisions
8and redistricting
AB56,94,9 94.001 Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
AB56,94,10 10(1) “Block" has the meaning given in s. 5.02 (1q).
AB56,94,12 11(2) “Commission" means the redistricting advisory commission established
12under s. 13.49.
AB56,94,14 13(3) “Plan" means a plan for legislative and congressional reapportionment
14prepared under this subchapter.
AB56,94,16 15(4) “Political subdivision" means a city, town, village, or county within this
16state.
AB56,94,17 17(5) “Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act" means 52 USC 10301.
AB56,94,20 18(6) “Ward" means a municipal ward in effect on April 1 of the year of the federal
19decennial census and used in preparing congressional and legislative redistricting
20plans as required under s. 4.005.
AB56,94,23 214.002 Political subdivision boundaries. In this chapter, reference to any
22political subdivision means that political subdivision as its boundaries exist on April
231 of the year of the federal decennial census.
AB56,95,2 244.003 Legislative districts established. This state is divided into 33 senate
25districts, each composed of 3 assembly districts. Each senate district may elect one

1member of the senate. Each assembly district may elect one representative to the
2assembly.
AB56,95,6 34.004 Preparations for redistricting. (1) The legislative reference bureau
4shall acquire appropriate information, review and evaluate available facilities, and
5develop programs and procedures in preparation for drawing congressional and
6legislative redistricting plans on the basis of each federal decennial census.
AB56,95,11 7(2) By December 1 of the year of the decennial federal census, the legislative
8reference bureau shall obtain from the U.S. bureau of the census information
9regarding geographic and political units in this state for which federal census
10population data has been gathered and will be tabulated. The legislative reference
11bureau shall use the information to do all of the following:
AB56,95,1412 (a) Prepare necessary descriptions of geographic and political units for which
13census data will be reported and that are suitable for use as components of legislative
14districts.
AB56,95,1715 (b) Prepare maps of geographic and political units within the state which may
16be used to illustrate the locations of district boundaries proposed in plans prepared
17in accordance with s. 4.007.
AB56,96,2 18(3) As soon as possible after receiving from the U.S. bureau of the census the
19population data needed for legislative redistricting that the U.S. bureau of the
20census is required to provide this state under P.L. 94-171, the legislative reference
21bureau shall use that data to assign a population figure based upon certified federal
22census data to each geographic or political unit described under sub. (2) (b). The
23legislative reference bureau shall prepare and publish an analysis describing the
24population of current legislative and congressional districts and the extent to which
25the districts may violate the standards under s. 4.007. Upon satisfying these

1requirements, the legislative reference bureau shall begin the preparation of
2congressional and legislative redistricting plans as required under s. 4.006.
AB56,96,6 3(4) None of the 4 selecting authorities, as defined in s. 13.49 (1) (b), may assign
4or hire any person to work with the legislative reference bureau to prepare for
5redistricting under this section, to prepare plans under s. 4.006, or to oversee either
6process.
AB56,96,13 74.005 Use of municipal ward plans. After receipt of a division ordinance or
8resolution under s. 5.15 (4) (b), the legislative reference bureau shall use the data
9obtained from the U.S. bureau of the census under s. 4.004 (3) to assign a population
10figure based upon certified federal census data to each ward established in the
11division ordinance or resolution. The legislative reference bureau shall use each
12ward to which a population figure is assigned in preparing congressional and
13legislative redistricting plans as required under s. 4.006.
AB56,96,23 144.006 Preparation of redistricting plans. (1) Not later than January 1 of
15the 2nd year following the decennial federal census, the legislative reference bureau
16shall deliver to the majority leader of the senate and speaker of the assembly
17identical bills creating plans of legislative and congressional redistricting, prepared
18in accordance with s. 4.007. Either the assembly or the senate shall bring the bill to
19a vote expeditiously, but not less than 7 days after the commission report under s.
2013.49 (3) (d) 2. is received and made available to the members of the legislature. The
21vote shall be under a procedure or rule permitting no amendments. If the bill is
22approved by the first house in which it is considered, the bill shall expeditiously be
23brought to a vote in the 2nd house under a similar procedure or rule.
AB56,97,13 24(2) If neither of the bills delivered by the legislative reference bureau under
25sub. (1) is approved by both the assembly and the senate, the chief clerk of the house

1that failed to approve the bill shall immediately transmit to the legislative reference
2bureau information that the house may direct regarding reasons why the plan was
3not approved. The legislative reference bureau shall prepare identical bills
4embodying a 2nd plan of legislative and congressional redistricting prepared in
5accordance with s. 4.007, taking into account the reasons transmitted to the
6legislative reference bureau under this subsection insofar as it is possible to do so
7within the requirements of s. 4.007. The legislative reference bureau shall deliver
8the bills to the majority leader of the senate and the speaker of the assembly no later
9than 21 days after the date of the vote by which the senate or the assembly failed to
10approve the bill submitted under sub. (1). Any bill delivered by the legislative
11reference bureau under this subsection shall be expeditiously introduced and
12brought to a vote not less than 7 days after the date of introduction, in the same
13manner as prescribed for the bill required under sub. (1).
AB56,97,25 14(3) If neither of the bills delivered by the legislative reference bureau under
15sub. (2) is approved by both the assembly and the senate, the same procedure as
16prescribed by sub. (2) shall be followed. If a 3rd plan is required under this
17subsection, the legislative reference bureau shall deliver the bills to the majority
18leader of the senate and the speaker of the assembly no later than 21 days after the
19date of the vote by which the senate or the assembly failed to approve the bill
20submitted under sub. (2). Any bill delivered by the legislative reference bureau
21under this subsection shall be expeditiously introduced and brought to a vote not less
22than 7 days after the date of introduction and shall be subject to amendment in the
23same manner as other bills. Any bill delivered under this subsection, and any
24amendment to such a bill, may be passed only with the approval of three-fourths of
25all the members elected in each house.
AB56,98,1
1(4) Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (3):
AB56,98,112 (a) If certified federal census data that is sufficient to permit preparation of a
3congressional redistricting plan becomes available at an earlier time than the
4population data needed to permit preparation of a legislative redistricting plan in
5accordance with s. 4.007, the legislative reference bureau shall so inform the
6majority leader of the senate and the speaker of the assembly. If the majority leader
7of the senate and the speaker of the assembly jointly direct, the legislative reference
8bureau shall prepare a separate bill establishing congressional districts and deliver
9it separately from the bill establishing legislative districts. The legislature shall
10proceed to consider the congressional redistricting bill in substantially the manner
11prescribed by subs. (1) to (3).
AB56,98,2112 (b) If the population data for legislative redistricting that the U.S. bureau of
13the census is required to provide this state under P.L. 94-171 and, if used by the
14legislative reference bureau, the corresponding topologically integrated geographic
15encoding and referencing data file for that population data are not available to the
16legislative reference bureau on or before April 1 of the first year following the
17decennial federal census, the deadlines set forth in this section shall be extended by
18a number of days equal to the number of days after April 1 of the first year following
19the decennial federal census that the population data and the topologically
20integrated geographic encoding and referencing data file for legislative redistricting
21become available.
AB56,98,25 224.007 Redistricting standards. (1) Legislative and congressional districts
23shall be established on the basis of population requirements imposed under the
24Wisconsin Constitution and the U.S. Constitution and requirements imposed under
25Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
AB56,99,12
1(2) Senate and assembly districts, respectively, shall satisfy the population
2standards established in this subsection. The quotient, obtained by dividing the sum
3of the absolute values of the deviations of all district populations from the applicable
4ideal district population by the number of districts established, may not exceed 1
5percent of the applicable ideal district population, unless necessary to maintain
6compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. For purposes of this subsection,
7the ideal district population is determined by dividing the population of the state
8reported in the most recent federal decennial census by the number of districts to be
9established. No senate district may have a population that exceeds that of any other
10senate district by more than 10 percent and no assembly district may have a
11population that exceeds that of any other assembly district by more than 10 percent,
12unless necessary to maintain compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
AB56,99,18 13(3) Congressional districts shall each have a population as nearly equal as
14practicable to the ideal district population, derived as prescribed in sub. (2), while
15maintaining compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. No congressional
16district may have a population which varies by more than 1 percent from the
17applicable ideal district population, unless necessary to comply with Section 2 of the
18Voting Rights Act.
AB56,99,24 19(4) District boundaries shall coincide with ward boundaries and, to the extent
20consistent with sub. (1), shall coincide with the boundaries of political subdivisions.
21The number of political subdivisions divided among more than one district shall be
22as small as possible. When there is a choice among political subdivisions to divide,
23the more populous political subdivisions shall be divided before the less populous,
24except that this requirement does not apply to a legislative district boundary drawn

1along a county boundary which passes through a city with territory in more than one
2county.
AB56,100,4 3(5) Districts shall be composed of convenient contiguous territory. Areas which
4meet only at the points of adjoining corners are not contiguous.
AB56,100,8 5(6) Districts shall not be drawn with the intent or result of denying or abridging
6the equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the political
7process or diminishing their ability to elect representatives of their choice, whether
8by themselves or by voting in concert with other persons.
AB56,100,9 9(7) (a) In this subsection:
AB56,100,1810 1. “Geographic unit center" means that point within a population data unit
11approximately equidistant from the northern and southern extremities and also
12approximately equidistant from the eastern and western extremities of the
13population data unit. This point shall be determined by visual observation of a map
14of the population data unit, unless it is otherwise determined within the context of
15an appropriate coordinate system developed by the federal government or another
16source that the legislative reference bureau determines is qualified and objective and
17is obtained for use in this state with prior approval of the joint committee on
18legislative organization.
AB56,100,2219 2. “Population data unit" means a ward, census enumeration district, block, or
20other unit of territory having clearly identified geographic boundaries and for which
21a total population figure is included in or can be derived directly from certified
22federal census data.
AB56,101,323 3. “X-coordinate" means the relative location of a point along the east–west
24axis of the state. Unless otherwise measured within the context of an appropriate
25coordinate system obtained for use as permitted by subd. 1., the x-coordinate shall

1be measured along a line drawn due east from a due north and south line running
2through the point which is the western extremity of this state, to the point to be
3located.
AB56,101,94 4. “Y-coordinate" means the relative location of a point along the north–south
5axis of the state. Unless otherwise measured within the context of an appropriate
6coordinate system obtained for use as permitted by subd. 1., the y-coordinate shall
7be measured along a line drawn due south from a due east and west line running
8through the point which is the northern extremity of this state, to the point to be
9located.
AB56,101,1610 (b) To the extent consistent with subs. (1) to (3), districts shall be compact in
11form. Compact districts are those which are square, rectangular, or hexagonal in
12shape to the extent permitted by natural or political boundaries. When it is
13necessary to compare the relative compactness of 2 or more districts, or of 2 or more
14alternative redistricting plans, the tests prescribed by pars. (c) and (d) shall be used.
15Should the results of these 2 tests be contradictory, the standard under par. (c) shall
16be given greater weight than the standard under par. (d).
AB56,101,1917 (c) 1. The compactness of a district is greatest when the length of the district
18and the width of the district are equal. The measure of a district's compactness is
19the absolute value of the difference between the length and the width of the district.
AB56,101,2420 2. In measuring the compactness of a district by means of electronic data
21processing, the difference between the x-coordinates of the easternmost and the
22westernmost geographic unit centers included in the district shall be compared to the
23difference between the y-coordinates of the northernmost and southernmost
24geographic unit centers included in the district.
AB56,102,14
13. To determine the length and width of a district by manual measurement, the
2distance from the northernmost point or portion of the boundary of a district to the
3southernmost point or portion of the boundary of the same district and the distance
4from the westernmost point or portion of the boundary of the district to the
5easternmost point or portion of the boundary of the same district shall each be
6measured. If the northernmost or southernmost portion of the boundary, or each of
7these points, is a part of the boundary running due east and west, the line used to
8make the measurement required by this subdivision shall be drawn either due north
9and south or as nearly so as the configuration of the district permits. If the
10easternmost or westernmost portion of the boundary, or each of these points, is a part
11of the boundary running due north and south, a similar procedure shall be followed.
12The lines to be measured for the purpose of this subdivision shall each be drawn as
13required by this subdivision, even if some part of either or both lines lies outside the
14boundaries of the district which is being tested for compactness.
AB56,102,2015 4. The absolute values computed for individual districts under this paragraph
16may be cumulated for all districts in a plan in order to compare the overall
17compactness of 2 or more alternative redistricting plans for the state or for a portion
18of the state. However, it is not valid to cumulate or compare absolute values
19computed using the measurements under subd. 2. with those computed using the
20measurements under subd. 3.
AB56,102,2321 (d) 1. The compactness of a district is greatest when the ratio of the dispersion
22of population about the population center of the district to the dispersion of
23population about the geographic center of the district is one to one.
AB56,103,924 2. The population dispersion about the population center of a district or about
25the geographic center of a district is computed as the sum of the products of the

1population of each population data unit included in the district multiplied by the
2square of the distance from the geographic unit center of that population data unit
3to the population center or the geographic center of the district, as the case may be.
4The geographic center of the district is defined by averaging the locations of all
5geographic unit centers which are included in the district. The population center of
6the district is defined by computing the population–weighted average of the
7x-coordinates and y-coordinates of each geographic unit center assigned to the
8district, it being assumed for the purpose of this calculation that each population
9data unit possesses uniform density of population.
AB56,103,1210 3. The ratios computed for individual districts under this paragraph may be
11averaged for all districts in a plan in order to compare the overall compactness of 2
12or more alternative redistricting plans for the state or for a portion of the state.
AB56,103,19 13(8) In preparing any redistricting plan, the legislative reference bureau shall
14be strictly nonpartisan. No district may be drawn for the purpose of favoring a
15political party, incumbent legislator or member of Congress, or other person or group
16or, except to the extent required under sub. (1), for the purpose of augmenting or
17diluting the voting strength of a language or racial minority group. Except as
18provided in sub. (10), in establishing districts, no use shall be made of any of the
19following data:
AB56,103,2020 (a) The residence addresses of incumbent legislators or members of Congress.
AB56,103,2121 (b) Political affiliations of registered voters.
AB56,103,2222 (c) Previous election results.
AB56,103,2423 (d) Demographic information except as necessary to meet the requirements of
24subs. (1) and (10).
AB56,104,9
1(9) The number of assembly districts in any redistricting plan may not be less
2than 54 nor more than 100. The number of senate districts in any redistricting plan
3may not be more than one-third nor less than one-fourth of the number of assembly
4districts. Each senate district shall contain only whole assembly districts. Except
5as otherwise provided in this subsection, to the extent possible, each congressional
6district shall contain only whole senate districts. The other standards specified in
7this section shall take precedence where a conflict arises between those standards
8and the requirement of including only whole senate districts within a congressional
9district.
AB56,104,15 10(10) In preparing any redistricting plan, the legislative reference bureau shall
11test the efficiency gap and competitiveness of each district and make the test results
12available to the public, including publishing the results on its Internet site, no later
13than 72 hours prior to the first public hearing on the proposed plan. The legislative
14reference bureau may use the data described under sub. (8) (b) to (d) to perform the
15tests under this subsection.
AB56,104,17 164.008 Required provisions in redistricting bills. Each bill delivered under
17s. 4.006 shall provide all of the following:
AB56,104,19 18(1) That, wherever territory is described in the bill by geographic boundaries,
19the following conventions are used:
AB56,104,2120 (a) Each bound continues to the intersection with the bound next named, or to
21the intersection with a straight-line extension of such bound.
AB56,104,2322 (b) If the bound is a street, it follows the center line of the street or the center
23line of the street extended.
AB56,104,2524 (c) If the bound is a railroad right-of-way, it follows the center line of the
25railroad right-of-way.
AB56,105,2
1(d) If the bound is a river or stream, it follows the center of the main channel
2of such river or stream.
AB56,105,33 (e) If the bound follows a municipal boundary, it coincides with such boundary.
AB56,105,7 4(2) That the bill first applies, with respect to regular elections, to offices filled
5at the next occurring general election after the bill takes effect and, with respect to
6special or recall elections, to offices filled or contested on or after the date of that
7general election.
AB56,105,18 84.0085 Challenge based on population inequality; burden of proof. If
9an action is brought challenging a legislative redistricting plan under this
10subchapter on the basis of an excessive population variance among senate or
11assembly districts established in the plan, the legislature has the burden of
12justifying any variance in excess of 10 percent between the population of a senate or
13assembly district and the applicable ideal district population. If an action is brought
14challenging a congressional redistricting plan under this subchapter on the basis of
15an excessive population variance among congressional districts established in the
16plan, the legislature has the burden of justifying any variance in excess of 1 percent
17between the population of a congressional district and the applicable ideal district
18population.
AB56,6 19Section 6. 5.02 (6m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,106,220 5.02 (6m) (f) An unexpired student identification card issued by a university
21or college in this state that is accredited, as defined in s. 39.30 (1) (d), or by a technical
22college in this state that is a member of and governed by the technical college system
23under ch. 38, that contains the date of issuance and signature of the individual to
24whom it is issued
and that contains an expiration date indicating that the card
25expires no later than 2 5 years after the date of issuance if the individual establishes

1that he or she is enrolled as a student at the university or college on the date that
2the card is presented
.
AB56,7 3Section 7. 5.056 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,106,12 45.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The
5commission administrator shall enter into the agreement with the secretary of
6transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally identifiable
7information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.
86.36 (1) and the information specified in s. ss. 6.256 (2) and 6.34 (2m) with personally
9identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation. Subject
10to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), the agreement shall provide for the electronic transfer of
11information under s. 6.256 (2) to the commission on a continuous basis, no less often
12than monthly.
AB56,8 13Section 8 . 5.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,107,714 5.15 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), the division ordinance or resolution
15shall number all wards in the municipality with unique whole numbers in
16consecutive order, beginning with the number one, shall designate the polling place
17for each ward, and shall describe the boundaries of each ward consistent with the
18conventions set forth in s. 4.003 4.008 (1). The ordinance or resolution shall be
19accompanied by a list of the block numbers used by the U.S. bureau of the census that
20are wholly or partly contained within each ward, with any block numbers partly
21contained within a ward identified, and a map of the municipality which illustrates
22the revised ward boundaries. If the legislature, in an act redistricting legislative
23districts under article IV, section 3, of the constitution, or in redistricting
24congressional districts, establishes a district boundary within a municipality that
25does not coincide with the boundary of a ward established under the ordinance or

1resolution of the municipality, the municipal governing body shall, no later than
2April 10 of the 2nd year following the year of the federal decennial census on which
3the act is based, amend the ordinance or resolution to the extent required to effect
4the act. The amended ordinance or resolution shall designate the polling place for
5any ward that is created to effect the legislative act. Nothing in this paragraph shall
6be construed to compel a county or city to alter or redraw supervisory or aldermanic
7districts.
AB56,9 8Section 9 . 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,107,14 96.256 Commission shall facilitate registration of electors. (1) Except as
10provided for electors specified in sub. (7) and as otherwise expressly provided, the
11commission shall use all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible
12electors of this state who are subject to a registration requirement and the
13maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain
14eligible.
AB56,107,18 15(2) Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions
16under sub. (1), the commission shall obtain the following information from the
17department of transportation, to the extent that the department has the
18information:
AB56,107,2219 (a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator's license
20issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the
21individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to
22that individual:
AB56,107,2423 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history and
24any name history maintained by the department of transportation.
AB56,107,2525 2. The date of birth of the individual.
AB56,108,1
13. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.
AB56,108,62 4. A copy of the document that the applicant provided as proof of citizenship
3and a statement from the department of transportation indicating that the
4department verified the applicant's citizenship. For purposes of this subdivision, the
5applicant shall provide a document that meets the requirements under 42 USC
61320b-7
(d).
AB56,108,97 (b) For each item of information specified in this subsection, the most recent
8date that the item of information was provided or obtained by the department of
9transportation.
AB56,108,18 10(3) The commission shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with
11the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission finds
12discrepancies between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an elector
13and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that same
14elector, the commission shall contact the elector by mail or telephone or in person to
15resolve the discrepancies. If the commission is able to resolve the discrepancies after
16contacting the elector, the commission shall update the information on the
17registration list. If the commission is unable to contact the elector, the commission
18shall resolve any discrepancies in favor of the information in the registration list.
AB56,109,6 19(4) Except as provided in this subsection and sub. (7), if the commission
20concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in this state but is not
21registered, and the commission has obtained from reliable sources all the
22information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's registration, the
23commission shall enter the individual's name on the registration list. If the
24commission has not obtained from reliable sources all the information pertaining to
25an individual that is required under s. 6.33 (1), the commission shall attempt to

1obtain from reliable sources the necessary information under s. 6.33 (1) that is
2required to complete the individual's registration. If a municipality has changed the
3status of an elector from eligible to ineligible under s. 6.50 (1) and the elector's
4eligibility, name, or residence has not changed, the commission may not change the
5individual's name to eligible status unless the commission first verifies that the
6individual is eligible and wishes to change his or her status to eligible.
AB56,109,9 7(5) The commission shall attempt to contact individuals described in sub. (4)
8if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
9individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
AB56,109,12 10(6) If the commission is able to obtain all the required information specified in
11s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to an individual, the commission shall enter the name of the
12individual on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a).
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