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AB68,196,14 12 The right to cast a ballot if you are in line when your polling place
13closes
or when your municipal clerk's office closes if you are voting by in-person
14absentee ballot on the last day for which such voting is allowed.
AB68,196,16 15 The right to cast a secret ballot, without anyone bothering you or telling
16you how to vote.
AB68,196,18 17 If you have a disability, the right to get help casting your ballot from
18anyone you choose, except from your employer or union representative.
AB68,196,20 19 The right to get help voting in a language other than English if enough
20voters where you live speak your language.
AB68,196,22 21 The right to get a new ballot if you made a mistake. You can get up to
223 ballots in all if you make a mistake and have not already cast your ballot.
AB68,197,3 23 The right to cast a provisional ballot. You can cast a provisional ballot
24if you are unable or unwilling to provide required proof of identification for voting or
25a valid driver license or identification card number for registering to vote on election

1day. Your provisional ballot will not be counted unless you provide the required
2information to the poll workers by 8:00 p.m. on election day or to the municipal clerk
3by 4:00 p.m. of the Friday following the election.
AB68,197,4 4 The right to have your ballot counted accurately.
AB68,197,6 5 The right to vote free from coercion or intimidation by any election
6official or other person.
AB68,197,8 7 The right to report any illegal or fraudulent election activity to an
8elections official or the State of Wisconsin Elections Commission.
AB68,8 9Section 8 . 5.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,198,310 5.84 (1) Where any municipality employs an electronic voting system which
11utilizes automatic tabulating equipment, either at the polling place or at a central
12counting location,
the municipal clerk shall, on any day not more than 10 days prior
13to the election day on which the equipment is to be utilized in an election, have the
14equipment tested to ascertain that it will correctly count the votes cast for all offices
15and on all measures. Public notice of the time and place of the test shall be given by
16the clerk at least 48 hours prior to the test by publication of a class 1 notice under
17ch. 985 in one or more newspapers published within the municipality if a newspaper
18is published therein, otherwise in a newspaper of general circulation therein. The
19test shall be open to the public. The test shall be conducted by processing a
20preaudited group of ballots so marked as to record a predetermined number of valid
21votes for each candidate and on each referendum. The test shall include for each
22office one or more ballots which have votes in excess of the number allowed by law
23and, for a partisan primary election, one or more ballots which have votes cast for
24candidates of more than one recognized political party, in order to test the ability of
25the automatic tabulating equipment to reject such votes. If any error is detected, the

1municipal clerk shall ascertain the cause and correct the error. The clerk shall make
2an errorless count before the automatic tabulating equipment is approved by the
3clerk for use in the election.
AB68,9 4Section 9 . 5.86 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,198,205 5.86 (1) All proceedings at each central counting location shall be under the
6direction of the municipal clerk or an election official designated by the clerk unless
7the central counting location is at the county seat and the municipal clerk delegates
8the responsibility to supervise the location to the county clerk
, in which case the
9proceedings shall be under the direction of the county clerk or an election official
10designated by the county clerk. If for any municipality the central counting location
11is at the county seat and the municipal clerk authorizes the early canvassing of
12absentee ballots under s. 7.525, the county clerk or the county clerk's designee shall
13begin the proceedings for that municipality on the day before the election consistent
14with that section.
Unless election officials are selected under s. 7.30 (4) (c) without
15regard to party affiliation, the employees at each central counting location, other
16than any specially trained technicians who are required for the operation of the
17automatic tabulating equipment, shall be equally divided between members of the
182 major political parties under s. 7.30 (2) (a) and all duties performed by the
19employees shall be by teams consisting of an equal number of members of each
20political party whenever sufficient persons from each party are available.
AB68,10 21Section 10. 6.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,198,2422 6.02 (1) Every U.S. citizen age 18 or older who has resided in an election district
23or ward for 28 10 consecutive days before any election where the citizen offers to vote
24is an eligible elector.
AB68,11 25Section 11. 6.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,199,5
16.02 (2) Any U.S. citizen age 18 or older who moves within this state later than
228 10 days before an election shall vote at his or her previous ward or election district
3if the person is otherwise qualified. If the elector can comply with the 28-day 10-day
4residence requirement at the new address and is otherwise qualified, he or she may
5vote in the new ward or election district.
AB68,12 6Section 12. 6.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,199,147 6.10 (3) When an elector moves his or her residence from one ward or
8municipality to another ward or municipality within the state at least 28 10 days
9before the election, the elector may vote in and be considered a resident of the new
10ward or municipality where residing upon registering at the proper polling place or
11other registration location in the new ward or municipality under s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86
12(3) (a) 2. If the elector moves his or her residence later than 28 10 days before an
13election, the elector shall vote in the elector's former ward or municipality if
14otherwise qualified to vote there.
AB68,13 15Section 13. 6.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,200,216 6.10 (4) The residence of an unmarried person sleeping in one ward and
17boarding in another is the place where the person sleeps. The residence of an
18unmarried person in a transient vocation, a teacher or a student who boards at
19different places for part of the week, month, or year, if one of the places is the
20residence of the person's parents, is the place of the parents' residence unless through
21registration or similar act the person elects to establish a residence elsewhere. If the
22person has no parents and if the person has not registered elsewhere, the person's
23residence shall be at the place that the person considered his or her residence in
24preference to any other for at least 28 10 consecutive days before an election. If this

1place is within the municipality, the person is entitled to all the privileges and subject
2to all the duties of other citizens having their residence there, including voting.
AB68,14 3Section 14. 6.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,200,94 6.15 (1) Qualifications. Any person who was or who is an eligible elector under
5ss. 6.02 and 6.03, except that he or she has been a resident of this state for less than
628 10 consecutive days prior to the date of the presidential election, is entitled to vote
7for the president and vice president but for no other offices. The fact that the person
8was not registered to vote in the state from which he or she moved does not prevent
9voting in this state if the elector is otherwise qualified.
AB68,15 10Section 15. 6.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,200,1811 6.15 (2) (a) The elector's request for the application form may be made in person
12to the municipal clerk of the municipality where the person resides. Application may
13be made not sooner than 27 9 days nor later than 5 p.m. on the day before the election,
14or may be made at the proper polling place in the ward or election district in which
15the elector resides. If an elector makes application before election day, the
16application form shall be returned to the municipal clerk after the affidavit has been
17signed in the presence of the clerk or any officer authorized by law to administer
18oaths. The affidavit shall be in substantially the following form:
AB68,200,1919 STATE OF WISCONSIN
AB68,200,2020 County of ....
AB68,201,621 I, ...., do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United States; that prior to
22establishing Wisconsin residence, my legal residence was in the .... (town) (village)
23(city) of ...., state of ...., residing at .... (street address); that on the day of the next
24presidential election, I shall be at least 18 years of age and that I have been a legal
25resident of the state of Wisconsin since ...., .... (year), residing at .... (street address),

1in the [.... ward of the .... aldermanic district of] the (town) (village) (city) of ...., county
2of ....; that I have resided in the state less than 28 10 consecutive days, that I am
3qualified to vote for president and vice president at the election to be held November
4...., .... (year), that I am not voting at any other place in this election and that I hereby
5make application for an official presidential ballot, in accordance with section 6.15
6of the Wisconsin statutes.
AB68,201,77 Signed ....
AB68,201,88 P.O. Address ....
AB68,201,99 Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of ...., .... (year)
AB68,201,1010 ....(Name)
AB68,201,1111 ....(Title)
AB68,16 12Section 16 . 6.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,201,1913 6.15 (4) (b) During polling hours, or between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day before
14the election if authorized for that election under s. 7.525,
the inspectors shall open
15each carrier envelope, announce the elector's name, check the affidavit for proper
16execution, and check the voting qualifications for the ward, if any. In municipalities
17where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, the municipal board of absentee
18ballot canvassers shall perform this function at a meeting of the board of absentee
19ballot canvassers.
AB68,17 20Section 17. 6.18 (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,201,24 216.18 (form) This form shall be returned to the municipal clerk's office.
22Application must be received in sufficient time for ballots to be mailed and returned
23prior to any presidential election at which applicant wishes to vote. Complete all
24statements in full.
AB68,201,2525 APPLICATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL
AB68,202,1
1ELECTOR'S ABSENTEE BALLOT
AB68,202,22 (To be voted at the Presidential Election
AB68,202,33 on November ...., .... (year)
AB68,202,124 I, .... hereby swear or affirm that I am a citizen of the United States, formerly
5residing at .... in the .... ward .... aldermanic district (city, town, village) of ...., County
6of .... for 28 10 consecutive days prior to leaving the State of Wisconsin. I, .... do
7solemnly swear or affirm that I do not qualify to register or vote under the laws of
8the State of ....(State you now reside in) where I am presently residing. A citizen must
9be a resident of: State ....(Insert time) County ....(Insert time) City, Town or Village
10....(Insert time), in order to be eligible to register or vote therein. I further swear or
11affirm that my legal residence was established in the State of ....(the State where you
12now reside) on .... Month .... Day .... Year.
AB68,202,1313 Signed ....
AB68,202,1414 Address ....(Present address)
AB68,202,1515 ....(City) ....(State)
AB68,202,1616 Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of .... .... (year)
AB68,202,1717 ....(Notary Public, or other officer authorized to administer oaths.)
AB68,202,1818 ....(County)
AB68,202,1919 My Commission expires
AB68,202,2020 MAIL BALLOT TO:
AB68,202,2121 NAME ....
AB68,202,2222 ADDRESS ....
AB68,202,2323 CITY .... STATE .... ZIP CODE ....
AB68,203,3 24Penalties for Violations. Whoever swears falsely to any absent elector affidavit
25under this section may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than

16 months or both. Whoever intentionally votes more than once in an election may
2be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years and 6 months
3or both.
AB68,203,44 ....(Municipal Clerk)
AB68,203,55 ....(Municipality)
AB68,18 6Section 18. 6.22 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,203,97 6.22 (7) Extension of privilege. This section applies to all military electors for
828 10 days after the date of discharge from a uniformed service or termination of
9services or employment of individuals specified in sub. (1) (b) 1. to 4.
AB68,19 10Section 19 . 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,203,14 116.256 Facilitating registration of electors. (1) The commission shall use
12all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible electors of this state and
13the maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain
14eligible.
AB68,203,18 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:
AB68,203,2219 (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:
AB68,203,2423 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history and
24any name history maintained by the department of transportation.
AB68,203,2525 2. The date of birth of the individual.
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13. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.
AB68,204,42 4. A copy of each 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.
AB68,204,75 (b) For each item of information specified in par. (a), the most recent date that
6the item of information was provided to or obtained by the department of
7transportation.
AB68,204,14 8(3) The commission shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with
9the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission finds
10any discrepancy between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an
11elector and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that
12elector, the commission shall attempt to contact the elector to resolve the discrepancy
13and update the registration list accordingly. If the commission is unable to resolve
14the discrepancy, the information in the registration list shall control.
AB68,205,2 15(4) If the commission concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in
16this state but is not registered and the commission has obtained from reliable sources
17all the information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's
18registration, the commission shall enter the individual's name on the registration list
19maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission has not obtained from reliable
20sources all the information pertaining to an individual that is required under s. 6.33
21(1), the commission shall attempt to obtain from reliable sources the necessary
22information under s. 6.33 (1) that is required to complete the individual's
23registration. If an elector's status has been changed from eligible to ineligible under
24s. 6.50 and the elector's eligibility, name, or residence has not changed, the
25commission may not change the individual's name to eligible status unless the

1commission first verifies that the individual is eligible and wishes to change his or
2her status to eligible.
AB68,205,5 3(5) The commission shall attempt to contact an individual described in sub. (4)
4if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
5individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
AB68,205,10 6(6) The commission shall mail a notice to each individual whose name the
7commission enters under sub. (4) on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36
8(1) (a). The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken
9by a significant number of state residents, as determined by the commission, and
10shall include all of the following:
AB68,205,1311 (a) A statement informing the individual that his or her name has been entered
12on the registration list and showing the current address for the individual based on
13the commission's records.
AB68,205,1514 (b) A statement informing the individual that he or she may request to have
15his or her name deleted from the registration list and instructions for doing so.
AB68,205,1616 (c) Instructions for notifying the commission of a change in name or address.
AB68,205,1817 (d) Instructions for obtaining a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) and a
18description of how an individual qualifies for a confidential listing.
AB68,206,5 19(7) Any individual may file a request with the commission to exclude his or her
20name from the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). Any individual
21whose name is added to the registration list by the commission may file a request
22with the commission or a municipal clerk to have his or her name deleted from the
23list. A request for exclusion or deletion shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the
24commission. An individual who files an exclusion or deletion request under this
25subsection may revoke his or her request by the same means that an individual may

1request an exclusion or deletion. The commission shall ensure that the name of any
2individual who has filed an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is
3excluded from the registration list or, if the individual's name appears on the list, is
4removed from the registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time
5unless the individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection.
AB68,206,14 6(8) If the commission removes from the registration list maintained under s.
76.36 (1) (a) the name of an elector who does not request that his or her name be
8deleted, or changes the elector's status from eligible to ineligible, other than to
9correct an entry that the commission determines to be a duplication or to change the
10name of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the
11commission shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by
121st class postcard at the individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide
13that the individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or
14she is a qualified elector.
AB68,206,16 15(9) The commission shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all
16eligible electors as soon as practicable.
AB68,206,20 17(10) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all information
18obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this
19information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s.
206.34 (2m) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
AB68,20 21Section 20. 6.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,207,822 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
23a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
24municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
25the close of business, whichever is later, on the Friday before an election at the office

1of the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
2responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
3s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),
4a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The
5registration form shall also contain the following certification: “I, ...., hereby certify
6that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for
7at least 28 10 consecutive days immediately preceding this election, and I have not
8voted at this election". The elector shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34.
AB68,21 9Section 21 . 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,207,1410 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names
11of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list
12maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a). The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of
13qualified electors who vote at their polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33
14(5) (a).
AB68,22 15Section 22 . 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,208,216 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk
17shall record the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information
18under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the
19type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
206.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence under
21s. 6.34 (2m)
. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector shall sign his or her own
22name unless the elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability.
23In such case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her
24behalf. If the elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a

1statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named
2elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
AB68,23 3Section 23 . 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,208,94 6.35 (3) Original Except for electronic registrations, original registration forms
5shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
6commissioners at all times. The commission shall maintain records of registrations
7that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5) and make such records available for
8inspection by the municipal clerk, the clerk's designated agent, or the board of
9election commissioners.
AB68,24 10Section 24. 6.55 (2) (a) (form) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,208,1311 6.55 (2) (a) (form) “I, ...., hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, I am
12a qualified elector, having resided at .... for at least 28 10 consecutive days
13immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this election."
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