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AB981,38,1714 5.60 (3) (ag) Except as authorized in s. 5.655, there shall be a separate ballot
15giving the names of all candidates for city offices, printed in the same form as
16prescribed by the commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (1) (a). City election
17ballots may vary in form to conform to the law under which an election is held.
AB981,88 18Section 88. 5.60 (5) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,38,2319 5.60 (5) (ar) The offices to be filled shall be arranged on the official ballot in the
20order they are named in the statutes creating them. The names of the candidates
21shall be arranged by using the same method as that used by the commission
22secretary of state under sub. (1) (b). Sufficient space shall be left under each office
23for write-in candidates.
AB981,89 24Section 89. 5.60 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.60 (6) (a) Except as authorized in s. 5.655, there shall be a separate ballot
2giving the names of all candidates for elective town offices in the form prescribed by
3the commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (1) (a). There shall be 2 ballot forms.
4One ballot form shall be used for the election of supervisors to numbered seats and
5one ballot form shall be used for the election of supervisors to unnumbered seats. On
6the ballot used for the election of supervisors to unnumbered seats, all supervisor
7candidates shall be listed together and the voting instructions shall state “Vote for
8not more than.... [insert number of supervisors to be elected] candidates". All towns
9shall elect their supervisors to unnumbered seats unless the annual town meeting
10adopts a plan to elect supervisors to numbered seats. The names of candidates for
11town office shall be arranged by using the same method as that used by the
12commission secretary of state under sub. (1) (b). A space shall be provided under each
13office on the ballot for a write-in candidate.
AB981,90 14Section 90. 5.60 (8) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,39,2315 5.60 (8) (am) Except as authorized in s. 5.655, there shall be a separate ballot
16for each recognized political party filing a certification under s. 8.12 (1), listing the
17names of all potential candidates of that party determined under s. 8.12 and
18affording, in addition, an opportunity to the voter to nominate another potential
19candidate by write-in vote or to vote for an uninstructed delegation to the party
20convention. The order of presidential candidates on the ballot shall be determined
21by lot by or under the supervision of the commission secretary of state. Each voter
22shall be given the ballots of all the parties participating in the presidential
23preference vote, but may vote on one ballot only.
AB981,91 24Section 91. 5.62 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.62 (1) (a) At the partisan primary, the following ballot shall be provided for
2the nomination of candidates of recognized political parties for national, state, and
3county offices and independent candidates for state office in each ward, in the same
4form as prescribed by the commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (1) (a), except
5as authorized in s. 5.655. The ballots shall be made up of the several party tickets
6with each party entitled to participate in the primary under par. (b) or sub. (2) having
7its own ballot, except as authorized in s. 5.655. The ballots shall be secured together
8at the bottom. The party ballot of the party receiving the most votes for president
9or governor at the last general election shall be on top with the other parties arranged
10in descending order based on their vote for president or governor at the last general
11election. The ballots of parties qualifying under sub. (2) shall be placed after the
12parties qualifying under par. (b), in the same order in which the parties filed petitions
13with the commission secretary of state. Any ballot required under par. (b) 2. shall
14be placed next in order. At polling places where voting machines are used, each party
15shall be represented in one or more separate columns or rows on the ballot. At polling
16places where an electronic voting system is used other than an electronic voting
17machine, each party may be represented in separate columns or rows on the ballot.
AB981,92 18Section 92. 5.62 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,41,819 5.62 (1) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. and s. 5.64 (1) (e) 2., every
20recognized political party listed on the official ballot at the last gubernatorial election
21whose candidate for any statewide office received at least 1 percent of the total votes
22cast for that office and, if the last general election was also a presidential election,
23every recognized political party listed on the ballot at that election whose candidate
24for president received at least 1 percent of the total vote cast for that office shall have
25a separate primary ballot or one or more separate columns or rows on the primary

1ballot as prescribed in par. (a) and a separate column on the general election ballot
2in every ward and election district. An organization which was listed as
3“independent" at the last general election and whose candidate meets the same
4qualification shall receive the same ballot status upon petition of the chairperson
5and secretary of the organization to the commission secretary of state requesting
6such status and specifying their party name, which may not duplicate the name of
7an existing party. A petition under this subdivision may be filed no later than 5 p.m.
8on April 1 in the year of each general election.
AB981,93 9Section 93. 5.62 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,41,2310 5.62 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and s. 5.64 (1) (e) 2., any political
11organization may be represented on a separate primary ballot or in one or more
12separate columns or rows on the primary ballot as prescribed in sub. (1) (a) and in
13a separate column on the general election ballot in every ward and election district.
14To qualify for a separate ballot under this paragraph, the political organization shall,
15not later than 5 p.m. on April 1 in the year of the partisan primary, file with the
16commission secretary of state a petition requesting separate ballot status. The
17petition shall be signed by at least 10,000 electors, including at least 1,000 electors
18residing in each of at least 3 separate congressional districts. The petition shall
19conform to the requirements of s. 8.40. No signature obtained before January 1 in
20the year of filing is valid. When the candidates of a political organization filing a
21valid petition fulfill the requirements prescribed by law, they shall appear on a
22separate ballot or one or more separate columns or rows on the ballot for the period
23ending with the following general election.
AB981,94 24Section 94. 5.62 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.62 (3) The commission secretary of state shall designate the official primary
2ballot arrangement for statewide offices and district attorney within each
3prosecutorial district by using the same procedure as provided in s. 5.60 (1) (b). On
4each ballot and on each separate column or row on the ballot, the candidates for office
5shall be listed together with the offices which they seek in the following order
6whenever these offices appear on the partisan primary ballot: governor, lieutenant
7governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, U.S. senator, U.S.
8representative in congress, state senator, representative to the assembly, district
9attorney, and the county offices.
AB981,95 10Section 95. 5.62 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,42,1311 5.62 (4) (ar) Within a county the county clerk shall arrange the names of all
12candidates filing nomination papers with the clerk's office using the same method as
13that used by the commission secretary of state under s. 5.60 (1) (b).
AB981,96 14Section 96. 5.62 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,42,1915 5.62 (4) (b) The county board of election commissioners in counties having a
16population of more than 750,000 shall prepare the official primary ballot. The
17commissioners shall arrange the names of all candidates for each office whose
18nomination papers are filed at the county level, using the same method as that used
19by the elections commission secretary of state under s. 5.60 (1) (b).
AB981,97 20Section 97. 5.64 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,42,2421 5.64 (1) (ag) Except as authorized in s. 5.655, there shall be a separate ballot
22giving the names of all candidates for president and vice president and for statewide,
23congressional, legislative, and county offices in the same form as prescribed by the
24commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (1) (a).
AB981,98 25Section 98. 5.64 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.64 (1) (b) The names of the candidates for the offices of president and vice
2president that are certified under s. 8.16 (7) or that are contained in nomination
3papers filed under s. 8.20 shall appear on the ballot in the form prescribed in s. 7.08
4(2) (a). The names of the candidates on the regular party tickets nominated at the
5primary or replacements appointed under s. 8.35 (2) shall appear in a separate
6column under the party designation. The columns shall be arranged from left to right
7according to rank, based on the number of votes received by each party's candidate
8for president or governor at the last general election beginning with the party that
9received the most votes. To the right of the columns for parties qualifying under s.
105.62 (1) (b) shall be placed the columns for parties qualifying under s. 5.62 (2) in the
11same order in which the parties filed petitions with the commission secretary of
12state
. Any column required under par. (e) 2. shall be placed next in order. To the right
13of the party columns shall be a column for the names of independent candidates for
14each office, or more than one column if the first column does not provide sufficient
15space for the names of all such candidates.
AB981,99 16Section 99. 5.64 (1) (es) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,44,217 5.64 (1) (es) The party candidates shall be arranged consecutively from top to
18bottom based on the number of votes received by their party's candidate for governor
19at the last election beginning with the party that received the most votes. The
20independent president-vice president candidates shall be listed together in an order
21drawn by lot by or under supervision of the commission secretary of state, following
22under the party candidates. Along with the names of the independent candidates
23shall appear the party or principle of the candidates, if any, in 5 words or less, as
24shown on their nomination papers. Following under the independent candidates, a

1space shall be left for writing in the names of a candidate for president and vice
2president.
AB981,100 3Section 100. 5.64 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,44,124 5.64 (2) Referendum ballot. (am) There shall be a separate ballot when any
5proposed constitutional amendment or any other measure or question is submitted
6to a vote of the people, except as authorized in s. 5.655. The ballot shall give a concise
7statement of each question in accordance with the act or resolution directing
8submission in the same form as prescribed by the commission secretary of state
9under s. 7.08 (1) (a). The question may not be worded in such a manner as to require
10a negative vote to approve a proposition or an affirmative vote to disapprove a
11proposition. Unless otherwise expressly provided, this ballot form shall be used at
12all elections when questions are submitted to a vote of the people.
AB981,45,213 (c) The official referendum ballot prescribed under this subsection shall be
14utilized at every election, except that the format shall be altered to the extent
15provided or required by other laws establishing or authorizing referenda to be
16conducted. Except as authorized in s. 5.655, all referenda shall appear on a separate
17ballot, but more than one referendum question may appear on the same referendum
18ballot whenever the questions are numbered and all electors voting the ballot are
19entitled to vote upon all questions appearing thereon. When more than one state
20referendum is placed on the same ballot, the commission secretary of state shall
21number the questions in chronological sequence. If the legislature submits questions
22on different dates, the commission secretary of state shall number the questions
23sequentially based on the date on which the questions are submitted by the
24legislature. Except as authorized in s. 5.655, state and county referenda shall appear
25on a separate ballot from municipal or special district referenda. The form of all

1referendum ballots shall be substantially the same as that prescribed by the
2commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (1) (a).
AB981,101 3Section 101. 5.655 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,45,74 5.655 (3) The commission secretary of state shall prescribe notices and
5instructions to be given to electors who use a ballot that is authorized under sub. (2)
6in lieu of any notices and instructions that are applicable only to municipalities
7employing separate paper ballots.
AB981,102 8Section 102. 5.72 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,45,21 95.72 Correcting ballot errors. (1) As soon as possible after ballots are
10delivered to the county clerk or to the municipal clerk if the municipality is preparing
11ballots under s. 7.15 (2), but not later than 3 weeks before any election relating to a
12state or national office or statewide referendum, the county or municipal clerk
13preparing the ballots shall submit one copy of each ballot to the commission secretary
14of state
for review of possible errors. If the contractor preparing the ballots supplies
15proofs in advance of ballot preparation, the clerk shall submit one copy of the proofs
16in lieu of actual ballots. If a voting machine ballot or other ballot combining local
17candidates or referenda with state or national candidates or referenda is used, the
18entire ballot shall be submitted, but if ballots intended for distribution to electors are
19used, only those ballots relating to state or national offices and statewide referenda
20need be submitted. This subsection does not require delay of ballot distribution or
21mailing of absentee ballots.
AB981,46,2 22(2) The commission secretary of state shall review ballots and proof copies
23submitted under sub. (1) and shall notify the county and municipal clerk of any error
24as soon as possible but in no event later than 7 days after submission. The clerk is

1not required to correct a ballot error upon receipt of notice of the error, unless ordered
2to do so under sub. (3) or s. 5.06 (6).
AB981,46,8 3(3) Whenever an affidavit is filed by the commission secretary of state or any
4elector alleging an error or omission in the preparation of a ballot, the circuit court
5for the county where the ballot is proposed to be used or its presiding judge, by order,
6may summarily require a county or municipal clerk to correct the error, or show
7cause why it should not be corrected and, by order, after the hearing, have the
8correction made.
AB981,103 9Section 103. 5.83 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,46,16 105.83 Preparation for use of voting devices; comparison of ballots.
11Where voting devices are used at a polling place, the municipal clerk shall cause the
12voting devices to be put in order, set, adjusted, and made ready for voting when
13delivered to the polling place. Before the opening of the polls the inspectors shall
14compare the ballots used in the voting devices with the sample ballots furnished and
15see that the names, numbers, and letters thereon agree and shall certify thereto on
16forms provided by the commission secretary of state.
AB981,104 17Section 104. 5.87 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,46,2318 5.87 (2) The commission shall, by rule, secretary of state shall prescribe
19uniform standards for determining the validity of votes cast or attempted to be cast
20with each electronic voting system approved for use in this state under s. 5.91. The
21rules standards shall apply only to situations that may arise in which the validity
22of a vote or attempted vote cast by an elector utilizing a particular system cannot be
23determined under s. 7.50.
AB981,105 24Section 105. 5.905 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15.905 (2) The commission secretary of state shall determine which software
2components of an electronic voting system it he or she considers to be necessary to
3enable review and verification of the accuracy of the automatic tabulating equipment
4used to record and tally the votes cast with the system. The commission secretary
5shall require each vendor of an electronic voting system that is approved under s.
65.91 to place those software components in escrow with the commission secretary
7within 90 days of the date of approval of the system and within 10 days of the date
8of any subsequent change in the components. The commission secretary shall secure
9and maintain those software components in strict confidence except as authorized
10in this section. Unless authorized under this section, the commission secretary shall
11withhold access to those software components from any person who requests access
12under s. 19.35 (1).
AB981,106 13Section 106. 5.905 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,47,1914 5.905 (3) The commission shall promulgate rules secretary of state shall
15prescribe standards
to ensure the security, review, and verification of software
16components used with each electronic voting system approved by the commission
17secretary. The verification procedure shall include a determination that the software
18components correspond to the instructions actually used by the system to count
19votes.
AB981,107 20Section 107. 5.905 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,48,521 5.905 (4) If a valid petition for a recount is filed under s. 9.01 in an election at
22which an electronic voting system was used to record and tally the votes cast, each
23party to the recount may designate one or more persons who are authorized to receive
24access to the software components that were used to record and tally the votes in the
25election. The commission secretary of state shall grant access to the software

1components to each designated person if, before receiving access, the person enters
2into a written agreement with the commission secretary that obligates the person to
3exercise the highest degree of reasonable care to maintain the confidentially of all
4proprietary information to which the person is provided access, unless otherwise
5permitted in a contract entered into under sub. (5).
AB981,108 6Section 108. 5.91 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,48,17 75.91 Requisites for approval of ballots, devices and equipment. (intro.)
8No ballot, voting device, automatic tabulating equipment, or related equipment and
9materials to be used in an electronic voting system may be utilized in this state
10unless it is certified by the commission secretary of state. The commission secretary
11may revoke its his or her certification of any ballot, device, equipment, or materials
12at any time for cause. The commission secretary may certify any such voting device,
13automatic tabulating equipment, or related equipment or materials regardless of
14whether any such item is approved by the federal election assistance commission,
15but the commission secretary of state may not certify any ballot, device, equipment,
16or material to be used in an electronic voting system unless it fulfills the following
17requirements:
AB981,109 18Section 109. 5.93 of the statutes is repealed.
AB981,110 19Section 110. 5.95 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,48,23 205.95 Elector information. The commission secretary of state shall prescribe
21information to electors in municipalities and counties using various types of
22electronic voting systems to be published in lieu of the information specified in s.
2310.02 (3) in type B notices whenever the type B notice information is inapplicable.
AB981,111 24Section 111. 6.06 of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.06 Information for uniformed service members. The commission office
2of the secretary of state
is the agency designated by this state under 42 USC 1973ff-1
3to provide information regarding voter registration and absentee balloting
4procedures to absent members of the uniformed services and overseas voters with
5respect to elections for national office.
AB981,112 6Section 112. 6.22 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,49,127 6.22 (4) (d) The commission secretary of state shall prescribe the instructions
8for marking and returning ballots and the municipal clerk shall enclose instructions
9with each ballot and shall also enclose supplemental instructions for local elections.
10The envelope, return envelope and instructions may not contain the name of any
11candidate appearing on the enclosed ballots other than that of the municipal clerk
12affixed in the fulfillment of his or her duties.
AB981,113 13Section 113. 6.22 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,49,2514 6.22 (6) Military elector list. Each municipal clerk shall keep an up-to-date
15list of all eligible military electors who reside in the municipality in the format
16prescribed by the commission secretary of state. The list shall contain the name,
17latest-known military residence and military mailing address of each military
18elector. The list shall indicate whether each elector whose name appears on the list
19is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and has so certified under s. 6.865 (3m).
20All persons over 18 years of age or who will be 18 years old prior to an election shall
21be listed and remain on the list for the duration of their tour of duty. The list shall
22be kept current through all possible means. Each clerk shall exercise reasonable care
23to avoid duplication of names or listing anyone who is not eligible to vote. Each clerk
24shall distribute one copy of the list to the each polling place in the municipality for
25use on election day.
AB981,114
1Section 114. 6.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,50,82 6.24 (3) Registration. The overseas elector shall register in the municipality
3where he or she was last domiciled or where the overseas elector's parent was last
4domiciled on a form prescribed by the commission secretary of state designed to
5ascertain the elector's qualifications under this section. The commission secretary
6shall ensure that the form is substantially similar to the original form under s. 6.33
7(1), insofar as applicable. Registration shall be accomplished in accordance with s.
86.30 (4) or (5).
AB981,115 9Section 115. 6.24 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,50,1810 6.24 (4) (d) An overseas elector, regardless of whether the elector qualifies as
11a resident of this state under s. 6.10, who is not registered may request both a
12registration form and an absentee ballot at the same time, and the municipal clerk
13shall send or transmit the ballot automatically if the registration form is received
14within the time prescribed in s. 6.28 (1). The commission secretary of state shall
15prescribe a special certificate form for the envelope in which the absentee ballot for
16such overseas electors is contained, which shall be substantially similar to that
17provided under s. 6.87 (2). The overseas elector shall make and subscribe to the
18special certificate form before a witness who is an adult.
AB981,116 19Section 116. 6.24 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,50,2420 6.24 (5) Ballots. The commission secretary of state shall prescribe a special
21ballot for use under this section whenever necessary. Official ballots prescribed for
22use in the presidential preference primary may also be used. The ballot shall be
23designed to comply with the requirements prescribed under ss. 5.60 (8), 5.62, and
245.64 (1) insofar as applicable. All ballots shall be limited to national offices only.
AB981,117 25Section 117. 6.24 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.24 (6) Instructions and handling. The municipal clerk shall send a ballot,
2as soon as available, to each overseas elector by whom a request has been made. The
3commission secretary of state shall prescribe the instructions for marking and
4returning ballots and the municipal clerk shall enclose such instructions with each
5ballot. The envelope, return envelope, and instructions may not contain the name
6of any candidate appearing on the enclosed ballots other than that of the municipal
7clerk affixed in the fulfillment of his or her duties. Except as authorized in s. 6.87
8(3), the municipal clerk shall mail the material, with sufficient postage to ensure that
9the elector receives the ballot, unless the material qualifies for mailing free of
10postage under federal free postage laws. If the return envelope qualifies for mailing
11free of postage under federal free postage laws, the clerk shall affix the appropriate
12legend required by U.S. postal regulations. Otherwise, the municipal clerk shall pay
13the postage required for return when the ballot is mailed from within the United
14States. If the ballot is not mailed by the overseas elector from within the United
15States, the overseas elector shall provide return postage.
AB981,118 16Section 118. 6.275 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,51,2217 6.275 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (f), no later than 30 days after each
18primary and election at which a state or national office is filled or a statewide
19referendum is held, including any special election, the municipal clerk or board of
20election commissioners shall submit electronically a report to the commission
21secretary of state and the county clerk or board of election commissioners of each
22county in which the municipality is located specifying:
AB981,119 23Section 119. 6.275 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,52,1424 6.275 (1) (f) The total number of postcards sent by the municipal clerk or board
25of election commissioners under s. 6.56 (3), the total number of such postcards

1returned to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners because the
2elector did not reside at the address given on the postcard, the total number of
3electors whose status was changed from eligible to ineligible on the registration list
4as a result of the audit under s. 6.56 (3), and the number of individuals referred to
5the district attorney under s. 6.56 (3). The municipal clerk or board of election
6commissioners shall provide the information described under this paragraph to the
7elections commission secretary of state and the county clerk or county board of
8election commissioners at the earliest practicable time after, but no later than 90
9days after, each primary and election at which a state or national office is filled or
10a statewide referendum is held, including any special election. The municipal clerk
11or board of election commissioners shall update the information described under this
12paragraph on a monthly basis and shall submit, on a monthly basis, any such
13updated information to the elections commission secretary of state and the county
14clerk or county board of election commissioners.
AB981,120 15Section 120. 6.275 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,52,1916 6.275 (2) Upon receipt of each report filed under this section, the commission
17secretary of state shall, within 7 days of receiving the report, publish the information
18on its the Internet site of the secretary of state. The commission secretary shall
19update the information published under this subsection on a monthly basis.
AB981,121 20Section 121. 6.276 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,52,2521 6.276 (2) Within 30 days after each general election, each municipal clerk shall
22transmit to the commission secretary of state a report of the number of absentee
23ballots transmitted by the clerk to absent military electors and overseas electors for
24that election and the combined number of those ballots that were cast by those
25electors in that election.
AB981,122
1Section 122. 6.276 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,53,52 6.276 (3) Within 90 days after each general election, the commission secretary
3of state
shall compile the information contained in the reports received from
4municipal clerks under sub. (2) and transmit the information to the federal Election
5Assistance Commission.
AB981,123 6Section 123. 6.29 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,53,207 6.29 (2) (am) The commission secretary of state shall provide to each municipal
8clerk a list prepared for use at each municipal clerk's office showing the name and
9address of each person whose name appears on the list provided by the department
10of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) as ineligible to vote on the date of the election,
11whose address is located in the municipality, and whose name does not appear on the
12registration list for that municipality. Prior to permitting an elector to register to
13vote under this subsection, the municipal clerk shall review the list. If the name of
14an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the municipal clerk shall
15inform the elector that the elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector
16maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the municipal clerk shall
17permit the elector to register to vote but shall mark the elector's registration form
18as “ineligible to vote per Department of Corrections." If the elector wishes to vote,
19the municipal clerk shall challenge the elector's ballot in the same manner as
20provided for inspectors who challenge ballots under s. 6.79 (2) (dm).
AB981,124 21Section 124. 6.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,54,422 6.30 (4) By mail. Any eligible elector may register by mail on a form prescribed
23by the commission secretary of state and provided by each municipality. The form
24shall be designed to obtain the information required in s. 6.33 (1). The form shall
25contain a certification by the elector that all statements are true and correct. The

1form shall be prepostpaid for return when mailed at any point within the United
2States. The form shall be available in the municipal clerk's office and may be
3distributed by any elector of the municipality. The clerk shall mail a registration
4form to any elector upon written or oral request.
AB981,125 5Section 125. 6.30 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,55,36 6.30 (5) By electronic application. An eligible elector who holds a current and
7valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card
8issued under s. 343.50 may register electronically in the manner prescribed by the
9commission secretary of state. The commission secretary shall maintain on the
10Internet a secure registration form that enables the elector to enter the information
11required under s. 6.33 (1) electronically. An elector who registers electronically
12under this subsection must authorize the commission secretary to obtain from the
13department of transportation an electronic copy of the elector's signature, which
14signature shall constitute an affirmance that all information provided by the elector
15is correct and shall have the same effect as if the elector had signed the application
16personally. The commission secretary of state shall include on the registration form
17a place for the elector to give this authorization. Upon submittal of the electronic
18application, the commission secretary shall obtain from the department of
19transportation a copy of the electronic signature of the elector. The commission
20secretary of state shall maintain the application on file and shall notify the municipal
21clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality where the elector resides
22of its receipt of each completed application. The commission secretary shall also
23permit any elector who has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector
24under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 to
25make changes in his or her registration at the same Internet site that is used by

1electors for original registration under this subsection. An elector shall attest to the
2correctness of any changes in the same manner as provided in this subsection for
3information entered on an application for original registration.
AB981,126 4Section 126. 6.32 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,55,8 56.32 Verification of certain registrations. (1) Upon receipt of a
6registration form that is submitted by mail under s. 6.30 (4) or by electronic
7application under s. 6.30 (5), the commission secretary of state or municipal clerk
8shall examine the form for sufficiency.
AB981,55,14 9(2) If the form is insufficient to accomplish registration or the commission
10secretary or clerk knows or has reliable information that the proposed elector is not
11qualified, the commission secretary or clerk shall notify the proposed elector within
125 days, if possible, and request that the elector appear at the clerk's office or another
13registration location to complete a proper registration or substantiate the
14information presented.
AB981,55,18 15(3) If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the commission
16secretary or clerk shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she
17may register at the clerk's office under s. 6.29 or at the proper polling place or other
18location designated under s. 6.55 (2).
AB981,56,5 19(4) If the form is sufficient to accomplish registration and the commission
20secretary or clerk has no reliable information to indicate that the proposed elector
21is not qualified, the commission secretary or clerk shall enter the elector's name on
22the registration list and transmit a 1st class letter or postcard to the registrant,
23specifying the elector's ward or aldermanic district, or both, if any, and polling place.
24The letter or postcard shall be sent within 10 days of receipt of the form. If the letter
25or postcard is returned, or if the commission secretary or clerk is informed of a

1different address than the one specified by the elector, the commission secretary or
2clerk shall change the status of the elector on the list from eligible to ineligible. The
3letter or postcard shall be marked in accordance with postal regulations to ensure
4that it will be returned to the commission secretary or clerk if the elector does not
5reside at the address given on the letter or postcard.
AB981,127 6Section 127. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,57,227 6.33 (1) The commission secretary of state shall prescribe the format, size, and
8shape of registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed and each item
9of information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the commission
10secretary. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall
11contain the same information as nonelectronic forms. The municipal clerk shall
12supply sufficient forms to meet voter registration needs. The commission secretary
13of state
shall design the form to obtain from each elector information as to name;
14date; residence location; location of previous residence immediately before moving
15to current residence location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current
16and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of
17the elector's social security account number; whether the elector has resided within
18the ward or election district for the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02
19(1); whether the elector has been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been
20pardoned, and if so, whether the elector is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or
21extended supervision; whether the elector is disqualified on any other ground from
22voting; and whether the elector is currently registered to vote at any other location.
23The commission secretary of state shall include on the nonelectronic form a space for
24the elector's signature and on the electronic form the authorization specified under
25s. 6.30 (5). Below the space for the signature or authorization, respectively, the

1commission secretary shall include the following statement: “Falsification of
2information on this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony." The
3commission secretary shall include on the form a space to enter the name of any
4inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and
5a space for the inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name, affirming that
6the inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form. The commission secretary
7shall include on the form a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any,
8where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices
9and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The commission secretary
10shall also include on the form a space where the clerk may record an indication of
11whether the form is received by mail or by electronic application, a space where the
12clerk shall record an indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the
13elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34 or an indication that the elector's
14information in lieu of proof of residence was verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of
15the entity or institution that issued the identifying document, and, if the identifying
16document includes a number that applies only to the individual holding that
17document, that number. The commission secretary shall also include on the form a
18space where the clerk, for any elector who possesses a valid voting identification card
19issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number
20appearing on the voting identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient
21registration forms for completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the
22office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
AB981,128 23Section 128. 6.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB981,58,424 6.33 (5) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a
25municipal clerk receives a valid registration or valid change of a name or address

1under an existing registration or changes a registration from eligible to ineligible
2status the municipal clerk or the clerk's designee shall promptly enter electronically
3on the list maintained by the commission secretary of state under s. 6.36 (1) the
4information required under that subsection.
AB981,58,155 2. Except as provided in par. (b) and this paragraph, whenever a municipal
6clerk mails an absentee ballot to an elector or receives an in-person absentee ballot
7application or an absentee ballot the municipal clerk shall, no later than 48 hours
8after mailing an absentee ballot or receiving an in-person absentee ballot
9application or an absentee ballot, enter electronically on the list maintained by the
10commission secretary of state under s. 6.36 (1) the information required under that
11subsection or submit the information to the clerk's designee who shall, no later than
1224 hours after receiving the information from the clerk, enter electronically on the
13list maintained by the commission secretary of state under s. 6.36 (1) the information
14required under that subsection. If a deadline under this subdivision falls on a
15Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is extended to the next business day.
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