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SB934,2 6Section 2. 5.057 of the statutes is created to read:
SB934,5,13 75.057 Matching program with the state registrar. The commission
8administrator shall enter into the agreement specified under s. 69.03 (16) with the
9state registrar appointed under s. 69.02 (1) (b) to match personally identifiable
10information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.
116.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable
12information and vital statistics maintained by the state registrar. The administrator
13and the registrar shall update the agreement at least once every 2 years.
SB934,3 14Section 3. 5.058 of the statutes is created to read:
SB934,5,21 155.058 Matching program with the department of corrections. The
16commission administrator shall enter into the agreement with the secretary of
17corrections specified under s. 301.03 (20m) to match personally identifiable
18information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.
196.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with the personally identifiable
20information provided under s. 301.03 (20m). The administrator and the secretary
21shall update the agreement at least once every 2 years.
SB934,4 22Section 4. 5.40 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB934,6,423 5.40 (7) Whenever a municipality adopts and purchases or rents voting
24machines or an electronic voting system, or adopts and purchases or rents a different
25type of voting machine or electronic voting system from the type it was previously

1using, the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal board of election
2commissioners shall promptly notify the county clerk or executive director of the
3county board of election commissioners and the administrator of the elections
4commission in writing.
SB934,5 5Section 5. 5.84 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 5.84 (1) (a).
SB934,6 6Section 6. 5.84 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934,6,97 5.84 (1) (b) Prior to the test of automatic tabulating equipment open to the
8public under par. (a), the municipal clerk shall conduct a test of the equipment
9according to specifications recommended by the equipment manufacturer.
SB934,7 10Section 7. 5.84 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934,6,1611 5.84 (3) No voting machine, electronic voting system, or automatic tabulating
12equipment, and no component of any such machine, system, or equipment, may be
13connected to the Internet for any purpose. For purposes of this subsection,
14“connected to the Internet” does not include a modem receiving wireless
15transmissions to establish a transmission control protocol exchange with a county
16election server after the close of polls on election day.
SB934,8 17Section 8. 5.84 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934,6,2018 5.84 (4) The commission shall promulgate rules for training municipal clerks
19for the testing of equipment under sub. (1) and for the use of tamper-evident seals
20on all electronic voting equipment.
SB934,9 21Section 9. 6.36 (1) (ae) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB934,6,2422 6.36 (1) (ae) 3. If the chief election officer enters into an agreement under subd.
231., the commission shall request available information from the Electronic
24Registration Information Center, Inc., at least once every 90 days, except as follows:
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1a. The commission shall annually request information from the Electronic
2Registration Information Center, Inc., regarding eligible, but unregistered residents
3of this state.
SB934,7,74 b. The commission shall, when it becomes available following an election for
5a national office, request information from the Electronic Registration Information
6Center, Inc., regarding registered voters who may have voted multiple times in the
7same election.
SB934,10 8Section 10. 6.50 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 6.50 (3) (a) and amended to
9read:
SB934,8,210 6.50 (3) (a) Upon receipt of reliable information that a registered elector has
11changed his or her residence to a location outside of the municipality, the municipal
12clerk or board of election commissioners shall notify the elector by mailing a notice
13by 1st class mail to the elector's registration address stating the source of the
14information. All municipal departments and agencies receiving information that a
15registered elector has changed his or her residence shall notify the clerk or board of
16election commissioners. If the elector no longer resides in the municipality or fails
17to apply for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date the notice is
18mailed, the clerk or board of election commissioners shall change the elector's
19registration from eligible to ineligible status. Upon receipt of reliable information
20that a registered elector has changed his or her residence within the municipality,
21the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall change the elector's
22registration and mail the elector a notice of the change. This subsection paragraph
23does not restrict the right of an elector to challenge any registration under s. 6.325,
246.48, 6.925, 6.93, or 7.52 (5). This paragraph does not apply if the commission also
25receives reliable information that the registered elector has changed his or her

1residence to a location outside of the municipality and sends notice to the elector
2under par. (b).
SB934,11 3Section 11. 6.50 (3) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
SB934,8,154 6.50 (3) (b) If the commission receives reliable information that a registered
5elector has changed his or her residence to a location outside of the municipality
6specified on the elector's registration or to a different address within the
7municipality specified on the elector's registration, the commission shall notify the
8elector by mailing a notice by 1st class mail to the elector's registration address
9stating the source of the information. If the elector no longer resides in the
10municipality specified on the elector's registration, resides at a different address
11within that municipality, or fails to apply for continuation of registration within 30
12days of the date the notice is mailed, the commission shall change the elector's
13registration from eligible to ineligible status. This paragraph does not restrict the
14right of an elector to challenge any registration under s. 6.325, 6.48, 6.925, 6.93, or
157.52 (5).
SB934,8,2216 (c) Information received from the Electronic Registration Information Center,
17Inc., is reliable information for purposes of this subsection. If a municipal clerk or
18board of election commissioners receives information from the Electronic
19Registration Information Center, Inc., that a voter has changed residence, the clerk
20or board shall comply with the requirements under par. (a). If the commission
21receives such information, the commission shall comply with the requirements
22under par. (b).
SB934,12 23Section 12. 6.50 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934,9,724 6.50 (4m) If the commission determines, on the basis of the information
25received under s. 69.03 (16), 85.61 (1), or 301.03 (20m), that a person on the official

1registration list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) is deceased or not
2otherwise an eligible elector, the commission shall change the status of the person's
3registration from eligible to ineligible. No notice need be sent of registration changes
4made under this subsection with regard to a deceased elector. This subsection does
5not relieve a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners from the
6responsibility for changing the status of registered electors as otherwise provided
7under this chapter.
SB934,13 8Section 13 . 6.78 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934,9,129 6.78 (5) (a) On election day, the chief inspector at each polling place shall
10complete and submit to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners an
11incident report documenting each occurrence of electors waiting in line for at least
12one hour before voting.
SB934,9,1713 (b) After each election, the governing body or board of election commissioners
14of a municipality in which one or more incident reports under par. (b) were completed
15at the election shall take all necessary steps, including establishing additional
16polling places, to ensure that electors do not wait in line for an hour or more at
17succeeding elections.
SB934,14 18Section 14. 7.08 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB934,9,2519 7.08 (1) (a) Prescribe all official ballot forms necessary under chs. 5 to 10 and
2012 and revise the official ballot forms to harmonize with legislation and the current
21official status of the political parties whenever necessary. The commission shall
22include on each ballot form, in the space for official endorsement, markings or spaces
23for identifying a ballot as an overvoted ballot, a duplicate overvoted ballot, a
24damaged ballot, or a duplicate damaged ballot, and for writing an identifying serial
25number. The commission shall provide one copy of each ballot form without charge

1to each county and municipal clerk and board of election commissioners. The
2commission shall distribute or arrange for distribution of additional copies. The
3prescribed forms shall be substantially followed in all elections under chs. 5 to 10 and
412. The commission shall review the ballot forms prescribed under this paragraph
5at least once every 4 years and update the forms as needed. The commission shall
6review the forms for accessibility, usability, clarity, and readability.
SB934,15 7Section 15. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB934,10,158 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4) and (5), 6.33
9(1), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such forms shall contain
10a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration or voting
11through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished by the commission.
12The commission shall review all forms prescribed under this paragraph and all other
13forms created, maintained, and distributed by the commission, at least once every
144 years and shall update the forms as needed. The commission shall review the forms
15for accessibility, usability, clarity, and readability.
SB934,16 16Section 16. 7.15 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB934,10,2117 7.15 (1m) Attend training. Each municipal clerk shall, at least once every 2
18years during the period beginning on January 1 of each even-numbered year and
19ending on December 31 of the following year, attend a training program sponsored
20by the commission under ss. 7.31 and 7.315. Each municipal clerk shall attend at
21least 3 hours of training before conducting an election for the first time.
SB934,17 22Section 17. 7.15 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934,11,823 7.15 (16) Vacancies. The governing body of a municipality shall notify the
24commission of a vacancy in the position of municipal clerk no later than 30 days after
25the date on which the vacancy occurs and shall notify the commission when a vacancy

1in the office of the municipal clerk is filled no later than 30 days after the date on
2which the clerk assumes his or her duties. The commission shall notify the county
3clerk of any notice it receives under this subsection from a municipality in the county.
4If a vacancy in the office of the municipal clerk occurs within 20 days prior to the date
5of an election and a deputy municipal clerk has not been appointed prior to that
6election, the county clerk may, as prescribed by rule under s. 7.315 (2) (b), assume
7the duties under s. 7.15 (1) of the municipal clerk with regard to that election or
8designate another qualified individual to assume those duties.
SB934,18 9Section 18. 7.23 (1) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934,11,1210 7.23 (1) (jm) Materials related to the tests conducted under s. 5.84 (1) may be
11destroyed 22 months after the election for which the municipal clerk conducted the
12tests.
SB934,19 13Section 19. 7.315 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 7.315 (2) (a).
SB934,20 14Section 20. 7.315 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934,12,215 7.315 (2) (b) The commission shall, as prescribed by rule of the commission,
16notify the county clerk if a municipal clerk in the county fails to attend the required
173 hours of training prior to conducting an election for the first time or fails to complete
18the annual training conducted by the commission. The commission shall provide the
19notice under this paragraph no less than 20 days prior to an election being held in
20the municipality. If the county clerk receives a notice under this paragraph, the
21county clerk shall, as prescribed by rule of the commission, facilitate the training of
22the municipal clerk and may, as prescribed by rule of the commission, assume the
23duties under s. 7.15 (1) of the municipal clerk for that election or designate another
24qualified individual to assume those duties. The municipality shall reimburse the

1county for all reasonable expenses incurred by the county for providing training to
2the municipal clerk or for assuming the election duties of the municipal clerk.
SB934,21 3Section 21. 69.03 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
SB934,12,184 69.03 (16) Enter into an agreement with the administrator of the elections
5commission to match personally identifiable information on the official registration
6list maintained by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) and the information specified in
7s. 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable information and the death records
8maintained by the office of vital records established under s. 69.02 (1) (a) to the extent
9required to enable the state registrar and the administrator of the elections
10commission to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter
11registration and changing registration status as provided under s. 6.50 (4) and (4m).
12The registrar and the administrator shall update the agreement at least once every
132 years. The office of vital records shall conduct matching of personally identifiable
14information as described in this subsection on a daily basis and shall immediately
15notify the administrator of the elections commission of the name, date of birth, date
16of death, and place of death of any person on the official registration list maintained
17by the commission under s. 6.36 (1) for which the office of vital records has a death
18record.
SB934,22 19Section 22. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB934,13,1320 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
21commission shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable
22information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.
236.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable
24information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle
25registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the secretary of

1transportation and the administrator of the elections commission to verify the
2accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration. The
3secretary and the administrator shall update the agreement at least once every 2
4years. The department shall conduct matching of personally identifiable
5information as described in this subsection on a daily basis. If the information on the
6official registration list for an individual does not match the information for the
7individual maintained by the department, the department shall provide to the
8administrator of the elections commission the name and date of birth of the
9individual and the number of the operator's license issued under ch. 343 to the
10individual or the number of the identification card issued under s. 343.50 to the
11individual. The department shall also indicate to the administrator whether the
12individual reported a change of address for purposes of updating records regarding
13an operator's license, identification card, or vehicle registration.
SB934,23 14Section 23. 301.03 (20m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB934,13,2415 301.03 (20m) Transmit to the elections commission, on a continuous daily
16basis, a list containing the name of each living person who has been convicted of a
17felony under the laws of this state and whose civil rights have not been restored,
18together with his or her residential address and the date on which the department
19expects his or her civil rights to be restored. The secretary and the administrator of
20the elections commission shall enter into an agreement to match personally
21identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the
22commission under s. 6.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with the
23personally identifiable information provided under this subsection. The secretary
24and the administrator shall update the agreement at least once every 2 years.
SB934,24 25Section 24. Nonstatutory provisions.
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1(1) Default dates. The elections commission shall remove any default
2birthdate or registration date in the official registration list maintained by the
3commission under s. 6.36 (1) no later than the first day of the 6th month beginning
4after the effective date of this subsection and replace those dates with the actual
5birthdate and registration date of the affected elector.
SB934,14,66 (End)
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