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SB939,10,6
16.86 (1) (as) The absentee ballot application form and instructions shall be
2prescribed by the commission and shall be separate and distinct from the certificate
3envelope prescribed in s. 6.87 (2). The application shall require the elector to certify
4facts establishing that he or she is qualified to vote in the election at the municipality
5of his or her legal voting residence and shall include at least all of the following
6information:
SB939,10,77 1. The elector's municipality and county of residence.
SB939,10,98 2. The elector's name, date of birth, and contact information, including as
9applicable the elector's telephone number, fax number, and electronic mail address.
SB939,10,1010 3. The street address of the elector's legal voting residence.
SB939,10,1111 4. The election at which the elector intends to vote absentee.
SB939,10,1212 5. Whether the elector is a military or overseas elector.
SB939,10,1413 6. The elector's confidential identification serial number if the elector has
14obtained a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
SB939,10,1515 7. The lawful method by which the elector prefers to receive the absentee ballot.
SB939,10,1616 8. Whether the elector is hospitalized for purposes of sub. (3).
SB939,10 17Section 10. 6.86 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB939,11,2318 6.86 (2m) (a) Except as provided in this subsection, any elector other than an
19elector who receives an absentee ballot under sub. (2) or s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4) (c) may
20by written application filed with the municipal clerk of the municipality where the
21elector resides require that an absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically for
22every a primary and its associated election that is held within the same calendar year
23in which the application is filed
. An elector must submit a separate application for
24each primary and the election associated with that primary, and the application shall
25specify the primary and election to which the application applies
. The application

1form and instructions shall be prescribed by the commission, and furnished upon
2request to any elector by each municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall thereupon
3mail an absentee ballot to the elector for all elections that are held in the municipality
4during the same calendar year that the application is filed
the primary and election
5to which the application applies
, except that the clerk shall not send an absentee
6ballot for an election if the elector's name appeared on the registration list in eligible
7status for a previous election following the date of the application but no longer
8appears on the list in eligible status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that any
9envelope containing the absentee ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable. If an
10elector who files an application under this subsection no longer resides at the same
11address that is indicated on the application form, the elector shall so notify the
12municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee ballots may
13not mail an absentee ballot
to an elector under this subsection upon receipt of reliable
14information that the elector no longer qualifies as an elector of the municipality. In
15addition, the municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee ballots may not
16mail an absentee ballot
to an elector under this subsection for the election specified
17in the elector's application
if the elector fails to return any the absentee ballot mailed
18to the elector. The municipal clerk shall notify the elector of any such action not
19taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible. An elector who fails to cast
20an absentee ballot but who remains qualified to receive absentee ballots under this
21subsection may then receive absentee ballots for subsequent elections by notifying
22the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to continue receiving absentee ballots for
23subsequent elections
for the primary specified in the elector's application.
SB939,11 24Section 11 . 6.86 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB939,12,5
16.86 (8) (a) No municipal or county clerk or municipal or county board of
2election commissioners, and no person acting on behalf of the commission, may send
3or transmit an absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot to an elector for
4voting in an election unless the elector applies for the application or ballot as
5provided by law.
SB939,12,96 (b) No committee, as defined in s. 11.0101 (6), may send or transmit an absentee
7ballot application to an elector that contains a return address for the application
8other than the address of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of
9the municipality where the elector is registered to vote.
SB939,12 10Section 12 . 6.87 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB939,12,2211 6.87 (1) Upon proper request made within the period prescribed in s. 6.86, the
12municipal clerk or a deputy clerk authorized by the municipal clerk shall write on
13the official ballot, in the space for official endorsement, the clerk's initials, which may
14not be preprinted or stamped,
and official title. Unless application is made in person
15under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), the absent elector is exempted from providing proof of
16identification under sub. (4) (b) 2. or 3., or the applicant is a military or overseas
17elector, the absent elector shall enclose a copy of his or her proof of identification or
18any authorized substitute document with his or her application. The municipal clerk
19shall verify that the name on the proof of identification conforms to the name on the
20application. The clerk shall not issue an absentee ballot to an elector who is required
21to enclose a copy of proof of identification or an authorized substitute document with
22his or her application unless the copy is enclosed and the proof is verified by the clerk.
SB939,13 23Section 13 . 6.87 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB939,13,1124 6.87 (2) (intro.) Except as authorized under sub. (3) (d), the municipal clerk
25shall place the ballot in an unsealed envelope furnished by the clerk. The envelope

1shall have the name, official title and post-office address of the clerk upon its face.
2The other side of the envelope shall have a printed certificate which shall include a
3space for the municipal clerk or deputy clerk to enter write his or her initials
4indicating that if the absentee elector voted in person under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), the elector
5presented proof of identification to the clerk and the clerk verified the proof
6presented. The certificate shall also include a space for the municipal clerk or deputy
7clerk to enter write his or her initials indicating that the elector is exempt from
8providing proof of identification because the individual is a military elector or an
9overseas elector who does not qualify as a resident of this state under s. 6.10 or is
10exempted from providing proof of identification under sub. (4) (b) 2. or 3. The
11certificate shall be in substantially the following form:
SB939,14 12Section 14 . 6.87 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB939,15,513 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, an elector voting
14absentee, other than a military elector or an overseas elector, shall make and
15subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an adult U.S. citizen. A
16military elector or an overseas elector voting absentee, regardless of whether the
17elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, shall make and subscribe
18to the certification before one witness who is an adult but who need not be a U.S.
19citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in
20a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then,
21still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the
22elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If
23a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that
24the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper
25envelope. If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the document enclosed

1by the elector under this subdivision does not constitute proof of residence under s.
26.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope.
3Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if the elector is not
4a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registered by mail or by
5electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state. If the elector
6requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86
7(1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an
8original written signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance under
9sub. (5). The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a
10candidate. The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, by the
11elector, a member of the elector's immediate family, or the elector's legal guardian

12to the office of the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots; to the municipal clerk
13at an alternate absentee ballot site under s. 6.855; or to the elector's polling place on
14election day. The elector may also designate, in writing, one person who is registered
15to vote in this state to deliver the return envelope as provided in this subdivision,
16except that the elector may not designate a candidate on the ballot nor compensate
17the person to deliver the envelope. No person designated to deliver a return envelope
18may deliver more than 2 envelopes for any election for persons who are not members
19of the person's immediate family
. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside
20the United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies
21for delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in
22a primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return
23of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s.
245.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked
25for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for

1candidates in the primary. In this subdivision, “ immediate family” means persons
2who are related as spouses, as siblings, as parent and child, or as a grandparent or
3grandchild. For purposes of this subdivision, the return of an envelope by mail
4includes the return of an envelope by a for-profit commercial delivery service moving
5parcels nationally and internationally.
SB939,15 6Section 15. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB939,15,127 6.87 (4) (b) 2. Unless subd. 3. applies, if If the absentee elector has applied for
8and qualified to receive absentee ballots automatically under s. 6.86 (2) (a), the
9elector may, in lieu of providing proof of identification, submit with his or her
10absentee ballot a statement signed by the same individual who witnesses voting of
11the ballot which contains the name and address of the elector and verifies that the
12name and address are correct.
SB939,16 13Section 16 . 6.87 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB939,17 14Section 17 . 6.87 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB939,15,2515 6.87 (4) (b) 5. Unless subd. 3. or 4. applies, if the absentee elector resides in a
16qualified retirement home, as defined in s. 6.875 (1) (at), or a residential care facility,
17as defined in s. 6.875 (1) (bm), and the municipal clerk or board of election
18commissioners of the municipality where the facility or home is located does not send
19special voting deputies to visit the facility or home at the election under s. 6.875, the
20elector may, in lieu of providing proof of identification, submit with his or her
21absentee ballot a statement signed by the same individual who witnesses voting of
22the ballot that contains the certification of an authorized representative of the
23facility or home that the elector resides in the facility or home and the facility or home
24is certified or registered as required by law, that contains the name and address of
25the elector, and that verifies that the name and address are correct.
SB939,18
1Section 18. 12.13 (3) (md) of the statutes is created to read:
SB939,16,72 12.13 (3) (md) Obtain a marked absentee ballot from another person in order
3to deliver it to the proper municipal clerk or polling place, unless the person
4obtaining the ballot is a member of the elector's immediate family, the elector's legal
5guardian, or a person designated to deliver the ballot under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. In this
6paragraph, “immediate family” means persons who are related as spouses, as
7siblings, as parent and child, or as a grandparent or grandchild.
SB939,19 8Section 19 . 12.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB939,16,109 12.60 (1) (a) Whoever violates s. 12.09, 12.11 or 12.13 (1), (2) (b) 1. to 7. or (3)
10(a), (e), (f), (j), (k), (L), (m), (md), (y) or (z) is guilty of a Class I felony.
SB939,20 11Section 20 . Initial applicability.
SB939,16,1312 (1) Electronic registrations. The treatment of s. 6.30 (5) first applies to
13electronic registrations initiated or updated on the effective date of this subsection.
SB939,21 14Section 21 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
15except as follows:
SB939,16,1716 (1) Electronic registrations. The treatment of s. 6.30 (5) and Section 20 (1)
17of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.
SB939,16,1818 (End)
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