AB1068,14,74 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the name
5of a qualified elector who registers and votes under this section to the registration
6list. The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the name of a qualified elector who votes at
7the elector's polling place in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33 (5) (a).
AB1068,16 8Section 16 . 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1068,14,199 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk
10shall record the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information
11under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the
12type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
136.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence under
14s. 6.34 (2m)
. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector shall sign his or her own
15name unless the elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability.
16In such case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her
17behalf. If the elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a
18statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named
19elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
AB1068,17 20Section 17 . 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1068,14,2521 6.35 (3) Original Except for electronic registrations, original registration forms
22shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
23commissioners at all times. The commission shall maintain electronic registration
24forms and make such forms available for inspection by the municipal clerk, the
25clerk's designated agent, or the board of election commissioners.
AB1068,18
1Section 18. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1068,16,42 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
3the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
4preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be
5made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday
6preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal holiday. A
7municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e). The
8municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any in-person
9absentee ballot cast. Any elector waiting to cast an in-person absentee ballot at the
10time the municipal clerk's office officially closes on the last day for which such ballots
11may be cast, whether the elector is waiting within or in the line outside the municipal
12clerk's office, shall be permitted to cast his or her in-person absentee ballot.
Except
13as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making written application for an absentee
14ballot at the partisan primary, the general election, the presidential preference
15primary, or a special election for national office, and the application indicates that
16the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), the application shall be
17received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application
18indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a
19sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election
20day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding
21the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall immediately take the ballot
22to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge.
23The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot.
24The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall
25deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling

1place or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
2municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or (2m),
3the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
4preceding the election.
AB1068,19 5Section 19 . 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1068,16,256 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
7under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
8than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
9A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
10the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
11absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
12the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail and has
13not voted in an election in this state, the municipal clerk shall inform the agent that
14proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the elector shall enclose proof of
15residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot. The clerk shall verify that
16the name on any required proof of identification presented by the agent conforms to
17the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials
18on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented proof of identification to
19the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on the registration list. The
20ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either by mail
21or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the
22election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the
23hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where
24absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8
25p.m. on election day.
AB1068,20
1Section 20. 7.08 (3) (d) to (g) of the statutes are created to read:
AB1068,17,22 7.08 (3) (d) Be written in clear, unambiguous language.
AB1068,17,33 (e) Be indexed by subject.
AB1068,17,54 (f) Contain specific examples of common problems encountered at polling
5places on election day and detailed, specific procedures for resolving those problems.
AB1068,17,66 (g) Include an explanation of all of the following:
AB1068,17,87 1. Laws and rules governing solicitation by individuals and groups at a polling
8place.
AB1068,17,109 2. Procedures to be followed with respect to electors whose names do not appear
10on the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a).
AB1068,17,1211 3. Procedures to be followed with respect to electors attempting to vote on
12election day who have cast an absentee ballot in the election.
AB1068,17,1413 4. Procedures for assisting voters who need help due to language barriers or
14disabilities.
AB1068,17,1515 5. Proper operation of any electronic voting system used at a polling place.
AB1068,17,1616 6. Procedures for handling ballots.
AB1068,17,1717 7. Procedures governing spoiled ballots.
AB1068,17,1818 8. Procedures to be followed after a polling place closes.
AB1068,17,1919 9. Rights of electors at the polls.
AB1068,17,2020 10. Procedures for handling emergency situations.
AB1068,17,2121 11. Procedures for handling and processing provisional ballots.
AB1068,17,2222 12. Security procedures.
AB1068,21 23Section 21. 7.08 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1068,18,224 7.08 (13) Remedies for deceptive election practices. Disseminate through
25the Internet and radio, television, and newspaper advertisements information

1concerning complaint procedures and remedies for deceptive election practices
2under s. 12.17.
AB1068,22 3Section 22. 7.08 (14) of the statutes is created to read: