AB981,30,5 5.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The commission administrator secretary of state shall enter into the agreement with the secretary of transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the commission secretary of state under s. 6.36 (1) and the information specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation.

AB981,60 Section 60. 5.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,30,22 5.06 (1) Whenever any elector of a jurisdiction or district served by an election official believes that a decision or action of the official or the failure of the official to act with respect to any matter concerning nominations, qualifications of candidates, voting qualifications, including residence, ward division and numbering, recall, ballot preparation, election administration or conduct of elections is contrary to law, or the official has abused the discretion vested in him or her by law with respect to any such matter, the elector may file a written sworn complaint with the commission secretary of state requesting that the official be required to conform his or her conduct to the law, be restrained from taking any action inconsistent with the law or be required to correct any action or decision inconsistent with the law or any abuse of the discretion vested in him or her by law. The complaint shall set forth such facts as are within the knowledge of the complainant to show probable cause to believe that a violation of law or abuse of discretion has occurred or will occur. The complaint may be accompanied by relevant supporting documents. The commission secretary may conduct a hearing on the matter in the manner prescribed for treatment of contested cases under ch. 227 if it he or she believes such action to be appropriate.

AB981,61 Section 61. 5.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,31,7 5.06 (2) No person who is authorized to file a complaint under sub. (1), other than the attorney general or a district attorney, may commence an action or proceeding to test the validity of any decision, action , or failure to act on the part of any election official with respect to any matter specified in sub. (1) without first filing a complaint under sub. (1), nor prior to disposition of the complaint by the commission secretary of state. A complaint is deemed disposed of if the commission secretary fails to transmit an acknowledgment of receipt of the complaint within 5 business days from the date of its receipt or if the commission secretary concludes its an investigation without a formal decision.

AB981,62 Section 62. 5.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,31,15 5.06 (4) The commission secretary of state may, on its own motion at his or her discretion, investigate and determine whether any election official, with respect to any matter concerning nominations, qualifications of candidates, voting qualifications, including residence, ward division and numbering, recall, ballot preparation, election administration or conduct of elections, has failed to comply with the law or abused the discretion vested in him or her by law or proposes to do so.

AB981,63 Section 63. 5.06 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,31,23 5.06 (5) Upon receipt of a complaint under sub. (1), or upon its own motion at his or her discretion, the commission secretary of state may order any election official to immediately transfer to its his or her possession any original documents in the custody of the official which the commission secretary finds to be necessary and relevant to permit review of compliance with the laws concerning nominations, qualifications of candidates, ward division and numbering, recall or ballot preparation or the proper administration of such laws.

AB981,64 Section 64. 5.06 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,32,8 5.06 (6) The commission secretary of state may, after such investigation as it the secretary deems appropriate, summarily decide the matter before it the secretary and, by order, require any election official to conform his or her conduct to the law, restrain an official from taking any action inconsistent with the law or require an official to correct any action or decision inconsistent with the law. The commission secretary shall immediately transmit a copy of the order to the official. An order issued under this subsection is effective immediately or at such later time as may be specified in the order.

AB981,65 Section 65. 5.06 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,32,12 5.06 (7) The commission secretary of state may withdraw, modify, or correct an order issued under sub. (6) within a timely period if it the secretary finds such action to be appropriate.

AB981,66 Section 66. 5.06 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,32,18 5.06 (8) Any election official or complainant who is aggrieved by an order issued under sub. (6) may appeal the decision of the commission secretary of state to circuit court for the county where the official conducts business or the complainant resides no later than 30 days after issuance of the order. Pendency of an appeal does not stay the effect of an order unless the court so orders.

AB981,67 Section 67. 5.06 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,33,3 5.06 (9) The court may not conduct a de novo proceeding with respect to any findings of fact or factual matters upon which the commission secretary of state has made a determination, or could have made a determination if the parties had properly presented the disputed matters to the commission secretary for its his or her consideration. The court shall summarily hear and determine all contested issues of law and shall affirm, reverse or modify the determination of the commission secretary, according due weight to the experience, technical competence, and specialized knowledge of the commission secretary, pursuant to the applicable standards for review of agency decisions under s. 227.57.

AB981,68 Section 68. 5.061 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,33,8 5.061 (1) Whenever any person believes that a violation of Title III of P.L. 107-252 has occurred, is occurring, or is proposed to occur with respect to an election for national office in this state, that person may file a written, verified complaint with the commission secretary of state.

AB981,69 Section 69. 5.061 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,33,12 5.061 (2) If the commission secretary of state receives more than one complaint under sub. (1) relating to the same subject matter, the commission secretary may consolidate the complaints for purposes of this section.

AB981,70 Section 70. 5.061 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,33,21 5.061 (3) A complainant under sub. (1) or any of the complainants in a consolidated complaint under sub. (2) may request a hearing and the matter shall then be treated as a contested case under ch. 227, except that the commission secretary of state shall make a final determination with respect to the merits of the complaint and issue a decision within 89 days of the time that the complaint or the earliest of any complaints was filed, unless the complainant, or each of any complainants whose complaints are consolidated, consents to a specified longer period.

AB981,71 Section 71. 5.061 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,34,4 5.061 (4) If the commission secretary of state finds the complaint to be without merit, it the secretary shall issue a decision dismissing the complaint. If the commission secretary finds that the violation alleged in the complaint has occurred, is occurring, or is proposed to occur, the commission secretary shall order appropriate relief, except that the commission secretary shall not issue any order under this subsection affecting the right of any person to hold an elective office or affecting the canvass of an election on or after the date of that election.

AB981,72 Section 72. 5.25 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,34,11 5.25 (4) (a) Each polling place shall be accessible to all individuals with disabilities. The commission secretary of state shall ensure that the voting system used at each polling place will permit all individuals with disabilities to vote without the need for assistance and with the same degree of privacy that is accorded to nondisabled electors voting at the same polling place. This paragraph does not apply to any individual who is disqualified from voting under s. 6.03 (1) (a).

AB981,34,15 (b) In any jurisdiction that is subject to the requirement under 42 USC 1973aa-1a to provide voting materials in any language other than English, the commission secretary of state shall ensure that the voting system used at each polling place in that jurisdiction is in compliance with 42 USC 1973aa-1a.

AB981,34,21 (d) No later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, the commission office of the secretary of state shall submit a report on impediments to voting faced by elderly and handicapped individuals to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3). In preparing its report under this paragraph, the commission office shall consult with appropriate advocacy groups representing the elderly and handicapped populations.