AB981,104 Section 104. 5.87 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,46,23 5.87 (2) The commission shall, by rule, secretary of state shall prescribe uniform standards for determining the validity of votes cast or attempted to be cast with each electronic voting system approved for use in this state under s. 5.91. The rules standards shall apply only to situations that may arise in which the validity of a vote or attempted vote cast by an elector utilizing a particular system cannot be determined under s. 7.50.

AB981,105 Section 105. 5.905 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,47,12 5.905 (2) The commission secretary of state shall determine which software components of an electronic voting system it he or she considers to be necessary to enable review and verification of the accuracy of the automatic tabulating equipment used to record and tally the votes cast with the system. The commission secretary shall require each vendor of an electronic voting system that is approved under s. 5.91 to place those software components in escrow with the commission secretary within 90 days of the date of approval of the system and within 10 days of the date of any subsequent change in the components. The commission secretary shall secure and maintain those software components in strict confidence except as authorized in this section. Unless authorized under this section, the commission secretary shall withhold access to those software components from any person who requests access under s. 19.35 (1).

AB981,106 Section 106. 5.905 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,47,19 5.905 (3) The commission shall promulgate rules secretary of state shall prescribe standards to ensure the security, review, and verification of software components used with each electronic voting system approved by the commission secretary. The verification procedure shall include a determination that the software components correspond to the instructions actually used by the system to count votes.

AB981,107 Section 107. 5.905 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,48,5 5.905 (4) If a valid petition for a recount is filed under s. 9.01 in an election at which an electronic voting system was used to record and tally the votes cast, each party to the recount may designate one or more persons who are authorized to receive access to the software components that were used to record and tally the votes in the election. The commission secretary of state shall grant access to the software components to each designated person if, before receiving access, the person enters into a written agreement with the commission secretary that obligates the person to exercise the highest degree of reasonable care to maintain the confidentially of all proprietary information to which the person is provided access, unless otherwise permitted in a contract entered into under sub. (5).

AB981,108 Section 108. 5.91 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,48,17 5.91 Requisites for approval of ballots, devices and equipment. (intro.) No ballot, voting device, automatic tabulating equipment, or related equipment and materials to be used in an electronic voting system may be utilized in this state unless it is certified by the commission secretary of state. The commission secretary may revoke its his or her certification of any ballot, device, equipment, or materials at any time for cause. The commission secretary may certify any such voting device, automatic tabulating equipment, or related equipment or materials regardless of whether any such item is approved by the federal election assistance commission, but the commission secretary of state may not certify any ballot, device, equipment, or material to be used in an electronic voting system unless it fulfills the following requirements:

AB981,109 Section 109. 5.93 of the statutes is repealed.

AB981,110 Section 110. 5.95 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,48,23 5.95 Elector information. The commission secretary of state shall prescribe information to electors in municipalities and counties using various types of electronic voting systems to be published in lieu of the information specified in s. 10.02 (3) in type B notices whenever the type B notice information is inapplicable.

AB981,111 Section 111. 6.06 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,49,5 6.06 Information for uniformed service members. The commission office of the secretary of state is the agency designated by this state under 42 USC 1973ff-1 to provide information regarding voter registration and absentee balloting procedures to absent members of the uniformed services and overseas voters with respect to elections for national office.

AB981,112 Section 112. 6.22 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,49,12 6.22 (4) (d) The commission secretary of state shall prescribe the instructions for marking and returning ballots and the municipal clerk shall enclose instructions with each ballot and shall also enclose supplemental instructions for local elections. The envelope, return envelope and instructions may not contain the name of any candidate appearing on the enclosed ballots other than that of the municipal clerk affixed in the fulfillment of his or her duties.

AB981,113 Section 113. 6.22 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,49,25 6.22 (6) Military elector list. Each municipal clerk shall keep an up-to-date list of all eligible military electors who reside in the municipality in the format prescribed by the commission secretary of state. The list shall contain the name, latest-known military residence and military mailing address of each military elector. The list shall indicate whether each elector whose name appears on the list is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and has so certified under s. 6.865 (3m). All persons over 18 years of age or who will be 18 years old prior to an election shall be listed and remain on the list for the duration of their tour of duty. The list shall be kept current through all possible means. Each clerk shall exercise reasonable care to avoid duplication of names or listing anyone who is not eligible to vote. Each clerk shall distribute one copy of the list to the each polling place in the municipality for use on election day.

AB981,114 Section 114. 6.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,50,8 6.24 (3) Registration. The overseas elector shall register in the municipality where he or she was last domiciled or where the overseas elector's parent was last domiciled on a form prescribed by the commission secretary of state designed to ascertain the elector's qualifications under this section. The commission secretary shall ensure that the form is substantially similar to the original form under s. 6.33 (1), insofar as applicable. Registration shall be accomplished in accordance with s. 6.30 (4) or (5).

AB981,115 Section 115. 6.24 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,50,18 6.24 (4) (d) An overseas elector, regardless of whether the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, who is not registered may request both a registration form and an absentee ballot at the same time, and the municipal clerk shall send or transmit the ballot automatically if the registration form is received within the time prescribed in s. 6.28 (1). The commission secretary of state shall prescribe a special certificate form for the envelope in which the absentee ballot for such overseas electors is contained, which shall be substantially similar to that provided under s. 6.87 (2). The overseas elector shall make and subscribe to the special certificate form before a witness who is an adult.

AB981,116 Section 116. 6.24 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,50,24 6.24 (5) Ballots. The commission secretary of state shall prescribe a special ballot for use under this section whenever necessary. Official ballots prescribed for use in the presidential preference primary may also be used. The ballot shall be designed to comply with the requirements prescribed under ss. 5.60 (8), 5.62, and 5.64 (1) insofar as applicable. All ballots shall be limited to national offices only.

AB981,117 Section 117. 6.24 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,51,15 6.24 (6) Instructions and handling. The municipal clerk shall send a ballot, as soon as available, to each overseas elector by whom a request has been made. The commission secretary of state shall prescribe the instructions for marking and returning ballots and the municipal clerk shall enclose such instructions with each ballot. The envelope, return envelope, and instructions may not contain the name of any candidate appearing on the enclosed ballots other than that of the municipal clerk affixed in the fulfillment of his or her duties. Except as authorized in s. 6.87 (3), the municipal clerk shall mail the material, with sufficient postage to ensure that the elector receives the ballot, unless the material qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws. If the return envelope qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws, the clerk shall affix the appropriate legend required by U.S. postal regulations. Otherwise, the municipal clerk shall pay the postage required for return when the ballot is mailed from within the United States. If the ballot is not mailed by the overseas elector from within the United States, the overseas elector shall provide return postage.

AB981,118 Section 118. 6.275 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB981,51,22 6.275 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (f), no later than 30 days after each primary and election at which a state or national office is filled or a statewide referendum is held, including any special election, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall submit electronically a report to the commission secretary of state and the county clerk or board of election commissioners of each county in which the municipality is located specifying: