SB834,,3263266.36 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing absentee ballots; an indication next to the name of each elector for whom proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required; a space for entry of the type of and the name of the entity or institution that issued the identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence when proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required; a space for entry of the elector’s signature, or if another person signed the elector’s registration form for the elector by reason of the elector’s physical disability, the word “exempt”; and a form of certificate bearing the certification of the commission administrator secretary of state stating that the list is a true and complete registration list of the municipality or the ward or wards for which the list is prepared. The commission secretary of state shall, by rule, prescribe the space and location for entry of each elector’s signature on the poll list which shall provide for entry of the signature without changing the orientation of the poll list from the orientation used by the election officials.
SB834,146327Section 146. 6.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3283286.36 (6) The commission secretary of state shall establish by rule the fee for obtaining a copy of the official registration list, or a portion of the list, including access to the subscription service established under s. 5.05 (14) (b). The amount of the fee shall be set, after consultation with county and municipal election officials, at an amount estimated to cover both the cost of reproduction and the cost of maintaining the list at the state and local level. The rules shall require that revenues from fees received be shared between the state and municipalities or their designees under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and shall specify a method for such allocation. The secretary of state shall make publicly available the amount and distribution of the fees received under this subsection and the method of allocation.
SB834,147329Section 147. 6.47 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3303306.47 (1) (ag) “Domestic abuse victim service provider” means an organization that is certified by the department of children and families as eligible to receive grants under s. 49.165 (2) and whose name is included on the list provided by the commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (10).
SB834,148331Section 148. 6.47 (1) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3323326.47 (1) (am) 2. An individual who files an affidavit with the municipal clerk of the municipality where the individual resides, on a form prescribed by the commission secretary of state, that is signed by a sheriff, the chief of a police department, or a district attorney or the authorized representative of a sheriff, chief, or district attorney and directed to the municipal clerk, and that verifies that a person has been charged with or convicted of an offense relating to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking in which the individual was a victim and reasonably continues to be threatened by that person.
SB834,149333Section 149. 6.47 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3343346.47 (1) (dm) “Sexual assault victim service provider” means an organization that is certified by the department of justice as eligible to receive grants under s. 165.93 (2) and whose name is included on the list provided by the commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (10).
SB834,150335Section 150. 6.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3363366.47 (2) Except as authorized in sub. (8), the commission secretary of state, each municipal clerk, each agent designated under s. 6.33 (5) (b), and each election official shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the name and address of any eligible individual whose name appears on a poll list or registration list if the individual provides the municipal clerk with a valid written request to protect the individual’s confidentiality. To be valid, a request under this subsection must be accompanied by a copy of a protective order that is in effect, an affidavit under sub. (1) (am) 2. that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request, confirmation from the department of justice that the person is a program participant, as provided under s. 165.68 (4) (c), a statement signed by the operator or an authorized agent of the operator of a shelter that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request and that indicates that the operator operates the shelter and that the individual making the request resides in the shelter, or a statement signed by an authorized representative of a domestic abuse victim service provider or a sexual assault victim service provider under sub. (1) (am) 4. that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request. A physically disabled individual who appears personally at the office of the municipal clerk accompanied by another elector of this state may designate that elector to make a request under this subsection on his or her behalf.
SB834,151337Section 151. 6.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3383386.47 (3) Upon receiving a valid written request from an elector under sub. (2), the municipal clerk shall issue to the elector a voting identification card on a form prescribed by the commission secretary of state that shall contain the name of the elector’s municipality of residence and, in the case of a town, the county in which the town is located, the elector’s name, the ward in which the elector resides, if any, and a unique identification serial number issued by the commission secretary. The number issued to an elector under this subsection shall not be changed for so long as the elector continues to qualify for a listing under sub. (2).
SB834,152339Section 152. 6.50 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3403406.50 (1) (intro.) No later than June 15 following each general election, the commission secretary of state shall examine the registration records for each municipality and identify each elector who has not voted within the previous 4 years if qualified to do so during that entire period and shall mail a notice to the elector in substantially the following form:
SB834,153341Section 153. 6.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3423426.50 (2) If an elector to whom a notice of suspension was mailed under sub. (1) has not applied for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date of mailing, the commission secretary of state shall change the registration status of that elector from eligible to ineligible on the day that falls 30 days after the date of mailing.
SB834,154343Section 154. 6.50 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3443446.50 (2g) The commission secretary of state may delegate to a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of a municipality the responsibility to change the registration status of electors when required under sub. (2).
SB834,155345Section 155. 6.50 (2r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3463466.50 (2r) (intro.) As soon as practicable, but no later than August 1 following the completion of the process under subs. (1) and (2), the commission secretary of state shall publish on its Internet site the website of the office of secretary of state the following information obtained through that process:
SB834,156347Section 156. 6.50 (2r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3483486.50 (2r) (b) The number of notices described under par. (a) that were returned to the commission secretary of state as undeliverable.
SB834,157349Section 157. 6.50 (2r) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3503506.50 (2r) (h) Any other information requested by the legislature or that the commission secretary of state considers relevant.
SB834,158351Section 158. 6.50 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3523526.50 (7) When an elector’s registration is changed from eligible to ineligible status, the commission secretary of state, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall make an entry on the registration list, giving the date of and reason for the change.
SB834,159353Section 159. 6.55 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB834,,3543546.55 (2) (a) (intro.) Except where the procedure under par. (c) or (cm) is employed, any person who qualifies as an elector in the ward or election district where he or she desires to vote, but has not previously filed a registration form, or was registered at another location, may request permission to vote at the polling place for that ward or election district, or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b). When a proper request is made, the inspector shall require the person to execute a registration form prescribed by the commission secretary of state. The registration form shall be completed in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2) and shall contain all information required under s. 6.33 (1), together with the following certification: