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(c) 1. At 8 p.m. on the day before the election, and at 7 a.m., noon, and 8 p.m.
23on election day, the municipal clerk or his or her designee or municipal board of
24election commissioners shall provide to the county clerk of the county in which the
25municipality is located or the county board of election commissioners a statement
1that shows the total number of absentee ballots returned to the municipality and the
2total number of absentee ballots the election inspectors have canvassed under this
3subsection. The county clerk or county board of election commissioners shall
4promptly post each statement on the website on which returns for the county are
5posted on election night under s. 7.60. In a municipality having a municipal board
6of election commissioners, the statement required under this paragraph shall also
7be posted on the website maintained by the municipal board of election
8commissioners. The statement may not include the names or addresses of any
9electors.
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2. An absentee ballot shall be considered canvassed for purposes of subd. 1. only
11after all tasks have been completed in the canvassing process except for the tallying
12of votes.
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(d) When the meeting of the election inspectors recesses on the day before the
14election, the election inspectors shall secure the automatic tabulating equipment,
15and the areas where the programmed media, memory devices, and absentee ballots
16are housed, with tamper-evident security seals in a double-lock location such as a
17locked cabinet inside a locked office. Before resuming the canvassing of absentee
18ballots on election day, the election inspectors shall check and record the status of
19each tamper-evident seal. The election inspectors shall immediately notify the
20commission of any evidence of tampering. If the election inspectors discover evidence
21of tampering with respect to automatic tabulating equipment, the canvass may not
22resume until the equipment is replaced and the replacement equipment is tested as
23provided in s. 5.84, except that public notice need not be provided 48 hours prior to
24the test. If the election inspectors discover evidence of tampering under this
1paragraph, the commission shall verify the accuracy of the absentee ballot count in
2the municipality in the election by doing all of the following:
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1. Ordering the municipality to conduct a recount after the election of all
4absentee ballots cast in the municipality in the election. The commission's order
5shall establish procedures for the recount consistent with s. 9.01.
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2. Auditing the election equipment in the same manner as audits are conducted
7under s. 7.08 (6).
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(e) Votes on absentee ballots canvassed under this subsection may not be tallied
9until after the polls close on election day.
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(f) No person may intentionally act in a manner that would give him or her the
11ability to know or to provide information on the tallied results from the ballots
12canvassed under this subsection before the polls close on election day. Whoever
13intentionally violates this paragraph is guilty of a Class I felony.
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(g) An ordinance under par. (a) may not take effect less than 60 days before an
15election.
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16Section 18
. 7.03 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
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17Section
19. 7.15 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
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7.15
(16) Election night reporting. (a) At 10 p.m. on election night, and every
19hour thereafter until the canvass is complete, the municipal clerk or his or her
20designee or municipal board of election commissioners shall provide to the county
21clerk of the county in which the municipality is located or the county board of election
22commissioners a statement that shows the total number of ballots, including
23absentee ballots, cast at the municipality in the election, the total number of ballots,
24including absentee ballots, that have been canvassed, and the total number of
25ballots, including absentee ballots, that remain to be canvassed. The county clerk
1or county board of election commissioners shall promptly post each statement on the
2website on which the county posts returns on election night under s. 7.60. In a
3municipality having a municipal board of election commissioners, the statement
4required under this subsection shall also be posted on the website maintained by the
5municipal board of election commissioners. The statement may not include the
6names or addresses of any electors.
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(b) An absentee ballot may be considered canvassed for purposes of par. (a) only
8after all tasks have been completed in the canvassing process except for the tallying
9of votes.
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10Section 20
. 7.37 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
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7.37
(12) Canvassers. The election inspectors shall constitute the board of
12canvassers of their polling place and in that capacity shall perform the duties under
13s. 7.51, except as otherwise designated by the municipal clerk under
ss. s. 5.85
and
145.86.
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15Section 21
. 7.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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7.51
(1) Canvass procedure. Immediately after the polls close the inspectors
17except any inspector appointed under s. 7.30 (1) (b) shall proceed to canvass publicly
18all votes received at the polling place.
In any municipality where an electronic voting
19system is used, the municipal governing body or board of election commissioners may
20provide or authorize the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
21commissioners to provide for the adjournment of the canvass to one or more central
22counting locations for specified polling places in the manner prescribed in subch. III
23of ch. 5. No central counting location may be used to count votes at a polling place
24where an electronic voting system is not employed. The canvass
, whether conducted
25at the polling place or at a central counting location, shall continue without
1adjournment until the canvass of all ballots cast and received on or before election
2day is completed and the return statement is made or, in municipalities where
3absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, until the canvass of all absentee ballots
4cast and received on or before election day is completed and the return statement for
5those ballots is made. The inspectors shall not permit access to the name of any
6elector who has obtained a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) during the canvass,
7except as authorized in s. 6.47 (8).
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8Section 22
. 7.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 7.52 (1) (a) 1. and
9amended to read:
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7.52
(1) (a) 1. The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance
11that, in lieu of canvassing absentee ballots at polling places under s. 6.88, the
12municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers designated under s. 7.53 (2m) shall,
13at each election held in the municipality, canvass all absentee ballots received by the
14municipal clerk by 8 p.m. on election day. Prior to enacting an ordinance under this
15subsection subdivision, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the
16municipality shall notify the
elections commission in writing of the proposed
17enactment and shall consult with the
elections commission concerning
18administration of this section.
At Except as provided under par. (h), at every election
19held in the municipality following enactment of an ordinance under this
subsection 20subdivision, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall
, any time after the opening
21of the polls and before 10 p.m. on election day, publicly convene
no earlier than 7 a.m.
22on the day before the election to
count the
begin the canvass of absentee ballots for
23the municipality
and may not recess until 8 p.m. on that day, or at such time when
24there are no further absentee ballots to be processed on that day, whichever is earlier,
25at which time the meeting shall recess; the meeting shall reconvene at 7 a.m. on
1election day and continue until all absentee ballots received by the municipal clerk
2by 8 p.m. on election day have been canvassed.
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32. The municipal clerk shall give at least
48 hours' 60 days' notice of
any the 4meeting under this subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of
5access to a meeting of the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers under this
6subsection that the individual would have under s. 7.41 to observe the proceedings
7at a polling place. The board of absentee ballot canvassers may order the removal
8of any individual exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual
9disrupts the meeting.
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10Section 23
. 7.52 (1) (d) to (h) of the statutes are created to read:
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7.52
(1) (d) 1. At 8 p.m. on the day before the election, and at 7 a.m., noon, and
128 p.m. on election day, the municipal clerk or his or her designee or municipal board
13of election commissioners shall provide to the county clerk of the county in which the
14municipality is located or the county board of election commissioners a statement
15that shows the total number of absentee ballots returned to the municipality and the
16total number of absentee ballots the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers
17has canvassed under this subsection. The county clerk or county board of election
18commissioners shall promptly post each statement on the website on which returns
19for the county are posted on election night under s. 7.60. In a municipality having
20a municipal board of election commissioners, the statement required under this
21paragraph shall also be posted on the website maintained by the municipal board of
22election commissioners. The statement may not include the names or addresses of
23any electors.
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12. An absentee ballot shall be considered canvassed for purposes of subd. 1. only
2after all tasks have been completed in the canvassing process except for the tallying
3of votes.
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(e) When the meeting of the board of absentee ballot canvassers recesses on the
5day before the election, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall secure the
6automatic tabulating equipment, and the areas where the programmed media,
7memory devices, and absentee ballots are housed, with tamper-evident security
8seals in a double-lock location such as a locked cabinet inside a locked office. Before
9resuming the canvassing of ballots on election day, the board of absentee ballot
10canvassers shall check and record the status of each tamper-evident seal. The board
11of absentee ballot canvassers shall immediately notify the commission of any
12evidence of tampering. If the board of absentee ballot canvassers discovers evidence
13of tampering with respect to automatic tabulating equipment, the canvass may not
14resume until the equipment is replaced and the replacement equipment is tested as
15provided in s. 5.84, except that public notice need not be provided 48 hours prior to
16the test. If the board of absentee ballot canvassers discovers evidence of tampering
17under this paragraph, the commission shall verify the accuracy of the absentee ballot
18count in the municipality in the election by doing all of the following:
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1. Ordering the municipality to conduct a recount after the election of all
20absentee ballots cast in the municipality in the election. The commission's order
21shall establish procedures for the recount consistent with s. 9.01.
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2. Auditing the election equipment in the same manner as audits are conducted
23under s. 7.08 (6).
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(f) Votes on absentee ballots canvassed under this section may not be tallied
25until after the polls close on election day.
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1(g) No person may intentionally act in a manner that would give him or her the
2ability to know or to provide information on the tallied results from the ballots
3canvassed under this section before the polls close on election day. Whoever
4intentionally violates this paragraph is guilty of a Class I felony.
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(h) Canvassing absentee ballots on the day before the election under this
6section is optional except for each spring and general election and each special
7election or recall election if the special or recall election is for a state or national office.
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8Section 24
. 7.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: