AB201,6,20 Penalties for Violations. Whoever swears falsely to any absent elector affidavit under this section may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. Whoever intentionally votes more than once in an election may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years and 6 months or both.

AB201,6,21 ....(Municipal Clerk)

AB201,6,22 ....(Municipality)

AB201,2 Section 2. 6.24 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB201,3 Section 3 . 6.30 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201,8,2 6.30 (5) By electronic application. An eligible elector who holds a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 may register electronically in the manner prescribed by the commission. The commission shall maintain on the Internet a secure registration form that enables the elector to enter the information required under s. 6.33 (1) electronically. An elector who registers electronically under this subsection must authorize the commission to obtain from the department of transportation an electronic copy of the elector's signature, which signature shall constitute an affirmance that all information provided by the elector is correct and shall have the same effect as if the elector had signed the application personally. The commission shall include on the registration form a place for the elector to give this authorization. Upon submittal of the electronic application, the commission shall obtain from the department of transportation a copy of the electronic signature of the elector. The commission shall maintain the a version of the completed application on file and in portable document format (PDF), which shall contain the elector's electronic signature, shall notify the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality where the elector resides of its receipt of each completed application, and shall make the PDF version of the completed application available to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. The commission shall also permit any elector who has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 to make changes in his or her registration at the same Internet site that is used by electors for original registration under this subsection. An elector shall attest to the correctness of any changes in the same manner as provided in this subsection for information entered on an application for original registration. The changes shall be incorporated into the PDF version of the elector's completed application maintained by the commission.

AB201,4 Section 4. 6.86 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201,8,5 6.86 (1) (a) 3. By signing a statement and filing a request to receive absentee ballots under sub. (2) or (2m) (a) or s. 6.22 (4), 6.24 (4), or 6.25 (1) (c).

AB201,5 Section 5 . 6.86 (1) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201,8,17 6.86 (1) (ac) Any elector qualifying under par. (a) may make written application to the municipal clerk for an official ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail. Any application under this paragraph need not shall contain a copy of the applicant's original written signature . An elector requesting a ballot under this paragraph shall return with the voted ballot a copy of the request bearing an original signature of the elector as provided in s. 6.87 (4) or contain the applicant's electronic signature on the application form in portable document format (PDF). Except as authorized in ss. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. to 5. 4. and 5. and 6.875 (6), and notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), the elector shall transmit a copy of his or her proof of identification in the manner provided in s. 6.87 (1) unless the elector is a military elector or an overseas elector or the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).

AB201,6 Section 6 . 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is renumbered 6.86 (1) (ar) 1. and amended to read:

AB201,9,4 6.86 (1) (ar) 1. Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from a qualified elector of the municipality a completed application in the form prescribed by the commission under par. (as) that contains the elector's original written signature, or, if application is made under par. (ac), that contains the elector's electronic signature or a copy of the elector's original written signature, or the signature of a person the elector authorizes to sign on the elector's behalf under par. (ag) or sub. (3) (a). The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). A municipal clerk issuing an absentee ballot contrary to this subdivision is guilty of a Class I felony.

AB201,9,12 2. Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), if a qualified elector applies for an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's office, the clerk shall not issue the elector an absentee ballot unless the elector presents proof of identification. The clerk shall verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the elector conforms to the name on the elector's application and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document reasonably resembles the elector. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials on the certificate envelope indicating that the absentee elector presented proof of identification to the clerk.

AB201,7 Section 7 . 6.86 (1) (as) of the statutes is created to read:

AB201,9,19 6.86 (1) (as) The absentee ballot application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the commission and shall be separate and distinct from the certificate envelope prescribed in s. 6.87 (2). The application shall require the elector to certify facts establishing that he or she is qualified to vote in the election at the municipality of his or her legal voting residence and shall include at least all of the following information:

AB201,9,20 1. The elector's municipality and county of residence.

AB201,9,22 2. The elector's name, date of birth, and contact information, including as applicable the elector's telephone number, fax number, and electronic mail address.

AB201,9,23 3. The street address of the elector's legal voting residence.

AB201,9,24 4. The election at which the elector intends to vote absentee.

AB201,9,25 5. Whether the elector is a military or overseas elector.

AB201,10,2 6. The elector's confidential identification serial number if the elector has obtained a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).

AB201,10,3 7. The lawful method by which the elector prefers to receive the absentee ballot.

AB201,10,4 8. Whether the elector is hospitalized for purposes of sub. (3).

AB201,8 Section 8. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201,11,4 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal holiday. A municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e). The municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any in-person absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making written application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office, and the application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling place or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or (2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election.

AB201,9 Section 9. 6.86 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201,11,13 6.86 (2) (a) An elector who is indefinitely confined because of age, physical illness, or infirmity or is disabled for an indefinite period may by signing a statement to that effect require that an absentee ballot application be sent to the elector automatically for every election. The application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the commission, and furnished upon request to any elector by each municipality. The envelope containing the absentee ballot shall be clearly marked as not forwardable. If any elector is no longer indefinitely confined, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk.

AB201,10 Section 10. 6.86 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB201,11,18 6.86 (2) (am) An elector who receives an absentee ballot application under this subsection may return it as provided under sub. (1) and shall enclose a copy of his or her proof of identification or any authorized substitute document with the application.