SB159,8,14 13 The right to get help voting in a language other than English if enough
14voters where you live speak your language.
SB159,8,16 15 The right to get a new ballot if you made a mistake. You can get up to
163 ballots in all if you make a mistake and have not already cast your ballot.
SB159,8,22 17 The right to cast a provisional ballot. You can cast a provisional ballot
18if you are unable or unwilling to provide required proof of identification for voting or
19a valid driver license or identification card number for registering to vote on election
20day. Your provisional ballot will not be counted unless you provide the required
21information to the poll workers by 8:00 p.m. on election day or to the municipal clerk
22by 4:00 p.m. of the Friday following the election.
SB159,8,23 23 The right to have your ballot counted accurately.
SB159,8,25 24 The right to vote free from coercion or intimidation by any election
25official or other person.
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1 The right to report any illegal or fraudulent election activity to an
2elections official or the State of Wisconsin Elections Commission.
SB159,10 3Section 10. 5.35 (6) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB159,9,54 5.35 (6) (a) 5. Any other voting information directed to be posted by the
5commission to be posted or to be noticed under par. (d).
SB159,11 6Section 11. 5.35 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB159,9,167 5.35 (6) (b) At Except as authorized under par. (d), at each polling place in the
8state where a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used or an electronic voting system
9is utilized at a partisan primary election incorporating a ballot upon which electors
10may mark votes for candidates of more than one recognized political party, the
11municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall prominently post a sign in
12the form prescribed by the commission warning electors in substance that on any
13ballot with votes cast for candidates of more than one recognized political party, no
14votes cast for any candidates for partisan office will be counted unless a preference
15for a party is made. If the elector designates a preference, only votes cast for
16candidates of that preference will be counted.
SB159,12 17Section 12. 5.35 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB159,9,2318 5.35 (6) (c) At Except as authorized under par. (d), at each polling place located
19in a municipality that is served by more than one polling place for an election, the
20municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall prominently post a map of
21the geographic area served by the polling place for that election. The posting shall
22clearly show the boundaries of the ward or wards served by the polling place for that
23election.
SB159,13 24Section 13. 5.35 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.35 (6) (d) As an alternative to any posting requirement under this subsection,
2the commission may authorize another means of providing notice to affected electors
3of the information specified in this subsection if the commission determines that the
4alternative means of providing the information is at least as effective as posting. Any
5authorization under this paragraph shall be in writing and shall specify the
6particular alternative means of notification that may be used.
SB159,14 7Section 14 . 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:
SB159,10,13 86.256 Commission shall facilitate registration of electors. (1) Except as
9provided for electors specified in sub. (8) and as otherwise expressly provided, the
10commission shall use all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible
11electors of this state who are subject to a registration requirement and the
12maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain
13eligible.
SB159,10,17 14(2) Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions
15under sub. (1), the commission shall obtain the following information from the
16department of transportation, to the extent that the department has the
17information:
SB159,10,2118 (a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator's license
19issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the
20individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to
21that individual:
SB159,10,2322 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history and
23any name history maintained by the department of transportation.
SB159,10,2424 2. The date of birth of the individual.
SB159,10,2525 3. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.
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14. A copy of the document that the applicant provided as proof of citizenship
2and a statement from the department of transportation indicating that the
3department verified the applicant's citizenship. For purposes of this subdivision, the
4applicant shall provide a document that meets the requirements under 42 USC
51320b-7
(d).
SB159,11,86 (b) For each item of information specified in this subsection, the most recent
7date that the item of information was provided or obtained by the department of
8transportation.
SB159,11,17 9(3) The commission shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with
10the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission finds
11discrepancies between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an elector
12and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that same
13elector, the commission shall contact the elector by mail or telephone or in person to
14resolve the discrepancies. If the commission is able to resolve the discrepancies after
15contacting the elector, the commission shall update the information on the
16registration list. If the commission is unable to contact the elector, the commission
17shall resolve any discrepancies in favor of the information in the registration list.
SB159,12,5 18(4) Except as provided in this subsection and sub. (8), if the commission
19concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in this state but is not
20registered, and the commission has obtained from reliable sources all the
21information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's registration, the
22commission shall enter the individual's name on the registration list. If the
23commission has not obtained from reliable sources all the information pertaining to
24an individual that is required under s. 6.33 (1), the commission shall attempt to
25obtain from reliable sources the necessary information under s. 6.33 (1) that is

1required to complete the individual's registration. If a municipality has changed the
2status of an elector from eligible to ineligible under s. 6.50 (2) and the elector's
3eligibility, name, or residence has not changed, the commission may not change the
4individual's name to eligible status unless the commission first verifies that the
5individual is eligible and wishes to change his or her status to eligible.
SB159,12,8 6(5) The commission shall attempt to contact an individual described in sub. (4)
7if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
8individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
SB159,12,11 9(6) If the commission is able to obtain all the required information specified in
10s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to an individual, the commission shall enter the name of the
11individual on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a).
SB159,12,16 12(7) The commission shall mail a notice to each individual whose name the
13commission enters under sub. (6) on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36
14(1) (a). The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken
15by a significant number of state residents, as determined by the commission, and
16shall include all of the following:
SB159,12,1917 (a) A statement informing the individual that his or her name has been entered
18on the registration list and showing the current address for the individual based on
19the commission's records.