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(b) For each item of information specified in this subsection, the most recent
8date that the item of information was provided or obtained by the department of
9transportation.
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10(3) The commission shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with
11the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission finds
12discrepancies between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an elector
13and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that same
14elector, the commission shall contact the elector by mail or telephone or in person to
15resolve the discrepancies. If the commission is able to resolve the discrepancies after
16contacting the elector, the commission shall update the information on the
17registration list. If the commission is unable to contact the elector, the commission
18shall resolve any discrepancies in favor of the information in the registration list.
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19(4) Except as provided in this subsection and sub. (7), if the commission
20concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in this state but is not
21registered, and the commission has obtained from reliable sources all the
22information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's registration, the
23commission shall enter the individual's name on the registration list. If the
24commission has not obtained from reliable sources all the information pertaining to
25an individual that is required under s. 6.33 (1), the commission shall attempt to
1obtain from reliable sources the necessary information under s. 6.33 (1) that is
2required to complete the individual's registration. If a municipality has changed the
3status of an elector from eligible to ineligible under s. 6.50 (1) and the elector's
4eligibility, name, or residence has not changed, the commission may not change the
5individual's name to eligible status unless the commission first verifies that the
6individual is eligible and wishes to change his or her status to eligible.
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7(5) The commission shall attempt to contact individuals described in sub. (4)
8if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
9individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
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10(6) If the commission is able to obtain all the required information specified in
11s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to an individual, the commission shall enter the name of the
12individual on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a).
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13(7) Any individual may file a request with the commission to exclude his or her
14name from the registration list. Any individual whose name is added to the
15registration list by the commission may file a request with the commission or a
16municipal clerk to have his or her name deleted from the list. A request for exclusion
17or deletion shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the commission. An individual
18who files an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection may revoke his or
19her request by the same means that an individual may request an exclusion or
20deletion. The commission shall ensure that the name of any individual who has filed
21an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is excluded from the
22registration list or if the individual's name appears on the list, is removed from the
23registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time unless the
24individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection.
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1(8) If the commission removes from the registration list the name of an elector
2who does not request that his or her name be deleted, other than to correct an entry
3that the commission positively determines to be a duplication or to change the name
4of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the commission
5shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by 1st class
6postcard at the individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide that the
7individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or she is a
8qualified elector.
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9(9) The commission shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all
10eligible electors, except as otherwise provided in this section, as soon as practicable.
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11(10) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all information
12obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this
13information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s.
146.34 (2m) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
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15Section 10
. 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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6.29
(2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names
17of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list.
18The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of qualified electors who vote at their
19polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33 (5) (a).
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20Section
11. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.33
(2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk
22shall record the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information
23under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the
24type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
256.34
or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence under
1s. 6.34 (2m). Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector shall sign his or her own
2name unless the elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability.
3In such case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her
4behalf. If the elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a
5statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named
6elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
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7Section
12. 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.35
(3) Original Except for electronic registrations, original registration forms
9shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
10commissioners at all times.
The commission shall maintain electronic registration
11forms and make such forms available for inspection by the municipal clerk, the
12clerk's designated agent, or the board of election commissioners.
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13Section
13. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.86
(1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
15the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
16preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be
17made
no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than
the Sunday 187 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal
19holiday. A municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e).
20The municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any
21in-person absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making
22written application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general
23election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office,
24and the application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34
25(1), the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on
1election day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee
2ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no
3later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the
4Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent
5shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror
6and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient,
7and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as
8provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who
9shall deliver it to the polling place or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are
10canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application
11is made under sub. (2) or (2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m.
12on the Friday immediately preceding the election.
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13Section
14. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6.86
(3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
15under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
16than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
17A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
18the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
19absentee ballot.
If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
20the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail
or by
21electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state, the municipal
22clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the
23elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot.
24The clerk shall verify that the name on any required proof of identification presented
25by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then
1enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented
2proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on
3the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the
4municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot
5is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the
6polling place serving the hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or,
7in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
8municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
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9Section
15. 13.124 of the statutes is repealed.
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10Section 16
. 13.127 of the statutes is repealed.
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11Section 17
. 13.365 of the statutes is repealed.
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12Section
18. 13.48 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13.48
(10) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), no state board, agency, officer,
14department, commission, or body corporate may enter into a contract for the
15construction, reconstruction, remodeling of, or addition to any building, structure,
16or facility, in connection with any building project which involves a cost in excess of
17$300,000 without completion of final plans and arrangement for supervision of
18construction and prior approval by the building commission.
The building
19commission may not approve a contract for the construction, reconstruction,
20remodeling of, or addition to a state building as defined in s. 41.51 (2) unless it
21determines that the requirements under s. 41.58 have been complied with or that s.
2241.58 does not apply. This section applies to the department of transportation only
23in respect to buildings, structures, and facilities to be used for administrative or
24operating functions, including buildings, land, and equipment to be used for the
25motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program under s. 110.20.
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1Section
19. 13.48 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 13.48 (14) (a) (intro.)
2and amended to read:
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13.48
(14) (a) (intro.) In this subsection
, “
agency":
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41. “Agency” has the meaning given in s. 16.52 (7).
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5Section
20. 13.48 (14) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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13.48
(14) (a) 2. “Statutory bond purpose” means a purpose specified in s.
720.866 (2) (s) to (zz), but not including any purpose specified in s. 20.866 (2) (s) 1., (z)
81m. to 4m., and (zbj) 1. and 2.