SB159,17,22 12. Security procedures.

SB159,21 Section 21. 7.08 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

SB159,18,2 7.08 (13) Remedies for deceptive election practices. Disseminate through the Internet and radio, television, and newspaper advertisements information concerning complaint procedures and remedies for deceptive election practices under s. 12.17.

SB159,22 Section 22. 7.08 (14) of the statutes is created to read:

SB159,18,9 7.08 (14) Withhold personal information provided to commission. Withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the telephone number and electronic mail address of any elector who voluntarily provides that information to the commission or to a county or municipal clerk. The commission may transfer the information to any official or employee who has access to the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. to be used for the administration of elections.

SB159,23 Section 23. 7.10 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

SB159,18,16 7.10 (11) Withhold personal information provided to clerk. The county clerk shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the telephone number and electronic mail address of any elector who voluntarily provides that information to the clerk or to the commission or a municipal clerk. The county clerk may transfer the information to any official or employee who has access to the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. to be used for the administration of elections.

SB159,24 Section 24. 7.15 (16) of the statutes is created to read:

SB159,18,23 7.15 (16) Withhold personal information provided to clerk. The municipal clerk shall withhold from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1) the telephone number and electronic mail address of any elector who voluntarily provides that information to the clerk or to the commission or a county clerk. The municipal clerk may transfer the information to any official or employee who has access to the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (b) 1. a. to be used for the administration of elections.

SB159,25 Section 25. 12.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB159,19,4 12.09 (1) No person may personally or through an agent make use of or threaten to make use of force, violence, or restraint , or any tactic of coercion or intimidation in order to induce or compel any person to vote or refrain from voting or to refrain from registering to vote at an election.

SB159,26 Section 26. 12.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB159,19,10 12.09 (3) No person may personally or through an agent, by make use of or threaten to make use of force, violence, restraint, or any act tactic of coercion or intimidation in order to compel, induce, or prevail upon an elector either to vote or refrain from voting at any election for or against a particular candidate or question at a referendum.

SB159,27 Section 27 . 12.17 of the statutes is created to read:

SB159,19,13 12.17 Deceptive election practices. (1) In this section, “election-related information" means information concerning any of the following:

SB159,19,14 (a) The date, time, place, or manner of conducting an election.

SB159,19,17 (b) The qualifications for or restrictions on the eligibility of electors voting at an election, including any criminal penalties associated with voting in an election or a voter's registration status or eligibility.

SB159,19,18 (c) The explicit endorsement by any person of a candidate at an election.

SB159,19,21 (2) No person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, may intentionally induce another person to refrain from registering or voting at an election by knowingly providing that person with false election-related information.

SB159,19,24 (3) Any person who is aggrieved by an alleged violation of sub. (2) may bring an action for injunctive relief in circuit court for the county where the violation is alleged to occur.

SB159,20,3 (4) Any person may file a verified complaint with the commission alleging facts that the person believes to constitute a violation of sub. (2). The complaint shall be filed under s. 5.05 (2m) (c).

SB159,20,12 (5) (a) Notwithstanding s. 5.05 (2m) (c), the commission shall promptly review each complaint received under sub. (4), and if the commission finds that the facts alleged in the complaint, if true, would constitute a violation of sub. (2), the commission shall promptly investigate the complaint. Notwithstanding s. 5.05 (2m) (c) 11., if the commission finds that a violation of sub. (2) has occurred or is occurring, the commission shall take all measures necessary to provide correct information to electors who may have been deceived by the actions of the alleged violator, and shall refer the matter to the appropriate authority for prosecution in accordance with ss. 5.05 (2m) (i) and 12.60 (4).

SB159,20,14 (b) The commission shall promulgate rules concerning the methods and means of providing corrective information to electors under par. (a).

SB159,20,21 (6) (a) No later than 90 days after each each general election, the commission shall report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for referral to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (2) concerning any complaints under sub. (4) that were acted upon or referred by the commission under sub. (5) during the period beginning with the date of the 2nd preceding general election and ending with the preceding general election. Except as provided in par. (b), the report shall include all of the following:

SB159,20,23 1. A description of the alleged deceptive election practices that were the subject of each complaint.

SB159,20,25 2. Any corrective measures taken by the commission with regard to the subject matter of each complaint.

SB159,21,2 3. The commission's evaluation of the effectiveness of those corrective measures.

SB159,21,4 4. The status of any prosecution relating to the subject matter of each complaint.

SB159,21,6 5. A compilation of the number and types of allegations made that were acted upon or referred by the commission under sub. (5).