SB834,,1661665.061 (2) If the commission secretary of state receives more than one complaint under sub. (1) relating to the same subject matter, the commission secretary may consolidate the complaints for purposes of this section.

SB834,,1681685.061 (3) A complainant under sub. (1) or any of the complainants in a consolidated complaint under sub. (2) may request a hearing and the matter shall then be treated as a contested case under ch. 227, except that the commission secretary of state shall make a final determination with respect to the merits of the complaint and issue a decision within 89 days of the time that the complaint or the earliest of any complaints was filed, unless the complainant, or each of any complainants whose complaints are consolidated, consents to a specified longer period.

SB834,,1701705.061 (4) If the commission secretary of state finds the complaint to be without merit, it the secretary shall issue a decision dismissing the complaint. If the commission secretary finds that the violation alleged in the complaint has occurred, is occurring, or is proposed to occur, the commission secretary shall order appropriate relief, except that the commission secretary shall not issue any order under this subsection affecting the right of any person to hold an elective office or affecting the canvass of an election on or after the date of that election.

SB834,,1721725.25 (4) (a) Each polling place shall be accessible to all individuals with disabilities. The commission secretary of state shall ensure that the voting system used at each polling place will permit all individuals with disabilities to vote without the need for assistance and with the same degree of privacy that is accorded to nondisabled electors voting at the same polling place. This paragraph does not apply to any individual who is disqualified from voting under s. 6.03 (1) (a).

SB834,,173173(b) In any jurisdiction that is subject to the requirement under 42 USC 1973aa-1a to provide voting materials in any language other than English, the commission secretary of state shall ensure that the voting system used at each polling place in that jurisdiction is in compliance with 42 USC 1973aa-1a.

SB834,,174174(d) No later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, the commission office of the secretary of state shall submit a report on impediments to voting faced by elderly and handicapped individuals to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3). In preparing its report under this paragraph, the commission office shall consult with appropriate advocacy groups representing the elderly and handicapped populations.

SB834,,1761765.35 (6) (a) 2m. General information prescribed by the commission secretary of state on federal laws relating to election fraud and misrepresentation in federal elections.

SB834,,1781785.35 (6) (a) 4a. Instructions prescribed by the commission secretary of state for electors for whom proof of identification is required under s. 6.79 (2) or for whom proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required under s. 6.55 (2).

SB834,,1801805.35 (6) (a) 4b. General information prescribed by the commission secretary of state concerning voting rights under applicable state and federal laws, including the method of redress for any alleged violations of those rights.

SB834,,1821825.35 (6) (a) 5. Any other voting information directed to be posted by the commission secretary of state.

SB834,,1841845.35 (6) (b) At each polling place in the state where a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used or an electronic voting system is utilized at a partisan primary election incorporating a ballot upon which electors may mark votes for candidates of more than one recognized political party, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall prominently post a sign in the form prescribed by the commission secretary of state warning electors in substance that on any ballot with votes cast for candidates of more than one recognized political party, no votes cast for any candidates for partisan office will be counted unless a preference for a party is made. If the elector designates a preference, only votes cast for candidates of that preference will be counted.

SB834,,1861865.40 (5m) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the governing body of a municipality which uses voting machines or an electronic voting system may petition the commission secretary of state for permission to use paper ballots and voting booths for a specific election, and the commission secretary may grant such a request.

SB834,,1881885.40 (7) Whenever a municipality adopts and purchases voting machines or an electronic voting system, or adopts and purchases a different type of voting machine or electronic voting system from the type it was previously using, the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners shall promptly notify the county clerk or executive director of the county board of election commissioners and the administrator of the elections commission secretary of state in writing.

SB834,,1901905.51 (6) All candidates’ names for the same office shall be placed, projected or composed on the ballot in the same size, style and color of type. The style and size of type shall conform substantially to the official ballot forms prescribed by the commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (1) (a).

SB834,,1921925.51 (8) Unless otherwise specifically provided, the form of all ballots shall conform to the ballot forms prescribed by the commission secretary of state under s. 7.08 (1) (a).

SB834,,1941945.58 (1b) (bm) For all cities the official spring primary ballot shall be arranged by the municipal clerk, using the same method as that used by the commission secretary of state under s. 5.60 (1) (b).