Under current law, an individual holding a valid driver's license or
identification card issued by the Department of Transportation and who is eligible
to vote in Wisconsin may register electronically. The Elections Commission
maintains an Internet site that is used by voting-eligible individuals for purposes
of electronic registration, currently titled MyVote Wisconsin. Current law requires
the commission to provide a secure registration form on that Internet site that
enables the individual to enter and update the information necessary for purposes
of voter registration. Upon the voter's authorization, the commission obtains the
individual's electronic signature from DOT for purposes of authenticating the
information provided by the individual. The bill requires the Elections Commission
to maintain a version of the completed application that contains the voter's electronic
signature.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB201-ASA1,1 1Section 1 . 6.18 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB201-ASA1,5,15 26.18 Former residents. (intro.) If ineligible to qualify as an elector in the
3state to which the elector has moved, any former qualified Wisconsin elector may

1vote an absentee ballot in the ward of the elector's prior residence in any presidential
2election occurring within 24 months after leaving Wisconsin by requesting an
3application form and returning it, properly executed, to the municipal clerk of the
4elector's prior Wisconsin residence. When requesting an application form for an
5absentee ballot, the applicant shall specify the applicant's eligibility for only the
6presidential ballot. Unless the applicant is exempted from providing proof of
7identification under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. or 3., or the applicant is a military or overseas
8elector, the elector shall enclose a copy of his or her proof of identification or any
9authorized substitute document with his or her application. The municipal clerk
10shall verify that the name on the proof of identification conforms to the name on the
11application. The clerk shall not issue a ballot to an elector who is required to enclose
12a copy of proof of identification or an authorized substitute document with his or her
13application unless the copy is enclosed and the proof is verified by the clerk. The
14application form shall require the following information and be in substantially the
15following form:
AB201-ASA1,2 16Section 2 . 6.30 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB201-ASA1,6,1417 6.30 (5) By electronic application. An eligible elector who holds a current and
18valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card
19issued under s. 343.50 may register electronically in the manner prescribed by the
20commission. The commission shall maintain on the Internet a secure registration
21form that enables the elector to enter the information required under s. 6.33 (1)
22electronically. An elector who registers electronically under this subsection must
23authorize the commission to obtain from the department of transportation an
24electronic copy of the elector's signature, which signature shall constitute an
25affirmance that all information provided by the elector is correct and shall have the

1same effect as if the elector had signed the application personally. The commission
2shall include on the registration form a place for the elector to give this authorization.
3Upon submittal of the electronic application, the commission shall obtain from the
4department of transportation a copy of the electronic signature of the elector. The
5commission shall maintain the a version of the completed application on file and ,
6which shall contain the elector's electronic signature, and
shall notify the municipal
7clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality where the elector resides
8of its receipt of each completed application. The commission shall also permit any
9elector who has a current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch.
10343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50 to make changes
11in his or her registration at the same Internet site that is used by electors for original
12registration under this subsection. An elector shall attest to the correctness of any
13changes in the same manner as provided in this subsection for information entered
14on an application for original registration.
AB201-ASA1,3 15Section 3 . 6.86 (1) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB201-ASA1,7,216 6.86 (1) (ac) Any elector qualifying under par. (a) may make written application
17to the municipal clerk for an official ballot by means of facsimile transmission or
18electronic mail. Any application under this paragraph need not shall contain a copy
19of the applicant's original written signature . An elector requesting a ballot under
20this paragraph shall return with the voted ballot a copy of the request bearing an
21original signature of the elector as provided in s. 6.87 (4)
or contain the applicant's
22electronic signature on the application form in portable document format (PDF)
.
23Except as authorized in ss. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. to 5. , 4., and 5. and 6.875 (6), and
24notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), the elector shall transmit a copy of his or her proof

1of identification in the manner provided in s. 6.87 (1) unless the elector is a military
2elector or an overseas elector or the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
AB201-ASA1,4 3Section 4 . 6.86 (1) (ar) of the statutes is renumbered 6.86 (1) (ar) 1. and
4amended to read:
AB201-ASA1,7,145 6.86 (1) (ar) 1. Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall
6not issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor
7from a qualified elector of the municipality a completed application in the form
8prescribed by the commission under par. (as) that contains the elector's original
9written signature, or, if application is made under par. (ac), that contains the elector's
10electronic signature or a copy of the elector's original written signature, or the
11signature of a person the elector authorizes to sign on the elector's behalf under par.
12(ag) or sub. (3) (a)
. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot application until
13destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). A municipal clerk issuing an absentee
14ballot contrary to this subdivision is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB201-ASA1,7,22 152. Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), if a qualified elector applies for
16an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's office, the clerk shall not issue the elector
17an absentee ballot unless the elector presents proof of identification. The clerk shall
18verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the elector conforms
19to the name on the elector's application and shall verify that any photograph
20appearing on that document reasonably resembles the elector. The clerk shall then
21enter his or her initials on the certificate envelope indicating that the absentee
22elector presented proof of identification to the clerk.
AB201-ASA1,5 23Section 5 . 6.86 (1) (as) of the statutes is created to read:
AB201-ASA1,8,424 6.86 (1) (as) The absentee ballot application form and instructions shall be
25prescribed by the commission and shall be separate and distinct from the certificate

1envelope prescribed in s. 6.87 (2). The application shall require the elector to certify
2facts establishing that he or she is qualified to vote in the election at the municipality
3of his or her legal voting residence and shall include at least all of the following
4information:
AB201-ASA1,8,55 1. The elector's municipality and county of residence.
AB201-ASA1,8,76 2. The elector's name, date of birth, and contact information, including as
7applicable the elector's telephone number, fax number, and electronic mail address.
AB201-ASA1,8,88 3. The street address of the elector's legal voting residence.
AB201-ASA1,8,99 4. The election at which the elector intends to vote absentee.
AB201-ASA1,8,1010 5. Whether the elector is a military or overseas elector.
AB201-ASA1,8,1211 6. The elector's confidential identification serial number if the elector has
12obtained a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
AB201-ASA1,8,1313 7. The lawful method by which the elector prefers to receive the absentee ballot.
AB201-ASA1,8,1414 8. Whether the elector is hospitalized for purposes of sub. (3).
AB201-ASA1,6 15Section 6. 6.86 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB201-ASA1,8,2316 6.86 (2) (a) An elector may apply for indefinitely confined status for purposes
17of this subsection by filing a statement with the municipal clerk affirming that the
18elector is indefinitely confined because of his or her age or physical illness or
19infirmity or is disabled for an indefinite period. The existence anywhere in this state
20of a public health emergency, as defined in s. 323.02 (16), a disaster, as defined in s.
21323.02 (6), or an epidemic of a communicable disease does not qualify an elector as
22indefinitely confined under this subsection. The statement shall contain the name,
23address, date of signature, and signature of the elector.
AB201-ASA1,9,224 (b) 1. An indefinitely confined elector may, by written application filed with the
25municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides, request that an

1absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically for every election that is held
2within the same calendar year in which the application is filed.
AB201-ASA1,9,133 2. Every application filed under this paragraph shall be accompanied by a copy
4of the elector's proof of identification, except that if an elector does not possess proof
5of identification, the elector shall submit with his or her application a sworn written
6statement from a U.S. citizen who is 18 years of age or older affirming the identity
7of the elector. The commission shall prescribe the form of the statement. The
8statement shall contain the name, address, date of signature, and signature of the
9elector and the name, address, date of signature, and signature of the person
10affirming the elector's identity. The statement shall specify that intentionally
11providing false information on or using or attempting to use the sworn statement as
12a means of not providing a copy of proof of identification when the elector possesses
13a valid proof of identification is a Class I felony.
AB201-ASA1,9,2014 3. An elector who submits an application under this paragraph by electronic
15means is not required to provide proof of identification under subd. 2. if, at the time
16of application, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's
17license issued under ch. 343, or the number of a current and valid identification card
18issued under s. 343.50, together with the elector's name and date of birth, and the
19commission is able to verify the elector's information using the system maintained
20under s. 6.34 (4).
AB201-ASA1,9,2421 (c) The commission shall prescribe the application forms and instructions for
22use under pars. (a) and (b), and each municipal clerk shall provide the form and
23instructions, upon request, to any elector. The forms for use under this subsection,
24including the application for indefinitely confined voting status and sworn

1statement attesting to the elector's identity, shall be unique to the procedures under
2this subsection.
AB201-ASA1,10,43 (d) Any absentee ballot mailed under this subsection shall be clearly marked
4as not forwardable.