SB685-SSA1,10 10Section 10 . 6.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,8,1511 6.15 (4) (a) Clerks holding new resident ballots shall deliver them to the
12election inspectors in the proper ward or election district where the new residents
13reside or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
14municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers when it convenes at a meeting
15convened
under s. 7.52 (1), as provided by s. 6.88 for absentee ballots.
SB685-SSA1,11 16Section 11 . 6.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,8,2217 6.15 (4) (b) During polling hours, or on the day before the election under s. 6.88
18(4),
the inspectors shall open each carrier envelope, announce the elector's name,
19check the affidavit for proper execution, and check the voting qualifications for the
20ward, if any. In municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52,
21the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers shall perform this function at a
22meeting of the board of absentee ballot canvassers.
SB685-SSA1,12 23Section 12 . 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,9,2524 6.33 (1) The commission shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of
25registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed and each item of

1information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the commission. Except
2as otherwise provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same
3information as nonelectronic forms. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient
4forms to meet voter registration needs. The commission shall design the form to
5obtain from each elector information as to name; date; residence location; location of
6previous residence immediately before moving to current residence location;
7citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license
8issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security
9account number; whether the elector has resided within the ward or election district
10for the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the elector has
11been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so,
12whether the elector is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision;
13whether the elector is disqualified on any other ground from voting , including being
14adjudicated incompetent to exercise the right to register to vote or to vote in an
15election
; and whether the elector is currently registered to vote at any other location.
16The forms shall provide check boxes for the elector to indicate whether he or she is
17disqualified to vote and, if disqualified to vote, the grounds for which the elector is
18so disqualified.
The commission shall include on the nonelectronic form a space for
19the elector's signature and on the electronic form the authorization specified under
20s. 6.30 (5). Below the space for the signature or authorization, respectively, the
21commission shall include the following statement: “Falsification of information on
22this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony." The commission
23shall include on the form a space to enter the name of any inspector, municipal clerk,
24or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and a space for the inspector,
25clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name, affirming that the inspector, clerk, or

1deputy clerk has accepted the form. The commission shall include on the form a
2space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides
3and any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which
4the elector is certified to vote. The commission shall also include on the form a space
5where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by mail or
6by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an indication of the
7type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
86.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence was
9verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of the entity or institution that issued the
10identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number that
11applies only to the individual holding that document, that number. The commission
12shall also include on the form a space where the clerk, for any elector who possesses
13a valid voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record
14the identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each
15county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector
16who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).
SB685-SSA1,13 17Section 13 . 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,11,1718 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
19the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
20preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be
21made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday
22preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal holiday. A
23municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e). The
24municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any in-person
25absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making written

1application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general election, the
2presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office, and the
3application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), the
4application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election
5day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is
6that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than
75 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday
8immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall
9immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and
10deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and
11give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as
12provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who
13shall deliver it to the polling place election inspectors of the proper ward or election
14district
or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to
15the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or
16(2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
17preceding the election.
SB685-SSA1,14 18Section 14 . 6.87 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,11,2519 6.87 (6) The ballot shall be returned so it is delivered to the polling place
20election inspectors of the proper ward or election district no later than 8 p.m. on
21election day. Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under
22s. 7.52, if the municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot on election day, the clerk
23shall secure the ballot and cause the ballot to be delivered to the polling place serving
24the elector's residence before 8 p.m. Any ballot not mailed or delivered as provided
25in this subsection may not be counted.
SB685-SSA1,15
1Section 15. 6.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,12,172 6.88 (1) When an absentee ballot arrives at the office of the municipal clerk,
3or at an alternate site under s. 6.855, if applicable, the clerk shall enclose it,
4unopened, in a carrier envelope which shall be securely sealed and endorsed with the
5name and official title of the clerk, and the words “This envelope contains the ballot
6of an absent elector and must be opened in the same room where votes are being cast
7at the polls during polling hours on election day or, in municipalities where absentee
8ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, stats., at a meeting of the municipal board of
9absentee ballot canvassers under s. 7.52, stats
only as provided by law." If the elector
10is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an overseas elector, regardless of
11whether the elector qualifies as a resident of this state under s. 6.10, and the ballot
12was received by the elector by facsimile transmission or electronic mail and is
13accompanied by a separate certificate, the clerk shall enclose the ballot in a
14certificate envelope and securely append the completed certificate to the outside of
15the envelope before enclosing the ballot in the carrier envelope. The clerk shall keep
16the ballot in the clerk's office or at the alternate site, if applicable until delivered, as
17required in sub. (2).
SB685-SSA1,16 18Section 16 . 6.88 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB685-SSA1,13,619 6.88 (2) When an absentee ballot is received by the municipal clerk prior to the
20delivery of the official ballots to the election officials of the ward in which the elector
21resides or, where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal board
22of absentee ballot canvassers, the municipal clerk shall seal the ballot envelope in
23the carrier envelope as provided under sub. (1), and shall enclose the envelope in a
24package and deliver the package to the election inspectors of the proper ward or
25election district or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s.

17.52, to the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers when it convenes at a
2meeting convened
under s. 7.52 (1). When the official ballots for the ward or election
3district have been delivered to the election inspectors before the receipt of an
4absentee ballot, the clerk shall immediately enclose the envelope containing the
5absentee ballot in a carrier envelope as provided under sub. (1) and deliver it in
6person to the proper election officials.
SB685-SSA1,17 7Section 17. 6.88 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB685-SSA1,13,108 6.88 (4) (a) 1. The governing body of any municipality not specified in s. 7.52
9(1) (a) may provide by ordinance that absentee ballots received by the municipal clerk
10may be canvassed on the day before the election.
SB685-SSA1,13,1311 2. Prior to enacting an ordinance under subd. 1., the municipal clerk shall
12notify the commission in writing of the proposed enactment and shall consult with
13the commission concerning administration of this subsection.
SB685-SSA1,13,1614 (am) In any municipality having an ordinance under par. (a), subject to pars.
15(b) to (f), the election inspectors may convene a meeting to begin canvassing absentee
16ballots no earlier than 7 a.m. on the day before the election.
SB685-SSA1,13,2117 (b) The municipal clerk shall give at least 60 days' notice of a meeting under
18this subsection. Any member of the public has the same right of access to observe
19the proceedings at a meeting under this subsection that the individual would have
20under s. 7.41. The election inspectors may order the removal of any individual
21exercising the right to observe the proceedings if the individual disrupts the meeting.
SB685-SSA1,14,922 (c) 1. At 8 p.m. on the day before the election, and at 7 a.m., noon, and 8 p.m.
23on election day, the municipal clerk or his or her designee or municipal board of
24election commissioners shall provide to the county clerk of the county in which the
25municipality is located or the county board of election commissioners a statement

1that shows the total number of absentee ballots returned to the municipality and the
2total number of absentee ballots the election inspectors have canvassed under this
3subsection. The county clerk or county board of election commissioners shall
4promptly post each statement on the website on which returns for the county are
5posted on election night under s. 7.60. In a municipality having a municipal board
6of election commissioners, the statement required under this paragraph shall also
7be posted on the website maintained by the municipal board of election
8commissioners. The statement may not include the names or addresses of any
9electors.
SB685-SSA1,14,1210 2. An absentee ballot shall be considered canvassed for purposes of subd. 1. only
11after all tasks have been completed in the canvassing process except for the tallying
12of votes.
SB685-SSA1,15,213 (d) When the meeting of the election inspectors recesses on the day before the
14election, the election inspectors shall secure the automatic tabulating equipment,
15and the areas where the programmed media, memory devices, and absentee ballots
16are housed, with tamper-evident security seals in a double-lock location such as a
17locked cabinet inside a locked office. Before resuming the canvassing of absentee
18ballots on election day, the election inspectors shall check and record the status of
19each tamper-evident seal. The election inspectors shall immediately notify the
20commission of any evidence of tampering. If the election inspectors discover evidence
21of tampering with respect to automatic tabulating equipment, the canvass may not
22resume until the equipment is replaced and the replacement equipment is tested as
23provided in s. 5.84, except that public notice need not be provided 48 hours prior to
24the test. If the election inspectors discover evidence of tampering under this

1paragraph, the commission shall verify the accuracy of the absentee ballot count in
2the municipality in the election by doing all of the following:
SB685-SSA1,15,53 1. Ordering the municipality to conduct a recount after the election of all
4absentee ballots cast in the municipality in the election. The commission's order
5shall establish procedures for the recount consistent with s. 9.01.
SB685-SSA1,15,76 2. Auditing the election equipment in the same manner as audits are conducted
7under s. 7.08 (6).
SB685-SSA1,15,98 (e) Votes on absentee ballots canvassed under this subsection may not be tallied
9until after the polls close on election day.
SB685-SSA1,15,1310 (f) No person may intentionally act in a manner that would give him or her the
11ability to know or to provide information on the tallied results from the ballots
12canvassed under this subsection before the polls close on election day. Whoever
13intentionally violates this paragraph is guilty of a Class I felony.
SB685-SSA1,15,1514 (g) An ordinance under par. (a) may not take effect less than 60 days before an
15election.
SB685-SSA1,18 16Section 18 . 7.03 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB685-SSA1,19 17Section 19. 7.15 (16) of the statutes is created to read: