SB204-SSA1,7,14 6.86 (1) (ar) 1. Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from a qualified elector of the municipality a completed application in the form prescribed by the commission under par. (as) that contains the elector's original written signature, or, if application is made under par. (ac), that contains the elector's electronic signature or a copy of the elector's original written signature, or the signature of a person the elector authorizes to sign on the elector's behalf under par. (ag) or sub. (3) (a). The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). A municipal clerk issuing an absentee ballot contrary to this subdivision is guilty of a Class I felony.

SB204-SSA1,7,22 2. Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), if a qualified elector applies for an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's office, the clerk shall not issue the elector an absentee ballot unless the elector presents proof of identification. The clerk shall verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the elector conforms to the name on the elector's application and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document reasonably resembles the elector. The clerk shall then enter his or her initials on the certificate envelope indicating that the absentee elector presented proof of identification to the clerk.

SB204-SSA1,5 Section 5 . 6.86 (1) (as) of the statutes is created to read:

SB204-SSA1,8,4 6.86 (1) (as) The absentee ballot application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the commission and shall be separate and distinct from the certificate envelope prescribed in s. 6.87 (2). The application shall require the elector to certify facts establishing that he or she is qualified to vote in the election at the municipality of his or her legal voting residence and shall include at least all of the following information:

SB204-SSA1,8,5 1. The elector's municipality and county of residence.

SB204-SSA1,8,7 2. The elector's name, date of birth, and contact information, including as applicable the elector's telephone number, fax number, and electronic mail address.

SB204-SSA1,8,8 3. The street address of the elector's legal voting residence.

SB204-SSA1,8,9 4. The election at which the elector intends to vote absentee.

SB204-SSA1,8,10 5. Whether the elector is a military or overseas elector.

SB204-SSA1,8,12 6. The elector's confidential identification serial number if the elector has obtained a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).

SB204-SSA1,8,13 7. The lawful method by which the elector prefers to receive the absentee ballot.

SB204-SSA1,8,14 8. Whether the elector is hospitalized for purposes of sub. (3).

SB204-SSA1,6 Section 6. 6.86 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB204-SSA1,8,23 6.86 (2) (a) An elector may apply for indefinitely confined status for purposes of this subsection by filing a statement with the municipal clerk affirming that the elector is indefinitely confined because of his or her age or physical illness or infirmity or is disabled for an indefinite period. The existence anywhere in this state of a public health emergency, as defined in s. 323.02 (16), a disaster, as defined in s. 323.02 (6), or an epidemic of a communicable disease does not qualify an elector as indefinitely confined under this subsection. The statement shall contain the name, address, date of signature, and signature of the elector.

SB204-SSA1,9,2 (b) 1. An indefinitely confined elector may, by written application filed with the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides, request that an absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically for every election that is held within the same calendar year in which the application is filed.

SB204-SSA1,9,13 2. Every application filed under this paragraph shall be accompanied by a copy of the elector's proof of identification, except that if an elector does not possess proof of identification, the elector shall submit with his or her application a sworn written statement from a U.S. citizen who is 18 years of age or older affirming the identity of the elector. The commission shall prescribe the form of the statement. The statement shall contain the name, address, date of signature, and signature of the elector and the name, address, date of signature, and signature of the person affirming the elector's identity. The statement shall specify that intentionally providing false information on or using or attempting to use the sworn statement as a means of not providing a copy of proof of identification when the elector possesses a valid proof of identification is a Class I felony.

SB204-SSA1,9,20 3. An elector who submits an application under this paragraph by electronic means is not required to provide proof of identification under subd. 2. if, at the time of application, the elector provides the number of a current and valid operator's license issued under ch. 343, or the number of a current and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50, together with the elector's name and date of birth, and the commission is able to verify the elector's information using the system maintained under s. 6.34 (4).

SB204-SSA1,9,24 (c) The commission shall prescribe the application forms and instructions for use under pars. (a) and (b), and each municipal clerk shall provide the form and instructions, upon request, to any elector. The forms for use under this subsection, including the application for indefinitely confined voting status and sworn statement attesting to the elector's identity, shall be unique to the procedures under this subsection.

SB204-SSA1,10,4 (d) Any absentee ballot mailed under this subsection shall be clearly marked as not forwardable.

SB204-SSA1,10,7 (e) An elector who is no longer indefinitely confined because of age, illness, infirmity, or disability shall immediately notify the clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.

SB204-SSA1,10,11 (f) The municipal clerk shall maintain a list of the electors of the municipality who are indefinitely confined for purposes of this subsection. The clerk shall remove the name of an elector from the list, cease sending absentee ballots to the elector, and notify the elector of his or her removal from the list, if any of the following applies:

SB204-SSA1,10,13 1. The elector notifies the clerk that the elector is no longer indefinitely confined.

SB204-SSA1,10,18 2. The elector fails to cast and return an absentee ballot received under this subsection for any election and fails to renew the application for indefinitely confined voting status under par. (a) within 30 days after receiving notification from the clerk that the clerk will remove the elector's name from the mailing list unless the elector renews the elector's application.

SB204-SSA1,10,21 3. The clerk receives reliable information that the elector no longer qualifies as indefinitely confined under par. (a) or (b) and verifies the accuracy of that information.

SB204-SSA1,10,22 4. The elector requests to be removed from the list.

SB204-SSA1,10,25 5. The elector fails to submit an application for indefinitely confined status under par. (a) within 4 years after the date of the elector's most recent application under that paragraph.

SB204-SSA1,7 Section 7. 6.86 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204-SSA1,12,7 6.86 (2m) (a) Except as provided in this subsection, any elector other than an elector who receives an absentee ballot under sub. (2) or s. 6.22 (4) or 6.24 (4) (c) may by written application filed with the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides require that an absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically for every a primary and its associated election that is held within the same calendar year in which the application is filed. An elector must submit a separate application for each primary and the election associated with that primary, and the application shall specify the primary and election to which the application applies. The application form and instructions shall be prescribed by the commission, and furnished upon request to any elector by each municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall thereupon mail an absentee ballot to the elector for all elections that are held in the municipality during the same calendar year that the application is filed the primary and election to which the application applies, except that the clerk shall not send an absentee ballot for an election if the elector's name appeared on the registration list in eligible status for a previous election following the date of the application but no longer appears on the list in eligible status. The municipal clerk shall ensure that any envelope containing the absentee ballot is clearly marked as not forwardable. If an elector who files an application under this subsection no longer resides at the same address that is indicated on the application form, the elector shall so notify the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee ballots may not mail an absentee ballot to an elector under this subsection upon receipt of reliable information that the elector no longer qualifies as an elector of the municipality. In addition, the municipal clerk shall discontinue mailing absentee ballots may not mail an absentee ballot to an elector under this subsection for the election specified in the elector's application if the elector fails to return any the absentee ballot mailed to the elector. The municipal clerk shall notify the elector of any such action not taken at the elector's request within 5 days, if possible. An elector who fails to cast an absentee ballot but who remains qualified to receive absentee ballots under this subsection may then receive absentee ballots for subsequent elections by notifying the municipal clerk that the elector wishes to continue receiving absentee ballots for subsequent elections. for the primary specified in the elector's application.

SB204-SSA1,8 Section 8 . 6.86 (8) of the statutes is created to read: