SB548,,2222Voter Bill of Rights SB548,,2323You have the following rights: SB548,,2424• The right to vote if you are registered and eligible to vote. You are eligible to vote if you (1) are a U.S. citizen, (2) are at least 18 years old, (3) are registered where you currently live, (4) are not currently serving any portion of a felony sentence, including probation or supervision, (5) are not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court, and (6) have not placed a bet or a wager on the outcome of the election. SB548,,2525• The right to inspect a sample ballot before voting. SB548,,2626• The right to cast a ballot if you are in line when your polling place closes or when your municipal clerk’s office closes if you are voting by in-person absentee ballot on the last day for which such voting is allowed. SB548,,2727• The right to cast a secret ballot, without anyone bothering you or telling you how to vote. SB548,,2828• If you have a disability, the right to get help casting your ballot from anyone you choose, except from your employer or union representative. SB548,,2929• The right to get help voting in a language other than English if enough voters where you live speak your language. SB548,,3030• The right to get a new ballot if you made a mistake. You can get up to 3 ballots in all if you make a mistake and have not already cast your ballot. SB548,,3131• The right to cast a provisional ballot. You can cast a provisional ballot if you are unable or unwilling to provide required proof of identification for voting or a valid driver license or identification card number for registering to vote on election day. Your provisional ballot will not be counted unless you provide the required information to the poll workers by 8:00 p.m. on election day or to the municipal clerk by 4:00 p.m. of the Friday following the election. SB548,,3232• The right to have your ballot counted accurately. SB548,,3333• The right to vote free from coercion or intimidation by any election official or other person. SB548,,3434• The right to report any illegal or fraudulent election activity to an elections official or the State of Wisconsin Elections Commission. SB548,1035Section 10. 5.35 (6) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: SB548,,36365.35 (6) (a) 5. Any other voting information directed to be posted by the commission to be posted or to be noticed under par. (d). SB548,1137Section 11. 5.35 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: SB548,,38385.35 (6) (b) At Except as authorized under par. (d), 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 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. SB548,1239Section 12. 5.35 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: SB548,,40405.35 (6) (c) At Except as authorized under par. (d), at each polling place located in a municipality that is served by more than one polling place for an election, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall prominently post a map of the geographic area served by the polling place for that election. The posting shall clearly show the boundaries of the ward or wards served by the polling place for that election. SB548,1341Section 13. 5.35 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read: SB548,,42425.35 (6) (d) As an alternative to any posting requirement under this subsection, the commission may authorize another means of providing notice to affected electors of the information specified in this subsection if the commission determines that the alternative means of providing the information is at least as effective as posting. Any authorization under this paragraph shall be in writing and shall specify the particular alternative means of notification that may be used. SB548,1443Section 14. 6.256 of the statutes is created to read: SB548,,44446.256 Commission shall facilitate registration of electors. (1) Except as provided for individuals specified in sub. (8) and as otherwise expressly provided, the commission shall use all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible electors of this state who are subject to a registration requirement and the maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as an elector remains eligible. SB548,,4545(2) Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1), the commission shall obtain the following information from the department of transportation, to the extent that the department has the information: SB548,,4646(a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator’s license issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to that individual: SB548,,47471. The current address of the individual together with any address history and any name history maintained by the department of transportation. SB548,,48482. The date of birth of the individual. SB548,,49493. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual. SB548,,50504. A copy of the document that the applicant provided as proof of citizenship and a statement from the department of transportation indicating that the department verified the applicant’s citizenship. For purposes of this subdivision, the applicant shall provide a document that meets the requirements under 42 USC 1320b-7 (d).