AB126,15,923 5.35 (6) (b) At each polling place in the state where a consolidated ballot under
24s. 5.655 is used or an electronic voting system is utilized at a partisan primary
25election incorporating a ballot upon which electors may mark votes for candidates

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1of more than one recognized political party or for candidates of a recognized political
2party and independent candidates, the municipal clerk or board of election
3commissioners shall prominently post a sign in the form prescribed by the board
4division warning electors in substance that on any ballot with votes cast for
5candidates of more than one recognized political party or any ballot with votes cast
6for candidates of a recognized political party and independent candidates, no votes
7cast for any candidates for partisan office will be counted unless a preference for a
8party or for the independent candidates is made. If the elector designates a
9preference, only votes cast for candidates of that preference will be counted.

AB126,15,1411 5.40 (5m) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the governing body of a municipality
12which uses voting machines or an electronic voting system may petition the board
13division for permission to use paper ballots and voting booths for a specific election,
14and the board division may grant such a request.

AB126,15,20 15(7) Whenever a municipality adopts and purchases voting machines or an
16electronic voting system, or adopts and purchases a different type of voting machine
17or electronic voting system from the type it was previously using, the municipal clerk
18or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners shall promptly
19notify the county clerk or executive director of the county board of election
20commissioners and the executive director of the elections board division in writing.

AB126,15,2522 5.51 (6) All candidates' names for the same office shall be placed, projected or
23composed on the ballot in the same size, style and color of type. The style and size
24of type shall conform substantially to the official ballot forms prescribed by the board
25division under s. 7.08 (1) (a).

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1(8) Unless otherwise specifically provided, the form of all ballots shall conform
2to the ballot forms prescribed by the board division under s. 7.08 (1) (a).

AB126,16,64 5.58 (1b) (bm) For all cities the official spring primary ballot shall be arranged
5by the municipal clerk, using the same method as that used by the board division
6under s. 5.60 (1) (b).

AB126,16,118 5.58 (1b) (cm) Towns and villages holding a primary under s. 8.05 shall arrange
9the ballot in accordance with the form prescribed by the board division under s. 7.08
10(1) (a), which shall be the same form as provided in s. 5.60 (5) and (6), insofar as
11possible.

AB126,16,2313 5.58 (2) State superintendent of public instruction; judiciary; county
14executive; and county supervisors. There shall be one separate ballot for state
15superintendent, judicial officers, county executive under s. 59.17 and county
16supervisor, except as authorized in s. 5.655. In counties having a population of
17500,000 or more, the ballot also shall include those offices under s. 8.11 (2) and (2m).
18The arrangement of names of candidates for state superintendent, justice, court of
19appeals judge and circuit court judge shall be determined by the board division in the
20manner specified in s. 5.60 (1) (b). Arrangement of the names of candidates for
21county executive and county supervisor shall be determined by the county clerk or
22by the executive director of the county board of election commissioners in the manner
23specified in s. 5.60 (1) (b).

AB126,17,4 24(2m) Metropolitan sewerage commission. Except as authorized in s. 5.655,
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1commission if commissioners are elected under s. 200.09 (11) (am), with candidates
2for different seats listed in separate columns or rows if more than one seat is
3contested at any election. Arrangement of the names on the ballot shall be
4determined by the board division.

AB126,17,13 5(2r) (am) Except as authorized in s. 5.655, there shall be a separate ballot for
6each recognized political party filing a certification under s. 8.12 (1), listing the
7names of all potential candidates of that party determined under s. 8.12 and
8affording, in addition, an opportunity to the voter to nominate another potential
9candidate by write-in vote or to vote for an uninstructed delegation to the party
10convention. The order of presidential candidates on the ballot shall be determined
11by lot by or under the supervision of the board division. Each voter shall be given
12the ballots of all the parties participating in the presidential preference vote, but may
13vote on one ballot only.

AB126,18,216 5.60 (1) (b) The board division shall certify the candidates' names and
17designate the official ballot arrangement for candidates for state superintendent,
18justice, court of appeals judge, circuit judge and, if commissioners are elected under
19s. 200.09 (11) (am), the metropolitan sewerage commission. The arrangement of
20names of all candidates on the ballot whose nomination papers are filed with the
21board division shall be determined by the board division by the drawing of lots not
22later than the 2nd Tuesday in January, or the next day if the first Tuesday is a
23holiday. Whenever a primary is held for an office, a 2nd drawing of all candidates
24for that office shall be held by or under the supervision of the board division not later

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1than the 3rd day following the completion of the primary canvass to determine the
2arrangement of candidates on the election ballot.

AB126,18,6 3(3) (ag) Except as authorized in s. 5.655, there shall be a separate ballot giving
4the names of all candidates for city offices, printed in the same form as prescribed
5by the board division under s. 7.08 (1) (a). City election ballots may vary in form to
6conform to the law under which an election is held.

AB126,18,10 7(5) (ar) The offices to be filled shall be arranged on the official ballot in the order
8they are named in the statutes creating them. The names of the candidates shall be
9arranged by using the same method as that used by the board division under sub. (1)
10(b). Sufficient space shall be left under each office for write-in candidates.

AB126,18,23 11(6) (a) Except as authorized in s. 5.655, there shall be a separate ballot giving
12the names of all candidates for elective town offices in the form prescribed by the
13board division under s. 7.08 (1) (a). There shall be 2 ballot forms. One ballot form
14shall be used for the election of supervisors to numbered seats and one ballot form
15shall be used for the election of supervisors to unnumbered seats. On the ballot used
16for the election of supervisors to unnumbered seats, all supervisor candidates shall
17be listed together and the voting instructions shall state "Vote for not more than....
18[insert number of supervisors to be elected] candidates". All towns shall elect their
19supervisors to unnumbered seats unless the annual town meeting adopts a plan to
20elect supervisors to numbered seats. The names of candidates for town office shall
21be arranged by using the same method as that used by the board division under sub.
22(1) (b). A space shall be provided under each office on the ballot for a write-in
23candidate.

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15.62 (1) (a) At September primaries, the following ballot shall be provided for
2the nomination of candidates of recognized political parties for national, state and
3county offices and independent candidates for state office in each ward, in the same
4form as prescribed by the board division under s. 7.08 (1) (a), except as authorized
5in s. 5.655. The ballots shall be made up of the several party tickets with each party
6entitled to participate in the primary under par. (b) or sub. (2) having its own ballot,
7except as authorized in s. 5.655. The independent candidates for state office other
8than district attorney shall have a separate ballot for all such candidates as under
9s. 5.64 (1) (e), except as authorized in s. 5.655. The ballots shall be secured together
10at the bottom. The party ballot of the party receiving the most votes for president
11or governor at the last general election shall be on top with the other parties arranged
12in descending order based on their vote for president or governor at the last general
13election. The ballots of parties qualifying under sub. (2) shall be placed after the
14parties qualifying under par. (b), in the same order in which the parties filed petitions
15with the board division. Any ballot required under par. (b) 2. shall be placed next in
16order. The ballot listing the independent candidates shall be placed at the bottom.
17At polling places where voting machines are used, each party and the independent
18candidates shall be represented in one or more separate columns or rows on the
19ballot. At polling places where an electronic voting system is used other than an
20electronic voting machine, each party and the independent candidates may be
21represented in separate columns or rows on the ballot.

AB126,20,1122 (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. and s. 5.64 (1) (e) 2., every recognized
23political party listed on the official ballot at the last gubernatorial election whose
24candidate for any statewide office received at least 1% of the total votes cast for that
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1recognized political party listed on the ballot at that election whose candidate for
2president received at least 1% of the total vote cast for that office shall have a
3separate primary ballot or one or more separate columns or rows on the primary
4ballot as prescribed in par. (a) and a separate column on the general election ballot
5in every ward and election district. An organization which was listed as
6"independent" at the last general election and whose candidate meets the same
7qualification shall receive the same ballot status upon petition of the chairperson
8and secretary of the organization to the board division requesting such status and
9specifying their party name, which may not duplicate the name of an existing party.
10A petition under this subdivision may be filed no later than 5 p.m. on June 1 in the
11year of each general election.

AB126,20,25 12(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and s. 5.64 (1) (e) 2., any political
13organization may be represented on a separate primary ballot or in one or more
14separate columns or rows on the primary ballot as prescribed in sub. (1) (a) and in
15a separate column on the general election ballot in every ward and election district.
16To qualify for a separate ballot under this paragraph, the political organization shall,
17not later than 5 p.m. on June 1 in the year of the September primary, file with the
18board division a petition requesting separate ballot status. The petition shall be
19signed by at least 10,000 electors, including at least 1,000 electors residing in each
20of at least 3 separate congressional districts. The petition shall conform to the
21requirements of s. 8.40. No signature obtained before January 1 in the year of filing
22is valid. When the candidates of a political organization filing a valid petition fulfill
23the requirements prescribed by law, they shall appear on a separate ballot or one or
24more separate columns or rows on the ballot for the period ending with the following
25general election.

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1(3) The board division shall designate the official primary ballot arrangement
2for statewide offices and district attorney within each prosecutorial district by using
3the same procedure as provided in s. 5.60 (1) (b). On each ballot and on each separate
4column or row on the ballot, the candidates for office shall be listed together with the
5offices which they seek in the following order whenever these offices appear on the
6September primary ballot: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general,
7secretary of state, state treasurer, U.S. senator, U.S. representative in congress,
8state senator, representative to the assembly, district attorney and the county offices.
9Below the names of the independent candidates shall appear the party or principle
10of the candidates, if any, in 5 words or less, as shown on their nomination papers.

AB126,21,13 11(4) (ar) Within a county the county clerk shall arrange the names of all
12candidates filing nomination papers with the clerk's office using the same method as
13that used by the board division under s. 5.60 (1) (b).

AB126,21,1814 (b) The county board of election commissioners in counties having a population
15of more than 500,000 shall prepare the official primary ballot. The commissioners
16shall arrange the names of all candidates for each office whose nomination papers
17are filed at the county level, using the same method as that used by the elections
18board division under s. 5.60 (1) (b).

AB126,21,2421 5.64 (1) (ag) Except as authorized in s. 5.655, there shall be a separate ballot
22giving the names of all candidates for president and vice president and for statewide,
23congressional, legislative, and county offices in the same form as prescribed by the
24board division under s. 7.08 (1) (a).

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1(b) The names of the candidates on the regular party tickets nominated at the
2primary or replacements appointed under s. 8.35 (2) shall appear in a separate
3column under the party designation. The columns shall be arranged from left to right
4according to rank, based on the number of votes received by each party's candidate
5for president or governor at the last general election beginning with the party that
6received the most votes. To the right of the columns for parties qualifying under s.
75.62 (1) (b) shall be placed the columns for parties qualifying under s. 5.62 (2) in the
8same order in which the parties filed petitions with the board division. Any column
9required under par. (e) 2. shall be placed next in order. To the right of the party
10columns shall be a column for the names of independent candidates for each office,
11or more than one column if the first column does not provide sufficient space for the
12names of all such candidates.

AB126,23,213 (e) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., each candidate's name shall be placed in
14the column of the party by which nominated or if independent, in a column
15designated independent and all candidates for the same office shall appear within
16the same rows on the ballot. If a separate column is provided to write in the names
17of any party candidates under subd. 2., the column shall appear before the column
18designated independent with the spaces provided to write in the names of the
19candidates for each such party appearing in the same order in which the columns of
20their parties would appear under par. (b). Along with the names of the independent
21candidates shall appear the party or principle of the candidates, if any, in 5 words
22or less, as shown on their nomination papers. Independent candidates for the same
23county office shall be listed in the same manner in an order drawn by lot by or under
24supervision of the county clerk or board of election commissioners. The board
25division shall conduct a redrawing for purposes of determining the arrangement of

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1independent candidates for state office who appeared on the primary ballot in the
2manner provided in s. 5.60 (1) (b).

AB126,23,113 (es) The party candidates shall be arranged consecutively from top to bottom
4based on the number of votes received by their party's candidate for governor at the
5last election beginning with the party that received the most votes. The independent
6president-vice president candidates shall be listed together in an order drawn by lot
7by or under supervision of the board division, following under the party candidates.
8Along with the names of the independent candidates shall appear the party or
9principle of the candidates, if any, in 5 words or less, as shown on their nomination
10papers. Following under the independent candidates, a space shall be left for writing
11in the names of a candidate for president and vice president.

AB126,23,20 12(2) (am) There shall be a separate ballot when any proposed constitutional
13amendment or any other measure or question is submitted to a vote of the people,
14except as authorized in s. 5.655. The ballot shall give a concise statement of each
15question in accordance with the act or resolution directing submission in the same
16form as prescribed by the board division under s. 7.08 (1) (a). The question may not
17be worded in such a manner as to require a negative vote to approve a proposition
18or an affirmative vote to disapprove a proposition. Unless otherwise expressly
19provided, this ballot form shall be used at all elections when questions are submitted
20to a vote of the people.

AB126,24,921 (c) The official referendum ballot prescribed under this subsection shall be
22utilized at every election, except that the format shall be altered to the extent
23provided or required by other laws establishing or authorizing referenda to be
24conducted. Except as authorized in s. 5.655, all referenda shall appear on a separate
25ballot, but more than one referendum question may appear on the same referendum

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1ballot whenever the questions are numbered and all electors voting the ballot are
2entitled to vote upon all questions appearing thereon. When more than one state
3referendum is placed on the same ballot, the board division shall number the
4questions in chronological sequence. If the legislature submits questions on different
5dates, the board division shall number the questions sequentially based on the date
6on which the questions are submitted by the legislature. Except as authorized in s.
75.655, state and county referenda shall appear on a separate ballot from municipal
8or special district referenda. The form of all referendum ballots shall be
9substantially the same as that prescribed by the board division under s. 7.08 (1) (a).

AB126,24,1411 5.655 (3) The board division shall prescribe notices and instructions to be given
12to electors who use a ballot that is authorized under sub. (2) in lieu of any notices and
13instructions that are applicable only to municipalities employing separate paper
14ballots.

AB126,25,216 5.68 (7) Any municipality that maintained polling hours beginning later than
177 a.m. prior to April 29, 2006, and that incurs additional costs to adjust its polling
18hours to begin at 7 a.m. at any election held after April 29, 2006, may file a claim with
19the board division for reimbursement of those costs. The claim shall be accompanied
20by appropriate substantiation of all costs incurred. The board division shall audit
21the claim and, if the board division finds that the costs have been incurred by the
22municipality, and the costs would not have been incurred but for the requirement to
23open polling places at 7 a.m., the board division shall reimburse the municipality for
24those costs. No claim is payable under this subsection unless the claim is filed with

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1the board division, together with appropriate substantiation, within 60 days
2following the date on which the costs are incurred.

AB126,25,16 45.72 Correcting ballot errors. (1) As soon as possible after ballots are
5delivered to the county clerk or to the municipal clerk if the municipality is preparing
6ballots under s. 7.15 (2), but not later than 3 weeks before any election relating to a
7state or national office or statewide referendum, the county or municipal clerk
8preparing the ballots shall submit one copy of each ballot to the board division for
9review of possible errors. If the contractor preparing the ballots supplies proofs in
10advance of ballot preparation, the clerk shall submit one copy of the proofs in lieu of
11actual ballots. If a voting machine ballot or other ballot combining local candidates
12or referenda with state or national candidates or referenda is used, the entire ballot
13shall be submitted, but if ballots intended for distribution to electors are used, only
14those ballots relating to state or national offices and statewide referenda need be
15submitted. This subsection does not require delay of ballot distribution or mailing
16of absentee ballots.

AB126,25,21 17(2) The board division shall review ballots and proof copies submitted under
18sub. (1) and shall notify the county and municipal clerk of any error as soon as
19possible but in no event later than 7 days after submission. The clerk is not required
20to correct a ballot error upon receipt of notice of the error, unless ordered to do so
21under sub. (3) or s. 5.06 (6).

AB126,26,2 22(3) Whenever an affidavit is filed by the board division or any elector alleging
23an error or omission in the preparation of a ballot, the circuit court for the county
24where the ballot is proposed to be used or its presiding judge, by order, may

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1summarily require a county or municipal clerk to correct the error, or show cause why
2it should not be corrected and, by order, after the hearing, have the correction made.

AB126,26,10 45.83 Preparation for use of voting devices; comparison of ballots.
5Where voting devices are used at a polling place, the municipal clerk shall cause the
6voting devices to be put in order, set, adjusted and made ready for voting when
7delivered to the polling place. Before the opening of the polls the inspectors shall
8compare the ballots used in the voting devices with the sample ballots furnished and
9see that the names, numbers and letters thereon agree and shall certify thereto on
10forms provided by the board division.

AB126,26,1612 5.87 (2) The board division shall, by rule, prescribe uniform standards for
13determining the validity of votes cast or attempted to be cast with each electronic
14voting system approved for use in this state under s. 5.91. The rules shall apply only
15to situations that may arise in which the validity of a vote or attempted vote cast by
16an elector utilizing a particular system cannot be determined under s. 7.50.

AB126,27,318 5.905 (2) The board division shall determine which software components of an
19electronic voting system it considers to be necessary to enable review and verification
20of the accuracy of the automatic tabulating equipment used to record and tally the
21votes cast with the system. The board division shall require each vendor of an
22electronic voting system that is approved under s. 5.91 to place those software
23components in escrow with the board division within 90 days of the date of approval
24of the system and within 10 days of the date of any subsequent change in the
25components. The board division shall secure and maintain those software

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1components in strict confidence except as authorized in this section. Unless
2authorized under this section, the board division shall withhold access to those
3software components from any person who requests access under s. 19.35 (1).

AB126,27,8 4(3) The board division shall promulgate rules to ensure the security, review and
5verification of software components used with each electronic voting system
6approved by the board division. The verification procedure shall include a
7determination that the software components correspond to the instructions actually
8used by the system to count votes.

AB126,27,18 9(4) If a valid petition for a recount is filed under s. 9.01 in an election at which
10an electronic voting system was used to record and tally the votes cast, each party
11to the recount may designate one or more persons who are authorized to receive
12access to the software components that were used to record and tally the votes in the
13election. The board division shall grant access to the software components to each
14designated person if, before receiving access, the person enters into a written
15agreement with the board division that obligates the person to exercise the highest
16degree of reasonable care to maintain the confidentially of all proprietary
17information to which the person is provided access, unless otherwise permitted in a
18contract entered into under sub. (5).

AB126,28,2 205.91 Requisites for approval of ballots, devices and equipment. (intro.)
21No ballot, voting device, automatic tabulating equipment or related equipment and
22materials to be used in an electronic voting system may be utilized in this state
23unless it is approved by the board division. The board division may revoke its
24approval of any ballot, device, equipment or materials at any time for cause. No such

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1ballot, voting device, automatic tabulating equipment or related equipment or
2material may be approved unless it fulfills the following requirements:

AB126,28,5 45.93 Administration. The board division may promulgate reasonable rules
5for the administration of this subchapter.

AB126,28,10 75.95 Elector information. The board division shall prescribe information to
8electors in municipalities and counties using various types of electronic voting
9systems to be published in lieu of the information specified in s. 10.02 (3) in type B
10notices whenever the type B notice information is inapplicable.

AB126,28,16 126.06 Information for uniformed service members. The board division is
13the agency designated by this state under 42 USC 1973ff-1 to provide information
14regarding voter registration and absentee balloting procedures to absent members
15of the uniformed services and overseas voters with respect to elections for national
16office.

AB126,28,2318 6.22 (4) (d) The board division shall prescribe the instructions for marking and
19returning ballots and the municipal clerk shall enclose instructions with each ballot
20and shall also enclose supplemental instructions for local elections. The envelope,
21return envelope and instructions may not contain the name of any candidate
22appearing on the enclosed ballots other than that of the municipal clerk affixed in
23the fulfillment of his or her duties.

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16.24 (3) Registration. The overseas elector shall register in the municipality
2where he or she was last domiciled or where the overseas elector's parent was last
3domiciled on a form prescribed by the board division designed to ascertain the
4elector's qualifications under this section. The form shall be substantially similar
5to the original form under s. 6.33 (1), insofar as applicable. Registration shall be
6accomplished in accordance with s. 6.30 (4).

AB126,29,158 6.24 (4) (d) An overseas elector who is not registered may request both a
9registration form and an absentee ballot at the same time, and the municipal clerk
10shall send the ballot automatically if the registration form is received within the time
11prescribed in s. 6.28 (1). The board division shall prescribe a special certificate form
12for the envelope in which the absentee ballot for overseas electors is contained, which
13shall be substantially similar to that provided under s. 6.87 (2). An overseas elector
14shall make and subscribe to the special certificate form before a witness who is an
15adult U.S. citizen.

AB126,29,2117 6.24 (5) Ballots. The board division shall prescribe a special ballot for use
18under this section whenever necessary. Official ballots prescribed for use in the
19presidential preference primary may also be used. The ballot shall be designed to
20comply with the requirements prescribed under ss. 5.58 (2r), 5.62, and 5.64 (1)
21insofar as applicable. All ballots shall be limited to national offices only.

AB126,30,1223 6.24 (6) Instructions and handling. The municipal clerk shall send a ballot,
24as soon as available, to each overseas elector by whom a request has been made. The
25board division shall prescribe the instructions for marking and returning ballots and

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1the municipal clerk shall enclose such instructions with each ballot. The envelope,
2return envelope and instructions may not contain the name of any candidate
3appearing on the enclosed ballots other than that of the municipal clerk affixed in
4the fulfillment of his or her duties. Except as authorized in s. 6.87 (3), the municipal
5clerk shall mail the material, with sufficient postage to ensure that the elector
6receives the ballot, unless the material qualifies for mailing free of postage under
7federal free postage laws. If the return envelope qualifies for mailing free of postage
8under federal free postage laws, the clerk shall affix the appropriate legend required
9by U.S. postal regulations. Otherwise, the municipal clerk shall pay the postage
10required for return when the ballot is mailed from within the United States. If the
11ballot is not mailed by the overseas elector from within the United States, the
12overseas elector shall provide return postage.

AB126,30,1614 6.26 (2) (am) A qualified elector of this state may apply to the board division
15to be appointed as a special registration deputy for the purpose of registering electors
16of any municipality prior to the close of registration.

AB126,30,2318 6.26 (2) (b) The municipal clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections
19board division may appoint any applicant who qualifies under this subsection, unless
20the applicant's appointment has been revoked by a municipality or by the board
21division for cause. The municipal clerk, board of election commissioners, or elections
22board division may revoke an appointment made by the clerk, board of election
23commissioners, or elections board division for cause at any time.

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16.26 (2) (c) No individual may serve as a special registration deputy in a
2municipality unless the individual is appointed by the municipal clerk or board of
3election commissioners of the municipality or the individual is appointed by the
4elections board division to serve all municipalities and the individual completes
5training required under s. 7.315.

AB126,31,106 (cm) The board division and each municipal clerk shall maintain a record of the
7names and addresses of each individual who is appointed by the board division or the
8clerk to serve as a special registration deputy under this section and who has
9complied with the training requirements for service as a special registration deputy
10under s. 7.315 (1) (b) 1.

AB126,31,1912 6.26 (3) The board division shall, by rule, prescribe procedures for appointment
13of special registration deputies, for revocation of appointments of special registration
14deputies, and for training of special registration deputies by municipal clerks and
15boards of election commissioners. The procedures shall be coordinated with training
16programs for special registration deputies conducted by municipal clerks under s.
177.315 and shall be formulated to promote increased registration of electors consistent
18with the needs of municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners to efficiently
19administer the registration process.

AB126,31,2321 6.275 (2) Upon receipt of each report filed under this section, the county clerk
22or board of election commissioners shall forward one copy to the board division
23within 7 days.

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16.276 (2) Within 30 days after each general election, each municipal clerk shall
2transmit to the board division a report of the number of absentee ballots transmitted
3by the clerk to absent military electors and overseas electors for that election and the
4combined number of those ballots that were cast by those electors in that election.

AB126,32,7 5(3) Within 90 days after each general election, the board division shall compile
6the information contained in the reports received from municipal clerks under sub.
7(2) and transmit the information to the federal Election Assistance Commission.

AB126,32,229 6.29 (2) (am) The board division shall provide to each municipal clerk a list
10prepared for use at each municipal clerk's office showing the name and address of
11each person whose name appears on the list provided by the department of
12corrections under s. 301.03 (20) s. 301.03 (20m) as ineligible to vote on the date of the
13election, whose address is located in the municipality, and whose name does not
14appear on the registration list for that municipality. Prior to permitting an elector
15to register to vote under this subsection, the municipal clerk shall review the list.
16If the name of an elector who wishes to register to vote appears on the list, the
17municipal clerk shall inform the elector that the elector is ineligible to register to
18vote. If the elector maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the
19municipal clerk shall permit the elector to register to vote but shall mark the elector's
20registration form as "ineligible to vote per Department of Corrections." If the elector
21wishes to vote, the municipal clerk shall challenge the elector's ballot in the same
22manner as provided for inspectors who challenge ballots under s. 6.79 (2) (dm).

AB126,33,624 6.30 (4) By mail. Any eligible elector may register by mail on a form prescribed
25by the board division and provided by each municipality. The form shall be designed

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1to obtain the information required in ss. 6.33 (1) and to provide for changes
2authorized under s. 6.40 (1) (a). The form shall contain a certification by the elector
3that all statements are true and correct. The form shall be prepostpaid for return
4when mailed at any point within the United States. The form shall be available in
5the municipal clerk's office and may be distributed by any elector of the municipality.
6The clerk shall mail a registration form to any elector upon written or oral request.

AB126,34,128 6.33 (1) The board division shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of
9registration forms. All forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information
10shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the board division. The municipal clerk
11shall supply sufficient form to meet voter registration needs. The forms shall be
12designed to obtain from each applicant information as to name; date; residence
13location; citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a valid operator's license
14issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security
15account number; whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election
16district for at least 10 days; whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony for
17which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is
18incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the applicant
19is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant is
20currently registered to vote at any other location. The form shall include a space for
21the applicant's signature and the signature of any corroborating elector. The form
22shall include a space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s.
236.26 or 6.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who
24obtains the form and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign
25his or her name, affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has

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1accepted the form. The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and
2aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information
3required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to
4vote. The form shall also include a space where the clerk may record an indication
5of whether the form is received by mail, a space where the clerk may record an
6indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of
7residence under s. 6.34, whenever required, and a space where the clerk, for any
8applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under
9s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting
10identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for
11completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk
12under s. 6.28 (4).