SB567,3,42 5.35 (6) (a) 2. A copy of the election fraud laws provided in s. 12.13 (1) and (3)
3(intro), (d), (f), (g), (k), (L), (o), (q), (r), (u), (v) and (x), together with the applicable
4penalties provided in s. 12.60 (1).

SB567,4,42 5.35 (6) (a) 4a. Instructions prescribed by the board for electors for whom a
3license or identification card is required under s. 6.79 (2) or for whom proof of
4residence under s. 6.34 is required under s. 6.55 (2).

SB567,4,126 6.15 (2) (bm) Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (7), when making application in
7person at the office of the municipal clerk, each applicant shall present a valid
8operator's license issued to the person under ch. 343, a valid, current identification
9card issued to the person by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid identification card
10issued to the person under s. 343.50. If any document presented by the applicant is
11not proof of residence under s. 6.34, the applicant shall also present proof of residence
12under s. 6.34.

SB567,4,1814 6.15 (2) (d) 1g. If the elector makes application in person at the office of the
15municipal clerk, the clerk shall verify that the name on the license or identification
16card provided by the elector under par. (bm) is the same as the name on the elector's
17application and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document
18reasonably resembles the elector.

SB567,5,520 6.15 (2) (d) 1r. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card,
21the municipal clerk shall require the elector to provide proof of residence under s.
226.34. If the elector cannot provide proof of residence, the elector may have his or her
23residence corroborated in a statement that is signed by another elector of the
24municipality and that contains the current street address of the corroborating
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1provide proof of residence under s. 6.34 permit the elector to cast his or her ballot for
2president and vice president. The elector shall then mark the ballot in the clerk's
3presence in a manner that will not disclose his or her vote. The elector shall then fold
4the ballot so as to conceal his or her vote. The clerk or elector shall then place the
5ballot in an envelope furnished by the clerk.

SB567,5,247 6.15 (3) Procedure at polling place. An eligible elector may appear at the
8polling place for the ward or election district where he or she resides and make
9application for a ballot under sub. (2). Except as otherwise provided in this
10subsection, an elector who casts a ballot under this subsection shall follow the same
11procedure required for casting a ballot at the municipal clerk's office under sub. (2).
12The inspectors shall perform the duties of the municipal clerk, except that the
13inspectors shall return the cancellation card under sub. (2) (b) to the municipal clerk
14and the clerk shall forward the card as provided in sub. (2) (c) if required. Upon
15proper completion of the application and cancellation card and submittal of proof of
16residence under s. 6.34 or providing corroboration of residence verification of the
17elector's license or identification card as provided in sub. (2) (d) 1g., the inspectors
18shall permit the elector to cast his or her ballot for president and vice president. The
19elector shall mark the ballot and, unless the ballot is utilized with an electronic
20voting system, the elector shall fold the ballot, and deposit the ballot into the ballot
21box or give it to the inspector. The inspector shall deposit it directly into the ballot
22box. Voting machines or ballots utilized with electronic voting systems may only be
23used by electors voting under this section if they permit voting for president and vice
24president only.

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16.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
2close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3)
3(a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a
4qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with this section,
5if the person complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling place.

SB567,7,27 6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed
8a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the
9municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or
10the close of business, whichever is later, on the day before an election at the office of
11the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates
12responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under
13s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2),
14a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The
15registration form shall also contain the following certification: "I, ...., hereby certify
16that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for
17at least 10 days immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this
18election". The elector shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34.
19Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34, the
20information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in a statement
21that is signed by any other elector of the municipality and that contains the current
22street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector shall then
23provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector is registering after the close
24of registration for the general election and the elector presents a valid driver's license
25issued by another state, the municipal clerk or agent shall record on a separate list

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1the name and address of the elector, the name of the state, and the license number
2and expiration date of the license.

SB567,8,74 6.33 (1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration
5forms. All forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information shall be of
6uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. The municipal clerk shall supply
7sufficient form forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms shall be designed
8to obtain from each applicant information as to name; date; residence location;
9citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a valid operator's license issued to the
10elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account
11number; whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for
12at least 10 days; whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony for which he
13or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is incarcerated, or on
14parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the applicant is disqualified on
15any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant is currently registered to
16vote at any other location. The form shall include a space for the applicant's
17signature and the signature of any corroborating elector. The form shall include a
18space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 6.26 or 6.55 (6)
19or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form
20and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name,
21affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has accepted the form.
22The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any,
23where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices
24and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. The form shall also include
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1mail, a space where the clerk may record an indication of the type of identifying
2document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. 6.34, whenever
3required, and a space where the clerk, for any applicant who possesses a valid voting
4identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record the
5identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each
6county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector
7who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4).

SB567,8,139 6.33 (2) (b) Except as provided in s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the registration form shall
10be signed by the registering elector and any corroborating elector under s. 6.29 (2)
11(a) or 6.55 (2) before the clerk, issuing officer or registration deputy. The form shall
12contain a certification by the registering elector that all statements are true and
13correct.

SB567,9,1015 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), except as
16authorized under s. 6.79 (7), the elector shall be required by a special registration
17deputy or inspector to present a valid operator's license issued to the elector under
18ch. 343, a valid, current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed
19service, or a valid identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50. If any
20document presented is not proof of residence under s. 6.34, the elector shall also
21provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector cannot provide proof of
22residence, the information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated
23in a statement that is signed by any elector who resides in the same municipality as
24the registering elector and that contains the current street address of the
25corroborating elector. The corroborator shall then provide proof of residence as

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1provided in s. 6.34. If the elector is registering to vote in the general election and the
2elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another state, the inspector or
3deputy shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name
4of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license. The signing
5by the elector executing the registration form and by any corroborator shall be in the
6presence of the special registration deputy or inspector who shall then print his or
7her name on and sign the form, indicating that the deputy or inspector has accepted
8the form. Upon compliance with this procedure, the elector shall be permitted to cast
9his or her vote, if the elector complies with all other requirements for voting at the
10polling place.

SB567,9,2512 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
13(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
14municipality may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who
15is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another
16readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the
17elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b),
18instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the
19municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
20polling place. The elector who desires to register shall execute a registration form
21as prescribed under par. (a) and, except as authorized in s. 6.79 (7), present a valid
22operator's license issued to the person under ch. 343, a valid, current identification
23card issued to the person by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid identification card
24issued to the person under s. 343.50. If any document presented by the person is not
25acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.34, the person shall also provide proof of

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1residence as provided under s. 6.34. If the elector cannot provide proof of residence,
2the information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in the
3manner provided in par. (b). If the elector a person is registering to vote in the general
4election and the elector person presents a valid driver's license issued by another
5state, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy shall record
6on a separate list the name and address of the elector person, the name of the state,
7and the license number and expiration date of the license. The signing by the elector
8person executing the registration form and by any corroborator, except as provided
9under par. (a), shall be in the presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special
10registration deputy. The municipal clerk, the deputy clerk, or the special registration
11deputy shall then print his or her name and sign the form, indicating that the clerk,
12deputy clerk, or deputy has accepted the form. Upon proper completion of
13registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk or special registration deputy shall
14serially number the registration and give one copy to the elector person for
15presentation at the polling place serving the elector's person's residence or an
16alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).

SB567,11,218 6.55 (2) (c) 2. Upon compliance with the procedures under subd. 1., the
19municipal clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors
20of the proper polling place directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her
21vote if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The
22clerk shall enter the name and address of the elector on the face of the certificate.
23If the elector's registration is corroborated, the clerk shall also enter the name and
24address of the corroborator on the face of the certificate. The certificate shall be

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1numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. The municipal clerk shall preserve one
2copy in his or her office.

SB567,11,156 6.79 (2) (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered electronically, the
7municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the most current official
8registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (2) (a) for use as poll lists at the polling
9place. Except as provided in sub. subs. (6) and (7) , each person elector, before
10receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address and present
11to the officials a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid,
12current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid
13identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50. The officials shall verify that
14the name and address provided stated by the person elector are the same as the
15person's elector's name and address on the poll list.

SB567,11,2416 (d) If the poll list, indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and
17the document provided by the elector under par. (a) does not constitute proof of
18residence under s. 6.34, the officials shall require the elector to provide proof of
19residence. If proof of residence is provided, the officials shall verify that the name
20and address on the document submitted as proof of residence provided is the same
21as the name and address shown on the registration list. If proof of residence is
22required and not provided, or if the elector does not present a license or identification
23card under par. (a), whenever required, the officials shall offer the opportunity for
24the elector to vote under s. 6.97.

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16.79 (3) (title) Refusal to give name and address provide name, address,
2license, or identification card.

SB567,12,105 6.79 (3) (b) If a license or identification card under sub. (2) is not provided by
6the elector or if the name or any photograph appearing on the document that is
7provided cannot be verified by the officials, the elector shall not be permitted to vote,
8except as authorized under sub. (6) or (7), but if the elector is entitled to cast a
9provisional ballot under s. 6.97, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the elector
10to vote under s. 6.97.

SB567,12,2412 6.79 (4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides proof of
13residence under s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2), the election officials shall enter the type of
14identifying document provided on the poll list, or separate list maintained under sub.
15(2) (c). If the document submitted as proof of identity or residence includes a number
16which applies only to the individual holding that document, the election officials
17shall also enter that number on the list. When any elector corroborates the
18registration identity or residence of any person offering to vote under s. 6.55 (2) (b)
19or (c), or the registration identity or residence of any person registering on election
20day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the election officials shall also enter the name and address
21of the corroborator next to the name of the elector whose information is being
22corroborated on the poll list, or the separate list maintained under sub. (2) (c). When
23any person offering to vote has been challenged and taken the oath, following the
24person's name on the poll list, the officials shall enter the word "Sworn".

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16.79 (6) Confidential names and addresses. An elector who has a confidential
2listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present his or her identification card issued under s. 6.47
3(3), or give his or her name and identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3),
4in lieu of stating his or her name and address and presenting a license or
5identification card under sub. (2). If the elector's name and identification serial
6number appear on the confidential portion of the list, the inspectors shall issue a
7voting serial number to the elector, record that number on the poll list and permit
8the elector to vote.

SB567,13,1610 6.79 (7) License surrender. If an elector receives a citation or notice of intent
11to revoke or suspend an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any
12jurisdiction that is dated within 60 days of the date of an election and is required to
13surrender his or her operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 at the time
14the citation or notice is issued, the elector may present an original copy of the citation
15or notice in lieu of an operator's license under ch. 343. In such case, the elector shall
16cast his or her ballot under s. 6.965.

SB567,14,1518 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an elector is at the entrance
19to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place,
20they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any individual
21selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or
22an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The Except
23as authorized in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), the individual selected by the elector shall present
24to the inspectors a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid,
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1identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50 and, if the license or
2identification card does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, shall also
3provide proof of residence under s. 6.34 for the assisted elector, whenever required,
4and all other information necessary for the elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2).
5The inspectors shall issue a ballot to the individual selected by the elector and shall
6accompany the individual to the polling place entrance where the assistance is to be
7given. If the ballot is a paper ballot, the assisting individual shall fold the ballot after
8the ballot is marked by the assisting individual. The assisting individual shall then
9immediately take the ballot into the polling place and give the ballot to an inspector.
10The inspector shall distinctly announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by ....
11(stating person's name), an elector who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the
12polling place without assistance". The inspector shall then ask, "Does anyone object
13to the reception of this ballot?" If no objection is made, the inspectors shall record
14the elector's name under s. 6.79 and deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and shall
15make a notation on the poll list: "Ballot received at poll entrance".

SB567,15,217 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not
18issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from
19a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot
20application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). Except as authorized
21in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), if an elector applies for an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's
22office, the clerk shall not issue the elector an absentee ballot unless the elector
23presents a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid, current
24identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid
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1of the document presented by the elector and shall enclose the copy in the certificate
2envelope.

SB567,15,144 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
5for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
6for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
7containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
8by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
9hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
10corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address. Except
11as authorized for an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) or as
12authorized in s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the agent shall present the license or identification
13card required under sub. (1) (ar). The clerk shall make a copy of the document
14presented by the agent and shall enclose the copy in the certificate envelope.

SB567,16,1116 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered, the elector may register
17by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the elector applies for an
18official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this subdivision,
19the agent shall present a completed registration form that contains the required
20information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the elector is
21unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize
22another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on another
23elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request
24and by authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due to
25physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other

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1information required under this subdivision. Except as otherwise provided in this
2subdivision, the The agent shall in every case provide proof of the elector's residence
3under s. 6.34. If the elector is registering to vote in the general election and the agent
4presents a valid driver's license issued to the elector by another state, the municipal
5clerk shall record on a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name
6of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the license. If the agent
7cannot present proof of residence, the registration form shall be signed and
8substantiated by another elector residing in the elector's municipality of residence,
9corroborating the information in the form. The form shall contain the full name and
10address of the corroborating elector. The agent shall then present proof of the
11corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.34.

SB567,16,18 136.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
14for absentee voters. The instructions shall include information concerning whether
15identification is required under s. 6.87 (4) or a copy of a license or identification card
16is required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) and information concerning whether a copy of
17identification is required to be submitted and, if so, the form of identification that is
18required.

SB567,17,1420 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk may, if the clerk is reliably informed by an absent
21elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail address where the
22elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the
23absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under this subsection if, in the
24judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot through the mail may not
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1elector may receive an absentee ballot under this subsection only if the elector has
2filed a valid application for the ballot under s. 6.86 (1). If the clerk transmits an
3absentee ballot under this paragraph, the clerk shall also transmit a facsimile or
4electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the certificate envelope
5prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions prescribed by the board. The
6instructions shall require the absent elector to make and subscribe to the
7certification as required under sub. (4) (b) and to enclose the absentee ballot in a
8separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the
9completed certificate. The elector shall then affix sufficient postage unless the
10absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws
11and shall mail the absentee ballot to the municipal clerk. Except as authorized in
12s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot received under this paragraph shall not be counted
13unless it is cast in the manner prescribed in this paragraph and in accordance with
14the instructions provided by the board.

SB567,18,2217 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
18absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an
19adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the
20ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
21shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
22so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
23envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
24ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
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1to 5. and s. 6.875 (6) and notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), the elector shall enclose
2a copy of the license or identification card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) in the
3envelope, unless the elector is a military elector or an overseas elector or the elector
4has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is
5required and the document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not
6constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of
7residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope. Proof of residence is required if the elector
8is not a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector
9registered by mail and has not voted in an election in this state. If the elector
10requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86
11(1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an
12original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5).
13The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The
14envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk
15issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the
16United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for
17delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a
18primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return
19of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s.
205.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked
21for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for
22candidates in the primary.

SB567,18,2424 6.87 (4) (a) In this subsection:

SB567,18,2525 1. "Military elector" has the meaning given in s. 6.34 (1) (a).

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12. "Overseas elector" has the meaning given in s. 6.34 (1) (b).

SB567,19,83 6.87 (4) (b) 2. Unless subd. 3. applies, if the absentee elector has applied for and
4qualified to receive absentee ballots automatically under s. 6.86 (2) (a), the elector
5may, in lieu of providing a copy of a license or identification card required under s.
66.86 (1) (ar), submit with his or her absentee ballot a statement signed by the same
7individual who witnesses voting of the ballot which contains the name and address
8of the elector and verifies that the name and address are correct.

SB567,19,139 3. If the absentee elector has received an absentee ballot from the municipal
10clerk by mail for a previous election, has provided a copy of a license or identification
11card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) with that ballot, and has not changed his or her
12name or address since providing that identification, the elector is not required to
13provide a copy of the identification required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar).

SB567,19,2114 4. If the absentee elector has received a citation or notice of intent to revoke or
15suspend an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any jurisdiction that
16is dated within 60 days of the date of the election and is required to surrender his or
17her operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 at the time the citation or
18notice is issued, the elector may enclose a copy of the citation or notice in lieu of an
19operator's license under ch. 343 if the elector is voting by mail, or may present an
20original copy of the citation or notice in lieu of an operator's license under ch. 343 if
21the elector is voting at the office of the municipal clerk.

SB567,20,822 5. Unless subd. 3. or 4. applies, if the absentee elector resides in a residential
23care apartment complex that is certified or registered under s. 50.034 (1) or an adult
24family home that is certified under s. 50.032 and the municipal clerk or board of
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1does not send special voting deputies to visit the complex or home at the election
2under s. 6.875, the elector may, in lieu of providing a copy of a license or identification
3card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), submit with his or her absentee ballot a
4statement signed by the same individual who witnesses voting of the ballot that
5contains the certification of the manager of the complex or home that the elector
6resides in the complex or home and the complex or home is certified or registered as
7required by law, that contains the name and address of the elector, and that verifies
8that the name and address are correct.

SB567,20,11 106.875 (title) Absentee voting in nursing and retirement certain homes
11and certain community-based residential, facilities, and complexes.

SB567,20,1513 6.875 (1) (ap) "Qualified adult family home" means a facility that is certified
14to operate as an adult family home under s. 50.032 that qualifies under sub. (2) (d)
15to utilize the procedures under this section.

SB567,20,1816 (asm) "Qualified residential care apartment complex" means a facility that is
17certified or registered to operate as a residential care apartment complex under s.
1850.034 (1) that qualifies under sub. (2) (d) to utilize the procedures under this section.

SB567,20,2320 6.875 (2) (a) The procedures prescribed in this section are the exclusive means
21of absentee voting for electors who are occupants of nursing homes, qualified
22community-based residential facilities or, qualified retirement homes, qualified
23residential care apartment complexes, and qualified adult family homes.

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16.875 (2) (d) The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of any
2municipality where a residential care apartment complex certified or registered
3under s. 50.034 (1) or an adult family home certified under s. 50.032 is located may
4adopt the procedures under this section for absentee voting in any residential care
5apartment complex or adult family home located in the municipality if the municipal
6clerk or board of election commissioners finds that there are a significant number of
7the occupants of the complex or home who lack adequate transportation to the
8appropriate polling place, a significant number of the occupants of the complex or
9home may need assistance in voting, there are a significant number of the occupants
10of the complex or home aged 60 or over, or there are a significant number of
11indefinitely confined electors who are occupants of the complex or home.

SB567,22,813 6.875 (3) An occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or,
14qualified community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment
15complex, or qualified adult family home who qualifies as an absent elector and
16desires to receive an absentee ballot shall make application under s. 6.86 (1), (2), or
17(2m) with the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality
18in which the elector is a resident. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a
19municipality receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing
20home or qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential
21facility, qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
22located in a different municipality shall, as soon as possible, notify and transmit an
23absentee ballot for the elector to the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
24municipality in which the home or qualified community-based residential, facility
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1receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing home or
2qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility,
3qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home located
4in the municipality but who is a resident of a different municipality shall, as soon as
5possible, notify and request transmission of an absentee ballot from the clerk or
6board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the elector is a resident.
7The clerk or board of election commissioners shall make a record of all absentee
8ballots to be transmitted, delivered, and voted under this section.

SB567,23,6 9(4) (a) For the purpose of absentee voting in nursing homes and, qualified
10retirement homes and, qualified community-based residential facilities, qualified
11residential care apartment complexes, and qualified adult family homes, the
12municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality in which one
13or more nursing homes or, qualified retirement homes or, qualified
14community-based residential facilities, qualified residential care apartment
15complexes, or qualified adult family homes are located shall appoint at least 2 special
16voting deputies for the municipality. Upon application under s. 6.86 (1), (2), or (2m)
17by one or more qualified electors who are occupants of a nursing home or qualified
18retirement home or qualified community-based residential, facility, or complex, the
19municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the
20home or, facility, or complex is located shall dispatch 2 special voting deputies to visit
21the home or qualified community-based residential, facility, or complex for the
22purpose of supervising absentee voting procedure by occupants of the home or
23qualified community-based residential, facility, or complex. The clerk shall
24maintain a list, available to the public upon request, of each nursing home or
25qualified retirement home or qualified community-based residential , facility, or

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1complex where an elector has requested an absentee ballot. The list shall include the
2date and time the deputies intend to visit each home or facility. The 2 deputies
3designated to visit each nursing home or, qualified retirement home or, qualified
4community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment complex,
5and qualified adult family home shall be affiliated with different political parties
6whenever deputies representing different parties are available.

SB567,23,177 (b) Nominations for the special voting deputy positions described in par. (a)
8may be submitted by the 2 recognized political parties whose candidates for governor
9or president received the greatest numbers of votes in the municipality at the most
10recent general election. The deputies shall be specially appointed to carry out the
11duties under par. (a) for the period specified in s. 7.30 (6) (a). The clerk or board of
12election commissioners may revoke an appointment at any time. No individual who
13is employed or retained, or within the 2 years preceding appointment has been
14employed or retained, at a nursing home or, qualified retirement home or, qualified
15community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment complex,
16or qualified adult family home in the municipality, or any member of the individual's
17immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may be appointed to serve as a deputy.

SB567,24,619 6.875 (6) (a) Special voting deputies in each municipality shall, not later than
205 p.m. on the Friday preceding an election, arrange one or more convenient times
21with the administrator of each nursing home, qualified retirement home and,
22qualified community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment
23complex, and qualified adult family home in the municipality from which one or more
24occupants have filed an application under s. 6.86 to conduct absentee voting for the
25election. The time may be no earlier than the 4th Monday preceding the election and

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1no later than 5 p.m. on the Monday preceding the election. The municipal clerk shall
2post a notice at the home or, facility , or complex indicating the date and time that
3absentee voting will take place at that home or, facility, or complex. The notice shall
4be posted as soon as practicable after arranging the visit but in no case less than 24
5hours before the visit. At the designated time, 2 deputies appointed under sub. (4)
6shall visit the home or, facility, or complex.

SB567,25,27 (c) 1. Upon their visit to the home or, facility, or complex under par. (a), the
8deputies shall personally offer each elector who has filed a proper application for an
9absentee ballot the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot. In lieu of providing
10a copy of a license or identification card under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. with his or her absentee
11ballot, the elector may submit with his or her ballot a statement signed by both
12deputies that contains the name and address of the elector and verifies that the name
13and address are correct. The deputies shall enclose the statement in the certificate
14envelope. If an elector presents a license or identification card under s. 6.87 (4) (b)
151., the deputies shall make a copy of the document presented by the elector and shall
16enclose the copy in the certificate envelope. If an elector is present who has not filed
17a proper application for an absentee ballot, the 2 deputies may accept an application
18from the elector and shall issue a ballot to the elector if the elector is qualified, the
19elector presents a license or identification card, whenever required, or submits a
20statement containing his or her name and address under this subsection, and the
21application is proper. The deputies shall each witness the certification and may,
22upon request of the elector, assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot. All
23voting shall be conducted in the presence of the deputies. Upon request of the elector,
24a relative of the elector who is present in the room may assist the elector in marking
25the elector's ballot. No individual other than a deputy may witness the certification

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1and no individual other than a deputy or relative of an elector may render voting
2assistance to the elector.

SB567,25,123 2. Upon the request of a relative of an occupant of a nursing home or, qualified
4retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility, qualified
5residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home, the
6administrator of the home or, facility , or complex may notify the relative of the time
7or times at which special voting deputies will conduct absentee voting at the home
8or, facility, or complex and permit the relative to be present in the room where the
9voting is conducted. The municipal clerk shall post a notice at the home or, facility,
10or complex indicating the date and time that absentee voting will take place at that
11home or, facility, or complex. The notice shall be posted as soon as practicable after
12arranging the visit but in no case less than 24 hours before the visit.

SB567,26,1014 6.88 (3) (a) Any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election
15day, the inspectors shall open the carrier envelope only, and announce the name of
16the absent elector or the identification serial number of the absent elector if the
17elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the
18certification has been properly executed, the applicant is a qualified elector of the
19ward or election district, and the applicant has not voted in the election, they shall
20enter an indication on the poll list next to the applicant's name indicating an
21absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then open the envelope containing
22the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The
23inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be
24unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the inspectors shall
25verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates

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1that identification is required and no identification is enclosed or the name or
2address on the document that is provided is not the same as the name and address
3shown on the poll list, or if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector,
4as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector is required to provide a copy of a license or
5identification card under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) and no copy of the license or identification
6card is enclosed or the name on the document cannot be verified by the inspectors,
7the inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall then
8deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or
9voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the
10elector had been present and voted in person.

SB567,27,6 126.965 Voting procedure for electors presenting citation or notice in
13lieu of license. Whenever any elector is allowed to vote at a polling place under s.
146.79 (7) by presenting a citation or notice of intent to revoke or suspend an operator's
15license in lieu of an operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, the
16inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the
17serial number of the elector corresponding to the number kept at the election on the
18poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.965." If voting
19machines are used in the municipality where the elector is voting, the elector's vote
20may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which
21shall have the notation "s. 6.965" written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors
22before the ballot is given to the elector. If the municipal clerk receives an absentee
23ballot from an elector who presents a citation or notice, or copy thereof, under s. 6.87
24(4) (b) 4., the clerk shall enter a notation on the certificate envelope "Ballot under s.
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1the back of the ballot the serial number of the elector corresponding to the number
2kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the
3notation "s. 6.965." The inspectors shall indicate on the poll list or other list
4maintained under s. 6.79 the fact that the elector is voting by using a citation or
5notice in lieu of a license. The inspectors shall then deposit the ballot. The ballot
6shall then be counted under s. 5.85, or under s. 7.51 or 7.52.

SB567,28,138 6.97 (1) Whenever any individual who is required to provide proof of residence
9under s. 6.34 in order to be permitted to vote appears to vote at a polling place and
10cannot provide the required proof of residence, the inspectors shall offer the
11opportunity for the individual to vote under this section. Whenever any individual,
12other than a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an
13elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), appears to vote at a polling
14place and does not present a license or identification card under s. 6.79 (2), whenever
15required, the inspectors or the municipal clerk shall similarly offer the opportunity
16for the individual to vote under this section. If the individual wishes to vote, the
17inspectors shall provide the elector with an envelope marked "Ballot under s. 6.97,
18stats." on which the serial number of the elector is entered and shall require the
19individual to execute on the envelope a written affirmation stating that the
20individual is a qualified elector of the ward or election district where he or she offers
21to vote and is eligible to vote in the election. The inspectors shall, before giving the
22elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the serial number of the individual
23corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll list or other list
24maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". If voting machines are used in
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1only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which shall have the
2corresponding number from the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and
3the notation "s. 6.97" written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors before the
4ballot is given to the elector. When receiving the individual's ballot, the inspectors
5shall provide the individual with written voting information prescribed by the board
6under s. 7.08 (8). The inspectors shall indicate on the list the fact that the individual
7is required to provide proof of residence or a license or identification card under s.
86.79 (2) but did not do so. The inspectors shall notify the individual that he or she
9may provide proof of residence or a license or identification card to the municipal
10clerk or executive director of the municipal board of election commissioners. The
11inspectors shall also promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive director of the
12name, address, and serial number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place
13the ballot inside the envelope and place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.

SB567,29,7 14(2) Whenever any individual who votes by absentee ballot is required to
15provide proof of residence in order to be permitted to vote and does not provide the
16required proof of residence under s. 6.34, the inspectors shall treat the ballot as a
17provisional ballot under this section. Whenever any individual, other than a military
18elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), an individual who has a
19confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), or an individual who is exempted under s. 6.87
20(4) or s. 6.875 (6), votes by absentee ballot and does not enclose a copy of the license
21or identification card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), the inspectors shall similarly
22treat the ballot as a provisional ballot under this section. Upon removing the ballot
23from the envelope, the inspectors shall write on the back of the absentee ballot the
24serial number of the individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on
25the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". The

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1inspectors shall indicate on the list the fact that the individual is required to provide
2proof of residence or a copy of a license or identification card under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) but
3did not do so. The inspectors shall promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive
4director of the municipal board of election commissioners of the name, address, and
5serial number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside an
6envelope on which the name and serial number of the elector is entered and shall
7place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.