AB39,7,64 6.26 (1) The municipal clerk or the board of election commissioners of each
5municipality shall administer elector registration within the municipality in
6accordance with the procedures prescribed under sub. (3) this chapter.

AB39,7,8 7(2) (d) This subsection does not apply to deputies appointed under s. 6.285 (1)
8or 6.55 (6).

AB39,7,16 9(3) The board shall, by rule, prescribe procedures for appointment of special
10registration deputies, for revocation of appointments of special registration deputies,
11and for training of special registration deputies by municipal clerks and boards of
12election commissioners under this section. The procedures shall be coordinated with
13training programs for special registration deputies conducted by municipal clerks
14under s. 7.315 and shall be formulated to promote increased registration of electors
15consistent with the needs of municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners
16to efficiently administer the registration process.

AB39,7,2018 6.275 (1) (c) The total number of electors of the municipality residing in that
19county who registered after the close of registration and prior to the day of the
20primary or election under ss. 6.29, 6.285, and 6.86 (3) (a) 2.

AB39,7,22 226.28 (title) Open registration.

AB39,8,1824 6.28 (1) Registration locations; deadline. Except as authorized in ss. 6.285,
256.29, 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for any election shall close at

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15 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail
2under s. 6.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked
3no later than the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. All applications for
4registration corrections and additions may be made throughout the year at the office
5of the city board of election commissioners, at the office of the municipal clerk, at the
6office of the county clerk, or at other locations permitted under s. 6.285 or provided
7by the board of election commissioners or the common council in cities over 500,000
8population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common council, village
9or town board in all other municipalities and may also be made during the school year
10at any high school by qualified persons under sub. (2) (a). Other registration
11locations may include but are not limited to fire houses, police stations, public
12libraries, institutions of higher education, supermarkets, community centers, plants
13and factories, banks, savings and loan associations and savings banks. Special
14registration deputies shall be appointed for each location unless the location can be
15sufficiently staffed by the board of election commissioners or the municipal clerk or
16his or her deputies. An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s.
176.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where
18the elector resides.

AB39,9,7 206.285 Registration at satellite absentee voting stations. (1) Special
21registration deputy. Every municipal clerk or board of election commissioners that
22designates a satellite absentee voting station under s. 6.873 (1) shall appoint at least
23one qualified elector of this state as a special registration deputy for the satellite
24location. The special registration deputy shall be able to read and write the English
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1any office to be voted for at an election at which he or she serves. The municipal clerk
2or board of election commissioners shall instruct the special registration deputy in
3the deputy's duties and responsibilities. The municipal clerk or board of election
4commissioners shall ensure that any individual who serves as a special registration
5deputy meets training requirements prescribed in rules promulgated by the board
6under s. 7.315. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may revoke
7the deputy's appointment at any time.

AB39,9,25 8(2) Registration procedure. (a) Generally. Except as provided under par. (c),
9any qualified elector of a municipality whose name does not appear on the
10registration list may register in person at any satellite absentee voting station
11designated by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners under s. 6.873
12(1) at any time during which absentee ballots may be cast at the station. A qualified
13elector of a municipality who has changed his or her residence may also transfer his
14or her registration at a satellite absentee voting station located in the municipality
15as provided in s. 6.40 (1) (a) 1. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners
16shall provide a current copy of the list of persons obtained from the department of
17corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) who are ineligible to vote at the forthcoming
18election to each special registration deputy at a satellite absentee voting station.
19Prior to permitting an elector to register to vote under this subsection, the special
20registration deputy shall review the list. If the name of an elector who wishes to
21register to vote appears on the list, the special registration deputy shall inform the
22elector that the elector is ineligible to register to vote. If the elector maintains that
23he or she is eligible to vote in the election, the special registration deputy shall permit
24the elector to register to vote but shall mark the elector's registration form as
25"ineligible to vote per Department of Corrections."

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1(b) During late registration. 1. `Proof of residence.' Any elector who makes a
2registration application under par. (a) after the close of registration under s. 6.28 (1)
3shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. The special registration deputy shall
4then enter the name and address of the elector and the type of identifying document
5provided on a separate list. If the elector is unable to provide proof of residence under
6s. 6.34, the information contained in the elector's registration form shall be
7corroborated in a separate statement signed by another elector of the municipality
8which contains the current street address of the corroborating elector. The
9corroborating elector shall then provide acceptable proof of residence under s. 6.34.
10The statement shall be signed by the corroborating elector in the presence of the
11special registration deputy. The special registration deputy shall enter on a separate
12list the name and address of the registering elector together with the name and
13address of the collaborating elector.

AB39,11,414 2. `Voting procedure.' If the elector is registering for the general election and
15the elector presents a valid driver's license issued by another state, the special
16registration deputy shall record on a separate list the name and address of the
17elector, the name of the state, and the license number and expiration date of the
18license. A qualified elector who completes a registration form under par. (a) and
19satisfies subd. 1. after the close of registration under s. 6.28 (1) may immediately vote
20by absentee ballot at the satellite absentee voting station under s. 6.873. If the
21registering elector does not wish to immediately vote by absentee ballot, the special
22registration deputy shall issue a certificate addressed to the inspectors of the proper
23ward or election district directing that the elector be permitted to cast his or her vote
24if the elector complies with all requirements for voting at the polling place. The
25certificate shall be numbered serially and prepared in duplicate. At the time that he

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1or she appears at the correct polling place, the elector shall deliver any certificate
2issued under this subdivision to the inspectors. The inspectors shall record the
3names of electors who present certificates in person or for whom certificates are
4presented with absentee ballots on the list maintained under s. 6.56 (1).

AB39,11,75 (c) Confidential registration. Any elector who wishes to obtain a confidential
6listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the
7municipality where the elector resides.

AB39,11,25 8(3) Completed registration forms, transfers, lists, and certificates. The
9special registration deputy shall promptly arrange the completed registration forms,
10registration transfers, separate lists, and certificates issued under sub. (2) (b) 2. in
11the manner specified by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. The
12special absentee voting deputy that has supervision under s. 6.873 (2) (d) over the
13satellite absentee voting station shall ensure that the forms, transfers, lists, and
14certificates are properly kept and shall promptly forward the forms, transfers, lists,
15and certificates to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners in the
16manner specified by the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. The
17municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall file the registration forms
18as provided under s. 6.35, shall change any registrations that are transferred as
19provided under s. 6.40 (1), and shall preserve the certificates in the same manner as
20certificates issued under s. 6.29 (2) (b). The municipal clerk or board of election
21commissioners may reject any incomplete or defective registration form or transfer
22received under this subsection and shall promptly notify each individual whose
23registration is rejected of the rejection and the reason for the rejection. A person
24whose registration is rejected under this subsection may reapply for registration if
25he or she is qualified.

AB39,12,62 6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the
3close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3)
4(a) 2. Any but any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is
5otherwise a qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with
6this section.

AB39,12,128 6.32 (3) If the form is submitted later than the close of registration, the clerk
9shall make a good faith effort to notify the elector that he or she may register at the
10clerk's office under s. 6.29 or, at the proper polling place or other location designated
11under s. 6.55 (2), or, if applicable, at a satellite absentee voting station designated
12under s. 6.873 (1).

AB39,13,1814 6.33 (1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration
15forms. All forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information shall be of
16uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. The municipal clerk shall supply
17sufficient forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms shall be designed to
18obtain from each applicant information as to name; date; residence location;
19citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a valid operator's license issued to the
20elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account
21number; whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election district for
22at least 10 days; whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony for which he
23or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is incarcerated, or on
24parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the applicant is disqualified on
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1vote at any other location. The form shall include a space for the applicant's
2signature and the signature of any corroborating elector. The form shall include a
3space to enter the name of any special registration deputy appointed under s. 6.26,
46.285 (1), or 6.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2)
5who obtains the form and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to
6sign his or her name, affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has
7accepted the form. The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and
8aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information
9required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to
10vote. The form shall also include a space where the clerk may record an indication
11of whether the form is received by mail, a space where the clerk may record an
12indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of
13residence under s. 6.34, whenever required, and a space where the clerk, for any
14applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under
15s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting
16identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for
17completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk
18under s. 6.28 (4).

AB39,14,620 6.34 (2) Except as authorized in ss. 6.285 (2) (b) 1., 6.29 (2) (a) and 6.86 (3) (a)
212., upon completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33, each elector who
22is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas
23elector and who registers after the close of registration under s. 6.285, 6.29 or 6.86
24(3) (a) 2., shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence
25under sub. (3). Each elector who is required to register under s. 6.27 who is not a

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1military elector or an overseas elector who registers by mail, and who has not voted
2in an election in this state shall, if voting in person, provide an identifying document
3that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3) or, if voting by absentee ballot,
4provide a copy of an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under
5sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail, the identifying document may not be a
6residential lease.

AB39,14,168 6.34 (3) (a) 7. A university, college, or technical college fee or identification card
9that contains a photograph of the cardholder. A card under this subdivision that does
10not contain the information specified in par. (b) shall be considered proof of residence
11if the university, college, or technical college that issued the card provides a certified
12and current list of students who reside in housing sponsored by the university,
13college, or technical college to the municipal clerk prior to the election showing the
14current address of the students and if the municipal clerk, special registration
15deputy, special voting deputy under s. 6.873, or inspector verifies that the student
16presenting the card is included on the list.

AB39,14,2118 6.36 (2) (b) If an elector obtains a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), the
19registration list shall be prepared such that the address of the elector does not appear
20on copies of the list that are used at polling places and satellite absentee voting
21stations designated under s. 6.873 (1).

AB39,15,323 6.36 (2) (d) Together with the registration list for each polling place, the
24municipal clerk shall provide to the inspectors a separate list containing the name
25and address of each elector who resides in the ward or wards or the election district

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1served by the polling place and who has registered after the close of registration
2under s. 6.285 (2) (b) or 6.29 (2) (a) and the name and address of any corroborating
3elector who corroborated his or her residence.

AB39,15,95 6.36 (5) After each general election, the board shall contact the chief election
6official of each state from which an elector who voted in that election presented a
7valid driver's license under s. 6.285 (2), 6.29 (2) (a), 6.55 (2) (b) or (c) 1., or 6.86 (3)
8(a) 2. for so long as the license remains valid. The board shall inquire whether the
9holder of the driver's license voted in that election in that state.

AB39,15,2011 6.40 (1) (a) 1. Any registered elector shall transfer registration after a change
12of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk or by mailing
13to the municipal clerk a signed request stating his or her present address, affirming
14that this will be his or her residence for 10 days prior to the election and providing
15the address where he or she was last registered. Alternatively, the elector may
16transfer his or her registration at a satellite absentee voting station designated
17under s. 6.873 (1) or at the proper polling place or other registration location under
18s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a). If an elector is voting in the ward or
19election district where the elector formerly resided, the change shall be effective for
20the next election.

AB39,16,322 6.40 (1) (c) Name change. Whenever an elector's name is legally changed,
23including a change by marriage or divorce, the elector shall transfer his or her
24registration to his or her legal name by appearing in person at the office of the
25municipal clerk or mailing to the municipal clerk a signed request for a transfer of

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1registration to such name. Alternatively, a registered elector may make notification
2of a name change at a satellite absentee voting station designated under s. 6.873 (1)
3or at his or her polling place under s. 6.55 (2) (d).

AB39,16,135 6.45 (1) After the deadline for revision of the registration list, the municipal
6clerk shall make copies of the list for election use. The registration list and any
7supplemental lists which are prepared at polling places, satellite absentee voting
8stations designated under s. 6.873 (1), or other registration locations under s. 6.55,
9shall be open to public inspection. Under the regulations prescribed by the municipal
10clerk, any person may copy the registration list at the office of the clerk. A
11registration list maintained at a polling place or satellite absentee voting satellite
12station may be examined by any person who is observing the proceedings under s.
137.41 when such use does not interfere with the conduct of the election.

AB39,16,2315 6.45 (1m) The registration list and any supplemental lists which are prepared
16at polling places, satellite absentee voting stations designated under s. 6.873 (1), or
17other registration locations under s. 6.55, shall be open to public inspection. Under
18the regulations prescribed by the municipal clerk, any person may copy the
19registration list at the office of the clerk. A registration list maintained at a polling
20place or satellite absentee voting station may be examined by any person who is
21observing the proceedings under s. 7.41 when such use does not interfere with the
22conduct of the election. This subsection does not apply to information that is
23confidential under s. 6.47.

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16.50 (10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
2ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
3(2), or 6.55 (2), or under s. 6.285 (2) in municipalities where one or more satellite
4absentee voting stations are designated.

AB39,17,11 66.54 Failure to register; rights. No name may be added to the registration
7list after the close of registration, but any person whose name is not on the
8registration list but who is otherwise a qualified elector is entitled to vote at the
9election upon compliance with the procedures under s. 6.29 or, 6.55, or s. 6.86 (3) (a)
102., or in municipalities where a satellite absentee voting station is designated under
11s. 6.873 (1), upon compliance with the procedures under s. 6.285 (2).

AB39,17,1913 6.55 (2) (d) A registered elector who has changed his or her name but resides
14at the same address, and has not notified the municipal clerk transferred his or her
15registration to his or her legal name under s. 6.40 (1) (c), shall notify the inspector
16of the change before voting. The inspector shall then notify the municipal clerk at
17the time when materials are returned under s. 6.56 (1). If an elector has changed
18both a name and address, the elector shall register at the polling place or other
19registration location under pars. (a) and (b).

AB39,17,2421 6.56 (1) The list containing the names of persons voting under ss. 6.29 and s.
226.55 (2) or persons voting after presenting a certificate issued under s. 6.285 (2) (b)
232. or 6.29 (2) (b) shall be returned together with all forms and certificates to the
24municipal clerk.

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16.56 (5) Whenever any letter or postcard mailed under this section is returned
2undelivered, or whenever the U.S. postal service notifies the clerk of an improper
3address which was apparently improper on the day of the election or whenever it
4otherwise appears that a person has voted who is not qualified or has voted more
5than once in an election, and the person has been permitted to vote after
6corroboration was made under s. 6.285 (2) (b), 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the municipal
7clerk shall also provide the name of the corroborator shall also be provided to the
8district attorney for the county where the person resides and the board.

AB39,18,1610 6.77 (1) An elector may vote only at the polling place for his or her residence
11designated by the governing body or board of election commissioners of the
12municipality where the elector resides, at a satellite absentee voting station
13designated under s. 6.873 (1) in the municipality where the elector resides, or at a
14nursing home, qualified retirement home, or qualified community-based residential
15facility where absentee voting is conducted under s. 6.875 (6) in the municipality
16where the elector resides.

AB39,19,218 6.79 (2) (c) The officials shall maintain separate lists for electors who are voting
19under s. 6.15, 6.29, or 6.55 (2) or (3), electors who are voting after presenting a
20certificate issued under s. 6.285 (2) (b) 2. or 6.29 (2) (b), and electors who are
21reassigned from another polling place under s. 5.25 (5) (b) and shall enter the full
22name, address, and serial number of each of these electors on the appropriate
23separate list. Alternatively, if the poll list is maintained electronically, the officials
24may enter on the poll list the information that would otherwise appear on a separate

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1list if the information that would be obtainable from a separate list is entered on the
2poll list.

AB39,20,44 6.82 (1) Receipt of ballot at poll entrance. (a) When any of the inspectors
5are at a polling place or a special voting deputy at a satellite absentee voting station
6designated under s. 6.873 (1) is informed that an elector is at the entrance to the
7polling place or station who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place
8or station, they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any
9individual selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that
10employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.
11The individual selected by the elector shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34
12for the assisted elector, whenever required, and all other information necessary for
13the elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.873 (4). The inspectors or the
14special voting deputy shall issue a ballot to the individual selected by the elector and
15shall accompany the individual to the polling place or satellite absentee voting
16station entrance where the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a paper ballot,
17the assisting individual shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked by the
18assisting individual. The assisting individual shall then immediately take the ballot
19into the polling place or satellite absentee voting station and give the ballot to an
20inspector or special voting deputy. The inspector or special voting deputy shall
21distinctly announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name),
22an elector who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the polling place or satellite
23absentee voting station without assistance". The inspector shall then ask, "Does
24anyone object to the reception of this ballot?" If no objection is made, the inspectors
25or special voting deputy shall record the elector's name under s. 6.79 and on the poll

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1or registration list. The inspector shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and the
2special voting deputy shall seal and secure the absentee ballot. The inspector or
3deputy shall make a notation on the poll or registration list: "Ballot received at poll
4entrance" or "Ballot received at voting station entrance".

AB39,20,65 (b) If objection to receiving the ballot is made by any qualified elector present,
6the inspectors or special voting deputy shall receive the ballot under s. 6.95.

AB39,20,198 6.82 (2) (a) If an elector declares to the presiding election official at a polling
9place or to a special voting deputy at a satellite absentee voting station designated
10under s. 6.873 (1) that he or she cannot read or write, or has difficulty in reading,
11writing or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to mark a ballot
12or depress a button or lever on a voting machine, the elector shall be informed by the
13officials or deputy that he or she may have assistance. When assistance is requested,
14the elector may select any individual to assist in casting his or her vote. The selected
15individual rendering assistance may not be the elector's employer or an agent of that
16employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.
17The selected individual shall certify on the back of the ballot that it was marked with
18his or her assistance. Where voting machines are used, certification shall be made
19on the registration list.

AB39,20,2320 (d) The election officials or special voting deputy shall enter upon the poll or
21registration list after the name of any elector who had assistance in voting the word
22"assisted". The officials shall also record on the poll or registration list the full name
23and address of the individual who renders assistance.

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16.82 (3) Use of paper ballots. Whenever, in a municipality in which voting
2machines are an electronic voting system is used, an elector declares to the chief
3inspector at a polling place or a special voting deputy at a satellite absentee voting
4station designated under s. 6.873 (1) that, due to physical disability, the elector is
5unable to depress a button or lever on a voting machine mark the ballot used with
6an electronic voting system, the inspectors or deputy shall permit the elector to vote
7using a paper ballot and voting booth.

AB39,22,29 6.855 (1) The governing body of a municipality may elect to designate a site
10other than the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners as the
11primary location from which electors of the municipality may request and vote
12absentee ballots and to which voted absentee ballots shall be returned by electors for
13any election. The designated site shall be located as near as practicable to the office
14of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners and no site may be
15designated that affords an advantage to any political party. Unless one or more
16satellite absentee voting stations are designated under s. 6.873 (1), this site shall be
17the sole location that absentee voting is conducted by the municipality. An election
18by a governing body to designate an alternate site under this section shall be made
19no fewer than 14 days prior to the time that absentee ballots are available for the
20primary under s. 7.15 (1) (cm), if a primary is scheduled to be held, or at least 14 days
21prior to the time that absentee ballots are available for the election under s. 7.15 (1)
22(cm), if a primary is not scheduled to be held, and shall remain in effect until at least
23the day after the election. If the governing body of a municipality makes an election
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1is to be conducted at the alternate site may be conducted in the office of the municipal
2clerk or board of election commissioners.

AB39,22,54 6.86 (1) (a) 5. By delivering an application to a special voting deputy under s.
56.873 (4) or 6.875 (6).

AB39,22,117 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. ss. 6.873 (3) (b) and 6.875 (6), the
8municipal clerk shall not issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written
9application therefor from a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall
10retain each absentee ballot application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23
11(1).

AB39,22,2513 6.87 (3) (a) Except as authorized under par. (d) and as otherwise provided in
14s. ss. 6.873 and 6.875, the municipal clerk shall mail the absentee ballot to the
15elector's residence unless otherwise directed by the elector, or shall deliver it to the
16elector personally at the clerk's office or at an alternate site under s. 6.855. If the
17ballot is mailed, and the ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free
18postage laws, the clerk shall affix the appropriate legend required by U.S. postal
19regulations. Otherwise, the clerk shall pay the postage required for return when the
20ballot is mailed from within the United States. If the ballot is not mailed by the
21absentee elector from within the United States, the absentee elector shall provide
22return postage. If the ballot is delivered to the elector at the clerk's office, or an
23alternate site under s. 6.855, or a satellite absentee voting station designated under
24s. 6.873 (1), the ballot shall be voted at the office or, alternate site, or station and may
25not be removed by the elector therefrom.

AB39,23,20 26.873 Absentee voting at satellite absentee voting stations. (1)
3Designation of satellite absentee voting stations. The municipal clerk or board
4of election commissioners of any municipality may designate any location, other than
5the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners and other than
6a nursing or retirement home or community-based residential facility under s.
76.875, as a satellite absentee voting station where electors of the municipality may
8vote by absentee ballot. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may
9designate a station on private property only if the person who owns the property or
10otherwise has authority to consent to its use by the municipality consents to the
11designation and consents to the enforcement of s. 12.03 (2m) on property owned or
12controlled by the person. Any designation of a satellite absentee voting station for
13an election under this subsection shall be made no fewer than 14 days prior to the
14time that absentee ballots are available for the primary under s. 7.15 (1) (cm), if a
15primary is scheduled to be held, or at least 14 days prior to the time that absentee
16ballots are available for the election under s. 7.15 (1) (cm), if a primary is not
17scheduled to be held, and shall remain in effect until at least the day after the
18election. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall not designate
19a location as a satellite absentee voting station if there is a charge for the
20municipality to use the location.

AB39,24,11 21(2) Appointment of special voting deputies. (a) Appointment. The municipal
22clerk or board of election commissioners shall appoint at least one qualified elector
23of this state as a special voting deputy to receive absentee ballots at each station
24established under sub. (1). The appointment shall be made without regard to
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1the English language, be capable, and be of good understanding, and may not be a
2candidate for any office to be voted for at an election for which he or she serves. The
3governing body of the municipality may require a special voting deputy to prove his
4or her ability to read and write English and to have a general knowledge of the
5election laws. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may
6administer examinations to determine whether an individual qualifies for
7appointment under this paragraph. The municipal clerk or board of election
8commissioners shall instruct the special voting deputy in the deputy's duties and
9responsibilities. The municipal clerk or board of election commissions shall ensure
10that all training meets the requirements prescribed in the rules promulgated by the
11board under s. 7.315.

AB39,24,2212 (b) Oath. Before performing his or her duties, each special voting deputy
13appointed under par. (a) shall file the oath required by s. 7.30 (5). In the oath, the
14individual shall swear that he or she is qualified to act as a deputy under this section,
15that he or she has read the statutes governing absentee voting, that he or she
16understands the proper absentee voting procedure, that he or she understands the
17penalties for noncompliance with the procedure under s. 12.13, that his or her sacred
18obligation will be to fully and fairly implement the absentee voting law and seek to
19have the intent of the electors ascertained. In addition, the oath shall state that the
20individual realizes that any error in conducting the voting procedure may result in
21invalidation of an elector's vote under s. 7.51 (2) (e) and that the individual realizes
22that absentee voting is a privilege and not a constitutional right.

AB39,25,223 (c) Term of office. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, each special
24voting deputy appointed under par. (a) shall hold office for 2 years and until his or

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1her successor is appointed and qualified. The municipal clerk or board of election
2commissioners may revoke a special voting deputy's appointment at any time.

AB39,25,173 (d) Authority and duties. For the purpose of ensuring compliance with this
4section and s. 6.285, each special voting deputy appointed under par. (a) has
5supervision over the satellite absentee voting station to which he or she is assigned.
6The special voting deputy is subject to the supervision of the municipal clerk or board
7of election commissioners. The special voting deputy has full authority to maintain
8order and to enforce obedience to his or her lawful commands at any time during
9which absentee ballots may be cast at the station. The special voting deputy shall
10prevent any person from taking notice of how another person has voted, except when
11assistance is given under s. 6.87 (5). The special voting deputy shall enforce s. 5.35
12(5) and prevent electioneering from taking place in violation of ss. 12.03 (1m) or (2m)
13or 12.035. If any person refuses to obey the lawful commands of a special voting
14deputy, is disorderly in the presence or hearing of the special voting deputy, or
15interrupts or disturbs the proceedings, the special voting deputy may order any law
16enforcement officer to remove the person from the voting area or to take the person
17into custody.

AB39,26,11 18(3) Operation of satellite absentee voting stations. (a) Operation. No
19satellite absentee voting station may be open for purposes of this subsection or s.
206.285 at any time before the official absentee ballots for the applicable election are
21prepared under s. 7.15 (1) (cm) or at any time after 5 p.m. on the day before the
22election. All voting booths and machines shall be placed apart from other activities
23at the satellite absentee voting station, with their exteriors in full view of each
24special voting deputy. Only the special voting and registration deputies, persons
25observing the proceedings under s. 7.41, persons assisting voters under s. 6.82 (2),

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1and electors receiving, preparing or depositing their ballots or casting their votes on
2the machines are permitted in the voting area. Except where assistance is
3authorized, only one elector at a time is permitted in a voting booth or machine. No
4satellite absentee voting station may be situated so as to interfere with or distract
5election officials from carrying out their duties. The municipal clerk or board of
6election commissioners and special voting deputies shall prevent interference with
7and distraction of electors at satellite absentee voting stations. At each satellite
8absentee voting station, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall
9post the materials specified in s. 5.35 (6) (a) 1. to 3. and 4a. to 5. and (b), positioned
10so that they may be readily observed by electors entering the satellite absentee
11voting station or waiting in line to vote.

AB39,27,312 (b) Supplies and equipment for satellite absentee voting stations. If an
13electronic voting machine is used at a satellite absentee voting station the machine
14must be of a type that produces a ballot for enclosure in the certified envelope. The
15municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall issue a copy of the current
16registration list for the municipality and a supply of absentee ballots to the special
17voting deputy that is sufficient to provide for the number of valid applications that
18the clerk or board of election commissioners reasonably expects will be made at the
19satellite absentee voting station. The municipal clerk or board of election
20commissioners shall provide for each satellite absentee voting station a copy of the
21list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m) of individuals
22who are ineligible to vote at the next election. In any jurisdiction that is subject to
23the requirement under 42 USC 1973aa-1a to provide voting materials in any
24language other than English, the board shall ensure that the voting system used at
25each satellite absentee voting station in that jurisdiction is in compliance with 42

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1USC 1973aa-1a. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall keep
2a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputy and shall require the deputy to
3return every ballot that he or she is issued.

AB39,27,6 4(4) Absentee voting procedure. (a) Registration. Any qualified elector of a
5municipality may register to vote under s. 6.285 (2) at a satellite absentee voting
6station located in the municipality.

AB39,28,37 (b) Voting. The special voting deputy shall personally offer any qualified elector
8of the municipality who makes a proper written application with the deputy the
9opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot. The deputy shall write on the official
10ballot, in the space for the official endorsement, his or her initials and official title.
11If proof of residence is required, the elector shall provide proof of residence under s.
126.34. If proof of residence is provided, the special voting deputy shall verify that the
13name and address on the identification document submitted as proof of residence
14provided is the same as the name and address shown on the registration list. Prior
15to permitting an elector to vote, the special voting deputy shall review the copy of the
16current list provided by the department of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m). If the
17elector's name appears on the list, the special voting deputy shall inform the elector
18of this fact. If the elector maintains that he or she is eligible to vote in the election,
19the special voting deputy shall provide the elector with a ballot and, after the elector
20casts his or her vote, shall challenge the ballot as provided in s. 6.92 and treat the
21ballot in the manner provided in s. 6.95. The elector and a witness shall then make
22and subscribe to the certification on the certificate envelope and the elector shall vote
23the ballot in the manner prescribed in s. 6.87 (4). Notwithstanding s. 6.87 (4), the
24elector shall then seal the ballot inside the certificate envelope and give the sealed
25certificate envelope containing the ballot to the deputy. The deputy shall promptly

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1forward the ballot application and sealed certificate envelope containing each ballot
2to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners in the manner specified by
3the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners.

AB39,28,84 (c) Return of materials. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners
5shall ensure that whenever a satellite absentee voting station is closed, all materials
6and equipment are fully secured, and after the last day of operation before an
7election, all materials are promptly returned to the office of the clerk or board of
8election commissioners in a secure manner.

AB39,29,510 6.88 (3) (a) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
11under s. 7.52, at any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day,
12the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being cast, in such a manner
13that members of the public can hear and see the procedures, open the carrier
14envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the identification
15serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s.
166.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been properly executed,
17the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district, and the applicant
18has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the poll list next to the
19applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then
20open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the
21certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it
22or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95,
23the inspectors shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by the issuing clerk or
24special voting deputy. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34
25is required and no proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the

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1document that is provided is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll
2list, the inspectors shall proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall
3then deposit the ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name
4or voting number after his or her name on the poll list in the same manner as if the
5elector had been present and voted in person.

AB39,29,157 6.92 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), each inspector and each special voting
8deputy shall challenge for cause any person offering to vote whom the inspector or
9deputy knows or suspects is not a qualified elector. If a person is challenged as
10unqualified by an inspector, one of the inspectors or deputy, the inspector or deputy
11shall administer the following oath or affirmation to the person: "You do solemnly
12swear (or affirm) that you will fully and truly answer all questions put to you
13regarding your place of residence and qualifications as an elector of this election";
14and shall then ask questions which are appropriate as determined by the board, by
15rule, to test the person's qualifications.

AB39,30,16 176.95 Voting procedure for challenged electors. Whenever the inspectors
18under ss. 6.92 to 6.94 receive the vote ballot of a person offering to vote who has been
19challenged, the inspectors shall, before giving the elector person a ballot, write on the
20back of the ballot the serial number of the challenged person corresponding to the
21number kept at the election on the poll list, or other list maintained under s. 6.79,
22and the notation "s. 6.95". Whenever a special voting deputy under s. 6.873 (4)
23receives the ballot of a person offering to vote who has been challenged, the deputy
24shall, before giving the person a ballot, write on the back of the ballot a unique
25number and the notation "s. 6.95" and shall enter the person's name and address and

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1the number on a separate list. If voting machines are used in the municipality at the
2polling place where the person is voting, the person's vote may be received only upon
3an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which shall have the
4corresponding serial number from the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79
5and the notation "s. 6.95" written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors before
6the ballot is given to the elector. The inspectors or special voting deputy shall
7indicate on the list the reason for the challenge. The If the ballot is cast at a polling
8place, the inspectors shall then deposit the ballot. The challenged ballots shall be
9counted under s. 5.85 or 7.51. The municipal board of canvassers may decide any
10challenge when making its canvass under s. 7.53. If the returns are reported under
11s. 7.60, a challenge may be reviewed by the county board of canvassers. If the returns
12are reported under s. 7.70, a challenge may be reviewed by the chairperson of the
13board or the chairperson's designee. The decision of any board of canvassers or of the
14chairperson or chairperson's designee may be appealed under s. 9.01. The standard
15for disqualification specified in s. 6.325 shall be used to determine the validity of
16challenged ballots.