SB199,13,142 6.79 (4) Supplemental information. When any elector provides proof of
3residence under s. 6.15, 6.29 or 6.55 (2), the election officials shall enter the type of
4identifying document provided on the poll list, or separate list maintained under sub.
5(2) (c). If the document submitted as proof of identity or residence includes a number
6which applies only to the individual holding that document, the election officials
7shall also enter that number on the list. When any elector corroborates the
8registration identity or residence of any person offering to vote under s. 6.55 (2) (b)
9or (c), or the registration identity or residence of any person registering on election
10day under s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the election officials shall also enter the name and address
11of the corroborator next to the name of the elector whose information is being
12corroborated on the poll list, or the separate list maintained under sub. (2) (c). When
13any person offering to vote has been challenged and taken the oath, following the
14person's name on the poll list, the officials shall enter the word "Sworn".

SB199,13,2316 6.79 (6) Confidential names and addresses. An elector who has a confidential
17listing under s. 6.47 (2) may present his or her identification card issued under s. 6.47
18(3), or give his or her name and identification serial number issued under s. 6.47 (3),
19in lieu of stating his or her name and address and presenting a license or
20identification card under sub. (2). If the elector's name and identification serial
21number appear on the confidential portion of the list, the inspectors shall issue a
22voting serial number to the elector, record that number on the poll list and permit
23the elector to vote.

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16.79 (7) License surrender. If an elector receives a citation or notice of intent
2to revoke or suspend an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any
3jurisdiction that is dated within 60 days of the date of an election and is required to
4surrender his or her operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 at the time
5the citation or notice is issued, the elector may present an original copy of the citation
6or notice in lieu of an operator's license under ch. 343. In such case, the elector shall
7cast his or her ballot under s. 6.965.

SB199,15,69 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an elector is at the entrance
10to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling place,
11they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any individual
12selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or
13an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. The Except
14as authorized in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), the individual selected by the elector shall present
15to the inspectors a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid,
16current identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid
17identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50 and, if the license or
18identification card does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, shall also
19provide proof of residence under s. 6.34 for the assisted elector, whenever required,
20and all other information necessary for the elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2).
21The inspectors shall issue a ballot to the individual selected by the elector and shall
22accompany the individual to the polling place entrance where the assistance is to be
23given. If the ballot is a paper ballot, the assisting individual shall fold the ballot after
24the ballot is marked by the assisting individual. The assisting individual shall then
25immediately take the ballot into the polling place and give the ballot to an inspector.

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1The inspector shall distinctly announce that he or she has "a ballot offered by ....
2(stating person's name), an elector who, as a result of disability, is unable to enter the
3polling place without assistance". The inspector shall then ask, "Does anyone object
4to the reception of this ballot?" If no objection is made, the inspectors shall record
5the elector's name under s. 6.79 and deposit the ballot in the ballot box, and shall
6make a notation on the poll list: "Ballot received at poll entrance".

SB199,15,138 6.86 (1) (ac) Any elector qualifying under par. (a) may make written application
9to the municipal clerk for an official ballot by means of facsimile transmission or
10electronic mail. Any application under this paragraph shall contain a copy of the
11applicant's original signature. An elector requesting a ballot under this paragraph
12shall return with the voted ballot a copy of the request bearing an original signature
13of the elector as provided in s. 6.87 (4) (b).

SB199,15,2515 6.86 (1) (ar) Except as authorized in s. 6.875 (6), the municipal clerk shall not
16issue an absentee ballot unless the clerk receives a written application therefor from
17a qualified elector of the municipality. The clerk shall retain each absentee ballot
18application until destruction is authorized under s. 7.23 (1). Except as authorized
19in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), if an elector applies for an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's
20office, the clerk shall not issue the elector an absentee ballot unless the elector
21presents a valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, a valid, current
22identification card issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid
23identification card issued to the elector under s. 343.50. The clerk shall make a copy
24of the document presented by the elector and shall enclose the copy in the certificate
25envelope.

SB199,16,122 6.86 (3) (a) 1. Any elector who is registered and who is hospitalized, may apply
3for and obtain an official ballot by agent. The agent may apply for and obtain a ballot
4for the hospitalized absent elector by presenting a form prescribed by the board and
5containing the required information supplied by the hospitalized elector and signed
6by that elector and any other elector residing in the same municipality as the
7hospitalized elector, corroborating the information contained therein. The
8corroborating elector shall state on the form his or her full name and address. Except
9as authorized for an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) or as
10authorized in s. 6.87 (4) (b) 4., the agent shall present the license or identification
11card required under sub. (1) (ar). The clerk shall make a copy of the document
12presented by the agent and shall enclose the copy in the certificate envelope.

SB199,17,914 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If a hospitalized elector is not registered, the elector may register
15by agent under this subdivision at the same time that the elector applies for an
16official ballot by agent under subd. 1. To register the elector under this subdivision,
17the agent shall present a completed registration form that contains the required
18information supplied by the elector and the elector's signature, unless the elector is
19unable to sign due to physical disability. In this case, the elector may authorize
20another elector to sign on his or her behalf. Any elector signing a form on another
21elector's behalf shall attest to a statement that the application is made on request
22and by authorization of the named elector, who is unable to sign the form due to
23physical disability. The agent shall present this statement along with all other
24information required under this subdivision. Except as otherwise provided in this
25subdivision, the The agent shall in every case provide proof of the elector's residence

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1under s. 6.34. If the elector is registering to vote in the general election and the agent
2presents a valid driver's license issued to the elector by another state, the municipal
3clerk 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. If the agent
5cannot present proof of residence, the registration form shall be signed and
6substantiated by another elector residing in the elector's municipality of residence,
7corroborating the information in the form. The form shall contain the full name and
8address of the corroborating elector. The agent shall then present proof of the
9corroborating elector's residence under s. 6.34.

SB199,17,17 116.869 Uniform instructions. The board shall prescribe uniform instructions
12for absentee voters. The instructions shall include information concerning whether
13a copy of a license or identification card is required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) or 6.87 (4)
14(b). The instructions shall also include information concerning the procedure for
15correcting errors in marking a ballot and obtaining a replacement for a spoiled ballot.
16The procedure shall, to the extent possible, respect the privacy of each elector and
17preserve the confidentiality of each elector's vote.

SB199,18,1319 6.87 (3) (d) A municipal clerk may, if the clerk is reliably informed by an absent
20elector of a facsimile transmission number or electronic mail address where the
21elector can receive an absentee ballot, transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the
22absent elector's ballot to that elector in lieu of mailing under this subsection if, in the
23judgment of the clerk, the time required to send the ballot through the mail may not
24be sufficient to enable return of the ballot by the time provided under sub. (6). An
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1filed a valid application for the ballot under s. 6.86 (1). If the clerk transmits an
2absentee ballot under this paragraph, the clerk shall also transmit a facsimile or
3electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the certificate envelope
4prescribed in sub. (2), together with instructions prescribed by the board. The
5instructions shall require the absent elector to make and subscribe to the
6certification as required under sub. (4) (b) and to enclose the absentee ballot in a
7separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the
8completed certificate. The elector shall then affix sufficient postage unless the
9absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws
10and shall mail the absentee ballot to the municipal clerk. Except as authorized in
11s. 6.97 (2), an absentee ballot received under this paragraph shall not be counted
12unless it is cast in the manner prescribed in this paragraph and in accordance with
13the instructions provided by the board.

SB199,19,2116 6.87 (4) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting
17absentee shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an
18adult U.S. citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the
19ballot in a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector
20shall then, still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and
21so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper
22envelope. If a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the
23ballot so that the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the
24proper envelope. If proof of residence is required Except as authorized in subds. 2.
25to 5. and s. 6.875 (6) and notwithstanding s. 343.43 (1) (f), the elector shall enclose

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1a copy of the license or identification card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) in the
2envelope, unless the elector is a military elector or an overseas elector or the elector
3has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2). If proof of residence under s. 6.34 is
4required and the document enclosed by the elector under this subdivision does not
5constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, the elector shall also enclose proof of
6residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope. Proof of residence is required if the elector
7is not a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector
8registered by mail and has not voted in an election in this state. If the elector
9requested a ballot by means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86
10(1) (ac), the elector shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an
11original signature of the elector. The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5).
12The return envelope shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The
13envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk
14issuing the ballot or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the
15United States, the elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for
16delivery free of postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a
17primary does not invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return
18of more than one marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s.
195.655 or a ballot used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked
20for candidates of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for
21candidates in the primary.

SB199,19,2323 6.87 (4) (a) In this subsection:

SB199,19,2424 1. "Military elector" has the meaning given in s. 6.34 (1) (a).

SB199,19,2525 2. "Overseas elector" has the meaning given in s. 6.34 (1) (b).

SB199,20,72 6.87 (4) (b) 2. Unless subd. 3. applies, if the absentee elector has applied for and
3qualified to receive absentee ballots automatically under s. 6.86 (2) (a), the elector
4may, in lieu of providing a copy of a license or identification card required under s.
56.86 (1) (ar), submit with his or her absentee ballot a statement signed by the same
6individual who witnesses voting of the ballot which contains the name and address
7of the elector and verifies that the name and address are correct.

SB199,20,128 3. If the absentee elector has received an absentee ballot from the municipal
9clerk by mail for a previous election, has provided a copy of a license or identification
10card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar) with that ballot, and has not changed his or her
11name or address since providing that identification, the elector is not required to
12provide a copy of the identification required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar).

SB199,20,2013 4. If the absentee elector has received a citation or notice of intent to revoke or
14suspend an operator's license from a law enforcement officer in any jurisdiction that
15is dated within 60 days of the date of the election and is required to surrender his or
16her operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 at the time the citation or
17notice is issued, the elector may enclose a copy of the citation or notice in lieu of an
18operator's license under ch. 343 if the elector is voting by mail, or may present an
19original copy of the citation or notice in lieu of an operator's license under ch. 343 if
20the elector is voting at the office of the municipal clerk.

SB199,21,721 5. Unless subd. 3. or 4. applies, if the absentee elector resides in a residential
22care apartment complex that is certified or registered under s. 50.034 (1) or an adult
23family home that is certified under s. 50.032 and the municipal clerk or board of
24election commissioners of the municipality where the complex or home is located
25does not send special voting deputies to visit the complex or home at the election

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1under s. 6.875, the elector may, in lieu of providing a copy of a license or identification
2card required under s. 6.86 (1) (ar), submit with his or her absentee ballot a
3statement signed by the same individual who witnesses voting of the ballot that
4contains the certification of the manager of the complex or home that the elector
5resides in the complex or home and the complex or home is certified or registered as
6required by law, that contains the name and address of the elector, and that verifies
7that the name and address are correct.

SB199,21,10 96.875 (title) Absentee voting in nursing and retirement certain homes
10and certain community-based residential, facilities, and complexes.

SB199,21,1412 6.875 (1) (ap) "Qualified adult family home" means a facility that is certified
13to operate as an adult family home under s. 50.032 that qualifies under sub. (2) (d)
14to utilize the procedures under this section.

SB199,21,1715 (asm) "Qualified residential care apartment complex" means a facility that is
16certified or registered to operate as a residential care apartment complex under s.
1750.034 (1) that qualifies under sub. (2) (d) to utilize the procedures under this section.

SB199,21,2219 6.875 (2) (a) The procedures prescribed in this section are the exclusive means
20of absentee voting for electors who are occupants of nursing homes, qualified
21community-based residential facilities or, qualified retirement homes, qualified
22residential care apartment complexes, and qualified adult family homes.

SB199,22,924 6.875 (2) (d) The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of any
25municipality where a residential care apartment complex certified or registered

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

SB199,23,611 6.875 (3) An occupant of a nursing home or qualified retirement home or,
12qualified community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment
13complex, or qualified adult family home who qualifies as an absent elector and
14desires to receive an absentee ballot shall make application under s. 6.86 (1), (2), or
15(2m) with the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality
16in which the elector is a resident. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a
17municipality receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing
18home or qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential
19facility, qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home
20located in a different municipality shall, as soon as possible, notify and transmit an
21absentee ballot for the elector to the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
22municipality in which the home or qualified community-based residential, facility
23or complex is located. The clerk or board of election commissioners of a municipality
24receiving an application from an elector who is an occupant of a nursing home or
25qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility,

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1qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home located
2in the municipality but who is a resident of a different municipality shall, as soon as
3possible, notify and request transmission of an absentee ballot from the clerk or
4board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the elector is a resident.
5The clerk or board of election commissioners shall make a record of all absentee
6ballots to be transmitted, delivered, and voted under this section.

SB199,24,4 7(4) (a) For the purpose of absentee voting in nursing homes and, qualified
8retirement homes and, qualified community-based residential facilities, qualified
9residential care apartment complexes, and qualified adult family homes, the
10municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality in which one
11or more nursing homes or, qualified retirement homes or, qualified
12community-based residential facilities, qualified residential care apartment
13complexes, or qualified adult family homes are located shall appoint at least 2 special
14voting deputies for the municipality. Upon application under s. 6.86 (1), (2), or (2m)
15by one or more qualified electors who are occupants of a nursing home or qualified
16retirement home or qualified community-based residential, facility, or complex, the
17municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality in which the
18home or, facility, or complex is located shall dispatch 2 special voting deputies to visit
19the home or qualified community-based residential, facility, or complex for the
20purpose of supervising absentee voting procedure by occupants of the home or
21qualified community-based residential, facility, or complex. The clerk shall
22maintain a list, available to the public upon request, of each nursing home or
23qualified retirement home or qualified community-based residential , facility, or
24complex where an elector has requested an absentee ballot. The list shall include the
25date and time the deputies intend to visit each home or facility. The 2 deputies

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1designated to visit each nursing home or, qualified retirement home or, qualified
2community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment complex,
3and qualified adult family home shall be affiliated with different political parties
4whenever deputies representing different parties are available.

SB199,24,155 (b) Nominations for the special voting deputy positions described in par. (a)
6may be submitted by the 2 recognized political parties whose candidates for governor
7or president received the greatest numbers of votes in the municipality at the most
8recent general election. The deputies shall be specially appointed to carry out the
9duties under par. (a) for the period specified in s. 7.30 (6) (a). The clerk or board of
10election commissioners may revoke an appointment at any time. No individual who
11is employed or retained, or within the 2 years preceding appointment has been
12employed or retained, at a nursing home or, qualified retirement home or, qualified
13community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment complex,
14or qualified adult family home in the municipality, or any member of the individual's
15immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may be appointed to serve as a deputy.

SB199,25,417 6.875 (6) (a) Special voting deputies in each municipality shall, not later than
185 p.m. on the Friday preceding an election, arrange one or more convenient times
19with the administrator of each nursing home, qualified retirement home and,
20qualified community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment
21complex, and qualified adult family home in the municipality from which one or more
22occupants have filed an application under s. 6.86 to conduct absentee voting for the
23election. The time may be no earlier than the 4th Monday preceding the election and
24no later than 5 p.m. on the Monday preceding the election. The municipal clerk shall
25post a notice at the home or, facility , or complex indicating the date and time that

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1absentee voting will take place at that home or , facility, or complex. The notice shall
2be posted as soon as practicable after arranging the visit but in no case less than 24
3hours before the visit. At the designated time, 2 deputies appointed under sub. (4)
4shall visit the home or, facility, or complex.

SB199,25,135 (b) The municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
6commissioners shall issue a supply of absentee ballots to the deputies sufficient to
7provide for the number of valid applications for an absentee ballot received by the
8clerk, and a reasonable additional number of ballots. The deputies may exercise the
9authority granted to the chief inspector under s. 7.41 to regulate the conduct of
10observers. For purposes of the application of s. 7.41, the home or, facility, or complex
11shall be treated as a polling place. The municipal clerk or executive director shall
12keep a careful record of all ballots issued to the deputies and shall require the
13deputies to return every ballot issued to them.

SB199,26,914 (c) 1. Upon their visit to the home or, facility, or complex under par. (a), the
15deputies shall personally offer each elector who has filed a proper application for an
16absentee ballot the opportunity to cast his or her absentee ballot. In lieu of providing
17a copy of a license or identification card under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 1. with his or her absentee
18ballot, the elector may submit with his or her ballot a statement signed by both
19deputies that contains the name and address of the elector and verifies that the name
20and address are correct. The deputies shall enclose the statement in the certificate
21envelope. If an elector presents a license or identification card under s. 6.87 (4) (b)
221., the deputies shall make a copy of the document presented by the elector and shall
23enclose the copy in the certificate envelope. If an elector is present who has not filed
24a proper application for an absentee ballot, the 2 deputies may accept an application
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1elector presents a license or identification card, whenever required, or submits a
2statement containing his or her name and address under this subdivision, and the
3application is proper. The deputies shall each witness the certification and may,
4upon request of the elector, assist the elector in marking the elector's ballot. All
5voting shall be conducted in the presence of the deputies. Upon request of the elector,
6a relative of the elector who is present in the room may assist the elector in marking
7the elector's ballot. No individual other than a deputy may witness the certification
8and no individual other than a deputy or relative of an elector may render voting
9assistance to the elector.

SB199,26,1910 2. Upon the request of a relative of an occupant of a nursing home or, qualified
11retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility, qualified
12residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home, the
13administrator of the home or, facility , or complex may notify the relative of the time
14or times at which special voting deputies will conduct absentee voting at the home
15or, facility, or complex and permit the relative to be present in the room where the
16voting is conducted. The municipal clerk shall post a notice at the home or, facility,
17or complex indicating the date and time that absentee voting will take place at that
18home or, facility, or complex. The notice shall be posted as soon as practicable after
19arranging the visit but in no case less than 24 hours before the visit.

SB199,26,2521 6.875 (6) (e) If a qualified elector is not able to cast his or her ballot on 2 separate
22visits by the deputies to the home or, facility, or complex, the deputies shall so inform
23the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners, who
24may then send the ballot to the elector no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding
25the election.

SB199,27,102 6.875 (7) One observer from each of the 2 recognized political parties whose
3candidate for governor or president received the greatest number of votes in the
4municipality at the most recent general election may accompany the deputies to each
5home or, facility, or complex where absentee voting will take place under this section.
6The observers may observe the process of absentee ballot distribution in the common
7areas of the home or, facility, or complex. Each party wishing to have an observer
8present shall submit the name of the observer to the clerk or board of election
9commissioners no later than the close of business on the last business day prior to
10the visit.

SB199,28,1112 6.88 (3) (a) Except in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed
13under s. 7.52, at any time between the opening and closing of the polls on election day,
14the inspectors shall, in the same room where votes are being cast, in such a manner
15that members of the public can hear and see the procedures, open the carrier
16envelope only, and announce the name of the absent elector or the identification
17serial number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s.
186.47 (2). When the inspectors find that the certification has been properly executed,
19the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election district, and the applicant
20has not voted in the election, they shall enter an indication on the poll list next to the
21applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector. They shall then
22open the envelope containing the ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the
23certification thereon. The inspectors shall take out the ballot without unfolding it
24or permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95,
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1the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and no proof
2of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is provided is
3not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, or if the elector is not
4a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector is
5required to provide a copy of a license or identification card specified in s. 6.86 (1) (ar)
6and no copy of the license or identification card is enclosed or the name on the
7document cannot be verified by the inspectors, the inspectors shall proceed as
8provided under s. 6.97 (2). The inspectors shall then deposit the ballot into the proper
9ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or voting number after his or her name
10on the poll list in the same manner as if the elector had been present and voted in
11person.

SB199,29,7 136.965 Voting procedure for electors presenting citation or notice in
14lieu of license. Whenever any elector is allowed to vote at a polling place under s.
156.79 (7) by presenting a citation or notice of intent to revoke or suspend an operator's
16license in lieu of an operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343, the
17inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the
18serial number of the elector corresponding to the number kept at the election on the
19poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.965." If voting
20machines are used in the municipality where the elector is voting, the elector's vote
21may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the municipal clerk which
22shall have the notation "s. 6.965" written on the back of the ballot by the inspectors
23before the ballot is given to the elector. If the municipal clerk receives an absentee
24ballot from an elector who presents a citation or notice, or copy thereof, under s. 6.87
25(4) (b) 4., the clerk shall enter a notation on the certificate envelope "Ballot under s.

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16.965, stats." Upon receiving the envelope, the inspectors shall open and write on
2the back of the ballot the serial number of the elector corresponding to the number
3kept at the election on the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the
4notation "s. 6.965." The inspectors shall indicate on the poll list or other list
5maintained under s. 6.79 the fact that the elector is voting by using a citation or
6notice in lieu of a license. The inspectors shall then deposit the ballot. The ballot
7shall then be counted under s. 5.85, or under s. 7.51 or 7.52.

SB199,30,16 96.97 (title) Voting procedure for individuals not providing required
10proof of residence or identification. (1) Whenever any individual who is
11required to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34 in order to be permitted to vote
12appears to vote at a polling place and cannot provide the required proof of residence,
13the inspectors shall offer the opportunity for the individual to vote under this section.
14Whenever any individual, other than a military elector or an overseas elector, as
15defined in s. 6.34 (1), or an elector who has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2),
16appears to vote at a polling place and does not present a license or identification card
17under s. 6.79 (2), whenever required, the inspectors or the municipal clerk shall
18similarly offer the opportunity for the individual to vote under this section. If the
19individual wishes to vote, the inspectors shall provide the elector with an envelope
20marked "Ballot under s. 6.97, stats." on which the serial number of the elector is
21entered and shall require the individual to execute on the envelope a written
22affirmation stating that the individual is a qualified elector of the ward or election
23district where he or she offers to vote and is eligible to vote in the election. The
24inspectors shall, before giving the elector a ballot, write on the back of the ballot the
25serial number of the individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on

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1the poll list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". If voting
2machines are used in the municipality where the individual is voting, the
3individual's vote may be received only upon an absentee ballot furnished by the
4municipal clerk which shall have the corresponding number from the poll list or
5other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97" written on the back of
6the ballot by the inspectors before the ballot is given to the elector. When receiving
7the individual's ballot, the inspectors shall provide the individual with written
8voting information prescribed by the board under s. 7.08 (8). The inspectors shall
9indicate on the list the fact that the individual is required to provide proof of
10residence or a license or identification card under s. 6.79 (2) but did not do so. The
11inspectors shall notify the individual that he or she may provide proof of residence
12or a license or identification card to the municipal clerk or executive director of the
13municipal board of election commissioners. The inspectors shall also promptly notify
14the municipal clerk or executive director of the name, address, and serial number of
15the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside the envelope and
16place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.

SB199,31,10 17(2) Whenever any individual who votes by absentee ballot is required to
18provide proof of residence in order to be permitted to vote and does not provide the
19required proof of residence under s. 6.34, the inspectors shall treat the ballot as a
20provisional ballot under this section. Whenever any individual, other than a military
21elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), an individual who has a
22confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2), or an individual who is exempted under s. 6.87
23(4) or s. 6.875 (6), votes by absentee ballot and does not enclose a copy of the license
24or identification card specified in s. 6.86 (1) (ar), the inspectors shall similarly treat
25the ballot as a provisional ballot under this section. Upon removing the ballot from

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1the envelope, the inspectors shall write on the back of the absentee ballot the serial
2number of the individual corresponding to the number kept at the election on the poll
3list or other list maintained under s. 6.79 and the notation "s. 6.97". The inspectors
4shall indicate on the list the fact that the individual is required to provide proof of
5residence or a copy of a license or identification card specified in s. 6.86 (1) (ar) but
6did not do so. The inspectors shall promptly notify the municipal clerk or executive
7director of the municipal board of election commissioners of the name, address, and
8serial number of the individual. The inspectors shall then place the ballot inside an
9envelope on which the name and serial number of the elector is entered and shall
10place the envelope in a separate carrier envelope.

SB199,32,713 6.97 (3) (b) Whenever the municipal clerk or executive director of the municipal
14board of election commissioners is informed by the inspectors that a ballot has been
15cast under this section, the clerk or executive director shall promptly provide written
16notice to the board of canvassers of each municipality, special purpose district, and
17county that is responsible for canvassing the election of the number of ballots cast
18under this section in each ward or election district. The municipal clerk or executive
19director then shall determine whether each individual voting under this section is
20qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the individual's ballot is cast.
21If the elector is required to provide a license or identification card or copy thereof
22under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.87 (4) and fails to do so, the elector bears the burden of correcting
23the omission by providing the license or identification card or copy thereof at the
24polling place before the closing hour or at the office of the municipal clerk or board
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1municipal clerk or executive director shall make a record of the procedure used to
2determine the validity of each ballot cast under this section. If, prior to 4 p.m. on the
3day after the election, the municipal clerk or executive director determines that the
4individual is qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the individual's
5ballot is cast, the municipal clerk or executive director shall notify the board of
6canvassers for each municipality, special purpose district and county that is
7responsible for canvassing the election of that fact.

SB199,32,189 6.97 (3) (a) Whenever an elector who votes by provisional ballot under sub. (1)
10or (2) because the elector does not provide a license or identification card or copy
11thereof under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.87 (4) later appears at the polling place where the ballot
12is cast before the closing hour and provides the license or identification card, the
13inspectors shall remove the elector's ballot from the separate carrier envelope, shall
14note on the poll list that the elector's provisional ballot is withdrawn, and shall
15deposit the elector's ballot in the ballot box. If the inspectors have notified the
16municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners that the
17elector's ballot was cast under this section, the inspectors shall notify the clerk or
18executive director that the elector's provisional ballot is withdrawn.

SB199,32,2319 (c) A ballot cast under this section by an elector for whom a valid license or
20identification card or copy thereof is required under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.87 (4) shall not
21be counted unless the municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election
22commissioners provides timely notification that the elector has provided a valid
23license or identification card or copy thereof under this section.

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16.97 (4) Whenever a board of canvassers receives timely notification from the
2municipal clerk or executive director of the board of election commissioners under
3sub. (3) (b) that an individual who has voted under this section is qualified to vote
4in the ward or election district where the individual's ballot is cast, the board of
5canvassers shall promptly reconvene and, if the ballot cast by the individual is
6otherwise valid, shall count the ballot and adjust the statements, certifications and
7determinations accordingly. If the municipal clerk or executive director transmits
8returns of the election to the county clerk or board of election commissioners, the
9municipal clerk or executive director shall transmit to the county clerk or board of
10election commissioners a copy of the amended returns together with all additional
11ballots counted by each board of canvassers.

SB199,33,1413 7.08 (8) (title) Electors voting without proof of residence or identification
14or pursuant to court order.

SB199,34,1516 7.52 (3) (a) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall first open the carrier
17envelope only, and, in such a manner that a member of the public, if he or she desired,
18could hear, announce the name of the absent elector or the identification serial
19number of the absent elector if the elector has a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2).
20When the board of absentee ballot canvassers finds that the certification has been
21properly executed and the applicant is a qualified elector of the ward or election
22district, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall enter an indication on the poll
23list next to the applicant's name indicating an absentee ballot is cast by the elector.
24The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall then open the envelope containing the
25ballot in a manner so as not to deface or destroy the certification thereon. The board

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1of absentee ballot canvassers shall take out the ballot without unfolding it or
2permitting it to be unfolded or examined. Unless the ballot is cast under s. 6.95, the
3board of absentee ballot canvassers shall verify that the ballot has been endorsed by
4the issuing clerk. If the poll list indicates that proof of residence is required and no
5proof of residence is enclosed or the name or address on the document that is provided
6is not the same as the name and address shown on the poll list, or if the elector is not
7a military elector or an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector is
8required to provide a copy of a license or identification card under s. 6.87 (4) and no
9copy of the license or identification card is enclosed or the name on the document
10cannot be verified by the canvassers, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall
11proceed as provided under s. 6.97 (2). The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall
12mark the poll list number of each elector who casts an absentee ballot on the back
13of the elector's ballot. The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall then deposit the
14ballot into the proper ballot box and enter the absent elector's name or poll list
15number after his or her name on the poll list.

SB199,35,617 10.02 (3) (form) (a) Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted
18to vote, an elector shall state his or her name and address. If an elector is not
19registered to vote, an elector may register to vote at the polling place serving his or
20her residence if the elector provides proof of residence or the elector's registration is
21verified by another elector of the same municipality where the elector resides
22presents a valid Wisconsin operator's license, a valid, current identification card
23issued to the elector by a U.S. uniformed service, or a valid Wisconsin identification
24card unless the elector is exempted from this requirement, and, if the document
25presented does not constitute proof of residence, if the elector provides proof of

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1residence. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of 2 inspectors must
2appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to
3a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot, except that an elector who is a
4parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector's minor child or minor ward.
5An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote,
6but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.

SB199,35,128 12.03 (2) (b) 3. No person may engage in electioneering within 100 feet of an
9entrance to or within a nursing home or, qualified retirement home or, qualified
10community-based residential facility, qualified residential care apartment complex,
11or qualified adult family home while special voting deputies are present at the home
12or facility.

SB199,35,1714 12.13 (2) (b) 6m. Obtain an absentee ballot for voting in a nursing home or
15qualified retirement home or, qualified community-based residential facility,
16qualified residential care apartment complex, or qualified adult family home under
17s. 6.875 (6) and fail to return the ballot to the issuing officer.

SB199,36,320 343.50 (3) Design and contents of card. The card shall be the same size as
21an operator's license but shall be of a design which is readily distinguishable from
22the design of an operator's license and bear upon it the words "IDENTIFICATION
23CARD ONLY". The information on the card shall be the same as specified under s.
24343.17 (3). The card may serve as a record of gift under s. 157.06 (2) (t) and the holder
25may affix a sticker thereto as provided in s. 343.175 (3). The card may also serve as

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1a record of refusal under s. 157.06 (2) (u). The Except as provided in sub. (4g), the
2card shall contain the holder's photograph and, if applicable, shall be of the design
3specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a) 12.

SB199,36,186 343.50 (3) Design and contents of card. The card shall be the same size as
7an operator's license but shall be of a design which is readily distinguishable from
8the design of an operator's license and bear upon it the words "IDENTIFICATION
9CARD ONLY." The information on the card shall be the same as specified under s.
10343.17 (3). If the issuance of the card requires the applicant to present any
11documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7., the card shall display, on the
12front side of the card, a legend identifying the card as temporary. The card shall
13contain physical security features consistent with any requirement under federal
14law. The card may serve as a record of gift under s. 157.06 (2) (t) and the holder may
15affix a sticker thereto as provided in s. 343.175 (3). The card may also serve as a
16record of refusal under s. 157.06 (2) (u). The card shall contain the holder's
17photograph and, if applicable, shall be of the design specified under s. 343.17 (3) (a)
1812.

SB199,37,320 343.50 (4) Application. The application for an identification card shall include
21any information required under ss. 85.103 (2) and 343.14 (2) (a), (b), (bm), (br), (em),
22and (er), and such further information as the department may reasonably require to
23enable it to determine whether the applicant is entitled by law to an identification
24card. The Except as provided in sub. (4g), the department shall, as part of the
25application process, take a photograph of the applicant to comply with sub. (3). No

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1Except as provided in sub. (4g), no application may be processed without the
2photograph being taken. Misrepresentations in violation of s. 343.14 (5) are
3punishable as provided in s. 343.14 (9).

SB199,37,156 343.50 (4) Application. The application for an identification card shall include
7any information required under ss. 85.103 (2) and 343.14 (2) (a), (b), (bm), (br), (em),
8and (es), and such further information as the department may reasonably require to
9enable it to determine whether the applicant is entitled by law to an identification
10card. Except with respect to renewals described in s. 343.165 (4) (d), the department
11shall, as part of the application process, take a digital photograph including facial
12image capture of the applicant to comply with sub. (3). Except with respect to
13renewals described in s. 343.165 (4) (d), no application may be processed without the
14photograph being taken. Misrepresentations in violation of s. 343.14 (5) are
15punishable as provided in s. 343.14 (9).

SB199,37,2417 343.50 (4g) Photograph requirement; exception. An application may be
18processed and an original or renewal identification card issued under this section
19without a photograph being taken to comply with subs. (3) and (4) to an applicant
20who requests the identification card without charge under sub. (5) or (6) and who
21provides to the department an affidavit stating that the applicant has a sincerely
22held religious belief against being photographed; identifying the religion to which he
23or she belongs or the tenets of which he or she adheres to; and stating that the tenets
24of the religion prohibit him or her from being photographed.