SB645,7,1124 6.34 (2) Except as authorized in ss. 6.29 (2) (a) and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., upon
25completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33, each elector who is

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1required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas elector
2and who registers after the close of registration under s. 6.29 or 6.86 (3) (a) 2., shall
3provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3).
4Each Except as authorized in sub. (2m), each elector who is required to register under
5s. 6.27 who is not a military elector or an overseas elector who registers by mail or
6by electronic application, and who has not voted in an election in this state shall, if
7voting in person, provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence
8under sub. (3) or, if voting by absentee ballot, provide a copy of an identifying
9document that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3). If the elector registered
10by mail or by electronic application, the identifying document may not be a
11residential lease.

SB645,7,1813 6.34 (2m) If an elector who registers by electronic application under s. 6.30 (5)
14would otherwise be required to provide proof of residence under sub. (2) but provides,
15in lieu of proof of residence, the number of a current and valid operator's license
16issued under ch. 343 together with the elector's name and date of birth, and if the
17board is able to verify the information provided by the elector electronically at the
18time of registration, the elector is not required to provide proof of residence.

SB645,7,2420 6.34 (4) The board shall maintain a system that electronically verifies, on an
21instant basis, the validity of the information specified in sub. (2m) submitted by an
22elector who registers electronically with the information maintained by the
23department of transportation pursuant to the board's agreement with the secretary
24of transportation under s. 5.056.

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16.35 (1) (intro.) Under the direction of the municipal clerk or board of election
2commissioners, the original registration forms shall be filed in one of the following
3ways, except as provided in sub. subs. (1m) and (2):

SB645,8,75 6.35 (2) The board shall prescribe, by rule, the procedure and methods by which
6municipal clerks and boards of election commissioners shall maintain records of
7registrations that are entered electronically under s. 6.30 (5).

SB645,8,149 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
10of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
11to vote. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of residence is required if
12the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector registers by
13mail or by electronic application and has not previously voted in an election in this
14state.

SB645,9,216 6.40 (1) (a) 1. Any registered elector shall transfer registration after a change
17of residence within the state by filing in person with the municipal clerk or by mailing
18to the municipal clerk a signed request stating his or her present address, affirming
19that this will be his or her residence for 10 days prior to the election and providing
20the address where he or she was last registered. Alternatively, the elector may
21transfer his or her registration at the proper polling place or other registration
22location under s. 6.02 (2) in accordance with s. 6.55 (2) (a), or, if the elector has a
23current and valid operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current
24and valid identification card issued under s. 343.50, the elector may transfer his or
25her registration electronically under s. 6.30 (5). If an elector is voting in the ward

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1or election district where the elector formerly resided, the change shall be effective
2for the next election.

SB645,9,124 6.40 (1) (c) Name change. Whenever an elector's name is legally changed,
5including a change by marriage or divorce, the elector shall transfer his or her
6registration to his or her legal name by appearing in person or mailing to the
7municipal clerk a signed request for a transfer of registration to such name.
8Alternatively, a registered elector may make notification of a name change at his or
9her polling place under s. 6.55 (2) (d), or, if the elector has a current and valid
10operator's license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid
11identification card issued under s. 343.50, the elector may make notification of a
12name change electronically under s. 6.30 (5).

SB645,9,1814 6.50 (10) Any qualified elector whose registration is changed from eligible to
15ineligible status under this section may reregister as provided under s. 6.28 (1), 6.29
16(2), or 6.55 (2), or, if the elector has a current and valid operator's license issued to
17the elector under ch. 343 or a current and valid identification card issued under s.
18343.50, may reregister under s. 6.30 (5).

SB645,9,2520 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
21under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
22than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
23A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
24the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
25absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for

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1the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail or by
2electronic application and has not voted in an election in this state, the municipal
3clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the
4elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot.
5The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the municipal clerk either
6by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day
7of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the polling place serving the
8hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or, in municipalities where
9absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk no later than 8
10p.m. on election day.

SB645,11,1212 6.87 (4) Except as otherwise provided in s. 6.875, the elector voting absentee
13shall make and subscribe to the certification before one witness who is an adult U.S.
14citizen. The absent elector, in the presence of the witness, shall mark the ballot in
15a manner that will not disclose how the elector's vote is cast. The elector shall then,
16still in the presence of the witness, fold the ballots so each is separate and so that the
17elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit them in the proper envelope. If
18a consolidated ballot under s. 5.655 is used, the elector shall fold the ballot so that
19the elector conceals the markings thereon and deposit the ballot in the proper
20envelope. If proof of residence is required, the elector shall enclose proof of residence
21under s. 6.34 in the envelope. Proof Except as authorized in s. 6.34 (2m), proof of
22residence is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector, as
23defined in s. 6.34 (1), and the elector registered by mail or by electronic application
24and has not voted in an election in this state. If the elector requested a ballot by
25means of facsimile transmission or electronic mail under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), the elector

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1shall enclose in the envelope a copy of the request which bears an original signature
2of the elector. The elector may receive assistance under sub. (5). The return envelope
3shall then be sealed. The witness may not be a candidate. The envelope shall be
4mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot
5or ballots. If the envelope is mailed from a location outside the United States, the
6elector shall affix sufficient postage unless the ballot qualifies for delivery free of
7postage under federal law. Failure to return an unused ballot in a primary does not
8invalidate the ballot on which the elector's votes are cast. Return of more than one
9marked ballot in a primary or return of a ballot prepared under s. 5.655 or a ballot
10used with an electronic voting system in a primary which is marked for candidates
11of more than one party invalidates all votes cast by the elector for candidates in the
12primary.

SB645,11,1614 7.08 (1) (cm) Prescribe the form required by s. 6.30 (5). The form shall contain
15a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent registration or voting
16through use of the form.

SB645,12,218 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
19division of the government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to
20match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained
21by the government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1) and the information
22specified in s. 6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable information in the operating
23record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to
24the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the administrator

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1of the elections division of the government accountability board to verify the accuracy
2of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.