Wisconsin Legislature: AB225,12,6

3. Current law imposes restrictions on the timing of a special election ordered
to fill a vacancy in a judicial office that occurs after the date of the spring election but
on or before December 1:

a. If the vacancy occurs in the office of circuit judge, the vacancy must be filled
at the succeeding spring election.

b. If the vacancy occurs in the office of court of appeals judge, the vacancy must
be filled at the first succeeding spring election when no other court of appeals judge
is to be elected from the same court of appeals district.

c. If the vacancy occurs in the office of supreme court justice, the vacancy must
be filled at the first succeeding spring election when no other justice is to be elected.

If a vacancy occurs in any of these judicial offices after December 1 but on or
before the succeeding spring election, the vacancy must be filled at the second
succeeding spring election that corresponds with the spring elections described
above. Finally, if, as a result of the resignation of the incumbent, a vacancy occurs
in any of these judicial offices after December 1 but on or before the date of the
succeeding spring election, and if the incumbent is not a candidate to succeed himself
or herself, the vacancy must be filled at the regularly scheduled election.

This bill changes each December 1 date to August 1.

4. Current law refers to the authority of the attorney general to order a special
election. This bill eliminates that reference.

5. Under current law, "special election" means any election other than a general
election, partisan primary, spring election, or spring primary to fill vacancies or to
conduct a referendum. This bill changes the definition of "special election" to mean
any election other than a general election, partisan primary, spring election, or
spring primary to fill vacancies.

Scheduling of referendums

Currently, a local government may schedule, or may be required to schedule,
a referendum to be held under various laws for various purposes. These purposes
include to apply for a state trust fund loan, to approve the issuance of bonds, to exceed
an applicable levy limit, or to annex territory. In some cases, a referendum must be
held at a special election scheduled for that purpose. In other cases, a referendum
may be held concurrently with a specified election, such as the spring election. In
still other cases, a referendum may be held with any election or at a special election
scheduled for that purpose. Current law occasionally requires the local government
to schedule a referendum within a specified period of time after a precipitating
action, such as two months after the filing of a petition or application or no sooner
than 42 days after the filing of a resolution. Although more restrictive limitations
do apply, current law generally requires any measure or question to be submitted to
a vote of the people, and any petition requesting that a measure or question be
submitted to a vote of the people, to be filed with the official or agency responsible
for preparing the ballots for the election no later than 70 days prior to the election
at which the measure or question will appear on the ballot.

This bill provides that a local governmental unit may schedule a referendum
only concurrently with a spring primary (held in most election districts in each year),
a spring election (held in each year), a partisan primary (held on the second Tuesday
in August in an even-numbered year), or a general election (held in even-numbered
years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November) or at a special election held
to fill vacancies. The bill generally permits a referendum to be held at any of the
specified elections, including the next available election following the precipitating
action if holding the referendum at that election would be consistent with any
applicable restrictions on the number of days that must pass after a precipitating
action or the general provision that a measure, question, or petition be filed with the

official or agency responsible for preparing the ballots no later than 70 days prior to
the election at which the measure or question will appear on the ballot.

Recounting votes cast with automatic tabulating equipment

Currently, with a limited exception, a board of canvassers must use automatic
tabulating equipment to conduct a recount of ballots that are in machine-readable
form. However, a candidate, or an elector if the recount is for a referendum question,
may petition the circuit court for an order requiring ballots in machine-readable
form to be recounted by hand or by another method approved by the court. To obtain
such an order, the candidate or elector must show by clear and convincing evidence
that due to an irregularity, defect, or mistake committed during the voting or
canvassing process the results of a recount using automatic tabulating equipment
will produce incorrect results and there is a substantial probability that recounting
the ballots by hand or by another method will produce a more correct result and
change the outcome of the election.

This bill permits the board of canvassers conducting a recount to determine to
conduct the recount of a specific election by hand unless a court orders the recount
to be conducted by another method.

Residency of election officials

Current law generally requires election officials to be qualified electors of the
municipality in which the officials serve. In addition, current law generally requires
election officials who serve at a polling place to be qualified electors of the ward for
which the polling place is established, whenever a municipality is divided into wards.
However, special registration deputies who register electors at a polling place on
election day, election officials who are appointed to work at a polling place that serves
more than one ward, election officials who are reassigned by a municipal clerk or
board of election commissioners to correct staffing deficiencies, or election officials
who are appointed to fill a temporary or permanent vacancy need not be electors of
any particular ward, but must be qualified electors of the municipality in which they
serve. Officials who are appointed to work at a polling place that serves more than
one ward must be electors of one of the wards served by the polling place. A high
school pupil who is 16 or 17 years of age may serve as an inspector (poll worker) at
the polling place serving his or her residence. In addition, if the municipal clerk or
the executive director of a board of election commissioners or a deputy to the clerk
or executive director serves as a special registration deputy or is appointed to work
at a polling place to fill a vacancy in an inspector position, the clerk, executive
director, or deputy need not be a resident of the municipality in which he or she
serves.

This bill provides, with certain exceptions, that an individual who serves as an
election official at a polling place on election day need be an elector only of a county
in which the municipality where the official serves is located. An individual who
serves as the chief inspector at a polling place must be a qualified elector of the
municipality where he or she serves unless no qualified candidate is available or the
chief inspector is appointed to fill a temporary vacancy. A high school pupil who
serves as an inspector must continue to meet the current residency requirement.

Recall petition requirements

Under current law, a petition for the recall of a city, village, town, town sanitary
district, or school district officer, in addition to other requirements, must indicate a
reason for the recall that is related to the officer's official responsibilities. Under this
bill, any person who wishes to circulate a petition for the recall of a city, village, town,
town sanitary district, or school district officer must include with the person's
registration under the campaign finance laws a statement indicating that the officer
for whom the recall is sought has been charged with committing a crime or violating
a code of ethics law applicable to local officials. The person must also include a copy
of the criminal or civil complaint alleging the crime or violation.

other changes

Prohibitions on certain expenditures by school districts

Current law generally limits the amount of per pupil revenue a school district
may receive from general school aids and property taxes to the amount of revenue
allowed per pupil in the previous school year. A school board may adopt a resolution
to exceed the revenue limit; a resolution adopted by the school board must be
submitted to the electors of the school district at a referendum before the school
district may exceed its revenue limit. This bill prohibits a school board from
spending any state aid or property tax revenue to publish or disseminate information
related to or to promote any referendum called by the school district to exceed its
revenue limit.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:

AB225,1 1Section 1. 5.02 (6m) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB225,12,32 5.02 (6m) (g) A veterans identification card issued by the veterans health
3administration of the federal department of veterans affairs.

AB225,2 4Section 2. 5.02 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,12,65 5.02 (19) "Special election" means any election, other than those described in
6subs. (5), (18) (12s), (21) and (22), to fill vacancies or to conduct a referendum.

AB225,3 7Section 3. 5.052 (3) (a) to (e) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB225,12,88 5.052 (3) (a) To fill one vacancy, 2 4 nominations.

AB225,12,99 (b) To fill 2 vacancies, 3 6 nominations.

AB225,13,1

1(c) To fill 3 vacancies, 5 10 nominations.

AB225,13,22 (d) To fill 4 vacancies, 6 12 nominations.

AB225,13,33 (e) To fill 5 vacancies, 7 14 nominations.

AB225,4 4Section 4. 5.15 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,14,75 5.15 (6) (b) No later than 30 days before each election, the governing body of
6any municipality may by resolution combine 2 or more wards for voting purposes to
7facilitate using a common polling place. Whenever wards are so combined, the
8original ward numbers shall continue to be utilized for all official purposes. Except
9as otherwise authorized under this paragraph, every municipality having a
10population of 35,000 or more shall maintain separate returns for each ward so
11combined. In municipalities having a population of 35,000 or more, the governing
12body may provide in a resolution that returns for any ward having a population of
1320 or less be combined with returns for any adjacent ward, if the total population of
14the combined wards does not exceed the applicable population range under sub. (2)
15(b) for wards in that municipality. In municipalities having a population of less than
1635,000, the governing body may provide in the resolution that returns shall be
17maintained only for each group of combined wards at any election. Whenever a
18governing body provides for common ballot boxes and ballots or voting machines,
19that returns shall be maintained only for combined wards under this paragraph, the
20municipality shall report separate returns shall be maintained results for each
21separate ballot required under ss. 5.62 and 5.58 to 5.64 at the partisan primary and
22general election. The municipal clerk shall transmit a copy of the resolution to the
23county clerk of each county in which the municipality is contained. In municipalities
24having a population of less than 35,000, the resolution shall remain in effect for each
25election until modified or rescinded, or until a new division is made under this

1section. Whenever needed for purposes of this paragraph, the municipal clerk shall
2determine the population of each ward in his or her municipality. If the population
3of a ward cannot be determined from census results, the clerk shall determine the
4population of the smallest unit encompassing the entire ward that can be determined
5from census results. The clerk shall then divide the land area of the ward by the land
6area of that unit. The clerk shall then multiply that result by the population of the
7unit to determine the population of the ward for purposes of this paragraph.

AB225,5 8Section 5. 5.35 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,14,139 5.35 (6) (a) 2. A copy of the election fraud laws provided in s. 12.13 (1) and (3)
10(intro), (d), (f), (g), (k), (L), (o), (q), (r), (u), and (x), together with the applicable
11penalties provided in s. 12.60 (1). The materials described in this subdivision shall
12be positioned so that the electors entering the polling place approach and pass by the
13materials.

AB225,6 14Section 6. 5.90 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,15,615 5.90 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, recounts of votes cast
16on an electronic voting system shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in s. 9.01.
17Except as provided in this subsection, sub. (2), and s. 9.01 (1) (b) 8s., if the ballots are
18distributed to the electors, the board of canvassers shall recount the ballots with
19automatic tabulating equipment. The board of canvassers shall test the automatic
20tabulating equipment to be used prior to the recount as provided in s. 5.84, and then
21the official ballots or the record of the votes cast shall be recounted on the automatic
22tabulating equipment. In addition, the board of canvassers shall check the ballots
23for the presence or absence of the initials and other distinguishing marks, shall
24examine the ballots marked "Rejected", "Defective" and "Objected to" to determine
25the propriety of such labels, and shall compare the "Duplicate Overvoted Ballots"

1and "Duplicate Damaged Ballots" with their respective originals to determine the
2correctness of the duplicates. Unless a court orders a recount to be conducted by
3another method under sub. (2), the board of canvassers may determine to conduct the
4recount of a specific election by hand. If electronic voting machines are used, the
5board of canvassers shall perform the recount using the permanent paper record of
6the votes cast by each elector, as generated by the machines.

AB225,7 7Section 7. 6.15 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,15,168 6.15 (2) (bm) Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (7), when making application in
9person at the office of the municipal clerk, each applicant shall present proof of
10identification. If any document presented by the applicant is not proof of residence
11under s. 6.34, the applicant shall also present proof of residence under s. 6.34. The
12clerk shall verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the elector
13conforms to the name on the elector's application and , shall verify that any
14photograph appearing on that document reasonably resembles the elector , and shall
15enter the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence
16on the application form.

AB225,8 17Section 8. 6.29 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,15,2518 6.29 (2) (b) Upon the filing of the registration form required by this section, the
19municipal clerk or clerk's agent under s. 6.33 (5) (b) shall enter the type of identifying
20document submitted by the elector as proof of residence on the registration form and
21issue a certificate containing the name and address of the elector addressed to the
22inspectors of the proper ward or election district directing that the elector be
23permitted to cast his or her vote if the elector complies with all requirements for
24voting at the polling place. The certificate shall be numbered serially, prepared in
25duplicate and one copy preserved in the office of the municipal clerk.

AB225,9

1Section 9. 6.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,16,162 6.34 (2) Upon completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33, each
3eligible elector who is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector
4or an overseas elector, and who registers after the close of registration under s. 6.29
5or 6.86 (3) (a) 2., shall provide an one of the identifying document that establishes
6documents specified under sub. (3) to establish proof of residence under sub. (3).
7Each eligible elector who is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military
8elector or an overseas elector, who registers by mail, and who has not voted in an
9election in this state shall, if voting in person, provide an one of the identifying
10document that establishes documents specified under sub. (3) to establish proof of
11residence under sub. (3) or, if voting by absentee ballot, provide a copy of an
12identifying document specified under sub. (3) that establishes proof of residence
13under sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail, the identifying document may not
14be a residential lease. Any identifying document provided to establish proof of
15residence under this section may not be displayed electronically, but must be
16provided in hard-copy form.

AB225,10 17Section 10. 6.34 (3) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,16,2018 6.34 (3) (a) 8. A utility bill, including a bill for cellular or wireless telephone
19service, for the period commencing not earlier than 90 days before the day
20registration is made.

AB225,11 21Section 11. 6.34 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:

AB225,16,2322 6.34 (3) (a) 12. A credit card statement for the period commencing not earlier
23than 90 days before the day registration is made.

AB225,12 24Section 12. 6.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,17,17

16.36 (1) (a) The board shall compile and maintain electronically an official
2registration list. The list shall contain the name and address of each registered
3elector in the state, the date of birth of the elector, the ward and aldermanic district
4of the elector, if any, and, for each elector, a unique registration identification number
5assigned by the board, the number of a valid operator's license issued to the elector
6under ch. 343, if any, or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security account
7number, if any, any identification serial number issued to the elector under s. 6.47
8(3), the date of any election in which the elector votes, an indication of whether the
9elector is an overseas elector, as defined in s. 6.24 (1), any information relating to the
10elector that appears on the current list transmitted to the board by the department
11of corrections under s. 301.03 (20m), an indication of any accommodation required
12under s. 5.25 (4) (a) to permit voting by the elector, an indication of the method by
13which the elector's registration form was received, an indication of whether the
14elector was required under s. 6.34 to provide proof of residence and, if so, the type of
15identifying document submitted as proof of residence, and such other information as
16may be determined by the board to facilitate administration of elector registration
17requirements.

AB225,13 18Section 13. 6.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,18,1019 6.36 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use
20as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an
21election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank
22column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll
23list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing
24absentee ballots; an indication next to the name of each elector for whom proof of
25residence under s. 6.34 is required; a space for entry of the type of identifying

1document submitted by the elector as proof of residence when proof of residence
2under s. 6.34 is required; a space for entry of the elector's signature, or if another
3person signed the elector's registration form for the elector by reason of the elector's
4physical disability, the word "exempt"; and a form of certificate bearing the
5certification of the administrator of the elections division of the board stating that
6the list is a true and complete registration list of the municipality or the ward or
7wards for which the list is prepared. The board shall, by rule, prescribe the space and
8location for entry of each elector's signature on the poll list which shall provide for
9entry of the signature without changing the orientation of the poll list from the
10orientation used by the election officials.

AB225,14 11Section 14. 6.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,18,1712 6.36 (2) (c) The list shall contain, next to the name of each elector, an indication
13of whether proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required for the elector to be permitted
14to vote. If proof of residence is provided, the type of identifying document submitted
15by the elector shall be entered on the list in the space provided. Proof of residence
16is required if the elector is not a military elector or an overseas elector and the elector
17registers by mail and has not previously voted in an election in this state.

AB225,15 18Section 15. 6.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,19,319 6.55 (2) (b) Upon executing the registration form under par. (a), the elector
20shall provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. The signing by the elector executing
21the registration form shall be in the presence of the special registration deputy or
22inspector who. Upon receipt of the registration form, the deputy or inspector shall
23enter the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence
24in the space provided on the form. The deputy or inspector shall then print his or her
25name on and sign the form, indicating that the deputy or inspector has accepted the

1form. Upon compliance with this procedure, the elector shall be permitted to cast his
2or her vote, if the elector complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling
3place.

AB225,16 4Section 16. 6.55 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,19,255 6.55 (2) (c) 1. As an alternative to registration at the polling place under pars.
6(a) and (b), the board of election commissioners, or the governing body of any
7municipality, may by resolution require a person who qualifies as an elector and who
8is not registered and desires to register on the day of an election to do so at another
9readily accessible location in the same building as the polling place serving the
10elector's residence or at an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b),
11instead of at the polling place serving the elector's residence. In such case, the
12municipal clerk shall prominently post a notice of the registration location at the
13polling place. An eligible elector who desires to register shall execute a registration
14form as prescribed under par. (a) and provide proof of residence as provided under
15s. 6.34. The signing by the person executing the registration form shall be in the
16presence of the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special registration deputy. Upon
17receipt of the registration form, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or special
18registration deputy shall enter the type of identifying document submitted by the
19elector as proof of residence in the space provided on the form. The municipal clerk,
20the deputy clerk, or the special registration deputy shall then print his or her name
21and sign the form, indicating that the clerk, deputy clerk, or deputy has accepted the
22form. Upon proper completion of registration, the municipal clerk, deputy clerk, or
23special registration deputy shall serially number the registration and give one copy
24to the person for presentation at the polling place serving the person's residence or
25an alternate polling place assigned under s. 5.25 (5) (b).

AB225,17

1Section 17. 6.79 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,20,142 6.79 (2) (a) Unless information on the poll list is entered electronically, the
3municipal clerk shall supply the inspectors with 2 copies of the most current official
4registration list or lists prepared under s. 6.36 (2) (a) for use as poll lists at the polling
5place. Except as provided in subs. (3) (b) and (c), (6), and (7), each eligible elector,
6before receiving a serial number, shall state his or her full name and address and
7present to the officials proof of identification. The officials shall verify that the name
8on the proof of identification presented by the elector conforms to the name on the
9poll list or separate list and shall verify that any photograph appearing on that
10document reasonably resembles the elector. The officials shall then require the
11elector to enter his or her signature on the poll list, supplemental list, or separate list
12maintained under par. (c) unless the elector is exempt from the signature
13requirement under s. 6.36 (2) (a). The officials shall verify that the name and address
14stated by the elector conform to the elector's name and address on the poll list.

AB225,18 15Section 18. 6.79 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,21,216 6.79 (2) (d) If the poll list indicates that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is
17required and the document provided by the elector under par. (a) does not constitute
18proof of residence under s. 6.34, the officials shall require the elector to provide proof
19of residence. If proof of residence is provided, the officials shall enter the type of
20identifying document submitted as proof of residence in the space provided on the
21registration form and shall verify that the name and address on the identification
22identifying document submitted as proof of residence provided is the same as the
23name and address shown on the registration list. If proof of residence is required and
24not provided, or if the elector does not present proof of identification under par. (a),

1whenever required, the officials shall offer the opportunity for the elector to vote
2under s. 6.97.

AB225,19 3Section 19. 6.79 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB225,21,94 6.79 (3) (c) 1. An elector who considers himself or herself to be indigent and
5cannot obtain proof of identification without payment of a fee, an elector who has a
6religious objection to being photographed, or an elector who cannot obtain the
7documentation required to obtain proof of identification may, as an alternative to
8presenting proof of identification, swear or affirm in an oath administered by the
9chief inspector either that:

AB225,21,1110 a. The elector considers himself or herself to be indigent and cannot obtain
11proof of identification without payment of a fee.

AB225,21,1212 b. The elector has a religious objection to being photographed.

AB225,21,1413 c. The elector cannot obtain the documentation required to obtain proof of
14identification.

AB225,21,2215 2. An elector who makes an oath or affirmation under subd. 1. shall also sign
16a statement in the form prescribed by the board making the same affirmation. The
17inspector shall then write the words "Alternative identification" next to the elector's
18name on the poll list or other list maintained under this section and shall enter the
19elector's serial number on the back of the ballot before the ballot is given to the
20elector. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may investigate the
21qualifications of any elector who submits a statement under this subdivision and
22may advise the municipal board of canvassers of his or her findings.

AB225,20 23Section 20. 6.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,22,2524 6.82 (1) (a) When any inspectors are informed that an eligible elector is at the
25entrance to the polling place who as a result of disability is unable to enter the polling

1place, they shall permit the elector to be assisted in marking a ballot by any
2individual selected by the elector, except the elector's employer or an agent of that
3employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.
4Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (3) (b) and (c), (6), and (7), the individual selected by
5the elector shall present to the inspectors proof of identification and, if the proof of
6identification does not constitute proof of residence under s. 6.34, shall also provide
7proof of residence under s. 6.34 for the assisted elector, whenever required, and all
8other information necessary for the elector to obtain a ballot under s. 6.79 (2). The
9inspectors shall verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the
10person assisting the elector conforms to the elector's name on the poll list or separate
11list and, shall verify that any photograph appearing on that document reasonably
12resembles the elector, and shall enter the type of identifying document submitted by
13the assisted elector as proof of residence in the space provided on the poll list or
14separate list. The inspectors shall then issue a ballot to the individual selected by
15the elector and shall accompany the individual to the polling place entrance where
16the assistance is to be given. If the ballot is a paper ballot, the assisting individual
17shall fold the ballot after the ballot is marked by the assisting individual. The
18assisting individual shall then immediately take the ballot into the polling place and
19give the ballot to an inspector. The inspector shall distinctly announce that he or she
20has "a ballot offered by .... (stating person's name), an elector who, as a result of
21disability, is unable to enter the polling place without assistance". The inspector
22shall then ask, "Does anyone object to the reception of this ballot?" If no objection
23is made, the inspectors shall record the elector's name under s. 6.79 and deposit the
24ballot in the ballot box, and shall make a notation on the poll list: "Ballot received
25at poll entrance".

AB225,21

1Section 21. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,23,242 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
3the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
4preceding the election. If Except as provided in par. (bb), if application is made in
5person, the application shall be made no earlier than the opening of business on the
63rd Monday preceding the election and no later than 5 p.m. or the close of business,
7whichever is later, 6 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election. Except as provided
8in par. (c), if the elector is making written application for an absentee ballot at the
9partisan primary, the general election, the presidential preference primary, or a
10special election for national office, and the application indicates that the elector is
11a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), the application shall be received by the
12municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application indicates that
13the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror,
14the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the
15application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election,
16the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent shall immediately take the ballot to the court
17in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall
18recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall
19then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot
20to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling place or, in
21municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal
22clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or (2m), the
23application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately
24preceding the election.

AB225,22 25Section 22. 6.86 (1) (bb) of the statutes is created to read:

AB225,24,7

16.86 (1) (bb) An application made in person may only be received Monday to
2Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m, except that an individual may make
3an appointment with the actual city, town, or village clerk, as appropriate, so that,
4notwithstanding s. 7.21 (1), the clerk, not a member of the clerk's staff or a designated
5agent, may receive the individual's application made in person after 6 p.m. or
6anytime on Saturday or Sunday, not including the Saturday and Sunday after the
7Friday preceding the election.

AB225,23 8Section 23. 6.87 (6d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB225,24,109 6.87 (6d) If a certificate is missing the address of a witness, the ballot may not
10be counted.

AB225,24 11Section 24. 6.97 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 6.97 (3) (b) 1. and
12amended to read:

AB225,25,213 6.97 (3) (b) 1. Whenever the municipal clerk or executive director of the
14municipal board of election commissioners is informed by the inspectors that a ballot
15has been cast under this section, the clerk or executive director shall promptly
16provide written notice to the board of canvassers of each municipality, special
17purpose district, and county that is responsible for canvassing the election of the
18number of ballots cast under this section in each ward or election district. The
19municipal clerk or executive director then shall determine whether each individual
20voting under this section is qualified to vote in the ward or election district where the
21individual's ballot is cast. If the elector is required to provide proof of identification
22under s. 6.79 (2) or 6.86 (1) (ar) and fails to do so, the elector bears the burden of
23correcting the omission by providing the proof of identification at the polling place
24before the closing hour or by providing the proof of identification at the office of the

1municipal clerk or board of election commissioners serving his or her residence no
2later than 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election.

AB225,25,9 32. The municipal clerk or executive director shall make a record of the
4procedure used to determine the validity of each ballot cast under this section. If,
5prior to 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election, the municipal clerk or executive
6director determines that the individual is qualified to vote in the ward or election
7district where the individual's ballot is cast, the municipal clerk or executive director
8shall notify the board of canvassers for each municipality, special purpose district
9and county that is responsible for canvassing the election of that fact.

AB225,25 10Section 25. 7.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,25,1511 7.08 (1) (c) Prescribe forms required by ss. 6.24 (3) and (4), 6.30 (4), 6.33 (1),
126.40 (1) (a), 6.47 (1) (am) 2. and (3), 6.55 (2), 6.79 (3) (c) 2., and 6.86 (2) to (3). All such
13forms shall contain a statement of the penalty applicable to false or fraudulent
14registration or voting through use of the form. Forms are not required to be furnished
15by the board.

AB225,26 16Section 26. 7.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,26,317 7.15 (2) (d) Whenever the governing body of any municipality submits any
18question to a vote of the electors or whenever a proper recall petition and certificate
19are filed under s. 9.10, the municipal clerk shall issue a call for the election and
20prepare and distribute ballots as required in the authorization of submission or as
21provided in s. 9.10. The date of the referendum shall be fixed established in
22accordance with ss. 8.065 and 8.37 and shall be determined by the municipal clerk
23or board of election commissioners unless otherwise provided by law or unless the
24governing body fixes a determines the date. If the governing body determines the
25date, the date shall be established in accordance with ss. 8.065 and 8.37. The ballot

1for any referendum shall conform to s. 5.64 (2). If there is already an official
2municipal referendum ballot for the election, the question may appear on the same
3ballot.

AB225,27 4Section 27. 7.30 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB225,27,145 7.30 (2) (a) Only election officials appointed under this section or s. 6.875 may
6conduct an election. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and in ss. 7.15
7(1) (k) and 7.52 (1) (b), each election official shall be a qualified elector of the ward
8or wards, or the election district, for a county in which the polling place is established.
9A special registration deputy who is appointed under s. 6.55 (6) or an election official
10who is appointed under this section to fill a vacancy under par. (b) need not be a
11resident of the ward or wards, or the election district, but shall be a resident of the
12municipality, except that if where the official serves is located, and each chief
13inspector shall be a qualified elector of the municipality in which the chief inspector
14serves. If no qualified candidate for chief inspector is available or if the chief
15inspector is appointed to fill a vacancy under par. (b), the person so appointed need
16not be a qualified elector of the municipality. If a municipal clerk or deputy clerk
17serves as a registration deputy or is appointed to fill a vacancy under par. (b), the
18clerk or deputy clerk need not be a resident of the municipality county, but shall be
19a resident of the state. No more than 2 individuals holding the office of clerk or
20deputy clerk may serve without regard to municipal county residency in any
21municipality at any election. Special registration deputies who are appointed under
22s. 6.55 (6) may be appointed to serve more than one polling place. All officials
23appointed under this section shall be able to read and write the English language,
24be capable, and be of good understanding, and may not be a candidate for any office
25to be voted for at an election at which they serve. In 1st class cities, they may hold

1no public office other than notary public. Except as authorized under subs. (1) (b) and
2(4) (c), all inspectors shall be affiliated with one of the 2 recognized political parties
3which received the largest number of votes for president, or governor in
4nonpresidential general election years, in the ward or combination of wards served
5by the polling place at the last election. Excluding the inspector who may be
6appointed under sub. (1) (b), the party which received the largest number of votes is
7entitled to one more inspector than the party receiving the next largest number of
8votes at each polling place. Election officials appointed under this section may serve
9the electors of more than one ward where wards are combined under s. 5.15 (6) (b).
10If a municipality is not divided into wards, the ward requirements in this paragraph
11apply to the municipality at large. Whenever 2 or more inspectors are required to
12perform a function within a polling place and both parties that are entitled to submit
13nominees have done so, the chief inspector shall assign, insofar as practicable, an
14equal number of inspectors from the nominees of each party.