1 | | - | Date of enactment: |
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2 | | - | 2023 Assembly Bill 572 Date of publication*: |
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3 | | - | 2023 WISCONSIN ACT |
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4 | | - | AN ACT to amend 6.33 (1), 12.60 (1) (a) and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g.; to repeal and recreate 6.875 (6) (c) 2.; and to create |
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5 | | - | 5.057 of the statutes; relating to: absentee voting in certain residential care facilities and retirement homes and court |
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6 | | - | determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote. |
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7 | | - | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in |
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8 | | - | senate and assembly, do enact as follows: |
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| 3 | + | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | + | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 572 |
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| 5 | + | October 26, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives KITCHENS, ALLEN, BINSFELD, |
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| 6 | + | DITTRICH, DONOVAN, EDMING, GOEBEN, GUNDRUM, KRUG, MAGNAFICI, MAXEY, |
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| 7 | + | MICHALSKI, MURPHY, MURSAU, NEDWESKI, O'CONNOR, PENTERMAN and ROZAR, |
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| 8 | + | cosponsored by Senators QUINN, BALLWEG, MARKLEIN and NASS. Referred to |
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| 9 | + | Committee on Campaigns and Elections. |
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| 10 | + | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 11 | + | AN ACT to amend 6.33 (1), 6.875 (6) (c) 2., 12.60 (1) (a) and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g.; and |
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| 12 | + | to create 5.057 of the statutes; relating to: absentee voting in certain |
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| 13 | + | residential care facilities and retirement homes and court determinations of |
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| 14 | + | incompetency and ineligibility to vote. |
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| 15 | + | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 16 | + | Absentee voting in certain facilities |
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| 17 | + | Under current law, under certain circumstances, a municipal clerk must |
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| 18 | + | dispatch special voting deputies to a residential care facility or qualified retirement |
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| 19 | + | home so that the occupants of the facility or home may cast an absentee ballot in |
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| 20 | + | person with the special voting deputies rather than vote in person at the appropriate |
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| 21 | + | polling place or request and complete an absentee ballot by mail. Under current law, |
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| 22 | + | a retirement home is a facility occupied as a primary residence by 10 or more |
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| 23 | + | unrelated individuals. A qualified retirement home is a retirement home that has |
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| 24 | + | a significant number of occupants who lack adequate transportation to the polling |
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| 25 | + | place, need assistance in voting, are aged 60 or over, or are indefinitely confined. |
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| 26 | + | Under current law, the special voting deputies must arrange with the |
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| 27 | + | administrator of the residential care facility or qualified retirement home one or |
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| 28 | + | more convenient times to visit the facility or home. The administrator of the facility |
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| 29 | + | or home may, upon the request of a relative of an occupant of the facility or home, |
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| 30 | + | notify the relative of the time or times when special voting deputies will conduct |
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| 31 | + | absentee voting at the facility or home. |
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| 37 | + | ASSEMBLY BILL 572 |
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| 38 | + | This bill requires the administrator, or the administrator's designee, to provide |
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| 39 | + | notice by email of the dates and times when the deputies will be visiting the |
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| 40 | + | residential care facility or qualified retirement home to each individual designated |
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| 41 | + | as a contact by the occupant who intends to vote by absentee ballot with the special |
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| 42 | + | voting deputies. |
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| 43 | + | Determinations of incompetency |
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| 44 | + | Under current law, no person who is incapable of understanding the objective |
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| 45 | + | of the elective process or who is under a guardianship may vote unless a court has |
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| 46 | + | determined that the person is competent to vote. Current law also allows any voter |
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| 47 | + | in a municipality to petition a circuit court to determine whether a person residing |
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| 48 | + | in the municipality is incapable of understanding the objective of the elective |
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| 49 | + | process. If the court determines that the person is incapable of such understanding, |
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| 50 | + | the person is not eligible to register to vote or to vote. Current law requires the clerk |
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| 51 | + | of the circuit court to communicate the court's determinations, in writing, to the |
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| 52 | + | election officials who are responsible for determining challenges to registration and |
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| 53 | + | voting that may be brought against the person. |
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| 54 | + | This bill requires the circuit court to notify the Elections Commission, by email, |
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| 55 | + | of the court's determination regarding incompetency and ineligibility to vote. Under |
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| 56 | + | the bill, when the commission receives a determination of incompetency and |
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| 57 | + | ineligibility to vote, the commission must, within two business days, change the |
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| 58 | + | status of the voter subject to the determination to inactive on the official voter |
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| 59 | + | registration list, note on the list that the voter is ineligible to vote, and notify the |
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| 60 | + | voter and the voter's municipal clerk of the voter's change in status. The bill also |
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| 61 | + | provides that if a court reviews a determination of incompetency and ineligibility to |
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| 62 | + | vote and restores the voter's right to vote, upon receipt of that determination by |
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| 63 | + | email, the commission must, within two business days, notify the voter that the voter |
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| 64 | + | is eligible to vote and that the voter is required to complete a new registration to vote |
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| 65 | + | if the voter intends to vote. Under the bill, the clerk must examine the registration |
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| 66 | + | list before issuing a ballot to any potential voter. |
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| 67 | + | Finally, under current law, an individual who votes at an election but who does |
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| 68 | + | not have the necessary qualifications to vote is guilty of a Class I felony. Under the |
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| 69 | + | bill, the penalty does not apply to an individual who has been determined ineligible |
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| 70 | + | to vote due to incompetency, but the individual's vote is excluded from the final tally |
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| 71 | + | for that election. |
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| 72 | + | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 73 | + | enact as follows: |
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10 | | - | 5.057 Determination of ineligibility to vote due to |
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11 | | - | incompetency. (1) Upon receipt of a determination of |
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12 | | - | ineligibility to register to vote or to vote under s. 54.25 (2) |
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13 | | - | (c) 1. g., the commission shall, no later than 3 business |
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14 | | - | days after receiving the determination, change the status |
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15 | | - | of the elector subject to the determination to inactive on |
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16 | | - | the official registration list under s. 6.36, note on the list |
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17 | | - | that the elector is ineligible to vote in accordance with s. |
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18 | | - | 6.03 (3), and notify the elector and the elector’s munici- |
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19 | | - | pal clerk of the elector’s change in status. If the commis- |
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20 | | - | sion does not have a record of the elector upon receipt of |
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21 | | - | a determination of ineligibility, the commission shall cre- |
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22 | | - | ate a record listing the elector as ineligible to vote in |
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23 | | - | accordance with s. 6.03 (3) and provide a copy of that |
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24 | | - | record to the elector’s municipal clerk. Upon receipt of |
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25 | | - | a registration to vote, the municipal clerk shall examine |
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26 | | - | the registration list to determine whether the elector is |
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27 | | - | ineligible to vote in accordance with s. 6.03 (3) and shall |
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28 | | - | notify the elector if the clerk determines that the elector |
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29 | | - | is ineligible. The clerk shall examine the registration list |
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30 | | - | before issuing a ballot to any potential elector. |
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31 | | - | (2) If under s. 54.64 (2) (a) a court subsequently |
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32 | | - | reviews a determination of ineligibility to vote under s. |
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33 | | - | 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g. and restores an elector’s right to vote, |
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34 | | - | as provided under s. 54.64 (2) (c), upon receipt of the |
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35 | | - | reviewing court’s determination, the commission shall, |
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36 | | - | no later than 3 business days after receiving the determi- |
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37 | | - | nation, notify the elector that the elector is eligible to |
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38 | | - | vote, but is required to complete a new voter registration |
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39 | | - | if the elector intends to vote. The commission shall sub- |
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40 | | - | mit with the notice a registration form for the elector to |
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41 | | - | complete and return to the municipal clerk, if the elector |
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42 | | - | intends to vote. |
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43 | | - | SECTION 2. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to |
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44 | | - | read: |
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45 | | - | 6.33 (1) The commission shall prescribe the format, |
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46 | | - | size, and shape of registration forms. All nonelectronic |
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47 | | - | forms shall be printed and each item of information shall |
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48 | | - | be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the commission. |
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49 | | - | Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, elec- |
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50 | | - | tronic forms shall contain the same information as non- |
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51 | | - | electronic forms. The municipal clerk shall supply suffi- |
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52 | | - | cient forms to meet voter registration needs. The |
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53 | | - | commission shall design the form to obtain from each |
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54 | | - | elector information as to name; date; residence location; |
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55 | | - | location of previous residence immediately before mov- |
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56 | | - | ing to current residence location; citizenship; date of |
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57 | | - | birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator’s |
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58 | | - | license issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 dig- |
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59 | | - | * Section 991.11, WISCONSIN STATUTES: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s |
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60 | | - | partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” − 2 −2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Assembly Bill 572 |
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61 | | - | its of the elector’s social security account number; |
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62 | | - | whether the elector has resided within the ward or elec- |
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63 | | - | tion district for the number of consecutive days specified |
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64 | | - | in s. 6.02 (1); whether the elector has been convicted of |
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65 | | - | a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and |
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66 | | - | if so, whether the elector is incarcerated, or on parole, |
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67 | | - | probation, or extended supervision; whether the elector |
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68 | | - | is disqualified on any other ground from voting, includ- |
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69 | | - | ing being adjudicated incompetent to exercise the right to |
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70 | | - | register to vote or to vote in an election; and whether the |
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71 | | - | elector is currently registered to vote at any other loca- |
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72 | | - | tion. The forms shall provide check boxes for the elector |
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73 | | - | to indicate whether he or she is disqualified to vote and, |
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74 | | - | if disqualified to vote, the grounds for which the elector |
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75 | | - | is so disqualified. The commission shall include on the |
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76 | | - | nonelectronic form a space for the elector’s signature and |
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77 | | - | on the electronic form the authorization specified under |
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78 | | - | s. 6.30 (5). Below the space for the signature or authori- |
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79 | | - | zation, respectively, the commission shall include the fol- |
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80 | | - | lowing statement: “Falsification of information on this |
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81 | | - | form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I |
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82 | | - | felony.” The commission shall include on the form a |
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83 | | - | space to enter the name of any inspector, municipal clerk, |
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84 | | - | or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and |
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85 | | - | a space for the inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his |
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86 | | - | or her name, affirming that the inspector, clerk, or deputy |
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87 | | - | clerk has accepted the form. The commission shall |
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88 | | - | include on the form a space for entry of the ward and |
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89 | | - | aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and |
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90 | | - | any other information required to determine the offices |
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91 | | - | and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote. |
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92 | | - | The commission shall also include on the form a space |
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93 | | - | where the clerk may record an indication of whether the |
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94 | | - | form is received by mail or by electronic application, a |
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95 | | - | space where the clerk shall record an indication of the |
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96 | | - | type of identifying document submitted by the elector as |
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97 | | - | proof of residence under s. 6.34 or an indication that the |
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98 | | - | elector’s information in lieu of proof of residence was |
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99 | | - | verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of the entity or insti- |
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100 | | - | tution that issued the identifying document, and, if the |
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101 | | - | identifying document includes a number that applies |
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102 | | - | only to the individual holding that document, that num- |
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103 | | - | ber. The commission shall also include on the form a |
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104 | | - | space where the clerk, for any elector who possesses a |
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105 | | - | valid voting identification card issued to the person under |
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106 | | - | s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number |
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107 | | - | appearing on the voting identification card. Each county |
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108 | | - | clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for com- |
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109 | | - | pletion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the |
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110 | | - | office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4). |
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111 | | - | SECTION 3. 6.875 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed |
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112 | | - | and recreated to read: |
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113 | | - | 6.875 (6) (c) 2. The administrator of a qualified |
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114 | | - | retirement home or residential care facility, or the admin- |
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115 | | - | istrator’s designee, shall provide notice by email of the |
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116 | | - | dates and times when the special voting deputies will be |
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117 | | - | visiting the home or facility to each individual designated |
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118 | | - | as a contact by the occupant who intends to vote by absen- |
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119 | | - | tee ballot with the deputies. The content of the email shall |
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120 | | - | contain a disclaimer that the occupant maintains the right |
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121 | | - | of privacy and that the notice is for information purposes |
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122 | | - | only. The administrator, or administrator’s designee, |
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123 | | - | may provide the same notice to any other individual upon |
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124 | | - | the occupant’s request. Any individual receiving a notice |
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125 | | - | under this subdivision may be present in the room where |
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126 | | - | the voting is conducted. |
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127 | | - | SECTION 4. 12.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended |
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128 | | - | to read: |
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129 | | - | 12.60 (1) (a) Whoever violates s. 12.09, 12.11 or |
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130 | | - | 12.13 (1), (2) (b) 1. to 7. or (3) (a), (e), (f), (j), (k), (L), (m), |
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131 | | - | (y) or (z) is guilty of a Class I felony. This paragraph does |
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132 | | - | not apply to a violation of s. 12.13 (1) (a) by an individual |
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133 | | - | who is determined ineligible to register to vote or to vote |
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134 | | - | under s. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g., but the individual’s vote shall |
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| 75 | + | 5.057 Determination of ineligibility to vote due to incompetency. (1) |
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| 76 | + | Upon receipt of a determination of ineligibility to register to vote or to vote under |
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| 77 | + | s. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g., the commission shall, no later than 2 business days after receiving |
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| 86 | + | the determination, change the status of the elector subject to the determination to |
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| 87 | + | inactive on the official registration list under s. 6.36, note on the list that the elector |
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| 88 | + | is ineligible to vote in accordance with s. 6.03 (3), and notify the elector and the |
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| 89 | + | elector's municipal clerk of the elector's change in status. If the commission does not |
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| 90 | + | have a record of the elector upon receipt of a determination of ineligibility, the |
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| 91 | + | commission shall create a record listing the elector as ineligible to vote in accordance |
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| 92 | + | with s. 6.03 (3) and provide a copy of that record to the elector's municipal clerk. Upon |
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| 93 | + | receipt of a registration to vote, the municipal clerk shall examine the registration |
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| 94 | + | list to determine whether the elector is ineligible to vote in accordance with s. 6.03 |
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| 95 | + | (3) and shall notify the elector if the clerk determines that the elector is ineligible. |
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| 96 | + | The clerk shall examine the registration list before issuing a ballot to any potential |
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| 97 | + | elector. |
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| 98 | + | (2) If under s. 54.64 (2) (a) a court subsequently reviews a determination of |
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| 99 | + | ineligibility to vote under s. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g. and restores an elector's right to vote, |
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| 100 | + | as provided under s. 54.64 (2) (c), upon receipt of the reviewing court's determination, |
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| 101 | + | the commission shall, no later than 2 business days after receiving the |
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| 102 | + | determination, notify the elector that the elector is eligible to vote, but is required |
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| 103 | + | to complete a new voter registration if the voter intends to vote. The commission |
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| 104 | + | shall submit with the notice a registration form for the elector to complete and return |
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| 105 | + | to the municipal clerk, if the elector intends to vote. |
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| 106 | + | SECTION 2. 6.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 107 | + | 6.33 (1) The commission shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of |
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| 108 | + | registration forms. All nonelectronic forms shall be printed and each item of |
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| 109 | + | information shall be of uniform font size, as prescribed by the commission. Except |
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| 110 | + | as otherwise provided in this subsection, electronic forms shall contain the same |
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| 138 | + | information as nonelectronic forms. The municipal clerk shall supply sufficient |
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| 139 | + | forms to meet voter registration needs. The commission shall design the form to |
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| 140 | + | obtain from each elector information as to name; date; residence location; location of |
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| 141 | + | previous residence immediately before moving to current residence location; |
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| 142 | + | citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license |
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| 143 | + | issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security |
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| 144 | + | account number; whether the elector has resided within the ward or election district |
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| 145 | + | for the number of consecutive days specified in s. 6.02 (1); whether the elector has |
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| 146 | + | been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, |
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| 147 | + | whether the elector is incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; |
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| 148 | + | whether the elector is disqualified on any other ground from voting, including being |
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| 149 | + | adjudicated incompetent to exercise the right to register to vote or to vote in an |
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| 150 | + | election; and whether the elector is currently registered to vote at any other location. |
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| 151 | + | The forms shall provide check boxes for the elector to indicate whether he or she is |
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| 152 | + | disqualified to vote and, if disqualified to vote, the grounds for which the elector is |
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| 153 | + | so disqualified. The commission shall include on the nonelectronic form a space for |
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| 154 | + | the elector's signature and on the electronic form the authorization specified under |
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| 155 | + | s. 6.30 (5). Below the space for the signature or authorization, respectively, the |
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| 156 | + | commission shall include the following statement: “Falsification of information on |
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| 157 | + | this form is punishable under Wisconsin law as a Class I felony." The commission |
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| 158 | + | shall include on the form a space to enter the name of any inspector, municipal clerk, |
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| 159 | + | or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who obtains the form and a space for the inspector, |
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| 160 | + | clerk, or deputy clerk to sign his or her name, affirming that the inspector, clerk, or |
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| 161 | + | deputy clerk has accepted the form. The commission shall include on the form a |
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| 162 | + | space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides |
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| 192 | + | and any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which |
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| 193 | + | the elector is certified to vote. The commission shall also include on the form a space |
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| 194 | + | where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by mail or |
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| 195 | + | by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an indication of the |
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| 196 | + | type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s. |
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| 197 | + | 6.34 or an indication that the elector's information in lieu of proof of residence was |
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| 198 | + | verified under s. 6.34 (2m), the name of the entity or institution that issued the |
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| 199 | + | identifying document, and, if the identifying document includes a number that |
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| 200 | + | applies only to the individual holding that document, that number. The commission |
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| 201 | + | shall also include on the form a space where the clerk, for any elector who possesses |
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| 202 | + | a valid voting identification card issued to the person under s. 6.47 (3), may record |
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| 203 | + | the identification serial number appearing on the voting identification card. Each |
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| 204 | + | county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for completion by an elector |
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| 205 | + | who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk under s. 6.28 (4). |
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| 206 | + | SECTION 3. 6.875 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 207 | + | 6.875 (6) (c) 2. Upon the request of a relative of an occupant of a qualified |
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| 208 | + | retirement home or residential care facility, the administrator of the home or facility |
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| 209 | + | may notify the relative of the time or times at which special voting deputies will |
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| 210 | + | conduct absentee voting at the home or facility and permit the relative to The |
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| 211 | + | administrator of a qualified retirement home or residential care facility, or the |
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| 212 | + | administrator's designee, shall provide notice by email of the dates and times when |
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| 213 | + | the special voting deputies will be visiting the home or facility to each individual |
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| 214 | + | designated as a contact by the occupant who intends to vote by absentee ballot with |
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| 215 | + | the deputies. The administrator, or administrator's designee, may provide the same |
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| 216 | + | notice to any other individual upon the occupant's request. Any individual receiving |
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| 243 | + | SECTION 3 ASSEMBLY BILL 572 |
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| 244 | + | a notice under this subdivision may be present in the room where the voting is |
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| 245 | + | conducted. |
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| 246 | + | SECTION 4. 12.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 247 | + | 12.60 (1) (a) Whoever violates s. 12.09, 12.11 or 12.13 (1), (2) (b) 1. to 7. or (3) |
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| 248 | + | (a), (e), (f), (j), (k), (L), (m), (y) or (z) is guilty of a Class I felony. This paragraph does |
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| 249 | + | not apply to a violation of s. 12.13 (1) (a) by an individual who is determined ineligible |
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| 250 | + | to register to vote or to vote under s. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g., but the individual's vote shall |
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136 | | - | SECTION 5. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g. of the statutes is |
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137 | | - | amended to read: |
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138 | | - | 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g. The right to register to vote or to |
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139 | | - | vote in an election, if the court finds that the individual |
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140 | | - | is incapable of understanding the objective of the elective |
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141 | | - | process. Also, in accordance with s. 6.03 (3), any elector |
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142 | | - | of a municipality may petition the circuit court for a |
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143 | | - | determination that an individual residing in the munici- |
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144 | | - | pality is incapable of understanding the objective of the |
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145 | | - | elective process and thereby ineligible to register to vote |
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146 | | - | or to vote in an election. This determination shall be |
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147 | | - | made by the court in accordance with the procedures |
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148 | | - | specified in this paragraph. If a petition is filed under this |
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149 | | - | subd. 1. g., the finding of the court shall be limited to a |
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150 | | - | determination as to voting eligibility. The appointment |
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151 | | - | of a guardian is not required for an individual whose sole |
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152 | | - | limitation is ineligibility to vote. The court shall, no later |
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153 | | - | than 3 days after the determination, notify the elections |
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154 | | - | commission by email of the determination of the court |
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155 | | - | shall be communicated in writing by the clerk of court to |
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156 | | - | the election official or agency charged under s. 6.48, |
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157 | | - | 6.92, 6.925, 6.93, or 7.52 (5) with the responsibility for |
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158 | | - | determining challenges to registration and voting that |
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159 | | - | may be directed against that elector. An email notifica- |
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160 | | - | tion sent to the elections commission under this subd. 1. |
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161 | | - | g. shall remain confidential, except as otherwise pro- |
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162 | | - | vided under s. 19.36. The court shall also, at the time of |
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163 | | - | the determination, provide the determination in writing |
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164 | | - | to the elector and the elector’s guardian, if applicable. |
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165 | | - | The determination may be reviewed as provided in s. |
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166 | | - | 54.64 (2), and the court shall notify the elections commis- |
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167 | | - | sion, the elector, and the elector’s guardian, if applicable, |
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168 | | - | by mail and email of any subsequent determination of the |
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169 | | - | court shall be likewise communicated by the clerk of |
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170 | | - | court. All notices provided to the elections commission |
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171 | | - | under this subd. 1. g. shall include the full name; residen- |
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172 | | - | tial address, including city, state, and zip code; mailing − 3 − 2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Assembly Bill 572 |
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173 | | - | address, if different than the residential address; and date |
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174 | | - | of birth of the individual subject to the determination. If |
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175 | | - | the court appoints a guardian for an individual who is |
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176 | | - | ineligible to vote, the guardian shall immediately report |
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177 | | - | any residential or mailing address change for the individ- |
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178 | | - | ual to the court, and the court shall, no later than 3 days |
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179 | | - | after the determination, notify the elections commission |
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180 | | - | of that address by email. The court shall use a standard- |
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181 | | - | ized notice of eligibility form to communicate its deter- |
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182 | | - | minations to the elector and the elector’s guardian, if |
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183 | | - | applicable. |
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| 252 | + | SECTION 5. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g. of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 253 | + | 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g. The right to register to vote or to vote in an election, if the court |
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| 254 | + | finds that the individual is incapable of understanding the objective of the elective |
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| 255 | + | process. Also, in accordance with s. 6.03 (3), any elector of a municipality may |
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| 256 | + | petition the circuit court for a determination that an individual residing in the |
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| 257 | + | municipality is incapable of understanding the objective of the elective process and |
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| 258 | + | thereby ineligible to register to vote or to vote in an election. This determination |
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| 259 | + | shall be made by the court in accordance with the procedures specified in this |
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| 260 | + | paragraph. If a petition is filed under this subd. 1. g., the finding of the court shall |
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| 261 | + | be limited to a determination as to voting eligibility. The appointment of a guardian |
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| 262 | + | is not required for an individual whose sole limitation is ineligibility to vote. The |
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| 263 | + | court shall immediately notify the elections commission by email of the |
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| 264 | + | determination of the court shall be communicated in writing by the clerk of court to |
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| 265 | + | the election official or agency charged under s. 6.48, 6.92, 6.925, 6.93, or 7.52 (5) with |
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| 266 | + | the responsibility for determining challenges to registration and voting that may be |
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| 267 | + | directed against that elector. An email notification sent to the elections commission |
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| 268 | + | under this subd. 1. g. shall remain confidential, except as otherwise provided under |
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| 298 | + | s. 19.36. The court shall also, at the time of the determination, provide the |
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| 299 | + | determination in writing to the elector and the elector's guardian, if applicable. The |
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| 300 | + | determination may be reviewed as provided in s. 54.64 (2), and the court shall notify |
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| 301 | + | the elections commission, the elector, and the elector's guardian, if applicable, by |
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| 302 | + | mail and email of any subsequent determination of the court shall be likewise |
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| 303 | + | communicated by the clerk of court. All notices provided to the elections commission |
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| 304 | + | under this subd. 1. g. shall include the full name; residential address, including city, |
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| 305 | + | state, and zip code; mailing address, if different than the residential address; and |
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| 306 | + | date of birth of the individual subject to the determination. If the court appoints a |
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| 307 | + | guardian for an individual who is ineligible to vote, the guardian shall immediately |
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| 308 | + | report any residential or mailing address change for the individual to the court, and |
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| 309 | + | the court shall immediately notify the elections commission of that address by email. |
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| 310 | + | The court shall use a standardized notice of eligibility form to communicate its |
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| 311 | + | determinations to the elector and the elector's guardian, if applicable. |
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