SB 98 — Relating to: verifying citizenship of individuals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator's licenses and identification cards. (FE)

-Date 2024of LEGISLATUREenactment: LRB-1869/1 JK&EVM:skw SENATE BILL 98 March 1, 2023 - Introduced by Senators S TROEBEL , BRADLEY, CABRAL-G UEVARA, C OWLES, NASS and TOMCZYK , cosponsored by Representatives KNODL, ALLEN, A RMSTRONG , BEHNKE , BINSFELD , BRANDTJEN , BROOKS , DITTRICH, DUCHOW , E DMING, GREEN, GUNDRUM , KITCHENS, MAGNAFICI, MICHALSKI, MOSES, MURPHY, M URSAU , NEYLON, O'CONNOR , RETTINGER, ROZAR, SCHRAA, TITTLand T USLER.

ReferredSenate toBill Committee98 onDate Governmentof Operations,publication*: Elections and Consumer Protection.

WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amendamend5.056; 5.056;

and to createcreate343.17 343.17 (3) (a) 16.

verifying citizenship of individualsindivid- uals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator'soperator’s licenses and identification cards.

AnalysisThe bypeople the Legislative Reference Bureau Current law requires the administrator of the Electionsstate Commission to enter into an agreement with the secretary of transportationWisconsin, torepresented matchin personallySECTION identifiable2. information on the official voter registration list with the information maintained by the Department of Transportation.

Under343.17 this(3) bill,(a) the16. agreement with the secretary of transportation must also provide the commission access to personally identifiable information maintained by DOT in order to verify that individuals on the official registration list are U.S.

citizens.of the statutes is created senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

In addition, the bill requires the commission to conductread: the verifications as soon as practicable after the effective date of the bill and immediately whenever an individual registers to vote or modifies his or her registration.

The bill also requires DOT to place on the face of an operator's license or identification card issued to a person who is not a U.S.

citizen the words “Not valid for voting purposes” or another readily recognizable indication that the license or identification card may not be accepted for voter identification purposes.

- 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1869/1 JK&EVM:skw SENATE BILL 98 For further information see the state 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:

5.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation.

The commission administrator shall enter into the agreement with the secretary of transportation specified under s.

85.61 (1) to match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.

6.36 (1) and the information specified in s.

6.34 (2m) with personally identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation.

The agreement shall require the department of transportation to provide the commission access to personally identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation in order to verify that individuals on the official registration list are U.S.

citizens.

The commission shall immediately verify the information on the list whenever an individual registers to vote or modifies his or her registration.

SECTION 2.

of the statutes is created to read:

343.17 (3) (a) 16.

citizen, 5.056 Matching program with secretary of trans- the legend “Not valid for voting purposes” or another readilyportation. recognizable indication that the license may not be accepted for voter identification purposes.

SECTIONThe 3.0Nonstatutorycommission provisions.administrator shall enter readily recognizable indication that the license may not into the agreement with the secretary of transportation be accepted for voter identification purposes.

(1)specified CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION.The elections commission shall verify the citizenship of all electors on the official registration list as soon as practicable after the effective date of this subsection using the information provided by the department of transportation under s.

85.61 (1) to match personally identifi- SECTION 3.0Nonstatutory provisions.

able information on the official registration list main- (1) C ITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION.

The elections com- tained by the commission under s.

6.36 (1) and the infor- mission shall verify the citizenship of all electors on the mation specified in s.

6.34 (2m) with personally official registration list as soon as practicable after the identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation.

The agreement shall require the depart- effective date of this subsection using the information ment of transportation to provide the commission access provided by the department of transportation under s.

LRB-1869/1to -personally 2024identifiable Legislatureinformation -maintained 3by -the JK&EVM:skw SENATE BILL 98 SECTION 44.0Initial SECTION 4.Initial applicability.

department of transportation in order to verify that indi- viduals on the official registration list are U.S.

citizens.

first applies The commission shall immediately verify the informa- to operator'soperator’s licenses and identification cards issued by tion on the list whenever an individual registers to vote the department of transportation on the effective date of thisor subsection.modifies his or her registration.

(END)this subsection.

* Section 991.11,ISCONSISTATUTES:

Effective date of acts.