SB 938 — Relating to: verifying citizenship of individuals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator's licenses and identification cards. (FE)

-Date 2022of LEGISLATUREenactment: LRB-5942/1 JK&EVM:skw SENATE BILL 938 February 3, 2022 - Introduced by Senators D ARLING, R OTH, W IMBERGER , FELZKOWSKI , NASS and S TROEBEL, cosponsored by Representatives KNODL , A RMSTRONG, B EHNKE , B RANDTJEN, B ROOKS, C ABRAL-G UEVARA, D ITTRICH, G UNDRUM , HORLACHER, KRUG , UGLITSCH, MAGNAFICI, PENTERMAN , ETERSEN , PRONSCHINSKE , ROZAR, SANFELIPPO, SCHRAA, TITTL, WICHGERS and N EYLON .

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WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend 5.056;

andtoand to create 5.057 and 343.17 (3) (a) 16.

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

AnalysisThe bypeople theof Legislative Reference Bureau Current law requires the administratorstate of theWisconsin, Electionsrepresented Commissionin to5.057 enterVerification intoby an agreement with the secretaryDepartment of transportationHome- tosenate matchand personallyassembly, identifiabledo informationenact onas thefollows: official voter registration list with the information maintained by DOT.

Underland theSecurity. bill, the agreement with DOT must also provide for the commission to review the information maintained by DOT to verify that individuals on the registration list are U.S.

citizens.The commission shall verify that individ- uals on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.

The bill also requires the commission to verify that individuals on the official registration list are U.S.

citizens by using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database maintained by the federal Department of Homeland Security.

Under the bill, the commission must conduct the verifications 60 days before the distribution of absentee ballots to voters before an election.

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 may not be accepted for voter identification purposes.

- 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5942/1 JK&EVM:skw SENATE BILL 938 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:

SECTION 1.

5.056 of the statutes is amended to read:

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 also provide that the commission review the personally identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation 60 days before the distribution of absentee ballots to electors before an election to verify that individuals on the official registration list are U.S.

citizens.

SECTION 2.

5.057 of the statutes is created to read:

5.057 Verification by the Department of Homeland Security.

The commission shall verify that individuals on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.

citizens by using theSECTION systematic1. alien verification for entitlements database maintained by the federal Department of Homeland Security.

The5.056 commissionof shall conduct the verificationstatutes underis thisamended section 60 days before the distribution of absentee ballots to electorsread: before an election.

SECTIONthe 3.systematic alien verification for entitlements data- 5.056 Matching program with secretary of trans- base maintained by the federal Department of Homeland portation.

The commission administrator shall enter Security.

The commission shall conduct the verification into the agreement with the secretary of transportation under this section 60 days before the distribution of specified under s.

85.61 (1) to match personally identifi- absentee ballots to electors before an election.

able information on the official registration list main- S ECTION 3.

of the statutes is created totained read:by the commission under s.

LRB-5942/16.36 -(1) 2022and Legislaturethe -infor- 3to -read: JK&EVM:skw SECTION 3 SENATE BILL 938 343.17 (3) (a) 16.

mation specified in s.

6.34 (2m) with personally 343.17 (3) (a) 16.

citizen, identifiable information maintained by the department of the legend “Not valid for voting purposes” or another readilytransportation. recognizable indication that the license may not be accepted for voter identification purposes.