Wisconsin § 6.50 - Revision of registration list.
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§ 6.50. Revision of registration list.
6.50(1) (1) No later than June 15 following each general election, the commission shall examine the registration records for each municipality and identify each elector who has not voted within the previous 4 years if qualified to do so during that entire period and shall mail a notice to the elector in substantially the following form: “NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION You are hereby notified that your voter registration will be suspended, according to state law, for failure to vote within the previous 4-year period, unless you apply for continuation of your registration within 30 days. You may continue your registration by signing the statement below and returning it to the office of the municipal clerk .... (mailing address and telephone number of office of municipal clerk or board of election commissioners) by mail or in person. APPLICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF REGISTRATION I hereby certify that I still reside at the address at which I am registered and apply for continuation of registration. Signed .... Present Address .... If you have changed your residence within this municipality or changed your name, please contact the office of the municipal clerk .... (mailing address and telephone number of office of municipal clerk or board of election commissioners) to complete a change of name or address form. [Office of clerk or board of election commissioners Address Telephone]”. 6.50(2) (2) If an elector to whom a notice of suspension was mailed under sub. (1) has not applied for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date of mailing, the commission shall change the registration status of that elector from eligible to ineligible on the day that falls 30 days after the date of mailing. 6.50(2g) (2g) The commission may delegate to a municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of a municipality the responsibility to change the registration status of electors when required under sub. (2) . 6.50(2r) (2r) As soon as practicable, but no later than August 1 following the completion of the process under subs. (1) and (2) , the commission shall publish on its Internet site the following information obtained through that process: 6.50(2r)(a) (a) The number of notices mailed under sub. (1) . 6.50(2r)(b) (b) The number of notices described under par. (a) that were returned to the commission as undeliverable. 6.50(2r)(c) (c) The number of notices described under par. (a) that were returned requesting continuation of registration. 6.50(2r)(d) (d) The number of notices described under par. (a) that were returned requesting cancellation of registration. 6.50(2r)(e) (e) The number of notices described under par. (a) that were returned with an indication that the named elector is deceased. 6.50(2r)(f) (f) The number of notices described under par. (a) that were not returned. 6.50(2r)(g) (g) The number of electors who received notices under sub. (1) and whose status changed from eligible to ineligible. 6.50(2r)(h) (h) Any other information requested by the legislature or that the commission considers relevant. 6.50(3) (3) Upon receipt of reliable information that a registered elector has changed his or her residence to a location outside of the municipality, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall notify the elector by mailing a notice by 1st class mail to the elector’s registration address stating the source of the information. All municipal departments and agencies receiving information that a registered elector has changed his or her residence shall notify the clerk or board of election commissioners. If the elector no longer resides in the municipality or fails to apply for continuation of registration within 30 days of the date the notice is mailed, the clerk or board of election commissioners shall change the elector’s registration from eligible to ineligible status. Upon receipt of reliable information that a registered elector has changed his or her residence within the municipality, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall change the elector’s registration and mail the elector a notice of the change. This subsection does not restrict the right of an elector to challenge any registration under s.
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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