CHALLENGING ELECTORS AT THE POLLING PLACE when an elector is challenged at the polling place on election day. The specific procedures to be followed are found in s.6.92-6.95, Stats.

When Inspector Is Making Challenge

The inspector asks the challenged elector, under oath, only the following questions which are appropriate to test the person's qualifications based on the cause for the challenge:

1. Are you a United States Citizen?
2. Are you at least 18 years of age?
3. For at least the 10 days before this election, have you resided in the ward or election district from which you seek to   vote?
4. Are you currently disqualified from voting for any of the following reasons:

1.  A felony conviction for which you are still serving probation or are on parole.
2.  A Judge's ruling that you are incapable of voting.
3.  Having made a bet or wager on this election.
4.  Having voted previously in this election.

(1) The inspector shall ask the challenger, under oath, if he or she is an elector and then ask only those of the following questions which are appropriate to test the qualifications of the challenged elector:

1. Why do you believe that the challenged elector is not a United States Citizen?
2. Why do you believe that the challenged elector is not at least 18 years of age?
3. Why do you believe that the challenged elector has not, for at least the 10 days before this election, resided in the ward or election district from which he or she seeks to vote?
4. For which of the following reasons, and why, do you believe the challenged elector is currently disqualified from voting:

1.  A felony conviction for which he or she is still serving probation or is on parole.
2.  A Judge's ruling that he or she is incapable of voting.
3.  Having made a bet or wager on this election.
4.  Having voted previously in this election.

(2) The inspector asks the challenged elector, under oath, only the following questions which are appropriate to test the person's qualifications based on the cause for the challenge:

1. Are you a United States Citizen?
2. Are you at least 18 years of age?
3. For at least the 10 days before this election, have you resided in the ward or election district from which you seek to vote?
4. Are you currently disqualified from voting for any of the following reasons:

1. A felony conviction for which you are still serving probation or are on parole.
2. A Judge's ruling that you are incapable of voting.
3. Having made a bet or wager on this election.
4. Having voted previously in this election.

The inspector asks the elector challenging an absentee elector's ballot, under oath, if he or she is an elector and then asks only those questions which are appropriate to test the qualifications of the challenged absentee elector:

1. Why do you believe that the challenged elector is not a United States Citizen?
2. Why do you believe that the challenged elector is not at least 18 years of age?
3. Why do you believe that the challenged elector has not, for at least the 10 days before this election, resided in the ward or election district from which he or she seeks to vote?
4. For which of the following reasons, and why, do you believe the challenged elector is currently disqualified from voting:

1. A felony conviction for which he or she is still serving probation or is on parole.
2. A Judge's ruling that he or she is incapable of voting.
3. Having made a bet or wager on this election.
4. Having voted previously in this election.

Prepared by State Elections Board Staff (2/25/2002)

APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS