(1) Any member of the public may be present at any polling place for the purpose of observation of an election, except a candidate at that election. The chief inspector may reasonably limit the number of persons representing the same organization who are permitted to observe an election at the same time.
(2) The chief inspector may restrict the location of any individual exercising the right under sub. (1) to certain areas within a polling place. The chief inspector shall clearly designate such an area as an observation area. Designated observation areas shall be so positioned to permit any authorized individual to readily observe all public aspects of the voting process.
(3) The chief inspector may order the removal of any individual exercising the right under sub. (1) if that individual commits an overt act which:
(a) Disrupts the operation of the polling place; or
(b) Violates s. 12.03 (2) .
(4) No individual exercising the right under sub. (1) may view the confidential portion of a registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (4) or a poll list maintained under s. 6.79 (6) . However, the inspectors shall disclose to such an individual, upon request, the existence of such a list, the number of electors whose names appear on the list, and the number of those electors who have voted at any point in the proceedings. No such individual may view the certificate of an absent elector who obtains a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) .