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Pr Prepar eparations f tions for the A

• r the August

ugust Par artisan tisan Primar Primary

August 6 & 7, 2020

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• PRESENTATION. WE WILL BEGIN SHORTLY…

 COV

OVID ID-19 19 proce cesses ses

• Mask Required
• Sanitizing
• Voting Equipment
• Physical Distancing
• Food/Breaks, etc.

 Badger

r Books s (E-Po Poll ll Books) ks)

 What

t is? ?

• Party Preference
• Crossover Vote
• Overvote



Counti nting ng Write-In In V Votes es

• In General
• Partisan Primary Scenarios

 Chief

ef is in charg arge

• Serve as Curbside team

member

• Relieve workers as

needed

 Greet

eter er

• Have you voted here

before?

• Have you moved since

you last voted?

• Let‘s verify your ward.

(check Alpha list first)

 Badger

r Book with Regis istrat ration ion

• Must have Proof of

Residence and Photo ID

• Check ineligible list

with each registered voter

 Badger

r Book 1 & 2

• Check in voter and

check ID, then deliver voter ticket

 Ballo

lot Table le

• Issue the right ballot
• Issue voter a one-use

pen instructing them to take it with them

• Place voter ticket on

spindle

• Direct voter to proper

(sanitized) voting area

 Machine

ine Tech ch

• Instruct voters how to

insert ballot and rectify problems such as

• vervote or crossvote

 Sanitation

itation Tech ch

• Ensure clean surfaces

and traffic and safety is being followed

We are not Public Health Officials. We are Election Officials. We are following the lead

• f federal and state health
• fficials.

 Fever or chills  Cough  Shortness of breath or

difficulty breathing

 Muscle or body aches  Headache  New

ew loss s of tas aste e or smell ll

 Sore throat  Congestion  Nause

sea a or vomit

• miting

ng

 Diarrhe

rhea

 Social distance guidance of 6 feet remains in effect  Facial Coverings are required for poll workers and recommended

for voters

 Hand hygiene is still a top priority in preventing spread

• Consider your polling place

size, move to a larger room, if possible

• Markings on the floor to

help guide foot traffic

• Election Helpers or Greeters

assist with line management

• Create one-way voter flow in

voting area

• Utilize every other voting

booth to create space

 Direct Voters to

the correct lines

 Keep Traffic

• moving. Avoid

small talk this election to keep people moving

 Voters should be kept

at least 6 feet apart and can be staggered to limit the number of voters in the polling place

 Follow traffic flows to

avoid passing

 SANITIZING

• Remember to sanitize

frequently touched surfaces:

 Tables, door handles, voting booths, clipboards, etc.

 PENS

• Offer one-use pen

for marking ballot

 PHOTO ID/POR

• Ask to lay on table

and step away or present in hand with arm fully extended

 VOTING EQUIPMENT

• DS-200 only after

touched directly.

• Express Vote after

every voter

• Badger Book after

every voter who physically touches screen

 Keep personal

items in a personal bag and take out

• nly as needed

 WASH HANDS

Frequently

 MASKS REQUIRED –

• ver nose at all

times unless drinking or eating

 No p

potlu luck this time – do not have items out to share. Subs and wraps with chips and cookies will be provided.

 If you are sick, do

not report for your shift

 Use the shields and

cleaners provided!

 Printed Ineligible Voter Listed

Required

 Printed Street Listing and Ward

Maps still required.

 Badger Books are primarily

used to record the voter # and registration data.

 What

hat is our ur Con

• nti

tingen gency Plan an if the e BB stops s wor

• rking

king

• r the

e Printer ter stops ps Print ntin ing? g?

• Is it sleeping?
• Did the power go out?
• Is the printer out of paper?
• Did it come unplugged (there is

no backup battery!)

• PACK extra

ra batter eries es (AA and AAA) A) for the Keyboard d and mouse! e!

 PRINTED POLL

BOOKS S ARE REQUI UIRED as a BACKUP P and is is MANDATOR ORY!

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Can Badger Books be Hacked?

• Like any computer system, there is a risk

that an unauthorized user might cause damage

• Risks are comparable to those facing

paper poll books

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We take a layered defense approach to reduce the risk:

• All data is encrypted and retrieved from the State’s voter

registration system

• Badger Books are loaded using a USB drive
• Badger Books are not connected to the internet or any

network outside the polling place

• Badger Books use encryption and authentication to

communicate with each other via the router

• Only a voter’s name and address are included on the

poll book, unless registering to vote

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 What

at ab about ut personall sonally y identi tifiable fiable inform

• rmation

ation (Pi Pii)?

Only the data necessary to run the election has been included (no birthdays or driver‘s license data is on the e-poll book,

• utside of what is recorded for

an Election Day Registration)

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• No ballot
• t - 6.79(

9(2) 2)(a (a)

• Voter may sign using ―x‖

Voter ter refu fuses ses to sign gn electron ctronicall ically y

• Only

ly used ed to tran ansfer sfer dat ata a to Badger ger Book

• k to reduc

uce e data ta entr try y time me

• EDR Proc
• cess

ess pull lls s Name, me, DOB, , DL Number, mber, and nd DL Exp. . Date te

Skept eptic ical al

• f barco

code de sca canner er

• Suggested response: ―This is the

way y we do it now w on Electi ction n Day. y. In the e futu ture re you u may y reques uest an absen sentee tee ball llot,

• t, or you

u may participate in our ‗In–Pers Person

• n

Absentee‘ voting. Neither of those options use Badger Books.‖

Re Refuse se any use of el elec ectronic tronics

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1) Plug in Router 2) Turn on SERVER machine 3) Log into SERVER machine

with WINDOWS password

4) Connect to ―EPollBook‖

Network on SERVER machine

5) Launch/Open the Badger

Book Application on SERVER machine

6) Log into Badger Book

7) Turn on client machines 8) Log into client machines with WINDOWS password 9) Connect to ―EPollBook‖ Network on client machines 10)Launch/Open the Badger Book Application on client machines 11)Log into Badger Book

Badger Books Stop Working

• Did server fall asleep?
• Is it a power outage?
• Do you have a generator?
• Do you have access to an

emergency back-up battery power source? (Each server has a UPS (emergency battery back- up that will be active for about 5 minutes – get last data back-up before reverting to paper poll books)

• If Badger Books stop working and

there is no quick fix, refer to User Manual, revert to paper poll books in the meantime and CALL WEC

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Printer Stops Printing

• Is there a paper jam?
• Is it out of paper?
• Did it become unplugged?
• If the printer stops working

and there is no quick fix, refer to User Manual, start handing

• ut hand-written voter slips in

the meantime (make sure the voter number is still accurate by checking the last number that was printed), and call the Clerk

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Wireless Mouse/Keyboard Stops Working

• Did power get turned off?
• Did batteries run out of juice?
• Is it the “right” device for that

Badger Book?

• If the wireless mouse or

keyboard stops working and there is no quick fix, refer to User Manual, plug in a mouse or keyboard with a USB cord to Badger Book in the meantime, and CALL the Clerk

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Scanner Stops Working

• Did it become

unplugged?

• If the scanner stops

working, try to reprogram it (may need to unplug the scanner from the Badger Book and plug it back in). If this does not work, continue the election without the scanner.

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Open en Polls ls Chec eck k In Voters ers Election ection Day Regis gistrat ration ion (EDR) DR) Proc

• cess

ess Absentees entees Close

• se Polls

ls

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• Status

tus wi will remain ain ―Closed‖ until Admin in User er clicks s butt tton

• n to

―Open Polls‖ (15-20 20 minut utes es prior

• r to 7am)
• Enabl

ables es appl plication cation to check ck in vo voters, rs, etc.

OPEN POLLS

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 Voter is

is re regis ister ered ed and has s a v vali lid d Wis isconsin sin Driv iver r Lic icense se for photo ID

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 Vo

Vote ter is s regi gistere stered d and nd ha has a s a va valid Pa Pass ssport

• rt

fo for a p pho hoto to ID and nd is s us using ng an an Ass ssistor stor

Vo Voter moved d to y your muni nicipa cipality lity and needs ds to re regi gister er – previou iously sly regi gister ered ed in in anothe her r Wi Wisco consin sin town (has s util ilit ity y bil ill l for POR and St State ID fo for POI)

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Sc Scenario enario 3 3 – El Electi ection

• n day

re regi gistration stration

Sc Scenario enario 4 4 – El Electi ection

• n day

re regi gistration stration

The e vo voter er ju just st turn rned ed 18 an and is a a bra rand nd-new new vo voter er who ho has as a v a val alid student dent ID an and clas ass s sc schedule hedule fo for r photo

• to

ID ID

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• St

Status s wil ill l remain in ―Open‖ until Admin in Us User cli licks button n to ―Close Polls‖ (after all voters/ rs/abse absentee ntee ball llots ts are processed ssed)

• Creates

es all ll re reports ts and data a fil ile to b be saved ed on USB USB dr driv ive

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CLOSE POLLS

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• In-person absentee voting limited to two

weeks before election

• Voter Residency is established 28 days

before an election. If a voter does not meet this requirement, they can participate at their former address

• Clerks may no longer email or fax ballots

to voters who are not overseas/military

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Student ID as Photo ID: The Court ruled that a voter with an unexpired ID card did not also have to provide proof of enrollment in order to meet the photo ID requirement If the voter has an expired student ID, they can provide a proof of enrollment document and that combination will satisfy the photo ID requirement

 There is always an August Partisan Primary  The partisan primary has been in place in

WI since 1915.

 Votes are cast for candidates in one political

party.

 There has been no straight party ticket

voting since 2011, but there is a party preference option.

 The party order on the ballot is determined

by which party received the most votes in the last gubernatorial election.

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 In the Partisan Primary, voters may vote in

• nly ONE party‘s primary.

 If a voter chooses a party preference, votes

cast in that party will be counted. Votes cast in any other party will not be counted.

 If a voter does not choose a party preference,

and votes in more than one party, no votes will be counted (except for nonpartisan contests or referenda, if present),

 Voters must still vote for individual

candidates!

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• A ballot with a crossover vote is a ballot

where the voter has not selected a party preference and has voted in more than one party, which is prohibited by state law.

• A ballot where the voter has not selected a

party preference and has written in a ballot candidate from another party is not a crossover vote.

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How could we rectify? 2nd Ballot Express Vote

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While the voter crossed over, they selected a party, therefore only votes in that party will count = NO

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How do we rectify? Randi Rainbow is a Democratic Candidate on the ballot – not eligible as a Republican write-in. The DS-200 will NOT catch this! Do NOT count as a valid write in on the tally sheet and adjust the WI tape for that contest by 1

• Ballots with at least one instance in which

the elector has voted for more than the maximum number of selections allowed in a contest.

• Election inspectors may be required to

remake ballots with overvotes.

• A contest is not considered an overvote if

the election inspectors, after reviewing the ballot for voter intent, are able to count a vote(s).

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What is the voters intent?

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How do we rectify?

 Who

• Election Official

 Why

• Voter made a mistake (overvoted, crossover

vote)

• Voting equipment cannot ―read‖ the ballot
• Voter marked the ballot incorrectly, for example,

used red pen or circled a candidate

• Voter didn‘t fill in circles or arrows on ballot
• Ballot was damaged

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 How

• At least two election inspectors participate in the

process

• If party-affiliated inspectors present, use one of each party
• Inspectors announce that a ballot is being remade

and why

• Inspectors note a reason in the endorsement section
• f the ballot
• Overvoted (OV)
• Damaged (DM)
• Other (OT)
• Ballots labeled original ballot #(serial number) and

duplicate ballot #(serial number)

• Both inspectors initial the ballots in the endorsement

section

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Original Ballot Remade Ballot

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 How (con‘t)

• Inspector transfers votes based on voter intent

from the original ballot to the duplicate ballot

• Note on the Inspectors‘ Statement why the ballot

had to be remade

• The remade ballots are inserted into the tabulator
• The original ballots are bundled together, marked

and placed in the ―Original Ballots Envelope.‖

• The ―Original Ballots Envelope‖ is placed in the

ballot container

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 Who

• Election Official

 Why

• Municipality allows for the use of the override

function to tabulate overvoted ballots and ballots with crossover votes when voter intent cannot be determined.

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 How

• Absentee Ballots
• Inspector inserts the ballot without inspection into

tabulating equipment and machine displays warning message

• Inspector selects the option to return ballot
• Inspectors review the ballot to determine voter intent
• If voter intent can be determined, ballot is remade
• If voter intent cannot be determined, the ballot is not remade
• Inspector reinserts the ballot into the tabulating

equipment and casts the ballot using the override function

• Inspector notes the override and the reason for it on the

Inspectors‘ Statement

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 How

• When voter is present
• The voter inserts the ballot into tabulating equipment and

machine displays warning message

• The inspector assigned to monitor the voting equipment

should explain the warning message to the voter

• Overvoted ballot: casting a ballot with the override function

will result in no votes counted for the overvoted contest(s), votes for other contests will be counted

• Crossover ballot: casting a ballot that contains a crossover

vote will result in no votes counted for any partisan office, but votes for nonpartisan contests would be counted

• The voter is informed that he or she can spoil the ballot

and vote another ballot (up to three) or cast the ballot as

• is. Inspector notes the override and the reason for it on

the Inspectors‘ Statement

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 Expect an increase

in curbside voting requests:

• Reserved for voters

with disabilities or active COVID-19 symptoms

• Curbside voters do

not sign poll book – mark exempt by curbside

 Sign will have voter

call our office and we will notify you by phone of voter waiting.

 We are not offering

―drive through‖ voting this election

• Voters who are able

and not symptomatic should vote in the usual fashion

 Each party‘s primary is considered a separate

election.

 The Four Principles of Counting Write-in

Votes apply separately to the contests for each party.

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#1 If one or more ballot candidates of a specific party are listed under a given office—

 On Only vote tes s for registe stered red write-in in ca candi didates dates are eligible for counting in that party‘s contest.

#2 If one or more ballot candidates of a specific party are listed under a given office, but one or more are deceased—

 All write-in in votes es are eligible ble for co counting nting in that party‘s contest.

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#3 If there are no ballot candidates of a specific party listed under a given office—

 All write-in in votes es are eligible ble for co counting nting in that party‘s contest.

#4 If there is at least one write-in vote cast for an

• ffice in a specific party (regardless of the

eligibility of the write-in vote)—

 No vote tes s for ballot

• t ca

candi didate dates s may be co conside sidered red in that party‘s contest.

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• At a partisan primary, another facet is added to

counting votes scenarios—the Party Preference.

 Selecting a party preference will preserve the votes

cast in the preferred party even if the voter crosses

• ver and votes in another party.

 Casting votes for candidates of only one party, is the

same as selecting a party preference. For paper ballot municipalities, voting on only one ballot is choosing a party preference.

 If no party preference is selected, and the voter marks

ks more than one party‘s ballot, no votes will count.

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 If no party preference is selected, and the voter marks

ks

• nly one party‘s ballot, but on that same party ballot

writes in the name of a ballot candidate or registered write-in candidate of another party, all votes are counted except the write-in vote.

 Re

Regardl dless ess if a p party ty prefer eren ence ce is selected cted, the name

• f a ballot candidate or registered write-in candidate
• f Party X written on a Party Y ballot will never count.

 Within

hin the same party, a voter may write in the name

• f a ballot candidate or registered write-in candidate

for an office under a different office, but it is counted

• nly if there are no ballot candidates for the different
• ffice or if a ballot candidate has died.

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 Party

y prefere rence nce: Repub ublic lican

• an. Votes in other parties are ignored.

 Congre

gress: Only registered write-ins count; Luke is registered. Count nt the write te-in in vote e for Luke

• ke. Voting equipment saw 2 filled in
• vals and counted nothing. Adjust tape to add a vote for ―write-in‖

for Congress.

 State

te Senate ate: Soupy is not a registered write-in so his vote is not

• counted. Even though the write-in is not eligible to be counted, it

still cancels the vote for the ballot candidate. No votes count. nt. Voting equipment saw the filled in oval. Subtract a vote from Norman Foreman on the tape.

 Assemb

mbly: y: Howdy Doody is a registered write-in. Count t the vote for Howdy. Voting equipment saw an overvote and counted nothing. Adjust tape to add a vote for ―write-in‖ for Assembly

 Count

nty y Clerk rk: Rocky Road is not a registered write-in. No votes are counted

• nted. Voting equipment saw no filled in ovals and counted
• nothing. No tape adjustment required

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No party preference selected, but voter cast votes only in the Democ

• cra

ratic ic Part rty.

• y. The
• ther parties may be ignored.

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Congre gress ss: Only registered write-ins count; Incline Slope is a registered Democratic write-in candidate. Count nt the e writ ite-in n vote te for Incl clin

• ine. Voting equipment saw 2 filled in
• vals and counted nothing. Adjust the tape to add a write-in vote.

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State te Senate nate: Penny Lane is a registered Democratic write in for Assembly, not Senate, but within the same party a vote can be counted for a different office than the one the candidate is registered for. However, Penny is not registered as a write-in candidate for Senate, so Penny‘s vote does not count. Even though the write-in vote cannot not be counted, it still cancels the vote for the ballot candidate, Siris. No vote tes s are e coun unted ed. Voting equipment saw two filled in ovals and recorded nothing. No tape adjustment required.

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Ass ssem embly: The write-in vote for Howdy Doody is not counted as he is a registered Republican write-in for Assembly. However, the presence of a write-in, counted or not, means the vote for Mortimer is not counted. Voting equipment recorded a vote for Mortimer Snerd, so the tape needs to be adjusted. No votes tes are e coun unted ted.

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Count nty y Clerk erk: Ona Ava Nue is a Republican ballot candidate. Her r vote te cann nnot

• t be

coun unte

• ted. Voting equipment recorded a write-in vote. Adjust the tape to subtract a vote

from the write-in votes for this office.

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Note: The voter pulled a candidate from another party into the party they voted in. Only the vote for that office does not count. This is not a crossover, because the voter only marked in one party.

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 No party preference selected.  Voter cast votes primarily in the Repub

ubli lican an Pa Party ty but wrote in a name for County Clerk on the Democratic Party. Note: The voter physically voted on two party ballots. This makes it a crossover.

 No vo

votes s on this s ballot

• t count

nt.

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Voter selected the Democ

• cra

ratic ic Part rty as their preference, voted primarily on the Democratic ballot but filled in an oval in the Republican Party. The voting equipment is

• nly looking at the Democratic Party. It will not even notice the oval in the Republican
• Party. This is not a crossover for two reasons: 1) because the voter selected a party

preference and 2) because a filled in write-in oval without a name is not considered a vote.

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Congre gress ss: Only registered write-ins count; Mole Hill is not a registered write-in for this

• ffice. He is a ballot candidate for this office. The voter‘s intent is clearly to vote for

Mole Hill. Coun unt t one Vote te for r Mole le Hil

• ill. Voting equipment saw 2 filled in ovals and

counted nothing. Adjust the tape to add a vote to Mole Hill‘s total.

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State te Senate nate: Penny Lane is Democratic ballot candidate for County Clerk. Her name has been written in for Democratic State Senator. Within the same party a vote can be counted for a different office than the one the candidate registered for or is on the ballot

• for. Penny is not registered as a write-in candidate for Senator, but she does not have

to be because there are no ballot candidates. Count nt the e vote te for r Penn

• nny. The voting

equipment did not see a filled in oval, so it recorded nothing. Adjust the tape to add a write-in vote for Penny for Dem. Senator.

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Ass ssem embly: y: The write-in oval is filled in, but no name is written, so it does not count as a

• vote. Mortimer‘s oval is not filled in, so he does not get a vote either. No vote

tes s coun unt. Voting equipment saw a write-in oval and counted it. Adjust the tape to subtract a write-in vote from Democratic Assembly.

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Count nty y Clerk erk: The write-in oval is filled in, but no name is written, so it does not count as a vote. Penny‘s oval is filled in. Penny‘s vote counts. The voting equipment saw two filled in ovals and counted nothing. Adjust the tape to add a vote for Penny to Democratic County Clerk.

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 The Clerk prepares a list of any registered

write-in candidates for the August Primary.

• Election workers may only share the list of

registered write-in candidates if asked by a voter.

• You will receive a list of voters whose

ballots were returned to be counted after mail on Tuesday.

 The address on the photo ID does NOT have

to be current.

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 Only used in one of two circumstances:

 Is already registered and has no Photo ID or is unwilling to show their photo ID  Is not already registered and during registration informs you that they have a WI Driver License number but are unwilling or unable to provide.

Does not receive a regular voter number and ballot is NOT placed in the tabulator to be counted.

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Questions? Questions?

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