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Wisconsin Voters Are Encouraged to Verify Registration 

01/13/2020 11:55:59 AM

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In October, the Wisconsin Elections Commission mailed letters to voters who might have moved and asked them to confirm their registration online. The mailing was sent to 234,000 registered voters, including 35,529 voters in the city of Milwaukee and 18,212 voters in the city of Madison.

A similar mailing in 2017 found that the state’s list included many people who had not in fact moved. For example, one voter took out a car loan with a cosigner, and the Division of Motor Vehicles changed the voter’s address to the cosigner’s address. The Elections Commission mailing was sent to the cosigner’s address and was returned undeliverable, resulting in the voter’s registration being inactivated.

As a result, the Elections Commission proposed delaying the next round of deactivated registrations until after the 2020 presidential election. However, a recent court ruling instructed the commission to inactivate voters who did not respond to the October mailing within 30 days. The ruling is now on appeal.

In the meantime, voters are encouraged to go online and make sure their registrations are correct. You can verify your registration by visiting https://MyVote.wi.gov. Toward the top of the web page, select “Search by Name” or “My Voter Info” to search for your voter registration. The website will prompt you to enter your name and date of birth. If you see “You are registered to vote!”, you are registered at the address shown. If you see a green button that says, “click here to confirm your address,” that means you were included in the October mailing. You must click the green button to confirm your address, if it is accurate, or click the gray “Update Address” button to update your voter registration online. Voters without access to the internet are encouraged to contact the city clerk’s office to verify their voter registration status.

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