BREIT FOR CONGRESS issued the following announcement on June 10.
ailing absentee ballot applications to 2.7 million Wisconsin registered voters is closer to finalization after the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved a draft version.
Commissioners on Wednesday declined to give a final nod to the mailing, allowing staff to continue working on it until the commission meets next week for final approval. The mailing is intended to inform voters in case of another surge of COVID-19, prompting more absentee voting.
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The commission previously approved sending 80% of the state’s 3.4 million total registered voters a letter with a form allowing them to request an absentee ballot.
It also would provide them with information on how to request a ballot online, using the MyVote Wisconsin website, the legal requirements to vote absentee, as well as in-person voting options to reduce voter confusion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition, commissioners approved a plan for how to distribute some of the $7.8 million in federal grant funding for elections security. Commissioners approved a plan to distribute no more than $3.9 million of the election security funds to counties using a rate of 30 cents per voting age resident, with a base rate of $35,000. To access the funds, counties need to have secure websites and email accounts. Commissioners also voted to renew a federal elections security grant program from 2019 so counties that didn’t apply for assistance then can do so.
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