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Select a state from the menu below to learn more about its election administration.

Election administration encompasses a state's voting policies and methods of enforcing them. These include voter identification requirements, early and absentee voting provisions, voter list maintenance methods, and more. Each state's voting policies dictate who can vote and under what conditions.

THE BASICS
  • Wisconsin permits online voter registration.
  • Wisconsin permits early voting and no-excuse absentee voting.
  • In Wisconsin, polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  • Wisconsin requires photo identification to vote.
  • Wisconsin holds open primary elections.
  • Wisconsin has tools for verifying voter registration and checking the status of absentee and provisional ballots.

  • Below, you will find details on the following election administration topics in Wisconsin:

    Poll times

    See also: State poll opening and closing times

    In Wisconsin, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[2]


    Voter registration

    Check your voter registration status here.

    To register to vote in Wisconsin, one must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Wisconsin for at least 28 days prior to the election. A voter must be at least 18 years of age by Election Day.[3]

    Prospective voters can register online or by mailing a form to their municipal clerk. If registering by mail, the application must be postmarked no later than 20 days before the election. In-person registration must be completed by 5 p.m. on the Friday before Election Day. Prospective voters can also register in person at their municipal clerk's office up until the Friday before the election or at their polling place on Election Day. (Same-day voter registration requires proof of residency.)[3]

    Automatic registration

    Wisconsin does not practice automatic voter registration.

    Online registration

    See also: Online voter registration

    Wisconsin has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

    Same-day registration

    Wisconsin allows same-day voter registration.

    Residency requirements

    Wisconsin law requires 28 days of residency in a precinct before a person may vote.

    Verification of citizenship

    See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

    Wisconsin does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration.

    Verifying your registration

    The site My Vote, run by the Wisconsin Election Commission, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.


    Early and absentee voting policy

    Early voting

    See also: Early voting

    Wisconsin permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

    Absentee voting

    See also: Absentee voting

    All voters are eligible to vote absentee/by mail in Wisconsin. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee/by mail.[4][5]

    To vote absentee by mail, a request to the municipal clerk must be received by 5 p.m. on the Thursday before Election Day. Once completed, returned ballots must be received no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day.[4][6]

    Returning absentee ballots

    See also: Mail ballot collection and return laws by state

    Wisconsin law does not specify who may return an absentee ballot on behalf of a voter. The Wisconsin Election Commission’s uniform instructions contain directions for mailing an absentee ballot back to the municipal clerk.

    Signature requirements and cure provisions

    Wisconsin requires absentee ballots to contain both a signature and address from one voter and one witness. If a signature or address is missing from either the voter or the witness, the vote cannot be counted.[7]

    Wisconsin law contains a cure provision that allows municipal clerks to return absentee ballot envelopes with certain issues to the voter along with a new envelope.

    If a municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot with an improperly completed certificate or with no certificate, the clerk may return the ballot to the elector, inside the sealed envelope when an envelope is received, together with a new envelope if necessary, whenever time permits the elector to correct the defect and return the ballot within the period authorized under sub. (6).[8][9]

    According to state law, voters have until the close of polls on Election Day to provide a corrected signature envelope.[5]

    Was your absentee ballot counted?

    Use the Track My Ballot tool provided by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to check the status of your absentee ballot.

    Voter identification requirements

    See also: Voter ID in Wisconsin
    See also: Voter identification laws by state

    Wisconsin requires voters to present photo identification while voting.[10]

    The following list of accepted ID was current as of May 2023. Click here for the Wisconsin Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

    • Wisconsin Department of Transportation-issued driver license, even if driving privileges are revoked or suspended
    • Wisconsin Department of Transportation-issued identification card, with or without a photo
    • Military ID card issued by the U.S. Uniformed Services
    • U.S. passport book or card
    • Identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Wisconsin (can be expired or unexpired)
    • Photo identification card issued by a Wisconsin accredited university or college, or technical college, containing the date the card was issued and a signature. (If expired, the voter must also provide a separate document proving enrollment).
    • Veteran's photo ID card issued by a government authority
    • Certificate of naturalization issued within the past two years
    • Driver’s license receipt issued by Wisconsin Department of Transportation (valid for 45 days from date issued)
    • Identification card receipt issued by Wisconsin Department of Transportation (valid for 45 days from date issued)
    • Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles ID Petition Process Photo Receipt (valid for 60 days from date issued)

    The following voters do not need to provide photo ID:[10]

    • Confidential electors
    • Active military and permanent overseas voters who vote by absentee ballot
    • Indefinitely confined voters who vote by absentee ballot

    Voters can obtain a free Wisconsin State ID Card at a Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles office. Voters need the following to apply for an ID:[11]

    • Proof of name and date of birth (birth certificate)
    • Proof of identity (Social Security Card, Medicaid/Medicare Card, etc.)
    • Proof of Wisconsin residency (utility bill, government mail, lease, etc.)
    • Proof of U.S. citizenship (U.S. Birth certificate or citizenship paperwork)
    • Social Security Number

    Voters who do not have all or any of the materials listed above can still obtain an ID. Call the voter ID hotline for assistance at (844) 588-1069.[11]

    Background

    See also: Wisconsin voter identification requirements and history

    A bill requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls was introduced in the Wisconsin State Legislature in January 2011. Governor Scott Walker (R) signed the bill into law on May 25, 2011. A series of legal challenges followed. Ultimately, on March 23, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear a challenge against the law, allowing the photo identification requirement to take full effect. The law was enforced in all elections following the April 7, 2015, primary. For more information on the voter ID law, click here.

    As of August 2023, 34 states required voters to present identification in order to vote at the polls on Election Day. Of these states, 23 required voters to present identification containing a photograph, and 11 accepted other forms of identification. The remaining 16 states did not require voters to present identification in order to vote at the polls on Election Day. Valid forms of identification differ by state. Commonly accepted forms include driver's licenses, state-issued identification cards, and military identification cards.[12][13]

    Provisional balloting for voters without ID

    Voters who do not have ID while voting may cast provisional ballots. See below for provisional ballot rules.


    Provisional ballot rules

    Voters in Wisconsin are given provisional ballots, or ballots requiring additional steps or information before they can be counted, under the following circumstances.[14]

    (1) If a voter who "has been issued a current and valid Wisconsin driver license or identification card number registers to vote at a polling place on Election Day, but is unable or unwilling to list the number on the registration," the voter has the right to cast a provisional ballot.

    (2) If the voter is unwilling or unable to provide proper identification, the voter has the right to cast a provisional ballot.

    A provisional ballot is rejected "unless the voter provides the required information to the poll workers by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day or the municipal clerk by 4:00 p.m. of the Friday following the election," according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission.[14]

    Was your provisional ballot counted?

    Use the voter search tool provided by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to check the status of your provisional ballot.

    Local election officials


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    Do you need information about elections in your area? Are you looking for your local election official? Click here to visit the U.S. Vote Foundation and use their election official lookup tool.


    Primary election type

    See also: Primary elections in Wisconsin

    A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wisconsin utilizes an open primary system; registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[15][16][17][18]

    For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

    Time off work for voting

    In Wisconsin, employers must allow employees to take three consecutive unpaid hours off work to vote, provided employees notify them of their intended absences:

    (1)  Any person entitled to vote at an election is entitled to be absent from work while the polls are open for a period not to exceed 3 successive hours to vote. The elector shall notify the affected employer before election day of the intended absence. The employer may designate the time of day for the absence.

    (2) No penalty, other than a deduction for time lost, may be imposed upon an elector by his or her employer by reason of the absence authorized by this section.
    (3) This section applies to all employers including the state and all political subdivisions of the state and their employees, but does not affect the employees' right to holidays existing on June 28, 1945, or established after that date.[19][9]

    As of 2020, 28 states had laws requiring employers to provide time off for voting under certain conditions.

    Voting rules for people convicted of a felony

    See also: Voting rights for convicted felons

    In Wisconsin, people convicted of a felony automatically regain their right to vote upon completion of their entire sentence, including incarceration and parole or probation.[20]

    Voting rights for people convicted of a felony vary from state to state. In the majority of states, people convicted of a felony cannot vote while they are incarcerated but may regain the right to vote upon release from prison or at some point thereafter.[21]


    Voter list maintenance

    All states have rules under which they maintain voter rolls—or, check and remove certain names from their lists of registered voters. Most states are subject to the parameters set by The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).[22] The NVRA requires states to make efforts to remove deceased individuals and individuals who have become ineligible due to a change of address. It prohibits removing registrants from voter lists within 90 days of a federal election due to change of address unless a registrant has requested to be removed, or from removing people from voter lists solely because they have not voted. The NVRA says that states may remove names from their registration lists under certain other circumstances and that their methods for removing names must be uniform and nondiscriminatory.[23]

    When names can be removed from the voter list

    Wisconsin law authorizes election officials to remove the names of voters from the registered voting list if an individual:[24]

    • dies
    • is determined to be incapable of understanding the “elective process” or is placed under guardianship
    • is convicted of a felony
    • makes a wager on the result of an election or become directly or indirectly involved in the result of an election
    • is determined to have moved outside of their jurisdiction
    • fails to respond to a continuation of registration notice
    • does not vote for four years and has a registration notice returned as undeliverable.

    Inactive voter list rules

    State law requires the Wisconsin Elections Commission to contact all voters who have not voted in the past four years to notify them that they must apply for a continuation of their registration. If they do not reply within 30 days, their registration is suspended. Suspended voters must refile voter registration paperwork to vote again.[25]

    The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)

    See also: Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)

    According to its website, ERIC is a nonprofit corporation that is governed by a board of member-states. These member states submit voter registration and motor vehicle registration information to ERIC. ERIC uses this information, as well as Social Security death records, to provide member states with detailed reports showing voters who have moved within their state, moved out of their state, died, have duplicate registrations in their state, or are potentially eligible to vote but are not yet registered. ERIC's website describes its funding as follows: "Each state pays annual dues, which are determined by a formula approved by the ERIC membership. The formula includes a state's citizen voting age population as a factor."[26]

    By 2022, 33 states and the District of Columbia had joined ERIC. As of August 2023, 26 states and the District of Columbia were members in the ERIC program.[27]

    As of August 2023, Wisconsin was participating in the ERIC program.

    Post-election auditing

    Wisconsin state law requires post-election audits. Local election officials conduct the audit with oversight from the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC). Officials must audit "at least 5 percent of statewide reporting units (a minimum of 183 total reporting units)." Additionally, "no more than two reporting units will be chosen per municipality, and municipalities selected as part of the audit will be chosen randomly. At least one audit will be conducted in each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. Reporting units will be selected to include a sample from each piece of voting equipment that records and tabulates votes," according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.[28]

    The WEC handles any discrepancies. "If the discrepancy cannot be reasonably explained, WEC staff will request that the voting equipment manufacturer investigate and explain the reasons for differences between the machine tally and the paper record tally. Should the vendor fail to provide a sufficient written explanation, including recommendations for preventing future occurrences, within 30 days of notification, WEC staff will suspend approval of the affected voting system in Wisconsin," according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.[28]

    The audit must be completed no later than two weeks after certification of results.[28] Post-election audits check that election results tallied by a state's voting system match results from paper records, such as paper ballots filled out by voters or the paper records produced by electronic voting machines. Post-election audits are classified into two categories: audits of election results—which include traditional post-election audits as well as risk-limiting audits—and procedural audits.[21][29]

    Typically, traditional post-election audits are done by recounting a portion of ballots, either electronically or by hand, and comparing the results to those produced by the state's voting system. In contrast, risk-limiting audits use statistical methods to compare a random sample of votes cast to election results instead of reviewing every ballot. The scope of procedural audits varies by state, but they typically include a systematic review of voting equipment, performance of the voting system, vote totals, duties of election officials and workers, ballot chain of custody, and more.

    As of December 2023, 41 states and the District of Columbia required some form of post-election audit. Of these, 36 states and the District of Columbia required traditional post-election audits, three states required risk-limiting post-election audits, and two states required procedural post-election audits.[30]



    Noteworthy events

    State supreme court ruled on drop boxes for absentee ballots (2021-2022)

    On June 28, 2021, two Wisconsin voters filed suit in Waukesha County Circuit Court, challenging the legality of guidance by the Wisconsin Elections Commission that allowed for the use of absentee/mail-in ballot drop. On January 13, 2022, the circuit court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and invalidated the guidance. The Wisconsin Elections Commission appealed, and the intermediate appellate court stayed the circuit court's order through the February 15, 2022, primary election. The plaintiffs petitioned the Wisconsin Supreme Court to vacate the stay. On January 28, 2022, the high court declined to vacate the appellate court's stay. On February 2, 2022, the Wisconsin Elections Commission petitioned the state supreme court to extend the appellate court's stay through the April 5, 2022, election and resolution of the case on the merits. On February 11, 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a 4-3 ruling that allowed the circuit court's ban on absentee/mail-in ballot drop-boxes to take effect in the April 5, 2022, election.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

    The court majority – comprising Justices Annette Ziegler, Rebecca Bradley, Patience Drake Roggensack, and Brian Hagedorn – said, "The record before us, including the timetable for making the necessary administrative changes as outlined by the court of appeals, indicates that the Commission can comply with the circuit court's order so as to ameliorate concerns about voter confusion and election administration before the April 5, 2022, election commences. The need for additional relief in the form of an extended stay has not been established."Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

    Justice Ann Walsh Bradley dissented: "Once again, a majority of this court makes it more difficult to vote. With apparent disregard for the confusion it is causing, the majority provides next to no notice to municipal clerks, changing procedures at the eleventh hour and applying different procedures from those that applied to the primary in the very same election cycle." Justices Rebecca Frank Dallet and Jill J. Karofsky joined Bradley's dissent.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

    On July 8, 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that state law prohibited the use of most drop boxes for returning absentee ballots.[31] Justice Rebecca Bradley, writing for the majority, said, "The key phrase is 'in person' and it must be assigned its natural meaning. 'In person' denotes 'bodily presence' and the concept of doing something personally." In a dissent, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley wrote, "[The majority] has seemingly taken the opportunity to make it harder to vote or to inject confusion into the process whenever it has been presented with the opportunity. Without justification, [the majority] fans the flames of electoral doubt that threaten our democracy."[32]


    State supreme court ruled on purging voter registration records for certain voters (2021)

    On April 9, 2021, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that Wisconsin Elections Commission has no statutory obligation to carry out the requirements of a state law mandating that the registration status of eligible voters be changed when they move away from a municipality. Writing for the majority, Justice Brian Hagedorn said, "Wisconsin law requires that its statewide voter registration list be updated regularly. Before us is a dispute over one kind of voter-registration cleanup prescribed by law: a statute requiring that the registration status of eligible voters ... be changed when officials receive reliable information that the elector moved out of their municipality." Hagedorn concluded, "[While] Wis. Stat. § 6.50(3) requires that the registration status be changed for those who move out of their municipality, it gives this responsibility to municipal election officials, not to the [Wisconsin Elections] Commission." Chief Justice Patience Roggensack and Justices Ann Walsh Bradley, Rebecca Dallet, and Jill Karofsky joined Hagedorn's opinion. Justices Rebecca Bradley and Annette Ziegler dissented.[33]

    Election policy ballot measures

    See also: Elections and campaigns on the ballot and List of Wisconsin ballot measures

    Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measures relating to election and campaign policy in Wisconsin.

    1. Wisconsin Prohibition on Felons Holding Office, Amendment 1 (1996)
    2. Wisconsin Election and Terms of Sheriffs, Question 1 (1998)
    3. Wisconsin Terms of County Officers Amendment, Question 1 (April 2005)
    4. Wisconsin Voting Rights for Children of U.S. Citizens Living Abroad, Question 1 (2000)
    5. Wisconsin Modernizing Constitutional Text Amendment, Question 2 (April 1986)
    6. Wisconsin Deletion of 1902 Transitional Provision Amendment, Question 5 (1982)
    7. Wisconsin Recall Primary Elections Amendment, Question 1 (April 1981)
    8. Wisconsin Term Length Wording Amendment, Question 4 (April 1979)
    9. Wisconsin Secretary of State Term of Office Amendment, Question 2 (April 1967)
    10. Wisconsin State Treasurer Term of Office Amendment, Question 3 (April 1967)
    11. Wisconsin Attorney General Term of Office Amendment, Question 4 (April 1967)
    12. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 6 (April 1967)
    13. Wisconsin County Coroner and Surveyor Amendment, Question 2 (April 1965)
    14. Wisconsin Constitutional Amending Procedure Amendment, Question 3 (April 1964)
    15. Wisconsin Judicial Terms of Office Amendment, Question 2 (April 1953)
    16. Wisconsin State Executive Official Terms of Office, Question 3 (April 1951)
    17. Wisconsin Primary Election Law Referendum, Question 1 (1904)
    18. Wisconsin Election Amendment, Question 2 (1882)
    19. Wisconsin Governor and Lieutenant Governor Term of Office Amendment, Question 1 (April 1967)
    20. Wisconsin Governor and Lieutenant Governor Joint Election Amendment, Question 5 (April 1967)
    21. Wisconsin County Coroner and Medical Examiner Option Amendment, Question 2 (April 1972)
    22. Wisconsin Question 1, Ban on Private and Non-Governmental Funding of Election Administration Amendment (April 2024)
    23. Wisconsin Question 2, Only Designated Election Officials to Conduct Elections Amendment (April 2024)

    Recent legislation related to election administration in Wisconsin

    The table below lists bills related to election administration that have been introduced during (or carried over to) the current legislative session in Wisconsin. The following information is included for each bill:

    • State
    • Bill number
    • Official name or caption
    • Most recent action date
    • Legislative status
    • Topics dealt with by the bill

    Bills are organized alphabetically, first by state and then by bill number. The table displays up to 100 results by default. To view additional results, use the arrows in the upper-right corner of the table. For more information about a particular bill, click the bill number. This will open a separate page with additional information.

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    Ballot access

    See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Wisconsin
    A cardboard ballot box at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

    In order to get on the ballot in Wisconsin, a candidate for state or federal office must meet a variety of state-specific filing requirements and deadlines. These regulations, known as ballot access laws, determine whether a candidate or party will appear on an election ballot. These laws are set at the state level. A candidate must prepare to meet ballot access requirements well in advance of primaries, caucuses, and the general election.

    There are three basic methods by which an individual may become a candidate for office in a state.

    1. An individual can seek the nomination of a state-recognized political party.
    2. An individual can run as an independent. Independent candidates often must petition in order to have their names printed on the general election ballot.
    3. An individual can run as a write-in candidate.

    This article outlines the steps that prospective candidates for state-level and congressional office must take in order to run for office in Wisconsin. For information about filing requirements for presidential candidates, see "Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Wisconsin." Information about filing requirements for local-level offices is not available in this article (contact state election agencies for information about local candidate filing processes).

    Redistricting

    See also: Redistricting in Wisconsin
    "Gerrymandering"

    Redistricting is the process by which new congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn. Each of Wisconsin's eight United States Representatives and 132 state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts. United States Senators are not elected by districts, but by the states at large. District lines are redrawn every 10 years following completion of the United States census. The federal government stipulates that districts must have nearly equal populations and must not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity.[34][35][36][37]

    Wisconsin was apportioned eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. Click here for more information about redistricting in Wisconsin after the 2020 census.

    HIGHLIGHTS
  • Following the 2020 United States Census, Wisconsin was apportioned eight congressional seats, which was unchanged from the number it had after the 2010 census.
  • Wisconsin's State Assembly is made up of 99 districts; Wisconsin's State Senate is made up of 33 districts.
  • In Wisconsin, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Wisconsin State Legislature.
  • On October 3, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in Gill v. Whitford, a case addressing the constitutionality of Wisconsin's state legislative district map. In November 2016, the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin found that the district map for the Wisconsin State Assembly constituted an illegal partisan gerrymander "intended to burden the representational rights of Democratic voters ... by impeding their ability to translate their votes into legislative seats."
  • On June 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States remanded the case to the district court, finding that the maps' challengers had failed to demonstrate standing to bring a complaint under Article III of the United States Constitution. See below for more information.
  • State process

    See also: State-by-state redistricting procedures

    In Wisconsin, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Wisconsin State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[38]

    The Wisconsin Constitution requires that state legislative districts be compact and "that they be bounded by county, precinct, town, or ward lines where possible." The state constitution further stipulates that state legislative districts should be contiguous.[38]


    Election administration agencies

    Election agencies

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    See also: State election agencies

    Individuals seeking additional information about voting provisions in Wisconsin can contact the following local, state, and federal agencies.

    Wisconsin County Clerks

    Click here for a list

    Wisconsin Elections Commission

    Office address: 201 West Washington Avenue, Second Floor
    Madison, Wisconsin 53703
    Mailing address: P.O. Box 7984
    Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7984
    Telephone: 608-266-8005
    Toll free: 1-866-VOTE-WIS
    Email: elections@wi.gov

    U.S. Election Assistance Commission

    633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200
    Washington, DC 20001
    Telephone: 301-563-3919
    Toll free: 1-866-747-1471


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    Footnotes

    1. We use the term "absentee/mail-in voting" to describe systems in which requests or applications are required. We use the term "all-mail voting" to denote systems where the ballots themselves are sent automatically to all voters. We use the hyphenate term for absentee voting because some states use “mail voting” (or a similar alternative) to describe what has traditionally been called "absentee voting."
    2. Wisconsin Election Commission, “Election Day Voting,” accessed May 4, 2023
    3. 3.0 3.1 Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Voter Registration and Proof of Residence," accessed May 4, 2023
    4. 4.0 4.1 Wisconsin Election Commission, "What is in-person absentee voting and how can I do it?" accessed May 4, 2023
    5. 5.0 5.1 Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Vote Absentee Guide," accessed May 4, 2023
    6. Wisconsin Election Commission, "FAQ search results: absentee," accessed May 4, 2023
    7. Wisconsin Elections Commission, “Uniform Instructions for Wisconsin Absentee Voters,” accessed May 4, 2023
    8. Wisconsin State Legislature, “Statutes, Section 6.879,” accessed May 4, 2023
    9. 9.0 9.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    10. 10.0 10.1 Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Photo ID," accessed May 4, 2023 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "wvid" defined multiple times with different content
    11. 11.0 11.1 Wisconsin Department of Transportation, "Wisconsin ID card for voting purposes - petition process," accessed May 4, 2023
    12. National Conference of State Legislatures, "Voter Identification Requirements|Voter ID Laws," March 9, 2023
    13. The Washington Post, "Do I need an ID to vote? A look at the laws in all 50 states," October 27, 2014
    14. 14.0 14.1 Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Provisional Voting," accessed May 4, 2023
    15. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
    16. FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
    17. Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
    18. Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Top Five Things Voters Should Know for Primary Day," accessed October 25, 2019
    19. Wisconsin State Legislature, "Chapter 6 The Electors," accessed May 4, 2023
    20. Wisconsin Elections Commission, "I'm a convicted felon or in jail," accessed May 4, 2023
    21. 21.0 21.1 National Conference of State Legislatures, "Felon Voting Rights," April 6, 2023 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ncsl" defined multiple times with different content
    22. The Justice Department notes, "Six States (Idaho, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming) are exempt from the NVRA because, on and after August 1, 1994, they either had no voter-registration requirements or had election-day voter registration at polling places with respect to elections for federal office."
    23. The United States Department of Justice, "The National Voter Registration Act of 1993," accessed Aprl 4, 2023
    24. Wisconsin Statutes, "6.03, 6.50, 6.56, and 301.03," accessed may 4, 2023
    25. Wisconsin Statutes, "6.50," accessed May 4, 2023
    26. ERIC, "Home," accessed April 4, 2023
    27. ERIC, "Who We Are," accessed August 7, 2023
    28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 National Conference of State Legislatures, "Post-Election Audits," accessed September 22, 2022
    29. Election Assistance Commission, "Election Audits Across the United States," accessed August 15, 2023
    30. Ballotpedia research conducted in June 2023, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
    31. The New York Times, "Wisconsin Supreme Court Prohibits the Use of Most Drop Boxes for Voting," July 8, 2022
    32. NPR, "The Wisconsin Supreme Court says ballot drop boxes aren't allowed in the state," July 8, 2022
    33. Supreme Court of Wisconsin, "Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Elections Commission: Opinion," April 9, 2021
    34. All About Redistricting, "Why does it matter?" accessed April 8, 2015
    35. Indy Week, "Cracked, stacked and packed: Initial redistricting maps met with skepticism and dismay," June 29, 2011
    36. The Atlantic, "How the Voting Rights Act Hurts Democrats and Minorities," June 17, 2013
    37. Redrawing the Lines, "The Role of Section 2 - Majority Minority Districts," accessed April 6, 2015
    38. 38.0 38.1 All About Redistricting, "Wisconsin," accessed May 7, 2015