On Monday, elections watchdog group Voter Reference Foundation posted records obtained via the Wisconsin Elections Commission documenting the number of voters who circumvented state voter ID requirements in 2020 by claiming "Indefinitely confined" status during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The dataset revealed "40,856 registrants who voted in the 2020 General Election with an Indefinitely Confined status and according to WEC, had not provided ID prior to doing so," VRF reported.
Joe Biden defeated Trump in Wisconsin by a margin of 20,608 votes, out of 3,297,352 total votes cast, according to Ballotpedia.
In late March 2020, the Wisconsin Election Commission, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, provided guidance that voters who self-identified as "Indefinitely confined" could receive a ballot without providing ID. Instead of using an ID to verify a voter's identity, the only requirement was the signature of a witness verifying that the voter filled out the absentee ballot and that the name and address were correct.
Under the Wisconsin Safe Voting Plan submitted by the five cities to CTCL with the signed grant agreement, Green Bay proposed to spend $45,000 to employ "Voter navigators," who would "Help residents properly upload valid photo ID, complete their ballots and comply with certification requirements, and offer witness signatures." In December 2020, after the Wisconsin Republican Party brought a lawsuit against the Dane County clerk, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the exsitence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state's declared public health emergency were insufficient to classify voters as "Indefintely confined" and exempt from voter ID rules on that basis.
As Wisconsin residents voted on Tuesday in local elections, 32,857 of the 40,856 voters who registered as "Indefinitely confined" and voted without providing ID in the 2020 election remained "In an Active status," according to VRF, while 7,999 of them are now inactive.
Many of the inactive voters are listed as deceased, moved, or inaccessible via mail.
The dataset revealed "40,856 registrants who voted in the 2020 General Election with an Indefinitely Confined status and according to WEC, had not provided ID prior to doing so," VRF reported.
Joe Biden defeated Trump in Wisconsin by a margin of 20,608 votes, out of 3,297,352 total votes cast, according to Ballotpedia.
In late March 2020, the Wisconsin Election Commission, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, provided guidance that voters who self-identified as "Indefinitely confined" could receive a ballot without providing ID. Instead of using an ID to verify a voter's identity, the only requirement was the signature of a witness verifying that the voter filled out the absentee ballot and that the name and address were correct.
Under the Wisconsin Safe Voting Plan submitted by the five cities to CTCL with the signed grant agreement, Green Bay proposed to spend $45,000 to employ "Voter navigators," who would "Help residents properly upload valid photo ID, complete their ballots and comply with certification requirements, and offer witness signatures." In December 2020, after the Wisconsin Republican Party brought a lawsuit against the Dane County clerk, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the exsitence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state's declared public health emergency were insufficient to classify voters as "Indefintely confined" and exempt from voter ID rules on that basis.
As Wisconsin residents voted on Tuesday in local elections, 32,857 of the 40,856 voters who registered as "Indefinitely confined" and voted without providing ID in the 2020 election remained "In an Active status," according to VRF, while 7,999 of them are now inactive.
Many of the inactive voters are listed as deceased, moved, or inaccessible via mail.
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