Wisconsin Proposes Two Election Bills “More About Speed” Than “Security” – Testimony Claims Milwaukee Similarities to Other Late Night Ballot Dumps on Nov 3
Last Wednesday, the Wisconsin legislature’s Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections, and Consumer Protection held a hearing regarding several bills, including Senate Bill 685 and Assembly Bill 567. These two bills would require municipalities to begin canvassing absentee ballots on the day before the election at 7am, noon, and 8pm, as well as on election day at the same times. The bills would also eliminate central counting for municipalities that use electronic voting machines and require the canvassing be done at individual polling places.
It would also require the municipal clerk or their designee to report the total number of ballots, including absentee ballots, to the county clerk starting at the close of polls at 9pm and each subsequent hour until the canvassing is complete.
