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WI SB624
Bill
Status
11/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rachael Cabral-Guevara
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AI Summary
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Moves the deadline for mail-in absentee ballot applications from 5 days before an election to 7 days before, and requires municipal clerks to return absentee ballots with certificate defects to voters for correction when time permits
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Eliminates the use of central counting locations for tabulating votes from multiple polling places; all ballots must now be counted at individual polling places
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Requires municipal clerks to report ballot counting progress hourly starting at 10 p.m. on election night, including total ballots cast, ballots canvassed, and ballots remaining to be counted, with county clerks posting updates online
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Creates automatic text message notifications through the Elections Commission system to confirm receipt of absentee ballot applications and returned ballots for voters who provide mobile phone numbers
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Requires courts to notify the Elections Commission by email within 3 days when determining a person is incompetent to vote, triggering the Commission to change the voter's status to inactive within 3 business days; alternate absentee ballot sites must be in fixed-location buildings
Legislative Description
Applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote; preelection tests of electronic voting equipment, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Last Action
Fiscal estimate received
2/10/2026