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Petitioners,
Respondents.
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INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 1
ARGUMENT .......................................................................... 1
CONCLUSION ..................................................................... 11
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INTRODUCTION
violated state law, yet they cannot identify a single statute that
dismissed now.
ARGUMENT
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may appeal to the circuit court. Wis. Stat. § 9.01(11) then
remedy for testing the right to hold elective office as the result
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II. THE PETITIONERS CLAIM THAT ALL
INDEFINITELY CONFINED ABSENTEE
BALLOTS CAST IN DANE AND MILWAUKEE
COUNTIES AFTER MARCH 25, 2020 WERE
ISSUED IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW AND
SHOULD BE EXCLUDED IS AN INCORRECT
CONCLUSION OF LAW AND TOTALLY
UNSUPPORTED BY ANY FACTS.
that status after March 25, 2020, without the required photo
claim that they should have expunged all of these voters from
law.
books for over 35 years and the legislature has not amended it,
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regarding voter ID. It has served Wisconsin voters well
address of the elector and verifies that the name and address
are correct.”
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provides guidance to local election officials. Prior to the
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they can contact the voter for confirmation of
their status. They should do so using appropriate
discretion as voters are still entitled to privacy
concerning their medical and disability status.
Any request for confirmation of indefinitely
confined status should not be accusatory in
nature.
County, the court held that the above quoted WEC guidance
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“provides the clarification on the purpose and proper use of the
Yet they ignore the fact that this election was conducted in the
vote.
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The Petitioners’ claims regarding indefinitely confined
dismissed.
Inspectors did not distribute absentee ballots and did not accept
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absentee ballot applications. The elections inspectors collected
to the City Clerk’s office and securely stored with all absentee
and WEC Chair Ann Jacobs. They confirmed that there was
after the City announced its Democracy in the Park event and
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less than 24 hours before the event was to begin—counsel for
Wisconsin law such that “there is a grave risk that all ballots
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statute applies to an alternative site for in-person absentee
drop off sites for absentee ballots that had been requested and
received by mail.
CONCLUSION
For the reasons set forth herein, the court should deny
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - APPENDIX
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APP. 1
APP. 2
APP. 3
APP. 4
APP. 5
APP. 6
APP. 7
APP. 8
Election Name County Application Type Ballot Status Reason Ballot Count
2016 General Election ADAMS COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 76
2016 General Election ASHLAND COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 148
2016 General Election BARRON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 198
2016 General Election BAYFIELD COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 79
2016 General Election BROWN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 3048
2016 General Election BUFFALO COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 52
2016 General Election BURNETT COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 67
2016 General Election CALUMET COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 213
2016 General Election CHIPPEWA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 523
2016 General Election CLARK COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 140
2016 General Election COLUMBIA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 436
2016 General Election CRAWFORD COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 88
2016 General Election DANE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 4569
2016 General Election DODGE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 625
2016 General Election DOOR COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 246
2016 General Election DOUGLAS COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 639
2016 General Election DUNN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 231
2016 General Election EAU CLAIRE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1082
2016 General Election FLORENCE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 30
2016 General Election FOND DU LAC COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1021
2016 General Election FOREST COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 34
2016 General Election GRANT COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 387
2016 General Election GREEN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 273
2016 General Election GREEN LAKE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 163
2016 General Election IOWA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 187
2016 General Election IRON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 59
2016 General Election JACKSON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 52
2016 General Election JEFFERSON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 414
2016 General Election JUNEAU COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 131
2016 General Election KENOSHA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1897
2016 General Election KEWAUNEE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 201
2016 General Election LA CROSSE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1573
2016 General Election LAFAYETTE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 110
2016 General Election LANGLADE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 60
APP. 9
2016 General Election LINCOLN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 245
2016 General Election MANITOWOC COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 810
2016 General Election MARATHON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1418
2016 General Election MARINETTE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 377
2016 General Election MARQUETTE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 34
2016 General Election MILWAUKEE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 11978
2016 General Election MONROE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 264
2016 General Election OCONTO COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 181
2016 General Election ONEIDA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 465
2016 General Election OUTAGAMIE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1498
2016 General Election OZAUKEE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1192
2016 General Election PIERCE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 266
2016 General Election POLK COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 120
2016 General Election PORTAGE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 587
2016 General Election PRICE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 119
2016 General Election RACINE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1368
2016 General Election RICHLAND COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 123
2016 General Election ROCK COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1504
2016 General Election RUSK COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 112
2016 General Election SAUK COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 630
2016 General Election SAWYER COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 111
2016 General Election SHAWANO COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 290
2016 General Election SHEBOYGAN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1447
2016 General Election ST. CROIX COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 526
2016 General Election TAYLOR COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 102
2016 General Election TREMPEALEAU COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 47
2016 General Election VERNON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 134
2016 General Election VILAS COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 189
2016 General Election WALWORTH COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1272
2016 General Election WASHBURN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 44
2016 General Election WASHINGTON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1494
2016 General Election WAUKESHA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 5553
2016 General Election WAUPACA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 585
2016 General Election WAUSHARA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 120
2016 General Election WINNEBAGO COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1890
APP. 10
2016 General Election WOOD COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 831
56978
APP. 11
Election Name County ApplicationType Ballot Status Reason Ballot Count
2020 General Election ADAMS COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 456
2020 General Election ASHLAND COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 519
2020 General Election BARRON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1037
2020 General Election BAYFIELD COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 529
2020 General Election BROWN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 11520
2020 General Election BUFFALO COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 217
2020 General Election BURNETT COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 415
2020 General Election CALUMET COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1494
2020 General Election CHIPPEWA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1858
2020 General Election CLARK COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 491
2020 General Election COLUMBIA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1910
2020 General Election CRAWFORD COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 363
2020 General Election DANE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 22519
2020 General Election DODGE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 2608
2020 General Election DOOR COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1179
2020 General Election DOUGLAS COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 2363
2020 General Election DUNN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1024
2020 General Election EAU CLAIRE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 3068
2020 General Election FLORENCE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 123
2020 General Election FOND DU LAC COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 3241
2020 General Election FOREST COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 223
2020 General Election GRANT COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1298
2020 General Election GREEN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 996
2020 General Election GREEN LAKE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 516
2020 General Election IOWA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 866
2020 General Election IRON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 391
2020 General Election JACKSON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 341
2020 General Election JEFFERSON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 2603
2020 General Election JUNEAU COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 625
2020 General Election KENOSHA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 6347
2020 General Election KEWAUNEE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 646
2020 General Election LA CROSSE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 4408
2020 General Election LAFAYETTE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 488
2020 General Election LANGLADE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 376
APP. 12
2020 General Election LINCOLN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1006
2020 General Election MANITOWOC COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 2606
2020 General Election MARATHON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 4476
2020 General Election MARINETTE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1360
2020 General Election MARQUETTE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 393
2020 General Election MENOMINEE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 50
2020 General Election MILWAUKEE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 45693
2020 General Election MONROE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 999
2020 General Election OCONTO COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 887
2020 General Election ONEIDA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1637
2020 General Election OUTAGAMIE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 6474
2020 General Election OZAUKEE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 3820
2020 General Election PEPIN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 113
2020 General Election PIERCE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1052
2020 General Election POLK COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1007
2020 General Election PORTAGE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 2097
2020 General Election PRICE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 375
2020 General Election RACINE COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 8096
2020 General Election RICHLAND COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 486
2020 General Election ROCK COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 5812
2020 General Election RUSK COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 271
2020 General Election SAUK COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 2257
2020 General Election SAWYER COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 617
2020 General Election SHAWANO COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1119
2020 General Election SHEBOYGAN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 4221
2020 General Election ST. CROIX COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 2698
2020 General Election TAYLOR COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 266
2020 General Election TREMPEALEAU COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 532
2020 General Election VERNON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 507
2020 General Election VILAS COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 809
2020 General Election WALWORTH COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 3429
2020 General Election WASHBURN COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 406
2020 General Election WASHINGTON COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 5060
2020 General Election WAUKESHA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 17459
2020 General Election WAUPACA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 1524
APP. 13
2020 General Election WAUSHARA COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 550
2020 General Election WINNEBAGO COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 6100
2020 General Election WOOD COUNTY Indefinitely Confined Returned 2391
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