via JR Ross of Wispolitics.com
In rare Saturday teleconference, the Wisconsin election commission met to go over the April 7 election. Materials prepared ahead of meeting show 1,132,923 absentee ballots were returned and counted. 22,820 absentee ballots were rejected for various reasons.
Reasons absentee ballots for spring election were rejected:
Insufficient Certification 11,944
Postmarked After Election Day 5,378
Not Returned by 4 pm April 13th 4,678
Superseding Ballot Returned 556
Certificate Envelope Compromised 229
Voter Deceased Before election 15
During the meeting, Administrator Wolfe says in-person turnout April 7 was less than 20%
The election commission wants to use federal funds to build intelligent barcodes into absentee ballot system to allow voters, clerks to track them through entire process. that includes if and when ballots are received by voters. See more about that proposal: bit.ly/3blLIDg
There were also 135,417 absentee ballots requested that weren't returned. That includes:
Request Cancelled by Clerk 9,910
Request Cancelled by Voter 9,881
Ballot Returned Undeliverable 4,065
Voter Refused Ballot from SVD 304
Voter Ineligible to Receive Ballot 176
Another stat from today's
790 people who were on the list of voters that may have moved -- a list that was subject of a lawsuit -- voted in the April 7 election. Wolfe says they either signed pollbook or requested absentee ballot.