Wisconsin

RandySF

(76,839 posts) Sat Aug 2, 2025, 10:22 PM Aug 2

Roughly 192,000 Wisconsin voter registrations deactivated during routine maintenance

The Wisconsin Elections Commission has deactivated over 192,000 voter registrations through the legally required four-year maintenance process, according to an Aug. 1 press release.

The 192,369 individuals deactivated had not voted in the past four years and did not respond to mailing regarding their registration status, said Meagan Wolfe, WEC's administrator.

The commission is required by Wisconsin law to conduct voter record maintenance every two years to identify individuals and deactivate their registration status unless they notify their clerk with a desire to remain registered.

Wolfe said maintenance review helps ensure the integrity of the state's voter database. She said individuals whose registration status is deactivated must re-register to vote at their current residence and can no longer vote using their inactive record.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/02/wisconsin-elections-commission-deactivates-roughly-192000-voters/85488532007/

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Roughly 192,000 Wisconsin voter registrations deactivated during routine maintenance (Original Post) RandySF Aug 2 OP

It is important to note that of the 192,000 deactivations moniss Aug 2 #1

Or just vote at least once every four years ... PBC_Democrat Aug 3 #2

I didn't and you don't know moniss Aug 3 #3

moniss

(7,953 posts)

1. It is important to note that of the 192,000 deactivations

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2025, 11:35 PM

Aug 2

the state has no way of knowing whether the person actually received the post card since they are sent by normal mail with no signature required evidencing proof of delivery. I know because I got bounced once and had never received a card. The state said it would be "too expensive". So if they hassle several thousand people out of their right to vote it's no big deal to them.

PBC_Democrat

(440 posts)

2. Or just vote at least once every four years ...

Reply to moniss (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 12:06 AM

Aug 3

With early voting and vote by mail
there's no excuse to miss four elections in a row.

moniss

(7,953 posts)

3. I didn't and you don't know

Reply to PBC_Democrat (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 01:30 AM

Aug 3

the circumstances. But even so it's really none of your business or mine or anybody else's why someone doesn't cast a vote in a particular election. The right to do so or not is theirs and and not yours or mine.

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