178,500 Wisconsin residents to receive postcards about eligibility to vote

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Subsequent week, about 178,500 Wisconsin residents will obtain a postcard within the mail relating to voter eligibility from Wisconsin Elections Fee (WEC).

These postcards shall be going to residents of Wisconsin who will not be presently registered to vote, however seem like eligible, in keeping with WEC.

The official postcards will embrace details about the way to register to vote on-line at MyVote.wi.gov in addition to deadlines and different details about upcoming elections. On the playing cards is a name quantity for a toll-free quantity for a WEC name middle.

These postcards are required earlier than every common election as part of Wisconsin’s membership settlement with the Digital Registration Info Heart, which helps states keep and enhance the accuracy of knowledge within the state’s voter database and improve entry to voter registration for all eligible residents, says WEC.

WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe mentioned that Wisconsinites are prone to obtain many like these postcards which can appear official, however will not be in actual fact.

“Wisconsin voters, nonetheless, can depend on the data supplied in these official postcards about how eligible residents can register to vote,” says Wolfe.

Wisconsinites are prompted to search for the “Official Election Mail Seal” to make sure that what they’ve obtained is from an official authorities supply.

Individuals who obtain the postcard could select to register by mail, at their clerk’s workplace, or at their polling place on Election Day slightly than registering on-line. The postcard can be utilized as proof of residence if the identify and deal with on the postcard match the data on the registration type, in keeping with WEC.

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