Voter Registration Mailer Causes Confusion Among Registered Voters

A confusing mailer has some registered voters in Wisconsin fearing they may not be registered to vote in November’s election.

The state Elections Commission sent a mailer about registering to vote to more than one million Wisconsin residents last week. It was intended to provide information to individuals who aren‘t registered to vote.

However, thanks to problems with some of the data used by the state, some registered voters are receiving the postcard, leading some confused voters to contact their legislators and local clerks.

Reid Magney, spokesman for the state Elections Commission, said those registered voters have nothing to worry about.

“You’re not going to be removed from the voter list because of this, you’re not going to have any problem when you go to the polls on Nov. 8 or if you go to your clerk’s office to vote early,” Magney said.

Anyone can see if they’re registered to vote by going to myvote.wi.gov. If people don’t show up on the website and think they should, they should contact their municipal clerk, Magney said.

The commission mailed the postcard as a requirement of Wisconsin’s new membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center, an organization aiming to increase accuracy in voter rolls and increase voter registration.

The state Legislature approved Wisconsin’s membership in ERIC last year.