Two sets of Wisconsin voters received TWO ballots for tomorrow's election for different reasons. This does NOT mean they get to vote twice. It is not fraud. It was human error. Let me explain (apologies for a long thread). 1/8
In Racine, a non-contested municipal judge race was left off of the ballot. Ballots are printed by the county clerks and proofed by the municipal clerks. Both failed to note the missing race. To remedy this, the Racine clerk properly sent out "A/B Ballots". 2/8
The "A" ballot was the original wrong ballot/"B" ballot is the new correct ballot. Voters who submitted the "A" ballot have the right to submit the "B" ballot & vote in that missing race. When the "B" ballot is received, the "A" ballot is NOT counted & is documented as such.3/8
So the "B" ballot trumps a previously-returned "A" ballot. Or, the voter can return just the "B" ballot & tear up the "A" ballot, or return just the "A" ballot & tear up the "B" ballot. They can't vote 2x because the envelopes used to mail the ballots are tied to their name.4/8
When the envelopes are returned, they must match a person who requested a ballot. They have barcodes used to scan in the returned envelope that matches the person requesting it. No double voting. 5/8
Meanwhile, in Green Bay the clerk sent out duplicate ballots to a certain # of voters (it is unclear to me how that happened, but it happened). In that case, the voter can only have one ballot be counted, so if they send back both, one is counted and one is spoiled.6/8
And - same as the A/B ballot situation - the voter can send one back & tear up the other. However they cannot vote twice as the return envelope must match a person requesting a ballot through the myvote system. 7/8
In both situations, it was ordinary human error, not fraud. And in neither situation will anyone be able to vote twice. A/B ballots happen (we even have a section in our manual about it). The system is designed so no voter can return 2 ballots & have them both count. 8/fin
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