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Wisconsin: Limits on Voter Eligibility Challenges

This resource details state and federal laws that guard voters against unfounded challenges to their eligibility.

Published: June 10, 2024
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Written and published in partnership with All Voting is Local, with special thanks to Jenner & Block, LLP

Wisconsin, like most states, allows private individuals to challenge another person’s eligibility to vote. This resource details state laws that govern this process and protect challenged voters. Wisconsin’s voter protections include an affidavit requirement and a “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard for pre-election challenges, as well as provisions for removing people who abuse the challenge process on Election Day.

Protections for voters challenged before an election

Protections for voters challenged during the election

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Voters in Wisconsin have the right to vote free from intimidation under federal and state law. Baseless challenges to a voter’s eligibility can harass and intimidate the voter being challenged, as well as other voters waiting to vote at the polls. More information on the federal and state laws that protect Wisconsin voters from intimidation can be found here.

If voters discover they’ve been mistakenly removed from the rolls, they can re-register and vote at their municipal clerk’s office or an early voting site until 5 p.m. on the Friday before the election or at their polling place on Election Day. footnote22_3ti12LOftcPSTdiIvOCgLVrf5n1mK5PqUJ0Txn8-TBU_qdxDZUt5YAnl22Wis. Stat. § 6.29.

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