New Version of SVRS

Subject:  High Priority/New Version of SVRS/All SVRS Users

New Version of SVRS (version 7.1) was installed on Sunday, July 25, 2010.

• Municipalities can now track military and overseas write-in ballots in SVRS.
• A new Absentee Lite for tracking both military and overseas write-in and official ballots is now available.
• County and municipal clerks using Absentee Lite can begin doing the necessary set up work for tracking state write-in absentee ballots for the November 2010 Election.

1. Inherit the November election and mark Milestone #2 at the county level and for all Relier municipalities.
2. Obtain a list of Military and Overseas voters from Relier municipalities and update the UOCAVA Status in each voter's record.
3. Written directions are available under the SVRS Application Training Manual. See Absentee Lite 2010 ***NEW***
4. Coming Soon! - An overview of Absentee Lite will be available via a recorded webinar by August 4.  Watch for an email with further details. 

• Updates to Full Absentee: 

1. Issuing an absentee ballot from the clerk’s office will automatically mark the ballot as ballot returned.
2. The Official Absentee Ballot Certification is available for use when emailing or faxing and absentee ballot.
3. A new absentee application can be opened from the voter application and/or the voter record.      

• HAVA Checks are now automatic when processing a new voter application.
• Detailed SVRS version 7.1 Release Notes are attached below.

If you need further information, please contact the G.A.B. Help Desk at 608-261-2028 or GABHelpDesk@wi.gov.