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Voter Photo Information Teleconference Call - Friendly Reminder	Friendly Reminder: G.A.B. staff will be conducting a WisLine teleconference call today from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. to answer any questions county and municipal clerks may have regarding Wisconsin’s Photo ID Law and our newly posted information. Clerks without email were mailed these documents last week. Please have the documents listed in the Voter ID Law Updates 2 & 3 printed out and available for reference. Additional teleconference dates and times are available next week and posted here under Recent Clerk Communications. Clerks are eligible to receive recertification training hours for participating in the teleconference. If you have chief inspectors available to participate in the teleconference from your office, they may also receive recertification training hours. At this time, we are only focusing on those provisions of the law that must be applied to the 2011 July and August summer recall and special elections. We will concentrate on implementing the provisions that become fully effective in 2012, after the summer’s election process is concluded. Call-in information: Call in to the conference up to 10 minutes prior to the start time using the numbers below: Toll-free Number: (800) 462-1257 Local Number: (608) 237-5850 Passcode: 8055657
Municipal Clerks to be Available to Receive Provisional Ballot Documents and Late-Arriving Absentee Ballots on Wednesday, April 4 through Friday, April 6, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.	2011 Act 23, which was enacted by the Wisconsin State Legislature,requires clerks to be available toThe Statute enacted by the Legislature requires that all clerks orIf office hours on Friday, April 6, 2012 will be held at a accept proof of residence (first time WI voters who registered by mail) and driver license numbers (election day voters who could not provide the DL number) from provisional voters so that their ballot may be counted, and to receive mailed late-arriving absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day beginning Wednesday, April 4 thru 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012. Friday April 6 is Good Friday. The Act does not make an exception for Good Friday; the 4:00 p.m. deadline must be enforced on Good Friday. Provisional Voters: Since the Legislature and Governor have provided electors the opportunity to correct these errors no later than 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election, clerks and executive directors must be available to receive such documentation between Wednesday, April 4 and 4 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012 (Good Friday). executive directors normally having regular office hours on Friday’s must remain open until 4 p.m. on Good Friday, April 6, 2012. All clerks or executive directors, who do not normally have business hours on Fridays, must be available to receive late-arriving absentee ballots and documents relating to provisional ballots until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012. location other than the clerk or executive director’s normal office of business, then information on how to reach the clerk or executive director must be provided to all voters with outstanding provisional ballots. Late-Arriving Absentee Ballots: Even if the post office does not deliver to your location after a particular time of day, you must be certain that no mail has arrived at the post office after the last delivery to your house or office that could contain absentee ballots. If you do not make certain of this by checking with the Post Office at 4 p.m. on Friday, you run the risk of disenfranchising a voter. Please take this into consideration when planning staffing for the remainder of the week. Thank you. cc: Kevin J. Kennedy Director and General Counsel Government Accountability Board
REMINDER: Requirement for Municipal Clerks to be Available to Receive Provisional Ballot Documents and late-arriving absentee ballots on Wednesday, April 4 through 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2012 (Good Friday).	2011 Act 23, *which was enacted by the Wisconsin State Legislature, requires clerks to be available to accept proof of residence (first time WI voters who registered by mail) and driver license numbers (election day voters who could not provide the DL number) from provisional voters so that their ballot may be counted, and to receive mailed late-arriving absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day beginning Wednesday, April 4 thru 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012. Friday April 6 is Good Friday. The Act does not make an exception for Good Friday; the 4:00 p.m. deadline must be enforced on Good Friday. Provisional Voters: Since the Legislature and Governor have provided electors the opportunity to correct these errors no later than 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election, clerks and executive directors must be available to receive such documentation between Wednesday, April 4 and 4 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012 (Good Friday). The Statute* enacted by the Legislature requires that all clerks or executive directors normally having regular office hours on Friday’s must remain open until 4 p.m. on Good Friday, April 6, 2012. All clerks or executive directors, who do not normally have business hours on Fridays, must be available to receive late-arriving absentee ballots and documents relating to provisional ballots until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012. If office hours on Friday, April 6, 2012 will be held at a location other than the clerk or executive director’s normal office of business, then information on how to reach the clerk or executive director must be provided to all voters with outstanding provisional ballots. Late-Arriving Absentee Ballots: Even if the post office does not deliver to your location after a particular time of day, you must be certain that no mail has arrived at the post office after the last delivery to your house or office that could contain absentee ballots. If you do not make certain of this by checking with the Post Office at 4 p.m. on Friday, you run the risk of disenfranchising a voter. Please take this into consideration when planning staffing for the remainder of the week. Thank you. cc: Kevin J. Kennedy Director and General Counsel Government Accountability Board

Voter Photo Information Teleconference Call - Friendly Reminder

Friendly Reminder:

G.A.B. staff will be conducting a WisLine teleconference call today from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. to answer any questions county and municipal clerks may have regarding Wisconsin’s Photo ID Law and our newly posted information. Clerks without email were mailed these documents last week. Please have the documents listed in the Voter ID Law Updates 2 & 3 printed out and available for reference. Additional teleconference dates and times are available next week and posted here under Recent Clerk Communications.

Clerks are eligible to receive recertification training hours for participating in the teleconference. If you have chief inspectors available to participate in the teleconference from your office, they may also receive recertification training hours.

At this time, we are only focusing on those provisions of the law that must be applied to the 2011 July and August summer recall and special elections. We will concentrate on implementing the provisions that become fully effective in 2012, after the summer’s election process is concluded.

Call-in information:

Call in to the conference up to 10 minutes prior to the start time using the numbers below:

Toll-free Number:      (800) 462-1257
Local Number:         (608) 237-5850
Passcode:               8055657

Municipal Clerks to be Available to Receive Provisional Ballot Documents and Late-Arriving Absentee Ballots on Wednesday, April 4 through Friday, April 6, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

2011 Act 23,

which was enacted by the Wisconsin State Legislature,requires clerks to be available toThe Statute enacted by the Legislature requires that all clerks orIf office hours on Friday, April 6, 2012 will be held at a

accept proof of residence (first time WI voters who registered by mail) and driver license numbers

(election day voters who could not provide the DL number) from provisional voters so that their ballot

may be counted, and to receive mailed late-arriving absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day

beginning Wednesday, April 4 thru 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012. Friday April 6 is Good Friday.

The Act does not make an exception for Good Friday; the 4:00 p.m. deadline must be enforced on Good

Friday.

Provisional Voters: Since the Legislature and Governor have provided electors the opportunity to

correct these errors no later than 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election, clerks and executive directors

must be available to receive such documentation between Wednesday, April 4 and 4 p.m. on Friday,

April 6, 2012 (Good Friday).

executive directors normally having regular office hours on Friday’s must remain open until 4

p.m. on Good Friday, April 6, 2012.

All clerks or executive directors, who do not normally have business hours on Fridays, must be

available to receive late-arriving absentee ballots and documents relating to provisional ballots

until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012.

location other than the clerk or executive director’s normal office of business, then information on how

to reach the clerk or executive director must be provided to all voters with outstanding provisional

ballots.

Late-Arriving Absentee Ballots: Even if the post office does not deliver to your location after a

particular time of day, you must be certain that no mail has arrived at the post office after the last

delivery to your house or office that could contain absentee ballots. If you do not make certain of this

by checking with the Post Office at 4 p.m. on Friday, you run the risk of disenfranchising a voter.

Please take this into consideration when planning staffing for the remainder of the week. Thank you.

cc: Kevin J. Kennedy

Director and General Counsel

Government Accountability Board

REMINDER: Requirement for Municipal Clerks to be Available to Receive Provisional Ballot Documents and late-arriving absentee ballots on Wednesday, April 4 through 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2012 (Good Friday).

2011 Act 23, which was enacted by the Wisconsin State Legislature, requires clerks to be available to accept proof of residence (first time WI voters who registered by mail) and driver license numbers (election day voters who could not provide the DL number) from provisional voters so that their ballot may be counted, and to receive mailed late-arriving absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day beginning Wednesday, April 4 thru 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012. Friday April 6 is Good Friday. The Act does not make an exception for Good Friday; the 4:00 p.m. deadline must be enforced on Good Friday.

Provisional Voters: Since the Legislature and Governor have provided electors the opportunity to correct these errors no later than 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election, clerks and executive directors must be available to receive such documentation between Wednesday, April 4 and 4 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012 (Good Friday). The Statute enacted by the Legislature requires that all clerks or executive directors normally having regular office hours on Friday’s must remain open until 4 p.m. on Good Friday, April 6, 2012.

All clerks or executive directors, who do not normally have business hours on Fridays, must be available to receive late-arriving absentee ballots and documents relating to provisional ballots until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012. If office hours on Friday, April 6, 2012 will be held at a location other than the clerk or executive director’s normal office of business, then information on how to reach the clerk or executive director must be provided to all voters with outstanding provisional ballots.

Late-Arriving Absentee Ballots: Even if the post office does not deliver to your location after a particular time of day, you must be certain that no mail has arrived at the post office after the last delivery to your house or office that could contain absentee ballots. If you do not make certain of this by checking with the Post Office at 4 p.m. on Friday, you run the risk of disenfranchising a voter.

Please take this into consideration when planning staffing for the remainder of the week. Thank you.

cc: Kevin J. Kennedy

Director and General Counsel

Government Accountability Board

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