In-person early voting has grown quickly in recent years. Last October, a record 100,000 Wisconsinites voted two weeks before Election Day. While this participation is encouraging, many smaller communities can’t keep up. Assembly Bill 312 sets minimum standards for in-person voting access without an appointment, ensuring more voters can cast a ballot without having to schedule time with their clerk. Expanding no-appointment voting - while preserving election security safeguards - helps close the gap between urban and rural access.

Assembly Bill 617 strengthens efficiency, transparency, and security in our elections. The bill improves ballot-handling accountability, requires voter notifications when absentee ballots are received and accepted, gives clerks more time to process those ballots, and ensures circuit courts alert the Wisconsin Elections Commission when someone becomes ineligible to vote. Every citizen deserves the chance to participate in a fair election, and these measures help maintain trust in the process.