Restore Absentee Voters' Right to Recast Ballots in the August Primary

More than 80,000 Wisconsin absentee voters are currently locked into a choice they may no longer want to make, with no recourse before the August 11 primary.

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Subject 80,000 Wisconsin voters deserve a fair shot in the August primary

Democracy only works when voters trust that their voices count. In Wisconsin, that trust is being tested right now. More than 80,000 people mailed in their absentee ballots before the Wisconsin Elections Commission issued its July 9 guidance — and now those voters are being told they cannot recast their ballots, even if the candidate they chose is no longer in the race. That is not how a fair election should work.

Spoiling a ballot — trading in your old one for a new one — is a routine part of the voting process. It exists precisely for situations like this. When a candidate drops out after early votes are already in, voters who planned ahead, who followed the rules, who cast their absentee ballots responsibly, should not be punished for doing everything right. Locking in those votes against the voter's will does not protect election integrity. It undermines it. And with the August 11 Democratic gubernatorial primary just weeks away, there is still time to fix this.

I am asking you to publicly call on the Wisconsin Elections Commission to reverse its July 9 guidance and restore absentee voters' right to spoil and recast their ballots before the August 11 primary.

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Hi, I'm a constituent calling about the Wisconsin Elections Commission's July 9 ruling that's blocking absentee voters from swapping out their ballots in the August 11 primary.
Over 80,000 people already mailed their ballots before this guidance came down. They followed the rules, and now they're being told their vote is locked in even if their candidate dropped out. That's just not fair.
Spoiling a ballot is a normal, legal part of voting. This guidance takes that option away from people who voted early and in good faith, and it could affect the outcome of the whole primary.
I'm asking the representative to publicly call on the WEC to reverse this guidance before August 11 so every voter has a real choice. This matters to me because I vote.

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