One of the hallmarks of free and fair elections is ballot secrecy. It’s just something most voters take for granted.
But in swing state Wisconsin, a little-known election law can turn the private act of absentee voting into a very public matter.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and the MacIver Institute are calling on the state legislature to fix a statute involving the processing of absentee ballots that negates ballot secrecy.
“It’s a loophole issue in Wisconsin that we believe should be resolved,” Nathalie Burmeister, associate counsel at the Milwaukee-based WILL, told The Federalist this week in an interview. “Our call to action is to ask the legislature to change the language in the statue.”
The law, as it stands, conflicts with Wisconsin’s constitution, Burmeister said.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/08/exclusive-wisconsin-loophole-imperils-secret-ballots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exclusive-wisconsin-loophole-imperils-secret-ballots
