(TheLastPatriotNews.com) – In yet another case causing doubts in the fairness of US elections, a loophole in Wisconsin’s laws significantly threatens election integrity, potentially allowing over 140,000 residents to take part in the 2024 vote without an ID.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty’s findings indicate that over 140,000 Wisconsin residents could participate in the 2024 election without ID verification by declaring themselves as “Indefinitely Confined.”
This loophole allows these voters to indefinitely receive absentee ballots without presenting an ID, Breitbart News reports.
The use of the “Indefinitely Confined” status has surged since 2016, with about 66,000 voters registered under this status.
By 2020, during the pandemic, the number soared to 265,979, particularly as officials in Democrat strongholds promoted this loophole as a way to sidestep the state’s voter ID rules—a tactic later criticized by the Supreme Court.
Joe Biden narrowly defeated Donald Trump in Wisconsin by just over 20,000 votes, marking a significant shift of about 48,000 votes toward the Democrats from the 2016 election when Trump won the state.
“Confidence in our elections continues to be dangerously low in Wisconsin and across the country,” stated WILL Research Director Will Flanders.
“Voter ID is a popular and well-executed way to keep our elections secure and free of fraud. While the Governor refused to fix this loophole in the years since 2020, efforts must be made by local election clerks to resolve it as much as possible,” he added.
While Wisconsin voter ID laws generally require ID for voting, registration does not necessitate it. The “Indefinitely Confined” status offers a bypass for this requirement.
“The indefinitely confined status was designed to provide those who are elderly, sick, or physically unable to get to the polls with an opportunity to vote,” added WILL Policy Director Kyle Koenen.
“Although designed with good intentions, as our report shows, the system has a few key flaws that should be resolved,” he said further.
State regulations mandate removing voters from the indefinitely confined list under certain conditions.
The report from WILL specifies that “if a voter does not return an absentee ballot after receiving one, the municipal clerk must notify them that they will be removed from the absentee mailing list unless they renew their application within 30 days. Voters can also be removed upon their request or if reliable information indicates they are no longer eligible, such as when a voter casts a ballot in person.”
Nevertheless, WILL claims that compliance with this law is not universal across counties, with approximately 144,347 voters still using the exemption.
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