LETTER: What you can do to be sure you stay on active voter list

To Ozaukee Press:

Don’t be removed from the active voter list. If you were registered to vote in the past but haven’t voted since the 2016 general election, keep an eye out for a postcard from the Wisconsin Elections Commission titled “Official Voter Registration Notice.”  

To stay on the active voter list, simply fill out the post card and return it by July 15 to your municipal clerk by mail or in person. If the clerk does not hear from you or if the postcard is not deliverable, you will be placed on the inactive list and will need to re-register to vote.

If you receive a postcard from the WEC and your name or address has changed, go to www.myvote.wi.gov to update your voter registration. If you have questions, call the Wisconsin Election Commission: 1-866-868-3947.

State law requires the Wisconsin Election Commission to conduct voter-list maintenance every two years after each general election in November. In June, almost 187,000 postcards were sent to people in the state who have not voted in the last four years. The last time this was done, in 2019, 84% of those to whom postcards were mailed were removed from the voting list for one reason or another.

If you received one of these postcards in the last few weeks, respond by July 15 to ensure you stay registered to vote.

Barbara Johnson
Cedarburg
Voter services
League of Women Voters-Ozaukee County