Wisconsin § 6.865 - Federal absentee ballots.
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§ 6.865. Federal absentee ballots.
6.865(1) (1) In this section, “military elector” has the meaning given under s. 6.34 (1) . 6.865(2) (2) A federal postcard registration and absentee ballot request form may be used to apply for an absentee ballot under s. 6.86 (1) if the form is completed in such manner that the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners with whom it is filed is able to determine that the applicant is an elector of this state and of the ward or election district where the elector seeks to vote. 6.865(3m) (3m) A military elector may indicate an alternate address on his or her absentee ballot application. If the elector’s ballot is returned as undeliverable prior to the deadline for receipt and return of absentee ballots under s. 6.87 (6) and the elector remains eligible to receive absentee ballots under this subsection, the municipal clerk shall immediately send or transmit an absentee ballot to the elector at the alternate address. 6.865(4) (4) If the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners rejects a request for an absentee ballot from a military elector or an overseas elector, the clerk or board of election commissioners shall promptly inform the elector of the reason for the rejection. 6.865 History History: 1989 a. 192 ; 1999 a. 182 ; 2003 a. 265 ; 2005 a. 451 ; 2011 a. 75 ; 2017 a. 369 .
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