HOW YOUR VOTE GETS COUNTED
MY VOTER INFO
In Wisconsin, all ballots are counted on Election Day. Election officials track who voted on Election Day through a poll book. The poll book is a list of all registered voters assigned to that polling place. Every voter is verified at the poll book check-in table by publicly stating their name and address and providing a valid Wisconsin photo ID. Upon proper validation, the voter will sign the poll book and be issued a ballot. Your vote is private, so no identifying information is applied to the ballot. Voters then mark the ballot and place the ballot in the tabulator where it is counted towards the election results.
Absentee ballots are also processed on Election Day. Election inspectors first verify the absentee ballot envelope meets all requirements, including a properly sealed envelope, the presence of a voter signature, witness signature, and witness address. If all requirements are met, election inspectors will open the envelope and place the ballot in the tabulator. Votes are counted only when the ballot is accepted by the tabulator. These absentee voters are marked with their voter number in the poll book. The entire process is open to observation by members of the public.
After the election, local election officials review the poll book that voters signed on Election Day and update the voter registration system with who voted in the election. After your vote has been recorded in the voter registration system, you can verify by checking the MY VOTING ACTIVITY section under MY VOTER INFO on MyVote. Note that clerks are allowed up to 45 days after a General Election to record this information in the Voter Registration System by state statute.
https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/My-Voter-Info
https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/How-Your-Vote-Gets-Counted
TRACK MY BALLOT
This one can be confusing. It ONLY relates to Absentee Ballot Requests (ABR). If you have an “active” ABR, you can track the status. Has my ABR been received or processed? Was my ABR sent? What options do I have to return my ABR? When does my ABR need to be returned? Was my returned ABR received? Was there a problem with my returned ABR?
https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Track-My-Ballot
UNCLEAR STATEMENT
As communicated by the Town’s 3/24/24 Notice, we quote “there is a tab that allows you to view your Absentee Ballot request and track your ballot after voting.” https://townofeasttroy.com/2024/03/20/did-you-know-that-you-can-track-your-ballot/
.>>>CLARIFICATION – Votes are counted only when the ballot is accepted by the tabulator. There is NO identifying information applied to a ballot. The clerk updates your voting activity, via the poll book, into the Voter Registration System, found under MY VOTER INFO.