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EAIElectoral Access Index

How accessible is the franchise under codified procedure?

Access17.9%5/28 · 25 datapoints · 7 dimensionsCompare across jurisdictions →

Dimensions

Administration100.0%

1/1 · 1 datapoint

Eligibility20.0%

1/5 · 3 datapoints

Identification0.0%

0/5 · 5 datapoints

Registration0.0%

0/7 · 6 datapoints

Roll Integrity0.0%

0/1 · 1 datapoint

Voter Assistance33.3%

1/3 · 3 datapoints

Voting Methods33.3%

2/6 · 6 datapoints

Administration

100.0% · 1/1

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
ADMIN.1Election administration independenceIs the election administration body's independence (appointment by multiple branches, fixed terms, balanced political composition) codified in statute or constitution?	1/1100.0%	Wis. Stat. § 7.20 codifies the multi-tier elections-administration structure: 'A municipal board of election commissioners shall be established in every city over 500,000 population. A county board of election commissioners shall be established in every county over 750,000 population.' § 7.30 codifies inspector appointment with party-balance requirements.	§ view source 2026-05-18

Eligibility

20.0% · 1/5

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
ELIG.1Age and residency in constitutionAre the minimum age and residency requirements for voting set in the constitution (rather than statute alone)?	0/10.0%	§ 12.13 references 'elector qualifications and residence requirements' (criminal penalty for false voting) — but the substantive age + residency criteria live in Wis. Const. Art. III § 1 (not FTS-surfaced) and Wis. Stat. § 6.02 (Ch. 6, not ingested).	§ view source 2026-05-18
ELIG.2Disqualification frameworkIf voters can be disqualified (felony, mental incompetence), are the criteria and the duration codified in statute, with a defined restoration procedure?	1/333.3%	Wis. Stat. § 12.60 codifies the felony penalty schedule (Class I felony for various violations). Wisconsin's substantive disqualification framework (Wis. Const. Art. III § 2 — disqualifying felons unless rights restored) lives in the Constitution, not surfaced here. Restoration is in Wis. Stat. § 304.078 (not ingested).	§ view source 2026-05-18
ELIG.3Restoration of voting rightsWhere rights are lost (e.g., post-felony), is the procedure for restoration codified, with statutory deadlines and automatic restoration where applicable?	0/10.0%	No candidate sections returned by FTS.	no FTS match 2026-05-18

Identification

0.0% · 0/5

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
ID.1Statutory groundingIf ID is required at any point in voting, is the requirement set in statute rather than regulation? If no ID is required, is that explicit in statute?	0/10.0%	No candidate sections returned by FTS.	no FTS match 2026-05-18
ID.2Enumerated acceptable IDsAre the acceptable ID forms exhaustively enumerated in statute, not left to administrator discretion?	0/10.0%	§ 5.02 has voting-equipment definitions. The exhaustive list of acceptable IDs is in § 5.02(6m) + § 6.79 (Ch. 6, not ingested). Partial: definitional grounding visible, full enumeration not surfaced.	§ view source 2026-05-18
ID.3Free alternative IDIf government-issued ID is required, is a free state-issued ID available by statute to anyone who lacks one?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 7.08 commission powers; § 12.11 election bribery — neither codifies the free state-issued ID. Wisconsin DOES provide free state ID (Wis. Stat. § 343.165(1)(d) Department of Transportation) for voting purposes, not in surfaced corpus.	§ view source 2026-05-18
ID.4At-polls cure procedureIs the cure procedure for a voter who arrives without ID (provisional ballot, affidavit, return-with-ID, signature match) defined in statute?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 7.53 covers municipal canvass; § 9.01 recount. No at-polls ID-cure procedure surfaced. Wisconsin's provisional-ballot/affidavit cure for missing ID lives in § 6.79 (Ch. 6, not ingested).	§ view source 2026-05-18
ID.5Rejection appeal procedureIs the appeal procedure for a rejected ID (or rejected provisional ballot due to ID) codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 7.52 absentee canvass; full ID-rejection appeal procedure lives in § 5.06 (compliance review) and § 6.79 (Ch. 6).	§ view source 2026-05-18

Registration

0.0% · 0/7

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
REG.1Statutory registration deadlineIs the registration cutoff relative to election day defined by statute (not regulation or administrative directive)?	0/10.0%	§ 7.15 places voter-registration supervision with municipal clerks but the specific cutoff (20 days before election + same-day at the polls) lives in § 6.28 (Ch. 6, not ingested).	§ view source 2026-05-18
REG.2Enumerated registration methodsAre the available registration methods (in-person, mail, online, motor-voter, automatic, same-day where applicable) exhaustively enumerated in statute?	0/10.0%	§ 7.15 grants municipal clerks registration authority; enumerated methods (online, in-person, mail, motor-voter, same-day) live in Wis. Stat. Ch. 6 (not ingested).	§ view source 2026-05-18
REG.3Cure procedure for incomplete registrationDoes statute define a cure procedure when a registration is rejected as incomplete?	0/10.0%	No candidate sections returned by FTS.	no FTS match 2026-05-18
REG.4Rejection challenge rightIs the voter's right to challenge a rejected or removed registration codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No candidate sections returned by FTS.	no FTS match 2026-05-18
REG.5Roll-maintenance criteria in statuteAre the criteria for removing voters from rolls (death, change of address, inactivity) defined in statute, not regulation?	0/20.0%	§ 7.15 establishes municipal clerk supervisory role. Roll-maintenance criteria (§ 6.50 inactive-voter purge) live in Ch. 6.	§ view source 2026-05-18
REG.6Pre-purge notice & cure periodIs a statutory notice-and-opportunity-to-cure required before a voter is removed from the rolls?	0/10.0%	No candidate sections returned by FTS.	no FTS match 2026-05-18

Roll Integrity

0.0% · 0/1

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
ROLL.1Voter-data security & breach notificationIs the data security regime for the voter registry (encryption requirements, breach notification, access logs) codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No candidate sections returned by FTS.	no FTS match 2026-05-18

Voter Assistance

33.3% · 1/3

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
ASSIST.1Language assistance thresholdAre the triggers for language assistance (bilingual ballots, language-minority population thresholds) codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 5.15 codifies municipality ward divisions — not language-assistance triggers. Wisconsin's language-minority provisions (HAVA implementation) aren't FTS-surfaced.	§ view source 2026-05-18
ASSIST.2Disability assistanceIs the right to be assisted in voting by a person of the voter's choosing — and the rules for who may assist — codified in statute?	1/1100.0%	Wis. Stat. § 5.36 codifies the disability-accommodation procedure: voters may notify the municipal clerk that they intend to vote and request specific accommodations. § 5.40 codifies HAVA-compliant accessible voting-machine requirements. “5.36 5.36 Notice of voting by individuals with disabilities. Any individual with a disability may notify a municipal clerk that he or she intends to vote at a polling place on election day and may request that a specific type of accommodation be provided that will facilitate his”	§ view source 2026-05-18
ASSIST.3Illiteracy assistanceIs assistance for voters who cannot read codified, with a defined procedure protecting ballot secrecy?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Only § 12.13 (Election Fraud) was surfaced — criminal penalties protect electors generally but no specific illiteracy-assistance procedure codified in surfaced corpus.	§ view source 2026-05-18

Datapoint

Score

Rationale & evidence

Source

ASSIST.1Language assistance thresholdAre the triggers for language assistance (bilingual ballots, language-minority population thresholds) codified in statute?

0/10.0%

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 5.15 codifies municipality ward divisions — not language-assistance triggers. Wisconsin's language-minority provisions (HAVA implementation) aren't FTS-surfaced.

§ view source

2026-05-18

ASSIST.2Disability assistanceIs the right to be assisted in voting by a person of the voter's choosing — and the rules for who may assist — codified in statute?

1/1100.0%

Wis. Stat. § 5.36 codifies the disability-accommodation procedure: voters may notify the municipal clerk that they intend to vote and request specific accommodations. § 5.40 codifies HAVA-compliant accessible voting-machine requirements.

“5.36 5.36 Notice of voting by individuals with disabilities. Any individual with a disability may notify a municipal clerk that he or she intends to vote at a polling place on election day and may request that a specific type of accommodation be provided that will facilitate his”

§ view source

2026-05-18

ASSIST.3Illiteracy assistanceIs assistance for voters who cannot read codified, with a defined procedure protecting ballot secrecy?

0/10.0%

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Only § 12.13 (Election Fraud) was surfaced — criminal penalties protect electors generally but no specific illiteracy-assistance procedure codified in surfaced corpus.

§ view source

2026-05-18

Voting Methods

33.3% · 2/6

Datapoint	Score	Rationale & evidence	Source
VM.1In-person polling-place hoursAre polling-place opening and closing hours set by statute (not local administrative discretion)?	0/10.0%	§ 5.25 codifies polling-place location requirements. § 5.35 codifies polling-place requirements (booth count, flag, etc.). Polling hours (7am-8pm) are in § 6.78 (Ch. 6, not ingested).	§ view source 2026-05-18
VM.2Mail-in voting procedureIf mail-in voting is permitted, is the full procedure (application, deadline, return, signature verification, cure) codified in statute?	1/1100.0%	Wis. Stat. § 5.81 codifies absentee-ballot information requirements and arrangement. § 7.52 codifies absentee-ballot canvassing procedure. The full mail-in/absentee framework lives in Ch. 6 (§§ 6.85-6.89, not ingested) but the canvass + ballot-design portions are codified in the ingested corpus.	§ view source 2026-05-18
VM.3Absentee voting frameworkIs the absentee voting framework (eligibility, application, return, treatment) codified in statute?	1/1100.0%	Wis. Stat. § 7.52 codifies absentee-ballot canvassing in detail. § 7.51 (local board of canvassers) handles in-precinct absentee returns. § 5.81 codifies absentee-ballot information requirements. Comprehensive absentee framework in Ch. 7.	§ view source 2026-05-18
VM.4Early voting periodIf early in-person voting is permitted, is the early voting period and the locations rule set by statute?	0/10.0%	No candidate sections returned by FTS.	no FTS match 2026-05-18
VM.5Drop-box procedureIf ballot drop-boxes are permitted, are placement, security, and chain-of-custody procedures defined in statute (not administrative directive)?	0/10.0%	No candidate sections returned by FTS.	no FTS match 2026-05-18
VM.6Provisional ballot right & procedureIs the right to cast a provisional ballot, and the procedure for adjudicating it, codified in statute?	0/10.0%	No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 7.53 covers municipal canvass; § 9.01 covers recount. Wisconsin's provisional-ballot framework lives in § 6.97 (Ch. 6, not ingested).	§ view source 2026-05-18

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