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general election. The WEC and local election officials<br />
also took it upon themselves to encourage voters to<br />
unlawfully declare themselves “indefinitely<br />
confined”—which under Wisconsin law allows the<br />
voter to avoid security measures like signature<br />
verification and photo ID requirements.<br />
116. Specifically, registering to vote by<br />
absentee ballot requires photo identification, except<br />
for those who register as “indefinitely confined” or<br />
“hospitalized.” WISC. STAT. § 6.86(2)(a), (3)(a).<br />
Registering for indefinite confinement requires<br />
certifying confinement “because of age, physical<br />
illness or infirmity or [because the voter] is disabled<br />
for an indefinite period.” Id. § 6.86(2)(a). Should<br />
indefinite confinement cease, the voter must notify<br />
the county clerk, id., who must remove the voter from<br />
indefinite-confinement status. Id. § 6.86(2)(b).<br />
117. Wisconsin election procedures for voting<br />
absentee based on indefinite confinement enable the<br />
voter to avoid the photo ID requirement and signature<br />
requirement. Id. § 6.86(1)(ag)/(3)(a)(2).<br />
118. On March 25, 2020, in clear violation of<br />
Wisconsin law, Dane County Clerk Scott McDonnell<br />
and Milwaukee County Clerk George Christensen<br />
both issued guidance indicating that all voters should<br />
mark themselves as “indefinitely confined” because of<br />
the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
119. Believing this to be an attempt to<br />
circumvent Wisconsin’s strict voter ID laws, the<br />
Republican Party of Wisconsin petitioned the<br />
Wisconsin Supreme Court to intervene. On March 31,<br />
2020, the Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously<br />
confirmed that the clerks’ “advice was legally<br />
incorrect” and potentially dangerous because “voters