Mequon’s Ballot Rule Sparks Debate | Milwaukee News

Milwaukee News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 6, 2026 · 2m

In Mequon, Wisconsin, election officials rejected absentee ballots based on a rigid rule requiring witness addresses to include state and ZIP codes — even though the state’s own ballot envelope doesn’t ask for them. This inconsistent policy led to at least 27 ballots being tossed in past elections, and nearly five more in April — until the Wisconsin Elections Commission intervened, ordering them to count the ballots and stop enforcing the flawed standard. Some local workers defended the rule, calling absentee voting a privilege, but the commission insists clerks shouldn’t reject ballots for…