AB617 would change election law to include automatic absentee ballot text-message notifications, election-night reporting requirements, and the canvassing of electronic ballots at local polling places.
The Assembly voted to pass AB617 on November 19, 2025, by a vote of 53 to 44. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill helps to reduce the risk of electoral fraud and voter disenfranchisement. The American people retain the "right of Representation," and lawmakers in Wisconsin should exercise the full extent of their authority under Article 1, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the 14th and 26th Amendments, to implement free, fair, and secure elections, thereby ensuring "the right of citizens of the United States to vote."