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There could be a scramble

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ahead of 2026 elections

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in Wisconsin, after a

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Waukesha County Circuit

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Court ruling

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that directs

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the Wisconsin Elections Commissi

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to verify

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whether people

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registered to vote

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are U.S. citizens.

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Your commission told us

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when we did some

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reporting on this

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that there were

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only three non-citizens

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that have been referred

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for prosecution

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since 2019.

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Is this a solution in

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search of a problem then?

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I don't doubt that.

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The issue of

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non-citizens voting

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is a very minor one.

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It doesn't happen

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very often.

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Just because something

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in fact

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doesn't happen

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on a widespread

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basis doesn't mean

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that it's not important

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for us to

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address the perception

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to instill public confidence

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in the validity

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of our elections.

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The Waukesha judge

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put on hold his ruling

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that local clerks cannot

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register new voters

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without proof

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of citizenship.

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But how would

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citizenship be proved?

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I don't think

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it's a good

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look to tell people

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you can't register

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especially if we have

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an opportunity

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to later verify.

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I think that it is

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a challenge

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because some of

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our identifications

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that we

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provided to citizens

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are also provided

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to non-citizens.

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I think it

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is more incumbent

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on the authorities

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the Department of Transportation

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the Elections Commission

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working with local clerks

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to try to identify people

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who might not

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be citizens or are

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in fact not citizens

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and take remedial action.