Area Lawmakers Pitch Absentee Ballot Tracking System

MADISON, WI (WTAQ-METRO) – There’s now a proposal to send voters a text when their local clerk gets their absentee ballot.

The plan from Republican Howard Assemblyman David Steffen and Appleton State Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara would create a notification system for people who vote absentee in the state. S

Steffen says some voters don’t trust their ballot in the mail, he says adding an extra layer of security could calm those fears. The two want to roll the notification system into the state’s MyVote system.

They say they can set-up a text message service for just about 25 thousand-dollars a year.