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Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell @danecountyclerk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Deceitful mailings like these are designed to look like it came from your clerk. Pay close attention -- they are NOT sent by your clerk and this can cause big problems. I've blurred the name and address, but both were wrong despite this person voting for 15 years at this address.

This envelope, containing incorrect voter information, is a return envelop designed to go to the Madison City Clerk, but that office did not send these.

This envelop actually comes from "Election Mail Service" in Austin TX but it misleads by also being stamped "Government Document Enclosed. Do Not Discard."

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Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell @danecountyclerk.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Mail-in ballots face new challenges to arrive back to the clerk's office this year due to USPS changes. Mail yours back soon! A ballot cannot count if it is still sitting in a postal facility when the polls close. More details here: clerk.danecounty.gov/PressDetail/...

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Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell Urges Absentee Voters to Mail Ballots Early to Help Ensure Delivery

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 03/03/2026

During the Renaissance, people in Venice would vote by dropping little balls into an urn. The Italian word for “little ball” is ‘ballotta.’ Now any kind of secret voting, by ball, piece of paper, or voting machine, is called a ‘ballot.’

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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Melissa Hortman saw something in people and gave them an opportunity - that's just how she led. Today, I'm thinking about her famous “I'm not sorry” speech, where she encouraged so many of us to take up space and be heard. I miss you, friend.

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it." - Fred Korematsu Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/

A photo of Fred Korematsu in his later years

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Colin @colinkoffel.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy Request Your Absentee Ballots by Mail Day to all who celebrate in WI: myvote.wi.gov/Vote-Absentee-By-Mail

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Vote Absentee By Mail

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

60 years ago today: Four days after enactment of the Voting Rights Act, federal voter registrars arrive in nine southern counties where Black voters have faced significant difficulties getting on the rolls. Picture below: Black voters registering in Canton, Mississippi, 8/10/1965.

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Colin @colinkoffel.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Happy Request Your Absentee Ballots by Mail Day to all who celebrate in WI: myvote.wi.gov/Vote-Absente...

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Vote Absentee By Mail

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