Absentee Ballots Mailed to Wisconsin Clerks Decline About 30% From 2022
Absentee ballots mailed to Wisconsin clerks have decreased by roughly 30 percent compared to 2022, with a loss of confidence in the U.S. Postal Service's ability to process and deliver them being cited as a major contributing factor.
Green Bay Appleton, WI, October 13, 2026 —
The number of absentee ballots mailed to Wisconsin clerks has fallen by roughly 30 percent compared with 2022, according to the information provided. A decline in confidence in the U.S. Postal Service’s ability to process and deliver ballots was cited as a major contributing factor.
The figures provided do not specify the number of ballots involved, the time period covered, or the source of the estimate. They also do not identify who cited postal-service concerns or explain how confidence was measured. The available information therefore does not establish how much of the decrease is attributable to those concerns.
The comparison is limited to the reported change from 2022. No details were provided about other possible factors, changes in voting behavior, or whether the decline occurred statewide or in particular areas of Wisconsin. The information also does not describe any actions taken by clerks or election officials in response.
Absentee ballots mailed to clerks are the subject of the reported decline; the information does not provide a separate count of ballots requested, completed, returned by mail, or received by another method. Those distinctions are not available in the summary, so the reported 30 percent decrease should be understood only as a change in ballots mailed to Wisconsin clerks compared with 2022.
Further detail about the underlying counts, measurement period and source was not provided. Without those details, the size and scope of the change—and the role of postal-service confidence in it—cannot be assessed beyond the description supplied.
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