{"id":1973919,"date":"2023-07-15T12:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T16:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-lawmakers-push-to-add-ballot-watermarks-in-order-to-improve-election-security\/"},"modified":"2023-07-15T12:55:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T16:55:26","slug":"wisconsin-lawmakers-push-to-add-ballot-watermarks-in-order-to-improve-election-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-lawmakers-push-to-add-ballot-watermarks-in-order-to-improve-election-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin lawmakers advocate for ballot watermarks to enhance election security."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsin-lawmakers-push-to-add-ballot-watermarks-in-order-to-improve-election-security%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1973919&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose Innovative Changes to Absentee Ballots<\/h2>\n<p>Exciting developments are underway in Wisconsin as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-lawmakers-push-to-add-ballot-watermarks-in-order-to-improve-election-security\/\" title=\"Wisconsin lawmakers advocate for ballot watermarks to enhance election security.\">lawmakers propose groundbreaking<\/a> changes to the state&#8217;s absentee ballots. These changes aim to enhance the security of the voting process, with one particularly intriguing idea: watermarking absentee ballots.<\/p>\n<h3>Unprecedented Security Measures<\/h3>\n<p>State Rep. Scott Allen is leading the charge to bolster security measures in Wisconsin&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-wisconsin-elections-commission-let-electors-change-votes-after-submitting-ballots-2\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Wisconsin Elections Commission Let Electors Change Votes After Submitting Ballots\">absentee voting process<\/a>. His proposal includes the implementation of watermarks on every ballot sent to residents who request them. If this plan receives approval from the Republican-controlled legislature, Wisconsin will become the first state to introduce watermarked ballots.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur citizens need to have faith in the integrity of our election process,\u201d Allen emphasized. \u201cIf we are going to continue using absentee ballots, then it is important to ensure that they are a safe and reliable method for voting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Allen firmly believes that investing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrity-chef-delivers-food-to-d-c-law-enforcement\/\" title=\"Celebrity chef delivers food to D.C. law enforcement\">additional security measures<\/a> is crucial to address public distrust in absentee ballots and restore confidence in the election process. Drawing a parallel to the United States treasury&#8217;s approach to minting dollar bills, he highlights how watermarks can make it significantly more challenging for counterfeiters to forge false ballots.<\/p>\n<p>While the proposed bill faces an uncertain future, given the Republican control of the legislature, it is a bold step towards fortifying the integrity of Wisconsin&#8217;s elections.<\/p>\n<h3>Challenges Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the potential benefits of Allen&#8217;s proposal, its passage remains uncertain. The bill will undergo legislative scrutiny before reaching the desk of Gov. Tony Evers (D-MI), who has expressed his intention to veto any legislation that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-house-speaker-signs-civil-arrest-warrants-for-absent-democrats\/\" title=\"Texas House Speaker Signs Civil Arrest Warrants For Absent Democrats\">restricts voting rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the proposal serves as a testament to Wisconsin&#8217;s commitment to ensuring a secure and trustworthy electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on this topic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to read the full article from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>voters in Wisconsin. The proposed changes aim to enhance the security of the voting process by introducing watermarked absentee ballots. State Rep. Scott Allen supports these measures, emphasizing the need to bolster security in Wisconsin&#8217;s absentee voting system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1973920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1973919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1973919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1973920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1973919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1973919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1973919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}