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4 mistakes to avoid if you're voting absentee in Wisconsin

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Milwaukee Journal SentinelElection day is almost here but voters across the state are already filling out their absentee ballots.&nbsp;There are common mistakes to avoid as voters open up their ballots and prepare to cast their vote.&nbsp;Voters should plan to send their ballots back immediately after filling them out. Ballots take about seven days to get back to the clerk's office but could take longer.&nbsp;.&nbsp;A black ballpoint pen is the best writing utensil to use to fill out your ballot. A blue pen can be used but is not recommended. Red, green or yellow shouldn't be used at all, and neither should permanent markers or highlighters because they bleed through the paper of the ballot.&nbsp;If there is an issue with the machine reading a ballot because a voter used something other than a black pen, two poll workers would have to remark a new ballot, which takes time when the ballots are being processed on election day.&nbsp;VOTER GUIDE:In order for your ballot to be accepted and counted, it has to have both your signature on the envelope and the signature of a witness. The witness must also provide their full address on the &nbsp;return envelope.&nbsp;The witness who signs the ballot must be a U.S. citizen 18 years of age or older and can be a friend, a spouse, a family member, a neighbor or anyone else that fits the guidelines. A candidate on the ballot cannot serve as a witness.&nbsp;The witness must see you filling out the ballot and putting it in the envelope, but should not see who you are casting a vote for.&nbsp; Wisconsin law bans voters from showing others their marked ballots. That means they are not allowed to share photos of their completed ballots, said Meagan Wolfe, director of the state Elections Commission.The law long predates social media platforms and is aimed at preventing pay-for-vote schemes, where someone gives money to those who show their ballot to prove&nbsp;they voted for a particular candidate, Wolfe said.&nbsp;It’s up to local officials to decide whether to prosecute such cases and Wolfe said she did not know of that&nbsp;happening in Wisconsin. Bans on photographing ballots in some other states have been found unconstitutional.Patrick Marley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also contributed to this report.&nbsp;Laura Schulte can be reached at&nbsp;leschulte@gannett.com and .&nbsp;Contact&nbsp;Patrick Marley at patrick.marley@jrn.com. Follow&nbsp;him on Twitter at&nbsp;@patrickdmarley.

Milwaukee Journal SentinelElection day is almost here but voters across the state are already filling out their absentee ballots.&nbsp;There are common mistakes to avoid as voters open up their ballots and prepare to cast their vote.&nbsp;Voters should plan to send their ballots back immediately after filling them out. Ballots take about seven days to get back to the clerk's office but could take longer.&nbsp;.&nbsp;A black ballpoint pen is the best writing utensil to use to fill out your ballot. A blue pen can be used but is not recommended. Red, green or yellow shouldn't be used at all,...

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