Northwoods Reporter

10 indefinitely confined voters in the Town of Birchwood, Ward 1 automatically received absentee ballots, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

According to Wisconsin Elections Commission, an indefinitely confined voter is defined as a voter who is indefinitely confined due to age or physical illness, or who has been disabled for an indefinite period, requiring an absentee ballot be sent to the elector automatically. These voters can meet the photo ID requirement by obtaining the signature of a witness on the absentee ballot certificate envelope, according to Bring it to the Ballot Wisconsin.

President Trump actively sought a recount of all votes in Dane and Milwaukee counties due to the large number of absentee ballots that were in question. His campaign spent $3 million to fund the recount, according to Wisconsin Elections Commission.

The following table is a list of all indefinitely confined voters in Town of Birchwood, Ward 1.

Voter	Address	Age	Ballot Requested Date	Ballot Returned Date	Ballot Sent Date
Adora Ann Forward	N217 County Road T, Birchwood WI 54817-9112	82	03/24/2020		09/16/2020
Donald D. Schilling	N502 County Road T, Birchwood WI 54817-9159	-	09/16/2020	09/26/2020	09/16/2020
Frederick Chapman Peck	N502 County Road T, Birchwood WI 54817-9159	72	03/27/2020	09/21/2020	09/16/2020
Gwenda Forward	N217 County Road T, Birchwood WI 54817-9112	56	03/24/2020		09/16/2020
Julie Clarise Blackaller	W545 County Road D, Birchwood WI 54817-9134	54	03/20/2020	10/27/2020	09/16/2020
Kristen Marjorie Dall-Winther	N1226 Bennet Bay Trail, Birchwood WI 54817-2400	41	10/05/2018	10/06/2020	09/16/2020
Marilyn Jean Kort	N2494 Shore Line Drive, Birchwood WI 54817-9120	86	03/27/2020	09/29/2020	09/16/2020
Neil J. Klein	N1315 Loon Lake Drive, Birchwood WI 54817-9123	82	07/04/2020	10/08/2020	09/16/2020
Patrick M. Blackaller	W545 County Road D, Birchwood WI 54817-9134	55	03/20/2020	10/27/2020	09/16/2020
Rebecca J. Christensen	N1360 Loon Lake Drive, Birchwood WI 54817	62	04/01/2020		09/16/2020