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Wisconsin Recount...

Eighteen days since we all voted in the Presidential election. There are recounts ongoing here in Wisconsin in two counties. Dane County and Milwaukee County are the focus here in Wisconsin.
Trump objects to counting thousands of Wisconsin ballots
One of the notable issues here in Wisconsin is that of the designation of a voter who requests an absentee ballot as "indefinitely confined." Note that this is not a recent designation due to COVID-19. From the Wisconsin Election Commission page -
The recent guidance for this type of voter can be found here
Looking at the history of the “indefinitely confined” voter we go back 10 years of applications.
Year of Initial Request / Number of Voters
2010 / 1216
2011 / 881
2012 / 3298
2013 / 626
2014 / 3112
2015 / 972
2016 / 8989
2017 / 2547
2018 / 14178
2019 / 4890
2020 / 169282
The designation for a voter claiming “indefinitely confined” is by the nature of the designation, indefinite.
Note the exponential jump of requests between the most recent presidential elections. There is an increase of 1783.2 % for “indefinitely confined” requests for ballots. While not being a mathematician or data expert, common sense tells me while looking at the numbers that something is off here.
It will be interesting to see how this all progresses.
“There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.”
-Charles de Montesquieu