Registration information for 70,000 voters in Wisconsin does not match that of other state databases, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Board.
The statistics are the result of the Retroactive HAVA Check Project, which sought to verify the information of voters who registered between Jan. 1, 2006, and Aug. 5, 2008.
The project reviewed 777,561 voters who registered during that period and was successful in updating the data for another 70,000 voters statewide.
Of the 70,000 voters with mismatched names, Social Security numbers, birthdates and driver's license numbers in the system, 65 percent did not respond to requests to update their information, and the mailed notices for another 26 percent were undeliverable.
The board said in the report that some nonmatches for eligible voters will always remain because of inconsistencies between government databases.
Although these voters' information remain unverified, their mismatched data does not disqualify them from legally voting in the state.
