Wisconsin Voter Alliance v. Kristina Secord

Summary

The court held that completed Notice of Voting Eligibility forms from guardianship proceedings are court records pertinent to a finding of incompetency and therefore are closed under the governing statute. Because the forms are statutorily exempt from disclosure, the requester has no legal right to them and is not entitled to mandamus. The court also clarified that public-records mandamus actions require only an analysis of the requester’s right to the records and that appellate review of that issue is de novo. The supplied text includes a dissent arguing that the forms concern a distinct voting-eligibility determination and should be disclosed.