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EDA's whole process was based on handing out "ballots" for voters to fill out, indicating how they voted, and dropping those into a box. That's the process they used initially at all of their locations. That's the unique part of their procecedure that they felt made their exit polls more effective. Wisconsin law does not permit the handing out of any materials that are in way related to the election taking place at that time. It is not even legal to hand out a paper informing people of their voting rights (within 100' of the entrance to the polling location). Some EDA volunteer teams adapted through the day when they were told that was against the law. Some were just asked to leave.
edited to add that though I was not working directly with EDA, I had discussed this problem (not legal to hand out materials at the election) with them prior to the elections. We received a call from one of the GAB attorneys shortly after 7:00am on Election Day, because he thought that our group, Wisconsin Citizens for Election Protection, was doing the exit polling - so we knew that EDA had decided to go ahead with their procedure. I believe that at least one polling group moved 100' away, and others tried to adapt their procedure to comply with the laws.
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