(The Center Square) – With 11 days until Election Day, U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisc., has sent a letter to the Wisconsin Elections Commission asking for clarification on whether individuals can use time-limited ID cards and non- residency as proof of state residency when registered to vote.

Wisconsin election law requires U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years of age to have lived in a voting district for 28 days prior to an election. Steil expressed concern that the WEC has allegedly failed to respond to municipal officials who have requested the office’s guidance on how to handle voter registration applications using these forms of IDs as proof of state residency.

“It appears to be against Wisconsin law for these IDs to serve as valid proof of residency to register to vote in Wisconsin. The point of these IDs is to show that the individual does not have the necessary intent to reside in the state and is only present for temporary purposes,” Steil wrote. “Furthermore, if Wisconsin were to allow these IDs to serve as valid proof of residency, it would risk allowing a voter to vote in more than one state.”

Steil asked the WEC to immediately issue guidance on whether officials can allow temporary visitors to register to vote in Wisconsin. The congressman, who is facing re-election this November, has been actively involved in election security efforts, such as is leading an investigation into the political donation platform ActBlue for allowing illegal donations to take place on its website.

As of Friday, almost 293,000 people in Wisconsin have voted in person, and more than 305,000 absentee ballots has been returned, The Center Square reported.