Wisconsin Voters Sue to Allow for Vote to Count if Absentee Ballot Is Late
The suit says more than 80,000 absentee ballots have already been returned and voters could be disenfranchised if their chosen candidates drop out.
- On Thursday, three Dane County voters sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission in Dane County Circuit Court, challenging guidance that prohibits absentee voters from spoiling and replacing ballots if their preferred candidate drops out.
- Voting 4-2 on July 9, the commission restricted ballot spoiling to cases of "error or mistake," reversing previous flexibility and prohibiting voters from changing ballots even if a candidate withdraws from the race.
- Candidates have repeatedly dropped out and re-entered the Democratic primary, leaving at least 80,000 Wisconsinites who returned absentee ballots unable to update their selections in the chaotic gubernatorial race.
- Plaintiffs argue the policy disenfranchises "potentially thousands more Wisconsin voters," while Commission Chairman Don Millis maintains state law is clear on revoting and voters who choose absentee ballots accept inherent risks.
- Following a 2022 legal battle over ballot spoiling that was vacated on procedural grounds, courts have yet to rule on the merits of whether state law permits voters to spoil returned ballots.
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League of Women Voters, Law Forward sue elections commission over absentee counting
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Thursday against Wisconsin Elections Commission guidance that bars people who request an absentee ballot from casting an in-person ballot if the mail ballot will not arrive by the time polls…
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Wisconsin voters sue to allow for vote to count if absentee ballot is late
A new lawsuit argues that voters in swing state Wisconsin whose absentee ballots haven't arrived by Election Day should be allowed to cast provisional ballots at the polls to ensure their vote is counted.
Wisconsin State Journal
La Crosse TribuneDane County voters sue to change their votes in Democratic governor primary race
The three voters in the lawsuit, two from Madison and one from Waunakee, had voted by mail-in absentee ballot for Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, who has dropped out of the race.
Democrats file lawsuit challenging guidance on absentee ballots
A group of Democrats is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission in an attempt to let voters change their absentee ballots before the August primary. The post Democrats file lawsuit challenging guidance on absentee ballots appeared first on WPR.
APG of Wisconsin
The Center SquareLawsuit filed attempting to allow Wisconsin voters to spoil ballots, revote
(The Center Square) – A group of Wisconsin voters have filed a lawsuit hoping to force the Wisconsin Elections Commission to reverse its guidance and allow early absentee voters the chance to revote in the Democratic primary for governor.
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