League of Women Voters of Wisconsin
Coverage of League of Women Voters of Wisconsin in the Nexus archive.
- League of Women Voters, Law Forward sue elections commission over absentee counting
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and Law Forward sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission over its policy that prevents voters from casting in-person ballots if their absentee ballots may arrive late. The lawsuit seeks to allow provisional ballots for voters who believe their mail-in ballots will miss the deadline, following reports of hundreds of uncounted votes in April elections due to mail delays.
- Wisconsin voters sue to allow for vote to count if absentee ballot is late
Voters in Wisconsin are suing to allow provisional ballots for those whose absentee ballots arrive late due to USPS delays. The lawsuit, filed by Law Forward and Fair Elections Center, cites past issues where hundreds of ballots were rejected in Wisconsin's April election and nearly 150,000 in California's June primary. The Wisconsin Elections Commission has warned about potential voting rights violations from postal service delays.
- Wisconsin voters sue to allow for vote to count if absentee ballot is late
Wisconsin voters filed a lawsuit seeking to allow provisional ballots for those whose absentee ballots arrive late due to postal delays. The lawsuit, led by Law Forward and the Fair Elections Center, highlights concerns about U.S. Postal Service delivery times and cites previous issues in California and Wisconsin where thousands of ballots were rejected for arriving too late.