The 2nd District Court of Appeals decided Thursday not to hear an appeal to a circuit court judge's ruling earlier in October that banned the "ballot spoiling" practice, AP reports.
The ruling required the Wisconsin Elections Commission to "rescind its guidance that allowed the spoiling of ballots that had already been cast," AP reports. Voters who have an absentee ballot but haven't voted yet and want a new one can still receive a new ballot, per AP."Ballot spoiling" became an issue in Wisconsin during the 2022 August primary after Republican and Democratic candidates dropped out of the race but left their names on the ballot, perThe elections commission said at the time that voters who had already cast absentee ballots could spoil their votes and vote for someone else in the race.
The group Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections said ballot spoiling would only create more confusion and opportunities for fraud,The ruling comes as federal officials are warning about potential dangers during and after the upcoming midterms. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security and FBI that "perceptions of election-related fraud and dissatisfaction with electoral outcomes" could lead to "heightened threats of violence against a broad range of targets,"
Haven’t heard MAGA Trumper GovernorVA GlennYoungkin apologise for his bad joke laughing about SpeakerPelosi husband being brutally beat by a MAGA Republican who was “looking for Nancy” VA has buyers remorse with this lightweight loser!
So once the envelope is opened on election date and the ballot removed, the ballots gets a post-it note saying 'mail-in ballot' and added to the stack next to stack of day-of ballots?
Of course a red state.