Wisconsin’s Republican-led legislature refused to delay Tuesday's primary election, formally rejecting a call from the state's Democratic governor to halt in-person voting amid the coronavirus pandemic
The deadly coronavirus pandemic may have closed schools, shuttered businesses, ended sports seasons and postponed the Democratic National Convention, but it hasn’t canceled Wisconsin’s primary on Tuesday.
The source cautioned that the coronavirus pandemic continues to quickly evolve and Evers could be prompted to take more action if an unforeseen circumstance arises. Republicans seemed unmoved. The Wisconsin GOP has signaled it has no intention to relent on the issue and, in fact, Republicans on Saturday went further, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lower court ruling that expanded absentee balloting in the state.
“The decision-making for us – we have to look beyond April 7 as we respond to this public health crisis. The surge is coming, it’s going to happen after April 7,” the source said.workers sickened by coronavirus or fearful of contamination. The shortages have meant the closure of polling sites, including in predominantly minority areas of Milwaukee. Milwaukee, which typically has about 180 polling sites, announced it would have just five open.
Outside of the court order, Wisconsin laws usually requires that absentee ballots be returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day. There is no postmark requirement.found that nearly 60 percent of Wisconsin’s municipalities were reporting a shortage of poll workers, including more than 100 jurisdictions that said they lacked the ability to staff even one voting site right now.
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