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RandySF

(58,799 posts)
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 09:52 PM Nov 2019

Lawsuit could purge 234,000 names from Wisconsin voter rolls

MADISON, Wis. — More than 234,000 voters in Wisconsin would be made unable to cast their ballot unless they register again before the next election under a lawsuit filed Wednesday that liberals fear could dampen turnout among Democrats in the 2020 presidential race.

The lawsuit could affect how many voters are able to cast ballots in both the April presidential primary and November 2020 general election in Wisconsin, a key swing state that both sides are targeting. President Donald Trump narrowly won the state by less than 23,000 votes in 2016.

A conservative law firm, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, alleges that the Wisconsin Elections Commission broke the law when it decided to wait up to two years to deactivate voters who may have moved. State law requires voters to respond within 30 days of receiving the October mailing or be deactivated, the lawsuit alleges.

The commission last month rejected a complaint from the group, also known as WILL, and said it was confident the commission was complying with the law. A spokesman for the commission, which is made up of an equal number of Republican and Democratic appointees, did not immediately reply to a message seeking comment Wednesday.



http://www.startribune.com/lawsuit-could-deactivate-234-000-voters-in-wisconsin/564844282/

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Lawsuit could purge 234,000 names from Wisconsin voter rolls (Original Post) RandySF Nov 2019 OP
Yep, more proof reThugs are against liberal democracy. They don't want people to choose uponit7771 Nov 2019 #1
So let me guess, Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #2
Wisconsin allows same day voter registration Massacure Nov 2019 #3
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. So let me guess,
Tue Nov 19, 2019, 12:05 AM
Nov 2019

Sean Duffey's old District I bet. Mega defeat for the Rethugs in the one Senate District along the St Croix. Can't be having all those Natives Voting you know.

Massacure

(7,521 posts)
3. Wisconsin allows same day voter registration
Tue Nov 19, 2019, 12:54 AM
Nov 2019

if the DMV or the Post Office says you moved, chances are you actually moved, and if for some odd reason they are wrong it only takes about 10 minutes to fill out the registration form.

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