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Related: About this forumWisconsin Supreme Court blocks Gov. Tony Evers's order postponing the primary election.
Wisconsin will hold its primary election on Tuesday after all.
The states high court blocked Gov. Tony Evers (D) executive order calling for a postponement of in-person voting until June a win for Republicans in the state who have fought any election day changes to account for the coronavirus pandemic.
The 4-2 decision, with conservative justices in favor and liberal justices dissenting, came less than a day before polls are set to open in Wisconsin.
Evers tried to unilaterally change the elections date, originally scheduled for April 7, to June 9 in an order unveiled Monday afternoon. The order stood on uneasy legal grounds as Wisconsins primary election date is set by state statute. Last week, even Evers, seemingly resigned to the April 7 election day, said his hands were tied.
The states high court blocked Gov. Tony Evers (D) executive order calling for a postponement of in-person voting until June a win for Republicans in the state who have fought any election day changes to account for the coronavirus pandemic.
The 4-2 decision, with conservative justices in favor and liberal justices dissenting, came less than a day before polls are set to open in Wisconsin.
Evers tried to unilaterally change the elections date, originally scheduled for April 7, to June 9 in an order unveiled Monday afternoon. The order stood on uneasy legal grounds as Wisconsins primary election date is set by state statute. Last week, even Evers, seemingly resigned to the April 7 election day, said his hands were tied.
Read the rest at: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/url-wisconsin-election-april-coronavirus-pandemic_n_5e8ba675c5b62459a92dab1d
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Wisconsin Supreme Court blocks Gov. Tony Evers's order postponing the primary election. (Original Post)
PoliticAverse
Apr 2020
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Sanity Claws
(22,038 posts)1. How awful for the voters!
Is this primary for anything other than Presidency?
SheltieLover
(59,605 posts)2. Yes! State Supreme Court Judge!
Not sure what else.
I wonder if Gov can appeal that decision?
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)3. Yes. there are many state judicial offices included in the voting...
List of all races on the ballot (.pdf): https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2020-03/Candidates%20on%20Ballot%20By%20Election_3_3_2020.pdf
Proud liberal 80
(4,305 posts)5. And I see that one of the conservatives on the court
Is up for re-election......you would think in an uncontested Republican primary and a somewhat contested Democratic primary, the the liberal judge could win. Matter of fact, this is something that Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders should have been pushing.
lkinwi
(1,525 posts)4. They want their slimy partisan hack re-elected.
Proud liberal 80
(4,305 posts)6. Are you in Wisconsin
What are the chances he loses? You would think Democractic turnout would be higher,
lkinwi
(1,525 posts)7. I'm I'm Wisconsin. Unfortunately the incumbent almost always wins.
sinkingfeeling
(52,990 posts)8. I bleed for Wisconsin. It's been a mess since the GOP took over. Just
like what happened to North Carolina.
Gothmog
(154,464 posts)9. SCOTUS just ruled 5-4 that the primary and election in Wisconsin will go forward tomorrow
AllyCat
(17,102 posts)10. I really hate republicans
Gothmog
(154,464 posts)11. DNC statement on Wisconsin election rulings