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RandySF

(70,652 posts) Fri Mar 27, 2020, 02:15 PM Mar 2020

DNC asks court to put Wisconsin absentee voting requirements on hold due to coronavirus

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is asking a federal judge to put on hold Wisconsin's absentee voting requirements to make it easier for people to cast their votes by mail amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The DNC on Friday filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, a week after the judge denied its request for a temporary restraining order against the state's elections officials.

The party is asking the court to move against Wisconsin's current mail-in registration deadline, as well as its identification requirements for registration, ahead of the state's April 7 primary.

They argue that the current registration requirements would force voters to leave their homes to obtain photocopied documents for proof of ID and witness signatures for their ballots.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/489881-dnc-asks-court-to-put-wisconsin-absentee-voting-requirements-on-hold-due-to

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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DNC asks court to put Wisconsin absentee voting requirements on hold due to coronavirus (Original Post) RandySF Mar 2020 OP

You can avoid the id requirement by selecting g the 33taw Mar 2020 #1

We live in Racine hauckeye Mar 2020 #2

Kudos to you! Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #3

Meanwhile in TexasStan, our wonderful governor has refused the Democrats' yellowdogintexas Mar 2020 #4

33taw

(2,823 posts)

1. You can avoid the id requirement by selecting g the

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 02:19 PM

Mar 2020

option (3) that shat states you are indefinitely unable to vote in person. We are under a stay at home order

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

hauckeye

(724 posts)

2. We live in Racine

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 03:05 PM

Mar 2020

Just mailed our absentee ballots today- mine, husband’s and daughter’s- 3 votes for Biden!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Thekaspervote

(34,666 posts)

3. Kudos to you!

Reply to hauckeye (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 03:41 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

yellowdogintexas

(22,722 posts)

4. Meanwhile in TexasStan, our wonderful governor has refused the Democrats'

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 04:26 PM

Mar 2020

request to send VBM ballots to every registered voter in the state for the upcoming runoff election for the US Senate nomination. Every voter in the state will be able to use it to vote in that runoff. However there are also some other runoffs in various other races around the state. We have 2 US Congressional districts and a Constable position in runoff here in Tarrant County. Those 2 Congressional races will need to be on the ballot in several counties.

Instead of sending VBM applications to every voter, he has rescheduled the runoff to Late July or Early August. His reason? Too much risk of virus being transmitted through the mail handling. I think it is much more risky to go to the polls and stand in line, in a room full of other people, touching screens, etc.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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