Wisconsin court won't expedite voter purge case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court signaled on Tuesday night that it's unlikely to rule on the case that could remove tens of thousands of people from the state's voter rolls before the November election, reports CBS News campaign reporter Adam Brewster.
The court agreed to hear the case earlier in June and rejected a request from the plaintiffs, in a 5-2 decision, to decide the case based on briefs or expedited oral arguments. The court said oral arguments would follow the normal schedule and will not occur before September 29. That would make it difficult for the court to rule in the case before the presidential election.
The case stems from a letter sent in October 2019 to about 230,000 voters from the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) indicating officials believed those people may have moved from their current address. A conservative legal group filed a lawsuit last year asking the WEC to remove the voters who had not responded to the mailing about their address within 30 days. Since the letter was initially sent, thousands of voters have confirmed their address or have been deemed ineligible. As of early June, that left about 129,000 voters in question.
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CBS News logoDaily Trail Markers: Wisconsin court won't expedite voter purge case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court signaled on Tuesday night that it's unlikely to rule on the case that could remove tens of thousands of people from the state's voter rolls before the November election, reports CBS News campaign reporter Adam Brewster.
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The court agreed to hear the case earlier in June and rejected a request from the plaintiffs, in a 5-2 decision, to decide the case based on briefs or expedited oral arguments. The court said oral arguments would follow the normal schedule and will not occur before September 29. That would make it difficult for the court to rule in the case before the presidential election.
The case stems from a letter sent in October 2019 to about 230,000 voters from the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) indicating officials believed those people may have moved from their current address. A conservative legal group filed a lawsuit last year asking the WEC to remove the voters who had not responded to the mailing about their address within 30 days. Since the letter was initially sent, thousands of voters have confirmed their address or have been deemed ineligible. As of early June, that left about 129,000 voters in question.
In her dissenting opinion, conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley said the court should hear oral arguments in August and decide the case before the November election, saying it's unlikely to do so under the current timeline. "Justice for the people of Wisconsin means deciding this case expeditiously for the citizens of Wisconsin in order to ensure the integrity of Wisconsin's elections going forward," Bradley wrote. Conservatives hold a 5-2 majority right now but will have a 4-3 majority when they hear this case. Judge Jill Karofsky, a liberal, takes the bench in August to replace conservative Justice Daniel Kelly, who joined Bradley's dissent supporting expedited oral arguments.
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