Wisconsin Republicans tried to stifle a plan for poll workers to collect absentee ballots

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

in parks across Madison

City officials in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday planned to push ahead with an event titled "Democracy in the Park," which will allow, among other things, residents to fill out and turn in their absentee ballots, despite Republican objections to the event.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported on Friday that city officials would run the event at more than 200 locations this weekend, allowing poll workers to answer questions about voting, help voters request an absentee ballot, serve as witnesses for people to fill out ballots they already received, and collect properly filled-out absentee ballots. Wisconsin residents can also register to vote at the Saturday event.

Republicans in the state opposed the event, calling for it to be canceled over their concerns that the plan wasn't safe and could but ballots at risk.

"The threat that this procedure poses to ballot integrity is manifestly obvious," wrote Misha Tseytlin, an attorney for Assembly Speaker Robin and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, in a letter sent Friday to the Madison clerk, asking her to cancel the event and threatening legal action should absentee ballots be collected.

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[kacekwl]

1. Boy the republicans sure are worried about ballots.

Even when you want to fill them them out properly and inform yourself how the proper way to vote they are Sooooo concerned 😟 I guess the less people who vote the less likely a ballot gets hurt. I can't think of another reason they want to stop folks from voting can you ?

[The Magistrate]

2. Remember, Sir --- Ballots Don't Kill Republicans, People Kill Republicans

That did not come out quite right, but I expect the gist of it comes across. People using ballots kill Republicans....