Wisconsin court ruling gives clarity for future election recounts, UW law prof says
Those wading in the murky waters of election recounts and challenges in Wisconsin got a little clearer earlier this year.
An appeals court ruling upholding a Rock County supervisor’s 3-vote electoral victory ruled in March that absentee ballots cannot be thrown out just because a clerk forgot to initial them.
While the ruling doesn’t break any significant new legal ground, it “should provide added clarity for future recounts,” Robert Yablon, a professor at the UW-Madison Law School, wrote in an email to The Badger Project.
The supervisor, Genia Stevens, defeated her challenger, Tammy Gonfiantini, by the tiny margin in the technically nonpartisan race.
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2025/06/12/wisconsin-court-ruling-gives-clarity-for-future-election-recounts-uw-law-prof-says/