A judge has refused to put on hold his ruling that allows disabled people in Wisconsin to be emailed absentee ballots at home in November’s presidential election in the closely watched battleground state.

From the Article:

A judge refused Thursday to put on hold his ruling that allows disabled people in Wisconsin to be emailed absentee ballots at home in November’s presidential election in the closely watched battleground state.

Republicans asked the judge to not enforce his ruling while their appeal is pending. But Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell on Thursday rejected their arguments, saying putting his ruling on hold “would inflict significant harm on both the disability rights advocates and the public interest.”

  • localmeEnglish
    13·
    1 month ago

    Wait, vote by email? I never heard of that in US elections.

    Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell issued a temporary injunction that allows voters who self-certify that they can’t read or mark a paper ballot without help to request absentee ballots electronically from local clerks. The voters can then cast their ballots at home using devices that help them read and write independently. They will still be required to mail the ballots back to the clerks or return them in person, the same as any other absentee voter in the state.

    https://apnews.com/article/disabled-voters-wisconsin-absentee-ballots-lawsuit-ee2c1eefc0cb0d448b9972132b1a1a0b

    Ohh ok, they just receive their ballot by email but after filling it out, it must still be mailed back or dropped off in person.

    Ok then why is this a problem? It’s no different than vote by mail, which most people I know have been doing since 2020.

    • Strykker@programming.devEnglish
      17·
      1 month ago

      It’s an issue for the gop because it makes voting accessible to more people, which in case you haven’t been paying attention is the opposite of what the Republicans want to achieve.

      • localmeEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        Right but why is this materially different than standard vote-by-mail such that they can challenge it in court?