Complaint could make up to 234K Wisconsin voters ineligible
Source: ABC News
More than a quarter-million voters in Wisconsin identified as having moved could be made ineligible to vote before next year's presidential primary election if a complaint filed Wednesday by a conservative law firm is successful.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty argues that the state Elections Commission broke the law when it decided to wait up to two years, rather than 30 days, to make ineligible voters who may have moved. The complaint asks for that decision to be immediately revoked, which could lead to as many as 234,000 voters losing their eligibility until they can confirm their addresses or re-register.
Last week, the commission mailed notices to 234,000 voters identified as potentially having moved. The multi-state Electronic Registration Information Center flagged those voters based on a review of documents from sources such as the Post Office and Division of Motor Vehicles that indicated the person may have moved.
Voters who do not respond to the postcard asking them to confirm their address will be flagged as movers. But instead of being made ineligible to vote 30 days after the mailing, they will have up to two years to confirm their addresses, based on a June vote by the commission.
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Fucking repubs can only win by putting their thumb on the scales.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, do we know who is funding them?
dragonlady
(3,577 posts)This was started by a founder of one of the major industries in Milwaukee. They have been involved with right-wing groups and candidates like Scott Walker since 1942. "According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 'from 2001 to 2009, it [Bradley] doled out nearly as much money as the seven Koch and Scaife foundations combined.' "
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)For all/most of their rotten schemes.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)all over the country. If they get away with this they'll disenfranchise those 3 million voters Hillary defeated Trump with, and manufacture a "landslide" victory for the crazy orange pus-wart in the White House.
Republicans can't win on an even playing field, so they do everything in their power to tilt the field in their direction. If we allow them to succeed democracy is dead in the U.S..
groundloop
(11,532 posts)Studies have shown that the electoral college gives an automatic 0.5 to 1 percent bias to repub candidates.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)and my immediate reaction was, "why am I not surprised"?
evertonfc
(1,713 posts)This could hurt Trump voters too. I mean, my guess is conservatives move too. The only short term answer to these undemocratic games to limit voting is for every damn voter to make sure their ducks are in a row for 2020
iluvtennis
(19,905 posts)Dr. T
(97 posts)that shows poor people and minorities move more often than the rich people who actually benefit from Rupuglican tax cuts.
IronLionZion
(45,628 posts)and people who work in jobs that require moving, like contracting/consulting work. These folks are often more liberal.
People who live in one place tend to be older and have established careers and own their houses, and tend to be more conservative.
Firestorm49
(4,041 posts)Absurd. What is it, a guess?
jayfish
(10,040 posts)"The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty argues that the state Elections Commission broke the law when it decided to wait up to two years, rather than 30 days, to make ineligible voters who may have moved."
That is nearly indecipherable.
forthemiddle
(1,383 posts)I am missing why this is that big of a deal?
Wisconsin has same day registration, so if someone shows up to vote, and they had been erroneously removed from the polls, why cant they just reregister?
What am I missing?
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Whose job is it to make sure they don't have their thumb on the scales?