Federal judge: No Wisconsin election results before April 13

[Eugene]

Source: WBAY-TV/Associated Press

Federal judge: No Wisconsin election results before April 13

Posted: Thu 3:31 PM, Apr 02, 2020 | Updated: Fri 11:48 AM, Apr 03, 2020

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY/AP) - The federal judge who extended Wisconsin's absentee voting for the April 7 election issued another ruling on Friday: Wisconsin clerks can't reveal the results of the voting for another week.

U.S. District Judge William Conley on Friday granted a request from the Wisconsin Elections Commission following his order a day earlier for extended absentee voting.

Democrats and liberal groups had asked the federal court in Madison to postpone in-person voting for Tuesday's election and extend the deadline for filing absentees.

Conley ruled Thursday against moving the election date or prohibiting in-person voting, but he allowed an extra day for people to request an absentee ballot, until 5 p.m. Friday, April 3, and gave Wisconsin voters until 4 p.m. Monday, April 13, to get their ballot to their municipal clerk.

Friday's order ensures that election results won't be released piecemeal, with in-person voting results revealed on election night with the potential for race-changing results trickling out in the following days as clerks work through a record number of absentee ballots.

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Read more: https://www.wbay.com/content/news/Federal-judge-refuses-to-postpone-Wisconsins-presidential-primary-but-extends-absentee-voting-window-569326331.html

[comradebillyboy]

1. How annoying. It's probably a good decision but I want

instant gratification.

[qwlauren35]

2. I think we've gotten spoiled.

I worked an election poll, and there are lots of provisional voters. And this year there will be lots of absentee voters. If you call the race too soon, people will think their vote didn't count, and that's very discouraging.

I personally think that the November election should be called one week later, so that every vote is counted.

[cp]

3. Wisconsin's municipal clerks are doing a magnificent job

This absentee ballot on-the-fly plan, with frequent changes, plus lack of supplies (envelopes) is a HUGE job, and our clerks are heroes.
Thank you!

[Cha]

4. Good to know, TY!