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PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
Mon Apr 6, 2020, 06:49 PM Apr 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court blocks Gov. Tony Evers's order postponing the primary election.

Wisconsin will hold its primary election on Tuesday after all.

The state’s high court blocked Gov. Tony Evers (D) executive order calling for a postponement of in-person voting until June — a win for Republicans in the state who have fought any election day changes to account for the coronavirus pandemic.

The 4-2 decision, with conservative justices in favor and liberal justices dissenting, came less than a day before polls are set to open in Wisconsin.

Evers tried to unilaterally change the election’s date, originally scheduled for April 7, to June 9 in an order unveiled Monday afternoon. The order stood on uneasy legal grounds as Wisconsin’s primary election date is set by state statute. Last week, even Evers, seemingly resigned to the April 7 election day, said his hands were tied.

Read the rest at: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/url-wisconsin-election-april-coronavirus-pandemic_n_5e8ba675c5b62459a92dab1d
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Wisconsin Supreme Court blocks Gov. Tony Evers's order postponing the primary election. (Original Post) PoliticAverse Apr 2020 OP
How awful for the voters! Sanity Claws Apr 2020 #1
Yes! State Supreme Court Judge! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #2
Yes. there are many state judicial offices included in the voting... PoliticAverse Apr 2020 #3
And I see that one of the conservatives on the court Proud liberal 80 Apr 2020 #5
They want their slimy partisan hack re-elected. lkinwi Apr 2020 #4
Are you in Wisconsin Proud liberal 80 Apr 2020 #6
I'm I'm Wisconsin. Unfortunately the incumbent almost always wins. lkinwi Apr 2020 #7
I bleed for Wisconsin. It's been a mess since the GOP took over. Just sinkingfeeling Apr 2020 #8
SCOTUS just ruled 5-4 that the primary and election in Wisconsin will go forward tomorrow Gothmog Apr 2020 #9
I really hate republicans AllyCat Apr 2020 #10
DNC statement on Wisconsin election rulings Gothmog Apr 2020 #11

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)
5. And I see that one of the conservatives on the court
Mon Apr 6, 2020, 07:08 PM
Apr 2020

Is up for re-election......you would think in an uncontested Republican primary and a somewhat “contested” Democratic primary, the the liberal judge could win. Matter of fact, this is something that Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders should have been pushing.

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)
6. Are you in Wisconsin
Mon Apr 6, 2020, 07:10 PM
Apr 2020

What are the chances he loses? You would think Democractic turnout would be higher,

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