Wisconsin Elections Commission Decides Not to Mail Two Absentee Ballots
Thursday, February 13th, 2020 -- 11:46 AM
(AP) -The Wisconsin Elections Commission decided Wednesday not to require local clerks to send two ballots to 81,000 people who wanted to vote absentee in the April 7 presidential primary, a move made to avoid what commissioners worried would create “insanity” and “chaos” when voters received two ballots.The commission earlier this month told local clerks they had to send two ballots in order to comply with different deadlines under state and federal laws.
That resulted in a backlash from clerks and others who warned sending two ballots would create confusion, concerns over election security and result in some not wanting to vote twice for fear they would be breaking the law.
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