Wisconsin Election Commission Defies Absentee Ballot Order

Monday, July 25th, 2022 -- 1:00 PM

(Terry Bell, WRN) Wisconsin elections officials are not backing down in the latest fight over absentee ballot rules.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission says it will not abide by a legislative committee’s decision to stop telling local election clerks they can fill in missing information on absentee ballots.

Majority Republicans on the Joint Rules Review Committee say clerks can only add information to absentee ballots after speaking with voters. If not, that ballot must be set aside.

But an Elections Commission spokesman says state law also requires a 4-to-2 vote from Election Commissioners before that guidance can be reversed. Observers say the disagreement could be headed to court.

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