DNC asks court to put Wisconsin absentee voting requirements on hold due to coronavirus

[RandySF]

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is asking a federal judge to put on hold Wisconsin's absentee voting requirements to make it easier for people to cast their votes by mail amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The DNC on Friday filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, a week after the judge denied its request for a temporary restraining order against the state's elections officials.

The party is asking the court to move against Wisconsin's current mail-in registration deadline, as well as its identification requirements for registration, ahead of the state's April 7 primary.

They argue that the current registration requirements would force voters to leave their homes to obtain photocopied documents for proof of ID and witness signatures for their ballots.




https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/489881-dnc-asks-court-to-put-wisconsin-absentee-voting-requirements-on-hold-due-to

[33taw]

1. You can avoid the id requirement by selecting g the

option (3) that shat states you are indefinitely unable to vote in person. We are under a stay at home order

[hauckeye]

2. We live in Racine

Just mailed our absentee ballots today- mine, husband’s and daughter’s- 3 votes for Biden!

[Thekaspervote]

3. Kudos to you!

[yellowdogintexas]

4. Meanwhile in TexasStan, our wonderful governor has refused the Democrats'

request to send VBM ballots to every registered voter in the state for the upcoming runoff election for the US Senate nomination. Every voter in the state will be able to use it to vote in that runoff. However there are also some other runoffs in various other races around the state. We have 2 US Congressional districts and a Constable position in runoff here in Tarrant County. Those 2 Congressional races will need to be on the ballot in several counties.

Instead of sending VBM applications to every voter, he has rescheduled the runoff to Late July or Early August. His reason? Too much risk of virus being transmitted through the mail handling. I think it is much more risky to go to the polls and stand in line, in a room full of other people, touching screens, etc.