In 5-2 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps thousands of voters on the rolls

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GREAT NEWS: The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that state election officials do not have to quickly take people off the voter rolls when they suspect they may have moved.

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In 5-2 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps thousands of voters on the rolls
The ruling means the Wisconsin Elections Commission will not force tens of thousands of people off the rolls near a major election, such as the 2022 contest for governor and U.S. Senate.
jsonline.com
10:37 AM · Apr 9, 2021

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/09/wisconsin-supreme-court-keeps-thousands-voters-rolls/7145342002/

MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that state election officials do not have to quickly take people off the voter rolls when they suspect they may have moved.

The 5-2 ruling means the Wisconsin Elections Commission will not force tens of thousands of people off the rolls near a major election, such as the 2022 contest for governor and U.S. Senate.

From the outset, the case has been fraught with politics. Conservatives who brought the lawsuit said they wanted to make sure the state's voter lists are accurate, while Democrats and election officials warned a change in state policy could result in some voters being bumped off the rolls when they shouldn't be.

The state law at the heart of the lawsuit over when to take voters off the rolls does not apply to the Elections Commission, the majority concluded.

"There is no credible argument that it does," Justice Brian Hagedorn wrote for the majority.

Joining Hagedorn in the majority were conservative Chief Justice Patience Roggensack and liberal Justices Rebecca Dallet, Jill Karofsky and Ann Walsh Bradley.

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