WI: Two courts conflict over release of information about voters who were found incompetent
In a 2-1 opinion issued Wednesday, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled that a Walworth County official could be required to turn over to an outside organization records relating to voters identified as ineligible due to incompetence.
The decision, by judges in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals 2nd District, contradicts an opinion issued in early November by the court’s 4th District. That ruling upheld a lower court finding that the records are confidential and not subject to public disclosure.
In both cases the information was sought by activist Ron Heuer, who has promoted numerous 2020 election conspiracy claims, and his organization, Wisconsin Voters Alliance (WVA).
Heuer and the association have pursued cases in 13 counties to obtain the records. WVA has claimed there are discrepancies between the numbers of guardianship cases in counties and and the numbers of people who have been removed by the Wisconsin Elections Commission as ineligible to vote because they have been declared incompetent — suggesting that some people are voting despite having been found ineligible.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/two-courts-conflict-over-release-of-information-about-voters-who-were-found-incompetent/