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Justices Refuse to Allow Extended Wisconsin Voting

April 6, 2020 · 8:18 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“The Supreme Court denied its support Monday for the growing consensus that voting in the midst of a pandemic may be best done by mail,” USA Today reports.

“Refusing to depart from its opposition to last-minute changes that can confuse voters, the justices blocked a federal court order that voters in Wisconsin should be able to vote absentee for six days beyond Tuesday’s primary election.”

Rick Hasen: “It is a very bad sign for November that the Court could not come together and find some form of compromise here in the midst of a global pandemic unlike anything we have seen in our lifetimes.”

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