GET ME REWRITE: Wisconsin GOP leadership continues to push for voter suppression

Photo credits:  Wisconsin State Assembly

Headline:  Wisconsin State Journal, 2/6/2024

The latest effort to define what constitutes a valid witness address, typically contained on the back of the envelopes that hold the ballots, comes amid ongoing legal fights over the matter. 

The topic has garnered considerable interest on both sides of the aisle, as allowing clerks to accept ballots with partial witness addresses could allow more votes to be counted in a state where the upcoming elections for president and one of the state’s two U.S. Senate seats could be decided by narrow margins. 

The latest proposal, Assembly Bill 1037, is similar to a measure Gov. Tony Evers vetoed almost two years ago.

Yes, Janel is a co-sponsor.

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