{"id":2287943,"date":"2024-07-02T12:34:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-judge-defies-democratic-attorney-general-with-last-minute-voting-rule-change-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T12:37:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:37:30","slug":"wisconsin-judge-defies-democratic-attorney-general-with-last-minute-voting-rule-change-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-judge-defies-democratic-attorney-general-with-last-minute-voting-rule-change-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin judge defies Democratic attorney general with last-minute voting rule change &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsin-judge-defies-democratic-attorney-general-with-last-minute-voting-rule-change-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2287943&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Wisconsin\u200d judge has issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-halts-biden-administration-program-that-discriminated-against-white-farmers-saying-lawsuit-could-be-successful\/\" title=\"Federal Judge Halts Biden Administration Program That Discriminated Against White Farmers, Saying Lawsuit Could Be Successful\">temporary order<\/a> requiring election officials to \u200cprovide disabled Wisconsin\u2063 voters \u2063with absentee ballots via email. \u2062This ruling allows voters with disabilities such as blindness or \u200cphysical impairments to\u2063 vote independently. The decision has sparked\u200b disagreements, as the Democratic\u2064 Attorney General opposed\u200c the ruling citing security\u200c risks. The move\u2063 comes\u200b after a lawsuit \u200cwas filed in April by Disability Rights Wisconsin and others, arguing that \u2062some disabled people cannot fill out a ballot \u2062without assistance. The \u200dgoal is\u2064 to make\u2064 the entire voting \u200bprocess more accessible\u2064 for voters with disabilities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wisconsin judge defies Democratic attorney general with last-minute voting rule change<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/arosciglione\/\">Annabella Rosciglione<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T12:07:26-04:00\">July 2, 2024 12:07 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1682709\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin<\/a> election officials will now be required to provide disabled Wisconsin voters, who legally cannot vote independently, an absentee ballot via email.<\/p>\n<p>Dane County Circuit Court Judge Everett Mitchell ordered last week that voters with disabilities such as blindness or other physical disabilities that impair one\u2019s dexterity are entitled to vote electronically. Voters will still need to turn in the ballots by mail or deliver it to a local clerk\u2019s office because they cannot submit their ballot via email.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell\u2019s temporary order will be in place through the November election, according to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/06\/25\/wisconsin-judge-orders-clerks-to-email-ballots-to-disabled-voters\/74205997007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em><\/a>. It\u2019s a move that Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, a Democrat, opposed, citing security risks and voter confusion just four months out from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis court cannot change the rules of the election now \u2026 regardless of how hard or easy it is to make those changes,\u201d Assistant Attorney General Karla Keckhaver <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/disabled-voters-wisconsin-lawsuit-a6559b04865c96dfd828af3e8273f5b7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the judge.<\/p>\n<p>State election officials will now need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-unveil-1-9-trillion-covid-19-relief-package\/\" title=\"House Democrats Unveil .9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package\">act quickly<\/a> to enact Mitchell\u2019s order so long as it is not appealed to higher courts. A Wisconsin Department of Justice attorney representing the Wisconsin Elections Commission also agreed with Kaul that the move could create security risks and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/infamous-zuckbucks-group-tries-to-election-meddle-again-this-time-with-federal-tax-dollars\/\" title=\"Notorious &#039;Zuckbucks&#039; Group Attempts Election Interference Again, Now with Federal Funds\">give election officials<\/a> too short of a time line to implement ahead of November.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after Disability Rights Wisconsin, the League of Women Voters, and four disabled people <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/disabled-voters-wisconsin-lawsuit-absentee-ballots-b22829262de32ebd26fc263ad077be6a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>filed a lawsuit in April<\/a> arguing some disabled people cannot fill out a ballot without assistance, infringing on their right to cast a secret ballot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a good step for these voters to be able to vote privately and independently, but it\u2019s definitely not the end goal,\u201d Disability Rights Wisconsin Public Policy Manager Lisa Hassenstab told the <em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em>. \u201cThe end goal is for the entire process of receiving, marking, and returning a ballot to be truly accessible for voters with print disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin previously allowed voters to request an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/infographic-the-states-that-changed-mail-in-voting-rules-for-2022\/\" title=\"INFOGRAPHIC: The States That Changed Mail-In Voting Rules for 2022\">absentee ballot electronically<\/a> from home and mail it back to clerks until 2011, but that changed under then-Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, who signed a bill that changed the rules so only military and overseas voters could use that method.<\/p>\n<p>Other states such as Colorado, Nevada, and North Carolina have similar ballot rules in place <a href=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/new-laws-let-americans-with-disabilities-vote-online-theyve-also-resurrected-the-debate-about-voting-access-vs-election-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>that allow for <\/a>ballots to be emailed to those with disabilities. Since 1986, the\u00a0Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act has required each state to allow military and overseas voters to cast ballots. The law was updated in 2000 to allow those voters to receive their ballots electronically and return them through mail.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1682709\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1682709\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Wisconsin judge has made a last-minute rule change requiring election officials to provide disabled voters with absentee ballots via email, despite opposition from the state&#8217;s Democratic attorney general. The judge&#8217;s temporary order will be in place through the November election, allowing voters with disabilities to vote electronically. This move has been praised by advocacy groups, but concerns have been raised about security risks and implementation challenges. Wisconsin previously allowed electronic absentee ballots until 2011, when the rules were changed under a Republican governor. Other states have similar rules in place for voters with disabilities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2287944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ballot-box.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33680,5387,33681,4124],"class_list":["post-2287943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-attorney-general","tag-judge","tag-last-minute-voting-rule-change","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ballot-box.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2287943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}