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Lawmakers in the Assembly voted Thursday to approve several bills that would change election administration in Wisconsin.

This story was originally published by Wisconsin Watch.

The Wisconsin Assembly has approved several bills aimed at improving election administration in the state. The proposed changes address issues such as early processing of absentee ballots, specifying requirements for absentee ballot envelopes, tracking legally disqualified voters, and increasing penalties for harassing election officials. The bills await action in the state Senate before potentially being signed into law by Governor Tony Evers.

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Fifty-one percent of those surveyed favored keeping the current electoral maps despite efforts by both Democrats and Republicans to create new ones.

Lawmakers also plan to vote on a proposed $2 billion tax cut that largely mirrors a measure Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed in July.

Fifty-one percent of those surveyed favored keeping the current electoral maps despite efforts by both Democrats and Republicans to create new ones.

Among other things, the amendments would prohibit closing places of worship during emergencies and enshrine in the Constitution a law requiring a photo ID to vote.

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The case was filed in Dane County Circuit Court on Wednesday.