7 Jul 2021
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) vetoed a bill last week that partially banned the private funding of election administration.
Assembly Bill 173 passed the Republican-controlled Assembly in May by a 60 to 36 margin. The bill passed the Republican-controlled state Senate in June by an 18 to 14 margin.
The bill’s key provisions included a “ban on private resources for election administration” where funding was provided directly to local officials.
The bill also prohibited the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) from accepting election administration funding from private sources and, in turn, providing those funds to local municipalities and counties “if by accepting the donation or grant the commission is required to use the private resources for specific purposes or is required to repay or return the private resources for any reason.”
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MADISON - Wisconsinites with disabilities lashed out Wednesday at Republican lawmakers for passing bills that they said would make it harder for them to vote.
“This is a form of bullying and it’s absolutely unacceptable,” said Melanie Ramey of Madison, who faces challenges with voting because she is visually impaired by macular degeneration.
“They should be ashamed of themselves for trying to have bills and trying to pass legislation that seeks to disenfranchise some of Wisconsin’s most vulnerable citizens.”
Ramey was one of four people with disabilities who spoke out against the legislation in a virtual news conference hosted by Disability Rights Wisconsin. They directed most of their ire at Senate Bill 203, which would limit who can return absentee ballots for others.