Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state elections commission should not remove from the rolls voters flagged as possibly having moved, something Democrats fought and conservatives have wanted done for nearly two years.
The court’s 5-2 ruling means about 69,000 people on the list of likely movers will not have their voter registrations deactivated. When the lawsuit was first brought in 2019, about 234,000 were on the list. Of those who remain, none voted in the 2020 presidential election, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. No voters had their registrations deactivated while the legal fight was pending.
RILEY VETTERKIND
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled the state does not need to purge from the voter rolls about 70,000 people identified in 2019 as potentially having moved â a win for Democrats who vigorously opposed the move pushed by Republicans.
The controversial voter rolls case has worked its way through the court system since late 2019, with the Supreme Court deciding to take it up in June.
The court ruled 5-2 to side with a court of appeals decision to not require that the Wisconsin Elections Commission remove the voters from the rolls. Conservative Justices Brian Hagedorn and Patience Roggensack, and liberal Justices Ann Walsh Bradley, Rebecca Dallet and Jill Karofsky joined to form a majority.
Wisconsin Supreme Court says don t purge voters from rolls
SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press
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1of3FILE- In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo people line up to vote outside the Greenfield Community Center on Election Day in Greenfield, Wis. The Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Friday, April 9, 2020, and ruled that the state elections commission should not remove from the rolls voters flagged as possibly having moved, something conservatives have wanted done for nearly two years.Morry Gash/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE- In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo people vote at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex in Franklin, Wis. The Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Friday, April 9, 2020, and ruled that the state elections commission should not remove from the rolls voters flagged as possibly having moved, something conservatives have wanted done for nearly two years.Morry Gash/APShow MoreShow Less
stock.adobe.com The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that it is not the job of the Wisconsin Election Commission to purge voters who are flagged as possibly ineligible. This ruling comes after a conservative advocacy group argued that the state commission broke the law by not removing voters from the list of registered voters.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Friday and ruled that the state elections commission should not remove from the rolls voters flagged as possibly having moved, something conservatives have wanted done for nearly two years.
The court’s 5-2 ruling means about 69,000 people on the list of likely movers will not have their voter registrations deactivated. When the lawsuit was first brought in 2019, about 234,000 were on the list. Of those who remain, none voted in the 2020 presidential election, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. No voters had their registrations deactivated while the legal fight was pending.