The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in a 4–3 decision to halt mailing of ballots as justices decide if the Green Party presidential ticket should be added. The Republican justices who make up the majority all supported the stay.
The Problem:
- 2.3 million ballots may need to be redesigned, tested, printed.
- 387,000 ballots have already been mailed to voters.
Counties don’t think they can pull this off:
If we do not send our file to the printer tomorrow, we will likely not be able to meet the statutory deadline.
— Jefferson County
If Milwaukee County is forced to stop printing, and begin designing, testing, and printing a new ballot, we will not be able to meet the state and federal deadlines.
— Milwaukee County
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Wisconsin Supreme Court says mailing of absentee ballots should be halted while Green Party lawsuit is considered
The state Supreme Court told election officials Thursday that absentee ballots should not be mailed for now while the court determines whether the Green Party’s presidential ticket should be added.
If the high court orders changes to who is on the ballot, 2.3 ballots would have to be reprinted.
— Patrick Marley (@patrickdmarley) September 10, 2020
Counties warn that would cost them large sums and result in them missing deadlines that require absentee ballots to be sent to voters by next week.