Wisconsin appeals court overturns ruling allowing for emailing ballots to disabled voters
Source: Associated Press
Wisconsin appeals court overturns ruling allowing for emailing ballots to disabled voters
By SCOTT BAUER
Updated 4:49 PM EDT, March 12, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court ruled Wednesday that disabled people are not allowed to receive absentee ballots by email, overturning a lower court’s ruling less than three weeks before the April 1 election.
The initial ruling by a Dane County Circuit Court judge allowing for the ballots to be emailed, made in June, was appealed by the Republican-controlled Legislature. The appeals court in August put the ruling on hold and no ballots were emailed ahead of the November presidential election.
The 2nd District Court of Appeals ruling on Wednesday means that disabled voters will not be able to receive absentee ballots by email for the April 1 election, either. Voters are choosing a new Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who will determine majority control of the court, and electing the state’s top education official. Early voting begins Tuesday.
Disability Rights Wisconsin, the League of Women Voters and four disabled voters brought the lawsuit a year ago. They argued that not having the email absentee voting option violated their right to independence and privacy while voting.
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