Judge rejects Democrats’ request to allow primary re-votes

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 191

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago

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A Dane County judge on Wednesday rejected a request from Democratic voters to allow people to “spoil” and re-cast their absentee ballots for any reason.

Under state law, voters can spoil ballots that are damaged or if they believe they made a mistake in filling out the ballot. Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 4-2 to publish guidance stating that the process wasn’t available to people who simply wished to change …

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