Law Forward sues elections commission over rejection of Madison absentee ballots

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 413

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The voting rights-focused firm Law Forward filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission Wednesday over the commission’s decision to throw out the spring election votes of 23 Madison voters whose absentee ballots were properly filled out and filed in time, yet were delivered by the city clerk’s office to poll sites after 8 p.m. on Election Day.

The six-member commission voted last week to order the Dane County Board of Canvass not to …

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