The ruling invalidated a bipartisan effort to protect thousands of voters who could be purged by mistake
Photo: Darren Hauck/Getty Images A Wisconsin judge has ordered a purge of hundreds of thousands of voters from the swing state’s voter rolls ahead of the 2020 elections — dealing a victory to conservatives which could have an impact on the outcome of next year’s presidential election.
Conservatives balked at the change, and the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty ultimately sued to block the change. It argued that the WEC was bound by statute to automatically remove the unresponsive voters registrations after 30 days, and that its attempt to extend the deadline was not lawful.
Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General Karla Keckhaver asked Judge Malloy to stay his order, pending appeal, arguing that an immediate purge would “create chaos” and do “irreparable harm” to voters so close to February’s elections. Malloy denied the request, though he acknowledged that he didn’t know how the WEC would be able to carry out his order.
Governor Tony Evers decried the WEC ruling on Friday, pointing to the narrow margin by which he won last year’s election, and calling out “another [GOP] attempt at overriding the will of the people and stifling the Democratic process.
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