Posted on 09/24/2023 7:54:50 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin
Wisconsin Public Radio reports, “The majority decision was written by Justice Rebecca Bradley and joined by the rest of the court’s conservative majority, including swing Justice Brian Hagedorn.”
“Nothing in the statutory language detailing the procedures by which absentee ballots may be cast mentions drop boxes or anything like them,” Bradley wrote in the ruling.
“WEC’s staff may have been trying to make voting as easy as possible during the pandemic, but whatever their motivations, WEC must follow Wisconsin statutes,” Bradley continued. “Good intentions never override the law.”
Additionally, voters must personally deliver absentee ballots to the clerk’s office. Others, including roommates and spouses, will not be allowed to deliver ballots for them.
“Reading the election statutes in context and as a whole, we conclude an absentee ballot delivered in person … must be delivered personally by the voter,” Bradley wrote.
Liberals on the court argued in their dissent that the ruling would make it harder for people to vote.
“Although it pays lip service to the import of the right to vote, the majority/lead opinion has the practical effect of making it more difficult to exercise it,” wrote Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. “A ballot drop box is a simple and perfectly legal solution to make voting easier, especially in the midst of a global pandemic. But it is apparently a bridge too far for a majority of this court.”
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How long before the democrats change the name of drop boxes ? LOL
Finally some sanity from a court.
Even better that is from WI Supreme Court.
Stop the voting fraud!
The rationale behind dismantling the $3+ trillion 80%+ unconstitutional portion of the federal government.
corrupt SOS running each state’s elections will just word things differently so they can still have one person bring in more votes than just their own. be it drop box or “harvest” or whatever, the cheaters will continue to try ways to cheat (and gladly get paid for it)
They are without God. They only serve/please/idolize themself and agenda.
As I recall, Wisconsin just elected a liberal SCOTUS justice in a special election. I thought that gave the court a narrow liberal majority, which would mean one of the liberal justices had an attack of sanity and joined the conservative opinion.
What am I missing here?
The only way to steal a landslide is with high tech.
The drop box ruling does nothing to stop that.
This is a distraction.
It was banned already over a year ago. This must have been a challenge ?
Bad intentions frequently do, however.
anyone who tries to gather evidence of cheating gets arrested for "election tampering" or buried in lawsuits
“Finally some sanity from a court.
Even better that is from WI Supreme Court.
Stop the voting fraud!”
Totally agree.
Hopefully, no voting ‘work-around’ will be tolerated.
“Democracy Boxes” will be in the running.
Better ban the voting MACHINES too & institute one-day, in person voting with ID.
huge news
Plus, btw, there were NO GOOD INTENTIONS.
Whoever said it should be EASY to vote? If liberals had their way, they'd have every newborn submit pre-filled ballots for every election in their future...all marked straight "D." Nothing could be "easier."
This strikes me the same as the idiotic liberal notion that education should be "fun" and "easy." No, getting educated requires hard work. Your civic responsibility should require some effort which helps assure that elections are fair and honest.
If I had my way, the voter rolls would be wiped out a few months after every quadrennial federal election. Then voters would have a 18 months to appear at the Voter Registrar's office to re-register with valid government photo ID and proof of residence. Trying to clean up the hopelessly messed-up voter rolls is a fool's errand. Would it be "easy" for people to re-register? No, it wouldn't. But would it be an undue burden to assure honest elections. Most certainly not.
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