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The Wisconsin State Supreme Court on Monday overturned Gov. Tony Evers' (D) executive order postponing Tuesday's primary election until June 9th amid concerns over the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. The Court ruled 4-2 against Evers, saying Tuesday's primary election most move forward, including in-person voting. The motion was brought about by Republican lawmakers. "The state’s highest court has spoken: the governor can’t unilaterally move the date of the election," Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said in a joint statement. "We are proud that Wisconsinites have come together to meet the challenges that...

As of late Monday, Wisconsin municipal clerks have reported that 225,973 absentee ballots have been issued and 209,169 absentee ballots have been returned for tomorrow’s Presidential Primary and Spring Election. These figures include 136,947 ballots issued in-person in clerks’ offices. La Crosse County returned 6,319 spring election absentee ballots. The G.A.B. has projected that 40% of eligible voters will vote in the 2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary, which would be the highest turnout since 1980 for an April election.