Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Extend Wisconsin Absentee Ballot Deadline
No changes will be made in how votes are counted in the swing state.
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The Supreme Court on Monday evening upheld an appeals court decision that blocked extending Wisconsin’s deadline for absentee ballots by six days. As a result of the 5-3 ruling, all absentee ballots must be received—not simply postmarked—by the end of Nov. 3 in order to be counted. Wisconsin has seen a surge of coronavirus cases, and Democrats argued that the rules surrounding absentee ballots should be altered this year in light of the pandemic and potential postal delays.
BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court keeps in place appeals court ruling on Wisconsin's voting rules.
— Patrick Marley (@patrickdmarley) October 26, 2020
That means no changes will be made for how the Nov. 3 election is conducted in this key swing state.
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