Wisconsin had a wild day on Monday.
Governor Tony Evers decided to flip-flop and change the date of Wisconsin's election.
In the absence of legislative action, today I signed Executive order #74 suspending in-person voting for the April 7 spring election until June 9, 2020.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) April 6, 2020
I had hoped that the Legislature work do its part—just as the rest of us are—to help keep people health and safe, but as municipalities are consolidating polling locations, I cannot in good conscience stand by and do nothing.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) April 6, 2020
The bottom line is that I have an obligation to keep people safe, and that’s why I signed this order today. More here: https://t.co/lPjYAeUD1k
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) April 6, 2020
The order also calls the Legislature to meet in special session tomorrow, giving them another opportunity to address the in-person election date. If they fail to act, in-person voting will occur on June 9, 2020.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) April 6, 2020
All ballots already cast in the 2020 Spring election will remain valid and will be tallied in conjunction with the new in-person voting date.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) April 6, 2020
What a mess!
Just days earlier, Evers insisted he did not have the authority to change the date of the election. He said doing so would violate state law.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court and the US Supreme Court agree with Evers.
We have three branches of government to ensure a system of checks and balances, and questions about our elections typically rely on all three playing a role. If I could have changed the election on my own I would have but I can’t without violating state law.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) April 2, 2020
BREAKING: Wisconsin’s conservative Supreme Court has ruled that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers could not postpone the state’s presidential primary, striking down his order to move the election to June over coronavirus outbreak fears. https://t.co/HVyPu6XGpf
— News 3 Now / Channel 3000 (@WISCTV_News3) April 6, 2020
#BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court blocked a plan to extend absentee voting in Wisconsin's spring primary by six days because of the coronavirus. https://t.co/ucU8ETEhGK
— News 3 Now / Channel 3000 (@WISCTV_News3) April 6, 2020
From Channel 3000:
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked a plan to extend absentee voting in Wisconsin’s spring primary by six days because of the coronavirus.Evers cannot blame the Republican legislators.
The Wisconsin election is being viewed as a national test case in a broader fight over voter access.
The Supreme Court’s decision came shortly after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-2 on Monday that Evers lacked the authority to move the election on his own.
Evers himself had been arguing to hold the election as scheduled, stating he could not change the date because "it's enshrined in state law."
Hi @GovEvers, four days ago you said “We want people to stay at home but democracy has to move forward. And we have a date. It’s enshrined in state law, and unless a judge intervenes we will have elections next week.” What changed?
— Dan O'Donnell (@DanODonnellShow) April 3, 2020
Sorry, Democrats.
Facts are facts.
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