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Nathaniel Rakich

Supreme Court Has Sided With Republicans In Wisconsin Election Lawsuit

We just got an answer to one of our six “unresolved questions” from earlier. In a 5-3 ruling along ideological lines, the Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that absentee ballots in Wisconsin must be received by Election Day, not just postmarked by then. Voting-rights groups had been fighting for a receipt date of Nov. 9.


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