Wisconsin Supreme Court blocks Gov. Tony Evers's order postponing the primary election.

[PoliticAverse]

Wisconsin will hold its primary election on Tuesday after all.

The state’s high court blocked Gov. Tony Evers (D) executive order calling for a postponement of in-person voting until June — a win for Republicans in the state who have fought any election day changes to account for the coronavirus pandemic.

The 4-2 decision, with conservative justices in favor and liberal justices dissenting, came less than a day before polls are set to open in Wisconsin.

Evers tried to unilaterally change the election’s date, originally scheduled for April 7, to June 9 in an order unveiled Monday afternoon. The order stood on uneasy legal grounds as Wisconsin’s primary election date is set by state statute. Last week, even Evers, seemingly resigned to the April 7 election day, said his hands were tied.

Read the rest at: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/url-wisconsin-election-april-coronavirus-pandemic_n_5e8ba675c5b62459a92dab1d

[Sanity Claws]

1. How awful for the voters!

Is this primary for anything other than Presidency?

[SheltieLover]

2. Yes! State Supreme Court Judge!

Not sure what else.

I wonder if Gov can appeal that decision?

[PoliticAverse]

3. Yes. there are many state judicial offices included in the voting...

List of all races on the ballot (.pdf): https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2020-03/Candidates%20on%20Ballot%20By%20Election_3_3_2020.pdf

[Proud liberal 80]

5. And I see that one of the conservatives on the court

Is up for re-election......you would think in an uncontested Republican primary and a somewhat “contested” Democratic primary, the the liberal judge could win. Matter of fact, this is something that Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders should have been pushing.

[lkinwi]

4. They want their slimy partisan hack re-elected.

[Proud liberal 80]

6. Are you in Wisconsin

What are the chances he loses? You would think Democractic turnout would be higher,

[lkinwi]

7. I'm I'm Wisconsin. Unfortunately the incumbent almost always wins.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. I bleed for Wisconsin. It's been a mess since the GOP took over. Just

like what happened to North Carolina.

[Gothmog]

9. SCOTUS just ruled 5-4 that the primary and election in Wisconsin will go forward tomorrow

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[AllyCat]

10. I really hate republicans

[Gothmog]

11. DNC statement on Wisconsin election rulings

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