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RandySF

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Wed Sep 18, 2024, 02:44 AM Sep 18

RNC sues Racine, claims city didn't hire enough Republican poll workers

The Republican National Committee is suing the city of Racine, claiming it didn’t allow enough Republican poll workers to work the August primary election.

A lawsuit filed Friday said the city did not allow 47 poll workers who were nominated by the Republican Party and appointed by the Racine Common Council to work during the Aug. 13 primary election.

“Racine deliberately excluded Republicans and violated the law,” RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said in a statement.

The lawsuit said in December 2023, poll workers nominated by the Republican Party were appointed to serve as election officials by the Racine Common Council. Two plaintiffs, who were also nominated to be poll workers by the Republican Party, are named in the lawsuit.


https://www.wpr.org/news/rnc-sues-racine-republican-poll-workers

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RNC sues Racine, claims city didn't hire enough Republican poll workers (Original Post) RandySF Sep 18 OP
Sounds like a 'quota'. keithbvadu2 Sep 18 #1
Very interesting story! Apparently the city hired lots of unaffiliated voters and a few Rs and Ds -- LauraInLA Sep 18 #2

LauraInLA

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2. Very interesting story! Apparently the city hired lots of unaffiliated voters and a few Rs and Ds --
Wed Sep 18, 2024, 12:36 PM
Sep 18

and Wisconsin law requires preference be given to R and D workers. Opinions on these kinds of quotas?

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