Today Democrats secured major legal victories in the Western district of Wisconsin that will expand access to voting:
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Extending the deadline for absentee ballots to be received to 4:00p.m. on April 13, 2020;
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Extending the deadline for absentee ballot requests to be received to 5:00p.m. on April 3, 2020;
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Removing other onerous witness requirements on absentee voters who can’t safely have their absentee ballot witnessed.
DNC Chair Tom Perez: “We are glad that the court came to the right decision today. Expanding access to absentee voting is critical in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and we continue to encourage all states to pursue vote-by-mail and no-excuse absentee voting to ensure that all eligible voters who want to cast a ballot have the means and ability to do so.”
