Split appeals court stays order delaying absentee ballot deadline

Wisconsin voters again face an Election Day deadline to return their absentee ballots after a split federal appeals court stayed a decision that had pushed it back six days.
In the 2-1 ruling Thursday, the majority found Judge William Conley’s ruling violated a U.S. Supreme Court standard guarding against changes to state standards too close to an election. What’s more, the majority found Wisconsi...