Elections Commission withdraws guidance on curing of absentee ballot envelopes

The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 4-1 to withdraw its 2016 guidance on the curing of absentee ballot envelopes to comply with a Waukesha County judge's ruling that only voters can correct deficiencies with their witness addresses.

The commission late yesterday afternoon spent an hour debating whether it had to formally withdraw the guidance.

Dem appointee Ann Jacobs argued Judge Mich...

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