THU PM Update: Assembly approves election bills, including one allowing head start on processing absentee ballots

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From WisPolitics.com ... -- The Assembly today approved a series of election bills, including new whistleblower protections for clerks and allowing them to start processing absentee ballots before election day. Lawmakers passed via voice vote AB 567, which backers said would speed up the process of tallying absentee ballots. While local election officials...