Commission Members Challenge Absentee Ballot Rule | Milwaukee News

Milwaukee News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 28, 2026 · 1m

Two Wisconsin Elections Commission members are defying their own agency’s new absentee ballot policy, arguing it violates the law by preventing voters from spoiling and re-casting ballots if their preferred candidate drops out. Filing a motion to intervene in a lawsuit, they claim the policy unfairly treats absentee voters worse than in-person voters and demands a swift court ruling to restore fairness. Meanwhile, the commission chair defends the policy as legally sound and necessary to avoid election chaos, while the Republican National Committee joins the lawsuit, accusing Democrats of…