威斯康星州Dane县巡回法院法官David Conway周三裁定，已经提交缺席投票的选民不得作废现有投票并申请新票[1]。这一裁决驳回了民主党的诉讼，该党试图因州长初选的投票混乱而为选民争取重新投票的机会[1]。
超过117,000张缺席投票已在周三之前返回[1]。威斯康星选举委员会曾在7月9日投票决定向2,000名地方选举官员下发指导意见，禁止缺席投票者在返回投票后更改投票[1]。民主党对此表示担忧，因为副州长Sara Rodriguez于7月17日退选，但其名字仍在投票单上[1]。民主党律师Eduardo Castro辩称："如果不允许这样做，威斯康星州的选民将被剥夺投票权"[1]。此外，候选人David Crowley曾于7月8日退选，但在7月18日重新参选[1]。
A Wisconsin judge has blocked voters who have already submitted absentee ballots from obtaining replacements for the gubernatorial primary [1]. The ruling, issued Wednesday by Dane County Circuit Court Judge David Conway, struck down a Democratic effort to allow voters a do-over after confusion surrounding the primary election [1].
More than 117,000 absentee ballots had been returned before the ruling [1]. The dispute centered on voter confusion caused by candidate withdrawals that left names on ballots after candidates had exited the race [1]. Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez withdrew on July 17 but remained on ballots, while David Crowley initially withdrew on July 8, then re-entered the race the following day on July 18 [1]. Democratic attorney Eduardo Castro argued that preventing ballot replacements would effectively disenfranchise Wisconsin voters, stating: "If we don't allow this, Wisconsin voters will be stripped of their right to vote" [1].
The Wisconsin Elections Commission had voted on July 9 to instruct approximately 2,000 local election officials to prohibit voters from returning and changing their absentee ballots [1]. Judge Conway upheld this guidance with his ruling, rejecting the Democratic Party's challenge to the restriction [1].