威斯康星州法官裁定已投缺席票选民不得申请重投

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.