. is holding an emergency meeting at 4 pm on whether to investigate the Dane and Milwaukee county clerks over how they are conducting absentee voting.
The clerks say they have been acting on the advice of .
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At issue is the two clerks telling residents they can vote absentee without showing photo ID if they are unable to provide it because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The commission is split 3-3 between Republicans and Democrats. It’s hard to see the commission launching investigations given that.
Separately, has asked the state Supreme Court to stop the clerks. No word yet on whether the court will take up the issue.
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In other coronavirus / election news, see this thread from last night:
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Late tonight U.S. District Judge William Conley issued a decision consolidating three lawsuits over how to conduct an election that is scheduled to take place April 7 amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
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If they are "indefinitely confined" to home because of this dangerous physical illness (or age/disability/infirmity)... that's an exception in state law to providing ID.