Wisconsin Lawmakers Advance Bill to Stop Election Workers From Fixing Mistakes on Ballots

Wisconsin Lawmakers Advance Bill to Stop Election Workers From Fixing Mistakes on Ballots
Election officials count absentee ballots in Milwaukee, Wis., on Nov. 4, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are aiming to stop election workers from fixing mistakes on absentee ballots after the state Assembly’s Committee on Campaigns and Elections advanced a plan this week.

According to the proposal, Assembly Bill 198, only voters or their witnesses would be able to fix mistakes on ballots—and no one else. Republicans have said that such “ballot curing” can lead to fraud.
Jack Phillips
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