Judge Rejects Democrat Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin Absentee Voting Requirements

Challengers’ position ‘simply does not make sense,’ judge finds.

Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots at the Kenosha Municipal building on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. AP Photo/Wong Maye-E

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Wisconsin’s requirement for witnesses to sign for absentee voters clashes with federal law.

The claims by plaintiffs, four voters represented by Democrat firm Elias Law Group, are based on faulty interpretations of the law, according to U.S. District Judge James Peterson.