Wisconsin Court Temporarily Blocks Purge of Up to 209,000 Names From Voter Rolls

Wisconsin Court Temporarily Blocks Purge of Up to 209,000 Names From Voter Rolls
Voters cast their midterm ballots at the District 5 Ward 83 firehouse in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Nov. 6, 2018. Darren Hauck/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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A Wisconsin appeals court ordered the state on Jan. 14 to temporarily halt the removal of more than 200,000 people from its voter registration rolls for failing to answer questions about their addresses.

The removal of as many as 209,000 names was put on hold a day after an Ozaukee County judge found three members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission in contempt of court for ignoring an order he gave in December 2019.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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