Wisconsin Judge Denies Request to Halt Order Allowing Ballots Be Emailed to Disabled Voters

The state argued on appeal that the ruling disrupts the status quo too close to the election.

Election ballots are shown as workers count mail-in and in-person absentee ballots at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wis., on Nov. 8, 2022. Scott Olson/Getty Images

A Wisconsin judge has refused to put on hold his ruling that will allow voters with “print disabilities” to receive electronic ballots in emails this November.

The Wisconsin Legislature asked the judge to not enforce his ruling while an appeal is pending. But Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell on Aug. 1 rejected the request.