Wisconsin Judge Rules Mail-In Ballots With Certain Errors Must Still Be Counted

A Wisconsin judge ruled that absentee ballots that have missing portions of witness addresses must be counted.

An official is seen collecting the count from absentee ballots from a voting machine in Milwaukee on Nov. 4, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images

A judge in Wisconsin on Jan. 2 ruled that state election clerks can accept absentee ballots that contain errors, including missing portions of witness addresses.

The Dane County Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin in its lawsuit to clarify voting protections for voters whose absentee ballots have minor errors in listing their witnesses’ addresses.