Wisconsin Judge Rules Use of Mobile Vans in Absentee Voting Violates State Election Law

Judge says use of a mobile van for absentee voting also unfairly benefited Democrats in August 2022 primary election.

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

A Wisconsin judge ruled on Jan. 8 that the use of a mobile van to facilitate absentee voting violates state election laws, marking a win for Republicans who had challenged the city of Racine after the vehicle drove to various locations throughout the city and collected absentee ballots in 2022.

Racine County Circuit Court Judge Eugene Gasiorkiewicz said in his ruling that the city’s use of a mobile van for absentee voting not only violated state law but also unfairly benefited Democrats in a primary election in August 2022.