Wisconsin Senate Votes to Repeal Governor’s Statewide Mask Mandate

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a member of Wisconsin's Electoral College, casts his vote for the presidential election at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Dec. 14, 2020. Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images

The GOP-controlled Wisconsin Senate on Jan. 26 voted to repeal the statewide mask mandate put in place by Gov. Tony Evers as part of measures to curb the transmission of the CCP virus.

In a 18-13 vote, the Senate voted in favor of repealing the emergency declaration that allowed Evers, a Democrat, to issue the statewide mask mandate.