{"id":16965,"date":"2026-07-31T09:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=16965"},"modified":"2026-07-31T09:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:17:10","slug":"judge-rules-wisconsin-voters-cant-recast-ballots-after-governor-race-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=16965","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules Wisconsin voters can\u2019t recast ballots after governor race shake-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-4.png 660w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-4-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Dane County Circuit judge ruled Wednesday that Wisconsin voters cannot request new ballots for the Democratic primary in the governor\u2019s race following a string of candidates dropping out or reentering the race in the closing weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judge David Conway\u2019s ruling ended a lawsuit by the state\u2019s Democratic Party against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) to allow absentee voters to submit new ballots because of the changing list of candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling came after the WEC rolled out guidance on the ability for voters to receive new ballots. Conway wrote, \u201cThe unambiguous language of the statute does not allow a voter to spoil an absentee ballot after it is returned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The closely watched contest to succeed outgoing Gov. Tony Evers (D) at the top of the Democratic ticket in the Badger State has gone through several changes in its final weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. CEO Missy Hughes suspended her campaign in early July, which led the WEC to block the ability to revote if a candidate drops out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The list of candidates shrunk further when on July 17, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out of the race over \u201cserious mismanagement and inaccuracies\u201d in her finance filings. On July 18, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley reentered the race after dropping out July 8 with support from Evers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes also dropped out of the race, saying on social platform X it\u2019s because \u201cit\u2019s become very clear who our nominee is going to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remaining active candidates are Crowley, former Milwaukee mayoral chief of staff Joel Brennan, state Rep. Francesca Hong and state Sen. Kelda Roys, with Hong, a democratic socialist, holding a strong lead in recent polling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the court ruling means that Barnes\u2019s, Hughes\u2019s and Rodriguez\u2019s names will remain on the ballot, with more than 117,000 absentee ballots already sent out. The primary will be held Aug. 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Dane County Circuit judge ruled Wednesday that Wisconsin voters cannot request new ballots for the Democratic primary in the governor\u2019s race following a string of candidates dropping out or reentering the race in the closing weeks. 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