Election Integrity

Appellate Court Pauses Wisconsin Absentee Ballot-Counting Extension

A federal appeals court temporarily paused a nearly week-long extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin state in the upcoming election.
Appellate Court Pauses Wisconsin Absentee Ballot-Counting Extension
Vote-by-mail ballots are shown in U.S. Postal Service sorting trays at the King County Elections headquarters in Renton, Wash., on Aug. 5, 2020. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo
Isabel van Brugen
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A federal appeals court on Sept. 27 temporarily paused a nearly week-long extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin state in the upcoming election.

Absentee ballots in the key presidential battleground state will now, as it stands, be due by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Sunday.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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