An appeals court has reversed the ballot deadline extension decision and blocked the measure for the time being, according to a report from Wisconsin Public Radio. The decision has changed course several times and the debate is expected to make it to the U. S. Supreme Court for a final decision. As it stands now, absentee ballots will have to be delivered to Wisconsin election clerks by 8 p.m. on Election Day if they are to be counted. State law dictates that absentee ballots are due in local clerks’ offices by 8 p.m. on election night; however, Democrats and allied groups sued to extend the deadline by six days. The April presidential primary saw long lines, fewer polling places, a shortage of poll workers, and thousands of ballots mailed days after the election.Â
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