Supreme Court Sides With GOP, Blocks Wisconsin Voting Extension
- Absentee ballots now must be postmarked by Tuesday to count
- Case is first coronavirus-related dispute to reach high court
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
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The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated a deadline for mailing absentee ballots in Tuesday’s presidential primary in Wisconsin, backing Republicans in the first coronavirus-related case to reach the justices.
Partially blocking a trial judge’s ruling, the justices required that all absentee ballots be postmarked by Tuesday in an election that also includes a hotly disputed battle over a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.