Months ahead of the election, a federal appeals court in Wisconsin has reaffirmed voting restrictions favored by Republicans—finding in favor of limits on early voting and restoring a rule that residents must live in a district for 28 days to vote there.
Just months ahead of the November election, a federal appeals court in Wisconsin has reaffirmed voting restrictions favored by Republicans in a state that's one of the keys in the presidential race.
Judge Frank Easterbrook wrote the opinion for the court, rejecting the argument made by U.S. District Judge James Peterson in 2016 that the provisions amounted to discrimination against African American voters who might find it more difficult to cast a ballot with the restrictions in place. Wisconsin, he said,"keeps the polls open for thirteen hours, and longer if voters are waiting in line at closing time. It entitles employees to three hours off from work to vote. It funds specialized transportation assistance programs that seniors and people with disabilities can use to get to the polls." He also cited voter registration in person, by mail or online."These facts matter when assessing challenges to a handful of rules that make voting harder," he said.
Republicans say the changes are aimed at preventing voter fraud and at streamlining rules across the state. Meanwhile, Democrats called the decision to uphold them an assault on democracy.
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