Judge rules Wisconsin voters can’t recast ballots after governor race shakeup

A Dane County Circuit Judge ruled Wednesday that Wisconsin voters cannot request new ballots for the Democratic primary in the governor’s race following a string of candidates dropping out or reentering the race in the closing weeks. Judge David Conway’s ruling ended a lawsuit by the state’s Democratic Party against th

Former lieutenant governor says path to Democratic nomination no longer viable as democratic socialist rival surges ahead Mandela Barnes, the former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, dropped out of the Democratic primary for governor on Thursday, upending the high-stakes contest less than two weeks before the 11 August

The former lieutenant governor made the announcement in a video posted on his Facebook page as democratic socialist Francesca Hong has garnered strong support from the liberal wing of the party.

With a democratic socialist, Francesca Hong, leading in polls, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said he was ending his campaign in the closely divided state.

Mandela Barnes drops out of Wisconsin governor’s race as Francesca Hong rises in polls  CNN

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said Thursday that he is dropping out of the Democratic race for governor in Wisconsin.

Democratic officials in the state have been bracing for the publication of damaging news reports about the former lieutenant governor.

A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday blocked Democratic voters from recasting absentee ballots in the state’s gubernatorial primary after a series of candidate withdrawals and reentries upended the race. The ruling comes after the Wisconsin Democratic Party sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission last week, seeking to allow

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Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one  AP News

Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one  Toronto Star

A judge in Wisconsin has ruled that voters who have already returned their absentee ballots for the state’s primary election are not allowed to void those and request a new one

Early in-person voting is beginning in swing state Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor, with a democratic socialist trying to overcome the incumbent governor’s pick