(The Center Square) – Those pushing further vetting of Wisconsin’s voter rolls will face another hearing when Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul’s appeal of a Waukesha County ruling is heard at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 31.
Groups such as The MacIver Institute have been working with the Election Integrity Network Coalition to push for stronger requirements to verify that only those eligible to vote are allowed to do so in Wisconsin.
Attorneys Mike Dean and Kevin Scott of Waukesha County are representing petitioners Ardis Cerny and Annette Kuglitsch in the case against the Wisconsin Elections Commission, saying their votes can be negated if the WEC is not properly vetting voter rolls in the state.
“Mike and I appreciate the Judge’s courage in taking a stand for the law and the constitution of our state,” Attorney Kevin Scott said about the case. “We believe this is a decision that all citizens of the state can get behind as fair and accurate elections are favored by a vast majority of the state,”.
MacIver Institute CEO Annettee Olson and others are hoping the ruling will be a model for other states.
“This decision is a resounding affirmation of the principle that only legal votes should count in our elections,” Olson said in a statement. “For too long, Wisconsin’s system has relied on self-affirmation without verification, risking the dilution of lawful votes by ineligible individuals. This ruling upholds the recent Wisconsin Constitution Amendment passed by 70% of Wisconsin voters last November, protecting the sacred right to vote for only U.S. citizens. We’re grateful the court recognized the irreparable harm at stake.”
The ruling comes after Wisconsin voters approved a constitutional amendment that requires only citizens can vote in elections last November.
“This ruling is a triumph for every Wisconsin voter whose voice deserves protection from dilution by unlawful ballots,” Sharon Bemis, President of the Election Integrity Network, said in a statement. “It vindicates our relentless push for transparency and accountability, proving that courts will uphold the people’s will when agencies like WEC fall short.”
