BLOC, Law Forward file brief urging Supreme Court to overrule decision on voting hours extension

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 593

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A voting rights focused law firm and a Milwaukee-based civil rights group filed a brief Wednesday urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take a case seeking to overturn a July appeals court decision that said circuit courts in Wisconsin don’t have the authority to extend poll location hours due to unforeseen circumstances.

The case stems from the Democratic National Committee filing a lawsuit to extend the hours of two polling …

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