Jill Karofsky statement on Tuesday’s election
MILWAUKEE, WI – Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Judge Jill Karofsky released the following statement on Tuesday’s election, following continued developments showing many absentee ballots may not be counted and how rushed court decisions failed to fairly consider arguments from all parties:
“This was a chaotic election process and it’s clear that the two high courts contributed to that chaos. More than ever, people deserve to have trust in our institutions to apply the law fairly and protect their most basic rights, and that didn’t happen this week.
“Once again, the Wisconsin Supreme Court showed that their political allies play by a different set of rules as the rest of us. The majority apparently considered briefs from their political allies outside of the normal process, while giving respondents and others little time to respond. In addition, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision was riddled with major factual errors, including a clear misstatement about plaintiffs’ request for an extension, and an erroneous declaration that all voters who had requested ballots received them. The only conclusion can be that these courts are outcome-driven, not law-driven.
“We’re now seeing that postmarks on ballots don’t work the way the High Court assumed — setting up a ludicrous situation where people who put their ballots in the mail on Tuesday may be disenfranchised. The Election Commission needs to fight for every vote to be counted, and we are prepared to do whatever is necessary to protect the rights of everyone who participated in this election, whether or not they voted for me.”
The Karofsky campaign has also submitted a letter to the Wisconsin Elections Commission, detailing these issues and calling on absentee ballots to be counted properly. The full letter is available here.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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- Did April Election Hike COVID-19 Cases? - Alana Watson - May 20th, 2020
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- Wisconsin Elections News: WEC Releases Analysis of Absentee Voting in April 7 Spring Election - Wisconsin Elections Commission - May 18th, 2020
- Election’s Impact on County’s COVID-19 Cases Unclear - Jeramey Jannene - May 6th, 2020
- Why State’s Voting By Mail Was Chaotic - Daniel C. Vock - May 4th, 2020
- At Least 40 COVID-19 Cases Tied to Election in Milwaukee - Graham Kilmer - Apr 24th, 2020
Read more about 2020 Spring Primary here
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