Wisconsin Judge Orders State Election Regulator To Keep Noncitizens Off Voter Rolls
The leftist-led Wisconsin Elections Commission quickly appealed the ruling demanding it verify voters are U.S. citizens.
A state court ruling late last week ordering the Wisconsin Elections Commission to deal with its dirty voter rolls could have national implications in the election-integrity battle to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in U.S. elections.
Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Maxwell issued writ of mandamus requiring the state’s election regulator check Wisconsin’s voter registration list for noncitizens. The judge enjoined the Elections Commission and local elections offices from accepting voter registrations without first verifying the citizenship status of the applicant.
“WEC has a plain and positive duty to verify U.S. citizenship of every person seeking to register to vote in Wisconsin. Further, WEC has a plain and positive duty to determine whether any non-citizens are currently listed as eligible voters on Wisconsin’s voter rolls,” Maxwell wrote in his 13-page ruling.
Signaling that it isn’t all that interested in keeping noncitizens off of the Badger State’s voter rolls, the Elections Commission has already appealed the circuit court’s order. The controversial commission was in contact Friday evening with the hundreds of local elections clerks within a couple of hours of the court’s ruling, according to an email obtained by The Federalist.
“Attorneys form the Wisconsin Department of Justice are analyzing the order over the weekend and further legal actions are likely,” the email informed.