Judge Tosses Lawsuit Challenging Absentee Voting Rules in Wisconsin

A Wisconsin judge on Monday tossed a lawsuit that challenged absentee voting rules in the state. Door County Circuit Judge David Weber delivered an oral ruling that dismissed the case, which was brought by voter Thomas Oldenburg, after a hearing that lasted approximately 91 minutes, according to the court docket. Court documents did not elaborate on Judge Weber’s rationale for the ruling. Lawyers for Mr. Oldenburg and the Wisconsin Elections Commission, whose rules were challenged by the suit, have not yet reacted to the ruling. Mr. Oldenburg, a resident of Amberg, Wisconsin, argued in the lawsuit, filed in February, that the elections commission has not been following state law requiring voters who request absentee ballots electronically to “return with the voted ballot a copy of the request bearing an original signature of the elector.”...