威斯康星州选民已提起诉讼，要求修改现行规则，允许缺席选票未按时送达的选民在选举日投递临时投票，以确保其选票被计算[1]。诉讼反映了对美国邮政系统投递能力的担忧，特别是针对即将举行的中期选举[1]。
根据威斯康星州妇女选民联盟执行理事Debra Cronmiller的表述，"威斯康星州每位按时准确请求缺席投票的选民都期望其选票被计算，邮件投递延误妨碍了这一点"[1]。
威斯康星州在此前的4月选举中已经历邮件延误问题，其中密尔沃基有超过300张选票、Fond du Lac有超过100张选票因到达过晚而被拒计[1]。类似情况也发生在其他州，加州在6月初选中约有近150,000名选民的邮件选票被拒计，其中绝大多数因邮戳过晚[1]。
威斯康星州要求选票必须在选举日投票结束前送达职员办公室才能被计算[1]。威斯康星州选民委员会曾在5月向美国邮政总长发出警告，指出任何延误都可能剥夺公民的基本投票权[1]。
该诉讼由位于Madison的Law Forward律师事务所和华盛顿特区的Fair Elections Center代表一名选民和威斯康星州妇女选民联盟提起[1]。
Wisconsin voters filed suit on Friday seeking to allow absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day to be counted through provisional voting, addressing concerns about mail delivery delays ahead of the midterm elections [1]. The lawsuit reflects growing worries about the U.S. Postal Service's ability to deliver mail-in ballots on time [1].
The case, filed by the Law Forward law firm in Madison and the Fair Elections Center in Washington, D.C., represents an individual voter and the Wisconsin League of Women Voters [1]. Debra Cronmiller, executive director of the Wisconsin Voters Alliance, stated that "every Wisconsin voter who timely and accurately requested an absentee ballot expects their vote to be counted, and mail delivery delays are preventing that" [1].
Wisconsin's April election demonstrated the scope of the problem, with more than 300 ballots rejected in Milwaukee and over 100 in Fond du Lac for arriving too late [1]. The state's voting regulations require ballots to reach municipal clerk offices before polls close on Election Day to be counted [1].
The lawsuit highlights a broader national pattern. California saw approximately 150,000 mail-in ballots rejected during its June primary, with the vast majority disqualified due to late postmarks [1]. Wisconsin election officials previously warned the Postmaster General in May that any mail delays could strip citizens of their fundamental voting rights [1].