Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs whether voter eligibility records should be public

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether records relating to people found incompetent to vote should be made available to the public.

That question stems from a lawsuit filed by a conservative activist who was involved in reviewing the 2020 presidential election and has contended that ineligible voters cast ballots that cost President Donald Trump the election that year.

Justices on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the case, weighing whether guardianship records provided to the Wisconsin Elections Commission are considered public records, and should therefore be subject to public record disclosure law.

The case emerged from an effort by Ron Heuer and the group he founded, Wisconsin Voter Alliance, to gain access to “Notices of Voting Eligibility.” Those are circuit court-sanctioned determinations that a person is no longer able to cast a ballot, often for reasons of health or disability.




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