Conservative groups challenge residency requirement for signature collectors

Conservative groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a new law requiring individuals who collect signatures for Wisconsin elections to be eligible state voters, arguing it violates the First Amendment.

The suit the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed in Waukesha County Circuit Court on behalf of the Virginia-based PAC Americans for Citizen Voting argues the law “unlawfully restrict(s) core political speech and association rights.”

The PAC’s filings Wednesday argue the residency requirement, signed into law last month, limits the pool of individuals it can hire to circulate signatures on behalf of candidates.

The plaintiffs are asking for an order immediately blocking enforcement of the law, citing the ongoing window to circulate petitions for the November election, which opened April 15. The filing deadline is June 1.



https://www.wispolitics.com/2026/conservative-groups-challenge-residency-requirement-for-signature-collectors/