The order was made following the extension of a deadline for submitting absentee ballots that came in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
A federal judge ordered Friday that Wisconsin clerks cannot release any results from its presidential primaries on Tuesday until April 13, a deadline for submitting absentee ballots that was extended due to concerns about in-person voting amid the coronavirus outbreak.
In effect, it will mean a blackout of traditional reporting of election returns on Tuesday night after the polls have closed in contests including the still-ongoing race for the Democratic presidential nomination between former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders .Under Conley’s order, results are not allowed to be released until 4 p.m. local time in Wisconsin on April 13, nearly a week after the close of the polls Tuesday.
Conley made clear that he disagreed with the state’s decision to go forward with the election, but he explained that he was constrained to consider only the constitutional rights of voters — not public health.“Without doubt, the April 7 election day will create unprecedented burdens not just for aspiring voters, but also for poll workers, clerks, and indeed the state,” Conley wrote.
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