Sixth
District Wisconsin Senator Nikiya Harris and 32nd District Senator
Jennifer Shilling are expressing disappointment in new restrictions on
Wisconsin voters. Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a
bill to limit in-person absentee voting to no later than 7 p.m. during the week
and no weekend hours.
According
to Harris, “Bill 324 wages a battle against the hard-working men and women of
this state by making it harder for these individuals to have their voices
heard. This bill will deter early voting among Wisconsin’s most vulnerable
populations—the elderly, low-wage workers, and the sick.”
The
bill would restrict voting with absentee ballots to Monday
to Friday between the normal office hours. . The so-called “early” voting has been
particularly popular in university cities like Madison and LaCrosse.
"We should be
working to strengthen voting rights, not make it harder for our seniors and
working families to vote," Shilling adds.
The
bill was introduced on March 11th by
Senator Glenn Grothman.
Harris
adds, “The hard-working men and women of this state are the casualties of the
battle that Republicans have waged on the constitutionally protected right to
vote. Republicans should be ashamed at the role they are playing in attacking
the freedom to vote in Wisconsin.”
