Seventh Circuit Upholds Wisconsin’s Special Exemption from Federal Voter Transparency Law – State Can Keep Charging Up to $12,500 and Redacting Birth Dates on Voter Rolls
Credit: Rawpixel A three-judge federal appeals panel handed Wisconsin election officials a major victory Wednesday, upholding the state’s special exemption from the National Voter Registration Act and leaving its costly voter-roll access system intact. In a 27-page ruling, the Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an election-transparency lawsuit brought by the Public Interest Legal Foundation against Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. The ruling came