NEW: Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has issued an executive order suspending in-person voting for tomorrow's statewide election. Evers' move comes after the GOP-controlled legislature refused to act on changing the rules around the primary.
A worker leaves the the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building in Milwaukee late last month. Gov. Tony Evers has suspended in-person voting in the state's primary, which was scheduled for Tuesday April 7.A worker leaves the the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building in Milwaukee late last month. Gov. Tony Evers has suspended in-person voting in the state's primary, which was scheduled for Tuesday April 7.Citing public health concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic, Wisconsin Gov.
Localities around the state were scrambling to prepare for in-person voting with DIY safety equipment. Last week, the state said in a legal filing it had asked the National Guard to offer up Guard members to replace some of the 7,000 poll workers who said they would no longer turn up.
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