Wisconsin stands apart from other states in trying to hold its April election date even though Gov. Tony Evers issued a statewide stay-at-home order.
, quickly adjourning a special legislative session to deal with voting issues in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Tyler August, the only Republican to show up in either house Saturday, refused to talk to reporters after gaveling the session to a close. "The math will tell you people will get sick. It doesn’t matter if you’re in a polling place or you’re in a convenience store or you’re doing pickup, it doesn’t matter,” he said. “It’s around. I know they’ll practice social distancing and do what they possibly can to keep people safe but I don’t know how somebody won’t get sick.”
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