Uppity Wisconsin

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today filed a motion in Dane County Circuit Court to intervene in Attorney General JB Van Hollen’s lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board to ensure that the votes of every eligible voter are counted this November.

Van Hollen's lawsuit, if successful, would likely cause confusion at the polls, as many (estimated at 20%) of the voters who were recently registered would have their registrations challenged at the polling place. 

“If Van Hollen won’t drop his baseless, hyper-partisan lawsuit, then the Democratic Party has no choice but to intervene to make sure the up to one million eligible Wisconsin voters his suit targets do not lose their right to vote,” said Joe Wineke, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. “By being a party to the lawsuit, we will be able to protect the fundamental American right of all eligible voters to have their votes counted.”

“We know Republicans will be out in full force this fall trying to prevent legitimate voters from exercising their most basic American freedom – and Van Hollen’s lawsuit is just the tip of the iceberg,” Wineke said. “The Democratic Party of Wisconsin will not let this happen, and by being a party to this lawsuit, we will ensure that every legitimate vote is counted on November 4.”

The court motion is attached.