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UpdateTexasTuesday, October 13, 2026

Wisconsin judge ruled ballots delayed by official error can count

This page covers a Wisconsin court ruling about ballots that arrive late due to election official error.

Reporting by
Votebeat
“Wisconsin officials can count ballots that arrive late over official errors, judge rules”, Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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What happened

A Dane County judge ruled that Wisconsin clerks can count ballots that are in a municipality's possession by 8 p.m. on Election Day but fail to reach polling places by that deadline due to election official error. The ruling affirmed his earlier May decision to count 23 ballots from Madison that were delayed in the April Supreme Court race after election administrator error. The Wisconsin Elections Commission had objected that state law bars counting ballots arriving after 8 p.m.1

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Sources

  1. Votebeat, https://votebeat.org/wisconsin/2026/10/13/late-arriving-ballots-can-count-if-officials-make-mistakes · Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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