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Primary back on: Wisconsin Supreme Court rules governor can’t delay voting

By Emily Brooks
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Primary back on: Wisconsin Supreme Court rules governor can’t delay voting

Wisconsin’s Tuesday primary is back on.

In a 4-2 decision along ideological lines, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers does not have the authority to move the scheduled primary to June 9. Evers attempted to delay the primary due to the coronavirus pandemic through an executive order issued the day before the scheduled primary.

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