Wisconsin voters receive suspicious text that rights group claims discourages voting

Published October 16, 2024 11:14am ET



A text warning Wisconsin voters that violating election law could lead to fines and prison time was reported to local and federal law enforcement.

The unsolicited texts came less than a month before Election Day. Wisconsin has 10 electoral votes, which went to President Joe Biden in 2020 and to former President Donald Trump in 2016.

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