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alyaza OP Mod ,
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the headline change here:

For example, one bill would allow clerks to start processing absentee ballots on the Monday before Election Day, which could prevent Milwaukee’s late-night election result reporting that has fueled unsubstantiated suspicion about election integrity.

why that’s important:

The legislation is aimed at speeding up the reporting of unofficial election results on election night, something Krug said should help dispel concerns about so-called “ballot dumps” — when large tallies of votes, often from absentee ballots, are reported once they’ve been processed, usually well after polls close.

In 2020, for example, many Wisconsinites went to bed on election night with TV stations reporting former President Donald Trump was leading in the state. But after Milwaukee reported results from about 170,000 absentee ballots overnight, President Joe Biden went on to win Wisconsin. That overnight shift fueled falsehoods about foul play.

Allowing election officials to prepare absentee ballots for tabulation early would speed up results and minimize overnight reporting, three of the election officials told Wisconsin Watch.

MJBrune ,

Sounds like not an actual bug but instead just more pandering to show Trumpers that their claims aren’t accurate.

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