The Dem chair of the Wisconsin Elections Commission doesn’t believe Trump’s executive order seeking to overhaul election policies will affect Wisconsin’s April 1 contest.
Trump yesterday signed the executive order that, among other things, would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. It directs the U.S. Election Assistance Center to withhold funding from states that don’t enforce the requirement for proof of citizenship for those who use the federal form to register.
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In a thread posted to X yesterday, Commission Chair Ann Jacobs pointed out that Wisconsin is exempt from using the National Voting Rights Act form and a Waukesha County judge barred the state from using it. She also noted the order applies to federal elections and doesn’t take effect for 30 days. There are no federal races on the April 1 ballot.
“State elections are governed by state law, not federal law. The WI Supreme CT race is a state race only (there are no federal elections at all on April 1), so any federal demands do not and cannot affect this race,” Jacobs tweeted.
The order is expected to face legal challenges. The U.S. Constitution gives states primary authority to set the “times, places and manner” for elections.
