Absentee voters have filed a Dane County Circuit Court lawsuit seeking permission to cast replacement ballots ahead of Wisconsin’s Aug. 11, 2026, fall partisan primary.
A Wisconsin judge ruled that voters who already returned absentee ballots for the August 11 primary cannot receive replacement ballots, following a Wisconsin Elections Commission vote on ballot-change guidance.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has asked the Wisconsin Elections Commission to allow some voters who already returned absentee ballots for the 2026 primary to cast replacement ballots.