Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

Overview

(Wisconsin Supreme Court, Feb. 18, 2025): The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the city of Racine’s use of a mobile voting truck for in-person absentee voting, reversing the trial court decision on the basis that the plaintiff lacked standing. The trial court previously held that the use of mobile vans as absentee voting sites violates Wisconsin law, but that in-person absentee voting sites do not need to be located as close as practicable to the clerk’s office. The Wisconsin Supreme Court did not evaluate use of mobile voting sites generally, but described the lawful process by which the Racine City Clerk selected approved voting sites where the mobile election unit would operate for a pre-determined time period. This case was filed on behalf of a Wisconsin voter by a conservative group, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL). Read the full opinion here.

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