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Lawsuit could affect more than 200,000 Wisconsin voters

Lawsuit could affect more than 200,000 Wisconsin voters

More than 200,000 Wisconsin voters may be unable to cast votes in 2020 unless they re-register before the next election. That’s if a lawsuit filed this week against Wisconsin election officials is successful.

The disagreement is over how much time voters should have to respond to a mailing asking if they had moved — 30 days or 2 years?

MPR’s Cathy Wurzer spoke with Madison-based Associated Press reporter Scott Bauer.