Court Overrules Gov. - Wisconsin Holds Dangerous Primary

(This photo of Wisconsin voters lining up to vote is from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.)

The primary in Wisconsin looks like a political game of ping-pong. The governor (Tony Evers) had tried to get the primary delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. But the Republicans in the legislature blocked that. After the legislature adjourned so no action could be taken, the governor finally acted on his own. He delayed the primary until June 9th.

But the legislature wasn't going to take that lying down. They appealed the governor's action to the state's Supreme Court. That court, dominated by Republicans, overruled the governor and said the primary must be held on April 7th.

So, in spite of the pandemic, the primary was held yesterday in Wisconsin. It was, as one website reported, probably the most dangerous election held in this country. But the voters turned out anyway.

The results won't be known for a while. The court ruled that any mail-in ballots postmarked by April 7th and arriving by April 13th )next Monday) must be counted, So the election officials have said no voting totals will be released until April 13th.