Election Law

Utah Ruling Exposes GOP Retreat On Redistricting Battle– thefederalist.com

pgnewser November 12, 2025 0

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An unelected district court judge ruled late Monday night that a Republican-proposed congressional map in Utah — a state that voted for President Donald Trump by nearly 22 points last November — was unconstitutional and instead, the state would have to adopt a map that creates a solid Democrat seat. The decision marks the latest setback in a string of redistricting battles that Republicans appear increasingly unwilling to fight, even as Democrats move full steam ahead with their own partisan redistricting efforts.

Utah District Judge Dianna Gibson ruled that the GOP proposal “unduly favors Republicans and disfavors Democrats.” The state legislature was ordered to draw a new map after the League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government sued over the current maps. Gibson previously ordered the state to draw a new map. The legislature approved a new map that retained the four congressional districts, though it made two of the districts slightly more competitive. But Gibson struck the new map down, instead accepting the plaintiff-drawn map that creates a new, safely Democratic district. Cook Political Report Senior Editor and Elections Analyst Dave Wasserman said the new district is a +24 for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Judge Hands Democrats a HUGE WIN—Tosses GOP-Drawn Congressional Map and Imposes Plaintiff’s Version Ahead of 2026 Elections– conservativeroof.com

pgnewser November 12, 2025 0

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The Utah Third District Court has struck down the congressional map crafted by the Republican-led state legislature, labeling it an unconstitutional “gerrymander” and replacing it with a map drawn by left-wing plaintiffs.

The new map, which the court claims better complies with the state’s anti-gerrymandering initiative, is projected to give Democrats an additional seat in one of the nation’s deeply red states.

At the heart of the controversy is the court’s decision to affirm a lower court injunction blocking the legislature’s maps (S.B. 1011 and S.B. 1012, known as Map C), claiming they violated Proposition 4 — a 2018 initiative designed to curb partisan gerrymandering.

The Court, led by Judge Dianna M. Gibson, has thrown out the legislature’s S.B. 1012 (Map C) and S.B. 1011, both approved earlier this year by the state’s duly elected representatives.

And instead adopts “Map 1,” drawn by the plaintiffs themselves, after declaring that the legislature’s map “unduly favored Republicans.”

California Republicans Sue Newsom Over Prop 50– legalinsurrection.com

pgnewser November 7, 2025 0

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California Republicans have sued Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Secretary of State Shirley Weber over Prop 50.

California voters overwhelmingly approved Prop 50, which will allow the Democrat-led legislature to redraw five Congressional districts.

The districts will flip to Democrats.

The coalition claims Prop 50 is unconstitutional.

“Specifically, the California Legislature violated the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution when it drew new congressional district lines based on race, specifically to favor Hispanic voters, without cause or evidence to justify it,” they argued.

The Republicans reminded everyone that the Court said basing districts on race contradicts the meaning behind the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments: race does not matter.

Also, how can one invoke the Voting Rights Act when a minority group makes up the majority population of a state? Hhhmmm…

They point to the Equal Protection Clause and previous lawsuits over forming Congressional districts based on race (I added the emphasis):

The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees every citizen the equal protection of the laws and the Supreme Court has held that its central mandate is racial neutrality in governmental decision making Miller v. Johnson, 515 U.S. 900, 904 (1995); U.S. Const.,
amend. 14, § 1. While the Constitution entrusts States with designing congressional districts, the Supreme Court has also held that states may not, without a compelling reason backed by evidence that was in fact considered, separate citizens into different voting districts on the basis of race. Cooper v. Harris, 581 U.S. 285, 291 (2017). As that Court has found, race-based districting embodies “the offensive and demeaning assumption that voters of a particular race, because of their race, think alike, share the same political interests, and will prefer the same candidates at the polls,” Miller at 912, which “is more likely to reflect racial prejudice than legitimate public concerns.” Palmore v. Sidoti 466 U.S. 429, 432 (1984).

“The Court also feared that race-based districting encourages elected representatives ‘to believe that their primary obligation is to represent only the members of that group, rather than their constituency as a whole,’ which is ‘altogether antithetical to our system of representative democracy,’” added the Republicans.

Oregon declines criminal investigation into those who illegally voted | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser November 7, 2025 0

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At least 1,863 individuals were unlawfully registered to vote under the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) voter registration system.

Oregon election officials announced that they will not pursue criminal investigations against the dozens of non-citizens who illegally cast ballots in elections in recent years after they were unlawfully registered to vote due to a DMV clerical error.

According to a statement from the Oregon Secretary of State, the decision rests on the fact that the non-citizens allegedly did not knowingly violate election laws or were either eligible to vote at the time they did. “The Secretary of State’s Office will not refer anyone for criminal prosecution because the DMV mistakenly registered them to vote,” the statement reads. “A clerical error at DMV caused these mistaken registrations, not the unlawful actions of any of the people registered.”

This comes after a last year investigation revealed that at least 1,863 individuals were unlawfully registered to vote under the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) voter registration system. Hundreds of those individuals were determined to be non-citizens. Oregon law allows anyone to obtain a driver’s license despite immigration status. The error occurred when DMV staff mistakenly selected “US passport” or “US birth certificate” while entering documentation data for individuals applying for driver’s licenses. This error led to non-citizens being added to the voter registration system.

39 of the 1,863 individuals who were unlawfully registered, many of whom were noncitizens, had cast ballots in elections in recent years, the Oregonian reported. Election authorities argued that the number of people who voted illegally did not affect the outcome of an election, giving them another excuse to avoid inquiries.

Dems Try To Sabotage Push For Proof Of Citizenship To Vote– thefederalist.com

pgnewser November 7, 2025 0

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Democrats in Congress have fought against every bill that would ensure only U.S. citizens vote in U.S. elections. They voted against the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act in the House, and they’ve chloroformed it in the Senate. They’ve sued to stop President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

Why would Democrats and left-wing activists fight so hard and spend so much money trying to kill a basic election safeguard that the vast majority of Americans support?

They want noncitizens to vote in U.S. elections. And, as always, they’re willing to game the system to get what they want.

California Approves Prop 50, Potentially Adding 5 Democrat House Seats– www.breitbart.com

pgnewser November 5, 2025 0

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California overwhelmingly approved Prop 50 on Tuesday, which will potentially add five Democrat seats to the U.S. House in opposition to Republicans in Texas.

The Associated Press called the election in favor of Prop 50 shortly after the polls closed on Tuesday night.

“California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026,” the AP noted.

Republicans hold 219 seats in the U.S. House, while Democrats hold 213; those five seats in the 2026 midterm could make a huge difference in the balance of power. California Gov. Gavin Newsom strongly backed Prop 50, pledging it would be a bulwark against President Trump.

Chester County Poll Book Fiasco Highlights PA’s Election Issues– thefederalist.com

pgnewser November 5, 2025 0

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Chester County Pennsylvania election officials decided to extend voting hours Tuesday, keeping polls open until 10 p.m. after a disastrous start to the general election.

Poll books where voters sign to show they are a registered voter in the county only listed Republicans and Democrats. The names of some 75,000 independent and unaffiliated voters were not in the book, meaning they could not be verified as a registered voter and had to cast provisional ballots.

When a voter goes to a new polling place for the first time, Pennsylvania requires them to show identification and sign the poll book. After that, their signature from the previous year is in the book and each year they sign near their old signature.

Independent and unaffiliated voters are not allowed to vote in the spring primary election; that is for registered Republicans and Democrats only. One could guess the county was working with a primary poll book in the general election, but that is not clear. Chester election officials promised to return a call to The Federalist Tuesday but never did.

Trump Calls Newsom’s Prop 50 a ‘Giant Scam,’ Says California’s Mail-in Ballots Under ‘Serious Legal and Criminal Review’– amgreatness.com

pgnewser November 5, 2025 0

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President Trump on Tuesday called California’s Proposition 50 a “giant scam” and revealed that the Golden State’s mail-in ballots are under “serious legal and criminal review.”

Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democrat-controlled state Legislature placed the Prop 50 constitutional amendment on California’s 2025 special election ballot in August.

It authorizes a temporary override of California’s independent redistricting process for congressional districts, allowing the Democrat-controlled Legislature to gerrymander new maps starting with the 2026 midterm elections.

“The Unconstitutional Redistricting Vote in California is a GIANT SCAM in that the entire process, in particular the Voting itself, is RIGGED,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “All ‘Mail-In’ Ballots, where the Republicans in that State are ‘Shut Out,’ is under very serious legal and criminal review,” he added. “STAY TUNED.”

O’Keefe Media Group catches non-profit instructing undercover journalist ‘non-citizen’ how to illegally vote for Mamdani | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser November 5, 2025 0

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A nonprofit in New York City has been exposed in telling a journalist posing as a noncitizen to illegally vote in the mayoral election for Zohran Mamdani. An undercover journalist with O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) posed as an unregistered immigrant, and asked the nonprofit director how to vote, and who to vote for. The director of the nonprofit told the undercover journalist information that could help him vote as a hypothetical noncitizen and said that he should vote for the candidate starting with the letter “M.”

James O’Keefe posted the video to X, with the caption, “La Jornada Executive Director Pedro Rodriguez Tells Undercover OMG Journalist Posing as an Unregistered Migrant to “Vote for the Guy That Starts with ‘M’” – Despite 501(c)(3) Regulation Prohibiting Political Activity by Tax-Exempt Organizations. Rodriguez Acknowledges Knowing the Individual Is “Not Registered” Before Advising him How to Vote – a Potential Violation of Federal & State Election Laws.” It is illegal to vote in local NYC elections as a noncitizen, per Stateline.

Infamous Anti-Trump Judge Blocks Trump Order Requiring Citizenship Proof on Voter Registration Forms– gellerreport.com

pgnewser November 5, 2025 0

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“You have to be a citizen to vote but you can’t verify the citizenship of a voter?”

Understand that without illegal voting, Democrats cannot win elections.

Judicial tyranny is destroying the country. And how is it that these same corrupt judges get the big Trump cases? Corrupt judges must be impeached.

NEWSOM WINS? California’s Prop 50 Redistricting Measure PASSES, But There’s One Twist…– wltreport.com

pgnewser November 5, 2025 0

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It looks like California Gov. Gavin Newsom just succeeded in his ploy to gerrymander California for Democrats.

The Proposition 50 redistricting measure, which will likely give five more House seats to Democrats, has officially passed.

Democrat Election Chaos: Voters Forced to Leave Polls, Machines Down in GOP Counties, Pre-Filled In Ballots– gellerreport.com

pgnewser November 5, 2025 0

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There are numerous incidents of voter suppression, voter fraud, intimidation and other election crimes.

The RNC joins lawsuit to BLOCK the counting of suspected illegal mail-in ballots.

New Jersey: Bomb Threats in Republican Polling Sites Force Relocations

Chester County where so many voters were forced to leave

People need to be arrested.

RNC joins lawsuit to BLOCK the counting of suspected illegal mail-in ballots in Bergen County, NJ.

New Jersey: Bomb Threats in Republican Polling Sites Force Relocations– gellerreport.com

pgnewser November 5, 2025 0

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New Jersey: Bomb Threats in Republican Polling Sites Force Relocations Of Seven Sites

“Politically motivated”

Always the Democrats. Always.

The lie, cheat, steal and if all else fails….. bomb.

In three RED districts in Cumberland County, New Jersey, the machines are down.

On the phone w/ legal right now.

Bomb threats forced relocations of seven NJ polling sites Tuesday morning
🚨Toms River, Woodbridge, and Lake Como schools were targeted as voting began
🚨The email making one threat said it was ‘politically motivated’

Looks Like CA GOPers Are Resigned To Losing Prop 50 Fight– crooksandliars.com

pgnewser October 29, 2025 0

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Looks like Republicans have folded their tent in their effort to defeat a Democratic gerrymander of California’s House districts one week before the special election. Good news for Democrats, and Gov. Gavin Newsom, who’s been leading the fight for California redistricting. Via Politico:

As Democrats pummel the state with Yes on 50 advertising, the Republican side of the battle has gone quiet. Major GOP donors and party leaders have effectively vanished from the front lines.

The biggest funder of the campaign to defeat Proposition 50, Charles Munger Jr., has not contributed any significant cash to the cause in weeks, and his Protect Voters First committee cut its weekly spending from more than $4 million to less than $300. The other opposition committee, Stop Sacramento’s Power Grab, spent $155,000 on advertising last week, compared to $3.8 million from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Yes on 50 campaign.

“It’s as full-throated a campaign for Democrats in California as if we were in the middle of a presidential election,” said Jon Fleischman, a former executive director of the California Republican Party. “But you can go to the house next door, occupied by Republicans, and it’s crickets — other than receiving their ballot in the mail.”

Ohio uncovers over 1,000 noncitizens ‘appearing’ registered to vote, sends cases to DOJ for prosecution – Yahoo

pgnewser October 29, 2025 0

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An investigation by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has uncovered over 1,000 noncitizens who “appear to have registered to vote unlawfully in Ohio,” his office announced Tuesday.

LaRose says he has referred all 1,084 cases to the Department of Justice, noting that 167 of the individuals appear to have cast a ballot in a federal election since 2018. LaRose’s office also referred 135 others for potential prosecution, citing evidence of other unlawful voting activity.

“Ohio has earned its reputation as the Gold Standard, and our Election Integrity Unit continues to prove why,” LaRose said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “We work tirelessly to ensure that every eligible voter’s voice is heard, and anyone who tries to cheat the system will face serious consequences.”

Election Canvassers Charged For Fake 2024 Voter Registrations– thefederalist.com

pgnewser October 28, 2025 0

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has announced charges against seven people in connection with a fraudulent voter registration scheme. The case serves as another example of vulnerabilities in the U.S. election systems and highlights why our system should not allow third parties to handle voter registration requests.

According to police criminal complaints, workers who were hired to collect voter registration requests were given a quota to meet. Some workers told investigators they would be fired if they did not turn in enough requests, so they handed in bogus registrations, according to the complaints.

IN Governor Calls Special Session To Redraw Congressional Maps– thefederalist.com

pgnewser October 28, 2025 0

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On Monday, Gov. Mike Braun called for a special session to redistrict Indiana’s nine congressional seats, two of which are held by Democrats in the Republican-supermajority state. His call is part of a nationwide effort to rebalance Congress after decades of heavily partisan redistricting everywhere Democrats hold state majorities, as well as congressional apportionment increasingly distorted by Democrat-encouraged mass illegal immigration.

“I am calling a special legislative session to protect Hoosiers from efforts in other states that seek to diminish their voice in Washington and ensure their representation in Congress is fair,” Braun said in a statement. “I am also asking the legislature to conform Indiana’s tax code with new federal tax provisions to ensure stability and certainty for taxpayers and tax preparers for 2026 filings.”

State AGs Plunge Into Battle Over Proof of Citizenship to Vote– www.dailysignal.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025 0

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Two-thirds of state attorneys general have jumped into the fray over a potential federal rule to require proof of citizenship for voting forms.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission, a four-member federal panel, will review a petition started by watchdog group America First Legal to add the requirement on the federal voter registration form.

Now, 19 Democrat attorneys general—led by Rob Bonta of California—oppose such a rule, and 14 Republican attorneys general—led by Ken Paxton of Texas—support it.

California’s Prop 50 Is “Critical” for Democracy – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025 0

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Former President Barack Obama speaks during a live stream in support of California’s Proposition 50, October 22, 2025.YouTube/California Office of the Governor

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On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a livestream for volunteers in support of Proposition 50, the governor’s redistricting measure, and the sole question on the ballot in the November 4 special election.

Trumpworld hints at retaliation for anti-redistricting IN lawmakers– www.washingtonexaminer.com

pgnewser October 22, 2025 0

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Allies of President Donald Trump are pressuring Indiana state lawmakers to vote on a redistricting proposal after a key state leader predicted the measure would fail.

A spokesperson for Rodric Bray, the Indiana Senate’s president pro tempore, told Politico Wednesday morning that “the votes aren’t there for redistricting,” prompting a number of heavyweight Trumpworld figures to hint at political consequences for Indiana Republicans if they don’t redraw the state’s map for the 2026 elections.

How Race-Based Districts Rig Elections Before the First Vote Is Cast– www.breitbart.com

pgnewser October 22, 2025 0

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Voting security is always a hot topic around election time, but manipulation of our electoral system is a bigger problem that we have to worry about all the time.

On the most recent episode of The Drill Down podcast, we are not talking about stolen ballots, “ballot harvesting,” or other shenanigans that can happen during an election, but about how congressional districts are both drawn and apportioned. Two things recently in the news raise questions about how we do those things, and whether it’s still the best way.

As host Peter Schweizer asks, “What if an election can be rigged before the first ballot is even cast?”

Thousands Of Illegal Migrants Registered To Vote In Critical Red State– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser October 22, 2025 0

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Over 2,700 illegal aliens have infiltrated Texas voter rolls, according to Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson. Nelson revealed that after running the 18 million registered voters in the Lone Star State through the federal SAVE database, officials discovered 2,724 potential non-citizens listed as voters.

Nelson said in a statement posted on her website, “Only eligible United States citizens may participate in our elections.”

“The Trump Administration’s decision to give states free and direct access to this data set for the first time has been a game changer, and we appreciate the partnership with the federal government to verify the citizenship of those on our voter rolls and maintain accurate voter lists,” she added.

Key State Passes New Congressional Map ‘Locking In’ Additional GOP Seat– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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Duke math professor Jonathan Mattingly conducted an analysis to discover if a new Trump-supported congressional map in North Carolina would result in the Republican Party locking in additional seats. The answer, he uncovered, is a resounding yes.

Three days before publishing his results on Sunday, the GOP revealed another mid-decade congressional map proposal that would bolster the party’s grip in Congress. It does so by expanding the boundaries of the state’s 1st Congressional District, which is currently held by Democrat Don Davis, pulling in some of the 3rd Congressional District, which is represented by Republican Greg Murphy.

GOP Blows Whistle After Dems Get Caught Blocking Ballot Security In Key County– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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The Passaic County Board of Elections is under fire — and possibly heading to court — after rejecting a push from local Republicans to beef up ballot security and speed up vote counting ahead of the November 4 general election.

The Passaic County Republican Organization had called for tighter oversight of ballots, including installing security cameras inside ballot storage rooms, setting up a two-party lock system to control access, and posting a sheriff’s officer on-site 24 hours a day for added protection.

GOP officials also demanded the county start opening and canvassing mail-in ballots five days before Election Day, a procedure they say is already being used successfully in other New Jersey counties.

The Thing That Never Happens With Voter Registration Happened Again– townhall.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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Democrats have sworn up and down for years that we didn’t need legislation like the SAVE Act to clean up our voter rolls. “It’s already against the law for illegal immigrants to vote,” they argued.

They also insisted illegal immigrants weren’t voting in elections.

But that thing that never happens happened again.

Leftist Groups Try To Nuke Wildly Popular Voter Citizenship Rule– thefederalist.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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More than eight in 10 Americans support policies that would require documented proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in U.S. elections, according to a Gallup poll conducted just two weeks before the 2024 presidential election. But a well-funded campaign by leftist “voter rights” groups is lobbying hard to mute the voices of the 83 percent.

The Election Assistance Commission’s comment period on a petition asking the agency to require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote is in its final hours. Comments are due by the end of Monday. Visit the federal rulemaking portal here to comment.

NJ GOP urges DOJ Civil Rights Division to oversee Passaic County mail-in ballot counting | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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“Passaic County has a long and sordid history of VBM fraud with multiple indictments for ballot stuffing and falsifying VBM ballots in recent elections.”

The New Jersey Republican State Committee has requested that the Department of Justice’s Division of Civil Rights deploy monitors to oversee the processing of mail-in ballots in Passaic County for the upcoming election in November.

The letter, sent to Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon by a law firm representing the committee, stated, the “request that the Division of Civil Rights dispatch monitors to the Passaic County Board of Elections to oversee the receipt and processing of vote-by-mail ballots (‘VBM’) in the November 4, 2025 General Election.

Wisconsin Cities Breaking Election Day Registration Laws– thefederalist.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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Voter turnout in Wisconsin’s nationally-watched Supreme Court election last April broke records for a Badger State spring election not featuring a presidential primary. In Milwaukee, election administrators reportedly had to print additional ballots on Election Day to keep up with demand. Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Paulina Gutiérrez told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that there was “historic turnout in the spring election” the likes of which the city had never seen.

The record numbers got a big boost from Election Day Registrations (EDRs). A Milwaukee elections official told The Federalist that 5,813 people registered to vote on the day of the April 1 election. That’s a nearly 63 percent increase in same-day voters compared to the 2023 spring election featuring a statewide Supreme Court race, according to the Milwaukee Election Commission.