Case: 3:20-cv-00249-wmc Document #: 180 Filed: 04/03/20 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE and DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN, Plaintiffs, AMENDED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER v. 20-cv-249-wmc MARGE BOSTELMANN, JULIE M. GLANCEY, ANN S. JACOBS, DEAN KNUDSON, ROBERT F. SPINDELL, JR. and MARK L. THOMSEN, Defendants, and REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE and REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN, Intervening Defendants. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SYLVIA GEAR, MALEKEH K. HAKAMI, PATRICIA GINTER, CLAIRE WHELAN, WISCONSIN ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS and LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF WISCONSIN, Plaintiffs, v. 20-cv-278-wmc MARGE BOSTELMANN, JULIE M. GLANCEY, ANN S. JACOBS, DEAN KNUDSON, ROBERT F. SPINDELL, JR., MARK L. THOMSEN, and MEAGAN WOLFE, Defendants. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case: 3:20-cv-00249-wmc Document #: 180 Filed: 04/03/20 Page 2 of 3 REVERAND GREG LEWIS, SOULS TO THE POLLS, VOCES DE LA FRONTERA, BLACK LEADERS ORGANIZING FOR COMMUNITIES, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, LOCAL, 212, AFL-CIO, SEIU WISCONSIN STATE COUNCIL and LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF WISCONSIN, Plaintiffs, v. 20-cv-284-wmc MARGE BOSTELMANN, JULIE M. GLANCEY, ANN S. JACOBS, DEAN KNUDSON, ROBERT F. SPINDELL, JR., MARK L. THOMSEN, and MEAGAN WOLFE, Defendants. IT IS ORDERED that defendants the Commissioners of the Wisconsin Election Commission and its Administrator are ENJOINED as follows: a) Defendants are enjoined from enforcing the requirement under Wis. Stat. § 6.87(6) that absentee ballots must be received by 8:00 p.m. on election day to be counted. The deadline for receipt of absentee ballots is extended to 4:00 p.m. on April 13, 2020. b) Defendants and any inspector appointed under Wis. Stat. § 7.30(a)(b) are enjoined from releasing any unofficial results until April 13, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as votes can be tabulated. c) Defendants are enjoined from enforcing the requirement under Wis. Stat. § 6.86(1)(b) that absentee ballot requests must be received by April 2, 2020. The deadline for receipt of absentee ballot requests by mail, fax or email (and if deemed administratively feasible in the sole discretion of the WEC Administrator, online) is extended to 5:00 p.m. on April 3, 2020. 2 Case: 3:20-cv-00249-wmc Document #: 180 Filed: 04/03/20 Page 3 of 3 d) Defendants and Wisconsin municipal clerks are enjoined from enforcing Wis. Stat. § 6.87(2) as to any absentee voter who, prior to their ballot being tabulated, provides a written affirmation or other statement that they were unable to safely obtain a witness certification despite reasonable efforts to do so. Entered this 3rd day of April, 2020. BY THE COURT: /s/ __________________________________ WILLIAM M. CONLEY District Judge 3