Judge holds off on ruling on Madison's 'Democracy in the Park' plan
MADISON - A judge held off Friday on issuing an assurance to voters that absentee ballots collected in Madison parks this fall will be counted.
State and local officials have said the ballot-collecting plan is appropriate and legal, but Republican lawmakers have questioned its validity.
At issue is the "Democracy in the Park" events that Madison is putting on to help people with voting.
At them, poll workers stationed in more than 200 locations around the liberal city are available to accept absentee ballots that voters have received through the mail; show voters how they can request absentee ballots; or help them register to vote.
Republican lawmakers have suggested they might sue to invalidate ballots collected at the events.
That prompted five Madison voters who support the events to ask Dane County Circuit Judge Mario White to declare the events are legal and properly completed ballots submitted at them would be counted.
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