The following can be attributed to Nancy Wang, Executive Director of Voters Not Politicians, on data released showing 40 Wisconsin residents who participated in the April 7 election have tested positive for COVID-19 and that April 25 saw the largest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin:
Wisconsin lawmakers put voters’ lives at risk by proceeding with in-person voting as usual during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now we are starting to see the consequences of that decision on people’s lives. CDC projections show that COVID-19 infections will likely continue this fall. We must act now to protect voters in Michigan during the August and November elections. We call on our lawmakers to swiftly move to a vote-by-mail solution for our state while providing safeguards to ensure no voter is disenfranchised. During this pandemic, vote by mail will save lives.
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