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Citing cost and logistics, Republicans will contract with the county to use voting equipment.
The ruling affirms the result of the Michigan city’s close mayoral race but may not resolve the dispute.
The stories Votebeat covered this year will resonate during the midterm elections.
County officials said the name used for a background check didn’t match the court database, and they’ve identified steps to prevent it from happening again.
In 2023, Thornapple opted to stop using electronic voting machines in favor of allowing only hand-marked ballots.
Questions remain about the data used to evaluate the switch.
Political and urban-rural divides in the battleground state of Wisconsin put Milwaukee at the center of conspiracy theories.
The DOJ has now sued at least 21 states in search of voter information that election officials say would be illegal to disclose.
Supporters of the alternative voting system have stopped gathering signatures for now but could try again in 2028.