"Rapid Changes Ordered for Wisconsin Absentee Ballot Rules"

A Wisconsin judge has ordered the state elections commission to implement a ruling allowing election clerks to accept absentee ballots with partial witness addresses, potentially expanding the number of counted ballots in the battleground state. The ruling comes amid ongoing legal battles over absentee ballot rules, with the judge emphasizing the need to move quickly ahead of upcoming local and presidential elections. The decision is expected to impact the handling of absentee ballots in Wisconsin's upcoming elections, with potential implications for ballot curing practices and the acceptance of ballots with missing witness address information.