GOP bill in Wisconsin seeks to undercut judge’s order on special elections: report
Republican state senators in Wisconsin are reportedly hoping to pass a bill regarding special elections that would allow for legislative districts in the state to have yearlong vacancies.
Republican state senators unveiled a new bill Monday that would not allow special elections to be held in even-numbered years after the state’s spring election — which is April 3, according to Wisconsin Public Radio.
Under the bill, governors in the state would also not be able to have special elections less than four months after a vacancy.
{mosads}The bill could prompt more yearlong vacancies, according to the news network.
The bill would apply to existing vacancies “notwithstanding any law, court order or order of the governor.”
The bill comes after a Wisconsin state judge ordered Gov. Scott Walker (R) to call special elections in two legislative districts that have been vacant for months.
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