A bill to limit in-person absentee voting to the same weekday hours across Wisconsin will ensure fairness for all the state’s residents, the bill’s sponsor said on Thursday.
The bill, authored by state Rep. Duey Stroebel, R-Saukeville, would limit in-person absentee voting to the same hours for the entire state: from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Stroebel said he introduced the bill in response to the decision by municipalities, including the cities of Madison and Milwaukee, to expand their hours to late evenings and weekends in the last election.
"If you live in Rhinelander or Baraboo or...