GOP wins ‘ballot box transparency’ lawsuit in Green Bay, Wisconsin
The RNC has filed 75 election integrity lawsuits so far this election cycle
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday granted the Republican National Committee’s request for a temporary injunction ordering the county clerk to stop violating state laws that allow the public to observe the election and voting process, including during in-person absentee voting.
The judge approved the RNC request just hours after it was filed, which the RNC chalked up as another election integrity win in the 2022 cycle.
"In less than 24 hours, the RNC successfully sued and won in Green Bay to ensure the city’s Democrat election officials follow the law on the books in Wisconsin," RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement. "Bipartisan poll watching is a constitutional right in Wisconsin, and now the Green Bay Clerk will have to let them in the room to observe."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"We are grateful the court granted a swift and decisive victory for Wisconsinites, and the RNC will continue to fight for election transparency across the country," she added.
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Republican National Convention Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel (RNC)
The RNC filed the lawsuit Wednesday morning against Green Bay’s county clerk, Celestine Jeffreys, who has allegedly been prohibiting members of the public "from observing all aspects of the in-person absentee voting process that has been underway since October 25 at the City Clerk’s office," according to the legal filing.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to the RNC, Green Bay had been "unlawfully restricting Republican Party observers, keeping them outside of the room where in-person absentee voting took place."
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A voter casts a ballot at a polling location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 17, 2022. (Nate Smallwood/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The RNC said it tried to work with Green Bay, but officials there "refused to grant us proper access as required by Wisconsin election statutes," which led to the lawsuit.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The city has until 2:00 p.m. CDT to comply with the order.
RNC HAS LAUNCHED 73 ELECTION LAWSUITS IN 20 STATES: 'MOST LITIGIOUS' ELECTION CYCLE
A county worker collects mail-in ballots in a drive-thru ballot drop off area at the Clark County Election Department in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Wednesday’s lawsuit is the 75th legal action filed this election cycle by the RNC, many of which have been successful, including most recently on Tuesday in Pennsylvania where the state’s Supreme Court sided with the RNC’s arguments to not allow misdated or undated absentee ballots to be counted.
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The RNC’s lawsuit in Green Bay was filed just six days ahead the midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
The Green Bay county clerk's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.