The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against the Milwaukee Election Commission for limits the city is placing on poll watchers.
Wisconsin is a crucial swing state and has gone for Democrats in five of the last six elections. Trump won the state in 2016 by less than one point. Biden won the state in 2020, also by less than a single point.
The lawsuit alleges that Milwaukee Elections Commission has been “arbitrarily limiting and prohibiting members of the public from observing all aspects of the voting process at polling locations in the City of Milwaukee,” by limiting access to only two observers at some polling locations.
“This is an action against Milwaukee Elections Commission (the ‘Commission’), seeking a temporary restraining order and injunction which requires the Commission to allow the public to observe all public aspects of the voting process…
