The Wisconsin supreme court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the use of a mobile voting van in Racine during the 2022 primary election, ruling 4-3 that the plaintiff, republican official Ken Brown, lacked standing to sue. The court did not decide on the legality of mobile voting vans, meaning they could be used in future elections. Brown had argued the van unfairly boosted democratic turnout, but the Wisconsin Elections Commission had dismissed his complaint. The ruling could make it harder for voters to challenge election laws in court.
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