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Wisconsin appeals court outlaws practice Elon Musk vows to review why of spoiling absentee ballots to vote again Just the News story was censored Few voters end up "spoiling" ballots.
By Just the News staff EDITOR’S NOTE—This section is reserved as an editorial and may not necessarily reflect the policy of this publication.
TrumpProven CORRECTAs SupremeCourt RulesMailInVoting DueToCOVID-19 Unconstitutional DC Enquirer By Reed Smith Saratoga County Supreme Court Judge Dianne Freestone ruled on Friday that New York Democrats “exceeded” the state’s constitution by “violating the spirit of absentee voting.” In her 28-page decision, she reacted to a signed law from former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo which allows someone who is “concerned” about COVID-19 to vote by absentee ballot. She says Cuomo’s 2020 legislation allows any voter to qualify for an absentee ballot, which violates the constitution. Her decision will likely take into effect before the 2022 midterm election day, which is only weeks away, but does not affect absentee ballots that have already been cast. “But [Freestone’s] decision could lead to the overturning of a state law that blocks people from changing their mail-in votes by showing up to cast in-person ballots on Election Day,” the New York Post reports. “This court is skeptical of such a pollyannaish notion,” Freestone said. “There is nothing before this court to suggest that the continued overreach of the Legislature into the purview of the New York state constitution shall sunset or that this authority once taken shall be returned,” she added. (Continue reading).
A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling forbidding the practice of "ballot spoiling," requiring the state's election commission to rescind guidance it had earlier issued on the matter.
Thursday upheld a county circuit court's directive that ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to rescind its earlier instructions issued to voters who wished to void their submitted ballot and cast a new one. That practice, known as "spoiling," is relatively rare in U.S. voting, though upwards of 33,000 voters in Wisconsin spoiled their ballots during the 2020 presidential election, according to
the Associated Press. That figure constituted about 1% of all votes cast in the state, which Joe Biden won in 2020 by about 0.63%. The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Friday held an emergency meeting and voted to comply with the court's directives. Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin residents have already voted by absentee ballot under the state's early voting rules.
"Twitter should be even-handed, favoring neither side," Musk said.
By Madeleine Hubbard Twitter owner Elon Musk on Sunday said he would "look into" why a story from Just the News about election ballots was marked as "unsafe" on the social media platform.
tleblower complaint that alleged a long-running, widespread ballot harvesting operation took place in Florida. "All Just the News wrote was a straight story, quoting Florida officials announcing that they were investigating ballot harvesting allegations in the Orlando area," Solomon said. "There is no reason that this content should've been flagged as potentially harmful, and I am confident that Twitter's new owner will conclude so. A special thanks to Judicial Watch's Tom Fitton for getting Elon Musk's attention on this."
"I will look into this. Twitter should be evenhanded, favoring neither side," Musk tweeted early Sunday morning in response to Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton, who posted the Just the News article, Twitter's Musk era begins with throttling of JTN report on Democrat alleging ballot "Election harvesting in Florida. Fed-backed consortium flags "rumors" about arrest of poll 'misinformation' policing worker management firm's CEO for alleged storage of data on Chinese servers. returns as Twitter flags The article Musk reJTN ballot harvesting sponded to also noted about the legal distinctook ownership Thursreport." how the new owner tions between fully apday night, Twitter pledged to change Twitproved and emergencyslapped an "unsafe" ter's censorship policies warning on a JTN report use COVID-19 vaccines "I am grateful that Elon By Greg Piper after he took over last last year. It also suspend- Musk is reviewing this about a former Demomatter," Just the News week, but Just the News' ed Solomon for sharing cratic candidate's sworn If it's true that, as the adEditor-in-Chief John Sol- account appeared to still affidavit alleging years of that vaccine report and a age has it, personnel is be throttled, or have desubsequent report about a omon said. illegal ballot harvesting policy, then billionaire creased interaction compeer-reviewed study of in politically important Elon Musk has already Shortly before Musk pared to the number of COVID vaccines. central Florida, which made an indelible mark took over the social meaccount followers. prompted a state criminal as the new owner of dia outlet Thursday, The platform has apparprobe. Twitter by firing the top Twitter flagged a tweet When Musk took over ently taken no punitive executives responsible Twitter, he fired top execThe warning tells readers action comparable to sus- from Solomon about an for its strategic removal on-the-record story deutives responsible for the "misleading" content pension against recent of purported misinfortailing a Democrat whis- censorship on the plat"could lead to real-world provably false claims in mation and hate speech form. harm." It's not inherently favor of Democrats, such and deplatforming of as President Biden's claim tied to the report's web high-profile users. that gas prices averaged address, but only dismore than $5 a gallon Whether and how quick- plays as an interstitial when he took office or ly those censorship prac- when shared by certain accounts, including those that Florida Gov. Ron tices will meaningfully "The Court cannot craft an injunction DeSantis met with Suof JTN founder John change is another queswithout violating the First Amendment." preme Court Justice ClarSolomon and Upward tion. ence Thomas a day beNews. fore Roe v. Wade was USA, per Politico. Not only do scores of overturned. (It did add a It appeared on polling prominent accounts, The ruling follows refirm Rasmussen Reports' reader note to Occupy from the Christian satire By Ben Whedon ports of armed and tweet within a minute of Democrats' viral tweet website The Babylon about the latter.) masked individuals monits posting. Twitter apBee to former President A federal judge on Friitoring ballot boxes in pears to be suppressing Donald Trump, remain Monitoring and censorday declined to prohibit a Arizona counties ahead inaccessible to their own- search results for tweets of the midterms, the outsharing the report — not ship of purported election local group from moniers or permanently sus"misinformation" was toring ballot drop boxes let noted. Ballot drop even Solomon's shows pended, but Just the systematized and integrat- in Arizona. boxes have long attracted up. News reporting contined with social media conscrutiny from election ues to be throttled. tent moderation practices "The Court cannot craft integrity watchdogs over Twitter put the same (Continued on page 16) an injunction without the potential for fraud. warning on a JTN report Shortly before Musk violating the First Amendment," District Liburdi observed that no Court Judge Michael comments from Clean Liburdi wrote. Elections USA existed to substantiate the notion He did not end the case that their actions presentand said he would allow ed any threat. Arizona is the Arizona Alliance for a constitutional carry Retired Americans to state, which means the again make a case public carrying of fireagainst Clean Elections (Continued on page 16)
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