MADISON (NBC 26) -- Governor Tony Evers signed an order Friday calling the Wisconsion Legislature to meet in Special Session on Saturday regarding the upcoming election.
According to the governor, he would like to see absentee ballots mailed out to every Wisconsin citizen who has not yet requested one.
Evers would like to see these ballots mailed out by May 19, and extend the receiving date to May 26.
The special session to discuss these new requests will take place on Saturday, at 4 p.m. Should these new requests go into effect, all in-person voting would be canceled. That includes drive-up voting.
“As we’ve faced these challenges over the past few weeks, I have also asked the people of our state to do their part to help. Well here’s the bottom line folks: if, as elected officials, we’re going to expect the people of our state to make sacrifices to keep all of us safe, then, by golly, we better be willing do our part, too. So, today I announced that I am calling the Legislature into a special session to do its part—just as all of us are—to help keep our neighbors, our families, and our communities safe," said Governor Evers.
Before the Governor's order, a federal judge had ordered Wisconsin officials to withhold reporting any results from Tuesday's election until extended absentee balloting is complete April 13.
