RNC Sues Milwaukee Over Poll Watcher Access

The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against the Milwaukee Elections Commission, alleging it has illegally restricted poll watcher access. A Nov. 4 complaint, filed at the Milwaukee County Circuit Court by the RNC, seeks a temporary restraining order against the agency, accusing it of arbitrarily limiting poll watcher access at multiple sites during in-person absentee voting. The Wisconsin complaint is the latest in a series of lawsuits from the Republicans in the lead-up to Election Day, Nov. 5. “There was no legal basis for the chief inspector in any of the polling sites to limit the number of observers to two. There is ample space at these locations for more observers. It was an arbitrary decision,” the complaint states....