On March 26, some Wisconsin civic groups, labor unions, and voting rights organizations, asked a U.S. District Court to postpone the April 7 primary. Here is the Complaint in Lewis v Knudson, 3:20cv-284 (w.d.). Among many other problems, the Complaint mentions that mail-in ballots must include not only the voter’s signature, but the signatures of a witness who is an adult U.S. citizen. Also, mailed absentee ballots don’t count unless they are received by election officials by April 7.

A somewhat similar lawsuit filed in the Eastern District on March 24 failed to achieve any relief, because U.S. District Court Judge William C. Griesbach, a Bush Jr. appointee, said none of the plaintiffs have standing. Here is the March 27 order in City of Green Bay v Bostelmann. The plaintiffs were the city and its Mayor.

The April 7 election is for the presidential primary, and non-partisan judicial races, including a State Supreme Court election. The primary for partisan offices other than president is not until August 11.

Lewis v Knudson is before U.S. District Court Judge William Conley, an Obama appointee who had already postponed the Wisconsin voter registration deadline to March 30 in another lawsuit, Democratic National Committee v Bostelmann, w.d., 3:20cv-249.