Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one

Key Points:

• Over 117,000 absentee ballots had been returned in Wisconsin by Wednesday, with concerns from Democrats that many votes might have gone to former Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, who dropped out amid a campaign finance scandal but remains on the ballot.
• Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley reentered the Democratic governor primary race after previously withdrawing, while former candidate Missy Hughes also remains on the ballot despite dropping out.
• The Wisconsin Elections Commission ruled that absentee voters cannot change their ballots after returning them, a decision upheld by a Dane County judge who rejected a Democratic lawsuit seeking to allow ballot spoiling.
• Democrats criticized the ruling as disenfranchisement, but the Republican-led commission and the judge maintained that state law clearly prohibits changing absentee votes once submitted.
• The Democratic primary winner will face Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in the November general election, with Democrats aiming to regain the governor's office and legislative control for the first time since 2010.