mo4ch:>Plot thickens as Wisconsin Supreme Court overrules governor & orders ‘pandemic primary’ to proceed | Mo4ch News

State, local and primary elections in Wisconsin must proceed, the state supreme court said after ruling that the governor lacks authority to postpone them – which he tried to do earlier, citing the coronavirus crisis.The court handed the 4-2 ruling on Monday afternoon, after the Republican majority in the state legislature complained that Governor Tony Evers overstepped his powers by ordering the April 7 primary moved to June 9. Also on rt.comWisconsin governor suspends state, local & primary elections over coronavirus concerns despite lacking authorityThe ruling did not come as a surprise, for two reasons. Republicans have the 5-2 majority on the panel, with the fifth judge recusing himself from the case because he is up for re-election on Tuesday. Secondly, the governor himself admitted he did not have the statutory power to delay the election.Wisconsin has been under a “stay-at-home” order since March 24. Poll workers – mostly elderly people who are at greatest risk from Covid-…