​As a faith leader, I believe it is a moral imperative that every vote be counted, and every voice be heard.  As a Wisconsin poll worker, I know how time-consuming it is to process and count absentee ballots.  That is why I was tremendously disappointed to hear that the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decided that Wisconsin absentee ballots must be returned to the municipal clerks’ offices by Election Day in order to be counted.  This decision is especially difficult to understand, given that SCOTUS just a few days earlier decided the other way in a nearly identical case in Pennsylvania.  It is deeply undemocratic to thwart voters’ good faith attempts to vote, particularly in this extraordinary time of pandemic, slow-down at the post office, and vastly increased incidence of voting absentee.  I urge all eligible voters in Wisconsin – vote early, vote NOW, make sure your voice is heard!
 
Rabbi Bonnie Margulis
Executive Director
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice