Controversy-inspiring Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is once against priming his State for another political storm. This time around, he has signed a bill into law that prohibits early voting on weekends and past 7 p.m. on weekdays. In other words, early voting is only allowed when most people are working. Many view this to be an attempt to hinder earlier voters who tend to vote Democratic; obviously, it is easier to silence voters than it is to develop balanced compromises with those who disagree with you. That said, whether or not you agree with earlier voting, whether or not you see the motivation behind this law as political, this move clearly nullifies the entire purpose of early voting. Either do away with early voting, so votes can have equal access to the polls, or find a way to schedule them more in line with the needs of the People. If the goal is to produce unified voting hours, the legislation should be scheduling hours when people can vote. Moreover, instead of playing games with scheduling voting hours, officials need to find a better solution; otherwise, this type of behavior has the potential to undermine the integrity of the electoral system.
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