WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) released a statement following The Wisconsin Supreme Court overturning the Racine County, WI Circuit decision that state law would prevent the use of the Zuckerbucks-funded mobile absentee voting sites in Wisconsin.  

"This ruling is extremely disappointing for voters in Wisconsin and across the country," said Chairman Steil. "Enhancing election integrity should be the top priority for every state, but the Wisconsin Supreme Court has now rolled back a decision that would have made our elections more secure. As Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, I will continue my mission to make the American voting system the gold standard for elections around the world."

Background: 

In August 2022, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a complaint against the Wisconsin Elections Commission regarding the City of Racine's use of a mobile voting van. The complaint claimed the voting van was in violation of state law. 

According to a report filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, the City of Racine purchased the absentee voting van using funds it received from the 2020 Center for Tech and Civic Life, a nonprofit funded by Mark Zuckerberg. Leading up to the primary election on August 9, 2022, the voting van visited 21 designated locations in high propensity democrat areas around the city for the purpose of early voting. 

On January 8, 2024 Racine County Circuit Court ruled that none of the election statutes in Wisconsin allow for the use of a mobile alternate absentee voting vehicle. The ruling can be found here.

On February 18, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 in a decision to dismiss the case.

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