10/17/2024

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voting rights advocates on Tuesday asked the state and federal departments of justice to investigate anonymous text messages apparently targeting young Wisconsin voters, warning them not to vote in a state where they are ineligible and by doing so could result in a $10,000 fine or years in prison. Free Speech for People, on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, made the request. The letter says that “thousands of young voters across Wisconsin” received the text message last week.