Wisconsin Voters Receive 'Threatening' Text Ahead Of Election

LOADING ERROR LOADING College students who live and study in Wisconsin are legally allowed to register to vote and participate in elections with either their school or home address. STOP2END.” “Thousands” of young voters across Wisconsin received the text on Oct. 10, according to a letter sent Tuesday to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul. The text messages “targeted young voters aged 18-25,” including “many” who are part of the University of Wisconsin system, according to the letter. “Parties that commit voter intimidation should not be allowed to hide behind technology or benefit from the anonymity of texting,” Tuesday’s letter to Wisconsin and federal officials read. “We urge your offices to promptly and thoroughly investigate these texts, make public the identity of the party or parties responsible for disseminating the texts, and take appropriate enforcement action against the perpetrators.” “Wisconsin voters need to know that these threatening text messages are illegal and the League of Women Voters will fight against bad actors who seek to sow confusion in our elections,” Debra Cronmiller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, said in a statement.