- Among those seeking the delay, Reverend Gregory Lewis
who runs the Souls to the Polls program,
which encourages churches in Milwaukee to turn out voters.
Lewis says it's confusing to him
how the state is on one hand mandating that people stay home,
and on the other saying
Wisconsin should hold in-person voting as scheduled.
Lewis himself tested positive for the virus
and is in quarantine.
- Gregory Lewis: A few weeks ago, I was ready
to knock down walls and move mountains.
[exhales]
Now, I can barely get out of bed.
So this whole thing is real.
And I think we need to take it more seriously.
So for me to try to get out and vote is an impossibility.
Nobody wants to be around me right now.
And voting in-person is not even an option.
- Multiple lawsuits have been filed
over Wisconsin's April 7th election
in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
But so far, Governor Tony Evers has been steadfast
in keeping the date while encouraging absentee voting.
This week, Wisconsin legislative leaders addressed the issue.
>> Robin Vos: I support the decision to move forward.
I know we can do it safely.
I am, you know, at this point,
agreeing with Governor Evers that we should continue.
Senator Fitzgerald?
- Scott Fitzgerald: Yeah, I think
and there are obviously a lot concerns about what would that
look like on Election Day on April 7th with the amount
of poll workers and volunteers you're going to need.
So we're monitoring it very closely-- I think--
but at this point, I don't see a change really
in the April 7th date.