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EDEN: BREAKING NEWS, A JUDGE RULED WISCONSIN CLERKS CANNOT RELEASE ELECTION RESULTS UNTIL APRIL 13. THE SPRING ELECTION IS NEXT TUESDAY BUT BECAUSE VOTERS HAVE UNTIL THE 13TH, THE RESULTS WILL NOT BE RELEASED ON ELECTION DAY.

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Gov. Tony Evers on Friday signed an executive order calling the Legislature to meet in special session at 4 p.m. Saturday to take up changes to the upcoming spring election. Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinEvers is urging the Legislature to take up legislation allowing an all-mail election, to send a ballot to every registered voter who has not already requested one by May 19, and to extend the time for those ballots to be received to May 26. "Your efforts to maintain social distancing, the sacrifices you have made when it has come to your jobs, your schooling, and your day-to-day activities are what we need to flatten the curve to protect the people of our state," Evers said. "It's also what we need to do to support our healthcare workers who are making heroic efforts to test, treat, and prevent this virus. At the same time, we also have to be patient with ourselves and each other because we’re all doing this for the very first time. "As we’ve faced these challenges over the past few weeks, I have also asked the people of our state to do their part to help. Well heres the bottom line folks: if, as elected officials, we’re going to expect the people of our state to make sacrifices to keep all of us safe, then, by golly, we better be willing do our part, too. So, today I announced that I am calling the Legislature into a special session to do its part -- just as all of us are -- to help keep our neighbors, our families, and our communities safe." Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and House Speaker Robin Vos issued a joint statement late Friday afternoon saying in part: "In a crisis, people look for certainty. In elections during uncertain times, it’s important that no one questions the process. That’s why it's so disappointing that Gov. Evers has flip-flopped on the very question that we have been discussing over the past month. "If the governor had legitimate concerns, we could have come to a bipartisan solution weeks ago. This discussion would have happened long before today. The only bipartisan discussion we’ve had was to ensure the election would continue safely and to maximize the opportunity to vote absentee." Sign up for coronavirus email alerts from WISNGet breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 app.Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube