Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel editorial:

Voting by mail — and not in person — is the only responsible way to conduct an election as the coronavirus tears across Wisconsin. Evers insists  his emergency powers do not give him the ability to make such changes himself.

Evers should test those powers if the Legislature continues to do nothing on Monday.

Fitzgerald and Vos have said they think going to the polls next week will be safe even though a massive shortage of poll workers will force clerks to sharply limit the number of polling places.

Vos and Fitzgerald make this claim even though we’ve all been urged by medical experts to stay home, keep our distance and avoid contact with more than a handful of others until this deadly virus dies down. They claim this even though more than 2 million state citizens voted at often-crowded polling stations in the last presidential primary when there were far more poll workers and places to vote. 

Let’s be clear: It is not safe for voters to go to the polls next week.

Aside from the obvious risk to public health, there is a risk to electoral credibility.

If the election is held, turnout is likely to be abysmal, which may disenfranchise large blocs of voters and call the results into question. A federal judge has invited those who brought lawsuits challenging the election to return to court afterward if they believe large numbers of people were denied their right to vote.