Class action lawsuit filed over uncounted Madison ballots

Progressive law firm Law Forward on Thursday filed a class action lawsuit against the City of Madison after nearly 200 absentee ballots weren’t counted during last November’s election. The firm filed a notice with the city about the lawsuit in March, saying it had identified damages to effected voters to be $175,000. The suit lists the City of Madison, its clerk’s office, Deputy City Clerk Jim Verbick and former Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl as defendants. In total, 193 absentee ballots from Wards 56, 65, and 68 went uncounted in November, though that number was not enough to change the outcome of any race.