The Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Racine County Republican Party chairman challenging the legality of the Racine mobile voting van, ruling that he did not have standing to bring the case.

The four liberal justices ruled to dismiss on Tuesday, deciding that the county GOP chairman was not "aggrieved" under state law and therefore unable to sue, with the three conservative justices dissenting, The Associated Press reported.

Racine County Republican Party Chairman Ken Brown sued Racine City after the mobile voting van was used in the two weeks leading up to the state's August 2022 primary election. Brown sought to ban the use of mobile voting vans in future elections, arguing that state law does not allow them. A Racine County judge ruled in January 2024 that the van used by the city clerk in 2022 is illegal and cannot be used again.

However, on Tuesday, the state's high court did not decide whether the use of the mobile voting van is legal, allowing it to be used in future elections. Following the court's ruling, Racine city officials said they plan to use the mobile voting van in the state's April elections.

The mobile voting van was purchased with grant money from the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL). The funding from CTCL has been called "Zuckerbucks" because of the $350 million the center poured into local election administration in the 2020 election that was mostly donated to the nonprofit by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Justice Rebecca Bradley wrote in the dissent that the result of the dismissal is “the People are left, once again, without a decision on fundamental issues of election law enacted to protect their sacred right to vote.”

“The majority, once again, refashions the law to its own liking as it shuts the doors of the courthouse to voters,” she wrote.

Deputy Counsel Lucas Vebber of the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, which represented Brown, said the ruling prevented Wisconsin residents from holding government officials accountable.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul (D) said the decision means that “in-person absentee voting will remain widely available and won’t be unnecessarily restricted.”

House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., released a statement on Tuesday, criticizing the ruling.

"This ruling is extremely disappointing for voters in Wisconsin and across the country," Steil said.

"Enhancing election integrity should be the top priority for every state, but the Wisconsin Supreme Court has now rolled back a decision that would have made our elections more secure. As Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, I will continue my mission to make the American voting system the gold standard for elections around the world."