MADISON, Wis. -- 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.

"Making sure every vote is counted is at the heart of our democracy—these voters deserved better," Law Forward staff counsel Scott Thompson said. "In Wisconsin, we value the right to vote, and there will be consequences when that right is denied."

In total, 193 absentee ballots from Wards 56, 65, and 68 went uncounted in

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