Wisconsin's top state court on Wednesday said an 1849 state law banning abortion in virtually all cases cannot be enforced, rejecting claims that it was revived after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling three years ago.

The Department of Justice is considering whether it can charge local or state election officials who don’t adhere to Trump administration standards on voting security. The Trump administration is reportedly driving the effort forward based on its skepticism about the security of the nation’s elections.

Hundreds of municipalities use Badger Book, but big cities that adopt the technology would likely have to have their own support staff.

Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the department and the threat of criminalization into the election system.