Democrats’ challenge to Wisconsin absentee ballot rules is a step closer to state Supreme Court
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Democrats’ challenge to Wisconsin absentee ballot rules is a step closer to state Supreme Court

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democrats are appealing a judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit as they once again seek to allow Wisconsin voters to return absentee ballots in drop boxes, bringing the challenge one step closer to the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court. Absentee ballot drop boxes were barred in Wisconsin in 2022 following criticism by former President Donald Trump. In July 2022, just months before the midterm election, the 4-3 conservative majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court banned the use of absentee ballot drop boxes, which exploded in popularity in 2020 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped to majority liberal control less than two weeks after the lawsuit seeking to reinstate drop boxes was filed in July.

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Wisconsin Republicans sue to resolve conflict of when Electoral College votes must be cast for Trump
2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Republicans sue to resolve conflict of when Electoral College votes must be cast for Trump

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to resolve a discrepancy between state and federal law about what date the state’s presidential electors must meet to cast Wisconsin’s 10 Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump. The Wisconsin Republican Party asked in the lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court seeking an order that …

Wisconsin election chair certifies Trump’s victory in back-to-the-routine teleconference
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Wisconsin election chair certifies Trump’s victory in back-to-the-routine teleconference

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s election commission leader quietly certified Donald Trump ’s victory on Friday, moving past the chaos that surrounded the 2020 election results in the battleground state. Commission Chair Ann Jacobs certified results that show Trump won the state with 1,697,626 votes compared to Democrat Kamala Harris’ 1,668,229 votes during a morning Zoom teleconference that lasted six minutes. …

Wisconsin Election: What to Expect on Election Day
2 months ago

Wisconsin Election: What to Expect on Election Day

Associated Press  

Wisconsin is gearing up for a close presidential election on Election Day, with both Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris competing for the 10 electoral votes at stake. The state's U.S. Senate race is also a key contest, with Democrat Tammy Baldwin facing a formidable Republican challenger, Eric Hovde. Wisconsin's state legislature will also hold significant elections, …

Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away

Hindustan Times  

MADISON, Wis. — An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week ago was back in place on Monday. Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away The Wausau city clerk said the box was available outside of city hall “for residents to submit absentee ballots, payments, and other important …

Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. MADISON, Wis. — An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week ago was back in place on Monday. The Wausau city clerk said the box was available outside of city hall “for residents to submit absentee ballots, payments, and other important city …

Wisconsin district attorney pursuing investigation into mayor’s removal of absentee ballot drop box
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Wisconsin district attorney pursuing investigation into mayor’s removal of absentee ballot drop box

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin district attorney said Thursday that her office is pursuing an investigation into the removal of an absentee ballot drop box by the mayor of Wausau. The city clerk notified Marathon County District Attorney Theresa Wetzsteon and she said in an email on Thursday that she is requesting an official investigation with the assistance of the …

Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The mayor of a central Wisconsin city who ran for office on his opposition to absentee ballot drop boxes said Wednesday he did nothing wrong when he put on work gloves, donned a hard hat and used a dolly to cart away a drop box outside City Hall. Wausau Mayor Doug Diny posed for a picture Sunday …

Wisconsin officials ask state Supreme Court to decide if RFK Jr. stays on ballot
3 months ago

Wisconsin officials ask state Supreme Court to decide if RFK Jr. stays on ballot

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Election officials in Wisconsin asked the state’s liberal-controlled Supreme Court on Thursday to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s name should stay on the presidential ballot before there’s an appellate ruling. Earlier this month a divided North Carolina Supreme Court removed him from the ballot there while the Michigan Supreme Court kept him on that state’s …

Judge rules Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will stay on Wisconsin ballot
3 months, 1 week ago

Judge rules Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will stay on Wisconsin ballot

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judge denied Robert F. Kennedy’s request Monday to erase his name from the presidential ballot in swing state Wisconsin, ruling that state law requires candidates to remain on the ballot unless they die. Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke’s decision marks the latest twist in Kennedy’s push to remove himself from ballots in key battleground states …

Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs the use of mobile voting vans and who can bring election lawsuits
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs the use of mobile voting vans and who can bring election lawsuits

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether a Republican had standing to bring a lawsuit that challenges the use of a mobile voting van in 2022 and seeks to ban their use in any future election in the presidential battleground state. Vebber said he didn’t know if the court could, but if it did, “I think …

Green Party’s Jill Stein will remain on Wisconsin ballot after court refuses to hear challenge
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Green Party’s Jill Stein will remain on Wisconsin ballot after court refuses to hear challenge

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will remain on the ballot in the crucial swing state of Wisconsin after the state Supreme Court decided on Monday not to hear a Democratic challenge seeking to oust her. Michael White, co-chair of the Wisconsin Green Party, called the complaint a “mark of fear by the Democratic Party” and said …

Election officials keep Green Party presidential candidate on Wisconsin ballot
4 months, 1 week ago

Election officials keep Green Party presidential candidate on Wisconsin ballot

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin elections officials dismissed a Democratic National Committee employee’s demands Friday to remove the Green Party’s presidential candidate from the ballot in the key swing state. DNC employee David Strange filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Wednesday asking the commission to remove Jill Stein …

Democrats try to block Green Party from presidential ballot in Wisconsin, citing legal issues
4 months, 1 week ago

Democrats try to block Green Party from presidential ballot in Wisconsin, citing legal issues

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — An employee of the Democratic National Committee filed a complaint Wednesday seeking to remove the Green Party’s presidential candidate from the ballot in Wisconsin, arguing that the party is ineligible. Democrats are The Green Party’s appearance on the presidential ballot could make a difference in swing state Wisconsin, where four of the past six presidential elections have …

Wisconsin judge refuses GOP request to pause absentee voting ruling sought by disabled people
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin judge refuses GOP request to pause absentee voting ruling sought by disabled people

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judge refused Thursday to put on hold his ruling that allows disabled people in Wisconsin to be emailed absentee ballots at home in November’s presidential election in the closely watched battleground state. But Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell on Thursday rejected their arguments, saying putting his ruling on hold “would inflict significant harm on both …

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedure in battleground Wisconsin
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedure in battleground Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday that challenged absentee voting procedures, preventing administrative headaches for local election clerks and hundreds of thousands of voters in the politically volatile swing state ahead of fall elections. Oldenberg argued that the state Elections Commission hasn’t been following a state law that requires voters who electronically request absentee ballots to …

Wisconsin election officials tell clerks best ways to operate absentee ballot drop boxes
5 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin election officials tell clerks best ways to operate absentee ballot drop boxes

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a set of best practices to ensure the security of unstaffed absentee ballot drop boxes that the state Supreme Court last week ruled could be installed for the fall elections. The best practices approved Thursday, to be distributed to the state’s 1,800 local officials who administer elections, detail …

Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall’s elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago limiting their use in the presidential swing state. At least 29 other states allow for absentee ballot drop boxes, according …

Wisconsin voters can once again return ballots by drop box, state high court rules
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin voters can once again return ballots by drop box, state high court rules

NPR  

Wisconsin voters can once again return ballots by drop box, state high court rules toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images MADISON, Wis. — Voters in Wisconsin once again have the option to return absentee ballots via drop box, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled. The 4-3 decision released Friday reverses a near-total ban on ballot drop boxes, which was handed down …

Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now
6 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court kept a lower court’s ruling banning the use of mobile voting sites in the upcoming presidential election in place for now, a win for Republicans. Justice Rebecca Bradley, one of the three dissenting conservative justices, said the order by the liberal majority was the latest in an “ongoing effort to resolve cases in …

Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal justices show signs of wanting to overturn ballot drop box ban
7 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal justices show signs of wanting to overturn ballot drop box ban

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. MADISON, Wis. — Liberal justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court showed signs Monday of being willing to overturn a ruling that all but eliminated the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the swing state. At issue is whether the court should overturn its July 2022 ruling that said …

Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to clarify district boundaries for potential recall election
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to clarify district boundaries for potential recall election

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to offer clarity on what legislative district boundary lines should be in play for a potential recall election sought by supporters of former President Donald Trump targeting the Republican Assembly speaker. But the Wisconsin Elections Commission had asked the Supreme Court to clarify what maps should be used for any …

Wisconsin governor urges state Supreme Court to revoke restrictions on absentee ballot drop boxes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin governor urges state Supreme Court to revoke restrictions on absentee ballot drop boxes

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Tony Evers urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn a ruling that banned absentee ballot drop boxes beyond the confines of election clerks’ offices in the presidential battleground state. In a filing the day of Wisconsin’s presidential primary, Evers asked the court to overturn a 2022 ruling that …

Wisconsin voters to decide on banning private money to help fund elections
9 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin voters to decide on banning private money to help fund elections

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin voters are set to decide next month whether to make it unconstitutional to accept private grant money to help administer state elections, one of two Republican-backed ballot measures that Democrats say are meant to make it harder to conduct elections in the presidential battleground state. The constitutional amendments on the state’s April 2 ballot also include …

Wisconsin Supreme Court will reconsider ruling limiting absentee ballot drop boxes
9 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court will reconsider ruling limiting absentee ballot drop boxes

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court will consider overturning its own ruling limiting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes, the justices said Tuesday. The court ruled in July 2022 that absentee drop boxes may be used only in election offices and no one other than the voter can …

Trump winning Wisconsin could hinge on an insidious voting practice
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump winning Wisconsin could hinge on an insidious voting practice

Raw Story  

Democrats are understandably excited by the upcoming death of the Republican gerrymander in Wisconsin. Democrats will have a chance to retake the state Assembly in 2024 and the state Senate in 2026 — if the new maps aren’t overturned in federal court. Nationally, the implications could be even greater: Republicans likely won’t be able to impose any new voter suppression …

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes Republican map as another redistricting court fight looms
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes Republican map as another redistricting court fight looms

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. The veto came a day after five of Wisconsin’s Republican members of Congress, along with the GOP-controlled Legislature, asked the newest liberal member of the state Supreme Court not to hear a lawsuit that seeks to redraw congressional district maps ahead of the November election. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos accused Evers of trusting …

Wisconsin judge rules that absentee voting van used in 2022 was illegal
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin judge rules that absentee voting van used in 2022 was illegal

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge has ruled that state law does not allow the use of mobile absentee voting sites, siding with Republicans who had challenged Racine’s use of a voting van that traveled around the city in 2022. The van was used only to facilitate early in-person voting during the two weeks prior to an election, Racine City …

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor says Trump should be on ballot, Biden must visit to beat him
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor says Trump should be on ballot, Biden must visit to beat him

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic governor opposes keeping Republican Donald Trump off the ballot in the battleground state, saying that those who think he should be disqualified “can vote against him.” Gov. Removing Trump wouldn’t “solve anything because, at the end of the day, I think the U.S. Supreme Court …

Democrats urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps
1 year, 1 month ago

Democrats urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democrats urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps Tuesday, with conservative justices questioning the timing of the redistricting challenge, while liberals focused on the constitutionality of the current maps and what the process should be for adopting new ones. Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley most aggressively questioned the motives of Democrats and repeatedly referenced newly …

Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to draw new legislative boundaries over Republican objections
1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to draw new legislative boundaries over Republican objections

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic voters in Wisconsin hoping to undo Republican-drawn legislative district maps told the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court on Monday that it should create new maps by March — forcing every lawmaker to stand for election under redrawn lines in 2024. New maps favoring Democrats would weaken Republicans’ grip on legislative power, which they have also used in …

Wisconsin Democrats combat threatened impeachment of court justice with $4M effort
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Democrats combat threatened impeachment of court justice with $4M effort

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Democratic Party on Wednesday launched a $4 million effort to pressure Republicans to back down from impeaching a new liberal state Supreme Court justice being targeted after she criticized GOP-drawn legislative electoral maps and spoke in favor of abortion rights. The judge’s election tipped the balance of power in the state Supreme Court, giving Democrats …

Wisconsin Supreme Court enters a new era as it flips to liberal control after 15 years
1 year, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court enters a new era as it flips to liberal control after 15 years

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats celebrated the beginning of a new era for the state Supreme Court on Tuesday as it flipped from conservative to liberal control for the first time in 15 years. And we all want a Wisconsin where everyone is afforded equal justice under the law.” State Democratic legislative leaders, the Democratic secretary of state and attorney …

Wisconsin judge dismisses lawsuit over military voting lists
1 year, 4 months ago

Wisconsin judge dismisses lawsuit over military voting lists

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge has dismissed a GOP state lawmaker’s lawsuit over military voting records, saying Friday that the challenge should have been brought against a local elections official, not the statewide elections commission. Rep. Janel Brandtjen, the former head of the Assembly elections committee who has promoted election conspiracy theories, and a local veterans group sued the …

National Democrats file absentee ballot lawsuit in Wisconsin ahead of state Supreme Court flip
1 year, 5 months ago

National Democrats file absentee ballot lawsuit in Wisconsin ahead of state Supreme Court flip

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A new lawsuit filed in Wisconsin by a national Democratic law firm seeks to once again allow voters to return absentee ballots in drop boxes, a practice that was barred by the state Supreme Court last year following criticism by former President Donald Trump. The lawsuit filed Thursday by the Elias Law Group comes less than two …

Wisconsin Republicans try to force vote on reappointment of nonpartisan election leader
1 year, 5 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans try to force vote on reappointment of nonpartisan election leader

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate, in a surprise move Wednesday night, proceeded with trying to force a vote on firing the state’s nonpartisan top elections official before the 2024 presidential election. The Republican move was an attempt to get around Democrats on the Wisconsin Elections Commission who a day earlier tried to block the Senate from …

Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom
1 year, 6 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans still reeling from an April election that saw conservatives lose majority control of the state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years hope to use their upcoming state convention to unify and refocus on the 2024 presidential race in which Wisconsin will once again be a battleground. “I’m not coming over to put …

Wisconsin Voters Just Took Their Democracy Back
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin Voters Just Took Their Democracy Back

Slate  

In what was likely the most important election of the year, Wisconsin voters elected liberal-leaning judge Janet Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. And it’s worth noting that in 2020, it was due only to the defection of one conservative justice that the state Supreme Court narrowly upheld President Joe Biden’s Wisconsin win amid Donald Trump’s legal crusade …

Democrats’ choice wins key Wisconsin Supreme Court race
1 year, 8 months ago

Democrats’ choice wins key Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state’s abortion ban on the line. The victory speaks to the importance of abortion as an issue for Democrats in a key …

Abortion Rights And Democracy Are On The Line In Wisconsin Court Race
1 year, 8 months ago

Abortion Rights And Democracy Are On The Line In Wisconsin Court Race

Huff Post  

MILWAUKEE ― Wisconsinites are set to elect a new justice to the state’s Supreme Court on Tuesday. The combination of a “tipping point” election for control of the state Supreme Court and its relevance for “hot-button issues” like abortion rights and gerrymandering, “make this maybe the biggest Wisconsin Supreme Court race that we’ve ever had,” said Robert Yablon, a constitutional …

Disabled Wisconsin voters say absentee law not followed
1 year, 8 months ago

Disabled Wisconsin voters say absentee law not followed

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Disabled voters say local election leaders across Wisconsin are not following federal law during early voting in the high-stakes race for state Supreme Court, incorrectly telling them they can’t have another person return their absentee ballot for them. Wisconsin Republicans successfully sued last year to ban absentee ballot drop boxes, and the conservative-controlled state Supreme Court ruled …

Wisconsin Republicans propose abortion ban exceptions
1 year, 9 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans propose abortion ban exceptions

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature unveiled a bill Wednesday that would create rape and incest exceptions to the state’s 1849 abortion ban and clarify when abortions that protect the health of the mother would be allowed. “I won’t sign a bill that leaves Wisconsin women with fewer rights and freedoms than they had before the U.S. …

Debate on abortion access turns to Wisconsin high court race
1 year, 10 months ago

Debate on abortion access turns to Wisconsin high court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — National groups on both sides of the abortion fight on Wednesday pledged significant spending in the race for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, tossing the perennial battleground state into the spotlight of the searing debate over abortion access. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz, who campaigned as an abortion rights supporter and received the …

Don't ignore the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — it could be crucial for democracy
1 year, 10 months ago

Don't ignore the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — it could be crucial for democracy

Salon  

In April, Wisconsin voters will go to the polls to elect just one justice on just one court — and this race has rightfully been deemed one of the most consequential elections of the year. That's because the person elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court this year could well prove to be the deciding vote on whether Wisconsin protects abortion …

Wisconsin GOP leader wants to change military voting
2 years ago

Wisconsin GOP leader wants to change military voting

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate said Thursday that he is considering legislation that would change the state’s military absentee voting laws, reversing his previous position on the issue. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu’s support for taking action comes after some members of the bipartisan Wisconsin Election Commission said changes to the law could be the …

Jan. 6 panel interviews Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker
2 years ago

Jan. 6 panel interviews Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol interviewed Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Wednesday, moving to wrap up depositions ahead of preparing a final report. Vos, in a brief statement, said that his meeting with the committee “was brief, and I answered their questions regarding Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election.” Trump repeatedly …

Republicans seek ballot box apartheid in Wisconsin
2 years, 1 month ago

Republicans seek ballot box apartheid in Wisconsin

Raw Story  

The Voting Rights Act is on the ballot in Wisconsin this November 8. Voter ID premiered in 2016, the first presidential election after the Republican Supreme Court majority gutted the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder. Turnout in Milwaukee’s African-American majority neighborhoods was down 22% from 2012, a “ significantly higher ” drop than demographically similar neighborhoods next …

Wisconsin ballot spoiling is a no-go after court upholds ban
2 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin ballot spoiling is a no-go after court upholds ban

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin appeals court is refusing to block a lower court’s ruling prohibiting voters who already submitted an absentee ballot from voiding it and voting again, a rarely used practice known as ballot spoiling. “Thus, claims of confusion and disenfranchisement ring hollow.” The appeals court’s ruling lifted that hold as of 3 p.m. on Friday, leading to …

Early in-person voting starts in Wisconsin amid lawsuits
2 years, 1 month ago

Early in-person voting starts in Wisconsin amid lawsuits

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — In-person early voting began Tuesday in battleground Wisconsin amid ongoing lawsuits affecting which ballots can be counted or tossed, recently ordered bans on drop boxes, and restrictions on who can return ballots. The opening of the in-person voting period marks the beginning of the final two-week push to Election Day in the swing state where both Republican …

Wisconsin judge blocks absentee ballot spoiling
2 years, 2 months ago

Wisconsin judge blocks absentee ballot spoiling

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge is prohibiting voters from canceling their original absentee ballot and casting a new one, siding with a conservative group created by prominent Republicans that said the practice known as ballot spoiling is illegal. The ruling Wednesday from a Waukesha County judge who was a former Republican attorney general comes as voters in the battleground …

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