3 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans send election bills to governor

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Assembly sent bills to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday that would make it more difficult for the elderly and disabled to cast absentee ballots and prohibit officials from filling in missing information on the envelopes of returned absentee ballots. One of the bills that was passed would require most elderly and disabled people who are indefinitely confined to show photo ID to vote absentee; require all absentee voters to fill out more paperwork and show their ID every time they vote absentee, rather than just the first time; and require voters who are confined to apply to get an absentee ballot every year, rather than have them sent automatically. Another passed bill would prohibit local elections officials from filling out missing voter information on the absentee ballot certificate, which also serves as the envelope that voters use to return ballots. Trump sought to disqualify about 5,500 absentee ballots in Democratic-heavy Dane and Milwaukee counties, where election clerks filled in missing address information on certification envelopes.

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Minnesota Republicans sue to force election rerun in tight House race where 20 ballots are missing

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Republicans filed a lawsuit Monday to try to force a rerun of a state House race where the incumbent Democrat won by 14 votes — but in which investigators concluded that election workers probably destroyed 20 valid absentee ballots after failing to count them. “The actions of Scott County elections officials constitute a serious breach of not …

3 weeks, 4 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. …

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Republican Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests city clerk was lying about absentee ballots

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. MADISON, Wis. — The mailing of about 2,200 duplicate absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital city of Madison has led a Republican member of Congress to falsely suggest that the clerk was lying about the presence of barcodes on the ballots themselves. Madison city spokesperson Dylan Brogan said Thursday …

3 months ago

Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Up to 2,000 voters in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital of Madison were sent duplicate absentee ballots, but a city spokesperson said Tuesday that none had been returned, all affected voters were being contacted and there were multiple safeguards in place to ensure only one ballot is counted. “The clerk’s office moved to rectify it as quickly as …

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 …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin Republican leader who angered Trump is targeted for recall a 2nd time

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Supporters of former President Donald Trump, including a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, submitted more than 9,000 signatures on Tuesday in an effort to force a recall election of Wisconsin’s top elected Republican after their first attempt fell short. The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission must determine whether there are enough valid signatures to trigger a recall election. …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

A former Milwaukee election official is fined $3,000 for obtaining fake absentee ballots

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A former Milwaukee election official convicted of misconduct in office and fraud for obtaining fake absentee ballots was sentenced Thursday to one year of probation and fined $3,000. Milwaukee Assistant District Attorney Matthew Westphal said Zapata’s actions were “an attack on our electoral system,” which only works if the public can trust those administering it. That’s where …

9 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin elections review shows recall targeting GOP leader falls short of signatures needed

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Supporters of former President Donald Trump who organized an effort to recall Wisconsin’s top elected Republican did not gather enough signatures to trigger the recall election under one scenario reviewed by elections officials Tuesday, but it likely will be up to the state Supreme Court to ultimately decide the fate of the recall effort. Recall organizers fell …

9 months, 1 week ago

Trump backers submit signatures to force recall election of Wisconsin GOP Assembly leader

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Supporters of former President Donald Trump submitted petitions on Monday seeking to force a recall election targeting Wisconsin’s top elected Republican, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who angered them when he refused to impeach the official who oversees the battleground state’s elections. Petition organizer Matthew Snorek, who is from the southeastern Wisconsin town of Burlington and owns an …

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, …

1 year, 5 months ago

'What problem are they trying to solve?' Republicans introduce bill to add watermarks to absentee ballots

Raw Story

Late last week, Republican legislators introduced legislation that would require all absentee ballots in Wisconsin to be printed with a watermark as a safeguard against people photocopying ballots. The bill, introduced by Rep. Scott Allen and Sen. Romaine Quinn, comes as Republicans have increasingly focused on Wisconsin’s absentee ballot process as a potential source of election wrongdoing in the years …

1 year, 5 months ago

Battle over Wisconsin’s top elections official could have ripple effects for 2024

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A fight over whether Wisconsin’s top elections official will keep her job has potential implications for the 2024 presidential contest in a perennial battleground where statewide margins are typically razor thin. “The conspiracy theorists are going to jump at anything,” said Kevin Kennedy, who was Wisconsin’s top elections official for 34 years before retiring in 2016 from …

1 year, 7 months ago

Wisconsin election officials want to revive ‘critical’ plan

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Election officials in battleground Wisconsin hope to revive a bipartisan plan they say is critical to rebuilding confidence in elections but that was killed last week by Republicans without debate. The state’s chief elections official said a new division designed to handle voters’ concerns and deal with an onslaught of records requests and complaints was “exactly what …

1 year, 9 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 …

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 …

2 years, 1 month ago

Complaint charges Milwaukee election official with fraud

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A former Milwaukee elections official charged Friday with sending fake military ballots to a Republican legislator who has advanced election fraud conspiracy theories told investigators she did it because she wanted to expose real vulnerabilities in Wisconsin elections, according to a criminal complaint. Zapata told investigators she used her government access to MyVote Wisconsin’s voter registration records …

2 years, 1 month ago

Milwaukee elections worker fired over false ballot requests

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A top Milwaukee elections official has been fired after sending falsely obtained military absentee ballots to the home of a Republican state lawmaker who has been an outspoken critic of how the 2020 election was administered, the city’s mayor said Thursday. Kimberly Zapata, deputy director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, requested military ballots for fictitious voters from …

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 …

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 …

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 …

2 years, 2 months ago

2 lawsuits target Wisconsin policy on absentee ballots

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Two lawsuits filed this week argue that Wisconsin election clerks should be allowed to accept absentee ballots that are missing portions of witness addresses, the next step in the ongoing legal battle that has pit conservatives against liberals in the battleground state. The lawsuits, filed three days apart on Tuesday and Friday, come after a judge in …

2 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin man charged with fraud, ID theft in ballot case

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Prosecutors charged a Wisconsin man Thursday with election fraud and identity theft after he acknowledged that he fraudulently requested absentee ballots in what he says was an effort to expose vulnerabilities in the state’s election system. The state Department of Justice charged 68-year-old Harry Wait with two misdemeanor counts of election fraud and two felony counts of …

2 years, 4 months ago

Bogus ballot requests latest issue in Wisconsin elections

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Harry Wait was so determined to show Wisconsin’s election system is vulnerable to fraud that he logged onto the state website, requested an absentee ballot in the state Assembly speaker’s name and had it delivered to himself. No one was ultimately prosecuted and Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul called Schmaling’s demands a “disgraceful publicity stunt.” Schmaling said …

2 years, 4 months ago

Sheriff: 2 admitted ordering Wisconsin ballots for others

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Two people in Wisconsin who believe false claims that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud admitted they broke state election law by requesting absentee ballots for others in an attempt to underscore vulnerabilities in the state’s voter website, according to a local sheriff. Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling issued a statement Thursday saying that two …

2 years, 5 months ago

Wisconsin official: Voters must mail own absentee ballots

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s chief election administrator said Thursday that Wisconsin voters must place their own absentee ballots in the mail and can’t have someone do it for them, adding to confusion over whether elderly and disabled people would be breaking the law if they receive help. Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe’s remarks came after the state Supreme Court …

2 years, 5 months ago

Wisconsin elections commission rejects guidance for clerks

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission couldn’t agree Tuesday on what guidance, if any, to give the state’s more than 1,800 local clerks to help them understand how to implement a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling outlawing absentee ballot drop boxes. The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled 4-3 that absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal and voters must …

2 years, 5 months ago

The Wisconsin Supreme Court says ballot drop boxes aren't allowed in the state

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court says ballot drop boxes aren't allowed in the state Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that most ballot drop boxes aren't allowed in the state and that a voter can't have someone else return — in person — their completed absentee ballot on their behalf. …

2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin 2020 election Trump audit: Michael Gableman may be disbarred.

Slate

On Wednesday, Republicans’ fake investigation into Wisconsin’s 2020 election fell apart in the most spectacular manner possible. I’m not gonna be railroaded.” With a “raised voice,” “accusatory tone,” and “twisted facial expression,” Gableman “pointed and shook his finger at the judge” while accusing him of engaging in a “fishing expedition.” Here is part of Michael Gableman’s meltdown on the witness …

2 years, 8 months ago

Wisconsin governor vetoes Republican election bills

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. The bills are part of a nationwide Republican effort to reshape elections following President Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump. In vetoing the eight bills, Evers told lawmakers that “The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy; it should not be subject to the whim of politicians who do not like the outcome …

2 years, 9 months ago

Bill setting up early absente ballot count likely dead

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A Republican-authored bill that would authorize local election clerks to begin counting absentee ballots a day earlier is likely dead. Right now clerks can’t start counting absentee ballots until the day of the election. Assembly Republicans last week amended a Senate bill that would have protected clerks who report irregularities to allow clerks to to being counting …

2 years, 9 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Wisconsin election probe ignores some facts

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice examining the 2020 election in battleground Wisconsin laid out his interim findings this week and recommended that legislators should consider decertifying the state’s presidential result — a move attorneys have said is illegal. The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission before the 2020 election provided guidance to local election clerks who run elections, …

2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans sends election bills to governor

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature passed a package of election and voting bills to Gov. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos insisted the bills were about addressing identified problems with the 2020 election and attempting “to guarantee that people have confidence in the election and the results that happen” going forward. “We are not looking backward about decertifying, or overturning, …

2 years, 10 months ago

Republican voting changes passed by Wisconsin Senate

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday passed a package of fast-tracked voting changes introduced after former President Donald Trump’s defeat in 2020, measures that minority Democrats don’t have the votes to stop but that Gov. “That’s over and Biden won.” Evers reiterated in a tweet on Monday that he has a dim view of Republican attempts to …

2 years, 10 months ago

Trump backer, 4 others charged with voter fraud in Wisconsin

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A supporter of former President Donald Trump who said authorities should root out voter fraud is among five people who were charged Thursday with election fraud by a Republican district attorney who’s running for Wisconsin attorney general. All five voters, including a homeless person, improperly listed a post office box number at a UPS store as their …

2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans fast-track elections bills

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican leaders are fast-tracking a package of bills released Tuesday that would clamp down on who can obtain absentee ballots, give a GOP-controlled committee the power to eliminate staff and cut funding to state agencies and force the elections commission to get legislative approval before spending any federal money. A Republican-controlled committee has also ordered the …

2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Elections Commission proceeds with absentee rule

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Elections Commission is moving ahead with enacting a rule that will make clear that local election officials can fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes submitted by voters. The bipartisan commission voted 4-2 on Monday to use its existing guidance on correcting absentee ballot envelopes when drafting an emergency rule spelling out what is …

2 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin Republican buries Trump's new voter fraud claims: 'He doesn't understand and hasn't bothered to learn'

Raw Story

On Thursday's edition of CNN's "OutFront," Wisconsin state Sen. Kathleen Bernier, a conservative Republican, sharply criticized the partisan "audit" of the election results being undertaken by former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. "I mean, it does seem so shocking, of course, you know, we should note the margin of victory in Wisconsin 2020 was identical to the margin in …

2 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin judge rules against absentee ballot drop boxes

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Thursday sided with conservatives, ruling that absentee ballot drop boxes cannot be located anywhere other than at offices of local clerks and that no one other than the voter may return such a ballot. Republicans are also attempting to change state law to limit ballot boxes and force the bipartisan state elections commission …

3 years ago

Trump's election lie falls flat again as right-wing Wisconsin group finds 'no evidence of widespread fraud'

Raw Story

In a blow to former President Donald Trump's conspiracy theories, Forbes reported on Tuesday that a right-wing legal group in Wisconsin has released the results of its investigation into the 2020 presidential election — and concluded that there was no evidence the election was corrupted by voter fraud. "The investigation by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty found 'no …

3 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin elections chief says audit report needs correcting

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe testified Tuesday that a recent audit of the 2020 presidential election in the state from the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau contains a handful of errors that will need to be corrected. Wolfe said a section of the report pertaining to information the agency obtains through the nonprofit Electronic Registration Information Center, …

3 years, 2 months ago

Wisconsin GOP leader defends keeping election records secret

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Tuesday defended not releasing documents related to an ongoing investigation he ordered into the 2020 election, saying putting them out now would be like police revealing details of a murder probe. “They do not put out for public display, for everyone to read, who they’re talking to and who they’re …

3 years, 3 months ago

4th Wisconsin voter out of 3 million charged with fraud

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A fourth Wisconsin voter out of roughly 3 million who cast ballots in the 2020 presidential election was charged with election fraud on Thursday by a Republican prosecutor who is running for attorney general. Fond du Lac District Attorney Eric Toney said the charge alleging that a felon voted illegally does not mean that the election won …

3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin election investigator warns of subpoenas

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The retired conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election released a video Monday threatening to subpoena election officials who don’t comply and saying the intent was not to overturn President Joe Biden’s narrow victory in the battleground state. Gableman said Monday that if the state’s 1,900-plus municipal and county election …

3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin election investigator demands state preserve data

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ investigation of the November elections asked state officials Thursday to ensure that all records related to the election are preserved and to inform him of any evidence that’s been destroyed. Mike Gableman sent a letter to the Wisconsin Elections Commission asking commissioners to tell local clerks …

3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin GOP to spend 'at least' $680,000 in hunt for proof of Trump’s bogus election claims

Raw Story

On Wednesday dueling releases from the Republican and Democratic leaders of the state Assembly addressed the election audit that Speaker Robin Vos assured former President Donald Trump, who lost the 2020 election, he would perform while riding on Trump's plane to a rally on Saturday. The so-called audit is part of the project for which Vos hired former Wisconsin Supreme …

3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin GOP to spend 'at least' $680,000 in hunt for proof of Trump’s bogus election claims

Raw Story

3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a series of bills Tuesday passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed new restrictions on absentee ballots in the key battleground state. Republican Senate President Chris Kapenga said the vetoes make elections less “accurate, transparent, and secure.” Biden beat Trump by just under 21,000 votes in Wisconsin. State Rep. …

3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Republican promises forensic election audit

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican head of the Wisconsin Assembly elections committee said Monday she will ensure there is a “comprehensive, forensic examination” of ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election at the same time the state’s nonpartisan audit bureau conducts a review. Last month he called out the three highest ranking Republican legislative leaders, saying they were “working hard …

3 years, 5 months ago

Fraud charges brought in 2nd Wisconsin 2020 election case

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin man who cast two absentee ballots in the 2020 presidential election has been charged with four felonies, making him the second person in the battleground state to face charges stemming from the election. But Republicans have ordered a review by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos hired three retired police investigators …

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1 week, 1 day ago

'Fake electors' from 2020 are casting 2024 votes for Trump while facing felony charges

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Former Trump attorney lashes out at ‘lawfare’ after court appearance in Wisconsin fake electors case

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1 week, 5 days ago

Former Trump attorney lashes out at ‘lawfare’ after court appearance in Wisconsin fake electors case

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MADISON, Wis. — Former associates of President-elect Donald Trump made their initial appearances in a Wisconsin court Thursday on felony charges related to a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that Trump had won the swing state in 2020. Jim Troupis, who was Trump’s attorney in Wisconsin, lashed out following the hearing, saying he was the victim of “lawfare” being …

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2 weeks, 1 day 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 …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

GOP bill aimed at increasing transparency could sow chaos for election officials: experts

Raw Story

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. Key Texas lawmakers are reviving legislation that would require election officials to respond within set time frames to requests to explain “election irregularities” from certain party officials and election workers. The bill would allow candidates, county …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials

Associated Press

Postal Service said Monday nearly 100% of completed mail ballots were returned to election offices within a week for this year’s presidential contest, despite hurricanes, some misdirected election mail and delivery concerns raised by state officials. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said postal workers processed more than 99 million general election ballots — making extra deliveries and collections and working to …

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Iowa sues Biden administration seeking citizenship status of over 2,000 registered voters

LA Times

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, shown in 2020, is seeking information from the federal government about the citizenship status of more than 2,000 registered voters whose eligibility was challenged by state elections officials in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election. Iowa officials sued the Biden administration Tuesday for access to information on the citizenship status of more …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

DOJ steps in as RNC fights North Carolina election board over absentee ballots

Raw Story

The Justice Department is getting involved in a lawsuit brought by the Republican Party against the North Carolina Board of Elections. According to Democracy Docket, the RNC is disputing the board's guidance about absentee ballots that are not in a sealed return envelope. According to the Republicans, under state law any absentee ballots received by county boards must be in …

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1 month ago

Conspiracy theorists seize on Wisconsin election error

Raw Story

In the early morning following Election Day in 2020, Claire Woodall, then Milwaukee’s elections chief, mistakenly left behind a USB stick carrying vote totals at the city’s central absentee ballot counting facility. The errors can provide conspiracy theorists a feeling of validation because those errors make a “conspiracy theory more realistic … more believable.” For those people, he said, election …

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MAGA 'auditor' of 2020 election lied to judge and violated attorney ethics: report

Raw Story

A former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired by GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin to "audit" the results of the 2020 election committed major violations of attorney ethics, according to a blistering report released by state legal regulators, The Washington Post reported. Michael Gableman, who backed Donald Trump's conspiracy theories of a stolen election despite freely admitting not to have "a comprehensive …

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1 month ago

Wisconsin Election Denier Finally Concedes To Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Eric Hovde, the Republican Senate candidate in Wisconsin who’s been spreading election conspiracy theories since the race was called for Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, finally conceded to her Monday nearly two weeks after the election. “The results from election night were disappointing, particularly in light of the last-minute absentee ballots that were dropped in Milwaukee at 4 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Outspent 4-to-1, Republicans still made gains in state legislative elections

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Outspent 4-to-1, Republicans still made gains in state legislative elections toggle caption Al Goldis/AP Up and down the ballot, Republicans had a good election. Sponsor Message Dee Duncan, president of the Republican State Legislative Committee, which funds GOP statehouse campaigns, said the results show that "Americans crave balance in their state capitals." "This is a major step for the state …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Republican Hovde admits he lost US Senate race, still weighing a recount

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde admitted Tuesday that he lost the U.S. Senate race to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin, but refused to concede and instead repeated misleading claims about the election while he considers a recount. “That grift needs to stop!” Villa posted on X. Baldwin campaign spokesperson Andrew Mamo accused Hovde of “sowing doubt about our very …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Mike Johnson Pleased To Report Election Not Tainted By Fraud This Time

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that the widespread voter fraud he’d warned about all year turned out not to be a problem in last week’s elections that Republicans happened to win. Johnson spoke in front of the House steps, at a lectern adorned with a “New Day in America” sign, as Republicans are on …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

GOP Senator-elect sues to halt counting of outstanding votes

Raw Story

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Dave McCormick’s lawyers withdrew a request on Friday for a Philadelphia judge to intervene to prevent election officials from counting provisional ballots without adequate Republican observation, according to court records. “The number of provisional ballots expected from areas that favor Senator Casey, like Philadelphia and its suburbs, is further proof that this race is too close …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Republicans return LeMahieu to leadership spot in state Senate

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Devin LeMahieu will return as the Republican majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate. LeMehieu said in a news release that the top issue for Republicans this legislative session will be returning the state’s funding surplus to families. Tony Evers enacted last year, Democrats flipped four Republican districts in Tuesday’s election and shrank the GOP majority from 22-11 …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin pledges to work with Trump and calls for less division

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin pledged during her reelection victory speech Thursday to work with President-elect Donald Trump when possible, but she also vowed to fight him to protect the national health care law and abortion rights. Baldwin outperformed Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin, winning by just under 1 point, which was around Trump’s margin …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

How the Most Important Judicial Votes Played Out on Election Day

Slate

This piece was originally published on State Court Report, a hub for reporting, analysis, and commentary about state courts and constitutions. State supreme courts have long had substantial power to shape the law and lives of people in their states, but these courts and their elections have taken on new political prominence since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin Wins Reelection, Holding Key State For Democrats

Huff Post

Sen. Tammy Baldwin addresses the crowd before Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak at a campaign event last month in Madison, Wisconsin. via Associated Press Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin was projected to win a third term in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, dispatching Republican businessman Eric Hovde in one of the nation’s hardest-fought Senate races. Her …

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US election 2024 live results: Donald Trump wins

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

US election 2024 live results: Donald Trump wins

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Watch live: View of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home after winning 47th presidential election

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Why AP called Wisconsin and the White House for Donald Trump

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why AP called Wisconsin and the White House for Donald Trump

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Associated Press declared that Republican Donald Trump won Wisconsin — and with it, a return to the White House — once it determined that remaining uncounted votes mostly from the greater Milwaukee area would not be enough to allow Vice President Kamala Harris to overtake Trump. Subsequent vote updates from Racine did heavily favor Harris — but …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for Republican lawsuits

NPR

Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for Republican lawsuits toggle caption Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images As Election Day neared, social media lit up with users scouring for evidence of election fraud. One hub of these efforts is an "Election Integrity Community" on X, formerly Twitter, set up by owner Elon Musk's super PAC, that is inviting users to …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Election expert explains 'ballot curing'

New Indian Express

Most Americans used to vote on Election Day, and a small percentage of voters cast their ballots as absentee voters through the mail. Many more states chose to add these methods after the 2000 election, and by 2022, 60% of votes were cast in person at a polling place on Election Day, 21% were cast by mail and 19% were …

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'Unacceptable': Lara Trump slams 'incompetent election administration' in swing state

Raw Story

Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee and daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, set her sights squarely on Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night, where tens of thousands of ballots will be recounted due to a glitch. Lara Trump said Tuesday night that the GOP has been "monitoring slow ballot counting" in the city. "Now, our legal team has …

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'Obstructionist behavior': Election official hits GOP chair for hindering vote

Raw Story

One Midwestern county will be experiencing an unexpected delay in reporting election results, and a local election administrator is placing blame at the feet of a top Republican Party official. In Vigo County, Indiana — which houses Terre Haute — news outlets WTWO and WAWV reported that Vigo County Republican Party chairman Randy Gentry "allegedly raised concerns about the election …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Glitch forces swing state city to start recount of 30K ballots

Raw Story

More than 30,000 absentee ballots will be recounted on election night in the most populous city of a crucial swing state, according to new reports. Poll workers in Milwaukee, currently grappling with historic turnout as voters cast ballots for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, will likely work late into the night, CNN's Sara Sidner reported Tuesday. …

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Judge smacks down GOP effort to overturn weekend processing of swing state mail ballots

Raw Story

A federal judge has turned away a Republican Party lawsuit trying to curtail the processing of mail-in ballots in Georgia, reported Politico's Kyle Cheney on Tuesday. The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit alleging Georgia counties illegally accepted absentee ballots over the weekend. Additionally, wrote Cheney, "The judge says the RNC's argument that the counties somehow prevented poll watchers from …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Oh, come on': Morning Joe snaps at major Wisconsin city for stalling on counting votes

Raw Story

During a breakdown on when election watchers can expect to get a feel for who will win Tuesday's presidential election, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough expressed surprise and dismay that the battleground state of Wisconsin will be dragging its feet. Standing at his big board, MSNBC's Steve Kornacki explained, "There is one twist in Wisconsin we might as well flag right …

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Arizona's Kari Lake Is Already Claiming Election Fraud

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Arizona's Kari Lake Is Already Claiming Election Fraud

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Prescott, AZ — Kari Lake stood on the steps of the Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott the night before the US election on a bitterly cold Monday. After walking onstage to Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero,” Lake asked for a show of hands from people who were going to vote on Election Day. She has built an entire …

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Why the election might come down to a Trump campaign meltdown in Pennsylvania — again

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why the election might come down to a Trump campaign meltdown in Pennsylvania — again

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Officials ask for patience in waiting on Election Day results

Raw Story

It’s Election Day in America. “Election Day is not Results Day,” Virginia Kase Solomón, president and CEO of the voting rights organization Common Cause, told reporters last week. “Every vote must be counted, and that will take time.” Later, she added: “Democracy is worth waiting for.” Timelines for counting In Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, two states that could seal the race …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats Vie for Two Open Congressional Seats

Associated Press

Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats are gearing up for the upcoming midterm elections, with several congressional races poised to be competitive. In the western Wisconsin 3rd Congressional District, Derrick Van Orden is facing a primary challenge from Rebecca Cooke, a former small-business owner and political activist. Former gas station chain owner Tony Wied emerged from the Republican primary, facing Dr. Kristin …

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US Election 2024: Why Donald Trump’s call for swift presidential winner on November 5 night is unlikely?

Live Mint

US Election 2024 news: Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his demands that the winner of the presidential race be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday, well before all the votes are counted. David Becker, an elections expert and co-author of “The Big Truth,” debunking Trump’s 2020 election lies, said it’s not realistic for election officials in thousands of …

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"No truth to the allegation": Trump claims "cheating" in Pennsylvania as voters brave bomb threats

Salon

PHILADELPHIA — Standing beside a table on the edge of campus adorned with "Hotties for Harris" signs, University of Pennsylvania student Olivia West explained that she was worried about her freedom. Posting from his residence in Florida, Trump claimed on his website Tuesday afternoon, just hours before polls closed, that there was a "lot of talk about massive CHEATING in …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Milwaukee is recounting about 34,000 ballots due to human error

NPR

Milwaukee is recounting about 34,000 ballots due to human error toggle caption Stacy Revere/Getty Images This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. Sponsor Message That process will delay Milwaukee's reporting, with Jacobs apologizing for what will be "a very late night" in the city. But she said it was "absolutely the right decision" …

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Officials say to expect delays in Milwaukee's election results

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Officials say to expect delays in Milwaukee's election results Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs shared shortly before 5 p.m. that an issue was discovered with the tabulator machines at Milwaukee's central count. MORE: Wisconsin election results Because of state law, that counting couldn’t start until Election Day — 7 a.m. this morning. However, in the interest of transparency and …

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Illinois man arrested after allegedly punching election judge who told him to wait in line

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Why the election might come down to a Trump campaign meltdown in Pennsylvania — again

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Pennsylvania Election Lawsuit Surge Shows Why It’s a Top Prize

Live Mint

Pennsylvania is emerging as the jackpot in the hotly contested presidential race, drawing both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in frenzied campaigning on the eve of the election, along with a surge in legal cases from both sides. Republicans appealed after Pennsylvania’s highest court ruled the state must count provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail-in ballots are disqualified for …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Vote-counting rules in battleground states complicate when a winner is likely to be named

LA Times

Unless polling that portends a paper-thin margin between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump is completely wrong — a possibility because of dizzying changes in how voters cast ballots as well as a pandemic-prompted overhaul of election laws — Americans should plan on going to bed Tuesday night without knowing who won the White House. It’s hard to …

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Judge orders PA elections board to extend hours as thousands of mail ballots go missing

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A judge has ordered the Erie County Board of Elections to extend its operating hours and take other steps to ensure that thousands of voters who requested mail ballots but did not receive them can still get mail ballots and return them by the Election Day deadline. The lawsuit claimed that mail ballot return rates in Erie were below the …

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Pennsylvania's Strict Voting Laws Put to the Test in Election Court Battle

Hindustan Times

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in the state's presidential election. The ruling is a victory for voting-rights advocates, who had sought to force counties to let voters cast a provisional ballot on Election Day if their mail-in ballot was to be rejected for …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin Democrats are hoping new voting maps will help them win the state race

NPR

Wisconsin Democrats are hoping new voting maps will help them win the state race SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Democrats, Republicans and outside groups are spending huge amounts of money in the presidential and congressional races. CHUCK QUIRMBACH, BYLINE: When the Wisconsin Supreme Court, last December, threw out old legislative maps that Democrats say unfairly favored Republicans, GOP leaders begrudgingly accepted new …

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Watch: Kamala Harris campaigns in Janesville, Wisconsin

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Trump and Harris to Return to Wisconsin for Crucial Election Rally

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump and Harris to Return to Wisconsin for Crucial Election Rally

India Today

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will be visiting Wisconsin again to shore up their support in the state ahead of the upcoming presidential election. The two politicians will be rallying in Milwaukee, a major swing state, to secure crucial votes. This election race is too close to call, and the 10 electoral votes offered by Wisconsin could prove to be …

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Georgia county says more than 3,000 absentee ballots being mailed late just days before election

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Dems sue after 1,800 mail-in ballots lost in key swing state

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On Election Night 2024, one of the most closely watched states will be Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Capital-Star reporter Kim Lyons wrote, "The issues in Erie began with an Ohio-based third-party vendor, ElectionIQ, that the county contracts with to print and mail its mail ballots, given the volume of requests for mail ballots the county has received for the upcoming election…. The …

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Trump and Harris Battle It Out in Milwaukee as Election Draws Near

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump and Harris Battle It Out in Milwaukee as Election Draws Near

Associated Press

Wisconsin's largest county will be the battleground in the final push for votes between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Both candidates will hold rallies within seven miles of each other in Milwaukee, with Harris aiming to replicate her 2020 turnout and Trump seeking to reclaim the state he lost in 2020.

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