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 it would be beneficial to the voters of Wisconsin and to the government entities to resolve these issues.” Republicans argue it is against state law to operate mobile voting sites, that their repeated use would increase the chances of voter fraud, and that the one in Racine was used to bolster Democratic turnout. Brown sued, and in January, a Racine County Circuit Court judge sided with Republicans, ruling that state election laws do not allow for the use of mobile voting sites. The Wisconsin Supreme Court in June kept that ruling in place pending its consideration of the case, which effectively meant the use of mobile voting sites would not be allowed in the upcoming presidential election.

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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 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 …

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 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 …

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, …

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 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 …

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 …

2 lawsuits target Wisconsin policy on absentee ballots
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 …

Wisconsin lawsuit challenges federal voter registration form
2 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin lawsuit challenges federal voter registration form

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A conservative law firm is challenging the use of a federal voter registration form in Wisconsin, saying it doesn’t meet the requirements laid out by state law. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit Thursday asking a judge to declare the National Mail Voter Registration Application illegal in the state and order the Wisconsin …

Wisconsin disabled voters file federal lawsuit over ballots
2 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin disabled voters file federal lawsuit over ballots

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Four people in Wisconsin with disabilities have filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to ensure that they’ll be able to get help turning in their ballots, even though the conservative-controlled state Supreme Court said no one other than the voter can return absentee ballots in person. The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Madison, …

The Wisconsin Supreme Court says ballot drop boxes aren't allowed in the state
2 years, 5 months ago

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

NPR  

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. …

Wisconsin Supreme Court limits use of absentee ballot drop boxes
2 years, 5 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court limits use of absentee ballot drop boxes

Al Jazeera  

The decision is a defeat for Democrats in the battleground state who say the ruling makes it harder for many to vote. The Supreme Court of the US state of Wisconsin has ruled that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person, in …

Lawsuits over ballot drop boxes filed in 5 Wisconsin cities
2 years, 6 months ago

Lawsuits over ballot drop boxes filed in 5 Wisconsin cities

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Conservatives filed lawsuits in Wisconsin’s five largest cities Wednesday over the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the 2020 election, even as the state Supreme Court was poised to rule on the issue in coming weeks. Hundreds of drop boxes were used statewide in the 2020 election, but the lawsuit only challenges their use in Milwaukee, …

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question ballot drop boxes
2 years, 8 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question ballot drop boxes

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Skeptical Wisconsin Supreme Court justices questioned Wednesday whether state law allows for voters to give their absentee ballot to someone else to return or whether drop boxes can be placed outside municipal clerk offices. The court in February barred the use of drop boxes outside election clerk offices for the April spring election where local offices such …

Wisconsin court won’t allow drop boxes for April 5 election
2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin court won’t allow drop boxes for April 5 election

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from the state elections commission to keep absentee ballot drop boxes in place through the April 5 election for local offices. But the court said the elections commission has enough time after Tuesday’s primary to communicate with local election clerks that drop boxes can’t be used in …

Voting machine company won’t comply with Wisconsin subpoena
2 years, 10 months ago

Voting machine company won’t comply with Wisconsin subpoena

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Nebraska-based voting machine company told the Republican-hired attorney leading an investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin that it will not comply with subpoenas issued seeking a broad array of information. Attorneys for Election Systems & Software told former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman in a letter dated Jan. 21 that it would not …

Wisconsin judge refuses to stay drop box restrictions ruling
2 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin judge refuses to stay drop box restrictions ruling

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge refused Friday to stay a ruling restricting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes, rejecting arguments that the decision will confuse voters heading into the Feb. 15 spring primary. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren’s decision hands Republicans another win as they battle on multiple fronts to limit drop box use across the state …

Wisconsin judge rules against absentee ballot drop boxes
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 …

Republicans propose voting changes in battleground Wisconsin
3 years, 10 months ago

Republicans propose voting changes in battleground Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican lawmakers in battleground Wisconsin have introduced a series of bills designed to make it more difficult to vote absentee, a push that comes after former President Donald Trump made unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud after his narrow loss to President Joe Biden. The bills, spearheaded by Republican state Sen. Duey Stroebel, would require absentee voters …

Wisconsin high court turns down Trump election lawsuit
4 years ago

Wisconsin high court turns down Trump election lawsuit

LA Times  

Supporters of Joe Biden react at a rally in Milwaukee to news that he defeated President Trump in the election. A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the battleground state, sidestepping a decision on the merits of the claims and instead ruling that the case …

Republicans sue to stop Wisconsin vote certification
4 years ago

Republicans sue to stop Wisconsin vote certification

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to block certification of the presidential election results even as a recount over President-elect Joe Biden’s win over President Donald Trump is ongoing. “The Wisconsin Department of Justice will ensure that Wisconsin’s presidential electors are selected based on the will of the more than 3 million Wisconsin …

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