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Wisconsin Supreme Court considers case affecting future of state’s elections leader

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court grappled Monday with a case affecting whether the swing state’s nonpartisan top elections official, who has been targeted by Republican lawmakers over the 2020 presidential election, can remain in her post despite not being reappointed and confirmed by the state Senate. Republicans who control the state Senate tried to fire Wisconsin Elections Commission …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission unanimously chooses Democrat as chair for 2 years

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The same Democrat who led the Wisconsin Elections Commission during the contested 2020 presidential election will be back in the helm in the swing state this year after being unanimously elected Monday by the bipartisan panel. The unanimous vote included one from a Republican commissioner who attempted to cast Wisconsin’s electoral votes for Donald Trump in 2020 …

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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. …

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11 months ago

Wisconsin Republican leader derides GOP impeachment attempt targeting state’s top elections official

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A Republican attempt to impeach Wisconsin’s nonpartisan top elections official is nothing more than “a big show for the cameras” and will be ignored, the Assembly’s GOP majority leader said Thursday. Several Republican lawmakers, including the state Senate president, have called for Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe to be impeached over her handling of the 2020 …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin’s embattled elections leader is legally holding the position, judge rules

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge ruled Friday that the state’s top elections official is legally holding her position and that the commission that appoints her is under no obligation to name a new leader, handing yet another defeat to Republicans who have tried to oust her. “I agree with WEC that the public expects stability in its elections system …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos targeted for recall for not supporting Trump

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MADISON, Wis. — Backers of former President Donald Trump filed a petition Wednesday seeking to recall Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office, citing Vos’ opposition to Trump and his not moving forward with impeaching the state’s top elections official. Vos faced a primary challenge in 2022 from Adam Steen, who was backed by Trump and argued that Vos …

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1 year ago

Wisconsin Republican leader opposes GOP bill to disband bipartisan elections commission

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin legislative leader said Wednesday that he opposes a bill from fellow Republicans that seeks to give the GOP-controlled Legislature the ultimate power to oversee elections, taking it away from an independent bipartisan commission. Republican state Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told The Associated Press in an interview that he “wouldn’t imagine” that the bill introduced …

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1 year ago

Republicans propose dissolving Wisconsin Elections Commission

Raw Story

A group of Republican lawmakers have released a proposal to dissolve the Wisconsin Elections Commission and shift the administration of the state’s elections to the secretary of state. Rep. Lee Snodgrass says the bill is another example of Republicans trying to change the rules when things don’t go their way, this time trying to give themselves the power to oversee …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Wisconsin GOP leader downplays pressure to impeach state election administrator

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader on Tuesday downplayed pressure he’s receiving from former President Donald Trump and fellow GOP lawmakers to impeach the state’s nonpartisan elections administrator, saying such a vote is “unlikely” to happen. Some Republicans have been trying to oust state elections administrator Meagan Wolfe, who was in her position during the 2020 election narrowly lost …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Wisconsin judge rules that GOP-controlled Senate’s vote to fire top elections official had no effect

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A vote by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate last month to fire the state’s nonpartisan top elections official had no legal effect, and lawmakers are barred from ousting her while a lawsuit plays out, a Dane County judge ruled on Friday. Administrator Meagan Wolfe will continue serving as head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission pending a decision on …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans admit vote to fire elections chief had no legal effect

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Republican Wisconsin lawmakers working to oust the state’s nonpartisan top elections official have admitted that a state Senate vote to fire her last month has no legal effect. In a change of course from recent calls to impeach Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, leaders of the GOP-controlled Legislature said in court documents filed Friday that the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Republican leader of Wisconsin Assembly says he won’t move to impeach state’s top elections official

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Assembly said Thursday that he will not pursue impeachment for the presidential battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official, despite calls from the Republican president of the state Senate to do so. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told a WKOW-TV reporter that he will wait until a judge has determined whether the Republican-controlled …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Top Wisconsin Senate Republican calls on Assembly to impeach state’s top elections official

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican president of the Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday called on the Assembly to impeach the presidential battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official, who has remained in office while Democrats fight in court against a Senate vote to fire her. Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe’s actions “could rise to the level of corrupt conduct in office,” …

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1 year, 3 months ago

We're headed into a very scary time as Wisconsin is identified as a top worry for election watchdog

Raw Story

David Becker, executive director of The Center for Election Innovation & Research and co-author of “The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of the Big Lie,” said Tuesday that Wisconsin is “on the top of my list” of places that could be engulfed by chaos after the 2024 election. “That tells you how bad it’s been.” While Becker’s focus …

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1 year, 3 months ago

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official, prompting a legal challenge from Democrats who say the vote was illegitimate. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said in a lawsuit that Senate Republicans don’t have the authority to oust Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe and accused them of attacking the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Senate committee recommends firing Wisconsin’s top elections official in process Democrats dispute

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A Republican-controlled committee on Monday recommended firing Wisconsin’s top elections official rather than reappointing her, clearing the way for a vote by the full GOP-led state Senate as soon as Thursday. The Senate elections committee voted 3-1 along party lines, with one Democrat abstaining, against confirming nonpartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe for a second term. …

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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 …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Reappointment vote ends in partisan deadlock for battleground Wisconsin’s top elections official

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A vote on the future of Wisconsin’s top elections official ended in partisan deadlock Tuesday amid Republican calls for the nonpartisan administrator of the statewide elections commission to resign over how she ran the 2020 presidential contest. “I have a very clear intent here, and that is to make sure that our commission, our agency, our local …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Top Wisconsin election official facing replacement calls for stability, defends record

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s top elections official, who has faced GOP criticism for how she ran the battleground state’s last presidential election, pushed Wednesday for officials to vote to keep her for another term or pick a successor who will support stability. “While I would ultimately support the Commission’s decision to go in the direction of appointing someone new, there …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Wisconsin’s top elections official for 2024 uncertain as incumbent’s term nears end

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Who will oversee the 2024 presidential election in the critical battleground state of Wisconsin remains clouded with uncertainty just weeks before the state’s nonpartisan top elections official reaches the end of her term. And that’s if Meagan Wolfe, administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and one of the most respected election leaders in the nation, even wants …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin elections agency wants money to bolster confidence

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections agency, which has been under fire from Republicans since Donald Trump’s loss in 2020, voted unanimously Wednesday to ask the GOP-controlled Legislature to create a new division designed to increase confidence in election results in the face of ongoing conspiracy theories and false claims of widespread fraud. “This office would not be about dwelling …

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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 …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Gableman disparages how head of elections panel dresses

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading a taxpayer-funded investigation into the 2020 election criticized how the leader of the bipartisan state elections commission dresses during a radio interview. When host Joe Giganti said he recently saw Wolfe wearing a gold locket rather than pearls, Gableman responded, “Oh, Hillary Clinton.” Wolfe, who was confirmed to her job …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin elections officials knock down conspiracy claims

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s top elections officials systematically knocked down a series of conspiracy theories about the state’s voter records and election administration during a public hearing Wednesday before a legislative committee chaired by a Republican who has helped elevate the claims. The hearing before the Assembly elections committee gave Wisconsin Elections Commission officials their first public chance to respond …

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Wisconsin Supreme Court considers case affecting future of state’s elections leader

Bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission unanimously chooses Democrat as chair for 2 years

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

Wisconsin Republican leader derides GOP impeachment attempt targeting state’s top elections official

Wisconsin’s embattled elections leader is legally holding the position, judge rules

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos targeted for recall for not supporting Trump

Wisconsin Republican leader opposes GOP bill to disband bipartisan elections commission

Republicans propose dissolving Wisconsin Elections Commission

Wisconsin GOP leader downplays pressure to impeach state election administrator

Wisconsin judge rules that GOP-controlled Senate’s vote to fire top elections official had no effect

Wisconsin Republicans admit vote to fire elections chief had no legal effect

Republican leader of Wisconsin Assembly says he won’t move to impeach state’s top elections official

Top Wisconsin Senate Republican calls on Assembly to impeach state’s top elections official

We're headed into a very scary time as Wisconsin is identified as a top worry for election watchdog

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics

Senate committee recommends firing Wisconsin’s top elections official in process Democrats dispute

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

Reappointment vote ends in partisan deadlock for battleground Wisconsin’s top elections official

Top Wisconsin election official facing replacement calls for stability, defends record

Wisconsin’s top elections official for 2024 uncertain as incumbent’s term nears end

Wisconsin elections agency wants money to bolster confidence

Wisconsin official: Voters must mail own absentee ballots

Gableman disparages how head of elections panel dresses

Wisconsin elections officials knock down conspiracy claims