Absentee voting

Jun 3, 2026

Wisconsin ballot curing lawsuit seeks uniform voter rules

League of Women Voters challenges Wisconsin absentee ballot curing law, seeking statewide standards to protect voting rights.

May 18, 2026

Judge orders 23 Madison ballots to be counted

A Dane County judge ordered 23 late-arriving Madison absentee ballots counted in Wisconsin’s April Supreme Court election.

Mar 18, 2026

Madison missed ballot found after February primary

Madison officials failed to count a ballot in the February primary, raising concerns amid a lawsuit over nearly 200 missing 2024 presidential ballots.

Jan 28, 2026

Evers slams Madison claim that absentee voting isn’t a right

Gov. Tony Evers criticizes Madison’s legal claim that absentee voting is a privilege as a lawsuit over 193 uncounted ballots moves forward.

Jan 12, 2026

Madison argues absentee voting is a privilege in lawsuit

Madison and its former clerk argue they can’t be sued for uncounted 2024 absentee ballots, claiming absentee voting is a legal privilege, not a right.

Aug 14, 2025

Elections panel disputes Madison ballot oversight claim

Wisconsin election officials say they can order Madison to fix errors after 193 absentee ballots went uncounted in the November 2024 election.

Jul 7, 2025

Wisconsin court reverses absentee voting case ruling

Wisconsin’s Court of Appeals overturned a ruling allowing the Legislature to intervene in an absentee voting lawsuit, citing lack of legal reasoning.

Mar 12, 2025

Appeals Court: Electronic ballots only for military, overseas absentee voters

Receiving an electronic ballot should only be allowed for military and overseas absentee voters, according to a ruling Wednesday by the Court of Appeals II.

Mar 7, 2025

Elections officials to depose Madison workers over uncounted ballots

Wisconsin election officials voted Friday to force Madison city workers to sit for depositions as they try to learn more about how nearly 200 absentee ballots in November's election went uncounted.

Jul 18, 2022

No major difficulties with ballot drop boxes in 2020, AP finds

The expanded use of drop boxes for mailed ballots during the 2020 election did not lead to any widespread problems, according to an Associated Press survey of state election officials across the U.S. that revealed no cases of fraud, vandalism or theft that could have affected the results.

Jul 14, 2022

Administrator: Voters must mail their own absentee ballots

Wisconsin voters must place their own absentee ballots in the mail and can't have someone do it for them, the state's chief election administrator said Thursday.

Jul 8, 2022

Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes

Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled on Friday 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, dealing a defeat to Democrats who said the decision would make it harder to vote in the battleground state.