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Read More »Races heat up for Abrahamson’s seat, 3 state court judgeships
Walker calls special elections, GOP drops bill to block them (UPDATE)
Wisconsin lawmakers were scheduled to take public comments on Wednesday on a bill that would eliminate requirements that the governor promptly call special elections to fill legislative vacancies.
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Read More »State creating elections security team, plan
Wisconsin elections officials have created a security team and are putting together a formal security plan amid concerns about Russia's meddling in the U.S. election last year and evolving cyber-security risks.
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Read More »Government, private attorneys victorious in contested races for circuit court judge
Voters in counties with contested races for circuit courts made sure on Tuesday there will be some new faces on the bench, although some incumbents also managed to hold onto their seats.
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Read More »Milwaukee elects state’s first woman Asian-American judge
Voters in Milwaukee made history Tuesday, electing the state’s first woman Asian-American judge and the nation's second Hmong-American judge.
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Read More »Dozens of seats up for grabs in Tuesday’s election
Voters on Tuesday will weigh in on more than 50 state judicial races across the state.
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Read More »Poll: Fox Point municipal judge, disability rights advocate preferred by lawyers
Scott Wales, a municipal judge in Fox Point, and William Crowley, a lawyer at Disability Rights Wisconsin, fared better in a recent survey meant to gauge the qualifications of candidates for circuit court and municipal court positions.
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Read More »Assembly speaker doesn’t see ‘huge problem’ with recount law
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he doesn't see "some huge problem that needs to be solved" with Wisconsin's recount law.
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Read More »Federal judge refuses to halt recount (UPDATE)
A federal judge refused to halt Wisconsin's presidential recount Friday, telling President-elect Donald Trump's supporters that the effort probably won't change anything anyway.
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Read More »Judge allows recount to continue in Wisconsin
A federal court in Wisconsin on Friday rejected an attempt by pro-Donald Trump groups to stop a recount of the state's presidential vote, saying there was no harm in allowing it to continue.
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Read More »Judge refuses to order hand recount in Wisconsin (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin judge refused on Tuesday to order local election workers to conduct the state's upcoming presidential recount completely by hand, finding that nothing suggests the state's electronic tabulating machines have been hacked.
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Read More »Green Party presidential candidate sues for hand recount
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein asked a judge Monday to force a hand recount of nearly 3 million ballots cast in Wisconsin after the state Elections Commission rejected her call to do that.
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Read More »State’s election turnout near 20-year low
Turnout for the presidential election in Wisconsin appears to be a 20-year low.
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Read More »Selfie ballot photos on social media — that’s illegal
The culmination of a tense political season ends Tuesday at the ballot box. So, it might be tempting to snap a selfie photo with your ballot after you're done voting.
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Read More »Schimel to dispatch election integrity teams
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says he plans to once again send what he's calling "election integrity teams" around the state on Election Day.
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Read More »Wisconsin’s 47 percent turnout smashes projection
Wisconsin election officials predicted a big turnout in Tuesday's primary — and then voters blew their number away.
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Read More »AG candidates talk marijuana legalization (UPDATE)
The three Democrats battling to become attorney general grappled with questions Tuesday about legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin, with one saying it's too soon, another saying medicinal use might make sense and the third saying it's not his call.
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Read More »Attorney general candidates all target cold cases (UPDATE)
The four candidates for Wisconsin attorney general praised the state Department of Justice for its strides in solving cold cases, and all four pledged to keep up the pressure on tackling unsolved crimes.
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Read More »Ballots go out for State Bar elections
Ballots for this year’s State Bar elections are set to be mailed by Friday.
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Read More »Attorney general candidate defends program for abusive parents (UPDATE)
As a candidate for state attorney general, Dane County's district attorney is getting his turn to take questions during a Milwaukee Press Club luncheon.
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Read More »A year at the top
Serving as president of the State Bar of Wisconsin is like riding a Ferris wheel that goes around only once.
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Read More »Raise the bar: Candidates compete to lead state’s legal group
Attorneys Ralph Cagle and Kevin Palmersheim are candidates for president-elect in the upcoming Wisconsin State Bar Board of Governors election.
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Read More »Gramling Perez heads list of Tuesday’s winners
Milwaukee County Court Commissioner Laura Gramling Perez easily bested her opponent Tuesday to become the new judge in Branch 32.
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Read More »Five contested judicial races in Tuesday’s election
Forty-four judges’ seats are up for election Tuesday in Wisconsin.
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Read More »Happ picks up influential endorsement in AG race
Wisconsin attorney general hopeful Susan Happ has secured a key endorsement from an influential Democratic group.
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Read More »Few challengers for spring judicial elections
Only one judge’s race in Milwaukee County will be contested during this spring’s election.
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Read More »Outside spending on high court race tops $1.2 million (UPDATE)
Even though independent groups spent $1.2 million on the spring’s Supreme Court election, the contest was one of the cheapest in recent years.
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Read More »Candidates’ spending tops $1 million in high court race (UPDATE)
The two candidates for last spring's Wisconsin Supreme Court election raised slightly more than $1 million through their campaigns.
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Read More »Committee approves revised election bill
The Wisconsin Assembly's elections committee has approved a bill that would increase campaign contribution limits and allow voters to register online.
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Read More »TV spending on Supreme Court race tops $1M
Spending on television advertising in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race won by Justice Pat Roggensack topped $1 million.
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