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May 12, 2020

Congressional election on today in Wisconsin

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A special Congressional election in a rural Wisconsin district President Donald Trump carried by 20 points is pitting a Trump-aligned state senator against a school board president hoping to become the first American Indian elected to Congress from the state. The election on Tuesday will help […]

Apr 21, 2020

Officials: 7 virus cases appear related to in-person voting

Health officials in Wisconsin said they have identified at least seven people who appear to have contracted the coronavirus from participating in the April 7 election, the first such cases following in-person voting that was held despite widespread concern about the public health risks.

Apr 17, 2020

Legal counsel signals delay unlikely in Wisconsin US House election

Gov. Tony Evers' legal counsel signaled Thursday that the May 12 special election in northern Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District will likely go on as scheduled, a week after he said the governor was eyeing delaying it due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Apr 14, 2020

Spencer elected as Milwaukee city attorney

Voters elected Tearman Spencer as Milwaukee’s new city attorney, ending Grant Langley’s nearly four decades in the role.

Apr 13, 2020

Biden defeats Sanders as Wisconsin releases election results

Joe Biden emerged victorious Monday in Wisconsin's Democratic presidential primary, a turbulent election far more significant for the struggle over whether it should have been held at all last week amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 13, 2020

Liberal Karofsky wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat (UPDATE)

The political leanings of Wisconsin's Supreme Court could change Monday night with the expected release of results from last week's election held during the coronavirus pandemic, an acrimonious race that generated record spending from outside liberal and conservative groups.

Apr 13, 2020

Milwaukee election officials’ Zoom meeting briefly hacked

An unidentified user briefly hacked into the Milwaukee Election Commission’s Zoom meeting on Sunday and took over the screen to share graphic images, including vulgar words and pornography.

Apr 9, 2020

In Wisconsin, missing absentees spur questions and anger

The U.S. Postal Service and election officials searched for answers Thursday about why an untold number of absentee ballots never made it to voters in Wisconsin who didn't want to risk contracting the coronavirus by voting at the polls in the state's presidential primary.

Apr 8, 2020

US Supreme Court split on scope in Wisconsin absentee ballot opinion

A decision from the U.S. Supreme Court about Wisconsin's April 7 election saw the justices split on the scope of the issue in question: whether absentee ballots could be postmarked after election day.

Apr 8, 2020

Wisconsin voters forced to choose between health, democracy

If Wisconsin was a test case for voting in the age of the coronavirus, it did not go well for many voters. Thousands were forced to congregate for hours in long lines on Tuesday with no protective gear. Thousands more stayed home, unwilling to risk their health and unable to be counted because requested absentee ballots never arrived.

Apr 7, 2020

Pandemic politics: Wisconsin voting underway despite virus

Voters lined up to cast ballots across Wisconsin on Tuesday, ignoring a stay-at-home order in the midst of a pandemic to participate in the state's presidential primary election.

Mar 27, 2020

GOP: Clerks can’t say everyone is confined to avoid photo ID

The Wisconsin Legislature's top Republicans told Democratic county clerks on Friday to stop telling people they can mark themselves as indefinitely confined to get around photo ID requirements for absentee ballots, saying the governor's stay-at-home order isn't a lockdown.

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