Elections Law

May 26, 2026

FBI to interview Milwaukee police in Wisconsin 2020 election probe

The FBI plans to interview Milwaukee Police Department officers as part of its investigation into Wisconsin's 2020 election, focusing on central count and polling place incidents.

May 20, 2025

Judge who previously fought for abortion rights wants to join Wisconsin Supreme Court

A Wisconsin appeals court judge who was an outspoken supporter of abortion rights in the state Legislature announced Tuesday that she is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, taking on an incumbent conservative justice who sided with President Donald Trump in his failed attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss.

May 13, 2025

Wisconsin clerks push to repeal ballot ID law

Wisconsin election clerks urge repeal of ballot ID law, citing privacy concerns and heavy workloads caused by manual redaction of absentee ballot images.

May 9, 2025

Wisconsin Democrats seek new congressional maps

Democratic voters ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to redraw congressional maps, arguing GOP-drawn districts unfairly favor Republicans ahead of 2026 elections

May 5, 2025

Dueling bills aim to simplify ballot questions

On the same day in April, Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the state capitol proposed legislation aimed at simplifying ballot questions.

Apr 29, 2025

Investigators: Ex-Madison clerk violated multiple policies

The former clerk who somehow failed to count nearly 200 ballots in Wisconsin's capital city didn't break any laws but did violate multiple policies and her contractual duty to supervise elections and maintain professional standards, the results of a city-led investigation released Tuesday show.

Apr 29, 2025

Lawsuit aims to bring back fusion voting

Voters in Wisconsin could be seeing double on Election Day if the practice of fusion voting — which allows the same candidate to appear on the ballot under multiple party lines — makes a comeback in the battleground state.

Apr 17, 2025

Officials’ discussion of uncounted ballots turns into shouting match

A Wisconsin Elections Commission discussion of uncounted ballots in Madison devolved into a shouting match Thursday, with the Democratic chair threatening to kick a Republican commissioner out of the meeting.

Apr 14, 2025

Madison clerk resigns amid internal investigation

The municipal clerk in Wisconsin's capital city has quit amid investigations into how she failed to count nearly 200 absentee ballots in the November elections.

Apr 4, 2025

$107 million later … what we learned

At least $107 million was spent overall in the state Supreme Court race — shattering the previous national record set only two years ago in Wisconsin, according to a WisPolitics tally.

Apr 2, 2025

Abortion, unions and redistricting cases await the Supreme Court

Susan Crawford’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election victory over a conservative candidate backed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk cemented a liberal majority on the state’s top court for at least three more years and dealt a devastating blow to Republicans who fear it paves the way for a wide array of rulings that will overturn or block the GOP's agenda in the swing stat[...]