Judge refuses to allow partial absentee addresses, for now
A Dane County judge refused Friday to issue a temporary order that would allow local election clerks to accept partial witness addresses on absentee ballots.
Judge blocks absentee ballot spoiling
A Wisconsin judge is prohibiting voters from canceling their original absentee ballot and casting a new one, siding with a conservative group created by prominent Republicans that said the practice known as ballot spoiling is illegal.
2 lawsuits target state’s policy on absentee ballots
Two lawsuits filed late last week argue that Wisconsin election clerks should be allowed to accept absentee ballots that are missing portions of witness addresses, the next step in the ongoing legal battle that has pit conservatives against liberals in the battleground state.
1/6 chairman: Ginni Thomas reiterates false election claims
Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, stood by the false claim that the 2020 election was fraudulent during an interview Thursday with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, the panel's chairman said.
Records from Wisconsin election probe to be made public
All records from the closed Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin are being uploaded to a website "for all to see," an attorney told a judge on Tuesday.
Wisconsin’s top Republican sues to block Jan. 6 subpoena
Wisconsin's Republican Assembly leader is suing to block a subpoena that orders him to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection about a conversation he had with Donald Trump about overturning the 2020 election.
Ballot error misprints independent’s information
The Wisconsin Election Commission notified clerks Friday that an independent candidate's identifying information was printed incorrectly on general election ballots in the state's 2nd District.
Commission proposes review of Wisconsin poll observer rules
The Wisconsin Election Commission on Wednesday started the process of reviewing the rules for election observers, an issue that's drawn attention and concern as Democrats and Republicans alike aggressively recruit partisan watchers to ensure election workers adhere to the law this November.
Mail ballot fight persists in key states, sure to slow count
Former President Donald Trump and his allies seized on the drawn-out processing and counting in Pennsylvania during the 2020 election to fuel his false claims that fraud cost him victory in the battleground state.
Voter challenges, records requests swamp election offices
Spurred by conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election, activists around the country are using laws that allow people to challenge a voter's right to cast a ballot to contest the registrations of thousands of voters at a time.
Wisconsin lawsuit challenges federal voter registration form
A conservative law firm is challenging the use of a federal voter registration form in Wisconsin, saying it doesn't meet the requirements laid out by state law.
Milwaukee mayor’s support for vote campaign draws backlash
A new privately funded get-out-the-vote initiative in Wisconsin's largest and most Democratic city has the support of Milwaukee's mayor, but Republicans say it's an attempt by Democrats to improperly bolster turnout in the narrowly divided battleground state.
Legal News
- Wis. Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) funding bill signed into law
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- Evers signs anti-human trafficking bills
- Evers signs bills addressing threats against judges
- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
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- Milwaukee Police asking for public’s assistance after shooting of 6-year-old
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