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Wisconsin judge rules that GOP-controlled Senate’s vote to fire top elections official had no effect
A vote by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate last month to fire the state's nonpartisan top elections official had no legal effect, and lawmakers are barred from ousting her while a lawsuit plays out, a Dane County judge ruled on Friday.
Top Wisconsin Senate Republican calls on Assembly to impeach state’s top elections official
The Republican president of the Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday called on the Assembly to impeach the presidential battleground state's nonpartisan top elections official, who has remained in office while Democrats fight in court against a Senate vote to fire her.
Wis. DOJ announces lawsuit over Wisconsin Election Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe’s role
DOJ lawsuit seeks order declaring that Wisconsin Election Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe is lawfully holding over in her current position.
Evers: ‘Wisconsin Republicans escalate efforts to interfere with elections’
Evers says Wis. Republicans "undermine basic tenets of our democracy, including the peaceful transfer of power."
Wisconsin Senate to vote on firing state’s nonpartisan top elections official
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate was set to vote Thursday on firing the battleground state's top elections official — a move that was denounced by Democrats as illegitimate and is expected to draw a legal battle.
Senate committee recommends firing Wisconsin’s top elections official in process Democrats dispute
A Republican-controlled committee on Monday recommended firing Wisconsin's top elections official rather than reappointing her, clearing the way for a vote by the full GOP-led state Senate as soon as Thursday.
Election deniers rail in Wisconsin as state Senate moves toward firing top election official
Republicans who control the Legislature called the hearing to consider whether to reappoint Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe.
Wisconsin elections head won’t testify at reappointment hearing that state AG says is improper
Republicans who control the Senate have vowed to oust Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe.
Commission won’t tell Wisconsin’s top elections official whether to appear at reappointment hearing
Wisconsin Elections Commission has declined to vote on whether the top elections official should appear before a state Senate hearing on her reappointment.
Wisconsin’s top elections official met with FBI in 2020 election probe focusing on Trump
Trump paid for recounts in those two cities — Wisconsin's two most heavily Democratic cities — and unsuccessfully sued in an attempt to get enough ballots tossed to overturn his loss.
Battle over Wisconsin’s top elections official could have ripple effects for 2024
A fight over whether Wisconsin's top elections official will keep her job has potential implications for the 2024 presidential contest in a perennial battleground where statewide margins are typically razor thin.
Wisconsin disabled voters file federal lawsuit over ballots
Four people in Wisconsin with disabilities have filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to ensure that they'll be able to get help turning in their ballots, even though the conservative-leaning state Supreme Court said no one other than the voter can return absentee ballots in person.
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